Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

TREES FOR DERBY 

For the public benefit and the advancement of environmental improvement, including but not limited to themitigation of climate change and urban overheating and the improvement of air and water qualityand biodiversity by the planting of trees and other plants and the provision of associated infrastructurewithin Derby City and the surrounding area.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/07/22£1,524£1,122£40250
31/07/21£673£157£516500
31/07/20£2,613£70£2,543200
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.treesforderby.org

admin@treesforderby.org

07773612685

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Derby City, Derbyshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 50 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Trees for Spondon
£2,475 22/10/2022
We aim to plant a Covid-19 memorial wood, in the Hamilton Road Green space in Spondon. In addition to the small whips, we would like to include some larger, more mature saplings, to add visual impact.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/08/2019, number: 1185054
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

19 Thornhill Road
DERBY
DE22 3LX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PLANTING OF TREES AND OTHER PLANTS AND THE PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN DERBY CITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA DESIGNED TO MITIGATE THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND URBAN OVERHEATING, ENCOURAGE BIODIVERSITY AND IMPROVE AIR AND WATER QUALITY. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING BY PROMOTING TREE PLANTING AS A MEANS FOR THE PUBLIC TO LEARN ABOUT WIDER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SUCH AS: SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ECOLOGY AND THE MITIGATING NEED FOR TREES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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