Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

FRIENDS OF CRYSTAL PALACE DINOSAURS

The preservation and conservation of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, including the palaeontological statues, geological displays and related landscaping, for the public benefit.The advancement of education for the public benefit in the subjects of the CP Dinosaurs, palaeontology, biology, history and local or national heritage and to promote science in connection with any or all of these subjects.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
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
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

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
31/03/23		£14	£10	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/22		£10	£3	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/21		£18	£8	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/20		£46	£44	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	160
31/03/19		£41	£16	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	160
31/03/18	*	£8	£4	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£3	£2	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

http://cpdinosaurs.org/

cpdinosaurs1854@gmail.com

07506071547

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bromley,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR JEREMY YOUNG Appointed: 2017

DR JENNIFER CREES Appointed: 2018

DR ALICE ELLINOR MICHEL (Chair) Appointed: 2015

DR NATASHA VASILIKI ALMEIDA Appointed: 2023

JONATHAN ARMISTEAD Appointed: 2023

LOIS OLMSTEAD Appointed: 2024

NEIL LEAVER Appointed: 2023

PROFESSOR ADRIAN LISTER Appointed: 2017

STEFAN EDWARD BORT Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2016, number: 1165231

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR18: 2 days late, AR17: 2 days late,

Main office

88b Thicket Road
London
SE20 8DR

Objectives

1. THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE DINOSAURS, INCLUDING THE PALAEONTOLOGICAL STATUES, GEOLOGICAL DISPLAYS AND RELATED LANDSCAPING, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE SUBJECTS OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE DINOSAURS, PALAEONTOLOGY, BIOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, HISTORY AND LOCAL OR NATIONAL HERITAGE AND TO PROMOTE SCIENCE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OR ALL OF THESE SUBJECTS IN THE ABOVE OBJECTS THE CRYSTAL PALACE DINOSAURS ARE A COLLECTION OF OVER 30 STATUES CREATED BY BENJAMIN WATERHOUSE HAWKINS (1807-1894)

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