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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE PIRATE CASTLE

Provision of canal boat trips on The Regents Canal and further afieldProvision of Canoeing & Kayaking sessions on The Regents Canal and further afieldProvision of space and activities for community and charitable use
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

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

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£336£309£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£371£425£-54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£287£276£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£267£272£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£230£254£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£180£211£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£157£168£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£345£321£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£164£247£-83n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£279£261£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£301£341£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£292£307£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£135£136£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.thepiratecastle.org

info@thepiratecastle.org

07887804211

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Camden,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
John Lyon's Charity£17,500
Sport England£5,500
Co-Operative Group£4,115
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£40,000 29/10/2021
24
Weston Youth Grant
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Pirate Castle
£4,000 21/06/2021
The Pirate Castle's Summer Holiday Splash
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Pirate Castle
£4,115 24/10/2020
We would like to run after-school and holiday scheme boating activities for local kids to get fitter and gain new skills on the canal.
John Lyon's Charity - COVID-19 grant to Pirate Castle
£7,500 21/08/2020
6
COVID-19: LCR Wave 3 - Outdoor Activities
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Pirate Castle
£6,000 13/08/2020
12
The Pirate Castle's Summer Holiday Splash
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£5,500 09/06/2020
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 Sport participation and capacity building
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Pirate Castle
£8,738 19/11/2018
We want to run affordable school holiday schemes for local 8-16 year olds to have fun and learn new skills through canal-based activities.
Sport England - Access Adventure
£234,777 05/02/2013
Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Access Adventure'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-79
  • ELIZABETH BRADSHAW Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Occupational Therapist
  • GEORGINA ROWLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Lawyer
  • MICHAEL GOLDHILL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • SHAWN KAI JIE LIM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Analyst
  • VICTORIA HAMES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Secretary
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/11/2010, number: 1138787
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/09/2010, number: 07370167
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR13: 31 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ALDENHAM BOY'S CLUB on 15/08/2024
  • Asset transfer in from ALDENHAM BOY'S CLUB on 15/08/2024
Main office

The Pirate Castle
Gilbey's Wharf
Oval Road
LONDON
NW1 7EA

Objectives

A) TO SATISFY THE URGE FOR ADVENTURE AND USEFUL OCCUPATION AMONG LONDON BOYS AND GIRLS BY PROVIDING FACILITIES ON OR ADJACENT TO THE REGENT'S CANAL AND OTHER WATERWAYS TO TEACH SUCH BOYS AND GIRLS BOATING SKILLS AND SAFETY AND SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL CAPACITIES THAT THE MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.B) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISIONS OF FACILITIES FOR THE USE OF OTHER CHARITABLE BODIES AND PERSONS OF ALL AGES RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN OR ELSEWHERE, FOR RECREATION OR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND THE PROMOTION OF HEALTHY RECREATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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