PLATFORM (LONDON) — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 25 February 1995
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02658515
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £839,500
Latest expenditure: £934,973
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Platform C/O Oxford House Charity, Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, LONDON, E2 6HG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.platformlondon.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Charity is established to promote knowledge and understanding of the natural environment and its interrelationship with the social and economic activities of humans.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £839,500
Total Gross Expenditure: £934,973

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £841,680
Total Gross Expenditure: £810,852

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £958,028
Total Gross Expenditure: £939,369

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £654,264
Total Gross Expenditure: £771,412

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £719,753
Total Gross Expenditure: £652,450

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £839,500
Total Gross Expenditure: £934,973
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 13

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £841,680
Total Gross Expenditure: £810,852
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £958,028
Total Gross Expenditure: £939,369
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 18

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £654,264
Total Gross Expenditure: £771,412
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 32

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £719,753
Total Gross Expenditure: £652,450
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 24

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 823631
Income Other Trading Activities: 7931
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 7938
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 839500
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £934,973
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 934973
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 20837
Expenditure Support Costs: 96157
Expenditure Depreciation: 3041
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 704
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £271,417
Assets Total Fixed: 3363
Assets Own Use: 3363
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £482,076
Assets Total Liabilities: £45,756
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £439,683
Creditors One Year Total Current: 45756
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £466,495
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 274780
Funds Restricted: 164903
Funds Total: 439683
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 836668
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 5012
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 841680
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £810,852
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 810852
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10500
Expenditure Support Costs: 110754
Expenditure Depreciation: 4597
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £264,477
Assets Total Fixed: 2659
Assets Own Use: 2659
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £568,130
Assets Total Liabilities: £276,312
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £294,477
Creditors One Year Total Current: 276312
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £540,900
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 264477
Funds Restricted: 30000
Funds Total: 294477
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 9741
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 947660
Income Investments: 627
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 958028
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £61,574
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £877,795
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 939369
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7900
Expenditure Support Costs: 111757
Expenditure Depreciation: 2889
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £261,416
Assets Total Fixed: 6068
Assets Own Use: 6068
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £591,057
Assets Total Liabilities: £333,476
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £263,649
Creditors One Year Total Current: 333476
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £423,954
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 261416
Funds Restricted: 2233
Funds Total: 263649
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 40187
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 614029
Income Investments: 48
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 654264
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £22,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £749,412
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 771412
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7760
Expenditure Support Costs: 122966
Expenditure Depreciation: 4937
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £185,468
Assets Total Fixed: 3583
Assets Own Use: 3583
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £661,087
Assets Total Liabilities: £419,680
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £244,990
Creditors One Year Total Current: 308448
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 111232
Assets Cash: £548,906
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 205468
Funds Restricted: 39522
Funds Total: 244990
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 4690
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 714029
Income Investments: 1034
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 719753
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £34,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £618,450
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 652450
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5483
Expenditure Support Costs: 61727
Expenditure Depreciation: 2624
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £175,963
Assets Total Fixed: 4284
Assets Own Use: 4284
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £534,500
Assets Total Liabilities: £176,646
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £362,138
Creditors One Year Total Current: 176646
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £405,745
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 175963
Funds Restricted: 186175
Funds Total: 362138
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: PLATFORM (LONDON)
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1995-02-25T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29TH OCTOBER 1991, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED 20TH DECEMBER 1994
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS INTERRELATIONSHIP WITH THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF MAN BY SUCH MEANS AS THE COUNCIL OF MANAGEMENT THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE, LONDON

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 214089
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: PLATFORM: LONDON

Charity Name Id: 214064
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: PLATFORM

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures