Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Poor Liquidity: -1
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times

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

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

COMMONSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST

The Commonside Trust works with local people in East Mitcham to address poverty and worklessness by running projects promoting good health, learning, entrepreneurship, creativity, good citizenship and sustainable development.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Accounts have been filed late on 3 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
31/03/23	*	£828	£803	£25	£0	£103	£35	0.5	18	35
31/03/22	*	£380	£503	£-124	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/21		£458	£432	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/20	*	£625	£503	£122	£1	£176	£56	1.3	19	45
31/03/19		£460	£496	£-36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/18		£474	£474	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£460	£414	£46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£415	£428	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£415	£420	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£419	£448	£-29	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£473	£466	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£437	£433	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£432	£419	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£358	£339	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£321	£372	£-50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£253	£229	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£187	£194	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£113	£118	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£113	£118	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£103	£85	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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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: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 34%
Reserves/Spending: 0.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 48.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 22 years

www.commonside.net

info@commonside.net

07914318668

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Merton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

18 employees
35 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£19,151
Power to Change	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£5,306
Sport England	£2,738

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Commonside Community Eurovision & Coronation Events 2023
£9,440	17/03/2023	The funding will be used to run community events to celebrate Eurovision and the King's Coronation. The project aims to bring people together in celebration and build new relationships.
Power to Change - COMMONSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST (RCF)
£10,000	12/12/2022	Grant to COMMONSIDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST (RCF)
National Lottery Community Fund - Step Forward
£9,711	25/02/2022	The funding will be used to offer practical support to families living in extreme hardship by providing advice and information around benefits healthcare and activities for children. The project ....more The funding will be used to offer practical support to families living in extreme hardship by providing advice and information around benefits healthcare and activities for children. The project aims to help families manage their finances gain confidence and to support their children's wellbeing.
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£2,738	01/06/2020 4	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Exercise & Fitness
The Wimbledon Foundation - Essential Supplies for Older People
£2,500	04/05/2020	Food delivery and support, partitucularly to older people
Tudor Trust - Grant to Commonside Community Development Trust
£2,000	27/03/2020	as a staff grant towards the running costs of a community centre in East Mitcham, South London
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Commonside Trust
£5,306	15/11/2019	We want to expand our kitchen and cafe to run activities for all ages and combat loneliness.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Commonside Community Development Trust
£24,500	28/08/2013	This charity manages a community centre, runs community events and community support projects including an elders lunch club, healthy living activiites and Step Forward, a support programme for ....more This charity manages a community centre, runs community events and community support projects including an elders lunch club, healthy living activiites and Step Forward, a support programme for vulnerable families. This request is for Step Forward

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 28-73

MARIAH ATTAKPAH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Bio Medical Scientist

CHERYL GIDDY LAROCQUE Appointed: 2021

DEAN WILLIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Employability Professional

DIONNE MCDOWELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Hairdresser

MIREILLE YANDO-GELEZI (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher

PAULA BYSOUTH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Parent

REV AYODEJI AYORINDE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Reverend Of Baptist Church, Other trusteeship: POLLARDS HILL BAPTIST CHURCH,

SLAWOMIR SZCZEPANSKI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Manager, Other trusteeship: THE COLLIERS WOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION,

SAMANTHA MALIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Food Inclusivity & Health

SYED MURTAZA HUSSAIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Md Daycare Services

JEAN WISBEY Appointed: 2001, Occupation: School Worker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/11/2001, number: 1089578
Registered at Companies House on 29/03/2001, number: 04189863

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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: 16 days late, AR22: 48 days late, AR20: 15 days late, AR15: 11 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR07: 20 days late,

Main office

COMMONSIDE CDT
SOUTH LODGE AVE
POLLARDS HILL
MITCHAM
CR4 1LT

Objectives

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN REGENERATION AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING AND OF ACTIVITIES BRINGING DIRECT COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE POLLARDS HILL, LONGTHORNTON AND FIGGES MARSH WARDS IN MITCHAM BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY (2) DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF LOCAL DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (BOTH GEOGRAPHICAL COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST) IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY (3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE (4) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (1) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (11) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES (5) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS (6) WORKING WITH PROVIDERS OF SOCIAL HOUSING TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING INTHE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING (7) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES (8) TH PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE (9) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES (10) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT (11) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE (12) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME (13) UNDERTAKING SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS ARE FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON, AND PARTICULARLY IN THE POLLARDS HILL, LONGTHORNTON AND FIGGES MARSH WARDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON, AND PARTICULARLY IN THE POLLARDS HILL, LONGTHORNTON AND FIGGES MARSH WARDS

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