Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 13

Future income +5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 20

MORE TREES FOR BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET

We grow, plant and care for trees principally but not exclusively in the local government area of Bath and North East Somerset. A big focus of ours is to set up a network of community tree nurseries.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 4 trustees?

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		£73	£57	£16	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.moretrees.earth

info@moretrees.earth

07739737274

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Postcode Local Trust	£18,650
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	£16,483
The Dixon Foundation	£15,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Quartet Community Foundation	£9,553

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to More Trees for Bath and North East Somerset
£5,000	19/12/2023 1	To insulate the group's new Hub in Twerton, which will become the HQ and provide space for tree seed processing, workspace, training, networking for staff and volunteers, and education activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Developing Community Tree Nurseries in BANES
£10,000	18/08/2023	The funding will be used to support a team of around 270 volunteers to run 16 community tree nurseries across Bath and East Somerset. The nurseries are mostly in areas of higher deprivation. The project aims to tackle climate change by sourcing ....more The funding will be used to support a team of around 270 volunteers to run 16 community tree nurseries across Bath and East Somerset. The nurseries are mostly in areas of higher deprivation. The project aims to tackle climate change by sourcing local seeds and growing saplings to be planted mainly on publicly accessible land. They will recruit volunteers living in poverty with mental health problems as well as older and isolated residents.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to More Trees for Bath and North East Somerset
£4,553	01/06/2023	For the set-up and to support the running of 3 school tree nurseries in local schools in Twerton, Whiteway and Radstock and relocate the group's central hub nursery to Twerton.
Postcode Local Trust - Project Funding
£18,650	03/04/2023	Enabled 4000 native trees to be grown and planted to improve biodiversity and the physical and mental wellbeing of local communities
The Dixon Foundation - More Trees BANES Tree Nursery Network Project
£15,000	15/06/2022	Grow, plant and care for trees, with the help of local communities, bringing benefits to people and our natural environment.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - More Trees
£16,483	01/04/2022	To provide capital grant support to tree producers and seed suppliers.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ADAM GRETTON (Chair) Appointed: 2022

AMY UPTON Appointed: 2024

ESTHER CONNOCK Appointed: 2024

GEORGE BRITTON-READ Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/05/2022, number: 1198828

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

54 CEDRIC ROAD
BATH
BA1 3PB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY THROUGH THE GROWING AND PLANTING OF TREES AND SUPPORTING THE GROWING AND PLANTING OF TREES PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET.

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