Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 8

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +5
Gov Income
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

RICHMOND WALKING AND BOOK FESTIVAL

Provision of a Walking and Book Festival

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
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
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
31/12/23	£18,310	£17,407	£903
31/12/22	£23,362	£18,182	£5,180
31/12/21	£26,977	£14,772	£12,205

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.booksandboots.org

info@booksandboots.org

01748821738

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Durham, North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BARBARA ANN GRAVENOR (Chair) Appointed: 2020

DR JANE LINDSAY MCLENNAN Appointed: 2020

DR KATHRYN MARY STREATFIELD Appointed: 2023

DR MARK LEIGH-HOWARTH Appointed: 2024

GEOFFREY MALCOLM WALL Appointed: 2020

JAMES WILLIAM GRAVENOR Appointed: 2020

JUDITH ELLEN CLARK Appointed: 2020

KAREN LOUISE WYNDHAM-WEBB Appointed: 2021

NICHOLAS PATRICK LONG Appointed: 2024

SUSAN FRANCES YOUNG Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/10/2020, number: 1191688

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

17 NEW ROAD
RICHMOND
DL10 4QS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF LITERATURE, BY THE PROVISION OF AN ANNUAL BOOK FESTIVAL IN AND AROUND RICHMOND, NORTH YORKSHIRE.(2) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING GUIDED WALKS WITH THE AIM OF OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXERCISE AND ACCESS TO THE COUNTRYSIDE, LOCAL HISTORY, THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, FLORA AND FAUNA THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF AN ANNUAL WALKING FESTIVAL IN AND AROUND RICHMOND, NORTH YORKSHIRE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL