Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

WELLBEING ECONOMY ALLIANCE 

To advance the education of the public in subjects relating to sustainable development. In pursuit of this object, the organisation will, in particular but not limited to, create guides and briefing papers that synthesise existing ideas and solutions aligned to a wellbeing economy and deliver speeches, presentations and talks on a wellbeing economy.
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Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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£822£767£55£0£267£1372.120
31/12/21£625£561£65£0£212£1833.920
31/12/20£519£372£147£0£147£842.700
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 64%
Liabilities/Income: 58%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 51%
Reserves/Spending: 2.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 4 years

www.wellbeingeconomy.org

michael@wellbeingeconomy.org

07914759854

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Specialty hospitals (incl psychiatric and substance abuse)
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
The Aim Foundation - Grant to WEAll
£26,500 19/04/2021
12
A one off grant to cover the project costs of producing a further Happy Planet Index in advance of the Global Climate Summit in November 2021. WEALL is a new global collaboration to influence policy ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2020, number: 1190040
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from WELLBEING ECONOMY ALLIANCE on 24/07/2020
Main office

BRAKEBROOK
PARRACOMBE
BARNSTAPLE
EX31 4RG

Objectives

3.1. TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: 3.1.1. THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES; 3.1.2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; 3.1.3. THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION. 3.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS “DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.”

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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