Finance Score: -10

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 0

Accounts overdue -5
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -17

COMMON GROUND

Common Ground links nature and culture, working to inspire, inform and involve people in learning about and becoming active in their own locality. Nationally we have initiated Parish Maps, Apple Day, Community Orchards, Local Distinctiveness. We champion popular involvement and celebration as ways of grounding sustainability. www. commonground.org.uk

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/12/21		£3	£7	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/20		£19	£13	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/12/19		£35	£35	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/12/18		£58	£62	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	2
31/12/17		£172	£166	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£56	£55	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£10	£15	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£8	£18	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£2	£11	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	*	£23	£28	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£13	£21	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£24	£26	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£20	£29	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£74	£97	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07		£259	£247	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06		£235	£226	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£207	£202	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£192	£187	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 41 years

www.commonground.org.uk

info@commonground.org.uk

01308 480611

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-74

ALEXA DE FERRANTI Appointed: 2019, Occupation: University Lecturer, Farmer

JULIAN FRANCIS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director

NEIL SINDEN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Consultant

STEPHEN BOYCE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Arts And Heritage Consultant

TIM DEE Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Writer & Radio Producer

GARETH EVANS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Curator, Other trusteeship: LONGPLAYER TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/05/1983, number: 326335
Registered at Companies House on 22/06/1982, number: 01645674

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Paying staff

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR12: 50 days late,

Main office

Ford
Pineapple Lane
Salwayash
BRIDPORT
DT6 5HZ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:- (A) TO PROMOTE & ENCOURAGE THE CONSERVATION OF VALUED PLACES, LANDSCAPES & WILDLIFE (B) TO EMPHASIZE THE VALUE & CHARM OF COMMON PLANTS & ANIMALS, OF LOCAL LANES & WORDS, & OF OTHER PLACES OF LOCAL NATURAL HISTORY, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL INTEREST. (C) TO STIMULATE PEOPLE IN ALL SIDES OF THE ARTS TO CELEBRATE & DEFEND THEIR INSPIRATIONAL SOURCES IN NATURE & THE COUNTRYSIDE. (D) TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL TO PROTECT & CONSERVE THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE. (E) TO UNDERTAKE, SUPPORT & CO-ORDINATE WORK IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, PUBLICATION & TRADING. (F) TO TAKE ANYOTHER LAWFUL ACTION TO PROMOTE THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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