Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 2

No PartB

Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 0

BARN ELMS SPORTS TRUST

Barn Elms Sports Trust (BEST) is a charitable trust dedicated to preserving Barn Elms Playing Fields, an open space in Barnes SW13 9SA in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames [LBRUT]. During the course of 2012 LBRUT decided to allow communities to manage their local sites. BEST was awarded a licence to manage Barn Elms from the beginning of September 2012 on a not for profit basis.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/03/23		£385	£257	£128	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£382	£233	£149	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£275	£201	£74	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£294	£209	£85	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£263	£231	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£279	£232	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17		£286	£218	£68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16		£275	£237	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15		£249	£202	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/14		£264	£188	£76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13?	*	£50	£95	£-45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/12		£52	£2	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
30/09/11		£18	£0	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

www.bestfields.co.uk

info@bestfields.co.uk

02088782359

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Richmond Upon Thames,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

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
Sport England - Storm 22: Repair of Tennis Fence
£3,000	24/03/2022	Funding under Sport England's Storm 22 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Storm 22: Repair of Tennis Fence. This project lists its main activity as Rackets.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Storm 22: Repair of Tennis Fence
£3,000	24/03/2022	Funding under Sport England's Storm 22 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Storm 22: Repair of Tennis Fence. This project lists its main activity as Rackets.
Sport England - Flood Relief
£5,000	09/03/2020 13	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Flood Relief. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-97

DAVID CHARLES STOTT Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Retired

KAREN MOORE Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Housewife, Other trusteeships: THE FRIENDS OF LEIGHTON HOUSE, THE FRIENDS OF LEIGHTON HOUSE,

NICKY SPOONER Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Environmental Consultant

CRAIG NICHOLSON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Finance, Other trusteeship: CANAL MUSEUM TRUST,

ROB ESSEX Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: BURPHAM VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/04/2010, number: 1135370
Registered at Companies House on 22/09/2009, number: 07025727

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Investing charity funds 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

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR13: 108 days late,

Main office

The London Marathon Pavilion
Barn Elms Playing Fields
Queen Elizabeth Walk
Barnes
SW13 9SA

Objectives

3.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OFRICHMOND UPON THAMES AND WANDSWORTH AND THE SURROUNDING LONDONBOROUGHS (THE AREA) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURETIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVINGTHE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PERSONS LIVING IN OR VISITING THE AREA FOR WHOM THEFACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED.3.2 TO ADVANCE THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PUPILS AND STUDENTS OFSCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE AREA BYASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PLAY GAMES OR SPORTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

RICHMOND UPON THAMES AND WANDSWORTH AND THE SURROUNDING LONDON BOROUGHS

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