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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 13
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

WILDERNESS TRUST

Environmental protection and enhancementEducation in traditional crafts, arts, sustainable living, natural sciences and heritagePromotion of the artsRelief of suffering by inclusion of marginalised people in communal life and work and by providing a place of temporary refuge or respite
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
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • The Board is predominantly female
  • 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

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
31/03/23£149£93£56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£66£49£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£80£85£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£15£9£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£25£20£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£9£10£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£3£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08?*£0£3£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06?*£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

http://oldchapelfarm.org/

franblockley@yahoo.co.uk

01588640524

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Animals
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other congregations
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£70,000
The Foyle Foundation£15,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000
Co-Operative Group£3,384
McCarthy Stone Foundation£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£10,000 30/04/2024
towards building costs for the transition of an unused chapel into community space, specifically insulating the Chapel roof, repairing the ceiling plaster and installing a fire alarm system
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Hanging Gardens (A Wilderness Trust Project)
£3,384 21/10/2023
We would like to continue to grow our community garden for the benefit of the community and to support wildlife. We need to buy tools, seeds and materials to continue creating a thriving ecosystem.
McCarthy Stone Foundation - 2023 Autumn Community Grants
£3,000 17/10/2023
Grants up to £7,500 to support programmes that connect and engage older people.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 22/03/2023
Hanging Gardens
National Lottery Community Fund - The Hanging Gardens Theatre Stage
£10,000 26/09/2022
The Wilderness Trust in Powys will restore the stage in the old theatre in Llanidloes town centre to bring new cultural activities to the local community and nurture talent in the local community'. £10000 will repair the stage put in insulation ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Long May They Recycle
£50,000 11/03/2022
This group will develop a community project to address the 70-year-old issue of commercial plastic. To mark the Platinum Jubilee it will organise a year of waste-reducing practices engaging the local community in Llanidloes to get involved. A ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 16/09/2021
towards creating a website
National Lottery Community Fund - The 'Hanging' Garden
£10,000 18/03/2020
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The Wilderness Trust in Llanidloes, Powys in will part fund an indoor community garden in a derelict space in the town centre. £10,000 will fund dismantling and removal of derelict roof structure and the construction of a new roof.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to The Wilderness Trust
£7,900 04/12/2018
To purchase a Landrover vehicle and trailer.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

  • FRANCES CAROLINE BLOCKLEY (Chair)
  • HELEN ELIZABETH HAWKINS Appointed: 2022
  • JANET HEATHER CRISP Appointed: 2022
  • MERLIN SEBASTIAN BLOCKLEY Appointed: 2024
  • URSULA FREEMAN
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/06/1992, number: 1011511
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • 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
18 returns made; AR20: 9 days late, AR16: 26 days late, AR15: 26 days late, AR13: 65 days late, AR11: 244 days late, AR08: 131 days late, AR06: 548 days late,
Main office

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Objectives

TO RELIEVE AND REHABILITATE PERSONS WHO ARE MENTALLY ILL OR HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIMINAL OFFENCE OR ARE SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION TO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS BY THE PROVISION OF A CENTRE FACILITIES AND COUNSELLING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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