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Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

THE SOIL ASSOCIATION LAND TRUST

To preserve, conserve and protect for the public benefit the environment of the countryside through the prudent management and holding of land and the use of natural resources, including the promotion and use of organic, traditional and sustainable land management techniques and related activities; and the education of the public in the same.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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 £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£141£394£-252n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£131£243£-112n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£4,258£73£4,185£0£7,048£7,0481157.300
31/03/20£73£147£-74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£59£64£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£78£53£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£121£63£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£216£84£132n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£264£71£193n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£236£89£148n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£24£65£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£65£79£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£26£58£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£38£38£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£83£25£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£2,415£0£2,415£0£2,415£2,415INF00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 17 years

www.soilassociation.org/landtrust

rcurtis@soilassociation.org

0300 330 0100

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Soil Association Land Trust
£58,700 12/09/2023
Restoring and Celebrating the Heritage of Woodoaks Farm: Inspiring people to safeguard its future

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-94
  • FIONA JANE BARTON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Housewife
  • GRAEME MATRAVERS Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Farmer
  • IAIN ROBERT MCVICAR Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Agricultural Accountant
  • JOANNA CECIL HERBERT-STEPNEY Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Charity Trustee
  • MEHR SORAB FARDOONJI Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Organic Grower
  • THOMAS ARTHUR CURTIS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Partner 3keel Llp
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/10/2007, number: 1121011
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/05/2007, number: 06259578
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

SOIL ASSOCIATION LAND TRUST
SPEAR HOUSE
51 VICTORIA STREET
BRISTOL
BS1 6AD

Objectives

A) TO PRESERVE, CONSERVE AND PROTECT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE COUNTRYSIDE THROUGH THE PRUDENT MANAGEMENT AND HOLDING OF LAND AND THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE PROMOTION AND USE OF ORGANIC, TRADITIONAL AND SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES; ANDB) THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SAME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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