Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 9

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

IRVINE ROAD COMMUNITY ORCHARD

The purpose of establishing the charity is to restore, manage, promote and celebrate this ancient orchard and its wildlife for the public benefit. Our aim is to engage the community in achieving that aim and to rely on voluntary contributions and other fundraising efforts to fund our activities including site management, education, community engagement, fruit harvesting, communication.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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:

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	£46	£5	£41	n/a
31/12/22	£1	£0	£1	n/a
31/12/21	£2	£0	£1	n/a
31/12/20	£0	£0	£0	n/a
31/12/19	£2	£0	£2	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.irara.org.uk

info@irara.org.uk

01206764171

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Essex,

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
Postcode Places Trust - Project Funding
£15,000	01/05/2023	This grant has helped safeguard the Irvine Road Community Orchard – a wildlife haven in urban Colchester managed by the local community.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Irvine Road Community Orchard
£3,000	18/04/2023	to help secure a long lease of land in Colchester comprising an area of ancient orchard, for community and environmental benefit

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

GAVIN SANDERCOCK Appointed: 2019

KATHARINE SANDERCOCK Appointed: 2019

NICHOLAS BINNS Appointed: 2023

SHAUN ROGER THOMAS (Chair) Appointed: 2019

VICTORIA THOMAS Appointed: 2019

WAYNE BENNISON Appointed: 2024

WILLI OTTO EMRICH Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/05/2019, number: 1183649

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

17 IRVINE ROAD
COLCHESTER
CO3 3TS

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE IRVINE ROAD ORCHARD, COLCHESTER.

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