Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

NATURAL ENTERPRISE LTD

Promotion of the conservation, protection, and improvement of the physical and natural environment of the Isle of Wight by the advancement of education and training for both the rural workforce and the general public.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

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
31/03/24£632£620£12£50£280£2094.1950
31/03/23£400£389£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£383£378£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£296£285£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£402£341£62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£194£190£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£231£181£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£82£87£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£32£30£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£16£17£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£702£645£57£635£296£330.6100
31/03/11£457£32£425n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£308£559£-251n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£358£445£-87n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£286£435£-149n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£471£489£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£551£484£67n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£355£422£-67n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£641£643£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 51%
Liabilities/Income: 45%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 75%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 24 years
(27 years as a company)

natrualenterprise.co.uk

info@naturalenterprise.co.uk

01983 296244

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire, Isle Of Wight,
Who it helps
  • 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£248,552
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£204,678
Architectural Heritage Fund£4,075
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Natural Enterprise Ltd
£248,552 17/10/2022
From Empire Builder to Globe Maker: Discovering the Heritage of Appley Tower
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Natural Enterprise - Farm Resilience Fund - Scale Up
£95,439 26/07/2022
To provide resilience support to farmers and land managers to help them prepare for, and adjust to, the Agricultural Transition by addressing the opportunities it presents and the impacts it could have. The project will also monitor the impact and ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF3101 22/23-Isle of Wight
£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 management. Partnerships need to consider the ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - PGW 0662-CF1779-E Yar Medina Non-natives project 23K(2122) , 13500 for 2223, 15K each year(,2324,2425,2526)=80K
£9,101 01/04/2022
Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - PGW 0662-CF1832-E Yar Medina Non-natives project 23K(2122) , 13500 for 2223, 15K each year(,2324,2425,2526)=80K
£4,399 01/04/2022
Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Future Farming Resilience Fund- Interim Phase [Natural Enterprise]
£65,739 28/07/2021
To provide resilience support to farmers and land managers to help them prepare for, and adjust to, the Agricultural Transition by addressing the opportunities it presents and the impacts it could have.
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to Natural Enterprise Ltd
£4,075 14/12/2020
Appley Tower
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF3101-20/21A - Isle of Wight
£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 environment. Defra has supported civil society ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Wroxall Non Natives Nitrate & Phosphate
£27,742 01/04/2019
Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Wroxall Non Natives Nitrate & Phosphate
£6,258 01/04/2019
Partnership Grants for England (PG) is a payment mechanism enabling us to provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations for projects which protect and enhance the water environment
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - WEIF3101-19/20 ISLE OF WIGHT WFD CRF GRANT PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES
£15,000 01/04/2019
Water Environment Improvement Fund - Catchment Partnership Action Fund (CPAF) 2019/20
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Natural Enterprise
£87,900 20/03/2019
Golden Celebrations for Golden Hill
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Environment Agency - WFD CRF GRANT PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES
£15,000 01/04/2018
Water Envronment Improvement Fund Hosting for Catchment Partnership for 1819
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Gift To Nature
£4,962 29/11/2017
We would like to buy some portable tracking to facilitate access for wheelchair users to the event sites.
National Lottery Community Fund - Welcome to Sandown Wetlands
£8,085 20/09/2017
12
The group will improve the access to the local orchard and wetland walk area - this will include improving access routes, signage and running community activities.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Natural Enterprise
£53,800 15/08/2017
Dodnor Rediscovered
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Isle of Wight
£15,000 01/04/2017
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Alverstone Marshes SSSI wetland restoration
£45,660 01/04/2017
To provide capital and revenue grants to third sector organisations to deliver projects to protect and enhance the water environment and deliver other EA objectives
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-72
  • BRIAN FRIEND (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Retired
  • GRAHAM ROBERT BISS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director
  • LYNN CLARKE Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Waste Management
  • PETER DAVID THOMAS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: General Director
  • ROBERT LOVEGROVE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Farmer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/11/2000, number: 1083233
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/02/1997, number: 03318141
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
  • 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; AR04: 68 days late,
Main office

Shide Meadows Centre
Shide Road
NEWPORT
PO30 1HR

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT;2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC RURAL REGENERATION ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT BY ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RETRAINING FOR THE RURAL WORKFORCEB) THE PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE3) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND OF THE WAYS OF BETTER CONSERVING, PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ISLE OF WIGHT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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