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home >> charity search >> friends of chislehurst and walden recreation ground
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

FRIENDS OF CHISLEHURST AND WALDEN RECREATION GROUND 

The main activities of the charity are to hold events, maintain and improve the Recreation Grounds and support other community groups.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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 and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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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
02/09/22£7£25£-18n/an/an/an/an/a0
02/09/21£25£13£12n/an/an/an/an/a40
02/09/20£3£10£-7n/an/an/an/an/a0
02/09/19£17£23£-6n/an/an/an/an/a24
02/09/18£32£20£11£0£0£0n/a050
02/09/17£36£32£3£0£0£0n/a00
02/09/16£36£32£3£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

http://www.focrg.org.uk/home

info@focrg.org.uk

07900495305

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Amusement and recreation services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bromley,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
City Bridge Trust£11,900
National Lottery Community Fund£1,596
Co-Operative Group£1,563
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends of Chislehurst and Walden Recreation Grounds
£1,563 22/10/2022
We wish to improve the planting in the recreation ground for the benefit of the Gardening Club doing the work and all community users. Spending time in green spaces improves mental health.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Friends of Chislehurst & Walden Recreation Grounds
£11,900 03/05/2022
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£11,900 over five years (£2,900; £2,200; £2,500; £1,200; £3,100) towards Gardening Club and Environmental Group activities and the associated volunteer costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Mental Health
£1,596 06/07/2021
The funding is for the improvement of the local recreation grounds know as Rec. The project will being together local people to improve the shade garden park borders woodlands planters hedgehog and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Chislehurst Rocks! 2018
£8,150 17/01/2018
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This project will deliver a free music festival in addition to arts workshops, which will bring the local community together.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends of Chislehurst Recreation Ground
£2,771 29/11/2017
We want to hold our 7th annual ""Chislehurst Rocks!"", a FREE all day family-friendly music festival with a variety of music and workshops.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/09/2015, number: 1163405
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

4 Willow Vale
Chislehurst
BR7 5DF

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECT (‘THE OBJECT’) IS:IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO ASSIST IN MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING CHISLEHURST & WALDEN RECREATION GROUNDS AND ASSOCIATE COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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