Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

HARROW HERITAGE TRUST 

To secure the protection, preservation, restoration and improvement of the character and amenities of the London Borough of Harrow, for the benefit and enjoyment of the public generally and especially the inhabitants of Harrow.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 25 years

www.harrowheritagetrust.org.uk

info@harrowheritagetrust.org.uk

0208933 2823

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£122£59£63n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/22£20£18£2n/an/an/an/an/a180
31/03/21£17£13£4n/an/an/an/an/a300
31/03/20£13£15£-2n/an/an/an/an/a150
31/03/19£11£11£0n/an/an/an/an/a300
31/03/18£11£8£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£9£19£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£11£23£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£30£32£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£57£55£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£27£49£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£24£37£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£55£28£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£27£31£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£29£15£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£31£30£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£31£34£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£31£43£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£32£29£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£35£37£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Harrow,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Linear Earthworks in Pear Wood West of Watling Street Northolt
£1,290 01/04/2022
Section 17 for vegetation clearance and general monument management at Linear Earthworks in Pear WoodWest of Watling StreetNortholt
DCMS - Linear Earthworks in Pear Wood West of Watling Street Northolt
£1,260 01/04/2021
Vegetation clearance and general monument management
National Lottery Community Fund - Montesole Park Improvements - for people and wildlife
£9,999 05/03/2021
8
The group will use the funding to make improvements at a local park. This will renovate an outdoor community space that can be used during lockdown.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/12/1998, number: 1072773
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 26 days late, AR13: 45 days late, AR05: 2 days late,
Main office

40 Walton Drive
HARROW
HA1 4XA

Objectives

(A) TO SECURE THE PROTECTION PRESERVATION, RESTORATION AND IMPROVEMENT TO THE CHARACTER AND AMENITIES OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW FOR THE BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND ESPECIALLY THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH; (B) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF LANDS AND BUILDINGS OF BEAUTY OR HISTORIC INTEREST AND (AS REGARDS LANDS) OF ECOLOGICAL OR OTHER SCIENTIFIC OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPORTANCE WITHIN THE BOROUGH AND (C) TO PROMOTE SCHEMES AND AWARDS FOR PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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