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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

CLIFTON DOWN CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED

To acquire & hold freehold or leasehold land to be provided in the interests of social welfare for public recreation/open space for the use of members of the public generally with a preference for the inhabitants of the City of Bristol & Clifton Down & part of Avon Gorge for protection/preservation of its ecological features.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£32£26£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£19£50£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£18£16£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£18£17£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£18£22£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£17£13£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£12£14£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£18£14£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£15£16£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£14£15£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£32£23£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£18£22£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£29£40£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£12£17£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£18£19£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£3£12£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£24£6£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£28£28£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£24£19£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£15£13£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

01179738058

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
  • Bristol City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Clifton Down Charitable Trust
£500 17/10/2022
As requested by the donor towards repairs on Stoke Road Loos to be managed by The Clifton Down Charitable Trust.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 49-70
  • CAROLINE JANE DUCKWORTH Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Treasurer
  • DAVID MAXWELL FREED Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • DAVID MICHAEL POWELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • DR BEVIS WATTS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
  • FIONA FRANCOMBE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • HENRY LOUIS MICHAEL BOTHAMLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • MARK ASHLEY BURCHFIELD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • ROBERT HENRY GLANVILLE BOURNS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/08/1992, number: 1013795
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/07/1992, number: 02732245
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE SOCIETY OF MERCHANT VENTURERS
MERCHANTS HALL
THE PROMENADE
CLIFTON DOWN
BRISTOL
BS8 3NH

Objectives

TO ACQUIRE AND HOLD FREEHOLD OR LEASEHOLD LAND TO BE PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PUBLIC RECREATION OR AS A PUBLIC OPEN SPACE FOR THE USE OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD. TO ACQUIRE AND HOLD FREEHOLD LAND IN PARTICULAR THE AREA KNOWN AS CLIFTON DOWN AND PART OF AVON GORGE BRISTOL FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF ITS NATURAL AND ECOLGICAL FEATURES INCLUDING THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PLANT LIFE AND FAUNA FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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