Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

COMMUNITY BY NATURE LTD

Community by Nature aims is to improve the lives of children and adults by encouragingparticipation in community learning play and forest school.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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

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
31/03/23£214£247£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22*£256£235£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£233£198£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£215£199£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£178£205£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£212£195£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£185£162£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£133£151£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£131£157£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£156£184£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£224£169£55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12*£119£162£-43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£161£187£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£201£192£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£185£201£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£199£179£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£180£203£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£255£211£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£230£244£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£257£236£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 29 years

www.communitybynature.org.uk

kate@communitybynature.org.uk

01519332363

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Sefton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£19,996
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£17,640
BBC Children in Need£5,400
DCMS£3,900
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to Community By Nature
£14,650 31/10/2023
4
To provide a forest school themed experience as early intervention for children regarding knife crime. They will be educated on safety and allowed to use tools in a safe and controlled environment. there will be regular family days, a rural ....more
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Natural Adventures
£2,990 17/10/2023
1
To provide 3 evenings of youth events on Halloween, Bonfire night, and mischief night with engaging activities for the young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Community Supper
£10,000 13/01/2023
The organisation will deliver cooking workshops and food support for vulnerable people in the local community impacted by increased cost of living with the aim of improving skills and physical and emotional wellbeing.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Community by Nature
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
National Lottery Community Fund - Progressing Naturally
£9,996 10/09/2021
The funding will be used to deliver forest school activities for children and young people in the community where participants will gain new skills outdoors including outdoor cooking tool use and shelter building working with their peers with the ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Community by Nature
£1,000 31/08/2021
This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing their understanding of financial management.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Community by Nature
£3,900 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund a contribution to project costs and activity packs for children and young people living in deprived areas and isolated at home due to Covid-19. The young people will experience improved self-esteem and reduced ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,900 03/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Community by Nature
£119,850 26/06/2019
36
This project will deliver a forest play project for children and young people aged 4 to 15 in Sefton impacted by local poverty and deprivation. It will lead to increased confidence and self-esteem, improved social skills and improved physical health.
National Lottery Community Fund - Little Saplings
£9,992 25/04/2019
12
The company will continue to develop their community preschool group, with a focus on handing over the control of the group to the parents. The project aims to bring parents and children together to reduce social isolation, build confidence, ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Community by Nature
£29,982 15/03/2019
36
This project will deliver a weekend activity club for children and young people with learning disabilities in Sefton. It will support them to build positive relationships, improve their emotional wellbeing and confidence.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community roots parent and toddler support
£10,000 02/08/2017
12
The group will provide a baby and toddler class, so that parents and carers can access support and raise their confidence, self esteem and aspirations.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-80
  • ANDREA FARRELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
  • DAVID EGANS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Charity Consultant
  • JAMES BRETT (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Finance Manager
  • JOHN WEBB Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired Youth Centre Manager
  • KATE JAMESON Appointed: 2023
  • KENNY OBRIEN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Youth Centre Manager
  • RITA KNIGHT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/10/1995, number: 1050226
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/03/1995, number: 03030362
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 7 days late, AR12: 1 days late,
Main office

40-42 HERTFORD ROAD
BOOTLE
MERSEYSIDE
L20 7DH

Objectives

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MARITIME AREA OF BOOTLE AND WIDER AREA OF SEFTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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