Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Gov Income
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

    CAMDEN GARDEN CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST 

    Education of disadvantaged people as Trainees by actual involvement in commercial activity/employment experience. Camden Garden Centre Charitable Trust carries out this charitable function through the vehicle of its wholly owned subsidiary Camden Garden Centre Ltd (co. reg. no. 1592398) which employs Trainees in agreement with the Trust.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received Government grants
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender
    Established: 37 years

    www.cgctrust.org.uk

    chairman@cgctrust.org.uk

    07990567026

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?

    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
    31/07/22£2,240£2,338£-98£0£723£7233.7360
    31/07/21*£2,574£2,316£258£0£821£8214.3410
    31/07/20£1,948£1,917£31£0£562£5623.5370
    31/07/19£1,906£1,893£13£0£531£0n/a360
    31/07/18£1,861£1,832£29£0£518£5183.4380
    31/07/17£1,687£1,656£31£0£489£4893.5410
    31/07/16£1,509£1,499£10£0£462£4623.7200
    31/07/15£1,428£1,392£36£6£462£4624200
    31/07/14£1,342£1,306£36£11£426£4263.9370
    31/07/13£1,316£1,308£8£7£390£3903.6180
    31/07/12£19£0£19£0£0£0NAN00
    31/07/11£17£5£12£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/10£24£25£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/09*£0£3£-3£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/08£6£10£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/07*£6£10£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/06*£6£10£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/05£1£10£-9£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/04£1£10£-9£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 35%
    Liabilities/Income: 17%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 3.7 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.2
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    Where it operates
    • Camden,
    Who it helps
    • Other Defined Groups
    Who works here?
    • 36 employees

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (6)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/05/1987, number: 296803
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR21: 43 days late, AR09: 122 days late, AR07: 59 days late, AR06: 423 days late,
    Main office

    Camden Garden Centre
    2-2A Barker Drive
    LONDON
    NW1 0JW

    Objectives

    TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS OVER THE STATUTORY SCHOOL LEAVING AGE IN WORK AND LIFE SKILLS LIKELY TO ENABLE THEM SUBSEQUENTLY TO FIND SATISFACTORY EMPLOYMENT BOTH BY ARRANGING PERIODS OF WORK EXPERIENCE AND OTHERWISE AND BY SUCH MEANS ALSO TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND IMPROVE SOCIAL WELFARE AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE AMONG SUCH PEOPLE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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