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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

KIELDER WATER AND FOREST PARK DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

(1) promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public (2) provision of facilities for public recreation and other leisure activities at Kielder in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving conditions of life (3) educate the public in all aspects of the natural environment (4) promoting the creation of works of art and presenting musical and dramatic performances.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
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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
31/03/23£241£261£-20n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£369£284£85n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£338£275£63n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£346£304£42n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£537£527£10£2£189£491.100
31/03/18£497£495£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£429£424£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£283£285£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£454£472£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£407£442£-36£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£373£300£73£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£469£314£155£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.visitkielder.com

graham.perry@visitkielder.com

07773215755

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northumberland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Kielder Water & Forest Park Development Trust
£70,000 26/09/2019
Building the capacity and resilience of Kielder Water & Forest Park
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Kielder Water & Forest Park Development Trust
£354,000 24/11/2015
Living Wild at Kielder

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-71
  • KEVIN MAY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Forest Management Director
  • MARK HOLROYD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Recreation And Communications
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/12/2010, number: 1139328
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/10/2010, number: 07424020
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

TYNE HOUSE
MILLWAY
HORSLEY
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE15 0PA

Objectives

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED:1) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE AREA SURROUNDING KIELDER WATER AND KIELDER FOREST (KIELDER); ANDB) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AT KIELDER; ANDC) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION AT KIELDER;(AND IN THIS ARTICLE 2(1) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS)2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PUBLIC RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE ACTIVITIES AT KIELDER IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE USING SUCH FACILITIES;3) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AT KIELDER; AND4) TO ADVANCE THE ARTS BY PROMOTING THE CREATION OF WORKS OF ART AND PRESENTING MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

KIELDER WATER AND KEILDER FOREST

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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