Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

COMMUNITY BY NATURE LTD 

Community by Nature aims is to improve the lives of children and adults by encouragingparticipation in community learning play and forest school.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
Established: 29 years

www.communitybynature.org.uk

kate@communitybynature.org.uk

01519332363

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UN SDGs
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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
31/03/22*£256£235£21n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/21£233£198£34n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/20£215£199£16n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/03/19£178£205£-27n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/03/18£212£195£17£0£0£0n/a010
31/03/17£185£162£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£133£151£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£131£157£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£156£184£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£224£169£55£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£119£162£-43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£161£187£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£201£192£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£185£201£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£199£179£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£180£203£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£255£211£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£230£244£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£257£236£21£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Sefton,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 30 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£124,750
National Lottery Community Fund£29,988
DCMS£3,900
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Community Supper
£10,000 13/01/2023
The organisation will deliver cooking workshops and food support for vulnerable people in the local community impacted by increased cost of living with the aim of improving skills and physical and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Progressing Naturally
£9,996 10/09/2021
The funding will be used to deliver forest school activities for children and young people in the community where participants will gain new skills outdoors including outdoor cooking tool use and ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Community by Nature
£1,000 31/08/2021
This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Community by Nature
£3,900 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund a contribution to project costs and activity packs for children and young people living in deprived areas and isolated at home due to Covid-19. The young people will ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,900 03/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Community by Nature
£119,850 26/06/2019
36
This project will deliver a forest play project for children and young people aged 4 to 15 in Sefton impacted by local poverty and deprivation. It will lead to increased confidence and self-esteem, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Little Saplings
£9,992 25/04/2019
12
The company will continue to develop their community preschool group, with a focus on handing over the control of the group to the parents. The project aims to bring parents and children together to ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Community by Nature
£29,982 15/03/2019
36
This project will deliver a weekend activity club for children and young people with learning disabilities in Sefton. It will support them to build positive relationships, improve their emotional ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Community roots parent and toddler support
£10,000 02/08/2017
12
The group will provide a baby and toddler class, so that parents and carers can access support and raise their confidence, self esteem and aspirations.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-80
  • DAVID EGANS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Charity Consultant
  • JOHN WEBB Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired Youth Centre Manager
  • KENNY OBRIEN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Youth Centre Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/10/1995, number: 1050226
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/03/1995, number: 03030362
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 7 days late, AR12: 1 days late,
Main office

40-42 HERTFORD ROAD
BOOTLE
MERSEYSIDE
L20 7DH

Objectives

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

MARITIME AREA OF BOOTLE AND WIDER AREA OF SEFTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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