Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

DARSHILL AND BOWLISH CONSERVATION SOCIETY

Manages Conservation Society land; fosters interest in, and preservation of, local natural and built environment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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
05/04/23£6£6£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/22£8£18£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/21£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/20£11£7£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/19£16£2£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/16£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/14£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/13£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/12£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/11*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/10£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/09£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/08£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/07*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/06£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/05*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/04*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

www.darshillandbowlishconservationsociety.org

eddie.oram@btinternet.com

01749344154

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
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
Somerset Community Foundation - Grant to Darshill and Bowlish Conservation Society
£1,500 07/07/2021
To remove trees killed by Ash dieback and to replant the area, improving woodland biodiversity and ecology
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Darshill and Bowlish Conservation Society
£20,000 11/07/2018
The Darshill & Bowlish Heritage Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALAN VICTOR FISHER Appointed: 2022
  • ALASTAIR PETFIELD Appointed: 2024
  • HAYLEY DORRINGTON Appointed: 2014
  • JOHN YEO Appointed: 2012
  • KEITH EDWARD JENKIN Appointed: 2022
  • TREVOR LETHABY Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/12/1996, number: 1059952
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR11: 1 days late, AR07: 133 days late, AR05: 55 days late, AR04: 33 days late,
Main office

Marechiaro
Ham Lane
Bowlish
Shepton Mallet
BA4 5JW

Objectives

1) PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE 2) EDUCATE PUBLIC IN GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE 3) SECURE THE CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF INTEREST

Defined Area of Benefit:

DARSHILL AND BOWLISH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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