Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 4
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE SOMERSET BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND 

The Charity is established for the promotion and encouragement for the benefit of the public the improvement and protection of the English countryside and in particular that of the Administrative County of Somerset and its towns and villages and for the better development of the rural environment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
01/01/70£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/22£24£25£-2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/21£29£24£5n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/20£29£24£6n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/19£16£21£-5n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/18£19£23£-4£0£0£0n/a015
31/12/17£17£24£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£20£17£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£17£13£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£14£12£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£12£12£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£11£12£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£10£10£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£11£7£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£12£4£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£12£4£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£11£8£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£9£9£0£0£0£0n/a00
01/01/70£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

www.cpresomerset.org.uk

john.wilcott@gmail.com

01458832704

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 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
Somerset Community Foundation - Restoring Somerset's Historic Fingerposts
£5,000 26/06/2018
24
Restoring historic fingerposts within a 10-mile radius of HPC

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/11/2003, number: 1100860
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/05/2003, number: 04755482
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR06: 35 days late,
Main office

Sanctuary Cottage
Newtown
West Pennard
GLASTONBURY
BA6 8NL

Objectives

THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE IMPROVEMENT AND PROTECTION OF THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE AND IN PARTICULAR THAT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF SOMERSET AND ITS TOWNS AND VILLAGES AND FOR THE BETTER DEVELOPMENT OF THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF SOMERSET AND ITS TOWNS AND VILLAGES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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