Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

CREST WALTHAM FOREST 

Social, recreational, educational and healthy living support for older people with a disability and people experiencing dementia. Support for people with long-term mental health problems to gain access to activities and services in the community. Community development through administering Harmony Hall, a multicultural family centre. The provision in the interests of social welfare of facilities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 20 years
(23 years as a company)

www.crestwf.org.uk

crest@crestwf.org.uk

07932793286

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/22*£1,283£1,197£86£0£362£370.4173
31/03/21£1,039£1,096£-57£20£276£490.51710
31/03/20£1,096£1,048£48£49£333£150.21740
31/03/19£743£777£-34£41£285£801.21440
31/03/18£666£600£66£32£319£771.51030
31/03/17£708£525£183£34£253£90.280
31/03/16*£357£386£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£377£411£-34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£427£428£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£525£425£100£42£133£300.8130
31/03/12£363£335£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£335£333£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£361£354£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£275£284£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£257£223£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£224£241£-18£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 10%
Reserves/Spending: 0.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 4.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barking And Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge, Waltham Forest,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 17 employees
  • 3 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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,635 25/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
London Catalyst - Waltham Forest Conscious Care Community c/o CREST W F - 1
£3,000 08/09/2020
Waltham Forest Conscious Care Community
National Lottery Community Fund - Carers Befriending Project
£6,956 26/03/2018
12
This project will host activity sessions that bring carers together to build social networks, peer support and strong community relationships.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 62-80
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/04/2004, number: 1103333
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/01/2001, number: 04137315
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR22: 8 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 36 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR08: 159 days late, AR07: 262 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from WALTHAM FOREST CARERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED on 07/09/2019
Main office

HARMONY HALL
10 TRURO ROAD
LONDON
E17 7BY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT - 1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISABILITY AND SICKNESS;2) PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH;3) THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR ME0MBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;4) RACIAL HARMONY;5) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION;6) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALTHAM FORREST, GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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