Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 16

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +13

Overall GiG Score: 18

CARING FOR GOD'S ACRE

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE CONSERVATION, ENHANCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THE NATURAL AND BUILT FEATURES OF CHURCHYARDS AND BURIAL GROUNDS

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been 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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 10 years

www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk

info@cfga.org.uk

01588 673041

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
30/04/23	£315	£279	£36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	75
30/04/22	£268	£251	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	82
30/04/21	£228	£190	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	47
30/04/20	£241	£235	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
30/04/19	£206	£214	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
30/04/18	£56	£106	£-50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/17	£115	£137	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/16	£251	£156	£95	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/15	£131	£130	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
75 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£298,606
John Ellerman Foundation	£128,500
DCMS	£86,316
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	£28,236
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government	£7,586
Garfield Weston Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
John Ellerman Foundation - 40% of our core running costs. Core Staff salary plus office running costs.
£128,500	27/07/2023	40% of our core running costs. Core Staff salary plus office running costs.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Caring For God's Acre
£249,206	22/06/2023	Our Digital Ancestors
DCMS - Celebrating Birmingham's Burial Grounds
£12,551	01/04/2022	Training to burial ground managers and local volunteers in identifying, recording and assessing the condition of monuments.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NEIRF2005CLAIM1 CARING FOR GODS ACRE
£1,183	01/04/2022	The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem ....more The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will stimulate private sector investment in protecting and enhancing the environment in line with the governments 25 Year Environment Plan.Projects receiving funding focus on tackling climate change and restoring nature through schemes such as woodland and habitat creation, peatland and kelp forest restoration and river catchment management. Helping to provide natural flood risk management, improve water quality and biodiversity.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NEIRF2005CLAIM2 CARING FOR GODS ACRE
£1,183	01/04/2022	The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem ....more The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will stimulate private sector investment in protecting and enhancing the environment in line with the governments 25 Year Environment Plan.Projects receiving funding focus on tackling climate change and restoring nature through schemes such as woodland and habitat creation, peatland and kelp forest restoration and river catchment management. Helping to provide natural flood risk management, improve water quality and biodiversity.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NEIRF2005CLAIM3 Caring for God's Acre
£25,870	01/04/2022	The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem ....more The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will stimulate private sector investment in protecting and enhancing the environment in line with the governments 25 Year Environment Plan.Projects receiving funding focus on tackling climate change and restoring nature through schemes such as woodland and habitat creation, peatland and kelp forest restoration and river catchment management. Helping to provide natural flood risk management, improve water quality and biodiversity.
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Faith New Deal
£7,586	01/04/2022	The Faith New Deal Pilot Fund will provide £1.427m (alongside the wider National Faith & Hate Crime portfolio of projects) to test a Faith New Deal
DCMS - GRCF2021 - Opening The Ark
£60,350	21/06/2021	Opening the Ark is a new project aimed at increasing and dispersing the rich biodiversity found in churchyards and cemeteries out into the locality through engaging community volunteers. Our project ....more Opening the Ark is a new project aimed at increasing and dispersing the rich biodiversity found in churchyards and cemeteries out into the locality through engaging community volunteers. Our project will meet all three key themes of GRCF (nature conservation and restoration, nature-based solutions, and connecting people with nature). Burial grounds contain our oldest trees, our rarest lichens and fungi, and precious wildflower meadows. They are true arks or refuges for wildlife. Our volunteers will help manage these special places for wildlife whilst encouraging species to spread from churchyards and cemeteries to community spaces, school grounds, gardens, village greens, verges, footpath edges and field margins, providing more joined up habitats. We will train participants in biological surveying and recording as well as practical conservation skills. Under COVID safe guidelines we will bring people together, developing and maintaining relationships and increasing community cohesion. We will work with volunteers of all ages but particularly vulnerable people who can feel increasingly isolated due to lack of services and facilities. Our project is ready for an immediate start and will provide 1 new full time job (Conservation & Volunteer Project Officer) and sustain the roles of three existing CfGA staff.
DCMS - Celebrating Birmingham's Burial Grounds
£10,263	01/04/2021	Training to burial ground managers and local volunteers in identifying, recording and assessing the condition of monuments.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	25/09/2020	Celebrating Birmingham's Burial Grounds
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Caring for God's Acre
£40,500	15/09/2020	COVID19 Caring for God's Acre
DCMS - ALB-Historic England - Caring for God's Acres - Celebrating Birmingham's Burial Grounds
£3,152	01/04/2020	Training to burial ground managers and local volunteers in identifying, recording and assessing the condition of monuments.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Caring For God's Acre
£8,900	27/06/2019	Restoring Shropshire's Verges Project
DCMS - ALB-Historic England-Celebrating Birmingham's Burial Grounds
£10,963	01/04/2019	Training to burial ground managers and local volunteers in identifying, recording and assessing the condition of monuments.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Caring For God's Acre
£661,136	26/07/2016	The Beautiful Burial Ground 2

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALEXANDER PAUL GLANVILLE Appointed: 2018

CATHERINE MACCARTHY (Chair) Appointed: 2017

JUDITH LEIGH Appointed: 2015

MISS ANNI HOLDEN Appointed: 2014

OLIVER GOODE Appointed: 2014

SIMON COOTER Appointed: 2019

COLIN FENN Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: THE FRIENDS OF KENSAL GREEN CEMETERY,

REV DAVID PRIMROSE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeships: SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE AND DISTRICT BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION, CHURCH ACTION ON POVERTY LIMITED, THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT MARY AND SAINT CHAD IN LICHFIELD,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/01/2014, number: 1155536

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

Caring for Gods Acre
Unit 11
Drovers House
The Auction Yard
Craven Arms
SY7 9BZ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE CONSERVATION, ENHANCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION OF THE NATURAL AND BUILT FEATURES OF CHURCHYARDS AND BURIAL GROUNDS.

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