ACTIVITY STATION
To provide people with disabilities access to a range of fun and inclusive activities and social events in their local area that they can choose from.We also aim to work with local and national organisations, including charities to ensure that their experience and expertise, of working and helping people with disabilities, is passed on to AS activities and social events wherever possible.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF ACTIVITY STATION (CIO) ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES, THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES AND THE SURROUNDING BOROUGHS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY ALL OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:1.PROVIDING ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL EVENTS FOR SUCH CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.2.COLLABORATING WITH OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS AND PUBLIC SERVICES TO FACILITATE AND DELIVER ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL EVENTS.3.WORKING TO INCREASE THE CHOICE OF ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE TO, AND PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION OF, CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 6
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 2
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 7
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- CHRISTINE CHITTICKchair
- Botagoz Shantemirova
- CLAIRE EAVES
- CORAL ALLEN
- HUMPHREY HAWKSLEY
- Heidi Mansfield
- Hester Larkin
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £4k | £18k |
| 31/03/2025 | £19k | £19k |
| 31/03/2024 | £1k | £15k |
| 31/03/2023 | £848 | £10k |
| 31/03/2022 | £24k | £11k |
Common questions
Who funds ACTIVITY STATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTIVITY STATION as a grant recipient include The Barnes Fund, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNES.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Barnes Fund | FY2024 | Unverified read£328k | Provision of Recreation and Leisure |
| The Barnes Fund | FY2021 | £14k | Education - Organisation Core Funding |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, BARNES | FY2025 | £2k | Grants for the relief of poverty |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/02/2025 | £15k | Activity Station |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/03/2021 | £10k | Activity Station |