Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

SEVERN GORGE COUNTRYSIDE TRUST

The Trust manages land in the Ironbridge Gorge for the benefit of local people and for the benefit of visitors to the Gorge to balance public access, landscape, nature conservation, safeguarding historic and cultural features, with public engagement and developing awareness and knowledge of the Trust and its work.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£328	£364	£-36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22		£288	£328	£-40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	41
31/03/21		£308	£319	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/20		£377	£359	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/19		£298	£312	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	45
31/03/18		£338	£297	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£277	£297	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£224	£301	£-77	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£281	£273	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£347	£372	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£317	£311	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£356	£381	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£379	£384	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£377	£339	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£670	£697	£-27	£23	£804	£687	11.8	5	0
31/03/08		£500	£425	£75	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£529	£463	£67	£21	£844	£828	21.5	5	0
31/03/06		£345	£327	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£364	£302	£62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£364	£348	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 33 years

www.severngorge.org.uk

staff@severngorge.org.uk

01952433880

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Access improvements in Benthall Edge
£10,000	28/10/2021	The funding will be used to improve the safety of well used footpaths. The project aims to ensure the site is accessible for community use helping them to engage with nature.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Severn Gorge Countryside Trust
£10,000	17/07/2020	COVID19 Severn Gorge Countryside Trust
Sport England - Replacement of damaged fishing platforms at Ironbridge
£27,552	24/04/2015 19	Funding under Sport England's Flood Relief Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Replacement of damaged fishing platforms at Ironbridge'. This project lists its main activity as ....more Funding under Sport England's Flood Relief Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Replacement of damaged fishing platforms at Ironbridge'. This project lists its main activity as Angling. This funding has contributed towards a Flood Relief - Flood Relief (Repair/Defence)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 54-79

THOMAS MICHAEL BURTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

ALAN JOHN TAYLOR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Environmental Operative

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN TURLEY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired

CAROLINE EMMA BAGNALL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Councillor, Other trusteeship: BIRCHMEADOW CENTRE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE,

GINA HEATHER DIANA ROWE Appointed: 1991, Occupation: Director Of Conservation Warwi

MAXWELL SPEKE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired

MAUREEN BRAGG (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Teacher

NICHOLAS DENNIS DOWNES Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Shop Keeper, Other trusteeship: SLANEY'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITY,

CAROLYN HEALY Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Housewife, Other trusteeship: FRIENDS OF THE COALBROOKDALE AND IRONBRIDGE SCHOOL,

JOHN DUDLEY BOX Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Environmental Scientist, Other trusteeship: THE MUCH WENLOCK WINDMILL TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/10/1991, number: 1004508
Registered at Companies House on 20/09/1991, number: 02647374

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 6 days late,

Main office

The Severn Gorge Countryside Trust
Darby Road
Coalbrookdale
Telford
TF8 7EP

Objectives

TO PROVIDE MAINTAIN PRESERVE AND MANAGE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AREAS OF COUNTRYSIDE INCLUDING WOODLANDS OPEN SPACE AND OTHER LANDS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE AREA OF THE SEVERN GORGE IN BRIDGNORTH AND THE WREKIN

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