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Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE STRAWBERRY LINE SOCIETY

Maintenance and promotion of the Strawberry Line
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 a grant maker

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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23?£21£5£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£12£20£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18*£12£20£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£31£13£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£29£3£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£3£4£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14*£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12*£2£3£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10*£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08*£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07*£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£5£5£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04*£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

www.thestrawberryline.org.uk

mm.turner@btinternet.com

01934842354

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Sports & recreational facilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • North Somerset, Somerset,
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
Somerset Community Foundation - The Axbridge-Cheddar Cycle Walkway Upgrade: 2020 Vision
£5,000 13/09/2019
6
The redevelopment of a cycle and footpath between Axbridge and Cheddar in order to mitigate traffic and safety concerns within the community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

  • ADRIAN READ Appointed: 2024
  • AMANDA JANE TURNER Appointed: 2023
  • DAVID HENRY PARKIN Appointed: 2024
  • DOUGLAS WARWICK MAPM Appointed: 2024
  • JONATHAN ANDREW LATIMER MSC Appointed: 2024
  • MICHAEL CHARLES FLETCHER (Chair) Appointed: 2023
  • RACHEL HAYWARD Appointed: 2023
  • RICHARD THOMAS JONES Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/01/2023, number: 1201543
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR19: 69 days late, AR18: 435 days late, AR15: 70 days late, AR14: 413 days late, AR13: 362 days late, AR12: 727 days late, AR11: 14 days late, AR10: 378 days late, AR08: 351 days late, AR07: 40 days late, AR06: 405 days late, AR04: 52 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE STRAWBERRY LINE SOCIETY on 20/03/2024
Main office

86 Church Road
Winscombe
BS25 1BP

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE BY THE PROMOTION OF THE USE OF THE DISUSED RAILWAY LINES AND ASSOCIATED LAND LINKING CLEVEDON TO SHEPTON MALLET AND NEARBY COMMUNITIES (INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR THE DISUSED CHEDDAR VALLEY RAILWAY LINE) AS A SAFE WALKING AND CYCLING ROUTE AND NATURE RESERVE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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