Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

ACTION WEST LONDON 

1.'Changing lives through Employment, education and Enterprise' 2. Helping individuals gain education/training/qualifications in ESOL/Skills for Life/work focussed training. 3. Community Development/Citizenship/community safety/Acton Street Market regeneration project 4.Support to businesses/SMEs and managing flexible work space for business
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Established: 20 years
(25 years as a company)

www.actionwestlondon.org.uk

info@actionwestlondon.org.uk

02089939605

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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£1,277£1,136£141£147£2,318£2,04521.6272
31/03/22£876£1,053£-177£0£2,178£1,72819.7270
31/03/21£1,084£1,067£17£0£2,355£2,05123.1218
31/03/20*£1,157£1,134£22£220£2,338£2,10222.22410
31/03/19£1,127£1,060£66£170£1,540£1,37015.52210
31/03/18£1,175£943£232£90£1,474£1,26416.1210
31/03/17£1,273£769£504£103£1,242£1,05316.4180
31/03/16£796£905£-109£138£739£5036.7210
31/03/15£1,269£1,218£51£142£848£6136290
31/03/14£1,216£1,035£181£178£797£6367.4320
31/03/13£1,035£1,294£-260£151£953£7987.4300
31/03/12£1,058£1,328£-270£166£1,213£9908.9270
31/03/11£1,829£1,398£431£122£1,503£1,24110.7310
31/03/10£1,027£816£211£5£1,072£68010190
31/03/09£960£991£-31£5£861£7118.6200
31/03/08£1,543£1,400£143£5£892£8337.1220
31/03/07£1,164£1,139£25£8£749£7497.9200
31/03/06£533£605£-71£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£601£697£-97£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 11.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 21.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 4.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith And Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow,
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
Who works here?
  • 27 employees
  • 2 volunteers

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
Trust for London£494,000
National Lottery Community Fund£157,484
Greater London Authority£148,104
Power to Change£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Trust for London - Action West London
£261,000 10/12/2021
The funding is to continue 3 projects in the Moving On Up programme in Brent to support young Black men (1) the consortium partnership project to support unemployed (2) the Mentoring project by PLIAS ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Acton Market Partnership Waste and Consumption Reduction Project
£157,484 04/10/2021
Action West London will bring climate action to Ealing Market with activities workshops and events. By bringing people from across Ealing and beyond together this project will teach local people ....more
Power to Change - C-19 TISS - Action West London
£25,000 01/07/2020
Grant to C-19 TISS - Action West London
Greater London Authority - Action West London
£148,104 01/01/2020
Positive activities for young people involved in crime or at risk of crime or exclusion
Trust for London - Action West London
£60,000 09/07/2019
24
This funding is for a part time Job broker and associated delivery costs for a project to support young black men progress into higher level jobs. It will recruit young black men and engage with ....more
Trust for London - Action West London
£173,000 05/06/2019
24
The funding is for a Mentoring scheme for unemployed and employed young black men in Brent along with a consortium project where 4 voluntary organisations will work together with the MOU Collective ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Action West London
£29,950 15/03/2019
36
This project will run tailored sessions for young people who are not in education, employment or training and support them into further learning or employment. This will result in increased ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Events at Acton Street Market
£10,000 29/11/2018
12
The project will run community events and activities at the local street market. The aim is to bring people together from the community.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Action West London
£50,000 13/09/2018
£50,000 over 12 months for the full-time recruiter and associated project costs to pilot better outcomes in recruitment, with a view to securing social investment.
Trust for London - Action West London
£59,900 08/12/2017
12
The funding is towards work to place more job ready; black young men into sustained Employment, and through a place based approach work closely with Job Centres (e.g Ealing and Brent) local ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Action West London
£27,000 08/11/2016
£27,000 over 12 months towards the cost of an REC-approved business consultant (15 days), the cost of 0.2 FTE of the existing AWL Operations and Development Manager, and REC training and membership ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving English for Better Life Opportunities (IEBLO)
£10,000 24/06/2015
12
Classes in Ealing to help improve their basic English, communication skills, CV writing and basic IT skills for employment opportunities.
National Lottery Community Fund - The South Acton Wellbeing Centre
£10,000 31/05/2012
12
This is a project by a charity in Ealing. The group will use the funding to fitness and counselling sessions and specialist advice, including stopping smoking and volunteer training, for residents ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Transitions Network
£1,000,000 05/05/2011
36
'Youth Transitions Community Support Network (YTCSN)' is a project running over three years led by Action Acton London, helping young people leaving care or leaving young offending institutions in ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-71
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/12/2003, number: 1101111
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/10/1998, number: 03647635
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
  • Investing charity funds 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
19 returns made; AR20: 236 days late,
Main office

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Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE “OBJECTS”) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT1. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE AND EMPLOYMENT;3. THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY4. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; AND5. THE PROMOTION OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES OR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES;(B) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;(C) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE;(D) PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME, INCLUDING BY REHABILITATION OF YOUNG AND ADULT OFFENDERS;(E) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDING AND/OR AND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMSTO FURTHER SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ACTON, EALING, LONDON

Data Sources

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