Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

HEALTHY GENERATIONS 

For the benefit of the public, in particular but not exclusively in Greater London: To promote, improve, develop & maintain public education in & appreciation of the art & science of music in all its aspects;To relieve sickness & any other charitable need & preserve and protect good health; by, in particular but not exclusively, the presentation of & participation in public performance
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£274£249£25n/an/an/an/an/a19
31/03/22£176£164£11n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/21£176£124£51n/an/an/an/an/a19
31/03/20£107£107£0n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19*£97£107£-10n/an/an/an/an/a16
31/03/18£99£87£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£86£64£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£50£49£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£47£40£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£33£35£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£42£48£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£34£24£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£26£26£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£22£26£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.healthygenerations.org.uk

admin@healthygenerations.org.uk

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 19 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£50,030
London Marathon Charitable Trust£40,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Cloudesley£10,000
The London Community Foundation£10,000
DCMS£10,000
Cripplegate Foundation£5,000
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust£3,750
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Clarity Through Exercise and Green Spaces
£9,950 28/09/2023
The funding will continue to build on the initial success of the park exercise sessions and further build relationships with local organisations to allow access to a wider audience. The project aims ....more
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Fit Generations
£40,000 30/08/2023
towards the provision of an expanded two-year programme of physical activity sessions for marginalised older people in North London.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 23/09/2022
Healthy Generations
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Healthy Generations - 18/08/22
£2,500 13/09/2022
Core Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Clarity Through Exercise and Green Spaces
£9,950 06/05/2022
The funding will be used to set up park exercise sessions. The project aims to help people get together in live groups to enjoy exercise sessions improving health and wellbeing.
Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to Healthy Generations
£3,000 23/09/2021
Fit Generations
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Healthy Generations - 15/06/21
£1,250 25/06/2021
Online Interactive Fitness Classes
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 04/06/2021
Core costs of providing an annual programme of community exercise classes, reducing isolation, increasing social connectedness and improving the physical and mental health and wellbeing of older ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Out Of Isolation
£10,000 12/03/2021
11
The funding is being used to continue running online exercise and digital classes for mental health service users and older people as lockdown ends and live classes begin. The pandemic has made these ....more
Cloudesley - Grant to Healthy Generations
£10,000 23/02/2021
Fit Generations
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£3,500 30/09/2020
towards ongoing activities and support for isolated and older people in North London (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Healthy Generations
£10,000 29/09/2020
The funding is to continue our long-term ‘hybrid’ plan to maintain online classes while resuming live classes after lockdown: Re-developing social media platforms, working with new ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000 29/09/2020
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 - Healthy Generations Plus
£20,130 11/06/2020
6
Healthy Generations is a community health charity working to reduce isolation and improve the health and well-being of older people in north London and particularly in Islington. The funding will be ....more
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Healthy Generations
£5,000 25/06/2019
Reducing Isolation - Increasing Health Project
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£10,000 08/03/2019
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
National Lottery Community Fund - Music for Children in Hospital
£9,960 20/07/2018
12
The funding will be used to provide music sessions for children who have been hospitalised with serious or long term medical issues. The aim of the project is to provide therapeutic entertainment, ....more
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Healthy Generations
£5,000 26/06/2018
Healthy Generations Reducing Isolation - Increasing Health Project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 24/01/2018
Project Health and Involvement
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Healthy Generations
£5,000 27/06/2017
Healthy Generations Reducing Isolation - Increasing Health Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Healthier Community
£10,000 14/12/2016
12
This project will deliver fitness activities focused on muscle and bone development, particularly for those experiencing or at risk of developing osteoporosis. This will lead to healthier lifestyles, ....more
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Healthy Generations
£5,000 28/06/2016
Towards the costs of a Reducing Isolation Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Fitness & Social Interaction Project
£10,000 23/07/2014
12
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Movement and Mobility - Sustainable Health Project
£10,000 08/09/2011
12
This is a project by a charity in Islington. The group will use funding to deliver movement and mobility classes for older people in the local area, including people living with mental ill health, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-81
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/2009, number: 1128902
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/11/2008, number: 06750800
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
  • Investment
  • 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; AR19: 16 days late, AR10: 223 days late,
Main office

Healthy Generations
6-9 MANOR GARDENS
LONDON
N7 6LA

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN GREATER LONDON:TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS.TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE NEED AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH; BY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PRESENTATION OF AND PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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