Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

BATH & WEST LOW CARBON COMMUNITY FUND CIO

THE FUND DISTRIBUTES GRANTS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS SEEKING TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS OR TACKLE FUEL POVERTY IN THE DEFINED AREAS. APPLICATIONS FROM PROJECTS IN THE VICINITY OF BATH & WEST COMMUNITY ENERGY (BWCE) PROJECTS ARE PARTICULARLY WELCOME. BWCE DONATES ITS SURPLUS PROFITS TO THE FUND, GENERATED FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS COMMUNITY OWNED RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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: 10 years

https://www.bwce.coop/community-benefit/

bwcefund@bwce.coop

07768947904

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
14/04/23	£35	£35	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
14/04/22	£35	£35	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
14/04/21	£37	£37	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
14/04/20	£31	£31	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
14/04/19	£30	£30	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
14/04/18	£30	£30	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/04/17	£44	£44	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/04/16	£50	£50	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
14/04/15	£25	£22	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

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
Power to Change - Bath & West Community Energy
£102,256	27/02/2020 17	Grant to Bath & West Community Energy
Power to Change - Bath and West Community energy
£50,000	12/10/2018 14	Grant to Bath and West Community energy

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALASTAIR GRAHAM SINGLETON Appointed: 2020

ALEXANDRA CLARE CONLIN-OAKLEY Appointed: 2023

CAREN SOPHIE HOOPER LEA (Chair) Appointed: 2018

DAVID LLEWELYN DANIELS Appointed: 2020

DR SIMON RUSSELL FORSYTH Appointed: 2017

JANE ELIZABETH WILDBLOOD Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY,

LEIGH RICHARD FAIRBROTHER Appointed: 2020

SHEILA JANE GUNDRY Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/04/2014, number: 1156710

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Guild Hub
Guildhall
High Street
BATH
BA1 5EB

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES; THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

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