Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 8

No PartB

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

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 12

BRIGHTEN RYTON LOCAL ENVIRONMENT GROUP

Upkeep and maintenance of flowerbeds, hanging and barrier baskets , local cemetery and memorial gardens.Monitoring and upkeep of local Heritage sites.Litter picking and clearing dog-fouling and general cleaning of environment.Acting as conduit and platform for other local groups to encourage involvement and participation of local residents in the life and welfare in their neighbourhood.

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 several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
31/03/23	*	£50,757	£20,835	£29,922	100
31/03/22		£30,226	£9,602	£20,624	100
31/03/21		£11,283	£9,173	£2,110	75

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

beckyskoyles@gmail.com

07963931420

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Gateshead,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
100 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 Friends of Ferndene Park Ryton
£3,141	21/10/2023	We aim to improve Ferndene Park for people and wildlife. We'll develop a sensory garden with plants that are attractive to pollinating insects, as well as a woodland play area for young children.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Brighten Ryton Local Environment Group
£3,931	22/10/2022	We wish to ensure the wellbeing of: those affected through the Covid pandemic by loneliness, mental health and isolation; the unemployed youths; and insects and animals in our village park.
National Lottery Community Fund - To secure a long-term future of bowls green & pavilion Ferndene Park Ryton.
£9,450	05/11/2021	The project will use the funding to purchase a grass cutter and cassettes to help with the maintenance of a bowling green in Ferndene Park. This will help to secure the future of the local ....more The project will use the funding to purchase a grass cutter and cassettes to help with the maintenance of a bowling green in Ferndene Park. This will help to secure the future of the local community's bowling facilities and improve the access to it.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Brighten Ryton
£4,824	23/10/2021	We intend to revitalise our village park with the restoration of bowling and tennis courts and new facilities for children, youths and the disabled, creating improved bio-diversity and ambience.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTHONY TERENCE DOCHERTY Appointed: 2020

CHARLES AIDAN LAWSON (Chair) Appointed: 2020

COLIN ARTHUR PORRETT Appointed: 2021

MARTIN NICHOLAS SMITH Appointed: 2021

PAMELA BRADY HACK Appointed: 2020

PAMELA SNODIN Appointed: 2020

RONALD BRIGHT Appointed: 2020

SIMON STUART ELTRINGHAM Appointed: 2023

ANN MILNE Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: RYTON AND DISTRICT MUSICAL FESTIVAL COMMITTEE,

LIZ TWIST Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: STARGATE AND CROOKHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE,

REBECCA SKOYLES Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: GATESHEAD WEST UNIFORM SCHEME,

ANN MARSHALL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Engineer, Other trusteeship: BRING IT ON LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/03/2020, number: 1188678

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR23: 5 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from BRIGHTEN RYTON LOCAL ENVIRONMENT GROUP on 03/04/2020

Main office

4 Reasby Villas
RYTON
Tyne And Wear
NE40 3AT

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN RYTON, CROOKHILL AND STELLA WARD,GATESHEAD:1. THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;2. THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OR AREAS OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST.

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