Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 13

FRIENDS OF FIRS FARM

Activities for public benefit

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no income shortfalls in recent 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

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£333,641	£80,557	£253,084	20
31/03/22		£72,126	£1,691	£70,435	20
31/03/21	*	£1,738	£951	£787	20
31/03/20		£15,142	£12,116	£3,026	20
31/03/19		£37,950	£18,159	£19,791	20

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.firsfarmn21.org

friendsoffirsfarm@gmail.com

07956537974

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Other natural resource management and conservation

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Enfield,

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
20 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

Sport England	£125,653
DCMS	£120,653
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Co-Operative Group	£2,781

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - Creating a Community Hub
£40,653	29/11/2022	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled creating a community hub. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Creating a Community Hub
£40,653	29/11/2022	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled creating a community hub. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Sport England - COVID19 - Active Together (Crowdfunding)
£0	27/10/2022	Funding under Sport England's Crowdfunder Initiative, 'Active Together'. This was an online crowdfunding campaign which Sport England contributed towards, with a pledge value of £10,000. They ....more Funding under Sport England's Crowdfunder Initiative, 'Active Together'. This was an online crowdfunding campaign which Sport England contributed towards, with a pledge value of £10,000. They achieved themselves an addtional crowdfund raise value of £15,563 from 389 supporters ('the crowd'). The campaign's description was: 'Help us to raise the last bit of crucial funding to make the Firs Farm Community Space happen.' Their campaign page can be viewed here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/friends-of-firs-farm
National Lottery Community Fund - Firs Farm Community Hub
£10,000	14/10/2022	The funding will be used to fit flooring at the organisation's new community hub. The project will help to complete a venue for activities which have a range of benefits to people's wellbeing fitness ....more The funding will be used to fit flooring at the organisation's new community hub. The project will help to complete a venue for activities which have a range of benefits to people's wellbeing fitness education and skills development.
Sport England - Creating a Community Hub
£5,000	16/03/2022	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Install toilets within a community hub. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Sport England - Install toilets within a community hub
£80,000	15/12/2021	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Install toilets within a community hub. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Creating a Community Hub
£80,000	15/12/2021	Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled creating a community hub. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends of Firs Farm
£2,781	15/11/2019	We want to build an accessible 'Changing Places Toilet' at our award winning wetlands.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

CHRIS FERRARY Appointed: 2020

GERALDINE HEALY Appointed: 2020

LISA JULIA CHAPMAN Appointed: 2018

PAUL WILLIAM GUIVER Appointed: 2024

SIMON MANUAL JAROSCH Appointed: 2020

TONI GUIVER (Chair) Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/02/2018, number: 1177069

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR21: 1 days late,

Main office

Firs Farm Community Hub
Firs Farm Playing Fields
Firs Lane
LONDON
N21 2PJ

Objectives

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PUBLIC IN NORTH LONDON/ENFIELD BY SUPPORTING THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF FIRS FARM WETLANDS PARK AND PLAYING FIELDS.

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