Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 13
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

HOUNSLOW SENIORS TRUST ASSOCIATION 

THE TRUST ORGANISES HOUNSLOW OLDER PEOPLE'S FESTIVAL. THE 27th MONTH LONG FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE IN OCTOBER 2021. THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL INCLUDES MANY EVENTS, SOCIAL GATHERINGS, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, TRIPS, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND ARTS ACTIVITIES. THE TRUST PROVIDES A RANGE OF PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS FOR OLDER PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND INTERGENERATIONAL PROJECTS FOR PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES.
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
  • 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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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£20£31£-11n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/01/22£22£21£0n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/01/21£7£3£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/01/20£26£27£-1n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/01/19£25£17£9n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/01/18£6£13£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/17£34£26£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/16£19£25£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/15£28£27£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/14£24£19£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/13£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.hounslowseniorstrust.org.uk

artsandaction@aol.com

02034415288

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 12 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£293,241
City Bridge Trust£50,000
London Borough of Hounslow£9,915
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Hounslow Seniors Trust Association
£50,000 16/05/2023
£50,000 over five years (£10,000 x5) to provide a series of visual arts workshops for older residents of Hounslow and neighbouring West London Boroughs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fun and Fitness at 65+
£280,826 13/04/2023
The funding will be used to expand their current year-round programme of health and wellbeing activities for older people. The project aims to bring people together through physical activities and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Healthy Living for people over 65
£9,950 18/02/2022
The funding will be used to provide healthy lifestyle activities including art and singing workshops movement and walks talks by professionals regarding movement fall prevention diet for diabetes and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Getting Out and About
£2,465 26/08/2021
The funding is to provide free visits and activities at local places of interest for vulnerable lonely and socially isolated older people in the diverse ethnic community of Hounslow to meet face to ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Seniors Trust
£9,915 08/07/2021
12
Dining Out - To improve the Well Being of older residents of Hounslow and young people with learning disabilities and autism.
People's Health Trust - Art on the Meadows Estate
£30,127 27/07/2018
This two-year project was conceived by the residents of the Meadows Estate in West Hounslow and brings together residents of all ages to create artworks for display in public places. The project ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Hounslow Older People's Festival 2018
£9,930 26/03/2018
12
This project will deliver a festival which will offer events and activities for older people, in order to bring people together and reduce isolation.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Seniors Trust
£4,300 15/11/2017
10
This project aims to bring older and younger people together on the Beavers estate, building cohesion and reducing isolation. Over the course of 12 weeks groups will create a mosaic to be displayed ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Seniors Trust
£15,870 10/11/2015
14
Activities for older people, including photography, clothes making for sale (through the development of a social enterprise) and an intergenerational project with schools.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Seniors Trust
£500 14/08/2015
Launch event of Older People's Festival
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Hounslow Seniors Trust
£14,477 23/07/2014
10
Hounslow Older People's Festival 2014 and ongoing activities on the theme of Peace
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/07/2012, number: 1148061
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

53A CHURCH PATH
LONDON
W4 5BL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF OLDER PEOPLE RESIDENT IN GREATER LONDON (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, DISABILITY OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID PEOPLE AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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