Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 1
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

OXFORDSHIRE WOODLAND GROUP 

The Oxfordshire Woodland Group aims to increase knowledge and understanding of all aspects of woodlands and to sustain the value of woodlands in landscapes and ecological systemsIt achieves these by developing projects in partnership with local authorities, businesses, community groups and other charities, raising funds through subscriptions, donations and various grants
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 28 years

01235 833 200

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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*£2£0£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£12£12£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£11£5£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£10£8£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£1£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£7£13£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£1£0£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£4£12£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£3£0£3£0£0£0NAN00
31/03/10£6£6£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£5£7£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£7£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06?*£4£6£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£6£10£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Oxfordshire Woodland Group
£1,907 21/10/2023
We would like to provide equipment, tools, books and specialist courses to support our woodland-based employability skills sharing project.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Oxfordshire Woodland Group
£2,156 22/10/2022
We would like to improve access at our demonstration woodlands' off-road parking. This would enable servicing of our portaloo and allow safe unloading, loading and parking for volunteers and visitors.
National Lottery Community Fund - Woodland Barn - Portaloo & Utilities
£5,363 14/02/2019
12
The organisation will install toilet, water, safety and generator facilities within their woodland facilities to increase use by people within the wider community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/05/1996, number: 1055228
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR23: 43 days late, AR12: 35 days late, AR07: 30 days late, AR06: 395 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

THE LOCKINGE ESTATE OFFICE
ARDINGTON
WANTAGE
OX12 8PP

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, ECOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMY OF WOODLANDS AND THEIR PLACE IN THE LANDSCAPES OF OXFORDSHIRE AND SUCH OTHER AREAS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE. 2) TO CONSERVE, RESTORE AND RE-ESTABLISH TREES AND WOODLANDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THEREBY ENHANCE THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND AMENITIES OF THE OXFORDSHIRE COUNTRYSIDE AND SUCH OTHER AREAS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

OXFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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