Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Strong growth: +2
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

    THE WELSH WATER ELAN TRUST 

    Administration of 47000 acre estate including provision of 28 tenanted agricultural holdings,in hand farming operation as part of conservation and public access remit.Also provides holiday cottages,education and information, 38 tenanted houses and conserves environment and safeguards water catchment which provides water supply to large parts of English Midlands
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £14,217,470 available, equivalent to 90 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

    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
    31/03/23£1,919£1,892£27£0£14,835£14,21790.23720
    31/03/22£2,216£1,681£535£0£15,008£14,337102.33720
    31/03/21£1,947£1,496£451£0£13,424£13,040104.63225
    31/03/20£1,845£1,345£500£0£11,263£10,879972525
    31/03/19£1,610£1,143£468£0£10,790£10,501110.31725
    31/03/18£1,294£854£440£0£9,596£9,338131.3100
    31/03/17£1,359£854£505£0£8,860£8,581120.690
    31/03/16£1,340£793£547£0£7,805£7,500113.480
    31/03/15£1,178£732£446£33£7,411£7,189117.960
    31/03/14£1,015£655£360£32£6,709£6,511119.360
    31/03/13£1,009£695£314£26£6,134£5,924102.360
    31/03/12£1,041£573£468£26£5,533£5,313111.260
    31/03/11£989£595£395£23£5,076£4,84597.850
    31/03/10£942£608£334£21£4,599£4,3578660
    31/03/09£911£640£272£23£3,934£3,6816950
    31/03/08£873£586£287£22£4,010£3,74676.850
    31/03/07£823£594£229£19£3,900£3,62573.220
    31/03/06£740£512£228£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05£676£473£203£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04£637£435£202£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 2%
    Liabilities/Income: 17%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
    Reserves/Spending: 90.2 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.6
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 33 years

    elanvalley.org.uk

    info@elanvalleytrust.org

    01597810449

    Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    GiG Classification
    • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Ceredigion, Powys,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 37 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
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Elan Valley Trust
    £1,713,300 27/10/2015
    Elan Links - People, Nature & Water

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • Elan Valley Limited
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/12/1990, number: 1001347
    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
    • Investment
    • 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

    Elan Valley Trust
    Elan Estate Office
    Elan Valley
    Elan Village
    RHAYADER
    LD6 5HP

    Objectives

    1.THE PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF THE AREA OF GREAT NATURAL BEAUTY COMPRISING THE ELAN VALLEY AND ITS NATURAL ASPECT AND FEATURES (AND ITS ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE). 2. THE FACILITATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF ACCESS TO AND THE STUDY OF THE ELAN VALLEY (AND ITS ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE) BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 3.THE PROVISION AT THE ELAN VALLEY OR SUCH PART OF IT AS SHALL BE APPROPRIATE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE SAME ARE INTENDED OF FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL RECREATION WHICH SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.4.THE FACILITATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE USE OF THE WHOLE OR PART OF THE ELAN VALLEY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    ELAN VALLEY IN THE COUNTIES OF DYFED AND POWYS

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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