Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: -3

WESTMORLAND DAMSON ASSOCIATION

1. To encourage , for the benefit of the public, the conservation and protection of damson orchards and the preservation of their genetic biodiversity, landscape and heritage value in Cumbria, including by planting and creating more damson orchards2. To advance, the education of the public in the growing, cultivation, preservation and use of the Westmorland damson variety common in Cumbria

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 including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

This Charity has changed registration and some of the financial and donation history pertains to the previous entity
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 3 years

www.lythdamsons.org.uk

info@lythdamsons.org.uk

01539568257

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£3	£6	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/21		£3	£5	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20		£16	£11	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/19		£25	£20	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/12/18		£15	£12	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	8
31/12/17		£14	£12	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	12
31/12/16		£3	£8	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£16	£12	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£15	£13	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£14	£12	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£12	£13	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£15	£14	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	*	£17	£14	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

ADAM WALKER Appointed: 2021

ANDREW PHILLIP GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2022

HILARY FITCH Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: CHARITY OF MRS ELIZABETH ELLEN TURNER FOR LADIES IN REDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES, THE KENTDALE CHARITABLE TRUST, KENDAL ALMSHOUSE CHARITY,

MARK BASEY-FISHER (Chair) Appointed: 2021

OLIVE ANGELA SLATER Appointed: 2021

PETER R HENSMAN Appointed: 2021

REBECCA PATTERSON Appointed: 2022

SIMON PATTERSON Appointed: 2021

WILLIAM DESMOND HOLMES Appointed: 2021

HARTLEY TROTTER Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE LANDOWNERS OF CROSTHWAITE AND LYTH,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/06/2021, number: 1194710

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR10: 123 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WESTMORLAND DAMSON ASSOCIATION on 10/05/2022

Main office

INGILNOOK
CHARNEY WELL LANE
GRANGE-OVER-SANDS
CUMBRIA
LA11 6DB
LA11 6DB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE WDA ARE: A. TO ENCOURAGE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF DAMSON ORCHARDS AND THE PRESERVATION OF THEIR GENETIC BIODIVERSITY, LANDSCAPE AND HERITAGE VALUE IN CUMBRIA, INCLUDING BY PLANTING AND CREATING MORE DAMSON ORCHARDS.B. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE GROWING, CULTIVATION, PRESERVATION AND USE OF THE WESTMORLAND DAMSON VARIETY COMMON TO CUMBRIA.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN CUMBRIA

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