Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -2

THE SANDSTONE RIDGE TRUST

The key activities are:- coordinate and improve the interpretation of the landscape- protect and enhance the environment- improve the understanding of the heritage of the area- increase public enjoyment- encourage more volunteering- focus on education- celebrate the local cultural aspects- improve rural skills- work with businesses, landowners and local communities

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age 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
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/03/23		£2	£4	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	*	£3	£4	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	*	£1	£4	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£5	£10	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£3	£68	£-66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£129	£96	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17	*	£96	£43	£53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16		£20	£43	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15		£25	£27	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/14		£38	£6	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13		£0	£1	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/12		£35	£0	£35	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

www.sandstoneridge.org.uk

grahamsrttrustee@gmail.com

01829733333

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester,

Who it helps

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 Sandstone Ridge Trust
£97,200	22/06/2016	The Cheshire Sandstone Ridge: Towards a Sustainable Future
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Sandstone Ridge Trust
£49,300	27/03/2014	The Ridge Rocks and Springs - a sandstone legacy

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-77

ALEXANDRA ROBERTS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Landscape Manager

DR NICHOLAS HOLMES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

THERESA MARGARET HULL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

GRAHAM CHURCH Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Director

GRAHAM CHURCH Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Lecturer

PETER WINN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

STEWART WELSFORD PAIN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Trustee

PROFESSOR DEREK BELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Senior Manager (Education), Other trusteeship: IBM UNITED KINGDOM TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/10/2011, number: 1144470
Registered at Companies House on 17/06/2011, number: 07673603

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; AR22: 56 days late, AR21: 2 days late, AR20: 15 days late, AR17: 229 days late,

Main office

HLB House
68 High Street
TARPORLEY
Cheshire
CW6 0AT

Objectives

THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A) PROMOTE, ENHANCE, IMPROVE, PROTECT AND CONSERVE THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS NATURAL BEAUTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE AREA KNOWN AS CHESHIRE’S SANDSTONE RIDGE AND ITS ENVIRONS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT), BY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(I) HABITAT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE LANDSCAPE;(II) IMPROVING THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL INHERITANCE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT;(III) IMPROVING AWARENESS OF THE SPECIAL QUALITIES AND FEATURES OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT THROUGH INTERPRETATION AND IMPROVED ACCESS; AND(B) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND IN PARTICULAR THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, BY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, VOLUNTEERING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL SKILLS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESHIRECHESHIRE EAST SHROPSHIRE

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