Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 12

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FOUNDATION

The Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) helps people use the law to protect and improve their local environment and quality of life. ELF delivers advice services, community outreach activities, training and research, and thereby aims to secure access to environmental justice for all.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 29 years
(34 years as a company)

www.elflaw.org

info17@elflaw.org

07775861718

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£68	£69	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£69	£64	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£47	£49	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	*	£61	£46	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/19		£44	£43	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£50	£27	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£17	£25	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£26	£21	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£6	£12	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£21	£17	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£7	£10	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£133	£121	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£186	£174	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£208	£200	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£155	£149	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£188	£192	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£172	£168	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£149	£168	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£187	£170	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£153	£153	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

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
Tudor Trust - Grant to Environmental Law Foundation
£90,000	19/02/2021 36	over three years as unrestricted continuation funding for a national charity which helps communities and individuals to access free legal and technical support relating to environmental matters
Tudor Trust - Grant to Environmental Law Foundation
£2,000	18/01/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
The Funding Network - Young ELF
£14,765	09/12/2020	To facilitate and empower the next generation of public interest environmental lawyers and other professionals to protect and improve our environment for the health and wellbeing of future ....more To facilitate and empower the next generation of public interest environmental lawyers and other professionals to protect and improve our environment for the health and wellbeing of future generations.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Environmental Law Foundation
£66,900	20/02/2018 36	over three years towards salaries for a national charity which helps communities and individuals to access free legal and technical support relating to environmental matters

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-65

AMANDA JANE CARPENTER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Management Consultant

CAROL ANNE DAY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor

DAVID HART Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Barrister, Other trusteeship: BURNHAM OVERY HARBOUR TRUST,

DR EMILY BARRITT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Lecturer In Law

DR JEREMY WOODS, Occupation: Scientist

JOSEPH CHARLES TABONE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director, Business In The Community, Other trusteeships: Solving Kids' Cancer UK, THE PINK SINGERS,

MICHAEL TAITE Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Marketing Consultant, Other trusteeship: BRICKLEHAMPTON,ELMLEY CASTLE AND NETHERTON VILLAGE COMMUNITY HALL,

NICHOLAS JOHN FLYNN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Company Director

RICHARD DANIEL WALD (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Barrister

STEPHANIE MCGIBBON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chartered Environmentalist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/04/1995, number: 1045918
Registered at Companies House on 26/03/1990, number: 02485383

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR20: 65 days late, AR12: 127 days late, AR11: 213 days late, AR07: 15 days late, AR06: 2 days late,

Main office

The Barn
36 High Street
PERSHORE
Worcestershire
WR10 1DP

Objectives

3. THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:- 3.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT SUCH MATTERS RELATING TO THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND CAUSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION OR CONCERN;3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING, APPLICATION AND PRACTICE OF LAW RELATING TO THE ENVIRONMENT; 3.3 TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT WHERE THERE IS A COMMUNITY OR NEIGHBOURHOOD INTEREST BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO ENABLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SECURE ACCESS TO LEGAL AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION IN CASES CONCERNED WITH THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH ENVIRONMENT OR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURES;3.4 THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: 3.4.1 PROVIDING LEGAL AND EXPERT GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE WORKING FOR AND ADVOCATING THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES;3.4.2 CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE WHILE LIVING WITHIN THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF SUPPORTING ECOSYSTEMS AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS3.5 THE PROMOTION OF THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW BY:3.5.1 PROVIDING SPECIALIST LEGAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION INCLUDING REPRESENTATION IN THE COURTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OTHER TRIBUNALS INCLUDING THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS FOR THOSE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH LEGAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION AS A RESULT OF THEIR LACK OF RESOURCES;3.5.2 PROVIDING ADVICE ON THE INSTITUTION STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS BY WHICH SUCH LAW IS ENFORCED; AND3.5.3 TRAINING THE JUDICIARY, LAWYERS, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND THE PUBLIC IN THE RELEVANT LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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