Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 14

CULPEPER COMMUNITY GARDEN ASSOCIATION

Managing and maintaining an organic green space open to the public and providing a range of facilities and activities for the local community.

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£72,743	£92,596	£-19,853	60
31/03/22	£97,801	£87,954	£9,847	88
31/03/21	£64,261	£55,375	£8,886	79
31/03/20	£62,392	£61,510	£882	200
31/03/19	£42,456	£58,650	£-16,194	200

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.culpeper.org.uk

gardenworker@gmail.com

02078333951

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Islington,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 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

Cripplegate Foundation	£40,425
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,724
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
DCMS	£9,943

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Culpeper Community Garden 40th Anniversary
£8,700	09/06/2023	The funding will be used to run a series of public workshops exhibitions and events and provide some new planting to celebrate 40 years of the community garden. The project aims to raise awareness of ....more The funding will be used to run a series of public workshops exhibitions and events and provide some new planting to celebrate 40 years of the community garden. The project aims to raise awareness of the community space enabling more people to be involved and take ownership to improve the garden
National Lottery Community Fund - My Garden Buddies!
£4,523	08/09/2021	The group aim to bring the community together through the development of the community garden. Funding for the group will go towards staff costs.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	03/09/2021	Towards 40!
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To CULPEPER COMMUNITY GARDEN
£35,600	19/05/2021	New Shoots
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To CULPEPER COMMUNITY GARDEN
£4,825	09/03/2021	Elfrida Gardeners
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,943	14/08/2020	"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 - Coming Together to Grow and Cook
£6,501	23/08/2019 12	Coming Together to Grow and Cook
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Culpeper Community Garden
£27,400	10/10/2018	Sustaining our Benefit Developing our Service
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Culpeper Community Garden
£33,000	07/03/2016	Towards core costs

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

JARKA RONCHETTI Appointed: 2023

HOLLY FROY MS Appointed: 2023

JEFFREY PATTI Appointed: 2019

NIKKI BURKES Appointed: 2017

OSCAR DUB MR Appointed: 2023

RAYMOND RONCHETTI MR Appointed: 2023

STEPHEN MULLIN Appointed: 2017

SARAH FALCONER (Chair) Appointed: 2022

SARAH HAYES Appointed: 2021

SHAKIR RAZAK Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2017, number: 1176277

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

CULPEPER COMMUNITY GARDEN
2 DIGNUM STREET
LONDON
N1 0FJ

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR ETHNIC ORIGIN, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE AID INHABITANTS.(B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY GARDENS WHICH WILL BE PLANNED, MAINTAINED AND MANAGED BY MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON.

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