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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 9
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE CROSSNESS ENGINES TRUST

Conservation and development for public benefit of the Victorian southern outfall of the London sewer system. The main buildings, the Boiler House, Triple Expansion Engine House and the Beam Engine House are Grade I listed. The Beam Engine House contains fine examples of Victorian decorative wrought ironwork and four rotative beam steam engines, built originally by the James Watt Company.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
31/10/23*£191£198£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/22*£187£209£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/21£135£246£-112n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/20£167£167£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/19£409£455£-46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/18£433£585£-153n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/17£257£204£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/16£563£814£-252£18£1,974£1562.320
31/10/15£250£192£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/14£192£174£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/13£106£162£-57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/12£63£168£-106n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/11£622£177£445£5£2,312£543.600
31/10/10£431£130£301n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/09£1,502£44£1,458£4£1,566£8924.300
31/10/08£64£56£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/07£126£113£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/06£174£232£-58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/05£55£112£-57n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/04*£57£75£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 37 years

www.crossness.org.uk

mike.jones@crossness.org.uk

07947864139

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bexley,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund£50,400
DCMS£29,600
CAF£7,500
The Pilgrim Trust£4,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to The Crossness Engines Trust
£4,500 19/01/2023
2
To fund the investigation into brickwork spalling in the Grade 1 listed Beam Engine House (BEH).
DCMS - CRF20:Crossness Engines Trust
£29,600 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Crossness Engines Trust
£50,400 04/09/2020
COVID19 The Crossness Engines Trust
CAF - Grant to The Crossness Engines Trust
£7,500 15/06/2020
3
Grant to The Crossness Engines Trust to support the organisation through COVID19
DCMS - Crossness Pumping Station, Bexley (enhanced)
£6,885 01/04/2019
Asbestos remediation works
DCMS - Crossness Pumping Station, Bexley (enhanced)
£74,700 01/04/2018
Asbestos remediation works
DCMS - Crossness Pumping Station, Bexley
£11,140 01/04/2018
Asbestos remediation works
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Crossness Engines Trust
£88,200 02/03/2017
Governance Review and Business Planning to ensure a sustainable future for Crossness
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-78
  • ALBERT NEHER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Conservation Manager
  • COLIN WAI KIN CHIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant
  • EMMA FAY JEPSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Development Manager
  • FREDERICK KENNEDY GERMANUS-KUNDA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director
  • KEVIN MILES RIDLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Engineer
  • MICHAEL JONES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • RAYMOND GEORGE FLEMING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • SARAH BEACOCK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Ceo
  • STEVEN ELLIOT JAMES Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/09/1987, number: 297585
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/06/1987, number: 02141756
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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
20 returns made; AR23: 22 days late, AR22: 21 days late, AR04: 6 days late,
Main office

230 PLUMSTEAD COMMON ROAD
LONDON
SE18 2RS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE INITIATE ADVANCE ENCOURAGE ADMINISTER SUPPORT PROVIDE ACCESS TO AND PROCURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE THE COLLECTION PRESERVATION CONSERVATION MAINTENANCE RESTORATION RECONSTRUCTION RENOVATION REINSTATEMENT REPLACEMENT REPRODUCTION DISPLAY AND EXHIBITION OF SITES BUILDINGS PUMPS ENGINES PLANT EQUIPMENT ARTEFACTS APPARATUS DEVICES GADGETS CONTRIVANCES EXHIBITS PLANS MODELS AND INVENTIONS OF HISTORICAL AND TECHNICAL INTEREST PARTICULARLY AS THE MAY RELATE TO THE ESTABLISHMENTENT AND DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE. THE HANDLING OF SURFACE WATER AND/OR WHERE THEY ARE ASSOCIATED ASPECTS OF SCHEMES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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