Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +5
    • Overall weighted support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

    THE RUDYARD LAKE TRUST

    Conserves for the public benefit Rudyard Reservoir & its environs, educates the Public in the said area
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

    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
    • Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year

    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£49£21£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/22£59£21£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/21£102£39£64n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/20£102£39£64n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/19*£166£117£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/18£12£39£-27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/17£16£34£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/16£10£1£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/15£35£28£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/14£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/13£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/12£5£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/11£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/10£14£10£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/09£61£58£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/08£90£75£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/07£39£41£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/06£37£43£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/05£79£68£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/03/04£9£9£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 28 years
    Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    GiG Classification
    • Museums, parks, historical sites
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    Where it operates
    • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Derbyshire, Staffordshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • 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 Heritage Fund£31,200
    Sport England£10,000
    Co-Operative Group£883
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Rudyard Lake Trust
    £883 23/10/2021
    We want to convert an ex-Navy Captain's boat from WW2 into an educational facility, depicting via modern technology the North Atlantic and Arctic convoys, and to incorporate wheelchair access.
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Rudyard Lake Trust
    £31,200 24/08/2020
    COVID19 THE RUDYARD LAKE TRUST
    Sport England - Getting on the Water
    £10,000 21/11/2019
    11
    Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Getting on the Water. This project lists its main activity as Canoeing
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Rudyard Lake Trust
    £33,000 31/03/2014
    Transforming the visitor experience

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Gender Split

    • DAVID COPELAND
    • FRANK LEWIS
    • GEOFFREY BUXTON
    • GILL HEATH
    • HEATHER ROWLEY-DIXON
    • HOWARD FRANK BESWICK Appointed: 2024
    • JAMES GARY LOWE Appointed: 2024
    • RAYMOND PERRY (Chair)
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/06/1996, number: 1056268
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR19: 40 days late,
    Main office

    174 BIDDULPH ROAD
    CONGLETON
    CW12 3LS

    Objectives

    1) TO CONSERVE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF RUDYARD RESERVIOR AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SAID AREA.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    RUDYARD LAKE AND ENVIRONS

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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