Finance Score: -22
Governance Score: -11
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Dormant: -10
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -28 ?

MARIAN COWIE CHARITABLE TRUST 

To promote nature conservation and the improvement of the physical & national environment, particularly by the provision of a nature reserve in the village of Ratley, Oxfordshire.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £0
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 19 years

kieron.slocombe@yahoo.co.uk

07473 106806

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant

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
31/12/14£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a02
31/12/13£10£1£10£0£0£0n/a01
31/12/12£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£2£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£1£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£4£1£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£3£2£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07*£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£6£5£1£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: NAN
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/07/2005, number: 1110368
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR07: 238 days late,
Main office

Treetops
School Lane
Ratley
Warwickshire
OX15 6DS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A NATURE RESERVE IN THE VILLAGE OF RATLEY, WARWICKSHIRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

RATLEY, WARWICKSHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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