Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
Volatile income: -3

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

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 8

THE CAMDEN SOCIETY

To provide housing, education, employment, leisure and personal support for vulnerable people.To promote access to, and to promote good practice in, the provision of housing, education, employment, leisure and personal support for vulnerable people.Advocate with and on behalf of vulnerable people to improve the quality of their lives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £1,909,812 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
Income has been volatile recently

Established: 29 years

www.thera.co.uk

tcsoffice@thera.co.uk

0300 303 1280

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		£6,411	£6,881	£-469	£0	£-1,904	£-1,910	-3.3	196	0
31/03/22		£6,216	£6,607	£-391	£0	£-1,368	£-1,406	-2.6	196	0
31/03/21		£7,632	£8,213	£-581	£0	£-977	£-1,070	-1.6	207	0
31/03/20		£9,472	£10,115	£-643	£0	£-345	£-471	-0.6	219	0
31/03/19		£10,335	£10,465	£-131	£43	£297	£220	0.3	333	41
31/03/18		£10,021	£9,961	£60	£51	£428	£428	0.5	385	0
31/03/17		£10,341	£10,155	£187	£32	£217	£217	0.3	372	0
31/03/16		£9,916	£9,735	£180	£25	£31	£31	0	392	0
31/03/15		£10,974	£10,856	£118	£85	£-170	£-170	-0.2	443	0
31/03/14	*	£11,782	£12,730	£-948	£56	£-288	£-288	-0.3	263	0
31/03/13	*	£11,219	£12,119	£-900	£987	£420	£420	0.4	260	0
31/03/12		£9,720	£9,522	£198	£87	£1,320	£1,164	1.5	215	0
31/03/11	*	£8,527	£8,487	£40	£73	£1,122	£1,122	1.6	192	0
31/03/10		£7,729	£7,685	£45	£342	£1,082	£1,082	1.7	169	0
31/03/09		£7,329	£7,325	£4	£270	£1,034	£1,034	1.7	171	0
31/03/08		£6,176	£6,031	£145	£282	£1,043	£1,030	2	184	0
31/03/07	*	£5,197	£5,173	£24	£258	£901	£885	2.1	117	0
31/03/06		£5,079	£5,097	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£4,707	£4,733	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£4,862	£4,660	£203	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 229%
Liabilities/Income: 53%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: -3.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Oxfordshire, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

196 employees

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
National Lottery Community Fund - Coffee in the Community - For People with a Learning Disability
£9,200	23/06/2023	This project will run monthly coffee mornings for people with a learning disability. The project aims to reduce isolation improve confidence and build relationships.
National Lottery Community Fund - Transforming Riverside
£9,065	11/01/2019 12	The project will redesign and improve a multi-purpose centre for adults with learning disabilities. The aim is to encourage interaction and relationship building on a local level.
Department for Work and Pensions - Journey to Employment (J2E) grant payments to DPULOs and VSOs (2018)
£3,442	01/04/2018	Creating peer support Job Clubs to help disabled claimants get back into employment
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Camden Society
£25,000	08/02/2018	renovation and refurbishment of a day centre for a charity which works with disabled people in London
Greater London Authority - Grant to The Camden Soceity
£10,000	20/10/2017	A project to transform a car park into a beautiful garden and art studio for people with a learning disability. It will be maintained and used by local people who are supported by the Camden Society ....more A project to transform a car park into a beautiful garden and art studio for people with a learning disability. It will be maintained and used by local people who are supported by the Camden Society to learn new skills. The new spacke will replace part of the existing centre car park and provide a social hub, and learning space to around 60 daily users.
Department for Work and Pensions - Jobs to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs)
£59,767	01/04/2017	Creating peer support Job Clubs to help disabled claimants get back into employment
National Lottery Community Fund - Community In Action
£310,275	11/01/2017 36	This group will continue and develop a project which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities by enabling them to become more active in the community, better ....more This group will continue and develop a project which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities by enabling them to become more active in the community, better manage their physical and emotional health and reduce social isolation. The project will outreach into Islington with a joint strategic approach to public health and wellbeing. The group will increase the number of activities, workshops and travel around London to increase people's social links.
Walcot Foundation - Lambeth ProWork
£15,673	22/11/2016 12	Lambeth ProWork
Big Issue Invest - Employment Training and Education
£150,000	17/06/2016	People with learning disabilities
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Camden Society
£50,000	18/03/2016	£50,000 over 12 months to build the capacity of Camden Society for the scaling of Unity Kitchen using social investment.
Walcot Foundation - Lambeth ProWork - Jobcoach
£15,673	18/11/2014	Lambeth ProWork - Jobcoach
Walcot Foundation - ProWork Lambeth Transitions Worker
£19,791	05/03/2013	ProWork Lambeth Transitions Worker

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-61

ADRIAN NEIL JARVIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

BENJAMIN ANDREW LANES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

KATIE WINN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Executive Director, Other trusteeships: FORWARD HOUSING, THERA TRUST,

KAY RACHEL REEVE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant

OLIVER DAVID SMITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/03/1995, number: 1044693
Registered at Companies House on 17/02/1995, number: 03023588

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR14: 2 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR07: 29 days late, AR05: 333 days late, AR04: 82 days late,

Main office

THE WEST HOUSE
ALPHA COURT
SWINGBRIDGE ROAD
GRANTHAM
LINCOLNSHIRE
NG31 7XT

Objectives

FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, OR PEOPLE OTHERWISE DISADVANTAGED, VULNERABLE OR SUFFERING FROM SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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