Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 2

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 0

BRENT RIVER AND CANAL SOCIETY

Working with local boroughs to safeguard Brent River Park and improve public access. Opposing planning applications likely to impact on the park. Arrange occasional working parties to clear undergrowth and refuse from specific areas. Help in saving and preserving buildings of character. Provide information and publicise events such as meetings and walks.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£9	£11	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/22		£3	£8	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/21		£13	£0	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/20		£0	£1	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19		£2	£1	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/18		£5	£4	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£0	£1	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£0	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12?		£1	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08		£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07	*	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06?		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 50 years

https://www.brentriverpark.org

info@brentriverpark.org

0208 930 4119

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow,

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
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - PGW0660-CF1207 - Hanwell Backwater Creation 2122
£5,000	01/04/2021	Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment
National Lottery Community Fund - Hanwell Backwater Creation
£5,115	20/04/2018 12	The charity will deliver a consultation exercise to determine how to enhance an unused public space. This will lead to an improved environment for the local community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

ELEANOR LOCK Appointed: 2023

BENEDICT MICHAEL MORRIS Appointed: 2022

DAVID ANDREW BLACKWELL

ERIC STEVEN TOFT Appointed: 2021

KATIE BOYLES Appointed: 2020

PHILIP ROY ALFORD Appointed: 2017

MR NIC FERRIDAY, Other trusteeship: THE SELBORNE SOCIETY LIMITED,

MR PHIL BELMAN (Chair), Other trusteeship: BRITISH ORNITHOLOGISTS' CLUB,

JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM TEMPLETON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE CHICHESTER SOCIETY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/02/1974, number: 266972

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Investment
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR07: 124 days late,

Main office

6 BOSTON GARDENS
LONDON
W7 2AN

Objectives

(A) TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE RIVER BRENT FROM HANGER LANE TO THE GREAT WEST ROAD AND ADJACENT LANDS.(B)TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE ABOVE AREA.(C)TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION PROTECTION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE ABOVE AREA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

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