Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

WILDLIFE IN ASCOT 

We hold events throughout the year to educate and encourage local people to protect and enhancebiodiversity across the Ascot area, starting in their own gardens. We encourage people to record what is living around the Ascot area via our website and through specificemail appeals.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

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
31/12/22£1£1£1n/an/an/an/an/a59
31/12/21£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/a49
31/12/20£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/12/19£5£1£5n/an/an/an/an/a29
31/12/18£56£56£0£0£0£0n/a040
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 6 years

wildlifeinascot.org

ascot.wildlife@gmail.com

07908499231

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Bracknell Forest, Windsor And Maidenhead,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 59 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 Heritage Fund - Grant to Wildlife in Ascot
£56,700 19/12/2017
Kingfisher flyway project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2018, number: 1176743
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

75 BLACKMOOR WOOD
ASCOT
SL5 8EL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING BIODIVERSITY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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