Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

FRIENDS OF BARNFIELD ESTATE LTD

Our vision is for a community that works as individuals and together to make Barnfield aplace of which we can all be proud, Activities include community development and improvementResidents community participation, healthy campaign and crime reduction and employment training
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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
30/04/22*£34£46£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/21£43£42£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/20£13£27£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/19£11£38£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/18£72£68£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/17£191£95£96n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/16£37£42£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/15£28£41£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.friendsofbarnfield.org

barnfieldhub@gmail.com

02088369166

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Greenwich,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 18/09/2020
"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 Friends of Barnfield Estate Ltd
£4,300 01/05/2020
A grant of £4,300 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
  • CHINAGOLUMAH LAH Appointed: 2021
  • OLAWUNMI OYEDE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Administrator
  • OLUWATOYIN OGUNTADE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Administrator
  • RAHMAN FAMUDITIMI (Chair) Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/01/2014, number: 1155248
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/04/2012, number: 08021992
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR22: 94 days late,
Main office

Barnfield Hub
Herbert Place
Plumstead
LONDON
SE18 3BD

Objectives

1. THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN GREENWICH) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;(B) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;(C) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;(D) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;(E) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME;(F)) SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.2.TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF BARNFIELD ESTATE, GREENWICH IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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