Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 13
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +13
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

WILDERNESS FOUNDATION UK 

The Wilderness Foundation UK mission is to harness the positive power of nature to change lives. Each year we work with over 8,000 young people across the UK, including some of the hardest-to-reach most disadvantaged youth, to offer programs that utilize the irreplaceable quality of wilderness and nature as a catalyst for transformational personal growth and change.
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
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Established: 17 years

http://www.wildernessfoundation.org.uk

info@wildernessfoundation.org.uk

03001233073

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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
31/12/22£558£616£-57£9£352£1793.51141
31/12/21£622£440£182£0£410£2025.5930
31/12/20£359£258£101n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/12/19£435£373£63n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/12/18£279£292£-12£0£0£0n/a035
31/12/17£370£377£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£483£465£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£511£484£27£116£131£671.750
31/12/14£438£456£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£480£447£33£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£474£478£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11?£1,524£1,549£-25£53£93£370.360
30/11/10£470£431£40£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/09£579£552£28£81£78£581.340
30/11/08£345£295£50£0£0£0n/a00
25/11/07£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 51%
Reserves/Spending: 3.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 7.7
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Scotland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 11 employees
  • 41 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£238,114
Dulverton Trust£128,802
Essex Community Foundation£103,533
DCMS£68,000
Haberdashers' Company£16,500
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Dulverton Trust - Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023 - Wilderness Therapy & Environmental Education
£8,802 07/02/2024
Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023 - Wilderness Therapy & Environmental Education
National Lottery Community Fund - Wilderness Nature Therapy
£219,114 21/06/2023
The funding will be used to continue their therapeutic work in nature. The project aims to support vulnerable young people and adults in their personal growth and improving their mental health by ....more
Dulverton Trust - Wilderness Foundation Core Funding 2023-2026
£90,000 07/06/2023
Wilderness Foundation Core Funding 2023-2026
Haberdashers' Company - Thomas Arno Fund
£16,500 05/04/2023
Funding for Scotland Trip 2023
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Wilderness Foundation UK
£5,000 16/02/2023
support for the outdoor based TurnAround programme for vulnerable young people from across Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Wilderness Foundation UK
£2,846 16/02/2023
for the running costs of an outdoor project at the Melbourne Community Allotments in Chelmsford to aid the physical and mental well-being of vulnerable and disabled people
National Lottery Community Fund - Down to Earth Allotments
£10,000 20/01/2023
The funding will be used to continue running gardening conservation and site maintenance group sessions for vulnerable people. The project aims to develop their skills and build community connections ....more
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£2,834 29/09/2022
Covid response
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Wilderness Foundation UK
£1,000 20/05/2022
to help continue the development of the organisation and build on areas that have been identified whilst participating on the Thrive Programme
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Wilderness Foundation UK
£7,500 05/05/2022
for the core costs of providing therapeutic outdoor nature therapy sessions
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Wilderness Foundation UK
£5,000 03/02/2022
towards the costs of a programme working with young people across Essex that are at risk of becoming offenders to improve their life aspirations and steer them away from criminal behaviour
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Wilderness Foundation UK
£38,400 09/12/2021
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to facilitate a nature-based group therapy programme to help vulnerable and complex clients from the Braintree district over three years
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Wilderness Foundation UK
£20,000 14/05/2021
to continue support through nature-based therapy programmes, face to face and online therapy services for vulnerable and complex young people
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Wilderness Foundation UK
£5,000 13/04/2021
support for the outdoor based TurnAround programme for vulnerable young people from across Essex
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 12/02/2021
Out There Academy
National Lottery Community Fund - Face to Face Wilderness Therapy
£9,000 11/02/2021
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The project will provide run outdoor therapy sessions for vulnerable young people and adults. This will help to address COVID-19 related issues including isolation mental health and wellbeing.
Essex Community Foundation - Down to Earth
£3,787 04/02/2021
to facilitate a Down to Earth Community Allotment programme for young people in the Melbourne area of Chelmsford
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£68,000 05/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Wilderness Foundation UK
£15,000 08/04/2020
to provide an online service and sustain an organisation providing support to young people and their families through outdoor education during COVID19
Dulverton Trust - Core Support for Wild Education
£30,000 12/06/2019
Core Support for Wild Education
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 18/10/2018
TurnAround Programme – Changing the Lives of disadvantaged & Vulnerable Young People in Society
Essex Community Foundation - TurnAround Essex
£4,800 08/02/2018
12
Support for the outdoor based TurnAround programme for vulnerable young people from mid and North Essex
Essex Community Foundation - Community Allotment Scheme (Local Food)
£9,152 01/11/2017
11
To support the running costs of a Community Allotment Scheme on the Melbourne Estate in Chelmsford
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 06/07/2017
Turnaround Essex (TA9)
Dulverton Trust - TurnAround/Diana Kemp-Welch Memorial
£60,000 22/10/2014
TurnAround/Diana Kemp-Welch Memorial
Dulverton Trust - Imbewu Scotland
£10,000 25/02/2014
Imbewu Scotland
National Lottery Community Fund - Out There Wilderness Academy
£120,000 14/03/2012
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This project aims to use nature-based experiences to develop self esteem, new skills and positive life choices as well as improving physical and mental wellbeing in disadvantaged young people aged ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 14/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-93
  • DR PETER HOBSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Principal Lecturer And School Research Leader
  • GLYN PARRY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Accountant
  • TOMILEWA PLATTS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Portfolio, Essex County Council
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/03/2007, number: 1118493
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/11/2006, number: 06003527
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

Trinity House
2 Whitbreads Business Centre
Whitbreads Farm Lane
Chatham Green
CHELMSFORD
CM3 3FE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY INCREASING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF WILDERNESS AND THE CONSERVATION THEREOF AND THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WILDERNESS AND THE ENVIRONMENT GENERALLY BY THE PROVISION OF INSTRUCTION AND OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIRECT EXPERIENCE OF WILDERNESS.TO INITIATE AND MANAGE SOCIAL BENEFIT PROGRAMMES WHICH USE WILDERNESS EXPERIENCE TO ENABLE VULNERABLE AND DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE TO PLAY A FULLER ROLE IN SOCIETY (ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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