Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

SUDBURY COMMON LANDS CHARITY

ACCESS AND CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT OF THE SUDBURY RIVERSIDE, PLUS PROVISION OF BUILDING IN SUDBURY TOWN CENTRE AS AN OPERATIONAL BASE FOR CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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 ?

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
31/12/23	£142	£157	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/22	£341	£138	£203	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/21	£122	£121	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/20	£144	£134	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/19	£158	£107	£51	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/18	£157	£135	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/17	£118	£115	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£132	£112	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£121	£109	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£124	£115	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£114	£107	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£161	£102	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£101	£100	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£105	£104	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£96	£97	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£102	£103	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	£100	£96	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	£89	£88	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£91	£89	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£98	£89	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 62 years

www.sudburycommonlandscharity.org

sudburycommonlandscharity@gmail.com

07377330734

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Financial and insurance services

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Sudbury Common Lands Charity
£1,000	14/06/2022	to install a composting toilet for staff and volunteers at at a conservation site
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Environmental Stewardship Transferred to DEFRA NSA P2
£12,619	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 - M10 - Agri-environment- Climate Exchq
£6,213	01/04/2020	This measure is the primary Agri-environment-climate funding for England in delivering the Rural Development programme environmental land management priorities and builds on the agri-environment ....more This measure is the primary Agri-environment-climate funding for England in delivering the Rural Development programme environmental land management priorities and builds on the agri-environment Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship schemes offered under the previous RD programme. The measure funds activities intended to deliver environmental land management priorities contributing to Englands Biodiversity 2020 goals and legal obligations under the Habitats, Birds and Water Framework Directives and soil commitments made in the Natural Environment White Paper and increase resilience of wildlife, habitats and ecosystems to climate change. Funding is paid according to the payment rate for each option included in the individual agreement, and the area/length/number of the commitment selected and is based on income foregone and additional costs. Agreements can be 5 year multi annual commitments with the option of annual extensions for a further two years. 10 year commitments or longer will be offered in cases where an exception is clearly justified. RPA administers for measures in England.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANNA LOUISE ELIZABETH BROWN Appointed: 2023

LYNN HUNT Appointed: 2023

NIGEL ROBERT ELEY (Chair) Appointed: 2012

ROSS EDWARD BENTLEY Appointed: 2012

DAVID WILLIAM DALE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: SUDBURY MUNICIPAL CHARITIES,

GEOFFREY WILLIAM CHALLACOMBE, Other trusteeships: SUDBURY MUNICIPAL CHARITIES, THE LAYZELL BURES CHARITY, GIRLING & UPCHER EDUCATIONAL CHARITY,

KEITH ROBINS Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: SUDBURY MUNICIPAL CHARITIES,

MARK JAMES GEDDES, Other trusteeship: SUDBURY MUNICIPAL CHARITIES,

MAY ONCA CATHARINA BERKOUWER, Other trusteeship: SUDBURY MUNICIPAL CHARITIES,

MICHAEL EDWARD JOHN WHEELER Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: THE SUDBURY MUSEUM,

PETER WHITELEY, Other trusteeship: SUDBURY MUNICIPAL CHARITIES,

PETER LEONARD FULCHER Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: SUDBURY MUNICIPAL CHARITIES, NORTH HINCKFORD TEAM,

REVEREND RICHARD KIMBER TITFORD, Other trusteeship: SUDBURY MUNICIPAL CHARITIES,

RICHARD WILLIAM KEMSLEY Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeship: SUDBURY MUNICIPAL CHARITIES,

SAMANTHA JANE HOBSON Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: SUDBURY MUNICIPAL CHARITIES,

SARAH-JANE MONEY Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: SUDBURY MUNICIPAL CHARITIES,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/11/1962, number: 212222

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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 Christopher Centre
10 Gainsborough Street
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 2EU

Objectives

(A) RELIEVING IN CASES OF OLD AGE, SICKNESS OR FINANCIAL NEED FREEMAN AND THE WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS OF FREEMAN; (B) MAKING PAYMENTS TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY CALLED THE SUDBURY FREEMAN'S TRUST; (C) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUDBURY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (D) MAKING PAYMENTS TO THE TRUSTEES F THE SUDBURY MUNICIPAL CHARITIES; (E) ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OR THE NEEDY INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUDBURY.(FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE SCHEME)

Defined Area of Benefit:

TOWN OF SUDBURY

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