Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 5

KIDS SPACE

Kids Space exists to enable disadvantaged children and young people to learn a range of new skills through challenging and stimulating activities in a safe environment.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/04/23?	£97,853	£100,287	£-2,434	5
31/03/22	£53,493	£61,500	£-8,007	25
31/03/21	£38,000	£26,765	£11,235	25
31/03/20	£11,750	£12,886	£-1,136	4
31/03/19	£33,450	£31,807	£1,643	2

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

kidspace48@gmail.com

020880000848

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides services

Where it operates

Hackney, Haringey,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£19,850
DCMS	£10,000
WCIT Charity	£5,000
Sport England	£3,000
Henry Smith Charity	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£600	31/10/2023	Core costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Let Hope Begin
£9,850	08/04/2022	The funding will be used to provide disadvantaged young people aged 5-16 years specifically BAME communities with out of school project activities. The project aims to provide arts and crafts sports ....more The funding will be used to provide disadvantaged young people aged 5-16 years specifically BAME communities with out of school project activities. The project aims to provide arts and crafts sports and social activities to improve their lives and social opportunities.
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - netball club
£3,000	27/03/2022	This project will fund netballs, bibs, netball posts and paint for the court.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Kids Space
£2,500	15/03/2022 0	towards the costs of a three day trip to Wales for children from disadvantaged communities in the London Borough of Hackney.
WCIT Charity - Grant to Kids Space
£5,000	23/02/2022	Funding for computers for educationally challenged young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to use at a homework and supper club.
National Lottery Community Fund - Keeping you going
£10,000	19/02/2021 6	The funding will be used to provide home arts and activity packs for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. The project aims to engage children reduce boredom isolation and provide relief for ....more The funding will be used to provide home arts and activity packs for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. The project aims to engage children reduce boredom isolation and provide relief for families during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	02/09/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Drama-Rama@Kids-Space
£8,588	17/01/2018 12	This project will provide after school sessions for children who are in need of support with their social and emotional issues, enabling them to improve their confidence and coping skills.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

JEHEZKEL BENZION WASSERSTRUM Appointed: 2017

RIVKA LIPSHUTZ Appointed: 2017

CHANA RUCHI EICHENSTEIN (Chair) Appointed: 2017

GERSHON LEITNER Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/10/2017, number: 1175338

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

22 MOUNDFIELD ROAD
LONDON
N16 6DT

Objectives

(I) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(II) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.(III)ANY OTHER PURPOSE CURRENTLY RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE BY THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES

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