Finance Score: -13
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -15 ?

WOOTTON CONSERVATION TRUST 

manages County Wildlife Site with public access
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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
31/12/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£5£8£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18*£1£3£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£3£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£4£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£2£4£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£2£1£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£2£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£6£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09*£5£2£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£6£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£5£8£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£2£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

pclp@btinternet.com

07940707312

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
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
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - M10 - Agri-environment- Climate Exchq
£7,115 01/04/2020
This measure is the primary Agri-environment-climate funding for England in delivering the Rural Development programme environmental land management priorities and builds on the agri-environment ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/06/1998, number: 1070246
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 8 days late, AR18: 73 days late, AR09: 224 days late,
Main office

32 Castle Road
Wootton
WOODSTOCK
Oxfordshire
OX20 1EG

Objectives

1. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ALL FORMS OF WILDLIFE IN THE AREA-OF-BENEFIT AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING WILDLIFE AND TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF NATURE, ITS VALUE AND NEED FOR CONSERVATION.2. TO PROMOTE THE EVOLUTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE LANDSCAPE AND3. THE PROVISION, PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY OVER FOOTPATHS AND OTHER WAYS FOR THE USE AND GENERAL ENJOYMENT OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WOOTTON IN WEST OXFORDSHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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