Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: -8

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 0

THE JOHN BURNS FOUNDATION

Training socially isolated people and children in conservation,horticulture and woodland related countryside skills;Preventing people from social exclusion as a result of unemployment; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); disability; poor educational or skills attainment. Helping others via human animal interaction

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
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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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
31/07/22		£469	£456	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	96
31/07/21		£228	£377	£-148	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	112
31/07/20		£370	£408	£-37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	98
31/07/19		£1,300	£370	£930	£0	£1,953	£1,953	63.3	7	81
31/07/18	*	£815	£59	£756	£0	£1,023	£1,023	209.2	0	40
31/07/17		£316	£49	£267	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.johnburnsfoundation.org

Admin@johnburnsfoundation.org

01554890840

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Animals
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides other finance
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
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
96 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 - Harmonious Hedging
£10,000	27/06/2022	The John Burns Foundation in Carmarthenshire will support people interested in improving biodiversity in their local community. It will provide practical tuition in traditional crafts and improve the ....more The John Burns Foundation in Carmarthenshire will support people interested in improving biodiversity in their local community. It will provide practical tuition in traditional crafts and improve the mental health of those participating in outdoor activity. £10000 will fund staff. Bydd The John Burns Foundation yn Sir Gaerfyrddin yn cefnogi pobl sydd â diddordeb mewn gwella bioamrywiaeth yn eu cymuned leol. Byddan nhw’n darparu tiwtora ymarferol mewn crefftau traddodiadol ac yn gwella iechyd meddwl y rhai hynny sy’n cymryd rhan mewn gweithgarwch awyr agored. Bydd £10000 yn ariannu staff.
National Lottery Community Fund - Food for Thought/Cnoi Cil
£99,990	15/07/2021 36	Using £99990 over three years The John Burns Foundation will create a kitchen facility to be used by the local community which will provide a space where individuals can learn and develop their ....more Using £99990 over three years The John Burns Foundation will create a kitchen facility to be used by the local community which will provide a space where individuals can learn and develop their knowledge around healthy food preparation.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JOHN BURNS Appointed: 2016

DAVID DYLAN HARRIES MR Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: PAUL SARTORI FOUNDATION LIMITED,

ROGER JAMES MATHIAS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Agri Consultant, Other trusteeship: PEMBROKESHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/02/2016, number: 1165392

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR18: 46 days late,

Main office

Canolfan John Burns Centre
Parc House
Carmarthen Road
KIDWELLY
Carmarthenshire
SA17 5AB

Objectives

(A) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY TRAINING OR RETRAINING PARTICULARLY AMONGST UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN FARMING, HORTICULTURE AND WOODLAND RELATED COUNTRYSIDE SKILLS;(B) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. (FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); DISABILITY; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT.)(C) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL OR OTHER SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS TO ENABLE THEM TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES; AND(D) SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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