Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +5
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

STACKSTEADS COUNTRYSIDE PARK GROUP

Environmental and Community Work in Stacksteads, Bacup, Lancashire
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£13£11£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£9£12£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£13£8£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£3£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£5£8£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£62£58£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£41£39£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£29£38£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

01706870177

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Grant to Stacksteads Countryside Park Group
£750 31/03/2023
To invite local families to create lanterns and plant flowers in a build up to a Lantern Parade with music and food.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

  • CAROL CHRISTINE DANIELS Appointed: 2023
  • DANIELLE ASHWORTH Appointed: 2021
  • ELAINE POTTS Appointed: 2022
  • G. R. KNOWLES Appointed: 2016
  • HEATHER MARION MASSIE Appointed: 2021
  • IRENE HUGHES Appointed: 2022
  • JOHN ROBERT DAWSON Appointed: 2024
  • MRS J. OAKES Appointed: 2016
  • PAMELA HASLAM-JONES Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/04/2016, number: 1166432
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

108 Booth Road
Waterfoot
ROSSENDALE
Lancashire
BB4 9BP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF STACKSTEADS AND NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATION TOGETHER WITH SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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