Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 9

No PartB

Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 7

CORNWALL SEAL GROUP RESEARCH TRUST

Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust: Research Engage Communicate Conserve. CSGRT gives seals a voice! CSGRT monitors and identifies seals in SW England using each seal's unique fur pattern and long term photo identification enables a picture to be built up about their lives. Research provides a foundation to inform the effective conservation of seals at the southernmost limit of their range.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why is the Board composition very static?

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year
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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£63	£39	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£90	£80	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£187	£77	£110	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£114	£109	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£27	£41	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£40	£17	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£24	£19	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£26	£33	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.cornwallsealgroup.co.uk

sue@cornwallsealgroup.co.uk

01736754562

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Animals
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

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
DCMS - GRCF2020: People Protecting Precious Places: Watching Seals Well
£37,850	11/11/2020	Green Recovery Challenge Fund 2020-21. The wider aim of the scheme is: The Green Recovery Challenge Fund is a short-term competitive fund to kick-start environmental renewal whilst creating and ....more Green Recovery Challenge Fund 2020-21. The wider aim of the scheme is: The Green Recovery Challenge Fund is a short-term competitive fund to kick-start environmental renewal whilst creating and retaining a range of jobs. It is open to environmental charities and their partners to deliver projects in England.The aim of the fund is to support projects that are ready to deliver and focus on nature restoration, nature-based solutions and connecting people with nature, delivering against the goals of the Governments 25 Year Environment Plan (25YEP), whilst helping to sustain and build capacity in the sector.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust
£18,700	11/09/2020	COVID19: Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAN JARVIS Appointed: 2015

KATE HOCKLEY Appointed: 2015

PHIL KNIGHT Appointed: 2015

RICHARD MORTON Appointed: 2015

SUE SAYER (Chair) Appointed: 2015

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/07/2015, number: 1162936

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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

8 returns made; AR23: 58 days late,

Main office

Copperleaf Cottage
Phillack Hill
Phillack
Hayle
TR27 5AD

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, AMONG THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE GREY SEAL AND ITS HABITAT IN CORNWALL BY THE PROVISION OF TALKS, WORKSHOPS, RESEARCH AND EVENTS

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