Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 7

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 3

CITY ESCAPE

We aim to improve the lives and opportunities of inner city children and young people who come from financially or socially disadvantaged backgrounds. Our two week summer programme with educational, leisure and health related activities enhances the children's social development and improves their confidence and self-esteem, providing them with the tools to enrich their lives and their future.

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
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 26 years

CITYESCAPECHARITY@GMAIL.COM

020 88099667

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/01/23		£55	£37	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
31/01/22		£109	£108	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/01/21		£33	£34	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/01/20		£93	£91	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/01/19		£82	£84	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/01/18		£71	£62	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/17		£70	£65	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/16		£60	£59	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/15	*	£52	£68	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/14		£11	£1	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/13		£53	£59	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/12		£6	£0	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/11		£51	£56	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/10		£44	£59	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/09		£12	£0	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/08	*	£45	£50	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/07		£20	£4	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/06		£54	£58	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/05		£39	£42	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/01/04	*	£34	£46	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Hackney, Haringey,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
23 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Hackney Council	£12,740
BBC Children in Need	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,810
Woodward Charitable Trust	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer Enrichment Programme '22
£9,810	20/05/2022	The funding will be used to provide disadvantage Orthodox Jewish children and young people with the opportunity to co-design plan deliver and attend a two-week summer holiday programmed. The project ....more The funding will be used to provide disadvantage Orthodox Jewish children and young people with the opportunity to co-design plan deliver and attend a two-week summer holiday programmed. The project aims to improve health eating improve social skills and encourage increased participation in physical activities improve health and mental well-being.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer Playscheme
£2,000	16/05/2022	Summer Playscheme
Hackney Council - Grant to City Escape
£9,600	12/05/2022	A Summer enrichment programme targeting disadvantaged children and young people.
Hackney Council - Grant to City Escape
£3,140	30/06/2021 1	To support 150 young people to attend a two-week residential activity trip to the Colomendy KingsWood Activity Centre, Wales.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to City Escape
£10,000	21/05/2019 12	This project is a two week residential trip to the countryside for girls and young women who are disadvantaged economically and socially. This project aims to improve children's essential life ....more This project is a two week residential trip to the countryside for girls and young women who are disadvantaged economically and socially. This project aims to improve children's essential life skills, physical health and confidence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer programme '18
£10,000	28/06/2018 12	The project will provide disadvantaged young people a two week summer holiday to connect with new friends, improve social skills and learn to integrate with each other. It will also encourage healthy ....more The project will provide disadvantaged young people a two week summer holiday to connect with new friends, improve social skills and learn to integrate with each other. It will also encourage healthy eating and living through stimulating exercise. This will increase participation in physical activities which have been designed to overcome health and well being issues.
National Lottery Community Fund - Healthy Eating and Living
£10,000	25/06/2014 12	Not Available

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

JUDITH REIFER Appointed: 2023

MRS ROSENTHAL

RACHEL JUST, Other trusteeship: HOT LINE MEALS SERVICE (LONDON),

YAFFA MANDEL

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/05/1998, number: 1069707

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR15: 28 days late, AR08: 0 days late, AR04: 176 days late,

Main office

30 MORESBY ROAD
LONDON
E5 9LF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AND IN PARTICULAR FOR JEWISH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF HOLIDAYS AT RESIDENTIAL SUMMER CAMPS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY THOSE RESIDENT IN INNER CITIES SO AS TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND TO ASSIST THEM TO GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED, BY RELIEVING POVERTY, BY PROVIDING RESPITE CARE AND OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE IN NEED AND BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY USE THEM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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