Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

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
  • 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

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
Established: 11 years

www.foundationforcommonland.org.uk

info@foundationforcommonland.org.uk

0845 6440631

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
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
30/06/23£341£293£48n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/22£227£202£25n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/21£203£195£8n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/20£36£32£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/19£50£40£10n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/06/18£41£39£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/17£16£42£-26£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/16£58£50£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/15£28£40£-12£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/14£70£48£22£0£0£0n/a00
30/06/13*£93£59£34£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
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'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.

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
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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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-65
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

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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