Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 1

THE FRIENDS OF AVON MEADOWS CIO

Conserve, maintain and enhance the Avon Meadows site as a natural habitat using volunteers.Educate members and the public in the principles and practice of conservation.Monitor and maintain records of the fauna and flora of the site and its benefits of the wetland for flood alleviation and water quality improvement.Promote Avon Meadows as a community asset for Pershore.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 7 years

www.avonmeadows.org.uk

info@avonmeadows.org.uk

01386556685

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	£1	£3	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/22	£2	£2	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/21	£2	£2	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20	£3	£2	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/19	£4	£3	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/18	£6	£9	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Worcestershire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

COUNCILLOR CHARLES TUCKER Appointed: 2017

SUSAN COMELY Appointed: 2021

TIMOTHY CLIVE HUTTON Appointed: 2019

VALERIE WOOD Appointed: 2017

ROBERT JAMES GILLMOR Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Driving Instructor, Other trusteeship: WORCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST,

RICHARD DAVID EDEN STOTT (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: WORCESTERSHIRE BIOLOGICAL RECORDS CENTRE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/08/2017, number: 1174083

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

20 LOUGHMILL ROAD
PERSHORE
WR10 1QB

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF AVON MEADOWS COMMUNITY WETLAND AND LOCAL NATURE RESERVE, PERSHORE, WORCESTERSHIRE. (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF CONSERVATION AND PROMOTING, ENCOURAGING AND CARRYING OUT STUDY AND RESEARCH FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES.(3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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