Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 6

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 2

OUSE VALLEY CYCLE NETWORK PROJECT

OVCN works with local communities, landowners and organisations, including the South Downs National Park, Sustrans, the South Downs Local Access Forum,to create a network of safe multi-user paths (The Egrets Way) connecting Lewes and Newhaven and the villages of the Lower Ouse Valley and to develop links to other local, national and international cycling routes and shared walking routes .

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
28/02/23	*	£0	£3	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
28/02/22		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
28/02/21		£5	£6	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
29/02/20		£7	£3	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
28/02/19		£6	£9	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
28/02/18		£8	£1	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/17		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/16?	*	£0	£1	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/09/14		£4	£3	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.egretsway.org.uk

info@egretsway.org.uk

07767302799

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

East Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Ouse Valley Cycle Network
£5,500	18/11/2019 6	Funding was provided towards the cost of acquiring access to a new path (right of way) running from Rise Farm, Lewes to the village of Iford and for marketing costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Ouse Valley Cycle Network
£2,000	20/11/2017 9	The aim of the Ouse Valley Cycle Network is to create a safe shared route from Newhaven to Lewes along the River Ouse. The first section was opened in 2013 and the route is now half complete. Funding ....more The aim of the Ouse Valley Cycle Network is to create a safe shared route from Newhaven to Lewes along the River Ouse. The first section was opened in 2013 and the route is now half complete. Funding was provided to support costs associated in helping them to move on to the next stages including a detailed planning application, engineering costs and surveys.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR NEVILLE WALTER HARRISON MD BS FRCS (Chair) Appointed: 2013

DR RICHARD ANTHONY ROSS Appointed: 2020

JOSEPH DERMOTT ATTWOOD Appointed: 2019

MICHAEL LONG Appointed: 2016

SUSAN ANN THOMPSON BA Appointed: 2013

SUSANNE WYLDE MA Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: KINGSTON (LEWES) WOMEN'S INSTITUTE,

WENDY ANNE BREWER BA MBA Appointed: 2013

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/01/2014, number: 1155182

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Risk management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR23: 56 days late, AR16: 254 days late,

Main office

Field House
The Street
RODMELL
Lewes
East Sussex

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE IN THE SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK AND THE OUSE VALLEY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROVISION OF SAFE ROUTES, PATHS AND FACILITIES FOR CYCLING AND TO UNDERTAKE SUCH PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES OF A CHARITABLE NATURE WHICH WILL ASSIST IN PROMOTING HEALTHY RECREATION, THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES.

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