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

MEANWHILE GARDENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

MEANWHILE GARDENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AIMS TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS IN NORTH KENSINGTON AND NORTH WESTMINSTER BY PROVIDING SAFE AND INCLUSIVE OPEN AIR LEISURE. PLAY, TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR FOUR ACRE COMMUNITY PARK
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£285£261£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£199£199£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£192£196£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£189£210£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£169£244£-75n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£224£222£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£163£201£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£282£212£70n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£125£157£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£159£149£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£154£135£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£132£135£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£121£226£-105n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£145£251£-106n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£219£287£-68n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£154£252£-99n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£183£261£-78n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£287£353£-66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£238£363£-125n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£236£322£-86n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 37 years

www.meanwhile-gardens.org.uk

chandrika@meanwhilegardens.org.uk

02089604600

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kensington And Chelsea,
Who it helps
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Messy Play
£9,882 10/06/2022
The funding will be used to provide creative activity sessions at their community centre for disadvantaged families. The project aims to provide access to a safe outdoor space for people to come together for learning and play opportunities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Messy Play at the Playhut
£9,882 25/03/2021
12
The funding will be used to deliver a programme of arts based messy play activities for pre-school children and their parents/carers. The project aims to provide access to creative learning opportunities to children that are not attending early ....more
LUND TRUST - For the Council of Meanwhile, Metronomes, Edenham and Trellick (CoMMET).
£15,000 22/01/2021
Towards CoMMET’s work to improve its local green spaces.
National Lottery Community Fund - Messy Play at Meanwhile Gardens
£9,882 29/08/2019
12
Messy Play at Meanwhile Gardens

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-87
  • ALEX BOWLING Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Photographer
  • DESMOND O'NEILL Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired
  • GARY LOHAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Operations Manager
  • JULIE JONES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Costume Designer
  • KRISTIAN PARKER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Business Owner
  • MR TONY CURZON PRICE (Chair)
  • ROSEMARY PEEL Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Retired
  • ROHAN MCCULLOUGH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Actress
  • SIMON RYDER Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • SUSANNA GRETZ, Occupation: Illustrator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/06/1987, number: 296921
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/05/1987, number: 02134343
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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; AR07: 1 days late, AR05: 14 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from EMMANUEL PLAYGROUP on 27/02/2023
Main office

Meanwhile Gardens Community Associa
156-158 Kensal Road
LONDON
W10 5BN

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GREAT WESTERN ROAD, ELKSTONE AND KENSAL ROADS AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD IN THE NORTH KENSINGTON AND NORTH PADDINGTON AREA OF LONDON (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR RACE OR COLOUR OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PERSONS FOR WHOM SUCH FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED BEING PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES PROVIDED THAT NEVERTHELESS SUCH FCILITIES SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTH KENSINGTON, PADDINGTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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