Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE LONDON FORUM OF AMENITY AND CIVIC SOCIETIES 

The London Forum helps civic societies and community groups to work together to protect and improve the quality of life in London. It represents its members on London-wide issues, supports local groups and channels their views to other groups, responds to key consultation papers, and organises meetings and a media award scheme. It publishes a newsletter and website.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
30/06/23*£9£15£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/22£9£5£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21£8£6£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/20£9£7£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/19£9£6£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/18£4£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17*£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£7£3£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13£4£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/12£5£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/11£4£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/10£5£6£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/09*£5£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/08£7£8£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/07£5£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/06?£6£3£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/04£7£6£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

www.londonforum.org.uk

treasurer@londonforum.org.uk

02079935754

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/07/2002, number: 1093134
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR23: 11 days late, AR17: 61 days late, AR09: 13 days late,
Main office

London Forum
70 Cowcross Street
London
EC1M 6EJ

Objectives

ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE LIVING IN, WORKING IN, OR VISITING THE AREA COMPRISING GREATER LONDON, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING:(I) HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING, URBAN DESIGN, LANDSCAPING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT;(II) THE CONSERVATION OF LANDS, BUILDINGS, OPEN SPACES, WATERWAYS, AMENITIES, FEATURES OF HISTORIC INTEREST AND THE INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER OF LOCALITIES;(III) THE CREATION OF OR IMPROVEMENT TO LANDS, BUILDINGS, OPEN SPACES, WATERWAYS, AMENITIES, FEATURES OF HISTORIC INTEREST AND THE INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER OF LOCALITIES AND THE AVOIDANCE, REMOVAL, IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES THAT ARE UNSIGHTLY OR, IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, UNDESIRABLE;(IV) KNOWLEDGE OF AND INTEREST IN THE MATTERS AFORESAID AMONGST PERSONS CONCERNED WITH SUCH MATTERS IN A PROFESSIONAL, LEGISLATIVE OR ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AND AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY (INCLUDING CORPORATE BODIES) OR ANY SECTION OF THE PUBLIC;(V) A SENSE OF CIVIC PRIDE AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY OR IN ANY SECTION OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, AND THE FOSTERING OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND THE CAPACITY TO EFFECT NECESSARY CHANGE;(VI) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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