Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 0

Spending declining: -1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Static board: -3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 0

FRIENDS OF THE HIGHGATE BOWL

Activity to support protection of Highgate Bowl and scrutinise development applications including making arrangements to buy land in the Highgate Bowl if necessary to keep it as open land and working out detailed plans for use of land in line with charity's purposes. raising awareness of importance of Bowl in advance of possible fund-raising

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board composition appears to be rather 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
Spending is declining

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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
05/04/23	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
05/04/22		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
05/04/21		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/20		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/19		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/18		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/17		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/16		£1	£0	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.highgatebowl.org

07836550139

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Amusement and recreation services

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Camden, Haringey, Islington,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
1 volunteer

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

JAN MORGAN Appointed: 2016

MAGGY MEADE-KING Appointed: 2017

MONICA MARTINI Appointed: 2017

ELIZABETH MILLAR Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: CAMDEN GARDEN CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST, SCHOOL OF CIVIC EDUCATION, NOTRE DAME REFUGEE CENTRE,

HOWARD MARTIN ADENEY (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/11/2014, number: 1159328

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR23: 10 days late,

Main office

1 SOMERSET GARDENS
LONDON
N6 5EQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO BE FURTHERED THROUGH THE ACQUISITION, PRESERVATION, USE, OCCUPATION OR APPLICATION OF LAND WITHIN THE AREA KNOWN AS THE HIGHGATE BOWL, LYING TO THE NORTH OF HIGHGATE HIGH ST IN THE DISTRICT KNOWN AS HIGHGATE IN NORTH LONDON (THE ‘BOWL’) AND THESE OBJECTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:(A)TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE BOWL MAINTAINING ITS HISTORIC OPEN ASPECT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.(B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE SUBJECT OF THE BOWL INCLUDING ITS FLORA AND FAUNA IN PARTICULAR FOR LOCAL SCHOOLCHILDREN AND ADULTS IN THE HIGHGATE AND SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH STRUCTURED TRAINING AND PARTICIPATION IN HORTICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND ECOLOGICAL STUDY.(C) TO PROVIDE AN OPEN AREA WITHIN THE BOWL WITH SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC ACCESS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN HIGHGATE AND ITS SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOODS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE.(D) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE NEED AND PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY AND COMPLEMENTARY HORTICULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES, FOR PEOPLE ENROLLED ON THE HARINGTON SCHEME (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 279376) WHICH IS SITUATED IN THE BOWL OR ANY SUCCESSOR CHARITY.

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