Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 8

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE RUSLAND HORIZONS TRUST LIMITED

To promote enhance improve protect and conserve the physical and natural environmentand its natural beauty for the public benefit within a broad area centredon the Rusland valley and fells. To advance education and interest in the Landscape and natural environment and in the skills and knowledge associated with the conservation and improvement ofthe physical, natural and social environment.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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
Income was 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
31/12/22	*	£24	£29	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	175
31/12/21		£24	£18	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	175
31/12/20		£18	£12	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	175
31/12/19	*	£19	£1	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/18	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/17	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/16	*	£0	£1	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£10	£11	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/12/11	*	£2	£0	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10		£3	£2	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0
31/12/08		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	*	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0
31/12/05		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 37 years

https://www.ruslandhorizonstrust.org

secretary@ruslandhorizonstrust.org

07399818801

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Cumbria, Lancashire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
175 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
Cumbria Community Foundation - Outdoor woodland activities for improved wellbeing
£8,072	26/01/2022	Outdoor woodland activities for improved wellbeing
National Lottery Community Fund - Broadened Horizons
£9,720	05/11/2021	The project will use the funding to work with a group of Furness College students who have limited experience of the countryside to take part in a programme of environmental activities This aims to ....more The project will use the funding to work with a group of Furness College students who have limited experience of the countryside to take part in a programme of environmental activities This aims to improve young people's knowledge of nature while enhancing wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-65

ANDREW GOLDSMITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant Safety Engineer

NEIL ANDREW VENABLES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Social Housing Consultant

SIMON LEE RICHARD WRIGHT Appointed: 2022

DAVID WEILD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: BLAWITH AND NIBTHWAITE VILLAGE HALL,

GILLIAN MARGARET FAULDING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: GRIZEDALE ARTS,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/10/1987, number: 519410
Registered at Companies House on 21/05/1987, number: 02133450

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 2 days late, AR19: 9 days late, AR18: 43 days late, AR17: 74 days late, AR16: 137 days late, AR11: 27 days late, AR07: 118 days late, AR06: 21 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMME TRUST on 20/01/2021

Main office

Pipistrel House
Backbarrow
ULVERSTON
Cumbria
LA12 8QD

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN WOODLAND HISTORY, WOODLAND MANAGEMENT AND WOODLAND CRAFTS BY THE PROVISION OF A WOODMANSHIP CENTRE AND BY PRATICAL DEMONSTRATION IN THE FIEL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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