Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Good reserves management: +3
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 25

CAMBRIDGESHIRE ACRE

Cambridgeshire ACRE is an independent registered charity and company whose members include parish councils, community buildings management committees, statutory agencies, community groups and individuals with an interest in community life.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Over half the Board have joined 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
31/03/23	£1,015	£1,070	£-55	£5	£560	£352	4	11	100
31/03/22	£841	£870	£-29	£19	£615	£366	5	11	22
31/03/21	£905	£728	£177	£4	£644	£346	5.7	10	25
31/03/20	£812	£715	£98	£9	£467	£334	5.6	13	32
31/03/19	£464	£580	£-116	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/03/18	£586	£552	£34	£9	£485	£343	7.4	13	0
31/03/17	£741	£768	£-27	£8	£452	£398	6.2	14	0
31/03/16	£774	£690	£85	£12	£479	£157	2.7	14	0
31/03/15	£525	£600	£-75	£42	£402	£360	7.2	10	0
31/03/14	£505	£495	£10	£41	£458	£427	10.3	10	0
31/03/13	£634	£657	£-23	£46	£455	£446	8.1	16	0
31/03/12	£757	£765	£-8	£58	£478	£206	3.2	18	0
31/03/11	£740	£794	£-54	£58	£486	£454	6.9	19	0
31/03/10	£791	£800	£-9	£49	£470	£411	6.2	17	0
31/03/09	£822	£834	£-12	£51	£479	£417	6	17	0
31/03/08	£1,740	£1,739	£0	£53	£491	£193	1.3	26	0
31/03/07	£1,817	£2,072	£-255	£52	£490	£165	1	28	0
31/03/06	£2,083	£1,786	£297	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£1,315	£1,347	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£1,105	£995	£110	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 63%
Reserves/Spending: 4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 25 years

www.cambsacre.org.uk

enquiries@cambsacre.org.uk

01353860850

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire, Peterborough City,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

11 employees
100 volunteers

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
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Community Living Rooms
£159,392	19/07/2023	to create 10 Fenland community hubs (CLRs) to support vulnerable, isolated and chronically lonely people and increase volunteering opportunities
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF5501 22/23-Old Bedford and Middle Level 22/23 CaBa Host
£15,000	01/04/2022	The Water Environment Improvement Fund (WEIF) grant is to support the maintenance of partnerships across Englands catchments, primarily to deliver a catchment based approach to water, land and flood ....more The Water Environment Improvement Fund (WEIF) grant is to support the maintenance of partnerships across Englands catchments, primarily to deliver a catchment based approach to water, land and flood management. Partnerships need to consider the targets of the 25 year environment plan, including: clean and plentiful water, thriving plants and wildlife, using resources from nature more sustainably and efficiently, enhancing beauty, heritage and engagement with the natural environment and mitigating and adapting to climate change. This focus will include actions to deliver improvements to the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England & Wales) Regulations 2017 objectives, climate crisis, biodiversity crisis, flood risk, coastal erosion, growing population, plastics and land management delivered through an integrated catchment approach. Managing the water environment (including rivers, lakes, groundwater, estuaries and the sea) can be very complex and requires balancing the priorities and needs of multiple water users, landowners, and organisations with differing roles and responsibilities considering how to maximise natural capital and net gain. Individual grant values range from £3,250 for sub-catchments to £250,000 for the Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) National Support Group (NSG).
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF5501-20/21 - Old Bedford and Middle Level
£15,000	15/05/2020	Defras Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Policy published in June 2013, defined a framework to encourage the adaptation of an integrated catchment based approach to improving the quality of our water ....more Defras Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Policy published in June 2013, defined a framework to encourage the adaptation of an integrated catchment based approach to improving the quality of our water environment. Defra has supported civil society organisations to establish and maintain partnerships across Englands catchments.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF5501-19/20 (OLD BEDFORD AND MIDDLE LEVEL) WFD CRF GRANT PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES
£15,000	01/04/2019	Water Environment Improvement Fund - Catchment Partnership Action Fund (CPAF) 2019/20
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Environment Agency - OLD BEDFORD AND MIDDLE LEVEL WFD CRF GRANT PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES
£15,000	01/04/2018	Water Envronment Improvement Fund Hosting for Catchment Partnership for 1819
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cambridgeshire ACRE
£828,900	07/12/2017	New Life on the Old West: Creating natural stepping stones between key Cambridgeshire wetland reserves
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Old Bedford and Middle Level
£15,000	01/04/2017	[Placeholder]

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-69

DAVID OLNEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

JESSICA LUCY SELLICK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant

SARAH ELIZABETH RAE SEVERN CBE Appointed: 2023

STEPHANIE LOUISE BAXTER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Local Authority Officer

ANN LESLEY BLAIR (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Lecturer

DAVID ANTHONY GIBBS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Parish Clerk, Other trusteeship: TYDD ST GILES COMMUNITY CENTRE AND RECREATION GROUND,

RAY VIDLER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: BRIGGS GIFT,

THE VENERABLE RICHARD JOHN STCLAIR HARLOW Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Archdeacon, Other trusteeships: ST PETER'S CHURCH ELY STIPEND AND MAINTENANCE TRUST, EASTERN REGION MINISTRY COURSE,

TERRY JORDAN Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Parish Clerk, Other trusteeship: CP LEARNING TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/02/1999, number: 1074032
Registered at Companies House on 31/12/1998, number: 03690881

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

E-SPACE NORTH
181 Wisbech Road
Littleport
ELY
CB6 1RA

Objectives

The Charity’s objects are restricted specifically, only for the public benefit to promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in particular but not exclusively in the county of Cambridgeshire by assisting the work of statutory authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in pursuing any charitable purposes

Defined Area of Benefit:

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

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