Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

CAPLOR HORIZONS 

Facilitating the review and development of organisational visions and strategy.Carrying out leadership and development programmes.Helping strengthen the abilities of individuals, teams and organisations to influence change.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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£635£615£20£0£182£1302.51030
31/03/22£516£485£31£6£162£1182.9850
31/03/21£530£493£38£6£131£1152.8950
31/03/20£382£380£2n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/19£281£265£16n/an/an/an/an/a50
31/03/18*£272£251£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£236£225£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£157£140£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£115£89£26£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 37%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
Established: 10 years

http://www.caplorhorizons.org/

info@caplorhorizons.org

07929727186

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • International poverty relief
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Ghana, India, Ireland, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, The Gambia, Uganda, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 10 employees
  • 30 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
John Ellerman Foundation£90,000
Gower Street£75,000
Samworth Foundation£65,000
The Funding Network£13,181
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Gower Street - Core Cost support
£60,000 16/03/2022
Continue funding the core running costs of The Commitment
Gower Street - May 2021 election trials
£15,000 08/02/2021
Contribution towards project salary costs
The Funding Network - The Commitment
£13,181 09/12/2020
After extensive research over the last 18 months we are running trials in the elections in May 21. We are seeking funding for our marketing plans ahead of those elections.
John Ellerman Foundation - Core costs
£60,000 30/07/2020
24
Towards the costs of 'The Commitment' project which aims to influence and enable political leaders to accelerate action on biodiversity loss and climate change
Samworth Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Grant
£25,000 29/07/2020
12
Urgent funding to bridge a gap caused by the pandemic
John Ellerman Foundation - costs of The Commitment project to influence politicians on climate change
£30,000 25/07/2019
12
Towards the costs of 'The Commitment' project which aims to influence and enable political leaders to accelerate action on biodiversity loss and climate change
Samworth Foundation - Speeding up Political Action for Nature and the Climate
£40,000 11/07/2019
12
core funding during the roll out phase –putting the recommendations of their research into action.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 26-53
  • ELOUISE MAYALL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Master'S By Research Student
  • EMMA HILLYARD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Finance Director, Blackwell'S
  • LAURA ADAMS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Self Employed
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/07/2014, number: 1157696
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/02/2014, number: 08901760
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR15: 2 days late,
Main office

35 Scotch Firs
Fownhope
HEREFORD
HR1 4NP

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:A) THE PRESERVATION CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES;B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;C) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PROTECTION, ENHANCEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PROMOTE STUDY AND RESEARCH IN SUCH SUBJECTS PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY ARE DISSEMINATED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT AND TO MENTOR, COACH AND PROVIDE TRAINING IN AND DEVELOP EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, STRATEGY AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS TO INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES AND ORGANISATIONS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO CHARITIES AND THE NOT FOR PROFIT SECTOR;3) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS OBJECT, THE ‘VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS:- CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.- VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES;4) TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE PURPOSES REFERRED TO AT 1), 2) AND 3) ABOVE, AS THE DIRECTORS IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Data Sources

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