Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 10

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 16

FINAL STRAW FOUNDATION

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:PROTECTING COASTLINES, WATERWAYS AND OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACES FROM LITTER AND PLASTIC POLLUTION RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF PLASTIC POLLUTION AND SINGLE-USE PLASTIC.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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
30/06/23	£160	£144	£17	n/a
30/06/22	£121	£92	£29	n/a
30/06/21	£54	£19	£35	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.finalstrawfoundation.org

hello@finalstrawfoundation.org

02393430078

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

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 Society Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£25,000	29/09/2023	Funding helped to run youth eco conferences, beach cleans and assemblies to highlight the impact of plastic pollution on our environment and minimise plastic entering our seas.
National Lottery Community Fund - Final Straw Foundation Community Engagement Role
£10,000	04/11/2022	The funding will be used to employ a community engagement officer. The project aims to expand the organisation's existing work providing activities and events that reduce social isolation and improve wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Final Straw Foundation Campaign
£137,731	28/07/2021	The funding will be used to to reduce single use plastics and run community clean ups along the coast in Hampshire. The team will also extend its schools outreach program offering free assemblies on the environment and practical workshops with ....more The funding will be used to to reduce single use plastics and run community clean ups along the coast in Hampshire. The team will also extend its schools outreach program offering free assemblies on the environment and practical workshops with students school beach cleans and an after school eco club. The charity also plan to introduce a coffee cup return scheme to attempt to combat single use coffee cup waste. The charity also provides audits for businesses on their single use plastic and waste management and assist them to become more sustainable as well as running volunteer beach clean days for business groups. They are in the process of introducing an accreditation which sailing / water-based businesses can undertake to show their commitment to keeping the waters clean.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

GEORGE YEOMAN Appointed: 2024

IAN SANDERSON JUBB Appointed: 2020

PAUL HAWKINS (Chair) Appointed: 2020

POLLYANNA ABBE SMITHSON Appointed: 2023

THOMAS GRANVILLE HANDLEY Appointed: 2022

WENDY BESSANT Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/09/2020, number: 1191500

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

36 OAKTREE DRIVE
EMSWORTH
PO10 7UJ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:• PROTECTING COASTLINES, WATERWAYS AND OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACES FROM LITTER AND PLASTIC POLLUTION• RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF PLASTIC POLLUTION AND SINGLE-USE PLASTIC.

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