GASWORKS DOCK PARTNERSHIP
Registered charity 1141523 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GDP
GDP was set up as a community led regeneration vehicle for Cody Dock and provides: Facilities for schools, universities, charities, community groups for education/training about the LLVs ecology, heritage and waterways. Providing amenities that promote greater use of the Lea. Promotes arts and crafts ,Community gardens, Docklands Community Boat ,Moorings and studio spaces
Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity has small positive unrestricted reserves of £15,010, following a transfer of fixed asset values from restricted income. The trustees report that the charity is heavily reliant on grants and donations, with unrestricted free reserves currently in deficit relative to the stated policy target of three months of running costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £15k; policy: 3 months of running costs)
“However, the charity currently has an unrestricted free reserves deficit, and GDP therefore has not met its unrestricted free reserves policy.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
What the charity says about itself (2021-22)
From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.
Volunteer engagement metrics
“We have engaged community members in over 3000 hours of environmental monitoring and environmental restoration of the tidal Lea. With funding from the Green Recovery Challenge Fund, we have been able to complete over 1200 volunteer sessions consisting of monitoring, conservation and nature education.”
Biodiversity recording statistics
“We have recorded over 200 species of birds, mammals, plants and invertebrates in and around the Tidal Lea. This is made up of over 2700 records added to national databases and describes the presence of 38 threatened bird species, 37 globally declining species and 30 London Priority Species.”
Tree planting and habitat creation
“GDP planted 217 native trees within our study area, creating 30m of new hedging habitat around the industrial estate. Another 275 trees were distributed to the local authority, community groups, schools and individuals for them to plant. In total, 492 trees have been planted across Newham and the surrounding area.”
Green roof installation
“668 m2 of green roof have been installed on all of Cody Dock’s flat roofed studio units. The green roofs chosen from the supplier were selected for the environmental resilience of its sedum species and replication of open mosaic habitats.”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Marcus Mackenzie — Chair (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund — “This project was funded by the Government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund:” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Marcus MacKenziechair
- Bianca Mawani
- Martin Torres
- Oladapo Oyodele Akanni Asuni
- Oyetade Oyebode
- Timothy Vaughan
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hackney · Newham · Tower Hamlets
Income and spending
Common questions
Is GASWORKS DOCK PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has small positive unrestricted reserves of £15,010, following a transfer of fixed asset values from restricted income. The trustees report that the charity is heavily reliant on grants and donations, with unrestricted free reserves currently in deficit relative to the stated policy target of three months of running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.
Who funds GASWORKS DOCK PARTNERSHIP?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GASWORKS DOCK PARTNERSHIP as a grant recipient include THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST, THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION, THE LOVINGTON FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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