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

THE SIDINGS COMMUNITY CENTRE 

Sidings Community Centre's main aim is to improve the quality of life for local people, by providing a range of recreational, social, cultural and educational opportunities and services, in consultation and partnership with the local community and other relevant agencies, primarily but not exclusively within the broad neighbourhood of West Hampstead and North Kilburn, London NW6.
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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: 37 years

www.sidings.org.uk

manager@sidings.org.uk

02076256260

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£438£471£-33n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/03/22£399£428£-29n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/03/21£443£370£73n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/20£399£409£-10n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19£417£446£-29n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18£393£425£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£434£396£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£436£424£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£413£436£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£456£465£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£414£405£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£403£407£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£534£518£16£5£104£942.2120
31/03/10£478£457£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£366£342£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£329£297£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£254£259£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£275£265£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£247£243£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£234£240£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 70 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Camden,

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
Camden Giving - Sidings Community Centre
£6,538 07/03/2022
WHCFH will expand to provide a Community Fridge project - providing access to a new range of fresh and chilled food, wrap around advice, and healthy budget cooking tips.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Sidings Community Centre
£10,000 09/10/2020
5
The funding is to enable the centre to adapt its services and space to provide an ongoing Community Food and Household Goods Bank. Funding will provide for staffing, service delivery and back up ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sidings Community Centre
£29,970 30/07/2018
36
School holiday activities for 100 young people aged 12-16 experiencing poverty and deprivation .The activities will result in improved social skills, confidence and self-esteem and improved life ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-75
  • ALEX MAGNAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: It Infrastructure Engineer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/06/1987, number: 297095
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/06/1987, number: 02139909
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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; AR16: 1 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR11: 3 days late, AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

SIDINGS COMMUNITY CENTRE
150 BRASSEY ROAD
LONDON
NW6 2BA

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF KILBURN WARD NORTH HAMPSTEAD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD - HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, RACE 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 FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (B) TO ESTABLISH AND SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE HEREINAFTER CALLED THE CENTRE, AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THA ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE O F THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KILBURN WARD NORTH HAMPSTEAD AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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