Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

ROYAL DOCKS LEARNING AND ACTIVITY CENTRE 

To improve the education and welfare opportunities of local people.To improve the quality of life for all sections of the community and help to reduce the level of poverty and disadvantage faced by those in greatest need.To facilitate change by encouraging people to engage in local issues and play an active part in issues concerning them.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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 age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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*£449£512£-63n/an/an/an/an/a23
31/03/22£447£447£0n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/21£259£259£0n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/20£274£274£0n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/19£253£282£-29n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/18£269£255£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£252£230£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£201£198£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£196£202£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£220£243£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£219£231£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£235£244£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£302£313£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£286£289£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£301£306£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£279£262£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£284£259£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£238£175£63£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£189£154£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

www.rdlac.org.uk

admin@rdlac.org.uk

02074761666

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Newham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 23 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£93,070
DCMS£90,352
National Lottery Heritage Fund£55,157
Greater London Authority£40,000
City Bridge Trust£27,723
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to RDLAC (The Royal Docks Learning & Activity Centre)
£2,316 21/10/2023
We aim to set up a youth leadership programme and local youth forum for young people to have their say and build bridges with other local intergenerational groups, leading to a safer community.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Docks Learning and Activity Centre
£15,329 08/03/2023
Music Culture and Heritage in the Royal Docks
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Docks Learning and Activity Centre
£29,828 11/05/2022
Stadiums of Newham
National Lottery Community Fund - RDLAC COVID-19 recovery
£7,582 11/06/2021
The funding is being used to continue the COVID-19 support services for the community including a satellite food bank service to resume their regular community activities including their childcare ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RDLAC
£10,000 12/03/2021
NL20: NHM21 Movies from Memories
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£87,449 23/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,903 07/10/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Royal Docks Learning & Activity Centre
£27,723 05/06/2020
£27,723.00 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
National Lottery Community Fund - RDLAC Covid19 emergency response
£75,528 15/05/2020
6
The funding will be used to run essential community services including a satellite food bank service as part of the Newham food bank.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Wellbeing
£9,960 18/02/2020
11
The project will use the funding to deliver a range of health, well-being, physical and social activities and events for local people, with the aim to bring people and promoting good health.
Greater London Authority - Grant to Grass Routes Minibus
£40,000 09/10/2019
To buy a minibus which will service the grass roots area in North Woolwich and Silvertown including: A pickup service Monday-Friday from local primary schools enabling working parents acces to full ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Royal Docks Community Cafe (RDCafe)
£10,000 17/08/2018
12
The funding will be used to provide a community café and foodbank service. The project aims to promote healthier eating, build social relationships and create a range of opportunities.
Greater London Authority - Grant to Royal Docks Learning & Activity Centre
£17,500 31/01/2018
Mini Grass Routes
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Royal Docks Learning and Activity Centre
£10,154 07/10/2015
12
the advice, training and workshops for staff and volunteers, and away day costs
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Royal Docks Learning & Activity Centre
£49,200 27/11/2014
36
£49,200 over 3 years (£15,400, £16,400, £17,400) towards the costs of a Project Worker, plus running and management costs.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 32-77
  • CHRIS ABELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Local Affairs Manager
  • AARON UTHMAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Community Relations Ambassador - Lcy
  • DAVID MATSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired (Former Fund Manager)
  • SAMUEL BULL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Hr Adviser (Partner Advisorty Consultant)
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/03/2001, number: 1085818
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/08/2000, number: 04061669
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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; AR23: 57 days late, AR10: 69 days late, AR07: 0 days late,
Main office

ROYAL DOCKS LEARNING
& ACTIVITY CENTRE
ALBERT ROAD
NORTH WOOLWICH
E16 2JB

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE SILVERTOWN AND NORTH WOOLWICH AREAS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM AND ADJOINING AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, THE LOCAL AND OTHER PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, THE ADVANCEMENT OF OF EDUCATION, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (B) TO OPERATE A COMMUNITY CENTRE IN ALBERT ROAD, LONDON E16 KNOWN AS ST JOHN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER BODY OR PERSON) FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTE BY THE COMPANY AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SILVERTOWN AND NORTH WOOLWICH AREAS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM AND ADJOINING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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