Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

    NATIONAL TRAILS UK

    National Trails UK will deliver its charitable objects through advocacy, liaising with government and working with relevant departments on long-term policy and strategy for the National Trails. It will actively raise funds in support of its objectives, enabling information exchange and learning opportunities for members and will market and promote the National Trails for the benefit of all.
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    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker 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 ?

    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23*£229£64£165n/a
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 3 years

    https://www.nationaltrails.uk/

    info@nationaltrails.uk

    01752876938

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Makes grants to organisations
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
    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
    Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Defra contribution to establishment of National Trails UK
    £120,000 04/07/2022
    Funding to assist in the accelerated establishment of National Trails UK charity to enable effective representation of the individual National Trails in the creation of the National Landscapes Partnership

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (10)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    • ANDREW JOHN GATTIKER Appointed: 2021
    • ANDREW WANG Appointed: 2023
    • BENJAMIN MICHAEL TWOMEY Appointed: 2022
    • DR KATY REBECCA OWEN Appointed: 2022
    • JEREMY SCOTT CLARK Appointed: 2022
    • JULIAN MARTIN GRAY (Chair) Appointed: 2021
    • SHANE ROBERT LOGAN Appointed: 2022
    • SIMON ROGER KEAREY Appointed: 2021
    • SUE JANE PHILLIPA MORGAN Appointed: 2023
    • TARYN JANE NIXON Appointed: 2022
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/11/2021, number: 1196805
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    1 returns made; AR23: 106 days late,
    Main office

    National Trails UK
    c/o Unit 11
    Residence 2
    Royal William Yard

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO:(1) PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE PUBLIC BY SECURING THE PROTECTION, IMPROVEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF THE VARIOUS NATIONAL TRAILS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ('THE NATIONAL TRAILS'), IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO WALK, RIDE AND TAKE EXERCISE USING THE NATIONAL TRAILS AND TO ACCESS AND ENJOY THE LANDSCAPES THROUGH WHICH THEY PASS;(2) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS, THEIR HISTORY AND HERITAGE, THE COMMUNITIES LINKED WITH THEM AND THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH THEY ARE SITUATED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF ARTS AND HERITAGE ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; AND(3) PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN, THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE THIS RELATES TO THE NETWORK OF NATIONAL TRAILS AND THE LANDSCAPES THROUGH WHICH THEY RUN.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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