Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

THE MARKFIELD PROJECT LIMITED

Markfield is a community centre based in the London Borough of Haringey, which promotes rights, independence, choice and inclusion for Disabled people and their families.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£638£615£22£12£330£2715.33833
31/03/22£596£644£-47£12£307£2394.51527
31/03/21£671£579£92£12£355£2034.21429
31/03/20*£567£598£-31£17£262£1613.21520
31/03/19£561£552£9£10£294£1653.61435
31/03/18£616£616£0£6£285£1643.2150
31/03/17£650£605£45£8£285£1673.3150
31/03/16£611£586£25£10£240£1613.3160
31/03/15£603£602£1£19£215£1563.1150
31/03/14£584£594£-10£22£214£1543.1140
31/03/13£626£611£15£22£224£1673.3140
31/03/12£566£644£-78£23£209£1492.8140
31/03/11£644£613£31£23£287£1653.2140
31/03/10£582£565£17£23£256£1493.2140
31/03/09£570£586£-16£21£239£1362.8140
31/03/08*£585£592£-8£19£256£1442.9140
31/03/07£509£500£8£20£263£1423.4130
31/03/06£402£434£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£395£439£-44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£526£516£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 5.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 6.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 40 years

www.markfield.org.uk

enquiries@markfield.org.uk

02088004134

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Haringey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£176,600
BBC Children in Need£73,724
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington£62,979
DCMS£26,751
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
London Catalyst - Markfield Project - 2
£2,000 15/11/2022
Disability Benefits Advice and support
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Markfield Project
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Markfield Project
£30,497 31/01/2022
This grant will fund open access inclusive play sessions at the Markfield Adventure Playground in Tottenham for disabled children and young people and supporrt them to be more physically active and to build friendships.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Markfield Project
£62,979 01/07/2021
36
To deliver an accredited parenting programme ('Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities'), running three courses per year, especially tailored for parents of children with disabilities.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Markfield Project
£38,892 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This grant will fund play sessions for children and young people with learning disabilities, living in a deprived area and experiencing isolation due to Covid-19. This will improve confidence, physical development and build friendships ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,952 21/08/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Markfield Project Ltd
£176,600 12/08/2020
36
towards three years' running costs of the 'Family Support Service' project providing disability benefits advice & training, parent support groups and a befriending scheme in London.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£12,964 29/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Markfield Project
£3,835 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund playworker costs and PPE to support disabled children and their siblings who have previously been isolated due to Covid-19, this will improve mental health and confidence.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,835 01/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Comic Relief - Building Stepping Stones
£131,497 06/11/2019
48
In the London borough of Haringey the number of children with disabilities is rising, particularly those with autism/complex needs. More than half of the children in the borough have delayed language skills by the time they start school. This ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Markfield Project
£88,109 23/10/2018
36
Playscheme for disabled children & their siblings in Haringey. Children will have improved relationships, increase their mobility & raise their confidence.
London Catalyst - Markfield - 1
£2,500 04/09/2018
Disability benefits advice and training
National Lottery Community Fund - Linking and empowering families of disabled children
£267,647 30/08/2018
36
The project will support individuals who have a disability as well as their families. The service is based around three themes, group activities which offer opportunities for building peer support and community networks between families. They will ....more
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to The Markfield Project Ltd
£60,000 24/07/2017
Main Grant unrestricted core costs
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Markfield Project
£29,690 10/05/2017
36
This project will provide adventure playground sessions and work placements to disabled children and young people from low income households, to provide a safe, fun environment which develops confidence in physical skills and improves work related ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Markfield Project
£15,000 22/04/2016
purchase of minibus for a charity which works with disabled people in Haringey
National Lottery Community Fund - Stronger Community Unity
£319,271 24/03/2015
35
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Unity
£298,121 19/01/2012
36
This project extends the provision of support services for disabled people and their families and brings together groups of like minded people to challenge discrimination and disadvantage. The project will expand its successful family support models ....more
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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: 41-82
  • CLAIRE BENDALL Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Manager
  • CLARE CROFT-WHITE Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • MALGORZATA DYMERSKA (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Administrative Officer
  • MELIAN BARBARA MANSFIELD Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Education
  • MICHELLE SIMMONS-SAFO Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Mental Health Worker
  • NATALIE SUTHERLAND Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Homemaker
  • PHILIP NAYLOR Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • WARREN HOSKINS Appointed: 1994, Occupation: Financial Controller
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/09/1984, number: 289904
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/01/1983, number: 01693876
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Investment
  • 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; AR20: 3 days late, AR08: 4 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

THE MARKFIELD PROJECT
MARKFIELD ROAD
LONDON
N15 4RB

Objectives

TO RELIEVE DISABLED PEOPLE BY:(A) PROVIDING SERVICES TO THEM OR THEIR FAMILIES INTENDED TO ENABLE SUCH DISABLED PEOPLE TO EXERCISE THEIR FULL RIGHTS AS CITIZENS AND PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE COMMUNITY, AND(B) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PROFESSIONALS, CARERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEEDS AND RIGHTS OF DISABLED PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HARRINGEY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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