Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 10

LIGHT FOOT ENTERPRISES

The charity's object is to promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public and it does so principally by offering a Household Energy Survey and by providing information on ways by which householders and others can reduce their carbon budget. It also raises awareness of environmental issues particularly the global Ecological and Climate Emergency.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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	£20	£13	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	36
31/03/22	£8	£5	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21	£3	£2	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	£6	£7	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19	£5	£4	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18	£3	£3	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£7	£8	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£5	£7	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£6	£7	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years
(16 years as a company)

www.lightfootenergy.org.uk

lorraine.waumsley@gmail.com

01588630052

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Herefordshire, Powys, Shropshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
36 volunteers

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 Community Fund - Bishop's Castle Climate Action Plan
£2,550	25/10/2021	The funding will be used to employ a social media co-ordinator to communicate with the local community about the Climate Action Plan designed by the organisation and adopted by the local council. The ....more The funding will be used to employ a social media co-ordinator to communicate with the local community about the Climate Action Plan designed by the organisation and adopted by the local council. The project aims to educate on and improve local bio-diversity.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 66-77

DAPHNE DU CROS Appointed: 2023

MICHAEL JOHN WATKINS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

BERNARD STEVEN EDWARDS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

DAVID STUART CLIFFORD THOMLINSON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Consultant

JEREMY DAVID BRIGNELL-THORP Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) IN WALES AND THE MARCHES - CYMDEITHAS GREFYDDOL Y CYFEILLION (CRYNWYR) YNG NGHYMRU A’R GORORAU CIO,

LORRAINE JOAN MONRO WAUMSLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

MS TANIA JANE CAROLINE DOLLEY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Psychologist

HELEN FAIRWEATHER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Consultant, Other trusteeship: GROW COOK LEARN,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/10/2013, number: 1154310
Registered at Companies House on 05/02/2008, number: 06494228

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Enterprise South West Shropshire
Enterprise House
Station Street
BISHOPS CASTLE
Shropshire
SY9 5AQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;(C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.(SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS 'DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS'.)

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