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Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Large legacies income: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE OPEN SPACES SOCIETY 

The Open Spaces Society (formally The Commons, Open Spaces and Footpaths Preservation Society) works to create, conserve and enhance common land, village greens, open spaces and rights of public access, in town and country, in England and Wales.
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Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent 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:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
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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£969£431£538£5£2,325£2,04557541
31/12/21£438£435£3n/an/an/an/an/a42
31/12/20£368£465£-97n/an/an/an/an/a37
31/12/19£371£402£-31n/an/an/an/an/a33
31/12/18£898£353£545£0£1,893£1,34545.8636
31/12/17*£737£299£438£5£1,462£1,38655.660
31/12/16£365£261£105£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£300£244£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£293£247£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£215£226£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£251£247£4£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 57 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 40 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 12 years

www.oss.org.uk

hq@oss.org.uk

01491573535

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Land or water management
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 5 employees
  • 41 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: 27-90
  • JOHN HALL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • SIMON HUNT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/11/2011, number: 1144840
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/11/2011, number: 07846516
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR17: 41 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from DENNIS CURRY CHARITABLE TRUST on 31/03/2023
Main office

Open Spaces Society
25a Bell Street
Henley-on-Thames
RG9 2BA

Objectives

1) TO PROTECT COMMON LAND, OPEN SPACES AND TOWN AND VILLAGE GREENS FROM ENCROACHMENT AND, SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS OF COMMONERS, TO SECURE THEIR USE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 2) TO PROTECT PRESERVE AND ENHANCE EXISTING PUBLIC PATHS AND CARRIAGEWAYS USED MAINLY AS PUBLIC PATHS AND TO SECURE THEIR PROPER RECORDING, MAINTENANCE AND SIGNPOSTING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. 3) TO SECURE THE CREATION AND PRESERVATION OF NEW PUBLIC PATHS, OPEN SPACES AND ACCESS TO AND OVER OPEN COUNTRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.4) TO PROTECT THE BEAUTY OF THE COUNTRYSIDE AND TO PROMOTE ITS FULLEST ENJOYMENT BY THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ENGLAND AND WALES

Data Sources

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