Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

FRIENDS OF UDDENS AND CANNON HILL WOODLANDS

To promote, protect and enhance Uddens and Cannon Hill Plantations and surrounding area for the benefit of the local community, wildlife and users of the Castleman Trailway.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/03/23£12£7£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£4£1£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

www.cannonhillfriends.org.uk

admin@cannonhillfriends.org.uk

07984 843192

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Dorset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends of Uddens and Cannon Hill Woodlands
£2,768 21/10/2023
We are raising funds for tools and materials to increase the number of benches in Cannon Hill and Uddens Plantation, as well as maintaining and replacing existing ones.
Dorset Community Foundation - Grant to Friends of Uddens and Cannon Hill Woodlands
£550 28/06/2022
Community project to dam a drainage ditch in order to raise the water level behind to create a wetland habitat and reduce flooding

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW HARTSTONE Appointed: 2017
  • JEFFERY MAPLE Appointed: 2017
  • JEAN LOADER Appointed: 2022
  • SCOTT WHIBLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/08/2017, number: 1174302
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

10 Chestnut Grove
Stapehill
Wimborne
Dorset
BH21 7NG

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE WOODLANDS AND SURROUNDING AREA OF UDDENS & CANNON HILL PLANTATIONS. 2) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF EAST DORSET, TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE WOODLANDS AND SURROUNDING AREA OF UDDENS & CANNON HILL PLANTATIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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