Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 12

Future income +5
No PartB

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

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 26

CLAPTON COMMONS COMMUNITY ORGANISATION LIMITED

To establish or secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and managem

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£153	£81	£72	n/a
30/06/22	£85	£63	£22	n/a
30/06/21	£222	£201	£21	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years
(10 years as a company)

claptoncommons.org

communitybuilder@claptoncommons.org

02088061463

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Hackney,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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

Trust for London	£77,382
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington	£47,411
The Clothworkers Foundation	£45,000
Greater London Authority	£30,000
Hackney Council	£4,950
Mercer's Charitable Foundation	£2,750

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Clapton Commons Community Organisation
£45,000	11/07/2023	Refurbishment of a building to create a community hub for an organisation which works with disadvantaged minority communities in Hackney
Trust for London - Clapton Commons Community Organisation Ltd
£77,382	22/08/2022	The funding is to develop the work of North Hackney Neighbourhood Alliance (NHNA) to bring systematic and institutional change in our neighbourhoods. To employ an experienced community organiser and project manager to enable people with lived ....more The funding is to develop the work of North Hackney Neighbourhood Alliance (NHNA) to bring systematic and institutional change in our neighbourhoods. To employ an experienced community organiser and project manager to enable people with lived experience to participate in resolving issues related to poverty and powerlessness.
Greater London Authority - Grant to Common Room for Clapton
£30,000	14/07/2021	Transformation of the under-croft of St Thomas' Church into a community hub, including community canteen and servery, group exercise studio, bookable meeting rooms, accompanied by community arts residency programme.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
£2,750	12/08/2020 3	A second grant to enable them to continue their work supporting people who have and are being affected by Covid-19.
Hackney Council - Grant to Clapton Commons
£4,950	26/05/2020 3	LCRF Wave 2: Clapton Commons Drop-in Service to support community outreach
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
£2,750	25/03/2020 12	To enable the organisation's community organiser to work one additional day per week for three months plus print leaflets for door to door delivery.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Clapton Commons Community Organisation
£44,661	29/01/2020 36	To support Clapton Commons in develop a local network enabling people to come together and address issues that are important to them and others.
Trust for London - Clapton Commons Community Organisation Ltd
£20,000	04/10/2017 24	The funding is towards Clapton Commons to establish the part-time role of community builder; for a two year period. This person will support local individuals to become; and identify and promote local assets for the common good. There will be an ....more The funding is towards Clapton Commons to establish the part-time role of community builder; for a two year period. This person will support local individuals to become; and identify and promote local assets for the common good. There will be an immediate focus on developing the village hall; dimension of Liberty Hall.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-60

BENJAMIN HAYHOW GILCHRIST Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Ceo

DR HOLLY-GALE VERONICA MILLETTE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: University Academic

JACQULINE BENJAMIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Teacher

PAULINE ELAINE CAMPBELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor

REV TOBY LEWIS THOMAS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Church Of England Clergy

REV WILLIAM GOODACRE CAMPBELL-TAYLOR (Chair) Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/01/2020, number: 1187211
Registered at Companies House on 26/06/2014, number: 09104046

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

1 CLAPTON TERRACE
LONDON
E5 9BW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THAT AREA OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY WHICH IS COVERED BY CLAPTON COMMONS, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER— TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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