Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 8
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE GRANGE AREA TRUST 

Implementing the third year of the land management programme on Widmer Fields. Raising funds from local residents and grant giving bodies to carry out programme of work. Raising awareness of Grange Area Trust throught its website, communicating with the public via local newsletters, circuclar, personal preentations and noticeboards.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
31/12/23£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/12/22£20£22£-2n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/21£11£9£2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/20£11£7£4n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/19£21£26£-4n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/18£14£6£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£13£9£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£8£4£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

www.grangeareatrust.org.uk

honorarysecretary@grangeareatrust.org.uk

07970 056903

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/05/2016, number: 1167347
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

Piranor Barn
North Road
Widmer End
High Wycombe
HP15 6NE

Objectives

1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE ANDMAINTAIN A VILLAGE GREEN IN WIDMER FIELDS AND, IF SO DECIDED, TO ACQUIRE AND PROVIDE FURTHER PEICES OF LAND WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREAWITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE,DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR POLITICAL RELIGION OROTHER OPINION FOR INFORMAL RECREATION AND LEISURE TIMEOCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THECONDITIONS OF LIFE FOF THE SAID INHABITANTS.3. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THECONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THEPHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN AND AROUND THEAREA OF BENEFIT4. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, INPARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE CONSERVATION,PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL ANDNATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN AND AROUND THE AREA OF BENEFIT.THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN THIS CLAUSE IS IN WIDMER END,BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND IS MORE SPECIFICALLY SHOWN INTHE ANNEX TO THIS DEED WHICH IS ACCURATE AT THE TIMEOF THE ADOPTION OF THIS DEED.

Data Sources

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