Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 9

Good reserves management: +3
Volatile income
spending growth: -1

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 20

HOLBORN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Holborn Community Association has been a vital part of the local community for over 30 years. Across 3 centres, we run a range of sport, play and art activities for everyone from 0-99+.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
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:

Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Established: 35 years

www.holborncommunity.co.uk

admin@holborncommunity.co.uk

07718137159

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£611	£566	£45	£0	£3,275	£223	4.7	13	60
31/03/22		£646	£605	£41	£0	£3,229	£248	4.9	14	60
31/03/21		£1,759	£517	£1,241	£0	£3,189	£365	8.5	14	64
31/03/20	*	£1,368	£561	£806	£0	£1,947	£265	5.7	15	162
31/03/19		£937	£591	£345	£24	£1,141	£225	4.6	14	132
31/03/18		£720	£621	£99	£0	£796	£232	4.5	14	0
31/03/17		£768	£543	£224	£0	£780	£291	6.4	15	0
31/03/16		£708	£547	£161	£0	£556	£279	6.1	18	0
31/03/15		£588	£518	£70	£14	£395	£287	6.7	16	0
31/03/14		£545	£493	£52	£2	£325	£248	6	16	0
31/03/13	*	£622	£490	£133	£3	£273	£264	6.5	18	0
31/03/12	*	£583	£575	£9	£2	£140	£117	2.4	18	0
31/03/11	*	£645	£647	£-2	£3	£132	£89	1.6	18	0
31/03/10	*	£676	£658	£17	£6	£134	£78	1.4	14	0
31/03/09		£498	£539	£-41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£498	£491	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£602	£606	£-4	£27	£151	£67	1.3	12	0
31/03/06	*	£602	£606	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£529	£549	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£425	£469	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 102%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 7%
Reserves/Spending: 4.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

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What it does

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who works here?

13 employees
60 volunteers

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Sport England	£500,000
Masonic Trust	£77,827
Mercer's Charitable Foundation	£74,032
The London Community Foundation	£33,421
John Lyon's Charity	£25,000
Co-Operative Group	£10,633
London Marathon Charitable Trust	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Holborn Community Association
£74,032	29/11/2023	The Doorstep Help project to support isolated older people.
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Covid Recovery Activity Programme
£10,000	24/03/2021	A grant towards return to physical activity’ sessions across their sites aimed at children, adults and older people.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Holborn Community Association
£9,400	04/12/2020 6	This project will create a lending library of digital devices and WiFi internet dongles, to be shared amongst local families and older people who do not have the resources to access online projects. ....more This project will create a lending library of digital devices and WiFi internet dongles, to be shared amongst local families and older people who do not have the resources to access online projects. In parallel we will run online projects building peoples digital knowledge and confidence in accessing remote projects.
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Holborn Community Association
£25,000	18/06/2020 12	Digital Media Project
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Holborn Community Association
£24,021	29/04/2020	This funding will maintain the new activities and support offer we are delivering across our community – this includes Doorstep Help (delivering food, prescriptions, essentials for older/vulnerable ....more This funding will maintain the new activities and support offer we are delivering across our community – this includes Doorstep Help (delivering food, prescriptions, essentials for older/vulnerable people), our Phone Befriending scheme and apArt an online arts and engagement programme for everyone from under 5’s through to older people.
Camden Giving - Holborn Community Association - Covid19 Charity Fund
£6,000	09/04/2020	Grant to plug the gap in their revenue income generation that has been lost, they cannot continue to pay the staff involved in the offer we had created to run but now cannot run them.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Holborn Community Association
£10,633	15/11/2019	We want to support isolated older people with weekly visits from volunteers, providing companionship and a link to the community.
Sport England - Redevelopment of Bedford House
£500,000	01/10/2019 48	Funding under Sport England's Improvement Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Redevelopment of Bedford House. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£77,827	07/06/2019	Grant to fund a befriending project supporting lonely and isolated older people living in Holborn, Bloomsbury and Covent Garden.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Holborn Community Association
£100,000	06/07/2018	£100,000 for the costs of the accessible elements of the wider refurbishment including: a new entrance, installation of a passenger lift, provision of a hearing loop and the modifying of kitchen and ....more £100,000 for the costs of the accessible elements of the wider refurbishment including: a new entrance, installation of a passenger lift, provision of a hearing loop and the modifying of kitchen and reception areas.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000	21/11/2017	Bedford House- A vital Community Development
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Holborn Community Association
£60,503	17/10/2017 36	Digital Media workshops for up to 260 young people experiencing local deprivation in Camden. By attending the project young people will have increased aspirations, increased creative skills and ....more Digital Media workshops for up to 260 young people experiencing local deprivation in Camden. By attending the project young people will have increased aspirations, increased creative skills and improved self-confidence.
Greater London Authority - Grant to Hoborn Community Association
£8,650	14/03/2017	Team london small grants - supporting 59-69 year olds to volunteer and/or elderly people to have improved access to community services
Power to Change - Holborn Community Association
£300,000	01/12/2016 12	Grant to Holborn Community Association
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Full redevelopment and expansion of Bedford House Community Centre & Gym
£200,000	11/10/2016	Towards remodelling and refurbishing Bedford House in Camden to make this valuable and historic community sports centre more accessible and suitable for a wider variety of physical activities and ....more Towards remodelling and refurbishing Bedford House in Camden to make this valuable and historic community sports centre more accessible and suitable for a wider variety of physical activities and users.
Power to Change - Holborn Community Association
£300,000	31/08/2016	Funding to redevelop the Bedford House community centre to make it accessible to mobility impaired users, increasing access to services ranging from befriending to cooking and sport.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Holborn Community Association
£4,600	26/04/2016	Digital equipment for a charity in London

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 30-74

JONATHAN NASH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Barrister

LAUREN SUDING Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Barrister

LINDA HENDEN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Building Management

STEPHEN THOMAS HARGRAVE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Company Director

SHAMIN KISAKYE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Project Manager

SHONA LOUISE COFFER (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor

SUSAN ROSALIND SHICKLE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/03/1989, number: 801064
Registered at Companies House on 07/02/1989, number: 02344228

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
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: 9 days late, AR13: 14 days late, AR12: 16 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR07: 17 days late, AR06: 842 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

Millman Street Community Rooms
50 Millman Street
LONDON
WC1N 3EW

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THOSE PERSONS WHO LIVE IN THE HOLBORN WARD OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ABILITY OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS. B) 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 THESE INHABITANTS. C) TO ASSOCIATE THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, APPROPRIATE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, AND THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA IN A COMMON EFFORT TO THESE ENDS. D) TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HOLBORN WARD OF CAMDEN AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

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