Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE AMERICAN GARDEN IN PECKHAM

The Charity will create a new garden for the benefit of the public by re-designing, enhancing, protecting and promoting the American Garden in Peckham Rye Park. The Garden will honour 18th century botanist Peter Collinson and his famous seed and plant exchange with American John Bartram.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
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
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/12/22?		£7,658	£12,755	£-5,097	10
05/04/21		£33,724	£16,015	£17,709	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

AMERICANGARDENPECKHAM@GMAIL.COM

07561396729

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Land or water management

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Southwark,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

BIRGITTA PERNILLE AHLSTROM Appointed: 2019

DR DEREK ANTON SUMMERFIELD Appointed: 2023

DR LLOYD STEPHEN ANDERSON Appointed: 2019

MATILDA CHARLOTTE DALLAS Appointed: 2023

NANCY COLEMAN-FRANK (Chair) Appointed: 2019

SALLY JOANNE WILLIAMS Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/12/2019, number: 1186914

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

33 HIGHSHORE ROAD
LONDON
SE15 5AF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE AMERICAN GARDEN IN PECKHAM RYE PARK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND VISITORS.(2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION 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 THOSE USING THE GARDEN.(3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PARTICULARLY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING ABOUT HORTICULTURE IN AND AROUND THE AMERICAN GARDEN.

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