Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 4

KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA SOCIAL COUNCIL

Kensington & Chelsea Social Council (KCSC) works to empower and support voluntary and community groups to improve the quality of life in Kensington and Chelsea - so that all citizens from the borough's vibrant and diverse communities can access services, influence decision-making and feel that they belong to an inclusive society.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 23 years

www.kcsc.org.uk

info@kcsc.org.uk

02072439800

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		£1,019	£1,568	£-549	£0	£1,101	£217	1.7	13	0
31/03/22		£1,662	£1,412	£249	£0	£1,652	£260	2.2	13	0
31/03/21		£1,482	£1,108	£374	£0	£1,402	£279	3	11	0
31/03/20		£1,097	£1,019	£78	£2	£1,017	£283	3.3	11	1
31/03/19		£961	£1,228	£-268	£0	£953	£370	3.6	10	0
31/03/18		£1,313	£1,059	£254	£0	£1,219	£799	9.1	8	0
31/03/17		£1,178	£654	£523	£0	£965	£327	6	8	0
31/03/16		£615	£541	£75	£0	£435	£311	6.9	8	0
31/03/15		£527	£480	£48	£11	£364	£284	7.1	8	0
31/03/14		£842	£848	£-6	£45	£315	£259	3.7	7	0
31/03/13		£729	£650	£79	£41	£315	£224	4.1	9	0
31/03/12		£440	£476	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£692	£716	£-24	£34	£269	£210	3.5	10	0
31/03/10		£685	£703	£-18	£38	£293	£209	3.6	10	0
31/03/09		£649	£545	£104	£36	£305	£185	4.1	9	0
31/03/08		£380	£366	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£404	£464	£-59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£725	£625	£99	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£667	£613	£54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£469	£466	£3	£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: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 20%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Kensington And Chelsea,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

13 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

City Bridge Trust	£210,000
Trust for London	£151,500
Tudor Trust	£71,350
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Trust for London - Kensington and Chelsea Social Council
£11,500	29/09/2022	This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-02.02.2022-9497
Trust for London - Kensington and Chelsea Social Council
£140,000	05/04/2022	The funding is for the salary of the Community Development Manager and for running costs. The purpose will be to directly work with a range of local stakeholders to strengthen the capacity and skills ....more The funding is for the salary of the Community Development Manager and for running costs. The purpose will be to directly work with a range of local stakeholders to strengthen the capacity and skills of residents and organisations to collectively respond to local challenges and influence decision making.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Kensington and Chelsea Social Council
£2,000	03/02/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Kensington and Chelsea Social Council
£210,000	30/10/2019 48	A grant of £210,000 over four years (4 X £52,500) towards 0.8 FTE salary costs, programme costs and overheads of delivering a programme to increase resident’s voice and participation in running ....more A grant of £210,000 over four years (4 X £52,500) towards 0.8 FTE salary costs, programme costs and overheads of delivering a programme to increase resident’s voice and participation in running and influencing local services.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Kensington and Chelsea Social Council
£69,350	06/09/2019 36	over three years towards the salary of the senior community development officer, and running costs, to support community recovery in North Kensington following the Grenfell Tower fire
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Pottential
£10,000	17/05/2019 12	The project will use the funding to provide training for voluntary sector organisations, in order to improve the services these groups provide to the local community.
Trust for London - Kensington and Chelsea Social Council
£130,000	20/02/2019 36	The funding is to enable positive change through increasing the skills and knowledge of civil society organisations based within Kensington and Chelsea through training and development to improve ....more The funding is to enable positive change through increasing the skills and knowledge of civil society organisations based within Kensington and Chelsea through training and development to improve facilitation, input and control over the recovery of North Kensington.
Trust for London - Kensington and Chelsea Social Council
£20,000	12/10/2017 24	The funding will enable KCSC to offer strategic support to the voluntary; community organisations , wider stakeholders and residents's associations on community engagement, influence development ....more The funding will enable KCSC to offer strategic support to the voluntary; community organisations , wider stakeholders and residents's associations on community engagement, influence development following the Grenfell Tower fire in North Kensington. The Senior Community Development and Engagement Officer will also support local residents and organisations to engage and influence social change and future plans of the area.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Kensington and Chelsea Social Council
£7,000	19/12/2013	over one year to support networking and capacity-building at Canalside House, a voluntary sector hub in North Kensington, London
National Lottery Community Fund - Kensington & Chelsea Community Voices Project
£10,000	22/12/2010 12	This is a project by a community group in Kensington and Chelsea. The group will use funding to run a series of singing and public speaking workshops for local people from diverse backgrounds, ....more This is a project by a community group in Kensington and Chelsea. The group will use funding to run a series of singing and public speaking workshops for local people from diverse backgrounds, culminating in a performance. This will provide a forum for beneficiaries, many of whom are from disadvantaged backgrounds, to interact with one another.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 47-84

HELEN CYLWIK Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Freelance Worker

JUDITH ELIZABETH DAVEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

MODAN DEB MA, FCCA Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: NORTH LONDON PRABHATI SANGHA,

STEPHEN DUCKWORTH Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

SHELINA THAWER (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Hrs/Management

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/07/2001, number: 1087457
Registered at Companies House on 23/01/2001, number: 04146375

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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; AR06: 45 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

LONDON LIGHTHOUSE
111-117 LANCASTER ROAD
LONDON
W11 1QT

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN GREATER LONDON AND WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON & CHELSEA BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH, THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON

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