Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 3

All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

THE BOX MOOR TRUST

The sustainable management of agricultural and amenity land extending to 487 acres of moors, commons, woodland and grassland and provision of environmental education facilities for the use and enjoyment of the residents and youth of the area of benefit of Hemel Hempstead and Bovingdon

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male

Financial Data ?

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
30/09/23	£1,010	£984	£26	£131	£20,140	£19,032	232.2	11	134
30/09/22	£946	£822	£123	£130	£19,901	£18,793	274.2	11	114
30/09/21	£736	£846	£-110	£124	£19,656	£18,573	263.5	11	125
30/09/20	£942	£949	£-7	£103	£19,010	£18,002	227.7	14	101
30/09/19	£956	£893	£64	£0	£19,204	£18,196	244.6	14	164
30/09/18	£913	£964	£-51	£0	£19,518	£18,552	230.9	13	0
30/09/17	£912	£857	£54	£0	£19,874	£19,033	266.4	12	0
30/09/16	£970	£941	£30	£0	£19,622	£18,793	239.8	9	0
30/09/15	£872	£883	£-11	£69	£18,404	£17,668	240	9	0
30/09/14	£827	£774	£53	£84	£17,434	£16,787	260.2	10	0
30/09/13	£837	£651	£186	£76	£16,780	£16,133	297.6	10	0
30/09/12	£836	£602	£234	£67	£16,370	£15,723	313.5	10	0
30/09/11	£845	£764	£80	£106	£16,095	£15,432	242.3	10	0
30/09/10	£807	£579	£228	£119	£15,774	£15,134	313.6	15	0
30/09/09	£838	£670	£167	£128	£14,964	£14,325	256.5	10	0
30/09/08	£863	£625	£238	£119	£13,364	£12,797	245.8	14	0
30/09/07	£860	£638	£221	£76	£14,433	£13,868	260.8	14	0
30/09/06	£783	£538	£245	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05	£672	£547	£126	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04	£688	£503	£184	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 232.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 16 months
Quick Ratio: 6.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 62 years

www.boxmoortrust.org.uk

admin@boxmoortrust.org.uk

01442253300

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Amusement and recreation services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

11 employees
134 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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 - Environmental Stewardship Transferred to DEFRA NSA P2
£21,757	01/04/2022	This measure covers farm and business development grants made under Countryside Productivity and ESIF Growth Programme. Grants are made in two instalments 80% of the total paid following confirmation ....more This measure covers farm and business development grants made under Countryside Productivity and ESIF Growth Programme. Grants are made in two instalments 80% of the total paid following confirmation of a successful bid and remainder paid during final year of implementing the business plan. Payment is subject to correct implementation of the business plan. This measure supports development and creation of rural micro / small businesses and farm diversification activity where the investments benefit the wider rural economy. RPA administers for measures in England.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - RPA Simplified Countryside Stewardship
£1,764	01/04/2022	The main priority for Countryside Stewardship is to protect and enhance the natural environment, in particular: increased biodiversity; improved habitat and expanded woodland areas; improved water ....more The main priority for Countryside Stewardship is to protect and enhance the natural environment, in particular: increased biodiversity; improved habitat and expanded woodland areas; improved water quality; improved air quality. Other outcomes supported are: protection against flooding and coastal erosion; maintaining the historic environment; improved landscape character; climate change adaptation and mitigation. Countryside Stewardship supports Defras 25 Year Environment Plan for our country to be the healthiest, most beautiful place in the world to live, work and bring up a family. It also supports Defras Strategic Objective of a cleaner, healthier environment, benefitting people and the economy. Countryside Stewardship gives incentives for land managers to look after the environment and is made up of the following elements: Higher Tier agreements for land that requires more complex management tailored to the individual site and now includes woodland maintenance; Mid Tier agreements that provide a range of options and capital items that together help to deliver a broad range of environmental benefits; four Wildlife Offers that provide a simpler set of options to help improve the wildlife on farms; Capital Grants that provide grants for boundaries, trees and orchards, water quality and air quality; Woodland Management Plan grant to help create a UK Forestry Standard (UKFS) compliant 10-year woodland management plan; Woodland Tree Health grant to help restore and improve tree health; Facilitation Fund which supports individuals who bring together groups of farmers, foresters and land managers to improve the environmental outcomes in their area; Protection and Infrastructure grant which provides grants for woodland infrastructure.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

NAT SIMS Appointed: 2015

ANDY COOK Appointed: 2015

DAVID HENRY WILLIAM KIRK (Chair) Appointed: 1995

GEORGE MICHAEL TITE Appointed: 2010

GRAHAM RUSSELL FRENCH Appointed: 2020

PETER ABLETT Appointed: 2005

PETER PHILLIPS Appointed: 2005

STEPHEN JAMES WILSON Appointed: 2020

STEVEN MANSBRIDGE Appointed: 2015

DENNIS LESLIE FURNELL Appointed: 1987, Other trusteeship: HERTFORDSHIRE HEARING ADVISORY SERVICE,

PATRICK SCHNEIDERS Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: THE HERTFORDSHIRE AND MIDDLESEX WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 206142

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
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

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

THE BOX MOOR TRUST CENTRE
LONDON ROAD
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP1 2RE

Objectives

FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HEMEL HEMPSTEAD AND BOVINGDON. ANY SURPLUS INCOME TO BE DIVIDED 90% TO HEMEL HEMPSTEAD AND 1O% TO BOVINGDON FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD AND BOVINGDON

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