Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 8

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

Static board: -3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 0

COUNTRY DAYS LIMITED

outdoor educational courses

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than 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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£30	£42	£-12	n/a
31/12/22		£57	£50	£7	n/a
31/12/21		£55	£37	£18	n/a
31/12/20		£39	£12	£28	n/a
31/12/19	*	£26	£21	£5	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

countrydays.net

info@countrydays.net

07770584908

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

International poverty relief

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Bedford,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Harpur Trust	£11,689
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,344
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	£6,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Country Days
£9,344	09/06/2023	The funding will be used to cover staffing costs to run free to attend educational outdoor courses. The project aims to put on free courses during the school holidays to ensure low income families have some child support whilst giving children an ....more The funding will be used to cover staffing costs to run free to attend educational outdoor courses. The project aims to put on free courses during the school holidays to ensure low income families have some child support whilst giving children an opportunity to learn.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Country Days Ltd
£3,000	17/02/2022	Fund to support activities with young people and enable them to create two new field shelters which can be used to shelter in hot/wet weather and at lunchtime.
Harpur Trust - Grant to Country Days Ltd
£5,000	07/12/2021	Country Days: Nature Courses for Young People in Bedfordshire
Harpur Trust - Country Days
£3,389	09/03/2021	Outdoor learning activities for young people aged 7-11 years
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Grant to Country Days Ltd
£3,000	25/11/2020 4	Outdoor Educational Courses
Harpur Trust - Country Days Ltd
£3,300	03/12/2019 12	Rain Shelter

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-78

ALEXIS ROBERT ORSSICH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Film Producer

CAROLINE CAIRNS HEATON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

CAROLINE DIANE WATERFALL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

CLAIRE FRANCES INNES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Recruitment Consultant

COUNTESS HELEN ORSSICH (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Film Producer

DR ESME VICTORIA ANN PICKERNELL WATKINSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Doctor

FRANCIS JOSEPH MCMAHON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Head Teacher

HELEN TERESA WATKINSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Doctor

MARGARET CAMPBELL Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/01/2019, number: 1181833
Registered at Companies House on 26/06/2018, number: 11433398

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
Investing charity funds 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

5 returns made; AR19: 45 days late,

Main office

2 St. Stephens Terrace
London
SW8 1DH

Objectives

•TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 11 LIVING IN THE BOROUGH OF BEDFORD BY PROVIDING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING AGED 7 - 11 LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

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