Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

V22 COMMUNITIES

Providing Library Services and Community Centres in London boroughs.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/21	£87,300	£77,681	£9,619	203
31/12/20	£112,949	£63,463	£49,486	100
31/12/19	£1,626	£1,970	£-344	80

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.v22communities.com

v22communities@v22collection.com

02084630420

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Recreation

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
203 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Greater London Authority - Reclaiming contested histories: illuminating the role of slavery in the personal history of Sir Frances Baring at Manor House Library, Lee
£5,000	15/09/2022	Researching, consulting and installing information boards explaining the role of the former owner of Manor House Library, Sir Frances Baring's, connection to the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade.
National Lottery Community Fund - Advocacy at Sydenham Library
£10,000	27/05/2021	The funding will be used to employ an advocacy worker. The project aims to provide trained advocacy support to people experiencing a range of issues many of whom experience digital illiteracy and ....more The funding will be used to employ an advocacy worker. The project aims to provide trained advocacy support to people experiencing a range of issues many of whom experience digital illiteracy and are increasingly excluded or isolated due to services moving online.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DESMOND REID Appointed: 2021

ELOISE ZARA ROBYN ENGLAND Appointed: 2021

KATHLEEN TARA CRANSWICK Appointed: 2018

MICHAEL JONATHAN ABRAHAMS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: BROMLEY & DISTRICT REFORM SYNAGOGUE LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/10/2018, number: 1180229

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

Manor House Library
Manor House
34 Old Road
LONDON
SE13 5SY

Objectives

1. THE PROVISION OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM2. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM AND SURROUNDING AREA OR COMMUNITIES THE PROVISION OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR RECREATION AND OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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