Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Reasonable growth: +1

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

WELL GROUNDED LIMITED

We support the development of civil society organisations in Africa to reach their full potential and achieve real, positive change for environmental and social justice.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 6 years
(13 years as a company)

www.well-grounded.org

admin@well-grounded.org

07872626361

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23	£850	£779	£71	£0	£198	£118	1.8	3
31/03/22	£320	£465	£-146	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£414	£428	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£637	£591	£46	£0	£287	£207	4.2	1
31/03/19	£752	£676	£76	£0	£240	£220	3.9	5

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 42%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 60%
Reserves/Spending: 1.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Gabon, Liberia,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

3 employees

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
Samworth Foundation - Environment
£212,840	29/03/2021	To provide 2 years of funding to radically improve their internal processes and systems through a digital transformation
Samworth Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Grant
£5,390	11/06/2020 12	To cover very specific costs that the organisation are facing to provide the technical online expertise to the community groups Well Grounded are supporting in the Congo.
Samworth Foundation - Environment & Conservation
£153,071	07/06/2018 36	Pilot a 3 year accountability programme to support 3 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to enable them to ensure that the forest living communities they support are more active participants in their ....more Pilot a 3 year accountability programme to support 3 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to enable them to ensure that the forest living communities they support are more active participants in their own development.
Samworth Foundation - Environment & Conservation
£153,071	31/05/2018	Pilot a 3 year accountability programme to support 3 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to enable them to ensure that the forest living communities they support are more active participants in their ....more Pilot a 3 year accountability programme to support 3 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to enable them to ensure that the forest living communities they support are more active participants in their own development.
Samworth Foundation - Environment & Conservation
£90,000	25/02/2015 36	Support towards the organisational capacity development of 5 Civil Society Organisations in Cameroon, all of whom are concerned with social and environmental justice.
Samworth Foundation - Environment & Conservation
£90,000	31/01/2015	Support towards the organisational capacity development of 5 Civil Society Organisations in Cameroon, all of whom are concerned with social and environmental justice.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-63

ALISON COBURN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Executive

CATHERINE RHIANNON LONG Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Senior Researcher

CEASAR NGULE WEKA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Secretary/Director

JULIA STANGE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/12/2017, number: 1176051
Registered at Companies House on 01/06/2010, number: 07269647

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

483
GREEN LANES
LONDON
N13 4BS

Objectives

1. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE CONGO BASIN AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IN MATTERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

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