01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 8 March 2001
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04040674
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,320,859
- Latest expenditure
- £1,468,575
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 50 Redcross Way, LONDON, London, SE1 1HA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bost.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Bankside Open Spaces Trust aims to bring people together to create inspiring urban green places. It does this by running consultations, bringing together steering groups, holding events, managing major works, looking after gardens, working in partnerships, holding gardening sessions, commenting on plans and strategies, enabling volunteers and providing resources to support balcony gardeners.
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
- 4 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,320,859
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,468,575
- 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
- 18 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,553,685
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,335,207
- 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
- 5 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,654,197
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,227,058
- 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
- 9 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,180,545
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £991,266
- 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
- 10 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £756,354
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £693,967
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
- 4 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,320,859
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,468,575
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £12
- Income From Government Contracts
- 33556
- Income From Government Grants
- £112,516
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 834
- 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
- 18 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,553,685
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,335,207
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 33923
- Income From Government Grants
- £118,020
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 913
- 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
- 5 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,654,197
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,227,058
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £13
- Income From Government Contracts
- 24437
- Income From Government Grants
- £108,728
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 873
- 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
- 9 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,180,545
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £991,266
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £11
- Income From Government Contracts
- 46000
- Income From Government Grants
- £120,504
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 430
- 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
- 10 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £756,354
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £693,967
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £19
- Income From Government Contracts
- 46000
- Income From Government Grants
- £286,182
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 217
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
- 4 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 162940
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 536178
- Income Charitable Activities
- 620321
- Income Investments
- 1420
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1320859
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £27,824
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,440,175
- Expenditure Other
- 576
- Expenditure Total
- 1468575
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 20709
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 172784
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8001
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £16,419
- Assets Total Fixed
- 300532
- Assets Own Use
- 300532
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £971,352
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £346,061
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £925,823
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 346061
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £341,356
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 179341
- Funds Restricted
- 746482
- Funds Total
- 925823
- Count Employees
- 19
- Consolidated 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
- 18 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 138339
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 569491
- Income Charitable Activities
- 845758
- Income Investments
- 97
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1553685
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £11,522
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,260,370
- Expenditure Other
- 63315
- Expenditure Total
- 1335207
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 20535
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 146038
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12120
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £218,569
- Assets Total Fixed
- 117143
- Assets Own Use
- 117143
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,251,274
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £294,878
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,073,539
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 294878
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £391,572
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 385290
- Funds Restricted
- 688249
- Funds Total
- 1073539
- Count Employees
- 18
- Consolidated 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
- 5 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 126849
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 767926
- Income Charitable Activities
- 759194
- Income Investments
- 228
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1654197
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £10,482
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,044,430
- Expenditure Other
- 172146
- Expenditure Total
- 1227058
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 57215
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 591590
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10881
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £349,210
- Assets Total Fixed
- 65303
- Assets Own Use
- 65303
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £994,710
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £204,952
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £855,061
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 204952
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £399,343
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 409889
- Funds Restricted
- 445172
- Funds Total
- 855061
- Count Employees
- 18
- Consolidated 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
- 9 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 62403
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 632678
- Income Charitable Activities
- 466983
- Income Investments
- 29
- Income Other
- 18452
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1180545
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £5,987
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £821,696
- Expenditure Other
- 163583
- Expenditure Total
- 991266
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 30688
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 256182
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7558
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £261,301
- Assets Total Fixed
- 73547
- Assets Own Use
- 73547
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £710,186
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £355,811
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £427,922
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 355811
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £570,749
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 326022
- Funds Restricted
- 101900
- Funds Total
- 427922
- Count Employees
- 14
- Consolidated 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
- 10 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 168443
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 149929
- Income Charitable Activities
- 324940
- Income Investments
- 52
- Income Other
- 112990
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 756354
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £9,223
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £673,897
- Expenditure Other
- 10847
- Expenditure Total
- 693967
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3004
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 151051
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7945
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £189,782
- Assets Total Fixed
- 77961
- Assets Own Use
- 77960
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £448,461
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £287,779
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £238,643
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 287779
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £274,765
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 204714
- Funds Restricted
- 33929
- Funds Total
- 238643
- Count Employees
- 11
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Southwark
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Lambeth
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BANKSIDE OPEN SPACES TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2001-03-08T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- BANKSIDE OPEN SPACES TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2015-04-21T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3975005
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1082625
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE WATERLOO GREEN TRUST
- Charity Name
- BANKSIDE OPEN SPACES TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2015-02-03T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3975009
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1082625
- Assoc Charity Name
- WATERLOO MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 25TH JULY 2000 as amended on 16 Oct 2023
- Charitable Objects
- To promote for the public benefit the conservation, protection and improvement of the built and natural environment, and in so doing to also advance physical and mental health, education opportunities and community development, in areas of high urban density throughout England and Wales.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures