Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 8
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

WILD GROUND

Management and conservation of habitats and wildlife, especially amphibians and reptiles. Educational, and training activities and working with volunteers in communities to promote wildlife conservation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£240£303£-63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£897£235£662£0£1,149£21711.1054
31/03/21£248£216£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£236£170£66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£215£188£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£162£159£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£348£114£235n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£156£192£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£154£164£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£154£147£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£161£160£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£150£157£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£200£220£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10?£145£185£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/09£292£245£46n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/08£310£259£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/07£147£141£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/06*£216£181£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/05£137£131£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/06/04£67£62£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 25 years

www.wild-ground.org.uk

info@wild-ground.org.uk

01978269568

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Heritage Fund£379,668
Postcode Community Trust£24,983
DCMS£19,592
Co-Operative Group£2,576
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Wild Ground
£2,576 21/10/2023
We would like materials and equipment so we can continue to host wildlife walks and activities across our nature reserves.
Postcode Community Trust - Project Funding
£24,983 30/06/2023
Funding supported a community environmental volunteering and education project centred around woodlands in Connah’s Quay, Flintshire.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Wild Ground
£249,576 20/12/2022
#NNF2 Newt Networks
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Wild Ground
£30,192 05/11/2020
#NATUR Johnstown crassula eradication
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£19,592 02/10/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Wild Ground
£99,900 27/02/2020
Meet the Amphibians

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 72-77
  • HELEN WRIGHT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • MALCOLM BOOKER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Bank Manager
  • NIGEL FREDERICK READER CBE Appointed: 2020
  • STANLEY VICTOR MOORE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/05/2000, number: 1080838
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/12/1999, number: 03889382
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR17: 0 days late, AR13: 0 days late, AR06: 4 days late,
Main office

4 Plas Power Road
Tanyfron
WREXHAM
LL11 5SZ

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF LAND MAINLY IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT (AS DEFINED BELOW) WHICH IS OF EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC INCLUDING LAND WITHIN WHICH THE WILDLIFE IS IN NEED OF PROTECTION AND INCLUDING THE IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC PARKS, AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS CONCERNING WILDLIFE AND NATURE CONSERVATION.THE AREA OF BENEFIT IS WALES AND ENGLAND

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALES AND ENGLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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