Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

CUMBRIA GARDENS TRUST 

Promote public interest in Cumbrian landscape; survey, record & research same; liaise with owners to assist and promote our aims.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly 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
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
30/09/22£11£9£3n/an/an/an/an/a7
30/09/21£6£5£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/20£4£4£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/19£18£19£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/18£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/17£15£12£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£14£13£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£11£8£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£16£15£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£12£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£13£13£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£10£7£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£9£7£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£9£6£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08*£8£7£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07£7£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06£6£4£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£5£7£-2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£5£3£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 27 years

01539442281

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Cumbria,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 7 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/10/1997, number: 1064666
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR08: 82 days late,
Main office

RAYRIGG HALL
RAYRIGG ROAD
WINDERMERE
LA23 1BW

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE ARTS AND SCIENCES OF GARDEN LANDB) TO PRESERVE ENHANCE AND RE-CREATE FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC WHATEVER GARDEN LAND MAY EXIST OR HAVE EXISTED IN THE PAST OR CREATE NEW GARDEN LAND IN AND AROUND THE COUNTY OF CUMBRIA

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF CUMBRIA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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