Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

BREDHURST WOODLAND ACTION GROUP

Woodland management and conservation of Bredhurst Hurst, Kent
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£3£8£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23*£3£5£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£5£2£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£3£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£4£6£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£10£5£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£10£12£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£15£13£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£21£9£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£10£15£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.bwag.org.uk

01634372695

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Kent,
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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bredhurst Woodland Action Group (BWAG)
£2,543 23/10/2021
Following the pandemic lockdown, we want to restart our woodland task days by buying tools and employing leaders from Kent Wildlife Trust to organise and direct our large band of community volunteers.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-86
  • DR KEVYN WIGHTMAN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None
  • ESTHER HUXSTEP Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
  • JIM CHALMERS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None
  • LARRY BROOKS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None
  • PETER FLEMING Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • ROBERT ATTWOOD Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None
  • STUART EDWARDS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: It Consultant
  • VANESSA JONES (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/11/2012, number: 1149618
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/10/2012, number: 08253717
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR23: 110 days late,
Main office

ENGLEFIELD
DUNN STREET ROAD
BREDHURST
GILLINGHAM
ME7 3LY

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO CONSERVE THE ENVIRONMENT,AND IN PARTICULAR BREDHURST WOODLAND IN THE COUNTY OF KENT,FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.(2) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF CONSERVATION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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