Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: -14
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Return overdue: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -18 ?

AMBERSWOOD ENVIROMENTAL SERVICES LTD 

We recycle textiles, bric-a-brac, furniture etc and in so doing provide work experience and education for people with severe learning difficulties. We also do small house clearnces
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age
  • Latest return is overdue

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 and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years

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*£52£53£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£58£58£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£56£52£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19*£0£54£-54n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18*£65£69£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£82£70£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£77£64£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£79£65£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£74£68£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£82£73£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£73£72£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£65£71£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£64£71£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£72£73£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£78£95£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£47£98£-50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£135£97£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£118£87£31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£90£83£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years
(27 years as a company)

www.amberswoodenvironmentalservice.co.uk

amberswood34@hotmail.com

01942700091

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Technical, vocational and continuing education
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wigan,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 81-85
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/05/2001, number: 1086786
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/08/1996, number: 03240082
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 59 days late, AR20: 5 days late, AR19: 2 days late, AR18: 349 days late, AR16: 28 days late, AR09: 17 days late, AR08: 12 days late, AR07: 21 days late, AR06: 23 days late,
Main office

31 HINDLEY BUSINESS CENTRE
PLATT LANE
HINDLEY
WIGAN
LANCASHIRE
WN2 3PA

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM LEARNING DISABILITIES BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE OPERATION OF A RECYCLING PROJECT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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