Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THAMESIDE NATURE PARK LTD 

THE CHARITY OPERATES THE THAMESIDE NATURE PARK, WHICH IS FORMED OF RECLAIMED LANDFILL FOR THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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£282£121£161n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/21£136£143£-7n/an/an/an/an/a70
31/12/20£18£72£-54n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/19£135£86£48n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/18£139£103£37£0£0£0n/a015
31/12/17£132£95£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£126£56£70£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£125£61£64£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£121£91£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£103£89£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£200£106£94£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.essexwt.org.uk

admin@essex.org.uk

01621862960

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-69
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/07/2010, number: 1137142
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/02/2010, number: 07151955
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR11: 4 days late,
Main office

Essex Wildlife Trust
Joan Elliot Visitor Centre
Abbotts Hall Farm, Maldon Road
Great Wigborough
COLCHESTER
CO5 7RZ

Objectives

A. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL MAINTENANCE OF:THE AREA KNOWN AS THURROCK THAMESIDE NATURE PARK COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY 1,000 ACRES OF LAND IN THE UNITARY AUTHORITY OF THURROCK INCLUDING THE RESTORED LANDFILL SITE AT MUCKING AND ANY ADDITIONAL LAND THAT IS CONTIGUOUS WITH THIS AREA;II) THE WILDLIFE AND HABITATS OF THIS AREA; ANDIII) THE ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, HISTORICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC AND HERITAGE INTEREST IN THIS AREA;B. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN:THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THIS AREA AND OTHER AREAS LIKE THAMESIDE NATURE PARK;II) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF CONSERVING AND ENHANCING THE BIODIVERSITY OF THIS AREA AND OTHER AREAS LIKE THAMESIDE NATURE PARK; ANDIII) THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WHERE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS

Defined Area of Benefit:

THURROCK THAMESIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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