Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

TIR COED

The advancement of education in woodland-related skills; and to develop, promote and encourage the provision of woodland-related facilities in the interests of health and social welfare, for the education and recreation of individuals in rural Wales who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, mental or physical disability, financial hardship or social circumstances.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
31/10/22	*	£596	£557	£40	£14	£218	£153	3.3	25	20
31/10/21		£406	£400	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/10/20		£490	£351	£139	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/10/19?		£222	£246	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£266	£273	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£190	£225	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£215	£203	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£195	£225	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£231	£200	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£216	£183	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£207	£188	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£153	£167	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£178	£169	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£182	£166	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£159	£146	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£80	£94	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 70%
Reserves/Spending: 3.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 4.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 18 years
(24 years as a company)

www.tircoed.org.uk

finance@tircoed.org.uk

01970636909

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

25 employees
20 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
Rank Foundation - Col Core Tir Coed 2023 Full
£19,034	27/04/2023	Tir Coed received a Cost of Living Core Grant to help cover the cost of staff salaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pryd: Community Gardens for Food Growing; Learning; Sharing & Volunteering
£9,950	21/03/2023	Tir Coed in Ceredigion will use £9950 to create a community garden and allotment at Hwb Penparcau where local people can socialise whilst learning about nature and growing their own food. The grant ....more Tir Coed in Ceredigion will use £9950 to create a community garden and allotment at Hwb Penparcau where local people can socialise whilst learning about nature and growing their own food. The grant will pay for general running costs volunteer expenses materials and tools. Bydd Tir Coed yng Ngheredigion yn defnyddio £9950 i greu gardd gymunedol a rhandir yn Hwb Penparcau lle mae pobl leol yn gallu cymdeithasu gan ddysgu am fyd natur a thyfu bwyd eu hunain. Bydd y grant yn talu am gostau cynnal cyffredinol treuliau gwirfoddolwyr deunyddiau ac offer.
National Lottery Community Fund - Cilrath Farm Community Food Growing Project
£10,000	18/02/2022	Tir Coed in Ceredigion will run a pilot project in Pembrokeshire to engage residents who are unemployed under employed or disadvantaged by low income ill health or negative life events. They will ....more Tir Coed in Ceredigion will run a pilot project in Pembrokeshire to engage residents who are unemployed under employed or disadvantaged by low income ill health or negative life events. They will grow food and develop skills. £10000 will fund staff tools and materials training travel and participant expenses.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 - AnTir: Sustainable Land Management Training and Wellbeing.
£10,000	22/03/2021 6	Tir Coed in Ceredigion will use £10000 to encourage disadvantaged individuals who have struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic to access and enjoy the outdoors through a series of simple food growing ....more Tir Coed in Ceredigion will use £10000 to encourage disadvantaged individuals who have struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic to access and enjoy the outdoors through a series of simple food growing activities. Bydd Tir Coed yng Ngheredigion yn defnyddio £10000 i annog unigolion difreintiedig sydd wedi cael trafferth yn ystod pandemig COVID-19 i gael mynediad i'r awyr agored a'i fwynhau drwy gyfres o weithgareddau syml i dyfu bwyd.
National Lottery Community Fund - LEAF: Learning to Enable Achievement and Fulfillment
£532,500	24/05/2018 48	The project will use the natural environment to engage economically inactive and underemployed people in learning opportunities in Powys, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. In addition, the project will ....more The project will use the natural environment to engage economically inactive and underemployed people in learning opportunities in Powys, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. In addition, the project will be piloted in Carmarthenshire. The grant. over four years, will contribute towards salaries, overheads, management costs and project delivery.
National Lottery Community Fund - RUR: LEAF - Learning to Enable Achievement and Fulfillment
£297,500	30/08/2017 24	Project Summary : Tir Coed will create opportunities for disadvantaged people within rural parts of Pembrokeshire, Powys and Ceredigion to access well-being woodland activities and woodland skills ....more Project Summary : Tir Coed will create opportunities for disadvantaged people within rural parts of Pembrokeshire, Powys and Ceredigion to access well-being woodland activities and woodland skills training courses. Week long intensive training will be available along with mentoring support, work placements and guidance to set up micro-enterprises, become self-employed or start a co-operative in the sector. The grant over two years will part fund staff salaries. It will also part fund general running costs. .
Tudor Trust - Grant to Tir Coed
£45,000	16/12/2016 24	over two years as continuation funding towards woodland skills training and outdoor learning for disadvantaged groups in three Welsh counties
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Tir Coed
£21,600	03/12/2015 12	towards one year's running costs of 'Volunteering in the Natural Environment', an employability and training project for young people in Ceredigion and Powys
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards education in woodland-related skills
£1,000	31/07/2014	Towards education in woodland-related skills for disadvantaged individuals in rural Wales.
National Lottery Community Fund - VINE (Volunteering In the Natural Environment)
£249,545	27/09/2013 36	Tir Coed will work with disadvantaged people, encouraging a wide section of the community and vulnerable groups to value the countryside and natural environment. Work-based training and volunteering ....more Tir Coed will work with disadvantaged people, encouraging a wide section of the community and vulnerable groups to value the countryside and natural environment. Work-based training and volunteering opportunities will be offered to develop the social and vocational skills of vulnerable groups, with a range of training days, outreach days and various activities for the wider community to increase community cohesion, whilst providing an improved woodland resource to increase access for community use._x000B_
Tudor Trust - Grant to Tir Coed
£90,000	14/06/2013 36	over three years as continuation funding towards the running costs of an organisation offering woodland skills training for disadvantaged young people in the Ceredigion area

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-70

KERRIE GEMMILL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Ceo

MELERI ELIZABETH EVANS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor/Manager

SUE ANN GINLEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Corporate Planner

ANNA LYN PRYTHERCH Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Manager, Rural Health & Care Wales

GUY HAMILTON EVANS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chief Executive

HANNAH LYNN WILCOX BROOKE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Project Manager

LEILA PETRONELLA KIERSCH (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Investment Manager

ROGER THOMAS Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: COED CYMRU CYF, WALES ENVIRONMENT LINK,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/07/2006, number: 1115229
Registered at Companies House on 02/02/2000, number: 03918116

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR22: 109 days late, AR12: 1 days late,

Main office

Unit 6 G The Science Park
Cefnllan
Llanbadarn
Aberystwyth
SY23 3AH

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN WOODLAND-RELATED SKILLS; AND TO DEVELOP, PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE PROVISION OF WOODLAND-RELATED FACILITIES, IN THE INTERESTS OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR THE EDUCATION AND RECREATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN RURAL WALES WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALES.

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