Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11

THE WASTE AND RESOURCES ACTION PROGRAMME 

WRAP's vision is a thriving world in which climate change is no longer a problem. WRAP's mission is to make the world a more sustainable place. We bring people together, we act on the facts and we drive change. Our core purpose is to help tackle climate change and protect our planet by changing the way things are produced, consumed and disposed of.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 9 years

www.wrap.org.uk

info@wrap.org.uk

01295819605

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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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 Volun-
teers
31/03/23£23,500£25,076£-1,576£0£34,340£4,7562.32450
31/03/22£26,724£25,009£1,715£232£35,282£28,64913.72280
31/03/21£15,757£22,559£-6,802£199£33,419£28,72615.31950
31/03/20£40,844£24,970£15,874£113£36,157£14,3176.91890
31/03/19£20,379£19,937£442£109£20,595£14,99091730
31/03/18£20,582£20,355£227£149£20,111£14,1208.31830
31/03/17£27,136£22,636£4,500£71£19,921£12,9376.91840
31/03/16£26,827£24,671£2,156£61£15,387£11,6115.61880

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 33%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 14%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 245 employees
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Throughout England And Wales,

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
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£1,800,000
DCMS£1,800,000
Esmee Fairbairn£300,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£60,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to WRAP
£300,000 12/12/2023
Towards project costs of scaling up food & drink industry engagement in the Water Roadmap, to address the challenges in protecting critical water resources for food supply, for nature, and for ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000 17/12/2021
Habits for Life
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£40,000 09/10/2020
Habits for Life
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Grant Agreement
£1,800,000 25/03/2020
For WRAP to work with businesses, civil society organisations, local authorities and consumers to help them achieve savings that can be made annually through the better use of food and materials, the ....more
DCMS - Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Grant Agreement
£1,800,000 25/03/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/12/2014, number: 1159512
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

WRAP
2nd Floor
Blenheim Court
19 George Street
BANBURY
Oxon

Objectives

To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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