Capital Communities 1997 To 2001

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CITY PAROCHIAL FOUNDATION
Trust for London
Capital communities
1997 review 2001
City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London Trustees*

The Crown Ms Maggie Baxter (Vice Chairman) Mr Nigel Pantling Professor Julian Franks The Earl of Limerick KBE Ms Elahe Panahi Mr Mr Mr Mr Edward Lord William Dove Ian Luder Robin Sherlock
Corporation of London
Church Commissioners Council of the University of London University College London City and Guilds of London Institute Bishopsgate Foundation Cripplegate Foundation Kings College London City Parochial Foundation
The Bishop of Willesden Mr Peter Dale Mrs Gillian Roberts Professor Gerald Manners (Chairman) Mr John Barnes CBE Mr Roger Payton Mr Patrick Haynes Mr John Muir Mrs Lynda Stevens Miss Jyoti Munsiff Mr Albert Tucker Ms Jane Wilmot OBE
Liaison
The exchange of information, good practice and ideas between funding organisations has many benefits. The Foundation and Trust are active in many formal and informal networks including the London Funders Group
* As at 1 January 2002
Staff of the Foundation and Trust

Clerk Director of Finance and Administration Director of Grants and Programmes Field Officers Bharat Mehta OBE Carol Harrison Martin Jones Ann Curno (to June 2002), Helal Uddin Abbas, Mubin Haq (from June 2002) Sioned Churchill Tina Stiff Lorraine Foy (to August 2002), Alison Slater (from May 2002) Beulah Scott Jaspal Babra Sue Caller Mara Normile Jason Harley (to May 2002) Laura Mansfield (from June 2002) Suzette La Pierre
Field Officer Responsible for Monitoring and Evaluation Publications and IT Manager Secretary to the Clerk Secretary to Director of Grants and Programmes Secretary to Field Officers Accounts Assistant Office Manager Administrative Assistant Receptionist
Promotion
The aims of the Foundation and the Trust are actively promoted to draw attention to the needs of people experiencing poverty, and the needs of community groups to show what can be achieved; and to highlight lessons that have been learned from the funded work
Consultation
Because of their extensive experience the Foundation and Trust are frequently asked to comment on policy proposals and consultation documents produced by other bodies including local and central government
Professional Advisers
Solicitors Surveyors Auditors Bankers Investment Managers Farrer & Co, WC2A 3LH CB Hillier Parker, W1A 2BT KPMG, EC4Y 8BB Lloyds TSB Bank plc, EC2R 8AU Dresdner RCM Global Investors (UK) Ltd, EC3M 3LB To February 2002: Schroder Investment Management Limited, EC2V 9QA From February 2002: S G Asset Management UK Limited, EC4M 7NL Veritas Asset Management (UK) Limited, WC2N 6DF
Properties
The Foundation owns a number of sites and buildings which are let at low rents to organisations for charitable or voluntary activities
Good practice
Good governance and pre- and post-grant support are vital activities if maximum use is to be made of charitable resources. The Foundation and the Trust organise training for potential grant applicants and recipients and publish guides to good practice
Partnerships
Schemes tackling school exclusion, refugee education and work with young men are funded jointly with other trusts and organisations
Innovation
Schemes responding to new needs have been established including an education awards initiative for young refugees, one concerned with access to appropriate employment for displaced professionals and another on governance of small organisations
Introducing City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London

City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London exist to benefit the poor of London and to provide support for community organisations that have charitable purposes. In achieving these aims, both organisations are involved in a wide range of activities Special programmes
These programmes currently provide funding for a number of organisations working with young people, and for three strategic bodies working with disabled people, on a particular scheme called Count us in
Local area initiatives

Community development work is currently supported in four areas Bellingham; Greenford; Kilburn; and St Peters, Tower Hamlets
Managing assets
The Foundation owns a large property and equities portfolio. The Trustees also manage the endowment of Trust for London. The resulting income provides the resources to meet the charitable aims of both bodies. One of the assets of the Foundation is the Resource Centre in Holloway Road, N7, which provides meeting facilities, offices and services
Reactive grants
The Foundation and Trust provide direct grants for specific purposes, often responding to local or exceptional needs as they arise
Capital communities review
Organisations funded by City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London

170 Community Project > 201st Islington Scout Group > 2nd Epsom (Christ Church) Scout Group > AVoice for the Child in Care > Abbeyfield North London Society > Accept > Accra Centre for Advancement of Young People > Ace of Clubs (Clapham Ltd) > Ackroyd AAWAZ South Asian Womens Association > Active Women > Afghan Alliance of London > Afghan Association of London (Harrow) > Afri-Caribbean Peoples Organisation > African and African-Caribbean Peoples Advisory Group > African and Caribbean Family Support Community Association > Action Disability Kensington and Chelsea > Action for Kids Charitable Trust > Action Group for Irish Youth > Acton Homeless Concern > Addaction > Adult Dyslexia Organisation > Adun Society > Advisory Centre for Education > Advocacy for Project > African Caribbean Re-Union > African Caribbean Senior Citizen Organisation > African Caribbean Support Group > African Child Welfare Association > African Families Support Service > African Foundation for Development > African Francophone Community Older People in Greenwich > Advocacy Partners in Sutton > Africa Educational Trust > African Caribbean Family Mediation Service > African Foundation for Development > African Peoples Link > African Womens Support Groups > Afro-Caribbean Housing Association > Association > African French Speaking Peoples Welfare Association > African Heritage and Welfare Trust > African Welfare Association > African Welfare Organisation > African Womens Forum > African Womens Welfare Association > African Youth Education and Age Concern > Age Concern Acton > Age Concern Croydon > Age Concern Ealing Borough > Age Concern Enfield > Age Concern Greater London > Age Concern Havering > Age Concern Hillingdon > Age Concern Islington > Age Concern London > Age Concern Cultural Development Organisation > African Youth Organisation > African Youth Trust > Africans and Descendants Counselling Service in Barnet > Al-Huda Arabic School Association > Al-Zahra Womens Centre > Alborz School of Persian Language > Algerian Refugee Newham > Age Concern Richmond Upon Thames > Age Concern Sutton Borough > Age Concern Tower Hamlets > Age Concern Waltham Forest > Age Concern Wandsworth > Agroforep > Aide Toute Dtresse Fourth World (UK) > Aids Care Education and Training > Council > Amhara Refugee Community > Amman Elderly Asians Group > An-Noor Arabic Association > Anand Mandal Asian Elderly Group > Anatolian Cultural Centre > Andover Youth and Community Trust > Angolan Advice and Information Centre > Angolan Air Training Corps 393 Finchly Squadron > Akina MaMa Wa Africa > Alcohol Counselling Prevention Services > Alcohol East > Alone in London (GLAS) > Alzheimers Concern Ealing > Alzheimers Society > AMENDS > An-Viet Foundation > Anchor Housing Trust > Community Association > Anxiety Care > Anyadwe Children and Family Welfare Association > Arab Community Education Centre > Arab Cultural Community > Arab Group in Hounslow > Arise Education Project > Asian Womens Aid Zone > Association for Sierra Anika Patrice Project > Apex Charitable Trust Limited > Arab Womens Group > Architecture Foundation > Archway Project > Arthritis Care > Arts World Wide > Artsline > ARVAC > Asian Dub Foundation Education > Asian ParentsAssociation for Special Educational Leonean Refugees > Association for Women facing Childbirth in Detention > Association of Angolan Bakongo Refugees UK > Association of Blind Asians > Association of Chinese Women > Association of Haringey Muslim Community > Association of Sierra Leonean Needs > Asian Womens Advisory Service > Association for All Speech Impaired Children > Association for Research in the Voluntary and Community Sector > Aston Mansfield Settlement > Asylum Aid > Attlee Foundation > Autism London > Axe Street Project > Back to Refugees > Association of Wakirke Comm.of Great Britain and Ireland > Balagan Theatre Company Limited > Bangladesh Womens Association > Bangladesh Youth Forum (Newham) > Bangladeshi Association (Haringey) > Bangladeshi Mothers Support Group > Work > Bail for Immigration Detainees > Bangladesh Centre > Bangladesh Womens Association in Haringey > Bankside Open Spaces Trust > Barbara Melunsky Fund The Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trust > Barking and Dagenham Citizens Advice Bureau > Bangladeshi Womens Society > Barking and Dagenham Vietnamese and Chinese Assoc. > Barnet Blind and Partially Sighted Bowls Club > Barnet Borough Senior Citizens Forum > Barnet Community Counselling > Bayswater & Little Venice Bengali Association > BBC
Barking and Dagenham Crossroads Care Attendant Scheme > Barking and Dagenham DIAL(Disablement Information Advice Line ) > Barnardos > Barnet Citizens Advice Bureau Barnet Law Service > Barnet Mencap > Barnet Voluntary Service Council > Basement Project
Community Centre > BBC Tenants and Residents > Beckton Islamic Association > Beis Chana Jewish Womens Centre > Bellingham Festival Foundation > Bengal Youth Group > Bengali Community Education Centre > Bengali Education Centre > Bermondsey and Rotherhit
International > Bengali Workers Association > Bexley and Bromley Citizen Advocacy > Bexley Association of Disabled People > Bexley Mencap > Bexley Moorings Project > Bexley Voluntary Service Council > Bexley Womens Aid > Big Issue Foundation > Bishop Creighton H
Quinquennium 1997-2001
Contents
Chairmans foreword Guidelines 1997-2001 page 4 page 6
London the mosaic city page 8 Tony Travers, Director, Greater London Group at the London School of Economics, looks at influences on the voluntary sector Responding to change programmes, initiatives and funding - more than just funding - governance home and away - refugee communities and funding plus - Resource Unit for Supplementary and Mother-tongue Schools - tackling exclusion from school - Count Us In the Disability Programme page 10
Changing times changing structures page 22 Sean Baine, Chair of the London Civic Forum, describes how the voluntary sector has developed and responded to new approaches Getting messages across page 24 How City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London are passing on lessons learned from funding programmes and initiatives Trustees and staff Facts and figures where the money went page 28 page 32
Looking forward the next five years page 38 Christina Schwabenland, Director of London Voluntary Service Council, looks at the issues that will influence voluntary bodies over the next Quinquennium Looking ahead Guidelines for 2002-2006 page 41
Developing themes The Foundation started page 44 its five year review process in 1935: a look back shows a remarkable consistency in approach over time Providing the services page 48 What organisations have to say about City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London
ect > Battersea Neighbourhood Aid Centre > Bede House Association > Bedford Institute Association HomeStore Project > Bell Farm Christian Centre Ltd > Bell Farm Church > Bellingham Community Recreation Project > Bellingham Project (BECORP) > Bengali
rhithe Mental Health Support Group > Better Life for Women and Families > Bexley Association of Turkish Speakers > Bexley Gujarati Samaj > Bexley Refugee and Asylum Seekers Support > Bexley Snap > Bijoy Youth Group > Black Ethnic Cultural and Welfare
on House Small Jobs Scheme > Black Employment Initiative > Black Londoners Forum > Blackfrairs Advice Centre > Blackfriars Settlement > Blackliners > Blind in Business > Bonny Downs Community Association > Borderline > Boundary Community School > Bourne
Chairmans foreword
4 Professor Gerald Manners ach year City Parochial Foundation submits its Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements to the Charity Commission, and publishes a Grants Review that details the recipients of its support over the previous twelve months. The Trustees planning and grant-making, however, is set within a broader strategy which is reviewed every five years and Capital Communities is a report on their achievements over the Quinquennium 1997 to 2001.
are spread between properties both in and beyond London, equities and gilt edged securities. In recent years, the Foundation has benefited particularly from the strength of the property markets in which it is invested. However, this good performance has been offset somewhat by the weakness of equity markets over the last two years, by falling interest rates and by the withdrawal of Advance Corporation Tax relief. The Foundations income has also been adversely affected by the Trustees decision to rebalance their assets over time towards equities, and by a revision of its pension arrangements. Over the Quinquennium, the annual income of the Foundation has tended to fall slightly in real terms. However, the Trustees believe that this trend can now be reversed following a Charity Commission Order which will allow expenditure in future to be based upon the total return to the charitys assets. The first year of this new regime will be 2003. Between 1997 and 2001 the Church of England in Greater London received 15 million from the City Church Fund. Over the same period, the Foundation was able to give 28 million from its Central Fund and Trust for London to secular charities. Grants were made to 1,647 organisations helping Londons poor. Capital Communities is an account of both the Trustees response to requests for assistance and the various initiatives which they took to support places and circumstances where the needs of the poor would otherwise have remained neglected. Thus, the Foundations concerns about social exclusion and community isolation, its commitment to refugee education, and its desire to help young people in poverty have all involved both reacting to grant applications and the Trustees own programmes of support. Sometimes this
The activities of the Foundation, which dates back to 1883, are rooted in three important endowments. The largest, the Central Fund, came from legacies for the benefit of the poor living in the City of London; with assets approaching 104 million, its income is now available for the benefit of poor people throughout Greater London (the Metropolitan Police District plus the City). The smallest endowment, Trust for London, was given by the Government in 1986 following the abolition of the Greater London Council to provide support for small community groups throughout London; its original endowment of 10 million was recently valued at 17 million. The Foundations third endowment is the City Church Fund, whose assets come from ecclesiastical charities in the City of London and are currently worth 78 million; its income is passed directly to the Church of England throughout Greater London as determined by the Church Commissioners, the largest recipients being the Dioceses of London, Southwark and Chelmsford. In nurturing these three endowments, which grew from 166 million in real terms at the end of 1996 to some 200 million five years later (an increase of 20%), the trustees benefit from professional legal, property and investment advice, for which they are immensely grateful. The income of the Foundation varies with the performance of its investments which
Trust > Boys Brigade Housing Association > Brandon Centre > Breakthrough Trust > Brent Adolescent Centre > Brent Advocacy Concerns > Brent Asian Womens Refuge > Brent Association for Voluntary Action > Brent Community Law Centre > Brent Community Transport >
Organisation > Black Womens Rape Action Project > Bluebird Wheelchair Basketball Club > Bold Balladiers Trust > Bosnia Herzegovina Club Brent > Bread and Roses > Brent Iranian Community > Brent Retired Brahmin Association > Brent Visually Handicapped Group > Br
British Federation of Young Choirs > Broadcasting Support Services > Brokerage CityLink > Bromley Baptist Church Lifelink > Bromley by Bow Centre > Bromley CitizensAdvice Bureaux > Bromley Mencap > Bromley Racial Equality Council > Bromley Refugee Network > B
proactive work has been as the sole funder; more often it has been in alliance with others. The process of grant-making calls for compassion, knowledge, discussion, intuition, judgement and, at times, courage. In consequence, the Trustees value enormously the expertise and advice of the Foundations staff, whose insights into Londons voluntary sector, and the challenges it faces, powerfully inform their decisions. Our long-established practice of visiting all grant applicants that are likely to be successful is a major source of the staffs insights, and the Foundation has been happy to share its understanding with others, including the Government. The Trustees are also grateful for the advice of those co-opted onto their committees, and the numerous consultants who have helped the Foundation over the years. Above all, however, Trustees are grateful for the leadership and imagination of the two Clerks who served the Foundation between 1997 and 2001. Tim Cook completed 12 years of distinguished service to the Foundation in 1998 and was succeeded by Bharat Mehta, who has already begun to leave his distinctive stamp upon our affairs. Their contribution to the Foundations achievements cannot be overstated. With such support, the Trustees ultimate responsibility for the proper use of the Foundations resources is less burdensome. The Quinquennium saw many changes in the Foundations social and political environment. We therefore invited three people who are particularly knowledgeable about Londons voluntary sector to contribute to this review. We are very grateful to Tony Travers for interpreting the shifting influences, political and otherwise, that have affected Londons voluntary sector in the last five years. Sean Baine, with his unique insights into this rapidly changing scene, kindly agreed to examine how the voluntary sector has responded to these changes. And we were delighted when
Christina Schwabenland accepted our invitation to speculate on the challenges facing grant givers such as the Foundation in the foreseeable future. Partly in response to the spirit of the times but mainly for reasons of efficiency, the 5 Trustees have made significant changes to the governance and management of the Foundation since 1997. I pay tribute to my fellow Trustees for their support, expertise and energy in these challenging matters, particularly to my Vice Chairman, Ms Maggie Baxter, and the Chairmen of our various Committees through which much of the Foundations detailed work is conducted. Over the Quinquennium Trustees have agreed to consolidate the Central and City Church Funds into a Combined Fund for investment purposes, to facilitate the process of asset diversification; explored the implications and determined a route to the implementation of a total return approach to investment and distribution; undertaken a root and branch review of the Foundations governance; and, subject to the approval of the Charity Commission, decided to become a charitable company limited by guarantee. With these and other changes the Foundation and the Trust look forward with confidence to the next five years. Our current plans are summarised in the later pages of this report. As Capital Communities shows, City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London are determined to maintain their reputations as innovative and imaginative funders for the benefit of the poor of London. Professor Gerald Manners
(As in previous years, a Grants review for 2001 listing all the grants made during the year has been published in addition to this Quinquennial review. Copies are available on request.)
rt > Brent Irish Advisory Service > Brent Mencap > Brent Society for the Mentally Handicapped > Brent Volunteer Bureau > Brentford & Chiswick Victim Support Scheme > Bridge Project Trust > British Bangladesh Welfare Association > British Council of Disabled People > Bright Future Association > Bromley by Bow Bangladeshi Forum > Bromley Community Bereavement Service > Bromley Forum of Older People > Bromley Gypsy/Traveller Community Project > Bromley Somali Community Association > Brune Bernard and Carter Tenants > Bromley User Group > Bromley Voluntary Sector Trust > Brookhowse Community Centre > Brunswick Club Trust > Burghley Road Under Fives Community Centre > Cairde Na Ngael > Caldecott Foundation > Camberwell Choir School > Cambridge House and Talbot
Setting out the priorities

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or almost 70 years, trustees of City Parochial Foundation (and similarly, since its establishment in 1986, Trust for London) have taken time every five years to review past activities and plan for the next Quinquennium to ensure that they are meeting the needs for which they were established. (Details of previous priorities and how they have changed are given in an article on pages 44-47). In recent years this has also involved consultation with voluntary groups and partners. From this work, guidelines are drawn up for grant applicants, highlighting the main areas of
concern and activities which trustees intend to fund. These are then distributed widely to help ensure that as many people and groups as possible are aware of funds that may be available. The main priorities established for the 1997-2001 Quinquennium are listed here.
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Direct work to alleviate poverty

During the preparation for the Quinquennium the Trustees were struck forcibly by the way in which poverty can lead to social isolation, injustice and exclusion in all sections of the community and by the effect of poverty on young people.
the provision of advice, information and assistance with individual advocacy; local initiatives to combat racial harassment or crime; support for education and training initiatives and schemes.
Indirect and strategic work to alleviate poverty

The Trustees also appreciate the importance of backup and development work for the voluntary sector and will be prepared to consider applications to assist work in the following areas: Infrastructure support for the voluntary sector Experience has repeatedly shown that in individual boroughs and across London there is a need for infrastructure support for voluntary organisations, and that service providers need to have the best advice, information and training to develop high quality services for the poor of London.
In consequence the Foundation has decided to focus a significant part of its resources upon what it regards as two priority concerns.
These are: the need to tackle social isolation, injustice and exclusion as they affect individuals in any section of the community; the need to provide help for young people (aged 10-25 years) experiencing poverty. The particular way in which these two concerns will be addressed is through grants for direct work involving:
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Advocacy for policy change Work in the voluntary sector can highlight the need for policy change, and arguments need to be constructed and presented to the appropriate authorities for improvements. This is a legitimate part
Walworth Triangle Forum > Camden Black Parents and Teachers Association > Camden CAB > Camden Citizens Advice Bureau Service > Camden Community Law Centre > Camden Jobtrain > Camden Mental Health Consortium > Camden Womens Aid > Cannonbury Com
& Residents Association > Burundian Refugee Relief Organisation > Busoga Association (UK) > Camden Community Counselling > Cameroon Community Welfare Development Association > Care Alliance > Care for Carers in Hackney and City > Caribb Youth and Communit
Caribbean Pensioners and Friends > Carila Latin American Welfare Group > Catholic Housing Aid Society (CHAS) Lewisham > Caxton Trust > CCP Housing Ltd > Cedar Centre > Central London Dial-a-Ride > Central London Law Centre > Centre for Armenian Information a
Trust for London
The Trust targets small locally based community organisations with charitable purposes, which are independent of larger bodies. Small is defined as being entirely volunteer or membership-based, or with no more than the equivalent of two full-time paid staff. The Trust particularly welcomes proposals from womens groups, black and minority ethnic womens groups, and black and minority ethnic organisations.
The Trust seeks: to have an initiating and pro-active role, rather than to wait for applications; to ensure that its grants have a distinctive and particular impact; to be accessible to small groups.
1997 2001
In addition Dissemination
Applications will be considered from small groups in any London borough as follows:
any self-help group but particularly womens groups and young and elderly peoples groups; supplementary and mother-tongue schools; organisations working with people with disabilities; refugee and migrant groups.
any small charitable group can apply for a start-up grant of no more than 500; any small charitable group can apply for a grant of up to 1,500 for training costs.
Continuation grants
The trustees will consider applications from some of the organisations previously grant-aided for revenue costs by the Trust. Further grants will not be given automatically, but Field Officers will discuss with organisations what they require to continue effective work.
Funding priorities
The Trust will not make grants above 10,000 a year for capital costs or revenue costs. Revenue cost may be given over a two or three year period though normally with a reducing level of grant. of charitable activity, provided it falls within the Charity Commissioners published Guidelines on Campaigning by Charities. Within these the Trustees will consider applications which aim to bring about changes in policy or service provision for the benefit of the poor of London. Such proposals must clearly arise from the applicants current work. Collaborative responses The Trustees wish to encourage applications from organisations working together, within one borough or across several boroughs, to meet the needs of the poor.
Small grants Any organisation working directly to benefit the poor of London, [with exclusions] may apply for a one-off grant of 10,000 Unexpected needs The Trustees are always ready to consider proposals to address new or emerging needs.
In certain cases the Foundation will consider with the beneficiary how best to disseminate the experience or the lessons learned from the work it has funded whether through local workshops, individual reports, seminars or a publication.
Continuation grants, small grants and unexpected needs

In addition the Foundation will consider applications, which are for: Continuation grants It is recognised that some work does not easily attract new funding and a continuation grant for work previously funded by the Foundation may be appropriate for a limited period.
Foundations initiatives
During the Quinquennium, the Foundation will continue to take its own initiatives. These are likely to include: special funding programmes for which applications will be invited; local area based work; alliances with other funders to deal with certain complex issues.
ommunity Baptist Church > Capital Housing > Cara Irish Housing Association > Cardinal Hume Centre > Carer to Carer > Carers in Ealing > Carers Lewisham > Carers National Association London Office > Carers Support Harrow > Carers Support Merton >
unity Association Caribb Club > Caribbean Cultural Organisation > Caribbean Indian Social and Cultural Association > Castle Community Association > Centre 4M > Centrepeace > Charity Section Balham Drop in Centre > Chelsea Asian Womens Group > Children and
on and Advice > Centrepoint Soho > Centreprise Trust Ltd > Change > Changemakers > Charities Evalution Services > Chaverim Youth Organisation > Chelsea Social Council > Chicken Shed Theatre Company > Child and Sound > Child Care Association of Barking &
Tony Travers, Director, Greater London group at the London School of Economics, looks at influences on the voluntary sector
8 ive years is a short time in the 2000year history of London. But there can be no doubt that this particular five-year period has seen radical changes in the capital. Labour was elected into government; a directly-elected mayor took office; an array of modernising social policies were introduced and, all the while, the capital matured into one of the worlds most complex and extraordinary cities.
initiatives. These approaches to policy make it possible to understand much about the governments motives. Tony Blair and Chancellor Gordon Brown want to lift people out of poverty rather than marginally raising the incomes of the poor. Tax credits are preferred to extra social security payments. Narrowly-targeted programmes of public spending are aimed at particular neighbourhoods, rather than whole local authorities. London is awash with zones, special initiatives and one-off funding streams. Simple it isnt, while the long-term effects will take some years to assess. One aspect of new Labours modernisation and, indeed, of devolution was the creation of the Greater London Authority, consisting of a city-wide mayor and assembly. Ken Livingstone, leader of the Greater London Council from 1981 to 1986, became Londons first-ever directly-elected mayor. This reform brought an element of American politics into the heart of the capital. As an elected executive for the whole city, the mayor inevitably has to govern in such a way as to take account of the rainbow of races, religions and lifestyles that make up London. In the five years since 1997, the capital has had to absorb many pressures and unexpected changes. The population of London has continued to rise sharply. International immigration into the capital has occurred at an unprecedented level. Recent research commissioned by the mayor suggests that the population is now 7.4 million, (not its largest ever population, which was 8 million in 1939) and will rise to over 8 million by 2015. Immigration has included asylum seekers, young citizens from within Europe and the Commonwealth, and rich bankers from the United States.
The arrival of a new Labour government inevitably meant people expected big changes after 18 years of the Conservatives. But, in fact, although there have been many
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the mosaic city

new initiatives affecting public policy, changes within society probably mattered more. The Blair government at first adopted an approach designed to hold public expenditure at the levels set by the previous administration. Soon it became clear that modernisation of local government, the NHS and virtually everything else was the key priority. In fact, after five years it is clear that the desire to modernise public services derives from a suspicion within new Labour that existing public services are not always efficient and effective. Londons deprived communities, in common with those elsewhere in the country, have found themselves the object of a bewildering array of government-backed
Dagenham > Childline > Childrens Centre > Childrens Discovery Centre East London > Childrens Express > Childrens Music Workshop > Chile Democratico > Chinese Association of Tower Hamlets > Chinese Mental Health Association > Chizuk > Choice > Christchurch U
Parents Advisory Group > Chinese Church in London Croydon Chinese School > Chiswick Mental Health Association > Chochmas Noshim PensionersClub > Christ Gospel Ministry Future Generation Youth Club > Clapton Common Day Centre > Colombian Refugee Asso
Sinfonia Limited > Civil Liberties Trust > Clean Break Theatre Company, Camden > Clerkenwell and Islington Medical Mission > Co op Pepys Community Arts Project > Colville Nursery Centre > Comeback > Common Purpose Your Turn, London > Community Accountancy S
London is now a diverse, multi-lingual metropolis of epic proportions. But not everyone believes London should develop in this way. During 1999, a bomber attacked targets in Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho. His targets were the African-Caribbean, Asian and gay communities. His motives as it turned out at a later court case were explicitly derived from extremist, National Socialist, objectives. This random and brutal incursion into Londons apparently peaceful community relations was a reminder that there is a fragility to the capitals unique culture. Policing London the Met were highly effective over the capture of the bomber has also become a matter of continuous political and community concern. Tragic failings in the handling of the Stephen Lawrence case led to major criticisms of police practices and management. The current senior officers of the Metropolitan Police (which is now subject to greater accountability than in the past) clearly understand the problems of policing a racially-diverse city in a way that has altered radically since the murder of Stephen Lawrence. Voluntary organisations have, as in earlier years, been vital in providing help to many individuals and communities that official organisations cannot reach. London has one of the most wide-reaching and creative non-governmental sectors in the world. City Parochial Foundation, as a consistent supporter of organisations for the dispossessed, has played a key part in underpinning Londons social and economic development. Five years is not long for London. But for those of us who live here, particularly ones who have arrived from strife-torn countries overseas, even a few months can seem a lifetime. Freedoms to work, to relax and to live peacefully may be mundane, but they are also precious. London offers the bright lights and big city attractions that bring the ambitious to live here. But the
February 1997
Labour Party publishes report on voluntary sector Building the Future Together.
May 1997
Labour government is elected.
August 1997
Home Secretary Jack Straw announces a full independent judicial inquiry into the handling by the police and Crown Prosecution Service of the murder of Stephen Lawrence in April 1993, to be headed by the former High Court judge Sir William Macpherson.
March 1998
Lawrence public inquiry opens at the Elephant & Castle. Tim Cook retires after 12 years as Clerk. He is succeeded by Bharat Mehta. More than 300 people most of them from organisations funded by Trust for London attend an event at the Guildhall to launch Trusting in the Community, a report published to mark the Trusts 10th anniversary.
October 1998
CPF report Financial Monitoring of Voluntary Organisations looking at 59 organisations of various sizes is published.
November 1998
Lawrence Inquiry ends after 69 days of hearings. A compact between the voluntary sector and the government is agreed, setting out a set of shared principles, paving the way for codes of practice on issues such as funding, community groups and volunteering.
city also provides a haven for those fleeing persecution and poverty. The period from 1997 to 2002 has seen London mature into perhaps the ultimate muddled, creative mosaic city. Whatever it is, its people made it thus.
ch United Club > Church Action on Disability > Churches Community Care > Churches Together in Clapham Together in Notre Dame > Citizen Advocacy Information and Training > City and Hackney Alcohol Service > City and Hackney Mind > City Life > City of London ssociation > Community Care Protection Group > Community Care Trust Waltham Forest > Community of Congolese Refugees in Great Britain > Community of Malian Refugees in the UK > Community of Rwandese Refugees in UK > Community of Tigrayan Refugees
cy Self Help (CASH) > Community Development Foundation Self Advocacy Team > Community Housing and Therapy > Community Housing Association Limited > Community Language Centre > Community of Refugees from Vietnam - East London > Community
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ork on the 1997-2001 quinquennium began in 1996 when the Trustees and staff held a series of meetings to consider and shape grant funding for the coming five years. This was backed by interviews by two former members of staff Alison Harker and Maknun Gamaledin Ashami with 75 people from very poor areas of London to discover their most pressing concerns. From this work, the priorities were set.
Responding
organisations work together. The Trustees also agreed to continue to take initiatives in addition to grant-making for programme funding, local area work and alliances. Programme funding aiming to make significant funds available for new work in areas of particular concern to Trustees. For the 1997-2001 Quinquennium these were social isolation, young people and disability. Local areas work to achieve geographically -focussed initiatives through a coherent and co-ordinated approach. Alliances working with other funders where the size and complexity of some issues means that Foundation funding alone can only make a limited impact. Trust for London guidelines for the Quinquennium reflected the Trusts own distinctive grant-making practices and procedures, focussing on small, locallybased community groups with the equivalent of no more than two full-time members of staff. Emphasis was placed on grants for start-up costs, training, self-help groups concentrating on young people (1625) and elderly people, supplementary and mother-tongue schools, refugee and migrant groups and disability groups. Within this, Trustees also highlighted two areas:
Setting the guidelines

Trustees were very aware of the way poverty can lead to social isolation, injustice and exploitation in all sections of the community and the effect of policy on young people. As a result, City Parochial Foundation decided to focus a significant part of its resources on two priority concerns:
the need to tackle social isolation,

injustice and exclusion as they affect individuals; and
the need to provide help for young

people (aged 10-25 years) experiencing poverty. Grants would be made for direct work involving provision of advice, information and assistance with individual advocacy, local initiatives to combat racial harassment or crime, and support for education and training initiatives and schemes. Back-up and development work for the voluntary sector was also considered important and Trustees agreed to look at applications for infrastructure support in individual boroughs as well as across London, advocacy for policy change, and collaborative work wher e
By kind permission of Guardian Society and Harry Venning
Organisations Forum Tower Hamlets > Community Reaching Out > Community Self Build Agency > Community Service Volunteers > Concorde Centre for Young People > Consortium of Bengali Associations > Contact a Family > Contact the Elderly > Copleston Centre > Core
in Britain > Complementary Cancer Care Trust > Congolese Community Welfare Association > Congolese (Zairean) Womens Association > Corali Dance Company > Cowley Community Initiatives and Development Group > Craig Park Business and Training Centre > Cranford
Enfield > Croydon Association for the Young Single Homeless > Croydon Churches Housing Association > Croydon Citizens Advice Bureaux > Croydon Contacts > Croydon Council on Ageing Age Concern > Croydon Housing Aid Society > Croydon Mencap > Croydon Reso
More than just funding

The past five years and the 1990s in general - have seen significant changes in the operating environment for voluntary and charitable organisations. As a result the sectors have had to adapt. It has required new approaches to funding and organisation, and new approaches which can respond rapidly to needs as they change. During this time CPF and TfL have realised that organisations do not simply need money. In many cases, particularly small organisations which often have at most one or two members of staff do not have internal resources for such things as training. And often activities that would be normally carried out by specialist staff, such as finance and accounting, are just among a host of tasks which have to be undertaken. It is why CPF and TfL have adopted an approach best described as more than just funding or funding plus. As this review shows, approaches such as the Small Groups Worker scheme and Financial Monitoring are two projects which have proved highly valuable to the small organisations which have taken part.
funds were committed for an initial threeyear period to back the establishment of the Resource Unit for Supplementary and Mother-tongue Schools;
the difficulties experienced by small

groups in London were a continuing concern for the Trust and staff. The success of the small groups workers scheme was convincing evidence of the value of projects to provide general help to a range of organisations. (This led in time to the financial fitness and training projects, and the governance work). It was agreed that grants would continue to be made for up to three-year periods, with the maximum grant remaining at 10,000 per annum. As well as drawing up these guidelines and priorities, Trustees also appreciated the importance of ensuring that the London voluntary sector knew about them. At the end of 1996, field officers spent three months talking to a whole range of organisations collectively and individually across all London boroughs. In addition 10,000 leaflets each for the Trust and Foundation were distributed. One feature of these guidelines is the way in which many of the approaches adopted interact with each other. Thus initiatives often end up as partnerships and alliances with other organisations and funders, while alliances complement work in other fields. And the emphasis on youth matters cuts across many different strands of grant and funding programmes. 11
Funding plus
One important aspect of the Foundation and the Trust approach has not simply been to wait for grant applications to arrive, but to adopt a pro-active approach, and encourage groups to apply. And when applications are made, the practice is always to visit the groups to understand them better. This can lead to revised applications because the visits and discussions have shown that other needs are more pressing or the group can benefit more from a different approach.
Core Arts > Council for Education in World Citizenship > Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations > Cranstoun Drug Services > Creative and Supportive Trust Limited > Cricklewood Homeless Concern > Crime Concern > Crimestoppers Trust > Crossroads Care
ford Good Neighbours Scheme > Croham Hurst Good Neighbours > Crossroads Christian Counselling Service > Croydon Childminding Association > Croydon Hard of Hearing Project > Croydon Hearing Resource Centre > Crystal Vision Trust > Crystal Vision Trust >
esource Centre Support Services > Croydon Voluntary Action > Croydon Volunteer Bureau > Croydon Youth Development Trust > Croydon Youth Information and Counselling Service > Cultural Co-operation > Dalston Youth Project > Dame Colett House > Davish Enterprise
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It has shown that many groups do not always have the resources or do not pay enough attention to administrative and other necessary functions. Many do not have access to the training and personal development resources that are available to larger organisations. These issues have come up time after time, and have encouraged the Foundation to develop approaches to help a number of groups at the same time. It started with the Small Groups Worker scheme in the previous Quinquennium. The project concluded in 1997, and featured as the first of several special reports on the work of the Trust and the Foundation. Voluntary groups helping them develop confirmed that small groups do not just need money but can benefit substantially from hands-on support. It reported that, in all, 774 small groups gained advice on constitutions, legal issues, fund-raising, finance and a range of other issues. The scheme involved 1,037 individual members of these groups, and the nine organisations (mainly councils of voluntary services) who were funded by Trust for London helped groups raise more than 800,000 during the three-and-a-half years of the project. CPF and TfL have become aware that many groups face particular difficulty with financial control and this led to a similar cross-group project. In 1996 the Trustees decided to carry out a thorough evaluation of this area of concern and the report published in 1998 confirmed the difficulties. As a result a pilot training project was set up in 1999, and later the following year, a follow-up report showed just how much could be achieved by training and how important such training is in the early stages of a groups life. Financial fitness revealed that of 15 organisations that took part, posttraining assessments had shown that 11 had improved their scores, seven of them significantly.
A similar approach this time in association with other funders including the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and regulatory and umbrella bodies has been adopted to help emerging organisations develop their governance skills through training and consultancy. The pilot project involves 20 small groups which volunteered to take part and is due to be completed in 2002.
Working with others

There is increasing co-operation between funders both in adopting more standardised approaches to advice and guidance on best practice, and in developing similar approaches to such things as applications, monitoring and procedures. These can help improve understanding both by the groups which provide services of how they approach grant applications, and by funders of the needs and difficulties faced by the groups. It has developed towards strategic
Governance home and away

Governance has become a big issue both for commercial and non-commercial organisations over the past decade, resulting from concerns about probity and the need to ensure greater openness and accountability. Central and local government and Parliament now have well-defined procedures operating following the Nolan inquiry and the subsequent establishment of the Committee on Standards in Public Life. In the commercial world, the Greenbury and Cadbury committee reports played a significant part in encouraging companies to look at their arrangements and to improve their practices. Housing associations held an inquiry under Sir David Hancock and they too have revised their structures and procedures to take into account best practice to ensure good governance. The National Council of Voluntary Organisations also took action, adapting the seven Nolan principles into a code of conduct for charity trustees which was endorsed by the Charity Commission.
Development Centre > Dawliffe Hall Education Foundation-Baytree Centre > Day-Mer Turkish and Kurdish Community Solidarity Centre > Daycare Trust > Deaf Education Through Listening and Talking > Deafblind UK > Depaul Trust > Depression Alliance > Deptford Churche
Dagenham Baptist Church > Delta Unique Sisters > Detainee Support and Help Unit > Disability Information and Advice Training > Drive Youth Club > Ealing No. 1 Old Age Pensioners Club > Ealing Refugee Forum > Ealing Somali Welfare and Cultural Association > East Afric
Persons Employment Group Employability Forum > Divert, Westminter > Divorce Conciliation and Advisory Service > Downside Settlement > Drummond Housing Care & Support > Dulwich Helpline > Dulwich Volunteers Bureau Trust > Ealing Mencap > Ealing Music Therap
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The Guardians Society pages carried an article on the financial fitness work, accompanied by this cartoon by Robert Thompson.
City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London have over the years had a long-standing interest in how small voluntary organisations are run and managed, and set up the Small Groups Worker scheme and Financial Training Project to assist them in operating more efficiently. But what has been apparent over the years is that because of the pressures on them, many small groups tend to focus on their short-term tasks often to the detriment of the longer term governance is often seen as a luxury. It was this that led to the establishment of the Governance Project developed in conjunction with other funders and supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The report and recommendations are due to be published later in 2002. What has already emerged is that what is needed is appropriate governance based on the differing needs of organisations, relative to their size and stage of development. In some cases it means that funders should not neglect core funding and should even consider grants for strengthening governance. But the Trustees recognise that the need to ensure robust, effective and accountable governance is as vital for funders such as City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London as it is for the organisations which actually deliver services. It was this that prompted the Foundation and the Trust to undertake
a review of their existing arrangements. It has led to some major changes in the governance of both organisations. The main changes are: consolidation of the two funds, Central and City Church to facilitate asset diversification; new property and equity managers who advise Trustees; a total return approach to investment and distribution; adoption of Nolan principles for the conduct and actions of Trustees; full declarations of interest by trustees; detailed terms of reference for all the committees; limitations to the length of service of Trustees and committee chairmen; skills audits for Trustees; proposed change in status to a charitable company limited by guarantee; and changes in nomination arrangements to allow the Greater London Assembly and Association of London Government to put forward nominees. Carrying out and implementing such a review has given Trustees a significant insight into the issues facing all types of organisations, such as those that have arisen in the Governance inquiry, and the implications they have for change.
ches Crypt Club > Deptford Youth Forum > Detention Advice Service > Disability Action Westminster > Disability Advice Service Lambeth > Disability Foundation > Disability Law Service > Disablement Association of Barking & Dagenham (Steering Group) > Displaced
African Women Community Organisation > East African Youth Group > Eastsiders > Edo State Womens Association > Education and Training School > Enfield Asian Welfare Association > Enfield Bangladesh Welfare Association > Enfield Caribbean Association > Enfield
rapy Project > Ealing Neighbour Mediation Service > Ealing Voluntary Service Council > Earls Court Homeless Families Project > Earls Court YMCA > East Chelsea Community Contact > East London Advanced Technology Training > East London Black Womens
Refugee communities and funding plus

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Over many years, CPF and TfL have been concerned with the needs of refugee communities, as they fit so closely with the primary aim of meeting the needs of the poor of London. In the previous Quinquennium, the Foundation set up the Evelyn Oldfield Unit to support refugee community groups. Work over the past five years in this area provides a further example of how the Foundations and Trusts various funding strands complement one another and contribute to the concept of funding plus which looks at all aspects of the work and not simply that of distributing grants. Take alliance funding. The needs of young refugees who face many difficulties in starting or continuing their education encouraged the Foundation to set up the Refugee Education Unit, run by Praxis, in partnership with other funders including the Tudor Trust and the Henry Smith Charity. Since the Unit started its work, more than 850 clients from 58 countries the vast majority asylum seekers under the age of 35 have been interviewed and guided into further training. This has been complemented by the Foundations Refugee Education Awards scheme, which has made awards to 428 individuals since it started in 1997. The Unit has now been restructured as the Refugee Education and Enterprise Unit. Then there are the initiatives. In 1999 the Foundation began working with a range of agencies and organisations to look at the barriers which have prevented professionally qualified refugees from obtaining appropriate employment. This led to the establishment of Employability and the highly successful events aiming to bring together refugees and potential employers. Such has been the influence of this work that Employability has become a member of the National Refugee Integration Forum, which spearheads the Governments policy in this field. The establishment of the Resource Unit for Supplementary and Mother-tongue Schools is another aspect of the work relating to refugees. Set up by Trust for London, the Unit has been the major influence in raising the profile of the sector. It is now firmly established and is supported by major funders such as the Community Fund and its work is recognised and promoted by the Department for Education and Skills.
partnerships with agencies. City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London have taken this further in the last five years, through the development of Alliance Funding where several funders work together to provide longer term finance which can hopefully lead to better outcomes for beneficiaries. So far, three such alliances have developed on education issues involving refugees, tackling school exclusion and mother-tongue teaching and supplementary schools. The latter provides a good example of how strategic approaches can mushroom. It started with research by Trust for London which revealed that many such schools needed skills to handle funds and set up and run effective classes it was not just about money. This led to the establishment of the Resource Unit for Supplementary and Mother-tongue Schools, which has now been established as an independent charity
under the leadership of its founder Director Mohammed Abdelrazak. The Unit provides information, runs workshops and seminars for teachers and managers of schools and provides a network to link up both individual schools themselves and the sector with mainstream education. The success of the Unit is such that mothertongue and supplementary schools are now being recognised by other major funders including the New Opportunities Fund. Further details about the Resource Unit are given in the panel (See page 16). Another example of Alliance Funding relates to the problem of permanent exclusion from school of an increasing number of pupils and in particular the disproportionate number of black Caribbean boys (See panel page 19). The Foundations education adviser Robin Hazlewood undertook a
Organisation > East London Partnership > Eastwards Trust > Eating Disorders Association > Educational Development and Recreational Association > Elfrida Rathbone Committee (West London Branch) > Elizabeth House Association > Employability > Energy Conservation a
Gingerbread > Eritrean and Ethiopian Advice and Information Centre > Eritrean Islamic Society in UK > Ethio Youth England > Ethiopian Advice and Support Centre in Hammersmith and Fulham > Ethiopian Refugee Forum > Ethiopian Welfare Action Group > Euphrates Educa
Equinox > Ethiopian Advice and Support Centre > Ethiopian Welfare Action > Ethnic Alcohol Counselling in Hounslow > Ethnic Minority Advocacy Group > Evelyn Oldfield Unit > Exploring Parenthood > Fairbridge > Family Information Group > Family Rights Group > Family Se
A possible new initiative is the Refugee Communities History Project which is being developed in partnership with the Museum of London to document the testimonies of individuals who have come to the London since 1951, the year of the establishment of the Geneva Convention. The aim is to record the arrival, settlement and contribution of members of refugee communities. Another recent approach has been support for organisations such as AFFORD African Foundation for Development set up to support the African diaspora for which London is a global capital. In the case of AFFORD, the support involves funding for a development worker to respond to the needs of many disparate, isolated and fragmented groups. AFFORD also seeks to develop the enormous potential that exists for mutual support not just to organisations in London but also voluntary and charitable organisations in the countries of origin.
Other work of the Foundation and Trust also has an important influence. Financial fitness and the Governance Project are of particular note. Many refugee community groups are fledglings, striving to become established. As the work of the Trust in particular has shown, it is at this stage that organisations need support in developing structures and organisation to help provide them with a solid base from which to move forward. Many of these approaches involve significant projects. It goes further than that, though. Grant-funding lists over the last five years (and before that, too) have shown that the Foundation and Trust are also deeply committed to providing direct support to small groups. Significant numbers of individual grants go to local refugee organisations which provide services and help which directly benefits individuals who are experiencing poverty. The Foundation and the Trust aim to ensure that all funding is thought through to provide for all aspects of need, from the youngest affected to elderly people. The refugee work amply demonstrates this, by providing support for the full spectrum of work, from advocacy and policy development to direct provision of services.
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project to investigate the issues. This led to an alliance with Bridge House Estates Trust Fund and Equitable Charitable Trust to see how voluntary organisations might help to develop innovative solutions. The London borough of Merton was selected and three projects set up. These are working with Jigsaw, Merton Education Business Partnership and a number of concerned voluntary organisations. An important consideration is that the issue cannot be tackled in isolation from other social and family matters which is why local voluntary support will be crucial. The projects are still in their early days, but it is already clear how vital the work is school exclusion continues to increase. The third example of the Alliance approach is the Refugee Education Unit established in 1996 to tackle the many problems young
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ucation Foundation > Europe Roma > Explorers Club > Ezer North West Ltd > Fair and Share > Fair and Share Asian Womens Group > Fairkytes Sight Impaired Pottery Group > Faith in Kids > Family Focus > Farsophone Association in Britain > Faylee Kurds Community Service Units > Family Welfare Association > Feathers Clubs Association-The Fourth Feathers Youth Club > Federation of Black Housing Organisations > Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens > Federation of Independent Advice Centres > Federation of
Resource Unit for Supplementary and Mother-tongue Schools

Before 1986, no one at City Parochial Foundation and the newly established Trust for London knew anything about supplementary and mother-tongue schools. Later investigation revealed that local education authorities also had little information and few were providing any support. But Trust for Londons efforts to reach small organisations that are isolated or detached from the mainstream voluntary sector drew applications from several schools. By 1996, some 60-70 were being funded, and the Trust decided to convene a conference to discuss their needs, and appointed consultants to take matters forward. The eventual outcome was the establishment of the Resource Unit to enhance the quality of management, establish a pool of teachers and train them, and establish links with mainstream education. Trust for London agreed to fund the Unit and such has been the success that further funds have been attracted from the National Lottery and BBC Children in Need. It has also attracted support from the Department for Education and Employment. The Unit now has 70 core users plus several hundred schools which have telephoned and written in for advice it is estimated that there are more than 1,000 in London alone. Help has been provided through training courses for teachers, general advice, and publication of guidelines to assist those setting up schools with basic ground rules, standards and a framework. A directory of schools in London was also produced. In her assessment of the Units first four years, Elspeth Kyle commented: The real challenge is the scale of the potential demand and the need for additional funding to meet the demand. The Unit supports schools that sustain the diversity of communities in London and beyond and enable the children of those communities to achieve their full potential. There are few more important causes than that.
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For years voluntary sector education initiatives have struggled on, unrecognised and marginalised. We tend to think of school education as something that happens only in state schools behind closed doors, not outside of school hours in peoples homes, community centres or youth clubs. The huge contribution made by supplementary/mother-tongue schools changes our understanding of the whole issue of holistic development of the child. It is one of the less visible dimensions of modern education that has to be recognised and celebrated.
Broadcaster Jon Snow in his Foreword to the schools directory.
Mohammed Abdelrazak, Director of the Resource Unit for Supplementary and Mother-tongue Schools, chats to DfEE officials at the launch of the directory of schools
Attention is now turning to future development, including whether to increase the size of the Unit, how to develop a national service, to consider a structure change to a membership body, how to balance policy and direct services, to strengthen links with mainstream education, and to develop accreditation for teachers.
refugees face in starting or continuing their education. The Unit was set up in partnership with a consortium of funders including Tudor Trust and the Henry Smith Charity. The Unit has interviewed more than 840 clients, the vast majority aged under 35, from 58 countries.
It has now been restructured by Praxis creating a new Refugee Education and Enterprise Unit which will integrate its work with Praxis existing activities. The Foundation continues to support the work and to back the Education Awards Scheme which has supported mor e than 500 individuals since it started in 1997.
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Trust > Finchley Community Network > Finsbury Park Happy Over 60's Club > Fitzrovia Youth in Action > Flanders Club > Focus Club > Forbidden Theatre Company > Fourways Womens Club > Fraternite Evangelique De Pentecote Nzambe Malamu Charity > Friends of Afric
Centre > Gateway Technology Centre > Gingerbread > Girls Friendly Society Platform Penge > GLAD > Gloucester Grove Community Centre Association > Gloucester Grove Playscheme Project > Goldsmiths Community Association > Good Enough Mothering > Governanc
Taking the initiative

Another approach by the Foundation and the Trust has been to concentrate efforts through special initiatives working with disadvantaged groups and neglected communities. One of these also involves refugees - and has been developed with the support of a number of other funders and organisations. This started in 1998 under the informal title of Employability to discuss the barriers facing displaced people in obtaining work. An important workshop was held under the theme Hidden (later Undiscovered) Talents, which was attended by more than 50 people including refugees, government departments, representatives of business and funders. Employability is chaired by Lord Limerick, a Trustee of CPF and a former Chairman. Another event was the Employability Forum which sought to bring together more than 300 refugees with potential employers (see page 18). More formal arrangements followed including the establishment of a company limited by guarantee which identified a number of areas of work including influencing policy on integration, individual portfolios for refugees, pilot training programmes and information. Sub-groups have worked on policy issues with government including the Department for Education and Employment and the Home Office, employers and refugee agencies, including Praxis, Refugee Council, Refugee Education Training Advisory Service, Refugees into Jobs and Skills for Southern Sudan. Employabilitys influence has been considerable: it was asked to become a member of the National Refugee Integration Forum. Another major initiative was the Foundations Local Areas Work. This involves supporting community-based
initiatives which work closely with local people over extended periods of time. The emphasis is on local because many regeneration schemes can fail to take into account the views and expertise of the people, thus by-passing those who should benefit most. Four schemes are currently being supported: St Peter North Community Project (Tower Hamlets). Here the Foundation is working with Peabody Trust dealing with issues of deprivation and race. Government funding has been achieved for a number of training projects. Greater community participation is now being developed. The Bellingham Recreation Project (BECORP). This has a long history for the Foundation as it has owned playing fields in Lewisham since the 1930s. Work continues on obtaining funding to upgrade the sports and recreation facilities and funding of 4 million has been raised from Sport England, the London borough of Lewisham and CPF. At the same time, the facilities are being used to develop community activities in a deprived area which has missed out on government spending in the past. Greenford Southall Detached Youth Project. This aims to reach young people who have fallen outside the job market and other networks. One strand involves bringing them into a programme of social education. Kilburn Youth Resource Centre. The needs of young people have been identified as paramount in this area and has led to the establishment of the resource centre which the young people themselves are involved in running. Single Regeneration Budget funding has been attracted to the scheme.
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Special programmes
Young people again feature strongly in the special programmes which take a co-ordinated approach towards tackling
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African/Caribbean Suffers and Carers of Dementia > Fulham Court Community Group > Funtime > Get Set Girls > Ghana Union London > Gingerbread Redbridge > Gloucester Court Reminiscence Group > Good Neighbour Scheme in Eastern Enfield > Gospel Oak Action
ance Project > Governors of Peabody Donation Fund > Grange Park United Reform Church > Greater London Equestrian Centres Trust Ltd > Green Adventure > Greenford Detached Youth Project > Greenwich and Lewisham Young Peoples Theatre > Greenwich Citizen
issues of special concern. The Youth Programme was established after consultation with a number of voluntary organisations. Nine were funded to provide specific services. As well as providing grants, the Foundation brought the organisations together three times a year to discuss progress and common issues. The programme has revealed some important lessons. The accepted wisdom had been that the organisations knew best what young people need and that often related to the future. But it became apparent from listening to them that the young people really want projects that relate to today. In a report on the project published in 2001, the Foundation made it clear that it considered the whole experience an important learning exercise. Perhaps the most significant lesson was that young people should be looked on as just that, and not as entities in transition to another
age. There may be more to gain by engaging with them as they are rather than striving to get them to adulthood as soon as possible. As Clerk to the Trustees Bharat Mehta noted in his introduction they may well make better adults if society just lets them be young for these few years of their lives. The other special programme centred on disability. Because Trust for London was concerned that it received few applications for funds from small organisations concerned with disability issues, the Foundation set up the Disability Programme in 1999 and which was called Count Us In. What has become apparent is that there is major division between physical disability and learning disability groups. Alongside that, black and minority ethnic groups are substantially neglected and there are few organisations servicing the needs of black disabled people. What is also striking is the acute lack of funding and the lack of a resourced infrastructure to support groups and individuals. Initial consultation also revealed that despite being underdeveloped the sector is under heavy pressure from government to respond to consultation papers and initiatives. Yet such is the pressure on the groups, there is little capacity to respond to such demands and carry on everyday activities and services. In addition, organisations of people with learning difficulties have extra problems absorbing lengthy documents. Thus it is not surprising that the sector is underdeveloped and groups are isolated. It became very clear from early on that strenuous efforts would be needed. The purpose was to support small, local organisations in London to help them sustain and expand their activities. Progress has been slow. Halfway into the programme it had become apparent that
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The Employabilty Forum was attended by Margaret Hodge, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment, seen with Lord Limerick, Chairman of Employability, and Foundation Chairman Professor Gerald Manners. In her address she gave her support to the work of Employability, and stressed that finding a job is key to the successful settlement of refugees because it leads to financial independence. Some 300 people turned up to meet potential employers and hear expert advice on job seeking.
Advocacy > Greenwich Family Link > Greenwich Mencap > Greenwich Toy Library > Greenwich Voluntary Action Council > Greenwich YMCA > Greenwich Young Peoples Theatre > Groundwork Southwark > Hackney African Caribbean Disability Association > Hackney Carers
Link > Greater London Pensioners Association > Greenford Neighbourhood Care Services > Greenwich Chinese Association > Greenwich Chinese Community School > Greenwich Cyclists > Greenwich Islamic Benevolent Society > Greenwich Kurdish Community Association
Association > Hammersmith and Fulham Citizens Advice Bureaux Service > Hammersmith and Fulham Council for Racial Equality > Hammersmith and Fulham Law Centre > Hammersmith Womens Aid > Hampden Trust > Hampstead Garden Suburb Institute > Hanlon Centre
Tackling exclusion from school

Not all funding programmes go to plan. This is particularly so in areas where funders are breaking new ground, or where changes in government policy require new directions and approaches. One example is tackling school exclusion which arose as an issue of common concern among several funders under the Alliance funding programme established by City Parochial Foundation. Among the initial concerns highlighted by the Foundations education advisor Robin Hazlewood were the increasing number of pupils excluded from schools and the disproportionate number of black Afro-Caribbean boys. His report concluded that more preventative work was needed, strengthening the pastoral role within schools and adopting good practice guidelines with a strong support system between pupils, parents and schools. Three projects were selected in Merton, managed by two organisations: Merton Education Business Partnership which ran Challenger, funded by Bridge House Estates Trust Fund to provide intensive individual support to young people excluded or at risk of exclusion; and Fame (Families, Access, Mentoring and Empowerment) funded by CPF to draw on the experience of local mentoring organisations to provide a coherent framework for those young people in the at-risk groups. Each grant was 100,000 over three years. Moving Forward Together which manages JIGSAW was funded by Equitable Charitable Trust to provide a service for young people who as a result of mental health problems require specialist counselling support. An interim report in January 2002 revealed that both Fame and Challenger had experienced delays and problems such that the projects have only been working simultaneously for the last few months of 2001, and to start with, the overall strategic approach was fractured with a focus on the success of each project rather than the contribution to the overall objective. Also the highly complex nature of the issue contributed to lack of clarity about the objectives. But above all the programme has been greatly affected by change in government policy. Initially the focus was on preventing the rise in school exclusions and exploring new initiatives to support pupils to stay in schools. Now it has shifted radically towards summary exclusions for certain offences and re-prioritising alternative education provision such as pupil referral units. The conclusion has been to reaffirm the programmes aim of preventing exclusion. On a positive note many young people have already benefitted and inputs have made a positive difference. On the issue of the funding alliance itself, a number of lessons have been learned which should contribute to good practice. All those involved were positive about any future joint-funding arrangements and felt that a lot has been learned from the experience. Work is now proceeding on clarifying the objectives for the second half of the programme, and agreeing timescales for the rest of the projects, and what the exit strategy will be. The Trustees will also need to keep abreast of issues impacting on the programme such as the rise in female exclusions, truancy and self-exclusion, bullying and homophobic bullying.
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greater efforts were needed to build capacity. Because of the underdeveloped nature of the sector, fire-fighting has dominated to the detriment of the strategic elements. Achieving a shared vision between three organisations which have quite distinct cultures has not been easy developing joint systems and practices is taking a long time. More information on this programme and the issues and problems are described in the panel (see page 20).
The Foundation is now actively discussing work over the next 18 months with Count Us In, and in particular ways in which to fund small groups who will be delivering services. Another important aspect over the same period will be to look at funding for the programme beyond the immediate period that is from mid-2003 onwards.
rers Centre > Hackney Council for Voluntary Service > Hackney Cypriot Association > Hackney Festivals Support Group Ltd > Hainault Forest Community Association > Hammersmith and Fulham Action for Disability > Hammersmith and Fulham Caring for Carers
ion > Greenwich Vietnam Womens Group > Hackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation > Hackney Pensioners Press > Halow (London) > Hammersmith Bengali Association > Hand in Hand Refugee and Homeless Support Group > Harambe Womens Organisations >
ntre > Haringey Asian Womens Aid > Haringey Somali Community and Cultural Assoc. > Haringey Turkish Cypriot Womens Project > Haringey Womens Aid > Harrow Association of Disabled People > Harrow Association of Voluntary Service > Harrow Club > Harrow
Count Us In the Disability Programme

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Moving into new areas of need can be daunting. To tackle the problems requires flexibility, understanding and, perhaps above all, new ways of thinking and developing solutions. The Disability Programme is a prime example. While various funders had from time to time prioritised disability issues, none had tackled under-resourcing and the lack of capacity in a strategic way. Trust for London was attracting very few applications from small disability organisations, and especially those working in the black and minority ethnic communities, and so the ambitious Disability Programme Count Us In was set up in April 1999 by the Foundation. No one embarked on it thinking it would be a quick fix. Grants were made to the Greater London Association of Disabled People (GLAD), People First, (an organisation run by and for people with learning disabilities), and the British Council of Disabled People (BCODP, based in Derby). The overall aim of Count Us In is to put in place support for small, local organisations in London concerned with problems facing disabled people, to enable them to sustain and expand their efforts. Particular efforts are made to back disabled people from black and minority ethnic communities, and self-advocacy groups of people with learning difficulties. Through this, the Disability Programme will help to develop an effective and independent voice for these marginalised
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groups of disabled Londoners. Staff of the Foundation are involved in the steering group, as is consultant Manghanita Kempadoo. Inevitably, in the first year there were tensions as the group of three very different agencies began to learn to work together in a common cause, not helped by personnel changes, which acted against continuity. Initially there was a fundamental issue of how the groups and the Foundation were to communicate with each other. Accessibility of written information became a major issue and all the agencies and the Foundation have learned a lot from this. Solutions are generally straightforward, ranging from use of plain English to large font sizes, and People First has been very supportive in teaching the other members of the partnership in using symbols and simple drawings to enhance the texts readability. Each group has brought much to the partnership and the programme has begun to develop, with changes made to ensure that it can be delivered. Developing the capacity of small disability organisations and supporting the infrastructure sector to respond effectively to the needs of these organisations is still valid and achievable.
Winning with water

Winner of the Arts, Heritage and Culture category in the Charity Awards 2000 was Oily Carte, a national, touring theatre company working with young people with profound and multiple learning difficulties, which numbers City Parochial Foundation among its many funders. The companys innovative three year BIG SPLASH! initiative took inclusive and participative theatre to hydrotherapy pools in special schools to meet the needs of people who have difficulty communicating with the outside world because of their disability. The company uses the soothing effects of water as a theatrical medium to communicate with the children and free them from the restrictions of their own bodies. It explores a wide range of sensory approaches involving live music, aromatherapy and massage. A cast of five actors work one to one with up to 16 students a day, using an interactive and adaptable approach to meet individual needs. This is a big challenge for the actors as it requires close observation of reactions from both the children and their carers. The company includes a performer with a learning disability who is an excellent role model for the students. Tim Webb, artistic director, explains: The project gets reactions from the children that regular teachers cannot. For example, someone may reach out for something where usually they do not, or make eye contact. Staff, carers and families see these reactions and look at the child in a different light. They can then take away ideas and deploy them on an everyday level. Photographs bear testimony to the reaction of the youngsters, many of whom rarely respond to normal human or sensory stimuli. (Adapted from the judges statements for the Charity Awards organised by Charity Finance magazine).
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Fellowship Trust > Havering Citizens Advice Bureau > Havering Council for Voluntary Service > Havering Venture > Iranian Community Association > Harrow Womens Centre > Havering Asian Social and Welfare Association > Elderly Association > Highbury Vale-Blackstock Trust > Hillcroft College > Hillingdon Carers > Hillingdon Womens
Sean Baine, Chair of the London Civic Forum, describes how the voluntary sector has developed and responded to new approaches
22 ver the last five Londons O voluntary sector yearscontinued to has change in response to the changing needs of Londons people and the changing external environment. Changing needs have been most graphically shown in the increasing number of black, minority ethnic and refugee groups that have appeared in nearly every London borough. These groups have provided a sense of identity and continuity to many of Londons newer arrivals as well as negotiating the interface with the providers of services. the development of user-led services and forums. Services for carers have expanded dramatically, nearly all provided within a voluntary organisation setting (and supported through the Foundations Carers Programme). So, as for the last hundred years, the voluntary sector has continued to adapt and to innovate. Within London, as nationally, the context in which the voluntary sector has been operating has changed significantly. The Labour government has produced a stream of initiatives that have included the voluntary sector as key partners e.g. SRB partnerships, New Deal for Communities, Neighbourhood Management, Sure Start, Healthy Living Centres and the Childrens Fund. There are now over 200 area-based partnerships in London. These have produced new funding opportunities and have also put pressure on voluntary bodies to be partners and to take part in developing proposals and in assessing projects once programme approvals have been given. The Foundation has supported four local area initiatives to test out partnership ideas and new approaches. At a Borough level the voluntary sector has also become involved in Local Strategic Partnerships and, in the more deprived boroughs, in administering Neighbourhood Renewal Fund, Community Empowerment Fund and Community Chest money. At a London level perhaps the most important single development has been the creation of the Greater London Authority with a Mayor and Assembly and functional bodies for transport, economic development, the police and the fire service. The early years of the new authority have mainly been about the development of London-wide
Changing times
changing structures
At a London level the emergence of the Black Londoners Forum with around 1,000 members has shown that many of these groups are determined to come together to provide a more coherent voice. The Trust and Foundation have been an important resource in this area not just in funding the Forum but also in supporting refugee groups with the Refugee Education Unit, the Resource Unit for Supplementary and Mother-tongue Schools and work around exclusion from school. There have been other developments reflecting new needs and concerns. Environmental groups continued to grow one example is the expansion of the Groundwork network to more boroughs; another is the creation of the London Sustainability Exchange. There has been more emphasis on advocacy projects and on
Centre > Holloway Neighbourhood Group, Islington > Home Start Brent > Home-Start Barnet > Home-Start Camden > Homeless Link > Hope Trust (Shoulder to Shoulder) > Horn of Africa Community Group > Hornsey Management Agency Ltd > Hornsey Trust (Conductive Ed
Havering Association for Residential Care of Mentally Handicapped People > Hayes Phab > Headway East London > Health Initiatives for Youth UK > Heath Park Old PeoplesWelfare & Community Centre > Helping Hands Welfare & Development Association > Helps Found
Barnabas-in-Soho > Housing Services Agency > Howard League for Penal Reform > Hoxton Trust > Huddleston Centre in Hackney > Hugh Pilkington Charitable Trust-Skills for Southern Sudan > I Can Care > Ilford Baptist Church Healthy Living Projects Welcome Centre > I
strategies which have provided a range of opportunities for voluntary sector involvement the LVSC-based GLA Involvement Project has been important in this context. Discussions have started on a Compact between the sector and the Mayor, London Transport and the London Development Agency. Already one voluntary body has been successful in reversing an important recommendation from the Mayor the London Cycling Campaign got cycling reinstated in the transport budget. The coming of the Greater London Authority has not been the only important change in government structures. Training and Enterprise Councils have become Learning and Skills Councils, Primary Care Trusts have come into being as has the Connexions service and Employment and Benefits services are combining into a new Jobs Plus Service. Voluntary organisations have had to understand and adapt to these changes, e.g., a developing community health and regeneration agenda and new ideas about continuing education and the provision of more unified services for young people (this last area being supported by the Foundation through its Youth Programme). All this external change has meant that the voluntary sector has had to be more visible in taking part in partnerships and new government-inspired initiatives as well as having an eye to exploiting all the new funding opportunities. This has made the voluntary sector more entrepreneurial and has created a new breed of voluntary sector managers and a new need to provide appropriate training and support for them. In addition there have been pressures to respond to a quality agenda. These have been partly inspired by Best Value regimes within local authorities and partly by a need to demonstrate quality and competence if becoming more heavily involved in the direct running of services.
February 1999
The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry report accuses the Metropolitan Police of pernicious and institutionalised racism. It makes 70 recommendations, encompassing law and race-awareness education, including changing the law so that suspects can be re-tried if new evidence emerges.
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April 1999
John Smallwood retires as a Trustee of CPF after 30 years service including 12 years as Chairman. Violence hits the streets of London when nail bombs explode in Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho, resulting in three deaths and many injuries. In May, David Copeland is arrested for murder, and states that his aim had been to start a race war though the final bomb was aimed at the gay community. A year later Copeland is given three life sentences.
The National Council of Voluntary Organisations has promoted the Excellence Model as a framework and the Association of London Government has its own Quality Assurance Measures while there is increasing use of PQASSO from Charity Evaluation Services. More and more service providers are being asked to define their outputs and to agree to a number of performance indicators in service level agreements. All of these developments have made life for the voluntary sector more complicated over the last five years. Funding sources are volatile, e.g., the Community Fund brought enormous growth to the sector but is now having to cut back while many regeneration or charitable programmes only last for a limited time. On the other hand, life has also become more exciting. As always the voluntary sector has shown itself flexible enough to respond and to see all the changes as opportunities opportunities to continue to meet the diverse needs of an increasingly diverse London. And the Foundation has been an important resource in piloting and developing work in many of the key development areas for the sector.
Education Centre) > Horticultural Therapy > Hounslow Borough Association of Disabled People > Hounslow Law Centre Limited > Hounslow Voluntary Sector Forum > Hounslow Volunteer Bureau > Hounslow Welcare > Hounslow Youth Counselling Service > House of St
oundation > Hendon Satsang Mandal > Henna Asian Womens Group > Hermitage Mother Tongue Centre > Highway Youth Club > Hillingdon Shopmobility > Hillingdon Somali Womens Group > Home Energy Efficiency Training Ltd > Home-Start Southwark > Hope for > Imece Turkish Speaking Womens Group > Immigrants Aid Trust / Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants > In Kind Direct > Include > Independent Activities Project > Independent Panel for Special Education Advice > Independent Theatre Council > Information
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messages across
he past five years have seen City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London adopting a greater public profile. The purpose has not been self-promotion as endowed grant-making organisations which do not have to rely on fundraising there would be no benefit but rather to share good practice, show how initiatives, funding programmes and other work can make a difference. In addition, by illustrating the work of many organisations
Getting
which have received grants, it could help encourage others to apply for funding to assist their work. Former Clerk Tim Cook described it as sharing hunches gained during field work and monitoring about the needs of voluntary organisations and how policy and practice might respond to assist them and ensure that the benefits of funding could be maximised. The approach took the form of special reports on individual funding programmes and initiatives, seminars and meetings to discuss these with voluntary groups and other funders, and events to launch reports and mark the completion of projects. The first of these centred on the small groups workers scheme. Further reports followed on penal reform, mental health and carers, initiatives started in the previous Quinquennium. The first major event was a celebration to mark ten years of the existence of Trust for London. This took the form of an evening reception in the City. The effort was made to track down the 184 organisations which had received grants in the Trusts first year in 1988. It turned out that three in four still operated in some form a higher proportion than anticipated which indicated clearly that small community groups can survive, thrive and continue to provide services over an extended period. More than a hundred people from these groups attended the celebration, held on 17 March 1998 in the library of The Guildhall along with many supporters of the Trust. Lord Elton a former Trustee of City Parochial Foundation, who was instrumental in Trust for Londons establishment, was the guest speaker. Also present was Sir George Young, MP who was the Minister involved at the time. The event also saw publication of Trusting in the Community, a special report detailing the 10 years.
Another aspect of making information easily available and the wish to ensure openness as part of good governance has been the establishment of a website for the Foundation and Trust. An important consideration in setting it up was that it should be attractive, easy to use, and give speedy access to information, while avoiding the pitfalls of this technology such as over-complication. The information is logically and neatly laid out, and the pages load quickly. The Foundation and Trust publications, guidelines and application forms can be easily downloaded, in the latter case in two different formats. An important albeit unnoticed aspect has been to develop the main elements of the site around the Foundations extensive database and internal network to avoid duplication and ensure efficient updating. Another significant feature is the regular updating of the site with grants that have been made at the latest Committee meetings. This, coupled with the links to funded organisations websites, means visitors to the site can obtain details of how the grants programmes are being implemented. All this has been achieved internally by the Foundations Publications and IT Manager Tina Stiff, demonstrating that it is not necessary to spend large sums and employ expensive consultants to develop an effective website.
Services Charity Limited Resource Information Service > Ingestre Road Community Centre > Inquest Charitable Trust > Instant Muscle > Interchange Legal Advisory Service > Interlink > Iranian Association > Iranian Community Centre > Iraqi Community Association > Irish in
Kosova > Horn of Africa Centre > Horn of Africa Somali Womens Organisation > Horn of Africa Womens & Children Association > Horn Stars Sports Club > Hounslow Asian and African Youth Association > Hounslow Pensioners Forum > Hounslow Somali Consortium > House
Council > Jagonari Womens Educational Resource Centre > John Grooms > Just Ask > Kalayaan > Kaleidoscope > Kaleidoscope Group of Merton > Kanlurgan Filipino Consortium > Katherine Low Settlement > Keen Student Supplementary School > Kensington and Chelsea
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Lord Elton (left) speaking at Trust for Londons 10th Anniversary celebration held in The Guildhall. Many people from the groups funded in the first year attended the event and were presented with certificates marking the event and their role as community organisations by Ms Maggie Baxter (above left), Chairman of the Trust for London Grants Committee.
h in Greenwich > Island Advice Centre > Island Trust > Isle of Dogs Community Foundation > Islington Boat Club > Islington Crossroads > Islington District Scout Council > Islington Law Centre > Islington Mencap > Islington PensionersForum > Islington Voluntary Action
use of Iran > Hungarian Children and Parents Group > Igbo and Tutorial School > Ijaw Youth Link Project > Independent Activities Project > Indian Cultural Society > Indoamerican Refugee and Migrant Organisation > Innovative Vision Organisation > Inspirational Guidance
sea Citizens Advice Bureau Service > Kensington and Chelsea Community History Group > Kensington and Chelsea Community Transport > Kensington and Chelsea Volunteer Bureau > Kente > Kids Company > Kidsactive > Kilburn Youth Centre > Kings Corner Project
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The new priorities for 2002-2006 were welcomed at a launch event held at the Resource Centre in Holloway Road by the Rt Hon Chris Smith MP seen right with Resource Centre Chairman Gillian Roberts, Bharat Mehta and Martin Jones. In particular, he praised the simple approach to grant applications. Commenting on his former involvement with the National Lottery Charities Board (now the Community Fund) as Secretary of State he said: One of the constant complaints that we used to have particularly from many small scale and, in many cases, very impoverished groups was that filling in long forms and finding your way through bureaucratic procedures was extremely difficult. Making the process of putting in an application simpler, less daunting, more user-friendly and more appropriate to those new to the grant-giving, grantseeking game was very important to do. Mr Smith also praised CPF and TfLs confidence in
making grants to potentially unpopular causes. The same had been true of the Lottery boards but he was pleased they had stuck to their guns despite fierce criticism. They were identifying causes at the margins of society where need was perhaps even greater than it might be in the mainstream in society and that is what CPF and TfL are setting out to do. He drew particular attention to refugee communities, where people were often fleeing terrible persecution.
Another major event was the Employability Forum held in November 1999 to bring together refugees and employers. No fewer than 300 candidates for employment turned up to meet employers and benefit from a number of seminars, as well as individual advice surgeries. Not all events were on such a scale as these. The financial monitoring project and financial training which followed it, were both marked by small seminars in 1998 and 2001 to launch reports and to discuss the results and benefits with voluntary groups and other funders. The Youth Programme report was another marked by a special launch event but with a difference. In this case a lunch time event was organised, with the main participants being representatives of young people and their organisations, held at the Ocean arts complex in Hackney, which had benefited from funding from City Parochial Foundation. Guest speaker was broadcaster Jon Snow. The event featured musical and dance
performances by youth groups and was introduced and presented by the Foundations own administrative assistant Jason Harley. The final event was held at the Resource Centre in Holloway Road in November 2000 where the funding priorities and grant guidelines were presented to voluntary sector representatives. Local MP and former government minister Chris Smith was the guest speaker. The event also saw the relaunch after improvement work of the Resource Centre, a CPF initiative that opened in 1993. Mr Smith described it as a great benefit to the London voluntary sector.
> Kings Cross Brunswick Neighbourhood Association > Kings Cross Homeless People > Kingsgate Community Association > Kingsley Hall > Kingston Advocacy Group > Kingston Citizens Advice Bureaux > Kingston Racial Equality Council > Kingston Voluntary Action > Ko
> Interdependent Fellowship > Iranian Welfare Association of England and Wales > Iraqi Community Club of Britain > Island House Craft Club > Isle of Dogs Bangladeshi Association & Cultural Centre > Islington Music Centre > Islington Womens Advice Group > Italian Comm Lambeth Shad > Lambeth Summer Projects Trust > Lambeth Voluntary Action Council > Latin American Association > Latin American Disabled Peoples Project > Latin American Womens Aid > Law Centres Federation > Law for All > Leaveners Leap Confronting Conflict >
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The Youth Programme report was launched at Ocean in Hackney where youth groups demonstrated their work. Guest speaker was Jon Snow (left), while the event was compered by Jason Harley (right), a member of the Foundations staff.
Koestler Award Trust > Kokayi African Caribbean School > Kokayi Supplementary School > Kurdish Association > Kurdish Community Centre > Kurdish Cultural Centre > Lambeth Accord > Lambeth Community of Refugees from Vietnam > Lambeth Mencap Accord >
mmunity Association > Jamait-Al-Nissa > Jigsaw > Kensington Emperors Swimming Club > Kenya Community Project > Kenyan Society of London > Kenyan Women Association in the UK > Kikwa Counselling Centre > King Bee Music Academy > Kingsland Youth Choirs > > Lebanon Cedar Trust > Lewisham Association of People with Disabilties > Lewisham Racial Equality Council > Lewisham Refugee Network > Lewisham Vietnamese Womens Association > Lewisham Voice > Lewisham Young Womens Resource Project > Young
Trustees and staff

28 ne feature of the Foundation and Trust has been stability among the staff and Trustees with most serving for significant terms. This has helped to ensure consistency and continuity in purpose but has also meant that it has been possible to develop an innovative approach where individuals can see ideas through from inception to achievement.
Nominating Body
The Crown
Corporation of London
John Smallwood
The past Quinquennium saw the departure in April 1999 of John Smallwood after no less than 30 years service in various capacities including Chairman. Other Trustees who have retired include Lady Winifred Tumin, John Barker, Michael Bramwell, the Venerable George Cassidy (now Bishop of Southwell) and Richard Martin, who has continued to serve the Foundation as a co-opted member of the Estate Committee. New trustees welcomed over the past five years are the Bishop of Willesden Pete Broadbent, Peter Dale, William Dove, Ian Luder, Edward Lord, and Elahe Panahi. Elahe is director of a community centre, and is herself a refugee, the first to be appointed as a trustee by any grant-making trust. Others who have contributed during the Quinquennium are three co-opted members of committees Clare Thomas (CPF Grants), Gillian Davies (TfL Grants), Tzeggai Yohannes Deres (TfL Grants) and also the Foundations Education Advisor, Robin Hazlewood. There have been several significant changes among the staff of the Foundation. In April 1998, Tim Cook retired after 12 years as Clerk to the Trustees. During his term of office the Foundation celebrated its Centenary and moved to its own offices in
Church Commissioners
Council of the University of London

Tim Cook
University College London
City and Guilds of London Institute

Bishopsgate Foundation Cripplegate Foundation
All the Trustees are appointed on a six (prospectively five) year term by their nominating body. Their period of appointment normally ends and commences on 4 April.
Kings College London
City Parochial Foundation
Womens Resource Project > Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme > Leytonstone Citizens Advice Bureau > Life Education Centres > Lighthouse Supplementary School > Limehouse Project > Link Foundation > Little Sisters of the Poor > London Action Trust > London
Kiran Talking Newspapers > Kongolese Centre for Information and Advice > Kosova The Humanitarian and Cutural Centre for Barking & Dagenham > Ku Biir > Kufi Educational Trust > Kurdish Disability Organisation > Ladys Creative Centre > Lambeth Refugee Enterprise P
Forum > London Ethnic Minority Deaf Association > London FundersGroup > London Gypsy and Traveller Unit > London Interpreting Project > London Irish Womens Centre > London Open College Federation > London Play > London Tamil Centre > London Tamil Sangam >
City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London Trustees 1997-2001

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Ms Maggie Baxter (Vice Chairman) Mr Nigel Pantling Professor Julian Franks The Earl of Limerick Lady Tumim Ms Elahe Panahi
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Mr John Barker Mr Michael Bramwell Mr Robin Sherlock Mr Richard Martin Mr Ian Luder Mr William Dove
Mr Edward Lord
The Ven George Cassidy Mr John Smallwood
Mr Peter Dale The Ven Pete Broadbent, now Bishop of Willesden
Mrs Gillian Roberts
Professor Gerald Manners (Chairman)
Mr John Barnes
Mr Roger Payton
Mr Patrick Haynes
Mr John Muir
Mrs Lynda Stevens Miss Jyoti Munsiff Mr Albert Tucker Ms Jane Wilmot
don Advice Services Alliance (LASA) > London Arts Training Consortium > London Childrens Flower Society > London Churches Employment Development Unit > London City YMCA > London Civic Forum > London Diocesan Board for Schools > London Disability Arts e Partnership > Lambeth Somali Community Association > Larches Trust > Latimer Supplementary School > Latin American Childrens Project > Latin American Saturday School > Latin American School > Learn English at Home > Legal Action for Women > Lewisham
m > London Voluntary Sector Training Consortium > London Voluntary Services Council > Look Ahead Housing and Care Limited > Loud and Clear Mental Health Advocacy > LWT London Weekend Television Talent Challenge > Lyric Theatre Hammersmith Limited >
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Smithfield, and Trust for London and the London Voluntary Sector Resource Centre (now The Resource Centre) were both established. In the 1997 Grants Review, Chairman Professor Gerald Manners noted his commitment, imagination, wisdom and energy and his distinctive contribution to the Foundation and the wider voluntary sector in London. During his time at the Foundation, Tim was actively involved with umbrella bodies such as the Association of Charitable Foundations and the London Funders Group. He was involved with the establishment of the Stephen Lawrence Trust, with which he is still active. Tim Cook was succeeded by Bharat Mehta, who was already well known to the Foundation through his involvement on advisory groups and his work as Director of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship. In 2000 Alison Harker left after 12 years as Senior Field Officer. She also had a tremendous impact on the work of both the Foundation and Trust. Alison left to join Atlantic Philanthropies, a major world charity. Her replacement was Martin Jones who moved from the Camelot Foundation where he was Community Support Programme Manager.
James Varley Bharat Mehta
Position Clerk Director of Finance and Admin Director of Grants and Programmes Field Officers
Policy and Monitoring Officer Field Officer Monitoring and Evaluation Publications and IT Manager Secretary to the Clerk Secretary Director of Grants and Programmes Secretary to Field Officers Accounts Assistant Office Manager Administrative Assistant
Alison Harker
There was also a change on the financial side when James Varley left after seven years to join Guys and St. Thomas Special Trustees. His post as accountant is now filled by Carol Harrison as Director of Finance and Administration. Carol came to the Foundation from the Childrens Society. The development of monitoring procedures has been an important feature of the approach taken during the 1990s. The key person involved in this was Dr Maknun Gamaledin Ashami who moved on at the end of 1997 after six years, but who is still involved with CPF on individual projects. Sara Bennett of Chelsea Social Services Council was appointed to the post of Field Officer with Responsibility for Monitoring and Evaluation but unfortunately left the
Receptionist
following year to move to the west country for family reasons. Sioned Churchill, who worked for many years at the busy Kings Cross Brunswick Neighbourhood Centre, took over the post in September 2001. This year sees the departure of two other valued members of staff. Ann Curno retires after nine years as a field officer, while Lorraine Foy retires after 17 years working for three Clerks.
Maccabi Union > Manic Depression Fellowship > Markfield Project > Marsha Phoenix Memorial Trust > Mary Ward Legal Centre > Marylebone Bangladesh Society/Ethiopian Advice and Support Centre > Maternity Alliance Education and Research Trust > Mayflower Sail Traini
Churches for Asylum Seekers > Lewisham Music Workshop Group > Lewisham Somali Community > Lighthouse Education Service > Lighthouse Players > Limbikani > Link-Up > London Congo Brazza Association > London Detainee Support Group > London Sath Sangam >
Business Partnership > Merton Racial Equality Partnership > Merton Voluntary Service Council > Merton Volunteer Bureau > Midi Music Company > Migrant Organisations Development Agency > Milex Training Charity > Milton House Trust > Mind in Ealing Ltd > Mind in Enfie
Staff of the Foundation and Trust

1997 Timothy Cook James Varley Alison Harker Ann Curno Helal Uddin Abbas Maknun Gamaledin Ashami Sara Bennett Sioned Churchill 1998 Bharat Mehta Carol Harrison Martin Jones 1999 2000 2001
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Tina Stiff
Lorraine Foy
Beulah Scott
Jaspal Babra
Sue Caller
Mara Normile Buster Todd Jason Harley
Thelma Whiting
Ann Robinson Matthew Cornford
Pauline Wood
Suzette La Pierre
aining Society > Mayors Charity > Media Trust > Mediation for Families > Mediation in Divorce > Medical Foundation > Mentor Foundation > Merton Association for Independent Access > Merton Cabx Ltd > Merton Citizens Advice Bureaux Limited > Merton Education
m > Losanganya LAnalengo De London > Magnolia Senior Citizens Club > Magpie Dance > Malayalee Association of the UK Trust > Mama and Dada Management Project > Mandela Education Trust > Mangrove Steelband > Mann Saffer > Maya Productions Limited >
nfield > Mind in Harrow > Mind in Tower Hamlets > Mind-Hammersmith and Fulham Association for Mental Health > Mission Dine Club > Monitoring Group > Mulberry Bush School > Multi-Lingual Community Rights Shop > Musicworks, Lambeth > Nafsiyat Intercultural
Facts and figures

Breakdown of City Parochial Foundation grants 1997-2001
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Enfield 283,709 Haringey 326,662 Waltham Forest 242,800 Havering 222,570
Hillingdon 93,995
Redbridge 118,814 Camden Islington Hackney Brent 861,229 624,693 1,029,940 819,205 Newham Westminster City of Ealing Tower Hamlets 692,526 641,508 Hammersmith 269,500 London 1,147,218 & Fulham nil Kensington 655,247 & Chelsea Southwark Hounslow Greenwich 619,262 1,015,600 293,754 449,420 Wandsworth Lambeth 969,793 Lewisham 219,650 Richmond 944,800 U. Thames Merton Kingston 164,000 298,847 U. Thames Bromley 184,000 Croydon 295,000 Sutton 525,000 176,500
Harrow 203,000
Barnet 102,250
Barking & Dagenham 257,848
Bexley 160,000
Analysis of grants by capital, and period of funding

1997-2001 No. 87 369 442 160 971 1,058 Amount 816,646 5,846,327 11,725,885 6,389,939 23,962,151 24,778,797 % 3 24 47 26 97 100
Analysis of grants by size

1997-2001 No. Up to 10,000 10,001-25,000 25,0001-50,000 More than 50,000 Total 309 402 302 45 1,058 Amount 1,914,363 7,323,650 11,438,866 4,101,918 24,778,797 % 8 30 45 17 100
Capital Revenue for one year for two years for three years or more
Loan Total
Therapy Centre > National Aids Trust > National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders > National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux > National Association of Toy and Leisure Libraries > National Coalition for Black Volunteering > National Council for One Mediation Bureau for Black Families > Merton Arab Womens Group > Merton Goan Senior Citizens Association > Merton Hard of Hearing Centre > Merton Homestart > Merton Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Support Group > Merton Sickle Cell Support Group > Merton Somali
Churches > New Economics Foundation > New Economics Foundation > New Horizon Youth Centre > New Playwrights Trust > Newham Action Against Domestic Violence > Newham Asian Womens Project > Newham Bengali Community Trust > Newham Citizens Advice Bur
Grants by Borough 1997-2001 City Parochial Foundation 1997 Amount Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden City of London Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith & Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington & Chelsea Kingston Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster All Borough Total London-wide TOTAL 60,000 50,000 75,000 54,000 103,500 194,000 134,700 45,595 73,820 161,500 182,000 75,500 41,000 30,000 38,955 28,000 116,160 212,000 59,000 46,800 273,800 18,000 112,000 20,000 30,000 229,500 89,000 242,936 30,000 45,000 16,800 (3) (3) (3) (5) (6) (10) (5) (4) (4) (8) (7) (5) (2) (2) (2) (2) (9) (11) (3) (3) (19) (1) (5) (1) (1) (10) (5) (11) (1) (3) (2) 1998 Amount
City Parochial Foundation grants 1997-2001 by Borough

1999 Amount (2) (2) (5) (1) (12) (4) (7) (1) (5) (14) (7) (4) (2) (3) (2) (3) (6) (4) (1) (6) (6) (7) (3) (2) (10) (2) (14) (3) (2) (4) 70,000 35,000 113,490 107,000 330,997 89,000 85,780 71,000 27,100 220,100 148,177 33,922 25,000 55,500 94,300 127,000 222,090 91,000 501,093 211,000 100,000 240,294 139,800 27,500 173,352 82,800 81,950 100,000 (2) (1) (6) (3) (3) (5) (4) (2) (4) (12) (9) (3) (1) (3) (3) (7) (11) (4) (13) (5) (1) (10) (7) (1) (13) (5) (5) (5) 2000 Amount 10,000 94,750 5,000 130,500 11,300 89,344 107,000 122,911 113,114 189,000 151,650 155,500 20,000 30,000 92,500 124,533 92,000 26,000 116,000 213,000 83,000 125,000 24,000 216,800 20,000 315,970 27,000 70,000 4,450 (1) (5) (1) (6) (2) (6) (4) (4) (3) (5) (5) (6) (1) (1) (6) (7) (5) (1) (4) (7) (4) (5) (2) (7) (1) (15) (2) (3) (1) 2001 Amount 79,336 7,500 329,215 110,700 90,640 90,000 145,417 33,000 63,200 87,000 68,000 170,000 105,000 30,000 54,454 161,000 44,000 110,000 105,800 97,847 97,432 69,730 60,000 167,000 167,860 50,000 70,000 (3) (1) (8) (5) (5) (4) (7) (1) (4) (4) (4) (6) (3) (1) (3) (7) (3) (5) (7) (2) (6) (4) (3) (7) (9) (3) (6) Grand Total 1997-2001 257,848 102,250 160,000 819,205 295,000 861,229 525,000 641,508 283,709 449,420 1,029,940 655,247 326,662 203,000 222,570 93,955 293,754 624,693 619,262 184,000 969,793 944,800 298,847 692,526 118,814 164,000 1,015,600 176,500 1,147,218 242,800 219,650 269,500 14,908,300 9,870,497 (11) (6) (7) (28) (16) (32) (27) (27) (10) (22) (43) (33) (18) (8) (10) (5) (17) (36) (34) (9) (31) (44) (8) (33) (8) (8) (41) (9) (62) (14) (13) (18) (568) (369)
3 2
2 3
38,512 70,000 171,000 12,000 246,748 45,000 152,700 21,000 96,300 409,690 101,570 47,240 32,000 87,070 25,000 24,500 96,000 49,172 8,000 195,900 141,200 117,800 29,084 50,000 262,500 40,000 247,100 53,000 22,700 78,250
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4 5
4 1
4 5
2 1
4 3
3 1
2,888,566 (156) 2,236,062 (84) 5,124,628 (240)

Ranking in each year
2,971,036 (144) 1,585,472 (65) 4,556,508 (209)
3,604,245 (148) 1,932,076 (75) 5,536,321 (223)
2,780,322 (120) 2,205,476 (76) 4,985,798 (196)
2,664,131 (121) 1,911,411 (69) 4,575,542 (190)
24,778,797 (1058)
( ) Total number of grants
Quinquennial categories 1997-2001

Social isolation, injustice and exclusion 42%
Help for young people aged 10 to 25 experiencing poverty Indirect and strategic work to alleviate poverty Continuation Grants Foundations initiatives Small grants
13% 18% 12% 11% 4%
Grants made under previous quinquennial categories accounted for 1%
One Parent Families > National Council for Voluntary Organistions > National Energy Action > National Food Alliance > National Pyramid Trust > National Schizophrenia Fellowship > National Waterways Museum Trust > Network Drugs Advice Project > New Assembly of
mali Community (MESCO) > Milati Asian Women's Project > Mind Over Matter Community Care Charity > Moroccan Widadia Community Association > Mosaada (Centre for Single Women) > Muslim Community Centre > Muslim Womens Welfare Association > Muswell Hill
Bureau > Newham Community Renewal Programme > Newham Conflict and Change Project > Newham Council for Racial Equality > Newham Docklands Motorcycle Project > Newham Docklands Motorcycle Project > Newham Unemployed Association > Newpin > Nine,
Quinquennial Categories and Foundations Initiatives 1997 2001

No of Grants Category 34 Direct work to alleviate poverty Social isolation, injustice and exclusion The way the concern is addressed: By the provision of advice, information and advocacy Local initiatives to combat racial harassment or crime Support for education and training initiatives or schemes 1997-2001 Amount These accounts are a summary of information extracted from the Annual Accounts of the Foundation and of the Trust. These summarised accounts may not contain sufficient information to allow for a full understanding of the financial affairs of the charities. The full Annual Accounts, the Auditors Report on those accounts and the Trustees/Trustees Annual Report have been submitted to the Charity Commission. The Auditors Reports were unqualified. Copies of the Trustees/Trustees Report and Financial Statements can be obtained from the Clerk at 6 Middle Street, London EC1A 7PH. On behalf of the Trustees/Trustees Professor Gerald Manners Chairman
267 20 126
7,068,737 638,201 2,508,125
29 3 10 42
413 10,215,063 Help for young people aged 10 to 25 experiencing poverty The way the concern is addressed: By the provision of advice, information and advocacy 25 Local initiatives to combat racial harassment or crime 24 Support for education and training initiatives or 100 schemes 149 Indirect and strategic work to alleviate poverty Advocacy for policy change Infrastructure support for the voluntary sector Unexpected Needs Collaborative responses
698,500 420,483 2,061,198 3,180,181
3 2 8 13
19 128 4 4 155 50 111 134 9
411,117 3,776,302 148,250 25,000 4,360,669 2,801,676 2,963,670 1,069,991 187,547
2 15 1 _ 18 11 12 4 1 100 _____ 100 =====
Foundations initiatives Continuation Grants Small Grants Grants made under previous quinquennial categories Totals Applications not approved for grant aid by Grants Committee Grand Totals
304 24,778,797 37
_____ _________ 1,058 24,778,797 ===== =========
Nine, Nine, (999) Club > NMP Anti-Racist Trust > Noahs Ark Childrens Venture > North Kensington Law Centre > North Kensington Video/Drama Project > North London Action for the Homeless > Northumberland Park Women and Childrens Centre > Norwich Prison Visitors
Good Neighbours Scheme > National Back Pain Association, Havering Branch > National Union of Cabinda > Nehanda Black Womens Organisation > New Era Association and After School Club > News Talk Lambeth > Newtown Bangladeshi Supplementary Education Inform Channels > Open Door Housing Trust > Orchard Community Project > Orient Regeneration Limited > Orpington Mind > ORTTrust > Outside Chance > Owl Housing Ltd > Oxford House > Oxford Kilburn Boys Club Trust > Paddington Arts > Paddington Law Centre > Pakistan
Financial summary
2001 000s Revenue funds brought forward Grants receivable Income from investment properties Income from other investments Expenditure Net income Available for distribution Grants made Other distributions Write backs Net grants made Net movement in funds Transfer from endowment fund Balance carried forward Revenue assets Endowment assets Total assets 3,835 1,616 5,451 (814) 4,637 4,544 (4,576) 4 262 (4,310) 234 124 358 358 103,464 103,822 2001 000s (93) 3,676 1,870 5,546 (766) 4,780 4,822 (4,986) (82) 30 (5,038) (216) 123 (93) (93) 101,575 101,482 2000 000s 2000 000s 42 5 3,688 2,123 5,816 (790) 5,026 5,501 (5,536) (47) 124 (5,459) 42 0 42 42 97,090 97,132 1999 000s 1999 000s 475 3,546 1,847 5,393 (797) 4,596 5,003 (4,557) (58) 87 (4,528) 475 0 475 475 85,975 86,450 1998 000s 1998 000s 407 4,267 1,405 5,672 (757) 4,915 5,420 (5,125) (104) 216 (5,013) 407 0 407 407 83,829 84,236 1997 000s 1997 000s 505 5 19,012 8,861 27,878 (3,924) 23,954 24,459 (24,780) (287) 719 (24,348) 111 247 358 Grand Total 000s 000s 505
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Trust for London

2001 000s Revenue funds brought forward Income from investment portfolio Other investment income Other grant income Expenditure Net income Available for distribution Grants made Lottery grants expended Write backs Net grants made Net movement in funds Transfer from endowment fund Balance carried forward Revenue assets Endowment assets Total assets 628 2 630 (118) 512 512 (695) 4 (691) (179) 179 0 17,290 17,290 2001 000s 659 9 668 (105) 563 580 (641) 4 (637) (57) 57 0 19,945 19,945 2000 000s 2000 000s 17 731 (30) 51 752 (97) 655 643 (579) (51) 4 (626) 17 17 17 21,090 21,107 1999 000s 1999 000s (12) 694 72 18 784 (130) 654 727 (733) (18) 12 (739) (12) (12) (12) 18,532 18,520 1998 000s 1998 000s 73 693 71 28 792 (110) 682 931 (863) (28) 33 (858) 73 73 73 16,612 16,685 1997 000s 1997 000s 249 3,405 124 97 3,626 (560) 3,066 3,315 (3,511) (97) 57 (3,551) (236) 236 0 Grand Total 000s 000s 249
Auditors statement to the Trustees of City Parochial Foundation and the Trustee of the Trust for London. We have examined the summarised financial statements set out above. Respective responsibilities of Trustees/Trustee and Auditors You are responsible as trustees/trustee for the preparation of the summarised financial statements. We have agreed to report to you on their consistency with the full financial statements. Basis of opinion We have carried out the procedures
we consider necessary to ascertain whether the summarised financial statements are consistent with the full financial statements from which they have been prepared. Opinion In our opinion the summarised financial statements are consistent with the full financial statements for the years ended 31 December 1997 to 31 December 2001. KPMG Chartered Accountants, Registered Auditors 26 April 2002
ors Centre > Notting Hill Churches Homeless Concern > Notting Hill Methodist Church > Notting Hill Social Council > Oasis in Chiswick > Ocean Music Trust > Off Centre > Oily Cart Company Limited > One Love Community Association > Open Age Project > Open
ormation and Welfare Project > Nigeria Welfare and Monitoring Council > Nightingale Luncheon and Social Club > North Kensington Womens Textile Workshop > North London Cerebral Palsy Association > North London Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Network > North London an Womens Welfare Association > Pan Centre for Intercultural Arts > Pan Project Ltd > Parent Support Group > Parents at Work > Parish Church of the Good Shepherd, Hounslow West > Parish of St George Hanworth > Parish of the Good Shepherd > Partners in
Breakdown of Trust for London grants 1997-2001

Enfield 100,840
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Harrow 116,264 Hillingdon 25,500 Brent 198,697 Ealing 60,875
Barnet 114,280 Camden 103,942
Haringey 142,910 Hackney 194,295 Islington 134,505 Southwark 109,450
Waltham Forest 84,496
Redbridge 96,186
Havering 40,178
Hounslow 101,686 Wandsworth Lambeth 55,160 103,860 Richmond U. Thames Merton 33,500 Kingston 85,360 U. Croydon Thames Sutton 85,720 47,800 84,065
Kensington City of & Chelsea London Hammersmith 60,005 nil & Fulham Westminster 51,890 71,300
Barking & Tower Newham Dagenham Hamlets 191,300 32,022 111,437 Greenwich 129,612
Lewisham 97,700 Bromley 74,150
Bexley 45,350
Analysis of grants by size

1997-2001 No. of Grants 0-1,500 1,501-5,000 5,001-7,000 Over 7,001 No grants or deferred Total 48 273 93 142 33 589 Amount 54,071 958,214 595,361 1,902,951 3,510,597 % 2 27 17 54 100
0-1,500 1,501-5,000 5,001-7,000 Over 7,001
2% 27% 17% 54%
Community Law > Partnership College > Peabody Trust St Peters North Community Project > Pecan Ltd > Pedro Club > Peel Institute > People First > Pepys Resource Centre > Peter Bedford Housing Association > Phoenix House > Photographers Gallery > Pirate Club > P
Womens Group > North West Saturday School > North Westminster Bengali Womens Association > Nzambe Malamu Charity > Off the Record > Old and New Loughborough Estate Neighbourhood Resource Centre > Older Refugees from Vietnam in Lewisham > One Stop C
Centre > Potheimos The Little Angel Theatre > Power House > Praxis Community Projects Ltd (Refugee Education Awards) > Praxis Ibero American Womens Group > Presentation Education and Employment Charitable Trust > Prince Arthur House Ltd > Princess Royal
Trust for London grants 1997-2001 by Borough

1997 Amount Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith & Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington & Chelsea Kingston Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster Borough Total London-wide TOTAL
( ) Total number of grants
1998 Amount
(1) (3) (4) (4) (3) (3) (5) (1) (1) (5) (5) (3) (3) (3) (3) (2) (2) (6) (1) (1) (4) (3) (9) (3) (2) (7) (2) (6) (1) (3) (2)
1999 Amount
(6) (1) (4) (6) (3) (3) (2) (3) (5) (3) (8) (3) (2) (1) (1) (4) (7) (4) (3) (3) (4) (4) (2) (4) (2) (5) (6) (1) (4)
2000 Amount
(3) (1) (2) (1) (4) (3) (1) (4) (4) (8) (4) (4) (4) (1) (3) (4) (3) (2) (8) (4) (3) (6) (3) (2) (3) (8) (3) (3)
2001 Amount
(2) (3) (1) (5) (4) (4) (4) (2) (4) (3) (12) (2) (4) (7) (5) (4) (6) (1) (2) (8) (7) (3) (5) (3) (1) (4) (2) (8) (4) (1) (1)
Grand Total 1997-2001

(2) (6) (1) (12) (2) (1) (2) (6) (3) (4) (8) (1) (3) (2) (3) (1) (8) (5) (1) (3) (8) (7) (1) (7) (2) (8) (6) (1) (1)
4 1
7,522 13,250 30,850 51,000 21,250 30,000 26,500 1,760 10,000 33,912 53,622 22,000 22,000 39,000 11,278 6,000 11,700 29,300 5,000 6,200 31,000 43,160 59,000 26,320 6,500 41,100 28,000 24,157 17,000 22,000 9,000
5 4
24,036 10,000 20,815 22,500 14,580 18,420 6,390 13,000 50,200 14,000 77,910 11,520 5,000 1,000 3,000 30,000 39,000 13,000 9,600 6,200 18,000 18,166 21,000 19,150 19,200 17,500 43,196 3,300 27,400
25,000 1,500 6,000 1,000 26,200 20,650 1,200 17,840 8,200 29,600 15,000 3,500 14,300 2,640 4,125 14,505 7,500 14,000 20,000 8,000 11,000 29,100 6,200 3,500 19,500 20,600 23,000 18,900
8,000 6,455 3,000 31,540 14,400 26,162 11,650 8,500 27,400 21,300 58,273 4,890 8,000 43,600 16,500 26,500 39,700 5,000 8,000 38,060 31,600 22,000 37,000 27,500 6,000 11,000 17,365 29,030 24,300 2,000 14,000
4 1
16,500 45,539 89,342 15,000 7,000 8,500 43,025 32,600 16,000 38,800 10,000 31,500 7,844 21,260 2,000 56,361 21,000 3,555 19,600 32,800 17,500 3,000 48,200 18,000 34,700 20,150 4,860 2,000
2 4
32,022 114,280 45,350 198,697 74,150 103,942 85,720 60,875 100,840 129,612 194,295 51,890 142,910 116,264 40,178 25,500 101,686 134,505 60,055 47,800 103,860 97,700 85,360 191,300 96,186 33,500 109,450 84,065 111,437 84,496 55,160 71,300 2,984,385 526,212 3,510,597
(5) (21) (8) (27) (16) (15) (17) (12) (15) (21) (36) (10) (22) (19) (9) (9) (18) (25) (13) (8) (28) (25) (13) (31) (15) (5) (25) (9) (33) (11) (9) (11) (541) (48) (589)
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739,381 (101) 123,252 (12) 862,633 (113)

Ranking in each year
577,083 (104) 156,120 (12) 733,203 (116)
372,560 (99) 206,800 (11) 579,360 (110)
628,725 (122) 12,000 (6) 640,725 (128)
666,636 (115) 28,040 (7) 694,676 (122)
Trust for London Quinquennial Categories 1997-2001

No of Grants Major Category Self Help Supplementary and Mother-tongue Schools People with Disabilities Refugee and Migrant Groups Continuation Grants Training Grants Small Grants Special Initiatives TOTALS Applications not approved for grant aid by Grants Committee GRAND TOTALS 134 152 71 156 513 25 13 2 3 556 33 589 Amount 657,365 883,379 464,809 1,014,683 3,020,236 189,050 21,711 5,100 274,500 3,510,597 3,510,597 % 19 25 13 29 86 5 1 8 100 100
> Place to Be > Playing Fields at Bellingham > Playing Fields at Greenford > Plumstead Community Law Centre > Polari Housing Association > Policy Research Institute on Ageing & Ethnicity (PRIAE) > Polyglot Theatre Company > Portobello Trust > Post-Adoption
p Counselling Service > Organisation of the Angolan Community in the UK > Overseas Mission Christian Fellowship > Pakistan Welfare Association Hounslow > Parker People > Parkland Community Association > Parklands Community Association > Peace in Millennium yal Trust for Carers > Prison Reform Trust > Prisoners Wives and Families Society > Project for Advice, Counselling and Education (PACE) > Project Fullemploy Trust > Public Law Project > Punch and Judy Family Centre > Queen Elizabeths Foundation for Disabled
Christina Schwabenland, Director of London Voluntary Service Council, looks at the issues that will influence voluntary bodies over the next Quinquennium
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W hat are the significant developments that are likely to affect the voluntary
sector over the next five years? We now have a second term of a Labour government and a new tier of regional government in London, the GLA. These two developments are unlocking a stream of new thinking, new initiatives, new policies (such as Sure Start, the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund, Best Value, New Deal for Communities, Local Strategic Partnerships) and in all of these the voluntary sector is regarded as a critical partner.
marginalised and dispossessed and to stimulate new thinking and new solutions to seemingly intractable urban social problems. Paradoxically, all of these valuable attributes are at risk if the sector becomes overbureaucratised and over-regulated, and if its independence and advocacy role are not respected. The current enthusiasm, in social policy circles, for valuing only that which can be measured and counted, for respecting consistency (Emersons hobgoblin of little minds) above creativity, reliability over risk and innovation, is a real danger. There is still a really significant role for funders such as City Parochial Foundation to support experimentation, to risk failure, to fund small-scale new ideas, difference, creativity. The current enthusiasm for partnership, collaboration and cross-sectoral working arrangements also offers opportunities and risks. While recognising that we have much in common with other sectors and with likeminded institutions we must also safeguard our uniqueness and our separate identity. City Parochial Foundations willingness to support advocacy and policy change makes it one of the most valuable funders in London. The two most important issues that must concern all Londoners are the still-widening gap between rich and poor and the oppression, marginalisation and isolation still experienced by far too many people because of ethnicity, lack of opportunity or limited expectations. We need new thinking and new approaches, and, most importantly, we need to value the experience and knowledge of people themselves. We need to develop better
the next five years

There are enormous opportunities for the voluntary sector but also risks. The sector is seen as having a critical role to play in delivering these new initiatives. The debate about the delivery of public services, the role of the sector in influencing policy formation, the sector as catalyst and animator in regeneration and renewal are all creating a new discourse about the nature of a just and equitable society in London. In order to contribute in any meaningful way, many voluntary organisations need support in making sense of these new initiatives, in interpreting them and in seeing where their contribution can be most effective. What are the risks? The voluntary sector is valued because it is independent, flexible, innovative, able to reach into the heart of communities, break down isolation, foster social cohesion, speak up for the
Looking forward:
People > Queenbridge Trust > Queens Park Bangladesh Association > Quest Trust > Race on the Agenda > Raleigh International > Rathbone Community Industry > Raw Material > Real Action > Rebridge Forum > Red Rag Arts Charity > Redbridge Forum > Redbridge Money
Refugee Project > PHAB Central London Club > Points of View Tower Blocks Group > Poplar Welfare Association > Progothi Womens Trust > Puntland Society > Rafidain Relief Association > Rain Trust > Rainbow Community Care Association > Rainbow Group > Rascals > R Education Awards > Refugee Womens Association > Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners Trust > Relatives and Residents Association > Release > Residential and Drop In Centre London Enterprises > Resources for Autism > Revolving Doors Agency > Richmond Fellowship
understanding of what creates social change and social cohesion and how to support it. We also need to understand what creates social exclusion, violence and crime and how to combat it. City Parochial Foundations emphasis on violence and hate crimes is very welcome as is its interest in developing cohesion through sharing learning and expertise, supporting infrastructure and collaborative working. For all Londoners, whether they work in the voluntary, public, or private sector, or in no sector at all, the virtual presence of the e-world will create rapid and far-reaching change. The internet democratises knowledge and power and creates new and previously unthought-of connections between people, and in the process is establishing new concepts of community. Simultaneously, a new generation of exclusion is emerging; exclusion based on lack of technical understanding and skills, and an inability to cope with the bewildering rapidity of change. There are enormous challenges for the voluntary sector here in its traditional role of tapping new potential while speaking up for those who are excluded from it. The only thing we know for certain about the next five years is that we know nothing for certain. But Rajesh Tandon, chief executive of PRIA, in Delhi, (and a noted figure in international development) has commented that VDOs [voluntary development organisations] are about disturbing the present. City Parochial Foundation has never shrunk from supporting the sector in carrying out that role.
November 1999
300 displaced people attend the Employability Forum held at the Commonwealth Institute to meet potential employers. Guest speaker is Margaret Hodge, junior Employment Department Minister.
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April 2000
First London Voluntary Sector Almanac is published by NCVO. It reveals that the sector contributes 2.6 billion to GDP. There are 18,000 active charities in the capital providing 105,000 Londoners with jobs. One-in-five residents are from a minority ethnic group: they account for 27% of the work force but half of the unemployed. The issue of street violence in deprived areas of the city hits the headlines when ten-yearold Nigerian schoolboy Damilola Taylor is found bleeding to death in Peckham. Just a month before a 17 year-old boy Andre Drummond who had been excluded from school had been stabbed to death in a nearby road. Media investigation reveals drug dealing and gang cultures, involving very young youths, are rife in the area.
May 2000
Ken Livingstone becomes the first directlyelected Mayor for London, along with 25 members of the Greater London Assembly.
May 2001
Labour government is re-elected
August 2001
Youth Programme report Capital Youth is launched at an event held at Ocean in Hackney.
October 2001
Volunteering Code is published as part of the compact between the government and volunteers.
November 2001
CPF and TfL Grant Guidelines detailing policies, priorities and procedures for 20022006 is launched at an event which also marked the relaunch of the Resource Centre in Holloway Road. Guest speaker is former Secretary of State Chris Smith MP.
ney Advice and Legal Action Group > Redbridge Refugee Forum > Reform Corporation > Refuge > Refugee Action Kingston > Refugee Aid and Development > Refugee Council > Refugee Education and Training Advisory Service (World University Service) > Refugee > Red Brick Housing Co-operative > Redbridge Activities and Care Together > Redbridge Conference of Voluntary Youth Organisations > Redbridge Gujarati Welfare Centre > Redbridge Inter-Riverine Somali Action > Redbridge Somali Womens Association > Redbridge
hip Workschemes > Richmond Upon Thames Council for Voluntary Service > Rights Shop (Bethnal Green) > Riverpoint Ltd > Riverside Community Association > Robert Grace Trust > Robin Hood Gardens Education and Training Trust > Romford Independent Legal Advice
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South east London-based Midi Music provides a range of music and music technology education programmes for 16-25 year old young people who are either unemployed, homeless, in care, abused or at risk of offending. It has developed a number of innovative projects including an LWT television talent challenge, a part-time foundation course in creative music and an NVQ course. Among its aims are to create equality of opportunity for young women
to develop technical skills, and to combat racism through positive learning in mixed groups. Midi Music has received European Social Fund and Single Regeneration Budget funding, as well as support from London Borough Grants and the Esme Fairbairn Charitable Trust. City Parochial Foundation has provided 50,000 towards salary costs in two grants over three years.
Centre > Roundabout, Drama and Movement Therapy > Roy Kinnear Charitable Foundation > Royal Association in Aid of Deaf People > Royal Institute of British Architects Community Projects Fund > Royal London Society for the Blind > Royal National College for the Blind
Somali Womens Association > Refugee Day Centre West Croydon > Refugee Network Sutton > Research and Development Centre for Ethiopians in Britain > Resource Unit for Supplementary and Mother Tongue Schools > River Thames Boat Project > Robert Oliver Musical
> Salusbury World > Samaritans Central London Branch > Sane > Save the Children > Scarman Trust > SCOPE > SeeAbility > Selby Trust > Send Play Project and Visitors Centre Association > Service Resource Centre Greenwich Ltd > Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa >
Looking ahead...
Parochial Foundation and W hile priorities for City set on a five year basis, Trust for London are there is often greater flexibility around starting and finishing points. Many concerns and initiatives begin within one Quinquennium and are carried through to the next if the Quinquennial monitoring and evaluation recommends it. One aspect that was completed in 1997-2001 was the Youth Programme, which highlighted many issues. Although that part of the work came to an end, youth work remains a priority and grants will continue to be made in this area. As this review reports, the Disability Programme Count Us In took time to become fully operational and thus plays an important role in the work during the first part of the new Quinquennium. Similarly, School Exclusion work started towards the end of the previous Quinquennium and thus is also a major feature of 2002/03. For the next five years an over-riding theme is the priority given to groups covering womens issues, in recognition of the fact that women suffer isolation, discrimination and violence at a disproportionately high level, compared with men. This issue also comes under the priority given to tackling hate crimes, where the Foundation and Trust are aiming to work with groups supporting both victims and perpetrators. It was also an issue in the last Quinquennium where racial harassment was a particular concern. But in the early years there were few applications for grants. This changed towards the end of the Quinquennium and these issues retained a high priority for the next five years. Targetting specific communities has always been a special concern of Trustees and priority is also reaffirmed for groups from black and minority ethnic and refugee communities, and is extended to those supporting lesbians and gay men experiencing poverty. Trustees have also recognised that established, often predominantly white, communities in areas of long term economic decline continue to face real problems and these communities have been added to the list of priorities. 41
CPF Grant guidelines 2002-2006
Generally, any organisation applying to us for funding should: 4 be a registered charity (or have applied for charitable status), an Industrial and Provident Society or a Friendly Society; 4 be open to all members of its community; 4 involve its service users as much as possible in the control and the management of the organisation; 4 be committed to sharing information, good practice and findings from its work with other organisations; 4 be open to learning from the experience of other organisations; 4 work jointly with other organisations as much as possible. We welcome grant applications from registered charities or charitable organisations that aim to: 4 tackle the causes of poverty; 4 help poor Londoners to cope with, and find ways out of, poverty.
We want to fund work which helps poor Londoners by reducing or overcoming: 4 discrimination; 4 isolation; 4 violence. We welcome applications from all organisations working with poor Londoners who are experiencing discrimination, isolation or violence, but we particularly encourage applications from organisations that work with, or are aiming to work with, the following: 4 black, Asian and minority ethnic communities; 4 disabled people; 4 established communities, often predominantly white, in areas of long-term poverty; 4 lesbians and gay men; 4 refugees and asylum seekers; 4 young people aged 10-25. Women are more likely to experience poverty,
lind > Royal National Theatre > Royal Philanthropic Society > RSA > Rugby House Project > Runnymede Trust > Russian Orthodox Womens Drug Project > Sabre Employment Ltd > Sadlers Wells Trust Ltd > Safe Ground > Safe in the City > Sahara Asian Carers Project
cal Theatre Company > Rockingham Somali Support Group > Romany Support Group > Russian Immigrants Association > Sahara Communities Abroad > Samaddoon Somali Support Group > Separation and Reunion Forum > Serbian Society > Serio Ensemble >
a > Shaftesbury Society > Shape London > Shelter National Campaign for Homeless People > Shepherds Bush Families Project > Shobujshathi > Shortstop > Sickle Cell Society > Simon Community > Sixth Croydon St. Augustines Scout Group > Skillnet Surrey Quays >
particularly through discrimination, isolation and violence, and so we especially welcome applications from womens organisations. We will fund the following types of work: A. organisations providing advice, information and individual advocacy especially those organisations that are userled or those that encourage user involvement, participation, and which lead to user empowerment. For example: 4 an organisation managed by parents to provide an independent advice, information and support service to parents of pupils from black and minority ethnic communities who have been excluded (suspended or expelled) from school; 4 an organisation working with benefit claimants, who have a history of mental illness to support them in applying for their benefits. B. organisations developing, promoting and providing education, training and employment schemes. For example: 4 organisation aiming to give refugees and asylum seekers access to IT training courses; 4 an organisation seeking to promote training as mentors amongst middle-aged unemployed people in an area of long-term poverty. C. organisations that are attempting to develop initiatives that tackle violence and hate crimes against the target groups. For example: 4 an organisation working with local people and the local police to tackle vandalism on an estate; 4 an organisation providing support to victims of domestic violence, racist or homophobic harassment and violence. We will consider applications for work with people who commit crimes and violence as well as work with the victims of crime or violence. Core funding for organisations led by or addressing the needs of the targetted groups can be difficult to secure. We usually encourage organisations to include a reasonable amount of management costs to cover their overheads when they apply for funding. In exceptional cases, we will consider funding
the core costs of such organisations. Work that aims to change policy We welcome applications from any organisation that is working with the targetted groups to bring about policy changes relating to discrimination, isolation and violence and aimed at improving peoples quality of life. For example: 4 work that is led by disabled young people that results in greater provision of integrated services for disabled people in the area. Second tier and infrastructure organisations We believe that organisations led by or meeting the needs of the targetted groups need support and development. We will fund second tier and infrastructure organisations that want to provide such help to the targetted groups, For example: 4 a Council for Voluntary Service that wishes to provide financial management training and consultancy for refugee community organisations. Working with others There can be advantages in organisations working with others to meet the needs of their members. We are particularly keen to fund such ventures amongst the targetted groups. For example: 4 a refugee organisation and a lesbian and gay group working together on issues of community safety with the local police. Small grants Small one-off grants of up to 10,000 can significantly improve the efficiency of an organisation. We will consider applications for small one-off grants from any organisation working with the targetted groups. Continuation grants For a limited period in the early part of 2002 we will consider applications for work previously funded under the grant-making priorities for 1997-2001. Exceptional cases In exceptional cases we will consider applications for unexpected needs.
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Society of Afghan Residents > Society of Voluntary Association (SOVA) > Soho Family Centre > Soho Housing Association > Sol Cohen Youth Project > Somali Womens Refugee Centre > Somers Town Community Association (Camden) > South Acton Skills and Arts Collabor
Shaiba Age Care > Shoshanas Rochel > Sierra Leone Refuges in Barnet > Sierra Leone Womens Forum-UK > Sight Action > Simba Community Alliance > Somali Advice and Resource Centre > Somali Bravanese Welfare Association in Barnet > Somali Carers Project > Som
> Southall Day Centre > Southside Partnership > Southside Rehabilitation Association > Southwark Action for Voluntary Organisations > Southwark Association for Mental Health > Southwark Citizens Advice Bureau > Southwark Community Education Council > Southwark Dio
Trust for London Grant guidelines 2002-2006
We will fund and, where appropriate, work with new and emerging small voluntary organisations that benefit people and communities in London. A group is small if it is made up of volunteers or members and has no more than the equivalent of two full-time paid staff. We will support organisations that: 4 benefit local people and communities in London; 4 are charitable, but not necessarily registered charities; 4 help local communities to identify and tackle local problems; 4 do work that might be used to teach others; 4 local people and communities have set up to help themselves; 4 are open to all members of their community; 4 are set up to tackle a specific issue. All organisations approaching us for help must: 4 have a constitution or a set of rules which governs their activities; 4 be run by a group of people who may be called the Trustees or the Management Committee; 4 have their own bank or building society account where two named people from the Trustees or Management Committee have to sign all the cheques; 4 be able to provide financial statements for the last year; for example, independently examined financial statements, or audited accounts. If your organisation is very new, a copy of your most recent bank or building society statement will do. We will give voluntary organisations funding to: 4 identify needs and deliver services; 4 gain access to training opportunities; 4 organise meetings, conferences, seminars and events which identify problems, raise awareness, explore solutions, or promote good practice. We will also work with other funding organisations and funded groups to identify emerging needs and to develop and make appropriate responses. Our funding can be used to cover: 4 everyday costs and overheads, including the cost of heating, lighting, phone calls, postage, rent and Council Tax;
4 one-off capital costs for buying equipment; 4 the costs of paying for sessional and part-time staff. We do not fund full-time staff, either in full or in part. We are particularly keen to fund work with: 4 black, Asian and minority ethnic community organisations; 4 organisations providing creative educational activities for children and young people, including supplementary and mother-tongue schools; 4 organisations run by disabled people for disabled people, including people with learning disabilities, people living with HIV or AIDS, and people with mental health problems; 4 refugee and migrant groups; and 4 self-help groups, for example: children and family groups; estate-based organisations; lesbian and gay groups; older peoples groups; organisations set up to tackle a specific issue; womens groups; youth groups. We will not provide funding for: 4 distribution by umbrella bodies; 4 general appeals; 4 holiday playschemes; 4 individual members of the public; 4 major expenses for buying or building premises; 4 part of a full-time salary; 4 replacing spending cuts made by local or central government; 4 research; 4 trips abroad. We will provide funding up to a maximum of 10,000 per year. We do not provide funding for more than 3 years in a row.
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borative > South Bromley Youth Forum > South East London Community Foundation > South London Green Bade Taxi School Limited > South Sudan Women Concern > South Westminster Befriend a Family > South Westminster Legal Advice Centre > Southall Black Sisters
omali Caring and Education Association > Somali Community and Education Association > Somali Community of North West London > Somali Community Organisation in Barnet > Somali Cultural Revival and Employment Training Ass. > Somali Education and Cultural
Diocesan Council for Wel-Care (Wel-Care) > Southwark Habitat for Humanity (Great Britain ) > Southwark Mind > Southwark Refugee Project > Southwark Youth Project > Spires Centre > Splash (South Poplar and Limehouse Action for Secure Housing) > Springfield
The Foundation started its five year review process in 1935: a look back shows a remarkable consistency in approach over time
44 ity Parochial Foundations five year approach towards planning its funding goes back almost 70 years.
reaffirmed when the review noted: That the Trustees general policy be to continue to refrain from subsidising Schemes which can be financed out of the rates and/or Exchequer, and that if and when grants are made in aid of Schemes for which statutory provision exists the object should be not merely to relieve local authorities of expenditure which primarily falls upon them but to encourage the undertaking of Schemes which the Trustees desire to promote. The same issue arose in the 1980s when concern was expressed about government changes brought in with little prior consultation and not to be forced into replacing statutory funding. It was pointed out that work could be impressively improved by relatively small grants for purposes for which public money was not available. The review added that: Charitable trusts and foundations must be prepared, as always, to resist the suggestion that they become alternative funding bodies where statutory sources fail to provide, for whatever reasons. Instead, we believe that the role of charitable trusts and foundations continues to be primarily to fund voluntary organisations which are undertaking new initiatives or which require supplementary funds to complement those already being received from central government and local authority sources in support of their day-today work. In 1987 Trustees reiterated their view that government should discuss issues with the voluntary sector before Trusts were asked to take on subsequent funding, and also backed regular liaison with the London Borough Grants Unit.
A review of the seventy years of Quinquennial reports show the value of the review process. It shows that, over an extended period similar issues come up time after time. It also shows that there has been a remarkable consistency in approach: far sightedness of the Trustees; readiness and enthusiasm to take initiatives; the elusive nature of the poor; alertness to take up new issues; addressing the role of a grant-making Trust;
developing themes
ready co-operation with other Trusts; the need always to take account of external factors and legislation; and an over-riding sense of responsible trusteeship. The words and phrases may have changed but throughout, the underlying motivation and approach has remained much the same.
Statutory provision and grant-making

It was in 1935 that the first Quinquennial review was produced. From the start concerns were expressed about the need to establish principles to be applied in the making of grants towards objects for which statutory provision existed. Ten years later in 1945, policy was
Defining the poor

Trustees often reviewed their approach to
Community Flats > Spurgeons Child Care-The Kings Centre Family Project > St Augustines Community Care > St Botolphs Project > St Christophers Fellowship > St Clement & St James Community Development Project > St Cuthberts Centre > St Francis Community Centr
Project (East London) > Somali Education Development Centre (SEDEC) > Somali Homework Club > Somali Parents and Childrens Association > Somali Parents Association > Somali Refugee Resource and Cultural Centre > Somali Resource and Cultural Centre > Somali T Martin in the Fields > St Mary le Bow Young Homeless Project > St. Mary Magdalenes Church for Asylum Seekers > St Marys Community Centre Ashley Road > St Marys University College > St Mungo Community House Association > St Pauls Steiner Project Two > St
the poor. In 1961 trustees worried about a tendency for benefactions intended for the very poor to fall into the hands of a somewhat higher class. It was noted that destitution in the old Poor Law sense had disappeared it was important to ensure frequent re-interpretation of the terms the poor and the poorer classes.
Needs v procedures
There was also a growing wish to ensure that bureaucracy did not get in the way of the Foundations aims. For the 1992-96 Quinquennium, the review stated that Care needs to be taken to ensure that funding strategies are not in fact determined by the administrative requirements of the funder rather than the needs of the beneficiaries. What best meets those needs is the essential question. Yet how are those to be assessed and who can best do it are the two questions which then follow. Funding strategies which are arrived at from too great a distance can appear attractive but miss the needs, whilst a succession of small grants responding to declared needs may miss longer-term ones. The balance is not easy to achieve though awareness of the dynamic helps. This was prompted by a concern to ensure that money was spent wisely. This meant being sure that applicants really could tackle the problems and were not simply so overwhelmed by needs that they had to do something. Similarly the Foundation had to know what it was doing and recognise its limitations. In 1976, Trustees were allocating up to 40% of funding to projects of more than three years, though noting: there is no reason to suppose that applicants can see into the future more clearly than anyone else. 45
New approaches
At the same time they were concerned about their own roles and to look at new approaches. The 1961 discussions noted: The importance of the functions that may be performed by a Trust such as the City Parochial Foundation cannot be overestimated and the responsibility resting upon the shoulders of the Trustees is great. The effective discharge of that responsibility calls for an awareness of changing conditions and a readiness to adopt and develop ways and means of meeting the new needs disclosed by such changing conditions. The Trustees came back to it in 1967 when they reviewed the previous 30 years, reaching the conclusion that ... one of the most fruitful ways of helping the poorer classes of London is by making major grants to schemes designed either to test new ideas or else, with special reference to the needs and opportunities of the day, to repair the unavoidable gaps and inadequacies in the statutory social services. The review also pointed out that ... pioneering is one of the Foundations most important functions. It was noted that the Foundation should give priority to schemes which break new ground provided they seemed sound and viable, though not to concentrate on them exclusively. Later, in 1987, it was felt that above all trustees should be imaginative.
Monitoring and appraisal

Alongside this, Trustees began to see the need to monitor the work. By 1987 Trustees decided to increase their awareness of the impact of their grant-making through annual monitoring. They also aimed to distribute information about procedures and policies and concerns of the Foundation. This aim to achieve greater knowledge of funding and to ensure the right sort of funding was apparent from the review for the Quinquennium 1992-96. Trustees agreed to programme funding, strategic funding, general funding and
entre > St Gabriels Project > St Gabriels Project > St. Giles Trust > St. Hildas East Community Centre > St Jamess House > St Johns Church Southall Youth Project > St Johns Community Centre > St John-at-Hackney Community Space Centre > St Lukes Church > St li Teachers Association > Somali Teaching Group > Somali Welfare and Development Centre > Somali Welfare Centre > Somali Youth Project > Somers Workshop South Island Workshop & Crafts for Children > South Islington Stroke Club > South London Iraqi Community St Stephens Church > St. Stephens Neighbourhood Action Project > Status Employment > Stephen & Matilda Childrens Association > Stonewall Housing Association > Stowe Pre-School Playgroup > Strathcona Theatre Company > Street (UK) Foundation Limited >
exceptional need and interest. A mid-term review was also decided on to ensure programmes were on target. When the 1996-2001 quinquennium came around, these new approaches had become firmly established with four major strands covering reactive grant-making, programme funding, local areas work and work in alliances. There were two over-riding concerns: the need to the tackle social isolation, injustice and social exclusion as they affect any section of the community; and that perennial concern of the Trustees the need to provide help for young people (age 10 25).
The problem of absorbing the coloured and largely poor immigrant population which itself is representative of a number of different races and various religions. It led to a pledge ... of an importance as great as any other of our recommendations, is the recommendation to grant 45,000 to the Institute of Race Relations. There exists in London no operational agency for work in the field of race relations. no central body exists to undertake or to supervise work at the roots. We have been encouraged that the Institute has proposed a number of small localised projects deserving of financial support and has undertaken to supervise those for which we recommend approval. The Institute has warned us that the failure rate may be high, and that it directly, and the Trustees indirectly, may receive more kicks than praise; but a start has to be made somewhere if these problems are to be mitigated.
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Youth matters
Youth was there in 1935 when work among young persons from 14 to 21 years of age was one of the priorities. Youth concerns again surfaced in 1951 when it was reported that The Trustees have, since 1948, made grants to the London County Council totalling 4,000, to be devoted by the Council to assisting pupils or students who might otherwise be prevented from continuing their studies or playing their full part in school or college life... We are convinced that these grants by the Trustees have been usefully employed and that there is a continuing need for assistance of this nature. Five years later funds were made available for the provision of accommodation for working boys and young men arriving in London because of the shortage of hostel accommodation.
Physical, mental and other disadvantage

Disadvantage was a recurring theme in almost all the reviews. Some of the thinking was way ahead of its time, and has only become mainstream in the past decade. For instance, in 1961, concern was expressed about the needs of handicapped people of all ages, covering both mental and physical disability. The report noted that: The aged need help in combating the disabilities which are inseparable from old age and support should be made available to those who do not surrender and to the organisations which help them to maintain their independence. In 1972, the needs of mentally and physically handicapped people were again listed.
New communities and race

The issue of meeting the needs of new communities first came to attention back in 1961. It was at this time that the Trustees supported the Family Welfare Association to provide help and advice to West Indian and other coloured immigrants. A decade later the Quinquennial review noted that:
Other issues
These are just a few of the issues Trustees addressed over the years. There are many others. Back in 1935, isolation and lack of
Streets Alive Theatre Company Limited > Streetwise Youth > Stubbers Adventure Centre > Studio Upstairs > Subco Elders Day Centre > Sunnyside Gardens Association > Survivors (UK) > Sutton Advocacy for Mental Health > Sutton Alliance of Disabled People > Sutton Boro
> South London Refugee Association > South London Tamil Welfare Group > South London Zairean (Congolese) Association > South Sudan Women Concern > South Sudanese Community Association (UK) Ltd > South Tottenham Jewish Boys Group > Southwark Day Centre
The East London Communities Organisation > Terrence Higgins Trust > Theatro Technis > Three Cs Counselling Service > Threshold Centre > Together in Waddon Community Project > Tolerance in Diversity > Tomorrows People Trust > Tottenham Legal Advice Centre > Tow
community on London and outer London estates was a concern as they are today. Housing was also an important funding matter for the Foundation in 1951, approval was also given for building of a block of flats in Islington, and a decision was made to apply to become a housing association under the 1936 Housing Act. In 1972, issues raised included the problems of addiction and care of ex-offenders, themes which carried through into the 1990s.
Unit had produced reports on school exclusion and truancy, homelessness and teenage pregnancies. It had also set up 18 policy action teams, which would eventually produce reports on ways to tackle poverty. Also very close to home was the imminent election of the Mayor and Assembly for London and the implications this would have on a variety of welfare issues. Moreover, CPFs position had changed: The relative position of the Foundation as a funder when compared to other significant new funders, such as London Borough Grants, Bridge House Estates Trust Fund and the National Lottery Charities Board has changed dramatically since 1996 when the priorities were being developed. There had also been a diminution in real terms of the Foundations distributable income in the period 1989 to 1999 from 8million to 5million (actual rather than adusted for inflation). Throughout these reviews, Trustees came back to the long-standing debate on the blurring of the distinction between state funding and voluntary sector provision. Now things were beginning to change even more dramatically the voluntary sector was being expected to take on huge areas of responsibility which were traditionally always accepted as being matters for the State. 47
New thinking
One innovation over the past decade has been the introduction of mid-quinquennial reviews, to check progress against the funding themes. The first, held in 1994, revealed that no significant changes were made. But new thinking was also revealed: was there a need to consider investment in certain organisations, rather than a series of grants? Trustees noted: could the possibility of funding over ten years not be considered? The view was taken that in certain circumstances it might well be responsible and appropriate to do so.
Changing roles
The next mid term review was in 2000. This revealed that not everything always goes to plan, and that crime reduction and tackling racial harassment priorities had not attracted the expected number of applications and neither did the policy change priority. Thus organisations in these areas were targeted for further publicity to remedy the situation. But it was the wider picture that was highlighted. Trustees noted that the election of the Labour Government and the establishment of the Social Exclusion Unit impacted directly on the work of voluntary organisations and therefore on CPF and TfL priorities: By the year 2000, the Social Exclusion
Borough Citizens Advice Bureaux > Sutton Centre for Voluntary Service > Sutton Shopmobility > Swinbrook Nursery Centre > Tamil Refugee Group > Tamil Refugee Training & Education Centre > Tamil Relief Centre > Teachers Multi-cultural Mentoring Alliance > TELCO-
entre for Asylum Seekers > Southwark Somali Union > Sparrows Wheelchair Basketball Club > SPEC Jewish Youth and Community Centre > Special Connection > Spiritual Empowerment Lifestyle Aspiring Haven > Spitalfields Community Association > Sree Narayana Guru
Tower Hamlets Environment Trust > Tower Hamlets Law Centre > Tower Hamlets Summer University > Tower Hamlets Youth Counselling and Advice Service > Tower Project > Toynbee Hall > Trafalgar Square 2000 > Training for Life > Tricycle Theatre Co Ltd > Trinity
Providing the services

Childrens Express
48 Childrens Express encourages children and young people to express themselves and develop personally using the medium of journalism. It is open to all young people, but recruitment is targeted at disadvantaged areas and young people who are rarely given a voice. Children work in teams reporting and editing on issues ranging from racism to mobile phone theft in fact whatever interests them, exposing them to new opinions and experiences. No expertise or particular skills are required to join but members develop a wide range of communication, IT and teamwork skills in the process. More than 500 articles have been written and have appeared in a wide range of mainstream media, from national and local newspapers to more specialist publications. They also take on commissions from various groups including the Social Exclusion Unit where a younger perspective is needed. The group has received a grant for administrative support. Fundraising Manager Liz Auton has found CPF very easy to deal with. They are very approachable and supportive, she says. The application process is easy and honest. You know where you are they make it clear that, although supportive, you need to seek further funding elsewhere. Of course, it would be nice if they had more money to give away With other funders it can be a bit of a poker game you dont always know what is going on. She says CPF keeps close to what is going on but without relying on too much paperwork. And she is impressed by the cutting edge approach to new ideas including unpopular issues, perhaps surprising from an old established philanthropic trust. At the same time, Liz likes the non-stereotyping approach. She cites disadvantage: while black and minority ethnic groups are targetted, CPF also looks at others who fall through the net and who face serious challenges. She feels it is good that other disadvantaged areas, often predominantly white, have also gained recognition by CPF.
Wandsworth & Merton Law Centre

One group that has benefited from CPF support in the past is Wandsworth & Merton Law Centre. Bob Nightingale, the Centre co-ordinator describes himself as a big fan of CPF. In 1990, the Centre faced closure when its London Borough of Wandsworth funding was withdrawn. CPF and an anonymous donor provided seedcorn funding to create a new Law Centre service for Wandsworth. In that year, the Law Centre turnover was approximately 50,000 and it helped about 1,500 people. The support of City Parochial Foundation included funding and when that expired, assistance in persuading LBG to take on longer term funding. The Law Centre now serves Merton as well as Wandsworth, has an annual turnover approaching 750,000 and helped over 10,000 people last year. Bob is also Chair of the Law Centres Federation. CPF funded the post of a Director and an administrator in the past three years. This proved
Refugee Womens Association

Simin Azimi of Refugee Womens Association which provides education, training, advice and guidance among its services believes CPF and TfL are quite unique organisations, and others should look up to and learn from them. They really listen and support you, and give very clear and consistent messages, she says. We are quite successful and have benefitted hugely from CPF. I particularly like the way the field officers get involved it really shows care and attention.
Community Centre > Trinity Methodist Church Youth & Community Centre > Tripscope > Turkish Cypriot Community Association > Turkish Womens Philanthropic Association > Turning Point (Hammersmith & Fulham Druglink) > Umbrella > Union Chapel Margins > University o
Mission of the UK > Sri Hem Kunt Childrens Education Society > St Clements Hospital PatientsCouncil > St. Lukes Tenants and Residents Association > St Matthews Creative Dance Group > St Matthews Never Too LateGroup > St Matthias Residents Association > St Mic
Action Lewisham > Volunteers Greenwich > Volunteers (PTP) Trust > Waltham Forest Alcohol Counselling Services > Waltham Forest Asian Mental Health Project (The Qalb Centre) > Waltham Forest Citizens Advice Bureaux Service > Waltham Forest Turkish Association > W
Points of View Tower Blocks Group

Trust for London funding is directed towards groups which have at most two paid staff members or are entirely voluntary. Among the latter is Newham-based Points of View Tower Blocks Group, a resident-based community organisation set up in 1993 which has funding for running costs. The group runs a range of activities including homework groups and an after school club, provides pick-up-fromschool help and a holiday club. Associated with Newham College of Further Education and backed by SRB funding, it also provides flexible computer learning specifically directed at people who want to improve themselves and get better jobs but who have no qualifications and very often lack the confidence to take on the daunting environment of mainstream education. They can come and go as they like, working at their own speed, and can take Oxford and Cambridge Exam Board qualifications. Chairperson of Points of View Tower Blocks Group is Karen Hall, though she describes herself as just another volunteer we all work together here. She says the group would not have been able to move into their premises without the help of TfL funding. In a nutshell, Karen says, Trust for London caters for that niche of volunteers without expertise and experience but with passion, willingness and dedication. It literally gives groups a boost. In particular, she likes the permissive nature of the funding. Obviously the money has to be monitored, but TfLs monitoring is not like others. Some funders get really sticky and want to know every detail and to make sure the money is spent exactly for specific purposes. But Trust for London leaves it up to our discretion. The group has recently faced the dilemma of whether to take on paid staff, but at the moment has decided not to. It might change things. We would also have to move to bigger premises outside our area, so we have decided to stay as we are. Sceptics might say that groups receiving grants will always praise their funders, but there can be no doubting Karen Halls sincerity when she says: We love you. Im serious. We cant get enough of you.
the need for those posts to the satisfaction of the Legal Services Commission which has now agreed to take over the long term funding. Changes that Bob would like to see in CPF funding criteria include adapting the embargo so that an organisation would not be excluded from applying within a year of refusal of funding in the case of an entirely different project. For instance, a failed application for an employment advice worker in Battersea should not place an embargo on an application for an education lawyer in Merton simply because the two applications derived from the same organisation. The Law Centre has also found some difficulty with funding being restricted to charities. It is an Industrial & Provident Society and has therefore received its funding through its associated charity (Wandsworth & Merton Legal Resource Project). This is a cumbersome device and costly in administration and audit fees. He asks whether I&Ps could be directly funded.
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She believes it is down to a culture of innovation that permeates throughout the organisation. CPF takes up issues such as Employability and the Resource Centre this is quite unusual for a funder. And when they set up a project they dont simply leave it, but give support until it can stand on its own two feet. She also points out that if a project is turned down, they dont just say no but make suggestions and help you find other support. This is the sort of extra activity funders dont have to do.
ty of North London > Upper Room St Saviours with St Marys > Ursuline Sisters of Angela Merici > Victim Support Redbridge > Victim Support Southwark > Victims Support London > Victory Youth and Community Association > Voluntary Action Camden > Voluntary Michael Associates > St Peters Bengali Association > St Peters Community and Advice Centre > Stamford Hill Estate Tenants & Resident Assoc. > Stepney Dynamic Youth > Stoned Arts > Stroke Action Group > Sub-Sahara Refugee in Barnet > Sudan Peoples Support
> Wandsworth and Merton Law Centre > Wandsworth CarersCentre > Wandsworth Mind > Wandsworth Primary Play Association > Wandsworth Volunteer Bureau > Wandsworth Youth Enterprise Centre > Weavers Youth Forum > WECAN Trust > West London Action for
Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations

The Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations receives CPF funding towards the costs of a London region manager. It works with a wide range of organisations many of who have also received CPF or TfL funding. Krishna Sarda, chief executive, says that CPF comes across in a very positive light. Feedback from the people connected with us is about CPFs approachability, understanding of the problems and needs, and its availability. They are not seen as putting hoops and hurdles in the way but supporting projects and the interests of groups. They are seen as having delivered. He adds that CEMVO research shows that CPF figures highly among funders in the support that goes directly to black and minority ethnic groups. Krishna also has thoughts on how to take things forward. I think all funders should look at what they have spent over a period and as what they have achieved for the people they fund. Would you say you have hit the major social problem on the head? What was your money designed to do? He points out that to a certain extent, a game goes on between funders and the funded because of the need to ensure project funding also helps contribute to core costs. Perhaps it is time to fund fewer organisations over a longer period and achieve more strategic outputs, he suggests. There is an urgent need amongst funders to help build community assets so that we address the provision of common services to a range of organisations rather than duplicating backroom services and directing scarce resources towards such provision. Funders should try to give them longer term security. He says new thinking is needed in the new social climate and that CPF is in a good position to start discussions. CPF has empathy with the groups. They will not be seen as taking a hammer to crack a nut.
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Keen Student Supplementary School

Keen Student Supplementary School has been in operation for 12 years in Tower Hamlets, and has benefitted from CPF funding from the start. Its support alongside other funders has helped it become fully established to the point where it has 600 students on its books and has 150 at each evening session it also runs daytime classes. The school provides a wide range of support from Keystage through GCSE and A levels. It is open to all, though most of the students are Bangladeshi from the immediate area. Co-ordinator Iqbal Sharif believes the application process is excellent. You are not asked to fill in an extensive application form. The field officers are extremely helpful and even after that it is just a three page application. It means you can concentrate on other things. Iqbal says that the initial support helped get the infrastructure right, since then funding has helped with the activities. We now see CPF as friends, he comments.
Children > West & North West London Vietnamese Association > Westminster CAB Paddington Citizens Advice Bureau > Westminster Diocese Refugee Service > Westminster House Youth Club > Weston Spirit > Who Cares? Trust > Widows and Orphans International Association > Sudan Womens Association > Sudanese Supplementary School > Supporting African Youth Development > Sure Foundation Supplementary Saturday School > Survivors of Lesbian Abuse > Sutton English Language Scheme > Sutton ME/CFS Support in the United Kingdom > Windsor Fellowship > Winged Fellowship Trust > Wish Women in Special Hospitals > Women in Prison > Women Returners Network > Womens Link, City of London > Woodland Centre Trust > Workable > Workers Educational Association

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CITY PAROCHIAL FOUNDATION

Trust for London

1997 review 2001

City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London Trustees*

Staff of the Foundation and Trust

Introducing City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London

Local area initiatives

Capital communities review

Organisations funded by City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London

Capital communities review

Capital communities review

Setting out the priorities

CITY PAROCHIAL FOUNDATION

Direct work to alleviate poverty

Indirect and strategic work to alleviate poverty

Trust for London

Continuation grants, small grants and unexpected needs

Capital communities review

the mosaic city

Capital communities review

Setting the guidelines

the need to tackle social isolation,

the need to provide help for young

By kind permission of Guardian Society and Harry Venning

More than just funding

the difficulties experienced by small

Capital communities review

Working with others

Governance home and away

Capital communities review

Refugee communities and funding plus

Capital communities review

Resource Unit for Supplementary and Mother-tongue Schools

Broadcaster Jon Snow in his Foreword to the schools directory.

Taking the initiative

Capital communities review

Tackling exclusion from school

Capital communities review

Count Us In the Disability Programme

Winning with water

Capital communities review

Capital communities review

Capital communities review

Capital communities review

Trustees and staff

Council of the University of London

University College London

City and Guilds of London Institute

Kings College London

City Parochial Foundation

City Parochial Foundation and Trust for London Trustees 1997-2001

The Ven George Cassidy Mr John Smallwood

Mr Peter Dale The Ven Pete Broadbent, now Bishop of Willesden

Mrs Gillian Roberts

Professor Gerald Manners (Chairman)

Capital communities review

Staff of the Foundation and Trust

Mara Normile Buster Todd Jason Harley

Ann Robinson Matthew Cornford

Capital communities review

Facts and figures

Enfield 283,709 Haringey 326,662 Waltham Forest 242,800 Havering 222,570

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