Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

WINCHESTER ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE LTD 

Winchester Action on Climate Change Ltd (WinACC) works to cut the carbon footprint of Winchester district, creating lower energy bills, healthier lifestyles and stronger communities. We are local residents, businesses and policy-makers, working together to tread more lightly on the planet.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£107£149£-42n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/22£123£93£31n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/21£69£67£2n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/20£81£56£25n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/19£73£90£-17n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/18£108£115£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£127£126£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£126£122£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£91£99£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£108£53£54£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.winacc.org.uk

contactus@winacc.org.uk

01962827083

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Climate emergency
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-75
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/02/2013, number: 1150754
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/03/2012, number: 08013043
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

THE UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER
SPARKFORD ROAD
WINCHESTER
SO22 4NR

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE EFFECTIVE REDUCTION OF GREEN HOUSE GASES AND LOW CARBON LIVING.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 PRESERVE, PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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