Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 12

LONDON PARKS AND GREEN SPACES FORUM

The Forum exists to ensure that London's green infrastructure continues to thrive now and into the future, enabling the people who plan, design and manage London's parks and green spaces to share knowledge and experience, maintain and improve quality, maximise services and benefits and get the most from available resources.

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
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
Income was 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
31/03/23	£228	£276	£-48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£214	£202	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£187	£135	£52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£154	£126	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£150	£111	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£109	£101	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17	£103	£108	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16	£124	£111	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15	£83	£71	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 33%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000

Established: 10 years

http://parksforlondon.org.uk/

nina.obhrai@parksforlondon.org.uk

07748968579

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
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
Greater London Authority - Parks for London
£150,000	21/10/2021	Enabling funding for charity to build capacity as a Centre for Excellence
Greater London Authority - Parks for London
£50,000	03/05/2021	Helping to meet LGSC recommendation to establish and resource a Centre for Excellence
Greater London Authority - Grant to Parks for London
£9,000	05/02/2020	Contribution to Integrated Weed Management guidance
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to London Parks & Green Spaces Forum
£28,400	04/03/2015	Building the resilience of the London Parks & Green Spaces Forum (Forum)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-71

CHLOE ELIZABETH EVANS KANE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Civil Servant

DOLAPO MARIAM OLADINI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Environmental Policy Professional

OLIVER STEPHEN JONES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Local Government Officer

KATE BROWN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Group Hr Director

NATALIE BETH DANIELS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Project Manager, Other trusteeship: STONEWALL HOUSING CHARITABLE FOUNDATION,

ULRIKA MADELEINE HOGBERG Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Community Strategy, Other trusteeship: THE SOCIETY FOUNDATION,

BERNIE WATSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: TOGETHER FOR SHORT LIVES,

DR IAN CALEB MELL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: University Lecturer, Other trusteeship: LANDSCAPE RESEARCH GROUP,

NIGEL JOHN THORNE (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Landscape Architect, Other trusteeship: ARCHITECTS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2014, number: 1156063
Registered at Companies House on 07/06/2013, number: 08561415

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

CAPEL MANOR COLLEGE
BULLSMOOR LANE
ENFIELD
EN1 4RQ

Objectives

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PUBLIC BY THE IMPROVEMENT OF PARKS AND GREEN OPEN SPACES IN GREATER LONDON IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS THE CHARITY WILL PROVIDE AN UMBRELLA GROUP FOR OTHER INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS

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