Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

WOLVERLEY ALLOTMENT SOCIETY 

To set up, manage and maintain a 3 acre inclusive allotment site for the benefit of people resident in the Parish of Wolverley and Cookley to persue the recreational and leisure time activity of growing their own fruit and vegetables and provide a community orchard, bee hives, raised beds for the less able and a dedicated plot for use by the local primary school for educational purposes
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
31/03/23£4£2£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£1£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£2£4£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£11£9£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£18£16£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

wolverleyallotments.wix.com/wolverleyallotmen

wolverleyallotment@btinternet.com

01562851511

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Worcestershire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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 11/12/2013, number: 1154971
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

25 Fairfield Lane
Wolverley
Kidderminster
DY11 5QH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WOLVERLEY AND COOKLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF AN ALLOTMENT SITE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH,AGE,INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF THE LIFE OF SAID INHABITANTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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