Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

WADER QUEST 

Promoting and supporting wader conservation. Raising awareness about the challenges waders face by; giving talks; attending events; writing a quarterly e-newsletter; writing articles; social media; running a website. Also selling merchandising; recruiting paying members. Some funding and all donations placed in a grants fund for disbursements to wader conservation projects worldwide.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

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
05/04/23£13,555£12,557£9985
05/04/22£11,650£19,529£-7,8795
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

https://www.waderquest.net/

waderquest@gmail.com

07484186443

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/02/2021, number: 1193674
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from WADER QUEST on 13/07/2021
Main office

Lapwing Cottage
15 Hall Grounds
Loftus
Saltburn-By-The-Sea
TS13 4HJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF WADERS OR SHOREBIRDS AND THEIR NATURAL HABITATS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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