Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 1

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 6

FRIENDS OF ABBEY GARDENS

Abbey Gardens is an open access community run shared harvest garden maintained by volunteers. The Garden provides opportunities for teaching food growing and gardening skills whilst also providing locally grown produce. Additionally the Garden promotes well being and fosters community spirit, whilst encouraging and facilitating volunteering in the community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 10 years

http://www.abbeygardens.org

admin@abbeygardens.org

07535619922

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/12/22	*	£22	£28	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/12/21		£2	£3	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/12/20		£17	£16	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/19		£26	£20	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/12/18		£5	£11	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	60
31/12/17		£13	£8	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£10	£13	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£23	£14	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Friends of Abbey Gardens
£8,000	30/08/2018	£8,000 towards core costs to continue regular gardening sessions and to purchase planters to increase growing space.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Garden Cafe
£10,000	18/10/2017 12	This project will set up a café within a community garden which will also be used for workshops on healthy eating and other community events.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANNA THERESA BULMAN AB Appointed: 2022

ISHA SAID Appointed: 2022

MONIKA SZOLLE MS Appointed: 2022

STEWART HAYWOOD Appointed: 2020

TIM PEAKE Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/08/2014, number: 1158147

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR22: 42 days late,

Main office

20 BAKERS ROW
STRATFORD
LONDON
EN15 3NF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NEWHAM, LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

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