Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

E L M V SHADWELL BASIN PROJECT 

The Charity operates an activities Centre which is based in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets on the banks of the River Thames. The principal activity is the provision of facilities for watersports and other adventurous activities for the whole community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 38 years

www.shadwell-basin.org.uk

information@shadwell-basin.org.uk

07747328319

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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
31/03/23£352£365£-14n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/22£374£339£34n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/21£365£300£64n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/20£294£324£-30n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/19£343£367£-24n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18£300£320£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£389£377£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£299£345£-46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£282£328£-47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£251£293£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£319£292£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£231£272£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£280£318£-38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£272£315£-43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£281£281£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£304£311£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£293£298£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£242£296£-55£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£405£269£135£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£242£249£-7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Tower Hamlets,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 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
BBC Children in Need£100,117
Greater London Authority£98,496
National Lottery Community Fund£18,810
DCMS£17,352
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to ELMV Shadwell Basin Project
£100,117 10/08/2021
Outdoor adventure sessions for disabled young people in Tower Hamlets. By attending sessions children will be more physically active, build positive relationships and improve their employability ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Summer Project 2021
£9,610 11/06/2021
The funding will be used to provide a range of activities for young people from the Tower Hamlets area aged 7-18 enabling them to take part in a wide variety of outdoor activities. The project will ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£17,352 08/07/2020
"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
Greater London Authority - Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre (Also Known as ELMV Shadwell Basin Project)
£98,496 01/01/2020
Positive activities for young people involved in crime or at risk of crime or exclusion
National Lottery Community Fund - Climbing and High ropes for all
£9,200 26/09/2019
12
Climbing and High ropes for all
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre
£84,716 23/10/2018
36
Outdoor & adventure activities for disabled young people in Tower Hamlets. By attending sessions young people will form positive relationships, be more active and learn new skills.
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Climb For All
£18,200 22/06/2018
Towards the replacement of the outdoor climbing wall at Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre which will enable disabled participants to access climbing at the site for the first time and increase ....more
Sport England - Climbing wall renovation
£29,070 17/05/2018
8
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Climbing wall renovation. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Climbing wall renovation
£29,070 17/05/2018
Funding under Sport England's Community Asset Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Climbing wall renovation'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports. This funding has ....more
Sport England - Row for all!
£9,812 25/05/2017
16
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Row for all!. This project is a Rowing project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Sport England - Adventure For All
£21,074 10/05/2017
49
Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled Adventure For All. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - Adventure For All
£129,949 21/05/2014
Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Adventure For All'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-73
  • SUE THOMAS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Teacher
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/01/1986, number: 293475
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/01/1986, number: 01975481
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR05: 30 days late,
Main office

3-4 SHADWELL PIERHEAD
GLAMIS ROAD
LONDON
E1W 3TD

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND TRAINING IN THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDE TRAINING IN THE SKILLS NEEDED FOR LIFE; AND TO PROVIDE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES FOR WATER RELATED RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATIONS BEING FACILITIES WHICH ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS AND ARE PROVIDED WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH INHABITANTS BUT WHICH SUBJECT THERETO SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PRIMARILY THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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