Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 9
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

OUR BARN COMMUNITY 

We provide the following activities for young people with learning disabilities or autism:A Youth Club at Redlees Play CentreGardening at Osterley ParkMultisport in and around IsleworthA programme for people not in education, employment or trainingWe also provide support to unpaid family carers, and operate a disabled cycle scheme
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/22£172,625£234,726£-62,1017
31/03/21£231,223£220,371£10,8527
31/03/20£285,000£263,776£21,22412
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.ourbarn.org.uk

community@ourbarn.org.uk

03007772800

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Ealing, Hammersmith And Fulham, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kingston Upon Thames, Richmond Upon Thames,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 7 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£256,558
City Bridge Trust£24,200
London Borough of Hounslow£20,500
People's Health Trust£15,310
DCMS£10,000
Sport England£7,325
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Pump & Grind Job Club
£236,558 04/11/2022
This funding to pay towards overall delivery costs for the Pump and Grind Job Club project a free 15 week work experience programme for young people with learning disabilities and neurodiversity. It ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Barn Friday Gardening activity
£10,000 07/10/2022
The funding will be used for community-based activities providing learning life skills and social interaction for young people. The project aims to provides structure and routine in an accessible ....more
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£7,325 04/02/2022
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger ....more
People's Health Trust - Caring for the Carer Project
£15,310 10/11/2021
This 18-month project is for Carers of children with a learning disability and young disabled people over 25 living in Hounslow and Ealing, London. It aims to support the carers who experience social ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Our Barn Community
£13,000 08/07/2021
12
A contribution towards costs as we move from Covid response to Covid recovery.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Cafe at the Steam Museum
£10,000 04/06/2021
The funding will be used to open a community cafe. The project aims to provide a place where people with learning disabilities can improve their skills confidence and employability.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Our Barn Community
£10,000 08/12/2020
0
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 30/07/2020
"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
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Our Barn Community
£7,500 10/07/2020
7
To deliver online support to carers of long term shielders. To improve accessibility to outdoor space for socially distanced gardening.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Our Barn Community
£14,200 05/06/2020
£14,200 towards costs as outlined in your application excluding rent.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Our Barn Youth Club
£15,000 08/03/2019
12
Delivering of a range of life skills programmes for young people with learning disabilities
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Our Barn Youth Club
£500 28/02/2019
Arrange a disability five-a-side football tournament engaging 8 teams / 56 people from local schools and colleges. 5 young people would help organise the event
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Our Barn Youth Club
£15,000 08/03/2018
12
Range of project to build independence and life skills for youth people with learning disabilities including roll out of an adapted cycle hire scheme, a summer activity programme, and life skills ....more
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Buddy Bikes - an adapted cycling scheme for people who may never have the ability to ride a two-wheeled bike safely.
£20,000 20/07/2017
A grant towards to the Our Barn Youth Club for the Buddy Bikes Scheme to create a community resource which will allow anyone to enjoy cycling regardless of thier learning or physical abilities.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Our Barn Youth Club
£15,000 27/02/2017
12
Projects for young people with learning disabilities including: a gardening programme at Osterley House and plans to develop a new community garden on Worton Rd in Isleworth; establish a programme ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Our Barn Youth Club
£500 27/02/2017
Outcome Star Training (2 staff) and licence to allow the organisation to monitor and track progress for each individual. This will allow success / improvements to be measured which can also be used ....more
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Our Barn Youth Club
£18,000 18/02/2016
12
Activities for young people with learning disabilities including gardening at Osterley Park and exercise sessions.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Our Barn Youth Club
£20,000 05/02/2015
12
To deliver a range of activities providing learning, life skills and social interaction for young people aged between 16 and 25 with learning difficulties or other disabilities, including a Sunday ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/01/2019, number: 1181421
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

JUBILEE LODGE
OSTERLEY PARK
ISLEWORTH
TW7 4RB

Objectives

TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES LIVING WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HOUNSLOW AND SURROUNDING AREAS, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH:A) THE PROVISION FOR RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SPORTING ACTIVITIES, ENABLING THEM TO INTEGRATE AND PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY AND ENHANCING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE ANDB) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT TO FAMILY CARERS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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