Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

HIGHBURY ROUNDHOUSE ASSOCIATION LIMITED

The Highbury Roundhouse was formed to provide, maintain and develop a range of social, educational and recreational opportunities for people living and working in Highbury and the surrounding areas. In particular we provide a youth club, pensioners' clubs and activities for under five's, after school clubs both on and off site, holiday playschemes and various user/self help groups.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

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£888£854£34£18£3,151£21633528
31/03/22£781£726£56£14£3,118£18133130
31/03/21£667£612£55£3£3,062£1382.74130
31/03/20£1,052£846£206£8£3,007£891.35130
31/03/19£981£740£241£8£2,801£520.84930
31/03/18*£2,616£734£1,882£7£2,560£1161.9490
31/03/17£965£675£290£7£678£851.5450
31/03/16*£775£632£144£4£389£651.2440
31/03/15£641£569£72£20£245£541.1420
31/03/14£549£523£26£16£173£461.1180
31/03/13*£598£513£86£18£147£411160
31/03/12£423£436£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£342£340£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£344£347£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£319£309£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£303£268£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£223£220£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£232£229£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£189£182£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£171£195£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 45%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 7%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 42 years

www.highbury-roundhouse.org.uk

admin@highbury-roundhouse.org.uk

02073595916

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Islington,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
Power to Change£83,083
London Marathon Charitable Trust£50,000
Co-Op Foundation£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
London Marathon Charitable Trust - New Highbury Roundhouse Youth & Community Centre
£50,000 07/09/2022
Towards a new multi-purpose community centre including sports hall and fitness studio in Highbury, Islington.
Co-Op Foundation - Highbury Roundhouse Youth & Community Centre
£10,000 30/10/2021
Grant to support the group through the financial challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns.
Power to Change - C-19 Response - Highbury Roundhouse Association
£26,018 14/08/2020
Grant to C-19 Response - Highbury Roundhouse Association
Power to Change - Highbury Roundhouse Association
£57,065 25/02/2020
24
Grant to Highbury Roundhouse Association
Co-Op Foundation - Highbury Roundhouse Youth & Community Centre - 2019
£20,000 11/07/2019
Supporting build costs of new youth and community centre in Highbury, North London
Power to Change - Highbury Roundhouse Association
£10,000 27/06/2019
Grant to Highbury Roundhouse Association
Sport England - New Community Centre build
£100,000 09/05/2019
24
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled New Community Centre build. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-New Community Centre build
£100,000 09/05/2019
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'New Community Centre build'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on older beneficiaries. This funding has contributed towards a ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Sotheby Mews Day Centre Minibus
£9,640 18/04/2019
12
The project will buy a new accessible minibus for the community centre. The aim is to consider provision of support for older people in the community.
Greater London Authority - Young Londoners Fund
£145,290 01/10/2018
H.Y.P.E will provide a space which young people can use that is a safe, secure environment through a peer-led programme incorporating centre based open access sessions and targeted youth projects. Creating opportunities for young people to learn new ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Highbury Roundhouse Association
£50,000 02/03/2017
Reconstruction of a community building for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in London
London Marathon Charitable Trust - New Highbury Roundhouse Youth & Community Centre
£135,000 11/10/2016
Towards the creation of a new multi-functional community centre in Highbury, Islington, which will offer flexible indoor sport and physical activity facilities suitable for entry-level participation in dance, yoga, gentle exercise and disability ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Highbury Roundhouse Youth and Community Centre
£100,000 22/09/2016
£100,000 for access works to a purpose built community centre on its existing site.
National Lottery Community Fund - HRH Community Building
£917,116 23/08/2016
24
A new community centre will be built to provide much needed space for local people of all ages to access services, support and social events and provide an outreach hub. The project has been led by local people including trustees, staff and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - HRH Community Building
£66,142 04/11/2015
12
This grant will allow the group to re-establish their base enabling them to better serve their core beneficiaries, as part of a larger affordable housing project.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-87
  • ANDREW MYER Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Environmental Consultant
  • ADELAIDE COWTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Consultant
  • MARTIN JONES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director
  • NEVILLE COWTON (Chair) Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Civil Engineer
  • ROBERT ALLUM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • RORY LEYNE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
  • SARA ZAVALETA WILKIE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Dance Tutor
  • SCOTT WADLOW Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Risk Manager
  • STEFFAN TAYLOR Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Legal Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/01/1983, number: 288370
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/10/1983, number: 01759460
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 176 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR10: 11 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 91 days late, AR06: 375 days late, AR05: 11 days late, AR04: 136 days late,
Main office

71 RONALDS ROAD
LONDON
N5 1XB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THOSE PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE HIGHBURY AREA AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, RACE, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGAINISATIONS, BUSINESSES AND INHABITANTS 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 OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HIGHBURY AREA AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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