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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

TORBAY COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE TRUST 

Dedicated to conservation of natural environment of Torbay, provision of recreational facilities and environmental education. We manage 1700 acres of land, run a busy countryside events programme, lead school visits, helped by a substantial team of volunteers, carry out habitat management tasks, wildlife surveys and community involvement projects and advise other land managers on good practice.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
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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£3,334£3,808£-474£2,208£3,471£5411.79064
31/03/22*£2,281£2,962£-681£1,469£3,945£9233.77186
31/03/21*£1,671£1,395£277£174£4,626£1,66814.339100
31/03/20£1,845£1,855£-10£341£4,349£1,75011.342150
31/03/19£3,100£1,950£1,150£416£4,355£1,80711.143160
31/03/18£2,419£1,882£536£449£3,203£4142.6430
31/03/17£2,484£1,978£506£403£2,671£-44-0.3410
31/03/16£2,281£1,960£321£353£2,147£380.2390
31/03/15£1,574£1,721£-146£343£1,871£10260
31/03/14*£2,425£1,855£570£347£2,020£-48-0.3260
31/03/13£1,683£1,697£-14£350£1,450£-97-0.7320
31/03/12£1,838£2,021£-183£410£1,465£-170-1430
31/03/11*£2,182£2,410£-228£849£1,648£-208-1430
31/03/10£2,323£1,425£898£99£2,097£1341.1380
31/03/09£1,714£1,141£573£147£1,170£2352.5320
31/03/08*£721£999£-278£121£578£-287-3.5330
31/03/07*£786£1,066£-280£133£861£80.1360
31/03/06*£1,444£962£482£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£966£787£179£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£777£705£72£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 209.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 58%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 38%
Liabilities/Income: 65%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 16%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 25 years

www.countryside-trust.org.uk

info@countryside-trust.org.uk

01803520022

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon, Torbay,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 90 employees
  • 64 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 26/03/2021
Occombe Farm Redevelopment

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/09/1999, number: 1077561
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/04/1999, number: 03757410
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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; AR22: 111 days late, AR21: 3 days late, AR14: 8 days late, AR11: 25 days late, AR08: 85 days late, AR07: 92 days late, AR06: 84 days late, AR05: 60 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Torbay Coast & Countryside Trust
Occombe Farm
Preston Down Road
Preston
PAIGNTON
TQ3 1RN

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL, NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE OF TORBAY AND SURROUNDING AREA.B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR APPROPRIATE RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION - COMMENSURATE WITH (A) ABOVE - WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE LIVING IN WORKING IN OR VISITING TORBAY OR THE SURROUNDING AREAC) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HERITAGE MATTERS IN TORBAY AND SURROUNDING AREA AND OF THE WAYS OF SUSTAINING, CONSERVING, PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE SAME.D) SUBJECT TO SUCH CONSENTS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW, TO BORROW AND RAISE MONEY FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE COMPANY IN SUCH MANNER AND ON SUCH SECURITY AS THE COMPANY MAY THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

TORBAY AND SURROUNDING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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