Overall Score: 13 based on 11 data points
Finance: 0
Governance: 9
Support: 4
(no PartB)
Good trustee age range: +3, Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,
Gov Income, Supporters: +4

SUSTAINABILITY FIRST 

Research and publication of policy papers and sustainability eg. water, waste, energy.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received income from Government contracts
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 24 years

www.sustainabilityfirst.org.uk

info@sustainabilityfirst.org.uk

02031379798

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This Charity did not raise funds from the public in its latest financial period
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/22£356,897£356,643£2540
31/12/21£258,503£355,293£-96,7900
31/12/20£406,083£317,373£88,7100
31/12/19£299,722£272,889£26,8330
31/12/18£406,792£290,612£116,1800
31/12/17£306,415£277,593£28,8220
31/12/16£270,388£231,066£39,3220
31/12/15£153,977£131,205£22,7720
31/12/14£33,372£90,307£-56,9350
31/12/13£143,828£164,167£-20,3390
31/12/12£228,439£131,670£96,7690
31/12/11£95,079£68,321£26,7580
31/12/10£66,076£42,172£23,9040
31/12/09£10,505£55,635£-45,1300
31/12/08£60,702£27,543£33,1590
31/12/07£47,353£43,216£4,1370
31/12/06£20,180£42,396£-22,2160
31/12/05£32,072£1,044£31,0280
31/12/04£10,566£11,033£-4670
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Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 22%
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

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
Nuffield Foundation
£5,000 04/02/2020
Climate change: how to ensure affordability doesn't detract from decarbonisation

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 23-77
  • JADE MCGHEE
    Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing And Communications Manager
  • PHIL BARTON (Chair)
    Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Chief Exec Encams
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/01/2000, number: 1078994
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/12/1999, number: 03897720
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Main office

Sustainability First
85 Great Portland Street
First Floor
London
W1W 7LT

Objectives

TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND TO UNDERTAKE AND PROCURE RESEARCH AND STUDY AND TO PUBLISH ANY USEFUL RESULTS. TO PROMOTE IDEAS, ACTIONS AND CHANGES TO FURTHER THE INTEGRATION OF QUALITY OF LIFE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, INCLUDING THE COMBATING OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING; AT A COMMUNITY, REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL..

Defined Area of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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