Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

Spending declining: -1
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 10

WANDSWORTH WORK AND PLAY

To provide/assist in the provision of resources & facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation/leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstancesTo advance the education of the public generally on reuse of scrap and waste materials for environmental protection

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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 issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending is declining

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
31/03/23		£70	£41	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22		£64	£43	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/21		£51	£39	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/20		£56	£51	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/19		£53	£61	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/18		£60	£61	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£46	£55	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£50	£55	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£44	£28	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£39	£15	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£53	£55	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£40	£58	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£34	£73	£-39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£41	£52	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£80	£54	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£53	£52	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£56	£49	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£56	£51	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£51	£46	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£84	£86	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 30 years
(36 years as a company)

workandplayscrapstore.org

info@workandplayscrapstore.org

02086824216

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides services

Where it operates

Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Wandsworth,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 volunteers

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
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Work and Play
£10,000	20/12/2021 24	£10,000 (£7,500; £2,500) over two years to support core costs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-68

MAREK BANASIAK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

EMMA KATHRYN HENRIETTA WALLACE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Adviser

PASCALE BRIDGET LEE PALMER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Civil Servant

DEBORAH ANN ABBOTT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

GILLIAN UPTON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Journalist And Editor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/10/1994, number: 1041641
Registered at Companies House on 23/03/1988, number: 02234306

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 27 days late, AR07: 171 days late, AR06: 2 days late,

Main office

Work & Play Scrapstore
Hazelhurst ESTATE
13 Blackshaw Road
LONDON
SW17 0DA

Objectives

(A) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES AND FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ON THE REUSE OF SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY: 1. DEVELOPING CRAFTING AND ARTISTIC SKILLS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, TOURS, TUTORIALS, WORKSHEETS AND OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNICATION ON HOW WASTE PRODUCTS, SCRAP, JUNK OR SURPLUS MATERIALS FROM DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS CAN BE REUSED IN A CREATIVE WAY; 2. ENCOURAGING A GREATER AWARENESS AMONGST THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BY PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY EVENTS, OUTREACH WORK AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, OF THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY USING MATERIALS THAT MAY OTHERWISE BE REGARDED AS WASTE, THEREBY OFFERING PROTECTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE WANDSWORTH AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS

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