Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 14
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -4
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

GASWORKS DOCK PARTNERSHIP 

GDP was set up as a community led regeneration vehicle for Cody Dock and provides: Facilities for schools, universities, charities, community groups for education/training about the LLVs ecology, heritage and waterways. Providing amenities that promote greater use of the Lea. Promotes arts and crafts ,Community gardens, Docklands Community Boat ,Moorings and studio spaces
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,758,878 available, equivalent to 53 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Established: 13 years

www.codydock.org.uk

contact@codydock.org.uk

02074730429

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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
31/01/23£1,074£398£675£10£1,813£1,75953102,717
31/01/22£619£323£296£5£1,137£92834.5122,200
31/01/21£906£346£560£0£842£2398.391,200
31/01/20£465£309£156n/an/an/an/an/a1,267
31/01/19£284£238£47n/an/an/an/an/a1,000
31/01/18*£217£248£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/17£201£170£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/16£81£79£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/15£124£130£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/14?*£55£74£-19£0£0£0n/a00
01/01/13*£52£51£1£0£0£0n/a00
01/01/12*£108£107£1£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 20%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 53 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 10 employees
  • 2,717 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets,

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£517,622
DCMS£250,000
London Marathon Charitable Trust£150,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£148,393
Tudor Trust£90,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
The London Community Foundation£19,850
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Gasworks Dock Partnership
£148,393 14/03/2023
Lighting Up the Lea
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 29/07/2022
Cody Wilds
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 26/02/2021
Cody Wilds
Tudor Trust - Grant to Gasworks Dock Partnership
£90,000 19/02/2021
36
over three years towards salaries and running costs to support social prescribing work at Cody Dock in East London
DCMS - GRCF2020 Cody Dock's Green Recovery Challenge
£250,000 25/11/2020
Green Recovery Challenge Fund 2020-21. The wider aim of the scheme is: The Green Recovery Challenge Fund is a short-term competitive fund to kick-start environmental renewal whilst creating and ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Gasworks Dock Partnership
£19,850 22/04/2020
We are organising and training community volunteers to provide telephone befriending for vulnerable and isolated residents identified by our local authorities. We are also converting our community ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Connected Communities
£10,000 17/04/2020
12
The funding will be used to provide telephone befriending training and safeguarding for volunteers during the coronavirus pandemic. The project aims to support people who are vulnerable and isolated.
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Gasworks Dock Partnership (Cody Dock)
£5,000 09/04/2020
36
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Gasworks Dock Partnership (Cody Dock), as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
National Lottery Community Fund - Inspiring Communities
£497,622 24/10/2019
47
Inspiring Communities
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Cody Dock's Leaway & Watersports Centre
£150,000 24/07/2019
Towards installation of a new pontoon specifically for water-sports users and the construction of a new purpose made wash-block and changing room facility at Cody Dock to support community ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - celebrate the seasons
£10,000 03/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to run social events, purchase the tools to improve local spaces and train local people to produce their own events. The project aims to bring the community together and make ....more
The Fore - Grant to Gasworks Dock Partnership (Cody Dock)
£30,000 01/04/2019
12
Cody Dock is a small community charity that has opened up a large swathe of the River Lea for community use, conservation and the creative industries. Based on an abandoned two-acre patch of ....more
The Fore - Grant to Cody Dock
£30,000 29/03/2019
12
The Fore funded Cody Dock to enable it to instigate its ‘5-year masterplan’, continuing the development of the site, with new features such as a café, event spaces, river boat hire, school ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Gasworks Dock Partnership (GDP)
£2,856 29/11/2017
We want a large scale event to celebrate the restoration the River Princess and launch of our Environmental & Community Boat service.
Big Issue Invest - Employment Training and Education
£108,099 22/08/2017
Vulnerable young people
National Lottery Community Fund - Inspiring Communities
£468,424 23/03/2016
36
This project, will to further develop a community regeneration programme by offering a wide range of volunteering opportunities, with a view to improving community cohesion, confidence, wellbeing and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-63
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/04/2011, number: 1141523
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/01/2010, number: 07135282
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR18: 2 days late, AR14: 279 days late, AR13: 14 days late, AR12: 283 days late,
Main office

CODY DOCK
11C SOUTH CRESCENT
CODY ROAD
CANNING TOWN
LONDON
E16 4TL

Objectives

THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE REGENERATION OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM, THE LOWER LEA VALLEY AND THE THAMES GATEWAY BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE2 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS3 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES4 THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE AREA BY THE CREATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE ARCHIVE AND MUSEUM5 THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO, BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES6 THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS AND OF CRAFTS AND CRAFTSMANSHIP AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION7 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED AND WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE8. THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN RESPECT OF THE NATION?S WATERWAYS AND THE ECOLOGY OF THE LOCAL AREA SURROUNDING CODY DOCK AND TO PROMOTE THE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF ARE PUBLISHED. 9. THE PROMOTION OF THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN WAYS THAT FURTHER SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM, THE LOWER LEA VALLEY AND THE THAMES GATEWAY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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