Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +4

KEEP BRITAIN TIDY 

Our Intent: To inspire the people of Britain to eliminate litter and end waste for now and future generations. We will fight for people's right to live and work in places they can be proud of and prosper in, acting as a catalyst for change.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £1,890,000
Established: 26 years

www.keepbritaintidy.org

enquiries@keepbritaintidy.org

01942612619

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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
31/03/23£16,940£10,904£6,036£0£3,240£6800.759446,571
31/03/22£5,196£4,854£342£0£-2,066£-2,285-5.656445,080
31/03/21£4,339£3,829£509£0£-3,122£-3,652-11.467196,260
31/03/20£4,855£4,827£28£0£-2,634£1,2563.16913,129
31/03/19£6,492£6,416£75£0£-2,868£-3,338-6.266173,717
31/03/18£5,508£5,206£302£0£-3,365£-3,805-8.8640
31/03/17£5,608£5,605£2£9£-4,371£-4,444-9.5800
31/03/16£4,252£4,301£-49£14£-2,409£-2,472-6.9750
31/03/15*£4,314£4,337£-23£243£-3,240£-3,300-9.1900
31/03/14£5,470£5,099£371£480£-868£-1,049-2.51040
31/03/13£7,792£6,579£1,213£269£-671£-1,688-3.11220
31/03/12£10,014£9,728£286£340£-3,204£-3,532-4.41430
31/03/11£8,735£8,607£128£378£-1,399£-1,579-2.21150
31/03/10*£10,294£10,594£-300£324£-2,752£-2,899-3.31300
31/03/09*£9,306£7,714£1,592£369£-906£-1,489-2.31280
31/03/08£8,982£9,105£-124£360£-546£-908-1.21370
31/03/07£9,658£9,721£-63£242£-1,873£-2,138-2.61360
31/03/06*£8,246£8,207£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£9,252£9,057£195£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£8,364£8,731£-366£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 21%
Reserves/Spending: 0.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 59 employees
  • 446,571 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£40,000 19/11/2021
The Great British Spring Clean 2021
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£40,000 09/10/2020
The Great British Spring Clean 2021
Manchester City Council - Grant to Keep Britain Tidy
£18,250 01/10/2018
Grant towards the Litter Force Programme which supports veterans to lead community cohesion activity
John Ellerman Foundation - Towards salary of a Habitat Development Manager
£99,014 29/03/2018
24
Towards the salary of a Habitat Development Manager to coordinate their WaterCare volunteer groups across the UK and deepen their understanding of the effect of pollution, litter and lack of care on ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Growing the ‘Love Parks’ Community
£416,445 01/01/2014
18
This England wide project, run by Keep Britain Tidy, seeks to maximise the role that voluntary community groups can play in the upkeep of parks and green spaces and will expand on the existing Love ....more
Nesta - AC00302
£118,800 21/03/2013
Innovation in Giving programme grant to Keep Britain Tidy Grant Ref AC00302
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Waste Watch (part of Keep Britain Tidy)
£138,582 07/04/2011
Towards costs to establish a UK focal point to co-ordinate the input of UK environmental NGOs and environmental interests in the British standardisation process, thereby influencing the wider ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 28-69
  • MUHAMMAD ALI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Environmentalist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/09/1998, number: 1071737
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/01/1998, number: 03496361
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
20 returns made; AR15: 10 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 11 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 2 days late,
Main office

Keep Britain Tidy
Elizabeth House
Southgate
WIGAN
WN3 4EX

Objectives

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED:3.1 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, THE USE OF SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND THE IMPACT OF INDIVIDUALS' OWN ACTIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENT;3.2 TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE ENVIRONMENTS OF TOWN AND COUNTRY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE NATION AT LARGE.3.3 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE, RECLAMATION AND RECYCLING OF WASTE MATERIALS AND THE BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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