Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

WATERLOO ACTION CENTRE

(1) The relief of poverty, sickness and distress, the protection of health and the advancement of education(2) The provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare, such facilities being provided with the object of improving the conditions of life of the persons for whom they are primarily intended. Those persons having need of such

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material 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

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 £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£157	£171	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	96
31/03/22		£115	£154	£-39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/21		£150	£162	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/20		£204	£161	£43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	69
31/03/19		£167	£180	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	82
31/03/18	*	£194	£138	£56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£219	£166	£54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£207	£195	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£242	£224	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£246	£223	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£231	£250	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£272	£264	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£240	£223	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£208	£198	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£206	£234	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£207	£237	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£221	£200	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£221	£200	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05?	*	£205	£192	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/04	*	£190	£182	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 42 years

www.waterlooactioncentre.co.uk

wac.finance@gmail.com

02072611404

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Lambeth,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
96 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
Power to Change - C-19 CCLORS - Waterloo Action Centre
£27,272	15/10/2020	Grant to C-19 CCLORS - Waterloo Action Centre
Walcot Foundation - COVID19 - IT and Community Engagement
£11,006	16/06/2020 12	The project aims to deliver the benefits of the Waterloo Action Centre (friendship, mutual support, physical activity, welfare benefits advice, and fun) to the centre's most vulnerable users. This ....more The project aims to deliver the benefits of the Waterloo Action Centre (friendship, mutual support, physical activity, welfare benefits advice, and fun) to the centre's most vulnerable users. This will be done through delivery of IT support (helping local residents get online for friendship, engagement and welfare benefits purposes), provision of a new IT suite to improve digital access, and remote dance parties for wheelchair users to reduce muscle loss and promote fun. The IT suite will be converted during the three month period of this grant in order to be ready for use when social distancing guidelines allow. The costs of the IT room conversion are based on a firm estimate from a contractor that has delivered other building projects for WAC and WAC have given WF a breakdown of the work that will be involved in converting the room.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Waterloo Action Centre
£28,300	21/01/2013	The funding will support a contribution towards the legal advice service run by the charity. the focus is to support vulnerable and economically disadvantaged people in Lambeth and particulary around ....more The funding will support a contribution towards the legal advice service run by the charity. the focus is to support vulnerable and economically disadvantaged people in Lambeth and particulary around the Waterloo area. The funding will specifically suppor
Walcot Foundation - Apprenticeships in Construction
£80,000	17/07/2012	Apprenticeships in Construction

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 50-81

FRANCK VERGARA Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Unemployed

GEORGE AUSTIN THOMAS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

JOHN PATRICK DEANE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

JENNIFER BERYL STILES, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: THE PHYL AND HUGHIE WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST,

ROBERT HAYWARD Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

SALLY MARULLO Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Editor

ZOE KENNEDY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Local Government Officer

HOWARD SIMMONS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Management Consultant, Other trusteeships: THE THOMAS LAYTON COLLECTION, INSPIRE HOUNSLOW,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/05/1982, number: 284591
Registered at Companies House on 05/02/1982, number: 01611872

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 182 days late, AR12: 23 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR08: 8 days late, AR06: 45 days late, AR05: 22 days late, AR04: 6 days late,

Main office

WATERLOO ACTION CENTRE
14 BAYLIS ROAD
LONDON
SE1 7AA

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. 2. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, SUCH FACILITIES BEING PROVIDED WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THEPERSONS FOR WHOM THEY ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED, THOSE PERSONS HAVING NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTHERN PARTS OF LONDON BOROUGHS OF LAMBETH AND SOUTHWARK

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