MEANWHILE GARDENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 296921 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MGCA

MEANWHILE GARDENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AIMS TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS IN NORTH KENSINGTON AND NORTH WESTMINSTER BY PROVIDING SAFE AND INCLUSIVE OPEN AIR LEISURE. PLAY, TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR FOUR ACRE COMMUNITY PARK

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Latest income
£352k
Latest spending
£230k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £178,903, which is above the trustees' stated target range of £57,559 to £115,118. The charity reported a surplus on unrestricted funds of £178,903 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees consider the current level of reserves appropriate given the funding environment and planned developments.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£352k£230k
31/03/2024£285k£310k
31/03/2023£285k£261k
31/03/2022£199k£199k
31/03/2021£192k£196k

Common questions

Is MEANWHILE GARDENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £178,903, which is above the trustees' stated target range of £57,559 to £115,118. The charity reported a surplus on unrestricted funds of £178,903 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees consider the current level of reserves appropriate given the funding environment and planned developments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MEANWHILE GARDENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MEANWHILE GARDENS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITY, THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITYFY2024£3kOther grants
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
ARCADIA28/03/2024£12kFor the Picker Pals pilot programme
The National Lottery Community Fund10/06/2022£10kMessy Play
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2021£10kMessy Play at the Playhut
ARCADIA22/01/2021£15kFor the Council of Meanwhile, Metronomes, Edenham and Trellick (CoMMET).
The National Lottery Community Fund29/08/2019£10kMessy Play at Meanwhile Gardens