Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

ELMSWILD 

ElmsWild organises a variety of educational activities, including visits to the community woodland by groups of school children, Scouts, Brownies and Guides. Community events are held, for example Apple Day and craft workshops. Regular conservation work parties are held over 4 sites. Forest School runs at Lukeswood. Wildlife surveys are carried out.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/22£3£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/07/21£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/07/20£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/07/19*£2£2£1n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/07/18£3£4£-1£0£0£0n/a015
31/07/17£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/16£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/15£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/07/14£1£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

info@elmswild.org.uk

01359241901

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/07/2013, number: 1152850
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR19: 297 days late,
Main office

Rose Cottage
School Road
Elmswell
Bury St. Edmunds
IP30 9EA

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE PARISH OF ELMSWELL, SUFFOLK, BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIVE SPECIES WOODLAND, ORCHARDS AND WILDLIFE AREAS.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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