Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Good reserves management: +3
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 13

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ASSOCIATION

Our activities work towards improving the art of town and country planning and in reaching our objectives: securing decent homes for everyone in a good human-scale environment combining the best features of town and country; empowering people and communities to influence decisions that affect them; and improving the planning system in accordance with the principles of sustainable development

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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 age 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
There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Established: 59 years
(107 years as a company)

www.tcpa.org.uk

fiona.howie@tcpa.org.uk

02079308903

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£1,103	£1,096	£8	£3	£489	£489	5.4	15	22
31/12/21	£1,018	£999	£19	£3	£481	£481	5.8	15	22
31/12/20	£971	£1,009	£-38	£3	£462	£462	5.5	15	24
31/12/19	£1,144	£1,218	£-73	£2	£500	£500	4.9	17	18
31/12/18	£1,278	£1,209	£69	£2	£573	£573	5.7	16	18
31/12/17	£983	£955	£28	£5	£504	£504	6.3	14	0
31/12/16	£942	£941	£1	£5	£476	£476	6.1	14	0
31/12/15	£962	£959	£3	£17	£476	£476	6	14	0
31/12/14	£906	£905	£1	£11	£472	£472	6.3	13	0
31/12/13	£971	£922	£49	£15	£471	£471	6.1	13	0
31/12/12	£853	£843	£10	£14	£422	£422	6	13	0
31/12/11	£956	£953	£3	£12	£413	£413	5.2	12	0
31/12/10	£920	£933	£-13	£14	£409	£409	5.3	13	0
31/12/09	£1,095	£1,153	£-58	£12	£422	£422	4.4	14	0
31/12/08	£1,091	£933	£158	£18	£480	£480	6.2	13	0
31/12/07	£985	£908	£78	£32	£322	£322	4.3	11	0
31/12/06	£940	£893	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£793	£784	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£604	£545	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 33%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 42%
Liabilities/Income: 32%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

15 employees
22 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
Trust for London - Town And Country Planning Association
£4,100	29/09/2022	This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-04.10.2019-8286
Sport England - Healthy, Active Communities
£62,018	19/08/2021 48	Funding under Sport England's Active Environments funding programme for a Revenue project titled Healthy, Active Communities. This project lists its main activity as Sport and Physical Activity
Trust for London - Town And Country Planning Association
£247,000	26/02/2020 36	The funding is for a project that will support people and communities, particularly those in disadvantaged parts of the city and from under-represented groups, to better engage with the planning ....more The funding is for a project that will support people and communities, particularly those in disadvantaged parts of the city and from under-represented groups, to better engage with the planning system in order to positively influence change in the neighbourhood they live and/or work in.
Trust for London - Town And Country Planning Association
£80,000	21/02/2018 18	The funding it for research to gauge the effectiveness of planning in delivering inclusive communities in London, and training and engagement for communities and the public sector (councillors, ....more The funding it for research to gauge the effectiveness of planning in delivering inclusive communities in London, and training and engagement for communities and the public sector (councillors, council officers and GLA officials) to demonstrate the power and potential of planning in London to create inclusive communities.
Sport England - Developers and Well-being project
£5,000	08/03/2017 12	Funding under Sport England's National Programme - Market Development funding programme for a Revenue project titled Developers and Well-being project. This project lists its main activity as Multi ....more Funding under Sport England's National Programme - Market Development funding programme for a Revenue project titled Developers and Well-being project. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Nationwide Foundation - Grant to Town and Country Planning Association
£84,990	07/12/2016	A nine month project to identify, analyse and transfer examples of innovative models to delivering affordable homes whcih are being trialled by leading edge local authorities. T

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How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 23-75

ALICIA ROSE SEWELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Investment Manager

ANDREW PRITCHARD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director Of Policy & Infrastructure, East Midlands

ARANVIR SINGH GAWERA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Planner (Policy)

CATRIONA RIDDELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Planning Director

DIANE MITCHELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

GILIAN MACINNES Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Planning And Placemaking Advisor Macinnes Assoc.

NICHOLAS MARK GALLENT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Academic

PETER GERAGHTY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director Of Planning And Transport

ROBIN SMITH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Consultant Trading As A Director Of Spinneys 2011

RIVA KAPOOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

STEPHANIE BAMFORD Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Strategic Planner

SANDRA FRYER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Planning And Regeneration Director

SIMIN DAVOUDI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Academic

STUART DANIEL ANDREWS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Lawyer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/07/1965, number: 214348
Registered at Companies House on 03/03/1917, number: 00146309

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNING ASSOCIATION
17 CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE
LONDON
SW1Y 5AS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, AND TO PROMOTE ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION IN THE SAID ART AND SCIENCE AND IN ALL OTHER ARTS AND SCIENCES CONNECTED THEREWITH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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