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home >> charity search >> madley environmental study centre (mesc)
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

MADLEY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY CENTRE (MESC)

EDUCATION/TRAININGENVIRONMENT/CONSERVATION/HERITAGE
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
30/04/23£28£42£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/22£34£40£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/21£65£46£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/20£47£42£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/19£40£41£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/18£44£46£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/17£54£37£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/16£39£41£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/15£30£41£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/14£15£97£-82n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/13£30£46£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/12£20£47£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/11£170£52£118n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/10£41£26£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/09£23£26£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/08£20£23£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/07£45£46£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/06£38£40£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/05£47£48£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/04/04£34£30£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 23 years

www.mesc.org.uk

contact@mesc.org.uk

01981251616

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Herefordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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
£10,000 30/11/2023
24
Wildlife for All
True Colours Trust - Towards a wheelchair accessible path – COVID19 response
£4,222 06/10/2020
Towards a wheelchair accessible path – COVID19 response
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,000 07/02/2020
Learning from Nature
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteering for Our Future
£9,990 11/10/2019
12
The funding will be used to carry out work on a nature reserve and promote outdoor volunteering opportunities. The project aims to recruit additional volunteers and improve a space that matters to the local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Diversify to Survive
£9,990 09/08/2017
12
This funding will be used to update the facilities at this centre, to allow a wider range of local groups to use the site and provide additional learning opportunities for the community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Gender Split

  • JOANNA BRYAN Appointed: 2023
  • MAUREEN VENN
  • MR S WILLIAMS
  • NICK WOOD
  • PAMELA TREADWELL Appointed: 2015
  • SABRINA HADDOCK Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/09/2001, number: 1088379
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

C/O BT MADLEY COMMS. CENTRE
STONEY STREET
MADLEY
HEREFORDSHIRE
HR2 9NH

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, THROUGH THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A FACILITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE HEREFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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