Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

WHITTINGTON PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Whittington Park Community Association runs a busy, vibrant community centre in North Islington. Activities include a a 55 plus social club, a nursery and early years hub in the middle of the park, a Friday evening youth club plus a whole range of activities for all ages.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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£527£627£-99£0£165£1422.7612
31/03/22£301£268£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£354£269£85n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£405£367£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£423£332£91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£317£325£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£319£296£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£257£232£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£242£222£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£233£209£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£208£195£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£182£202£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£325£354£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£405£479£-74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£312£331£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£347£308£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 2.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 19 years
(20 years as a company)

www.whittingtonpca.org.uk

hallhire@whittingtonpca.org.uk

02072721847

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Islington,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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£10,000
DCMS£9,350
Cripplegate Foundation£9,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,350 06/10/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Whittington Park Community Association
£9,000 16/09/2020
Befriending & Lunch for over 55's
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Whittington Park Community Association
£10,000 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £10,000, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant’
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Whittington Park Community Association
£40,000 28/06/2018
refurbishment of a building for a charity which works with older people in Islington
Sport England - Major Upgrade of Community Building
£65,000 28/06/2018
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Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Major Upgrade of Community Building. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Whittington Park Community Association
£100,000 02/05/2018
£100,000 for access and improvement works at Hocking Hall, Whittington Park.
London Marathon Charitable Trust - WPCA Healthy Buildings: project to transform our buildings to inspire the community to enjoy the benefits of activity and wellbeing
£150,000 21/04/2017
Towards essential facility improvements at Whittington Park Community Centre in Upper Holloway, which will transform the Centre and support the delivery of a range of physical activity sessions being delivered there, including pilates, yoga,dance ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Whittington Park Community Association
£4,380 19/06/2014
£5,000 for the costs of an access audit and disability awareness and safety training.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Age Range of Trustees: 48-80
  • ALISON JANE CHRISTINA RUDDOCK Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired
  • BEATRICE COKER, Occupation: None
  • COUNCILLOR JANET BURGESS, Occupation: Councillor
  • COURTNEY SHAPIRO (Chair) Appointed: 2005, Occupation: None
  • ELIZABETH CASE
  • GHIZELA MODOOD Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Producer
  • GRAHAM CHAPMAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Financial Services Consultant
  • JOHN PURCELL Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Builder
  • JOHN UDEN, Occupation: Freelance Consultant
  • JEETENDRA SOLANKI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Relationship Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/05/2006, number: 1114033
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/04/2004, number: 05099915
Gift Aid
  • 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
17 returns made; AR20: 4 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR10: 39 days late,
Main office

WHITTINGTON PARK COMMUNITY ASS.
YERBURY ROAD
LONDON
ISLINGTON
N19 4RS

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON THEREAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT' WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.B) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WHITTINGTON PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE CENTRE') AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE IT (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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