Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE FOOTPRINT TRUST LTD 

The Footprint Trust seeks to reduce the ecological footprint of the Isle of Wight. We work with households in fuel poverty- raising issues regarding better more efficient use of energy. We work in schools and attend public events to promote sustainable living and a greater understanding of the environment . More details of our projects can be found on our website www.footprint-trust.co.uk
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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 gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 20 years

www.footprint-trust.co.uk

info@footprint-trust.co.uk

01983822282

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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£211£200£11n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£218£156£62n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£190£111£79n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£134£103£31n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/19£144£112£32n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£91£95£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£146£132£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£127£128£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15?£130£130£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/14£165£185£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/13£148£112£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/12£96£97£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/11£90£74£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/10£68£71£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/09£67£67£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/08£71£68£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/07£68£53£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/06£83£60£23£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Isle Of Wight,
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
National Lottery Community Fund - Fighting Fuel Poverty - Isle of Wight
£200,000 12/12/2019
60
The Footprint Trust (TFT) works to reduce the ecological footprint of the Isle of Wight and work with households to help people in fuel poverty to stay warm, well and out of debt, by raising ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Footprint Trust Ltd
£10,000 11/09/2019
24
towards two years' running costs of a project providing support to disadvantaged people and families from deprived areas of the Isle of Wight
The Michael And Betty Little Trust - Footprint Trust
£5,000 14/04/2019
Reduce the ecological footprint of the Isle of Wight
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Footprint Trust Ltd
£3,167 19/11/2018
We wish to put on Riverfest 2018, the biggest free community-engagement project in Newport.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 18/07/2017
The Footprint Trust (revenue/core costs)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/09/2004, number: 1106024
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/11/2002, number: 04587815
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; all on time
Main office

Granary Court
128 Pyle Street
NEWPORT
Isle Of Wight
PO30 1JW

Objectives

1. PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES; AND 2. ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCALLY IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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