Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

PETT LEVEL PRESERVATION TRUST

Preservation of 24 acres of land at Pett Level including clearing scrub and carrying out other maintenance for the benefit of the public and for general access
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • 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
31/08/22*£4£9£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£14£7£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£8£4£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£5£7£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£7£8£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£10£1£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£2£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Pett Level Preservation Trust
£1,700 21/10/2020
12
Funding was provided for equipment to increase the local bat population and for marketing costs to raise awareness amongst local residents and visitors of the importance of caring for green space and its wildlife.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 28/02/2020
Land restoration

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALEXANDRA MARGARET DUTHIE Appointed: 2016
  • CLIFFORD DEAN Appointed: 2012
  • JOHN NEWTON (Chair) Appointed: 2012
  • JOANNA FELTON Appointed: 2022
  • KATRINA ELIZABETH JULIAN Appointed: 2021
  • KEITH SWALLOW Appointed: 2019
  • MARTIN WAKLEY KING
  • SUSAN JAYNE HARRIS Appointed: 2022
  • THERESA MARGARET NOUTCH Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/12/2015, number: 1164637
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR22: 415 days late,
Main office

The Edge
Toot Rock
Pett Level
Hastings
TN35 4EN

Objectives

(1) TO PRESERVE THE LAND AT PETT LEVEL OUTLINED AND ETCHED IN RED ON THE ATTACHED PLAN FOR THE PERMANENT BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY(2) TO PROMOTE THE BREEDING OF WILD BIRDS ANIMALS AND INSECTS WHICH ARE HARMLESS BEAUTIFUL OR LIKELY TO BECOME EXTINCT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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