Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

FRIENDS OF POOLES PARK 

We fundraise to support our school's:Environmental Education Project - learning opportunities and activities, initiatives, maintenance/developmentExtra-curricular/out of school hours learning - develop/maintain provision of activities/experiencesCommunity activities - seasonal fairs/festivals, nature-themed garden open events, andOther positive experiences for the children and community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/08/22£12£8£4n/an/an/an/an/a300
31/08/21*£5£3£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/20£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£11£10£1n/an/an/an/an/a100
31/08/18*£6£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17*£4£7£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16*£5£1£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£1£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£4£6£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£5£13£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11*£18£15£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£17£11£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09*£3£7£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08*£10£5£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£19£11£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/05£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/04*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

02072722655

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Secondary schools
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Islington,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 300 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
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Friends of Pooles Park
£4,080 09/03/2021
Naturehood for our Neighbourhood Project
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Friends of Pooles Park
£3,780 03/03/2020
Naturehood for our Neighbourhood Project
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Friends of Pooles Park
£3,780 05/03/2019
Naturehood for our Neighbourhood Project
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Friends of Pooles Park
£3,903 07/11/2017
Towards a community gardening project
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Friends of Pooles Park
£3,362 28/06/2016
Towards the costs of the Naturehood for our Neighbourhood project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/02/1998, number: 1067949
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR21: 7 days late, AR18: 21 days late, AR17: 15 days late, AR16: 15 days late, AR11: 145 days late, AR09: 249 days late, AR08: 50 days late, AR07: 22 days late, AR04: 228 days late,
Main office

POOLES PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL
LENNOX ROAD
LONDON
N4 3NW

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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