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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

ASTBURY MERE TRUST

We provide and maintain a Country Park for the benefit of the inhabitants of Congleton and district. It is used for recreation and other leisure time activites with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£53£87£-34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£97£110£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£70£64£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£76£73£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£59£60£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£49£56£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£45£45£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£69£57£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£42£48£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£55£52£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12?*£33£35£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/11*£36£37£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/10£111£92£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/09£29£41£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/08£47£32£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/07*£100£31£69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/06£41£30£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
28/02/05£52£64£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
29/02/04£38£43£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 33 years
(35 years as a company)

http://www.astburymerecountrypark.uk/

astbury@cheshireeast.gov.uk

01260281016

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Astbury Mere Country Park
£1,989 23/10/2021
We would like to provide up to five educational signs to help engage the visitors with the country park, so that they learn about the environment around them and help to protect it.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 49-79
  • CAROLINE JENNET WHITING Appointed: 2003, Occupation: Teacher
  • DAVID THOMAS BROWN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Councillor
  • GAVIN WOLFENDEN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired It Quality Consultant
  • GEORGE ROBERT EDWARDS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Handy Man
  • GRAHAM CRESSWELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: It Analyst
  • LORRAINE MORT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • MARGARET GARTSIDE (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Teacher
  • MARK EDWARDSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • PETER SPEED Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant
  • PHILIP HOWELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Manager
  • RICHARD MORT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • SARAH DEAN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Hr & Training Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/01/1992, number: 1007740
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/12/1988, number: 02331405
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR13: 46 days late, AR12: 53 days late, AR11: 294 days late, AR07: 10 days late,
Main office

Trustee Office
Astbury Mere Country Park
Sandy Lane
CONGLETON
Cheshire
CW12 4AW

Objectives

TO PROVIDE A COUNTRY PARK AT ASTBURY MERE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

CONGLETON AND DISTRICT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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