Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE FRIENDS OF HILBRE 

Conservation work such as control of invasive species, painting and repairs to walls and fences, litter picking, Open Days with Seal Watching for the public when refreshments are sold, a Mobile Information Unit, a Quarterly Newsletter for members and a website. Raising funds for conservation and community use of Hilbre from local, regional, national and European sources.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests 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

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
31/12/22£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£4£1£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£1£1£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17*£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£3£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14*£2£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£2£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£1£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£2£8£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£5£3£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07?£3£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£5£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£3£2£2£0£0£0n/a00

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

www.hilbreisland.info

Infohilbreisland@gmail.com

0151 648 7115

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Wirral,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/05/2004, number: 1103822
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR19: 21 days late, AR17: 75 days late, AR15: 22 days late, AR14: 116 days late,
Main office

8 Oaklea Road
Irby
WIRRAL
CH61 3US

Objectives

(I) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF HILBRE ISLAND LOCAL NATURE RESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, VOLUNTEER HELP, EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND OTHER RELATED CHARITABLE GOODS AND SERVICES (II) TO OFFER PRACTICAL HELP UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE APPROPRIATE OFFICER OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

HILBRE ISLAND LOCAL NATURE RESERVE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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