Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 7
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

CITY ESCAPE

We aim to improve the lives and opportunities of inner city children and young people who come from financially or socially disadvantaged backgrounds. Our two week summer programme with educational, leisure and health related activities enhances the children's social development and improves their confidence and self-esteem, providing them with the tools to enrich their lives and their future.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/01/23£55£37£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/22£109£108£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/21£33£34£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/20£93£91£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/19£82£84£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/18£71£62£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/17£70£65£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/16£60£59£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/15*£52£68£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/14£11£1£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/13£53£59£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/12£6£0£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/11£51£56£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/10£44£59£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/09£12£0£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/08*£45£50£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/07£20£4£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/06£54£58£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/05£39£42£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/04*£34£46£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 27 years

CITYESCAPECHARITY@GMAIL.COM

020 88099667

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hackney, Haringey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Hackney Council£12,740
National Lottery Community Fund£9,810
Woodward Charitable Trust£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer Enrichment Programme '22
£9,810 20/05/2022
The funding will be used to provide disadvantage Orthodox Jewish children and young people with the opportunity to co-design plan deliver and attend a two-week summer holiday programmed. The project aims to improve health eating improve social ....more
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer Playscheme
£2,000 16/05/2022
Summer Playscheme
Hackney Council - Grant to City Escape
£9,600 12/05/2022
A Summer enrichment programme targeting disadvantaged children and young people.
Hackney Council - Grant to City Escape
£3,140 30/06/2021
1
To support 150 young people to attend a two-week residential activity trip to the Colomendy KingsWood Activity Centre, Wales.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to City Escape
£10,000 21/05/2019
12
This project is a two week residential trip to the countryside for girls and young women who are disadvantaged economically and socially. This project aims to improve children's essential life skills, physical health and confidence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer programme '18
£10,000 28/06/2018
12
The project will provide disadvantaged young people a two week summer holiday to connect with new friends, improve social skills and learn to integrate with each other. It will also encourage healthy eating and living through stimulating exercise. ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Healthy Eating and Living
£10,000 25/06/2014
12
Not Available
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

  • JUDITH REIFER Appointed: 2023
  • MRS ROSENTHAL
  • RACHEL JUST
  • YAFFA MANDEL
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/05/1998, number: 1069707
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 28 days late, AR08: 0 days late, AR04: 176 days late,
Main office

30 MORESBY ROAD
LONDON
E5 9LF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND IN PARTICULAR FOR JEWISH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF HOLIDAYS AT RESIDENTIAL SUMMER CAMPS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY THOSE RESIDENT IN INNER CITIES SO AS TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND TO ASSIST THEM TO GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED, BY RELIEVING POVERTY, BY PROVIDING RESPITE CARE AND OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE IN NEED AND BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY USE THEM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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