Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Volatile income
spending growth: -1

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

EARTH TRUST

To advance public education in wildlife, countryside conservation, different farming and forestry methods and the effect of these on the environment and wildlife and to promote research into the same;To promote the sustainable conservation, restoration and protection of the environment, biodiversity and countryside heritage;For such other charitable purpose as the trustees may think fit.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
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:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £11,379,083 available, equivalent to 75 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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		£1,529	£1,818	£-289	£205	£14,957	£11,379	75.1	30	212
31/03/22		£3,112	£2,855	£257	£164	£15,288	£10,645	44.7	35	160
31/03/21		£3,432	£1,424	£2,008	£145	£15,008	£10,771	90.8	39	69
31/03/20		£2,047	£1,628	£420	£78	£12,502	£8,813	65	40	191
31/03/19		£1,651	£1,207	£444	£88	£12,083	£8,644	85.9	35	754
31/03/18		£1,176	£1,270	£-93	£165	£11,575	£8,403	79.4	33	0
31/03/17	*	£1,274	£1,321	£-47	£177	£11,654	£8,459	76.8	29	0
31/03/16		£995	£1,165	£-170	£211	£11,531	£7,524	77.5	18	0
31/03/15	*	£1,108	£1,201	£-93	£243	£11,716	£7,142	71.4	18	0
31/03/14		£1,246	£1,095	£150	£242	£11,678	£7,149	78.3	18	0
31/03/13		£1,134	£1,149	£-16	£172	£11,226	£6,841	71.4	18	0
31/03/12		£2,264	£1,261	£1,003	£179	£11,104	£6,844	65.1	24	0
31/03/11		£4,930	£1,256	£3,674	£190	£10,133	£5,754	55	25	0
31/03/10		£946	£1,357	£-411	£112	£6,266	£2,016	17.8	25	0
31/03/09		£882	£1,422	£-540	£91	£6,206	£2,287	19.3	28	0
31/03/08		£1,036	£1,491	£-455	£122	£7,275	£2,489	20	33	0
31/03/07		£1,361	£1,422	£-61	£103	£7,925	£1,532	12.9	32	0
31/03/06	*	£1,917	£1,320	£597	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£1,153	£1,231	£-78	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£1,003	£1,188	£-184	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 14.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 21%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 76%
Reserves/Spending: 75.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 21 years

www.earthtrust.org.uk

admin@earthtrust.org.uk

01865407792

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Land or water management

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

30 employees
212 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Subsidised Environmental Education for Targeted Schools
£10,000	27/01/2022	The funding we have received will be spent on bringing two schools targeted from the most deprived wards in Oxfordshire based on the Bitesize report to the Earth Trust to receive two classes annually ....more The funding we have received will be spent on bringing two schools targeted from the most deprived wards in Oxfordshire based on the Bitesize report to the Earth Trust to receive two classes annually of environmental education. The selection process is still being confirmed as this application is being written, however we hope it will be a referral from from an agency. These education sessions will be offered for 3 consecutive years. This grant will fund 60% of the education cost, while the school funds the remaining 30%. This fund will also include a 100% costed travel subsidy per trip for each school over the 3 years.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Walking in Nature
£6,095	27/04/2021 9	Grant to The Earth Trust
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Earth Trust
£50,000	16/09/2020	COVID19: Earth Trust
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Earth Trust
£65,400	18/10/2013	Stepping into our Natural Heritage

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-77

CLARE LOUISE FAIRBROTHER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Fundraising Consultant

ELIZABETH BUCKLE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

ROBIN TUCKER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Consultant

SARAH TERESA BAR-LEV Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Accountant

STEPHEN DANCE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Civil Servant, Chartered Surveyor

TERENCE RALPH HURLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

JOHN WARWICK HARWOOD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: PARROTT AND LEE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, YOUNGDEMENTIA UK HOMES,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/12/2002, number: 1095057
Registered at Companies House on 26/02/2002, number: 04381522

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
Investment
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; AR17: 0 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR04: 38 days late,

Main office

Earth Trust
Little Wittenham
Abingdon
OX14 4QZ

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND THE NATURAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT2. TO PROMOTE FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE, HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURES AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:A) THE PROMOTION AND CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF;B) SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT (DEFINED AS: THE USE OF LAND IN WAYS THAT DOES NOT LIMIT FUTURE USES OF THAT LAND AND USES METHODS THAT MINIMISE IMPRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES AND MINIMISES POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT)C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT3. FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (INCLUDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, RELIEF OF THE POOR AND SUFFERING AND THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION) AS THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE OXFORDSHIRE

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