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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 4
  • Qualified accounts: -3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

RED SQUIRREL SOUTH WEST PROJECT LIMITED

Conservation & restoration of the red squirrel to the south west of England
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Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • The latest accounts were qualified
  • 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
?31/05/23£83£87£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/22£27£24£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/21£4£12£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/20£26£17£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/19£44£9£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/18£9£6£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/17£7£4£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/16£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/15£0£3£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/14£4£5£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/13£3£0£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/12£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/11£8£9£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.redsquirrelsouthwest.org.uk

rsswproject@gmail.com

07968273805

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Bournemouth, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Poole, Somerset, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Collaborative recovery of Exmoor's ancient Atlantic Oak woodlands, and reintroduction of native red squirrel
£66,080 01/04/2022
The Woods into Management Forestry Innovation Funds aim to stimulate the development and testing of new ideas that can help improve the ecological condition of woodlands, and their resilience to climate change, via increased demand for wood and ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Collaborative recovery of Exmoors ancient Atlantic Oak woodlands, and native red squirrel
£17,203 01/04/2021
The WiM Forestry Innovation Funds aim to restore vulnerable woodland habitats and help woodlands adapt to a changing climate and recover from the impacts of pests and diseases.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 29-78
  • CHARLOTTE GANNON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Student
  • PATRICK JOHN MARTIN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired
  • THOMAS FREDERICK EDGAR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Property Investment
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/10/2010, number: 1138484
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/05/2010, number: 07245643
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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

ESCOT HOUSE
ESCOT PARK
OTTERY ST. MARY
EX11 1LU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE RED SQUIRREL AND ITS HABITAT IN THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE SOUTH WEST OF ENGLAND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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