Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Future income +5
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 11

FOUNDATION FOR COMMON LAND

Our charitable objectives are:To conserve for the benefit of the public commoning and the management of common land.To promote the conservation of the physical and natural environment. To conduct research into common land issues. To educate the public in subjects pertaining to commoning and common land

Analysis by Giving is Great

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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
30/06/23		£341	£293	£48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/22		£227	£202	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/21		£203	£195	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/20		£36	£32	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/19		£50	£40	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/18		£41	£39	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/17		£16	£42	£-26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/16		£58	£50	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/15		£28	£40	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/14		£70	£48	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/13	*	£93	£59	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years

www.foundationforcommonland.org.uk

info@foundationforcommonland.org.uk

0845 6440631

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

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
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Foundation For Common Land
£197,000	01/11/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs to enhance the natural and cultural heritage of farmed Common Land
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Foundation For Common Land
£13,300	06/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£50,000	25/06/2021 36	Our Common Cause: Our Upland Commons
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Foundation for Common Land
£40,000	12/05/2020 24	Towards core costs supporting FCL as it delivers two major programmes demonstrating best practice in the governance of Commons and ensuring a supportive policy environment
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Foundation for Common Land
£8,750	05/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Foundation for Common Land
£200,000	06/03/2019 36	Towards core costs in delivering the Our Common Cause project working to benefit wildlife and communities working as commoners in Dartmoor, Shropshire, Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Foundation for Common Land
£2,316,000	26/09/2017	Our Common Cause: Our Upland Commons - Enabling vulnerable communities to enhance iconic places
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Foundation for Common Land
£96,000	02/03/2016 48	Towards continuing the work of the Foundation to further the case for common land and maximising their nature conservation value, as well as representing commoners as custodians of this land.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Foundation for Common Land
£64,750	05/05/2011	Towards support of commons graziers.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 54-66

HARRIET FRASER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Writer

JAMES BAILEY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Farmer

JENNIFER PHELPS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Environmental Advisor

LAYLAND CLIFFORD BRANFIELD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Farmer

MR C SHORT (Chair) Appointed: 2012

PAUL ARKLE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Land Agent

ROBIN MILTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Farmer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/01/2013, number: 1150439
Registered at Companies House on 20/06/2012, number: 08113120

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR13: 84 days late,

Main office

Low Nook
University of Cumbria
RYDAL ROAD
Ambleside
Cumbria
LA22 9BB

Objectives

• TO CONSERVE THE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS AND THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPES ASSOCIATED WITH COMMONING AND THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMON LAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC• TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF COMMON LAND BY SUPPORTING THE RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE PASTORAL USE OF COMMONS• TO CONDUCT AND COMMISSION RESEARCH INTO COMMONING AND COMMON LAND ISSUES AND PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE• TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC PARTICULARLY POLICY MAKERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES IN SUBJECTS PERTAINING TO COMMONING AND COMMON LAND

Defined Area of Benefit:

ENGLAND AND WALES

Data Sources

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