Overall GiG Score: 17 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

ST MARY ISLINGTON COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP 

SMICP - manages youth and children's work through St Mary's Open Youth Club, Holiday Play Scheme and Pre-school- Runs and manages St Mary's Neighbourhood Centre and Crypt as a community resource for the people of Islington- Develops new community service partnerships to meet the needs of local community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Established: 15 years

www.marys.org.uk

admin@marys.org.uk

020 7704 1895

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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?£972£928£44£0£319£3194.1255
31/12/21£638£631£7£0£275£2755.22215
31/12/20£603£554£48£0£268£2655.72015
31/12/19£653£645£7£0£219£2184.1200
31/12/18£706£667£38£0£212£2103.82570
31/12/17£693£654£39£0£174£1693.1260
31/12/16£635£627£8£0£134£1312.5260
31/12/15£523£517£6£2£126£1232.9110
31/12/14£465£462£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£415£412£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£399£387£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£355£356£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£359£381£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£380£280£100£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 25 employees
  • 5 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Islington,

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
DCMS£66,927
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,994
Co-Operative Group£5,334
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mary's Youth Services
£1,725 22/10/2022
We'll pay staff to facilitate an after-school and homework club, so young people have somewhere safe to get support with school work.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Mary's
£3,609 24/10/2020
We would like to bring together isolated members of our local community to exercise, and make new friends, in a safe and welcoming space.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£63,969 05/10/2020
"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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to St Mary Islington Community Partnership (also known as Mary's)
£2,958 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - A project of online activities and relevant workshops for young people living in areas of deprivation and are isolated due to the impact of covid-19. It will increase their confidence and ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,958 03/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mary's Active: Better Connected
£9,994 26/04/2019
12
The project will deliver new fitness classes for people who are experiencing the effects of social and financial disadvantage. The aim is to reduce isolation and improve physical wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 16/04/2019
Mary's Youth Club: Better Connected
BBC Children in Need - Grant to St Mary Islington Community Partnership (also known as Mary's)
£88,106 23/10/2018
36
This project will provide youth club activities including creative, life skills and summer residentials for young people living in areas of deprivation. It will increase employment opportunities, ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 03/05/2017
Mary's Youth Employment Skills Project
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To St Mary Islington Community Partnership (SMICP)
£5,000 06/06/2016
Towards the costs of Young Catalyst
Sport England - Mary's Gym Refurbishment Project
£49,522 02/06/2016
11
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Mary's Gym Refurbishment Project'. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - Mary's Gym Refurbishment Project
£49,522 02/06/2016
11
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled Mary's Gym Refurbishment Project. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Mary's Youth Club
£325,454 13/01/2016
36
This is a development of a project to deliver a range of activities for disadvantaged 13 to 25 year olds from the London boroughs of Islington, Haringey, Hackney and Camden. Activities will cover ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 26-72
  • ALAN SHAW Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/12/2008, number: 1127269
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/10/2008, number: 06734354
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

St. Marys Church
St. Marys Church Office
Upper Street
LONDON
N1 2TX

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO: (A) ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (I) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (II) ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION; (III) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; AND (IV) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF SUCH PERSON; (B) ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (I) ADVANCING THEIR CARE AND BENEFIT; (II) ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION; (III) ADVANCING THEIR HEALTH AND WELL BEING; AND (IV) PROVIDING SERVICES TO BENEFIT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS; (C) ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO: (I) ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, HEALTH AND WELL BEING AND FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS; AND (II) DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITIES OF THE BENEFIT AREA THAT ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT, THE CHARITY MAY CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

ISLINGTON AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

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