Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

EARL'S COURT COMMUNITY TRUST 

Trust's objects are to promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Earls Court and surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare.
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
  • 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 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
  • 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
31/12/23£114£130£-16n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/22£104£116£-12n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/21*£100£101£-1n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/20£103£94£8n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/12/19£76£73£3n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/12/18£70£67£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£74£61£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£52£50£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£37£38£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£5£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£6£4£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£12£4£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£70£67£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£48£55£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£53£50£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

ecctsw5@gmail.com

02073700042

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kensington And Chelsea,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 40 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
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£7,500 28/11/2023
towards delivering the theatre programme for children and young people for the 2024 Season

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-83
  • TOBY BROWN (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Estate Agent
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/09/2008, number: 1126021
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/12/2007, number: 06450596
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR21: 29 days late, AR11: 100 days late, AR10: 10 days late,
Main office

TLC Estate Agents
247-249 Cromwell Road
LONDON
SW5 9GA

Objectives

1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF EARLS COURT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.2 TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EARLS COURT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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