Overall GiG Score: 16 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

WILDGOOSE RURAL TRAINING 

Providing training, education and therapeutic opportunities in land based subjects via activities and courses designed for adults with disablities and young people who find the challenges of schooling difficult. We aim to reconnect people to the land and their food.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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: 13 years

http://www.wildgooseruraltraining.org

enquiry@wgrt.org

01905 620840

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/08/22£494£441£53n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/21£392£340£52n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/08/20£399£396£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19£338£375£-37n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/18£299£348£-49£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£290£287£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£292£294£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£248£270£-22£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14*£211£219£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13*£208£192£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12*£197£173£24£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Animals
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Worcestershire,

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£131,746
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
The Clothworkers Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Care Farm For Everyone
£68,315 02/06/2023
The project will bring people with disabilities and additional needs together to look after a farm and its animals learning new skills and reducing loneliness. The funding will support them to grow ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Wildgoose Rural Training
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - Branching out: offering Duke of Edinburgh
£9,100 28/07/2022
The funding will be used to deliver the Duke of Edinburgh award programme to adults with learning difficulties and school-age students struggling with mainstream education. The funding would allow ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Wildgoose Rural Training
£50,000 10/06/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Wildgoose Rural Training
National Lottery Community Fund - Wildgoose Rural Training Development Officer
£54,331 25/03/2021
36
The funding will be used to cover salary costs in order to develop and expand acitivities such as animal care horticulture agriculture woodwork construction cookery mechanics and health and ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Wildgoose Rural Training
£5,000 30/07/2020
*refurbishment of toilet for a charity that supports people with learning and physical disabilities in Worcester
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Wildgoose Rural Training
£50,000 05/12/2018
New visitor centre and café to provide learning and work opportunities for adults with learning disabilities
National Lottery Community Fund - Wildgoose Rural Training & Nature Reserve
£277,290 31/08/2018
36
This funding will go towards qualified tutors, ICT teaching equipment, outdoor activity and workshop equipment. There will also be refurbishments made to the classroom, toilet, office, kitchen block ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Wildgoose Rural Training
£990,100 28/02/2017
Ball Mill Quarry Wildlife Reserve
Environmental Finance - Employment Training and Education
£250,000 31/12/2016
People with learning disabilities
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Wildgoose Rural Training
£60,000 09/05/2016
36
Towards the post of a business development officer to support the expansion of existing care farm services and development of additional activities engaging new audiences through the Ball Mill Nature ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment Wildgoose Rural Training
£250,000 19/04/2016
96
An investment towards the purchase of a 43 acre former quarry site to restore for conservation and provide a permanent home to Wildgoose Rural Training Centre.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-81
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/06/2011, number: 1142201
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/09/2010, number: 07390338
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR14: 24 days late, AR13: 6 days late, AR12: 23 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THURSDAY ACTIVITIES CLUB on 21/03/2024
Main office

Wildgoose Rural Training & Nature
Main Road
Hallow
WORCESTER
WR2 6LS

Objectives

THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE PRINCIPALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY:- 1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE BENEFICIARIES, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND OTHER RELATED SKILLS; 2) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; 3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; 4) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD FROM TIME TO TIME.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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