Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 4

Good reserves management: +3
Spending declining: -1
Volatile income: -3

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

RESOURCE FOR LONDON

The object of Resource for London is to benefit the public by the promotion and improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of charitable organisations. Its principal activity is to operate a resource centre for charities, providing them with office accommodation, conference rooms, meeting rooms and other facilities at an affordable rent.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity only provides its support via other charities
Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

Spending is declining
Income has been volatile recently

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
31/12/23	£1,052	£837	£216	£0	£705	£515	7.4	0	0
31/12/22	£1,173	£1,121	£52	£0	£489	£301	3.2	0	0
31/12/21	£796	£711	£85	£0	£438	£407	6.9	0	0
31/12/20	£964	£1,109	£-145	£0	£352	£339	3.7	0	0
31/12/19	£1,572	£1,377	£195	£0	£497	£488	4.3	0	0
31/12/18	£1,424	£1,240	£183	£0	£302	£280	2.7	0	0
31/12/17	£1,252	£1,122	£130	£0	£118	£105	1.1	0	0
31/12/16	£1,250	£1,115	£135	£0	£-12	£-44	-0.5	0	0
31/12/15	£1,213	£1,104	£109	£3	£-147	£-226	-2.5	0	0
31/12/14	£1,180	£1,023	£157	£5	£-256	£-362	-4.3	0	0
31/12/13	£842	£931	£-89	£7	£-413	£-413	-5.3	0	0
31/12/12	£657	£833	£-176	£14	£-324	£-324	-4.7	0	0
31/12/11	£702	£963	£-261	£18	£-148	£-148	-1.8	5	0
31/12/10	£721	£988	£-268	£16	£113	£113	1.4	6	0
31/12/09	£972	£1,049	£-78	£15	£381	£381	4.4	5	0
31/12/08	£1,083	£1,174	£-91	£18	£459	£459	4.7	5	0
31/12/07	£1,119	£1,446	£-327	£13	£550	£550	4.6	5	0
31/12/06	£935	£915	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	£955	£893	£61	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04	£968	£855	£113	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 73%
Reserves/Spending: 7.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 32 years

www.resourceforlondon.org

info@resourceforlondon.org

02076066145

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Resource for London
£195,000	26/11/2020 60	£195,000 over five years (£42,500; £38,500; £38,200; £37,500; £38,300) towards the Enhance Project, including the salary of a Networks and Partnerships Manager (1.2 dpw), marketing and communications, partner delivery costs, and other running ....more £195,000 over five years (£42,500; £38,500; £38,200; £37,500; £38,300) towards the Enhance Project, including the salary of a Networks and Partnerships Manager (1.2 dpw), marketing and communications, partner delivery costs, and other running costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Enhance Response
£10,000	13/10/2020 6	The funding will be used to provide free online training resources and office spaces for black and minority ethnicity organisations. The project aims to equip organisations to build their capacity and strengthen their communities during the current ....more The funding will be used to provide free online training resources and office spaces for black and minority ethnicity organisations. The project aims to equip organisations to build their capacity and strengthen their communities during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Trust for London - Resource for London
£7,500	05/06/2019 12	The funding is for a specific initiative - the Journey to Justice exhibition and programme that is coming to Resource for London in April, May and June 2019. This celebrates the fight for civil rights both in the US and here in the UK.
Trust for London - Resource for London
£7,500	03/11/2017 12	The funding is supporting the Enhance project to provide accommodation to BAMER community groups across London
Trust for London - Resource for London
£7,500	03/11/2017 12	This funding is to fulfil a key part of RfL'smission i.e. our ability to work with start-up and new and emerging groups. Itwill offerspace to at least 20 small groups that will deliver services which impact upon more than 1,000 disadvantaged people ....more This funding is to fulfil a key part of RfL'smission i.e. our ability to work with start-up and new and emerging groups. Itwill offerspace to at least 20 small groups that will deliver services which impact upon more than 1,000 disadvantaged people from BAMER communities.
Trust for London - Resource for London
£7,500	03/11/2017 12	The funding is to support the next year Enhance Space which will enable RfL to work with start-up and new and emerging groups. This is essential to fulfilling our ethos of inclusivity which is part of our wider vision to provide a resource that ....more The funding is to support the next year Enhance Space which will enable RfL to work with start-up and new and emerging groups. This is essential to fulfilling our ethos of inclusivity which is part of our wider vision to provide a resource that addresses poverty and inequality in London.
Trust for London - Resource for London
£7,500	03/11/2017 12	The funding is to support the work described above to continue, as current funding is coming to an end.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Community Agenda
£9,910	18/10/2017 12	This project will recruit and train volunteers to hold conferences to bring together members of the black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee communities. The conferences will be an opportunity to consult, raise awareness and address a range of ....more This project will recruit and train volunteers to hold conferences to bring together members of the black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee communities. The conferences will be an opportunity to consult, raise awareness and address a range of social issues.
National Lottery Community Fund - Resource for Holloway
£10,000	18/06/2014 12	Not Available

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-78

DOUGLAS GUNN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director Of Social Investment

KEVIN PEASE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

LYNDA ANNE STEVENS (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: None

PANDORA HAYDON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Advocacy Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/11/1992, number: 1015305
Registered at Companies House on 10/01/1992, number: 02676631

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Trust for London
4 Chiswell Street
LONDON
EC1Y 4UP

Objectives

(I) FOR THE PROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND (II) THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF OFFICE ACCOMMODATION, CONFERENCE, TRAINING AND OTHER FACILITIES, SERVICES OR SUPPORT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE LONDON.

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