Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 9
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

THE LLOYD PARK CHILDREN'S CHARITY

The Lloyd Park Centre provides the following main charitable activities:Early Years Care and EducationOutside school provisionFamily support, community based early education services and outreach
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
  • Why are there 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/03/23£3,506£3,616£-110£2£1,943£1,5975.39314
31/03/22£3,423£3,395£28£1£1,671£1,2314.49910
31/03/21£3,386£3,364£22£1£1,626£1,1834.210215
31/03/20£3,530£3,507£23£2£1,677£1,2014.110520
31/03/19£3,312£3,322£-10£2£1,590£1,0653.810220
31/03/18£3,148£3,067£81£2£1,638£1,0594.1990
31/03/17£2,879£2,712£167£3£1,782£1,1495.1920
31/03/16£2,401£2,314£87£3£1,669£9835.1840
31/03/15£2,307£2,433£-126£15£1,548£8084980
31/03/14£2,407£2,568£-160£50£1,675£8814.11030
31/03/13*£2,276£2,372£-96£4£1,835£98751000
31/03/12£2,314£2,210£104£17£1,931£4182.31000
31/03/11£2,061£2,033£28£17£1,896£3281.9900
31/03/10£1,867£1,797£70£10£1,715£3002950
31/03/09£1,563£1,509£55£4£1,681£4633.7900
31/03/08£1,283£1,222£61£10£1,704£4144.1720
31/03/07£956£904£52£10£1,513£1141.5580
31/03/06£935£878£57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£608£604£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 5.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 21 years

www.tlpcc.org.uk

info@tlpcc.org.uk

07545206828

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Waltham Forest,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

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
City Bridge Trust£274,400
DCMS£100,000
London Marathon Charitable Trust£50,000
Youth Music£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Youth Music - Musical Climbers and Creators - Outdoor, musical/audio sensory, music psychotherapy physical play session
£30,000 28/09/2023
Musical Climbers and Creators - Outdoor, musical/audio sensory, music psychotherapy physical play session
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Lloyd Park Children's Charity
£250,000 26/05/2023
60
£250,000 over 5 years (5 x £50,000) towards the role of a Community Wellbeing Support Worker and on costs.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Lloyd Park Children's Charity
£4,400 02/03/2023
£4,400 (11 days) to provide an eco audit.
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Grow Active Project
£50,000 22/02/2023
towards a full time post and the delivery of the Grow Wild’s ‘Grow Active Project’
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Lloyd Park Children's Charity
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£100,000 15/09/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Lloyd Park Children's Charity
£15,000 08/05/2020
A grant of £15,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Lloyd Park Children's Charity
£5,000 17/04/2020
A grant of £5,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Lloyd Park Children's Charity
£72,300 26/06/2019
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Information, support and access to essential items for parents of babies and young children, living in poverty. Fun activities are also offered. They aim to improve learning opportunities, parenting skills and strengthen family relationships.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-57
  • ADEBISI OYEKANMI (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Project Manager
  • BETHANY WINNING Appointed: 2019, Occupation: None
  • CRAIG THOMAS WALLACE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Bank Manager
  • DR JOHANNA READES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Science Leadership
  • GEORGIE EMMA HARRIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Self Employed
  • KELLIE LOUISE SMITH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Communications Consultant
  • LEONIE TRY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Development Advisor
  • NASRA RAZA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • ROPAFADZO MATIBENGA Appointed: 2023
  • ROSSALYN ALISON WARREN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Editor
  • TANJA FLETCHER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Charity Manager
  • VICKY LYNCH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Psychotherapist
  • VIVIAN CHAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Architect
  • WENDY PAULA FIELDS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/02/2004, number: 1102134
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/06/2003, number: 04802332
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR13: 1 days late,
Main office

THE LLOYD PARK CENTRE
WINNS AVENUE
LLOYD PARK
LONDON
E17 5JW

Objectives

4.1 The Objects of the Charity are to enhance the development and education of children and young people by: 4.1.1 Offering appropriate play, education and care facilities for children and families, ensuring opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means, ability or disadvantage;4.1.2 Supporting and assisting children in need by working with them, their families, carers and the wider community to preserve and protect good health and wellbeing and promote child development; and4.1.3 Encouraging the study of the needs of such children and their families and promoting public interest in and recognition of such needs.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALTHAMSTOW, GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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