Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

SUSTAINABLE ST ALBANS

We are best known for organising, promoting and delivering the Sustainability Festival. We also put on films and talks, and other events, such as a school age training day, exploring what it means to be a sustainable community. We lend out two thermal imaging cameras. We organise Open Food Gardens in summer. We foster Playing Out, enabled by the closure of local roads. We are open to new ideas.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

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 and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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	£17	£41	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/22	£53	£35	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/21	£15	£13	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/20	£49	£38	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/19	£28	£17	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18	£5	£0	£5	£0	£0	£0	NAN	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

https://sustainablestalbans.org/

trustees@sustainablestalbans.org

07708249208

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Sustainable St Albans Meet Your Neighbours Projects incorporating Playing Out
£6,940	26/05/2023	The funding will be used to deliver a street playing out scheme providing residents with the tools and support to hold street events for people of all ages. The project aims to bring people together ....more The funding will be used to deliver a street playing out scheme providing residents with the tools and support to hold street events for people of all ages. The project aims to bring people together and improve community cohesion.
National Lottery Community Fund - St Albans Sustainability Festival
£10,000	10/02/2020 1	The funding will be used to hold a community festival focusing on the environment. The project intends to bring people in the community together to build bonds and help the environment.
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Sustainable St Albans
£2,500	11/12/2019	Grant to Sustainable St Albans
National Lottery Community Fund - St Albans Festival of Sustainability
£10,000	25/10/2018 12	The funding will be used to hold the St Albans Festival of Sustainability (SustFest). The project aims to raise awareness of environmental sustainability and galvanise residents to take action.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DR PETER LAWRENCE BLOCK PHD MBABSC Appointed: 2022

DUNCAN ALAN HUGH GIBBONS LLB HONS Appointed: 2023

JACK EASTON Appointed: 2017

JILL WATSON BSC, MSC Appointed: 2021

LESLEY HELEN FLOWERS BA MSC MBA Appointed: 2017

LAURA KATRENA MATHESON GRENIER FCCA, MA Appointed: 2023

RUTH MONTAGUE JAMES BA HONS Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/05/2017, number: 1173118

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

21 MARLBOROUGH GATE
ST. ALBANS
AL1 3TX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE1 TO THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, ACTING PRIMARILY WITHIN THE CITY AND DISTRICT OF ST ALBANS BY PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES; AND2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES AND THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, ACTING PRIMARILY WITHIN THE CITY AND DISTRICT OF ST ALBANS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE

Defined Area of Benefit:

WITHIN THE CITY AND DISTRICT OF ST ALBANS

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