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2022-03-31-accounts

Annual Report and Financial Statements 2022

CHARITY NO. 288102

COMPANY REGISTRATION NO. 01762007

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Table of Contents

General information………………………………………………………………….….…. 3 Chair’s Statement…………………………………….…………………………….………. 4 Trustees’ Report…………………………….…………………………………………….…. 5 Director’s Report…………………………….………………………………………………. 11 Independent Examiner’s Report……………………….….……………………………. 15 Statement of Financial Activities………………………….……………………………. 16 Balance Sheet…………………….………….………………………………………………. 17 Statements of Cash Flow…………...…….………………………………………………. 18 Notes to the Accounts…….……………….………………………………………………. 19

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General Information

LEGAL STATUS

Urbanwise.London Limited is a company limited by guarantee, not having share capital, governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Working Name / Title:

Urbanwise.London (The Urban Studies Centre)

COMPANY SECRETARY MOYA O’HARA

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

Clare Fuchs ACMA 57 Sawley Road London W12 0LQ

BANKERS

PRINCIPAL ADDRESS

Canalside Activity Centre Canal Close Ladbroke Grove London W10 5AY

Lloyds Bank Ealing

TRUSTEES

Hilda McCafferty (Chair) Mike Lachowicz(Vice-chair) Mary-Louise Wedderburn (Treasurer) Chloe Kennedy John Kain Jordana Smith

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Chair’s Statement

This year, after thirty eight years in Hammersmith, we moved our operations to the Canalside Activity Centre at Ladbroke Grove, following the closure of the Lilla Huset. The centre is run by London Sports Trust and the move has been beneficial in many ways, allowing us to form new partnerships and explore new opportunities. Fortunately, we are still able to offer a full range of services to schools and the local community in Hammersmith and Fulham.

Our Active Local Learning project for schools in Hammersmith and Fulham increased in popularity as schools once more began to take children on school trips and allow visitors into the classroom following previous lockdowns.

Significant projects included ‘Bazalgette’s London’, funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund which came to an end this year. We were working with schools and community groups to discover the work of Victorian engineer Joseph Bazalgette and explore local riverside heritage. A short film of the project and a guide made by local children can be found on our website.

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea supported us in delivering the Children’s Environmental Parliament project in the spring term, after a two year long break due to the pandemic. We also worked in partnership with Hammersmith and Fulham council and the English Chamber Orchestra on the Thames Music Makers project which resulted in some fantastic, recycled percussion instruments and a wonderful concert for children held at the Riverside studios.

Our ‘Urban STEAM’ project, funded by John Lyon’s Charity, engaged young people with researching environmental issues and finding hands-on solutions in local schools. ‘Young Explorers’, funded by London Community Foundation, progressed in local schools and after school settings throughout the year. We also ran a number of lively smaller projects including ‘Discover Your Earls Court’, ‘Scrubs Bird Life’, ‘ESTEEM’ computer coding club and local Black History projects.

‘Discover Your Westminster’, with Westminster Adult Education Service, continued this year with some very

welcome in person delivery and plenty of local walks. We also led a series of discovery walks for adults and community groups with the support of TFL. We are looking forward to some new projects coming up, including Untold Stories, supported by the Mayor of London, where we will uncover the rich and diverse stories of the Grand Union Canal, the people who shaped it and those who live nearby. ‘Together for our Planet’, supported by Big Lottery Fund, will also find us working with all age groups focusing on recycling and upcycling in day to day life.

We were sorry to say goodbye to Alex Morgan, an experienced teacher who supported us on the Board of Trustees for ten years, in October 2021. In April our Vice Chair, Cathy Maund, Director of HCGA, who has given us her continued support for more than 30 years, also resigned from the Board. I would like to express our thanks to them both for all their valuable help over the years and wish them the best for the future. We were pleased to welcome John Kain, Operations Manager of London Sports Trust onto the Board at our AGM. I would like to thank the Board of Trustees, the staff, volunteers and all that have supported us, for helping to make this another busy and successful year. Next year it will be our 40th anniversary so we look forward to celebrating this with all our friends.

Hilda McCafferty, Chair

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Trustees’ Report

The trustees, who are also directors of Urbanwise.London Limited (‘the charity’) for the purposes of the Companies Act, submit their annual report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022. The report and financial statements are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors’ report and accounts for Companies Act purposes. The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015). The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission on Public Benefit.

Objects

The objects of the charity are:

Structure, Governance and Management

project work is carried out by the full-time staff director, Moya O’Hara, reporting to the Board of trustees, which comprises all the trustees. For the avoidance of doubt, all trustees are company directors (for company law purposes) and charity trustees (for charity law purposes). Under the articles of association, the Board of trustees comprises:

The election of trustees is conducted in accordance with procedures established by the trustees. Prospective trustees attend trustee meetings as observers and if appropriate a resolution to appoint them is put to members at the next Annual General Meeting.

At every Annual General Meeting, one third of the elected trustees retire from office. In the event that the number is not divisible by three, then the proportion to retire shall be that nearest to one third. The trustees to retire shall be those longest in office since their last election. Where there are trustees who have been in office for the same length of time then, in the absence of agreement, those to retire shall be selected by lot. Retiring trustees are eligible for re-election. Co-opted trustees serve until the end of the Annual General Meeting following their co-option but may then be co-opted again.

The charity is a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up in 1983. It is governed by a memorandum and articles of association, which were amended by special resolution on 26 January 2017.

Day to day administration of the charity and

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Risk management

The trustees consider the risks facing the charity as part of the normal business conducted at their meetings.

Of particular concern has been the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on our operations, although the situation improved during the year with the gradual removal of restrictions, enabling us to resume working with children and schools. Our major funders have continued to be very supportive, confirming their funding for the current financial year to 31 March 2022. However, this support cannot be taken for granted in the longer term and we are developing other ways of working with schools and the wider community, such as online delivery of information and other

resources.

In previous years the uncertainty over the charity’s premises has been a major concern. In August 2021 the charity signed an agreement with another charity, London Sports Trust (LST), to occupy an office at the Canalside Activity Centre, Canal Close, W10 5AY (Canalside) and moved out of the premises at The Lilla Huset. The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is continuing to negotiate arrangements for using the new premises at The Jetty, Fulham Reach but negotiations have been complicated by commercial considerations of the purchaser of the development so that at the date of this report no agreement has been reached.

As well as the continuing effects of the pandemic, the Trustees are very concerned by the effects of inflation and the pressure on both schools and local authorities to save costs. The trustees continue to monitor the situation and seek to develop the charity’s activities to serve schools and the wider community as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Related Parties

The charity undertakes school project work in partnership with Hammersmith Community Gardens Association (HGCA), a registered charity (number 1111999), registered office 1 Melina Road, London W12 9HY. The staff director of Urbanwise.London Limited, Moya O’Hara, is a trustee of HCGA. During the year the charity invoiced HCGA £685 for our contribution to their summer playscheme funded by LBHF. (2021: the charity invoiced HCGA for two transactions totalling £960). In addition, HCGA made a grant of £3,600 to the charity to deliver a walks programme as part of their RBKC adult education funding.

The charity is also connected to London Sports Trust (LST) (registered charity no. 1077167) through trustee John Kain, Operations Manager at LST. In August 2021 the charity moved to LST’s Canalside premises and paid LST a total of £2,550 in the period to 31 March 2022.

The move to Canalside has proved a very happy arrangement, with complementary activities and the opportunity to develop contacts with residents, organisations and Council representatives in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC). In addition, John Kain, Operations Manager of LST has joined the Board of Trustees of Urbanwise, contributing particular expertise and knowledge of sports activities in the community to our meetings.

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Financial Review

Charitable income rose by £31,185 or 28% on the previous year to £142,555. £56,186 of this sum represented income deferred from the previous year for work on major projects the completion of which had been delayed by the effects of the pandemic. All funding and other income except for small donations was for specified projects or in accordance with service level agreements. The key funder was the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, which provided funding for children’s services accounting for £11,612 or 8% of total incoming resources (2021: £11,612) and £9,917 fees for project work, included in total project related fees of £124,110 (2021: £5,410 included in total project related fees of £99,300). Interest earned on the bank deposit account was negligible in 2022 and 2021. 77% of the charity’s expenditure (£108,815) was on payroll costs and freelance staff (2021: 87%, £95,112), with project expenses (£22,030) accounting for a further 16% (2021: project expenses £5,509, 5% of total expenses). There was a small surplus for the year of £1,237 on unrestricted funds, while there was no movement on the restricted fund (2021: net surplus on unrestricted fund £1,724 and no movement on the restricted fund). The balance on restricted funds carried forward is £22,352 and the unrestricted fund stands at £56,106.

Reserves Policy

The Board of trustees has considered the charity’s need for reserves in the light of its risk assessment and plans for future periods. The trustees aim to maintain the unrestricted income fund at a level of between three and six months’ operating expenditure to enable the charity to operate without interruption if there is a short term break in incoming resources. The trustees have agreed that £15,000 of the unrestricted funds balance of £56,106 should be

designated for the costs of moving to permanent new premises when this happens. The balance of the funds after subtracting £15,000 - £41,002 - represents just over four months’ expenditure. The trustees consider that this is the minimum level of free reserves needed, given the uncertain future as activities may still be curtailed by a resurgence of Covid-19, continuing competition for funds, and financial restrictions on the activities of local authorities and schools. The restricted income fund of £22,352 was established in 1989 for costs associated with the move out of Lilla Huset to new premises, required to be held against the possibility of a major and sustained shortfall in future income.

Volunteers

There were six volunteers through the year, including three from King’s College London (2021: four volunteers, including one student from King’s College London).

Fundraising

Urbanwise.London does not fundraise from individuals. All funding is sought from organisations.

Plans for the Future

The trustees and staff director are working to generate income from multiple sources to ensure that the charity can continue to meet its objectives. Whilst the potential of the Jetty as an asset in attracting funding may have been lost, the certainty and synergies provided by the move to the Canalside premise has brought greater certainty to fundraising activities. The trustees and staff are working together to ensure that the charity remains adaptable and efficient in order to enable it to meet its objective of advancing environmental education through the provision of a Centre. Despite all the difficulties, the trustees are confident that the charity has a secure basis

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on which to fundraise and plan for the future.

Members of the Board of Trustees

(being directors for the purposes of the Companies Act)

The directors who served during the year were as follows:

Hilda McCafferty (Chair)

Mike Lachowicz (Vice-chair) (appointed upon retirement of Cathryn Maund)

Mary-Louise Wedderburn (Treasurer)

John Kain (Appointed 12 October 2021)

Chloe Kenny

Cathryn Maund (Retired 26 April 2022)

Alex Morgan (Retired 12 October 2021)

Jordana Smith

Chloe Kenny and Mary-Louise Wedderburn retire at the Annual General Meeting and, being eligible, offer themselves for reappointment.

The trustees would like to express their thanks to Alex Morgan, who served as a trustee for ten years, and to the Vice Chair, Cathryn Maund, Director of HCGA, who has served as a trustee for more than 30 years.

Trustees’ Responsibilities in Relation to the Financial statements

The charity trustees (who are also the directors of Urbanwise.London Limited for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing a trustees’ annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the company for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:

• Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

• State whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

• Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and the group and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Company law requires the charity trustees to

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Our Work in Numbers

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Director’s Report

Annual Projects

Active Local Learning

Children and young people in Hammersmith and Fulham schools enjoyed learning about the local environment, exploring nature and discovering how to keep fit and healthy. As part of this programme, we ran a popular summer playscheme in partnership with HCGA, with nature discovery, games, crafts and a healthy lunch. Our programme of outdoor learning continued through the year with Ark Bentworth Primary school with plenty of fun and adventurous activities.

Children’s Environmental Parliament

The ‘Children’s Environmental Parliament’ event was held in the council chamber of Kensington Town Hall, for invited guests for five Hammersmith and Fulham Year 6 classes and five from Kensington and Chelsea. The children had researched a wide range of topics including, Portobello Road, air pollution and the River Thames.

“We found out all about local pollution issues in our area and made some plans to improve things with the help of the council” Year 6 student, Thomas’s Academy.

Urban STEAM

For our ‘Urban STEAM’ project young people investigated an environmental issue, looking for their own solutions and trying out some hands-on activities connected to science, technology, engineering, art and maths. Projects included helping bees on Wormwood Scrubs, designing imaginative solutions to local litter problems and looking for ways to tackle covid waste in our waterways.

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Young Explorers

Young people from schools and after school clubs explored aspects of their own locality. Activities included pond dipping, mini-beasts hunts, tree ID, bark rubbing and model making. Some fun days out for families included visits to Kew Gardens and the Science Museum.

Discover Your Westminster

Our adult education course went from strength to strength this year and was delivered both in person at community settings including Paddington, Church street, and Queens Park libraries and on-line. There were also some local walks and days out to places like Kensington Palace, Kew Gardens and Regents Park. We encouraged adults to research local history, develop their digital skills and present their own projects to other students.

“Thank you for giving us such a wonderful course. I

learned a lot about Westminster. Also lovely spending time with our study members together, as well as studying something new. I got attached to Westminster!”

Discover Your Westminster student.

Discover Your London Walks

Throughout the year local people joined us for sociable walks to discover the green spaces,

history and culture of twelve different places, including Hampstead Heath, Chiswick Riverside and the City of London’s secret gardens, supported by Transport for London. At the end of the year we also began a walks programme for Kensington and Chelsea residents in partnership with Hammersmith Community Gardens.

Training and Events

We delivered training for Newly Qualified Teachers in Local and Outdoor Learning for Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster Children’s Services. We continued to facilitate the Geography and History Good Practice Network for teachers. We gave two on-line talks as part of Roehampton University’s teacher training programme and showcased our ‘Mudlarks’ project at the British Ecological Society conference. We also were pleased to support the Hammersmith and Fulham Climate Carnival in Lyric square.

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Special projects Thames Music Makers

Working with Hammersmith and Fulham Children’s Services, Fulham Academy and the English Chamber Orchestra, we ran workshops with 5 primary schools, making percussion instruments from recycled household waste. The children brought these along to the Riverside studios to participate in a special orchestral concert at the end of the project.

“It was great because there were different people and we made loads of different instruments and I think it was really cool and I had never seen a performance before.” Student, Normand Croft Primary school.

Bazalgette’s London

Our project about Victorian engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette came to an end with schools and the local community, including walks, visits and art workshops. We were able to create some bespoke education materials, including a brochure, interactive map and a short film about this life and work.

ESTEEM Club

‘ESTEEM’ clubs foster STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Design, Maths) while learning about the local environment and developing. Developing ‘21st-century skills’ in innovation, cooperation, creativity, critical thinking, communication, entrepreneurship, and resilience. We ran ESTEEM club at The Curve, Canalside Activity Centre and at after school clubs.

“My daughter discovered Coding through ESTEEM clubs. She thoroughly enjoyed herself. Great sessions!”

Scrubs Bird Life

‘Scrubs Bird Life’ found us bird watching, recording species and playing environmental games on Wormwood Scrubs with children and families from the Old Oak area. A series of workshops with a local artist resulted in a Children’s Guide and banner of the Top Ten birds of the Scrubs.

“A hundred different birds! I didn’t even know there were so many at the scrubs!”

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Black History

This year we made a short film about Hammersmith and Fulham’s fascinating Black history. We also ran some walks for local people to compliment our ‘Portobello Road’s Black history’ film.

Discover Your Earls Court

We started a new project, supported by Earls Court Development Company, offering some creative workshops and local discovery sessions in this vibrant part of London.

Moya O’Hara, Director

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