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bankside open spaces trust

The charity supports the general public. Bankside Open Spaces Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is amateur sport. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in London and operates in Lambeth and Southwark.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Bankside Open Spaces Trust aims to bring people together to create inspiring urban green places. It does this by running consultations, bringing together steering groups, holding events, managing major works, looking after gardens, working in partnerships, holding gardening sessions, commenting on plans and strategies, enabling volunteers and providing resources to support balcony gardeners.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,553,685
Latest Expenditure
£1,335,207

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 81.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 94.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £138,339
Charitable Activities £845,758
Other Trading £569,491
Investments £97
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,260,370
Raising Funds £11,522
Governance £20,535
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £63,315

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,553,685£1,335,207£1,260,370£1,073,539£218,56918 / 913
2023£1,654,197£1,227,058£1,044,430£855,061£349,21018 / 873
2022£1,180,545£991,266£821,696£427,922£261,30114 / 430
2021£756,354£693,967£673,897£238,643£189,78211 / 217
2020£928,502£1,027,444£1,002,912£176,256£85,17012 / 702

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers