Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 1

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -1

DARSHILL AND BOWLISH CONSERVATION SOCIETY

Manages Conservation Society land; fosters interest in, and preservation of, local natural and built environment.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male

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 recently

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
05/04/23		£6	£6	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/22		£8	£18	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/21		£2	£2	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/20		£11	£7	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65
05/04/19		£16	£2	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	44
05/04/18		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/17		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/16		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/15		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/14		£0	£1	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/13		£0	£1	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/12		£0	£1	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/11	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/10		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/09		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/08		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/07	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/06		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/05	*	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0
05/04/04	*	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 27 years

www.darshillandbowlishconservationsociety.org

eddie.oram@btinternet.com

01749344154

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Somerset,

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
Somerset Community Foundation - Grant to Darshill and Bowlish Conservation Society
£1,500	07/07/2021	To remove trees killed by Ash dieback and to replant the area, improving woodland biodiversity and ecology
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Darshill and Bowlish Conservation Society
£20,000	11/07/2018	The Darshill & Bowlish Heritage Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALAN VICTOR FISHER Appointed: 2022

DAVE BROWN Appointed: 2013

HAYLEY DORRINGTON Appointed: 2014

JOHN YEO Appointed: 2012

KEITH EDWARD JENKIN Appointed: 2022

TREVOR LETHABY Appointed: 2015

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 31/12/1996, number: 1059952

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR11: 1 days late, AR07: 133 days late, AR05: 55 days late, AR04: 33 days late,

Main office

Marechiaro
Ham Lane
Bowlish
Shepton Mallet
BA4 5JW

Objectives

1) PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE 2) EDUCATE PUBLIC IN GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE 3) SECURE THE CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF INTEREST

Defined Area of Benefit:

DARSHILL AND BOWLISH

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