Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

THE MILL @ COPPERMILL

The Mill has a welcoming reception and a living room, children's room, honesty library and public toilets that are free for all to use. Between 200 and 300 people visit The Mill each week. The Mill enables people to make a contribution, develop their skills and abilities, and improve their own confidence and social connections through running and supporting activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£117£155£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£120£136£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£151£126£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£169£110£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£98£111£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£134£104£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£83£75£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£86£89£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£79£97£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£103£89£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£100£76£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£141£114£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

https://themille17.org

info@themille17.org

02085213211

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Support for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Waltham Forest,
Who it helps
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund£55,000
Power to Change£20,000
City Bridge Trust£15,950
DCMS£10,000
Co-Operative Group£5,376
The Foyle Foundation£5,000
Tudor Trust£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Mill @ Coppermill
£2,022 21/10/2023
We would like to run arts and crafts workshops at The Mill to improve people's wellbeing and reduce loneliness through creativity.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Chill Out Zone
£10,000 05/08/2022
The funding will be used to run a weekly youth group for young people aged 11-16. The project aims to encourage young people to make positive choices through mentoring support new skills and opportunities.
National Lottery Community Fund - 10 Years on
£35,000 18/03/2022
The project is using funding to explore and measure the impact The Mill makes in the community to enable them to better demonstrate understand and explain the difference they make and improve on what they are already doing. The consultant will use ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Mill E17
£3,354 23/10/2021
We'd like to bring people in the community together again by hosting events and activities to strengthen the ties between us.
Power to Change - Renewal - The Mill
£20,000 14/05/2021
Grant to Renewal - The Mill
National Lottery Community Fund - Tales from The Mill
£10,000 26/03/2021
6
The funding will be used to create an oral and visual history of The Mill which is celebrating it’s 10 year as a local community hub. The project aims to inspire local residents to collect create and explore the experiences of the communities ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to The Mill@Coppermill
£2,000 19/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 16/07/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Mill @ Coppermill Ltd
£15,950 11/06/2020
£15,950.00 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 27/05/2020
towards core costs of this volunteer-led community hub during yearend 31 March 2021 (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Tudor Trust - Grant to The Mill@Coppermill
£50,000 04/10/2019
24
over two years as continuation funding towards the building project co-ordinator and capital fundraiser freelance roles for a community centre supporting local people in Walthamstow, North East London
City Bridge Trust - Eco audit to Mill @ Coppermill
£2,600 31/05/2019
£2,600 to provide an eco-audit.
National Lottery Community Fund - Feel Good Thursdays
£9,960 27/02/2019
12
The project aims to attract more people to the centre and improve well-being and isolation.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Mill@Coppermill
£6,001 29/11/2017
We need to cover costs that allow new groups to start at The Mill to improve the well-being of local people, particularly the most isolated.
Tudor Trust - Grant to The Mill@Coppermill
£50,000 24/06/2016
24
over two years towards the salary of a business development manager, and associated costs, for a community hub in Walthamstow, North East London
National Lottery Community Fund - Step Up @ The Mill
£10,000 15/01/2015
12
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 27-68
  • ANTHONY RICHARD BENNETT (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Freelance Consultant
  • ALISON ROSEMARY GRIFFIN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Freelance Community Worker And Fundraiser
  • BASHIRAT WURAOLA LAWAL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Administrator
  • JOHN MACMAHON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant
  • PUI FONG JULIE CHENG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accounts Manager
  • SHARON ADELE GOLDMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • TOLANI GBEMISOLA OYESANYA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/08/2011, number: 1143365
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/04/2011, number: 07596426
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • 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
12 returns made; AR14: 2 days late,
Main office

7-11 COPPERMILL LANE
LONDON
E17 7HA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE MILL @ COPPERMILL ARE:1. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF WALTHAMSTOW AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND THE ARTS AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR A VARIED RANGE OF SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS; AND2. TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE USE OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE OR CENTRES IN WALTHAMSTOW OR NEIGHBOURING AREAS, FOR PURPOSES INCLUDING IN ORDER TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, INCLUDING AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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