Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2

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

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 17

ENABLE LEISURE AND CULTURE

As a non-profit distributing organisation we work in partnerships with councils, charities and other bodies to deliver health, leisure and community services that enrich people's lives.We deliver high quality community services including managing local parks, staging innovative public and private events, running sports and local facilities and organising health and wellbeing programmes.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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	£15,624	£15,629	£-5	£0	£1,176	£523	0.4	167	0
31/03/22	£13,870	£13,486	£384	£0	£1,181	£447	0.4	140	0
31/03/21	£9,055	£8,788	£266	£0	£797	£387	0.5	143	0
31/03/20?	£16,128	£15,718	£410	£0	£531	£429	0.3	129	0
30/09/18	£10,751	£10,963	£-211	£0	£121	£64	0.1	143	1
30/09/17	£10,853	£10,508	£345	£0	£344	£237	0.3	249	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 79%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 44%
Reserves/Spending: 0.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.6

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 8 years
(9 years as a company)

www.enablelc.org

atrifonos@enablelc.org

02039590000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Art galleries and exhibitions

How it operates

Makes grants to organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

City Of Westminster, Croydon, Hammersmith And Fulham, Kensington And Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Richmond Upon Thames, Southwark, Wandsworth,

Who it helps

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

DCMS	£372,000
Greater London Authority	£49,018
City Bridge Trust	£45,000
The Wimbledon Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Greater London Authority - A Green Path to Recovery
£49,018	02/12/2022	This project will reinvigorate an active travel route between Tooting Gardens and St George’s Hospital. The project will green the passage, add permeable surfacing to mitigate flooding risk and new ....more This project will reinvigorate an active travel route between Tooting Gardens and St George’s Hospital. The project will green the passage, add permeable surfacing to mitigate flooding risk and new seating to create a safe, accessible and attractive green walking and cycling route, connecting residents and hospital staff, patients and visitors with local green space.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Enable Leisure and Culture
£2,541	23/10/2021	We would host five community open days at Putney Vale Cemetery, helping those in the community who are bereaved to have a safe space to grieve, receive peer-to-peer support and feel less isolated.
The Wimbledon Foundation - Summer and autumn estate sports programme
£5,000	10/06/2021	Summer and autumn physical activity provision on Henry Prince, Doddington and Furzedown estates.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Enable Leisure and Culture
£45,000	05/06/2020	£45,000 towards costs as outlined in your application, excluding overheads.
DCMS - Enable: Your Culture
£248,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Enable: Your Culture Stage 2
£124,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Sport England - Get Active Stay Active
£7,020	22/10/2019 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Capital project titled Get Active Stay Active. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on beneficiaries with ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Capital project titled Get Active Stay Active. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Enable Leisure and Culture
£7,900	05/04/2018	War Comes Home: Growing up in Wartime Battersea
Sport England - Barn Elms Archery Club
£2,920	18/08/2016 11	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Barn Elms Archery Club. This project lists its main activity as Archery

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-76

ANTHONY PRESTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer

CHRISTOPPHER LATHAM BALLIEU Appointed: 2015

CLARE LINSAY HOUGH FRANKL BERTRAM Appointed: 2015, Occupation: None

DAWN EMILY WATKINS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Assistant Director

EMMA ANN SOPHIE COHEN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Hr Consultant

GORDON ADAMS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Head Of Planning & Public Affairs

IVAN STONE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

MICHAEL HUGH PERCY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

NORMAN MARSHALL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Councillor

PETER SAMENGO-TURNER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant

SAMANTHA TOBIASINSKY-WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Leisure

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/03/2017, number: 1172345
Registered at Companies House on 12/03/2015, number: 09487276

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
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

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE PARK OFFICES
BATTERSEA PARK
LONDON
SW11 4NJ

Objectives

4.1 THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT :4.1.1 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND/OR4.1.2 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; AND/OR4.1.3 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES TO BE AVAILABLE TO ALL SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND/OR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION, EDUCATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR ALL THOSE WHO USE THE FACILITIES; AND/OR4.1.4 TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM AND/OR ART GALLERY; AND/OR4.1.5 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE VISUAL ARTS THROUGH PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO IMPROVE APPRECIATION AND SKILLS; AND/OR4.1.6 TO MANAGE AND CONSERVE OUTDOOR SPACES; AND/OR4.1.7 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC CEMETERIES AND/OR CREMATORIA AND ASSOCIATED BEREAVEMENT SERVICES AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SAME FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND/OR4.1.8 TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A LIBRARY AND/OR LIBRARY SERVICES; AND/OR4.1.9 PURSUE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITH THE ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE (TOGETHER THE OBJECTS).

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