Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

THE SOIL ASSOCIATION LAND TRUST

To preserve, conserve and protect for the public benefit the environment of the countryside through the prudent management and holding of land and the use of natural resources, including the promotion and use of organic, traditional and sustainable land management techniques and related activities; and the education of the public in the same.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/23	£141	£394	£-252	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£131	£243	£-112	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£4,258	£73	£4,185	£0	£7,048	£7,048	1157.3	0	0
31/03/20	£73	£147	£-74	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£59	£64	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£78	£53	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£121	£63	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	£216	£84	£132	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	£264	£71	£193	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14	£236	£89	£148	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13	£24	£65	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12	£65	£79	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11	£26	£58	£-32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10	£38	£38	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09	£83	£25	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08	£2,415	£0	£2,415	£0	£2,415	£2,415	INF	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 17 years

www.soilassociation.org/landtrust

rcurtis@soilassociation.org

0300 330 0100

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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 Heritage Fund - Grant to The Soil Association Land Trust
£58,700	12/09/2023	Restoring and Celebrating the Heritage of Woodoaks Farm: Inspiring people to safeguard its future

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-94

FIONA JANE BARTON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Housewife

GRAEME MATRAVERS Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Farmer

IAIN ROBERT MCVICAR Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Agricultural Accountant

JOANNA CECIL HERBERT-STEPNEY Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Charity Trustee

MEHR SORAB FARDOONJI Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Organic Grower

THOMAS ARTHUR CURTIS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Partner 3keel Llp

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/10/2007, number: 1121011
Registered at Companies House on 25/05/2007, number: 06259578

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

16 returns made; all on time

Main office

SOIL ASSOCIATION LAND TRUST
SPEAR HOUSE
51 VICTORIA STREET
BRISTOL
BS1 6AD

Objectives

A) TO PRESERVE, CONSERVE AND PROTECT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE COUNTRYSIDE THROUGH THE PRUDENT MANAGEMENT AND HOLDING OF LAND AND THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE PROMOTION AND USE OF ORGANIC, TRADITIONAL AND SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES; ANDB) THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SAME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL