Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE FRIENDS OF HAM HILL

Promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of Ham Hill Country Park.Support educational activities at Ham Hill Country Park.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£14£3£10n/a
31/03/22£5£2£3n/a
31/03/21£2£1£0n/a
31/03/20£6£9£-3n/a
31/03/19£4£1£3n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

01935823274

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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 The Friends of Ham Hill
£4,184 23/10/2021
We aim to organise community and family sessions at Ham Hill focusing on mental health and physical wellbeing, especially to aid the community in the recovery of Covid-19.
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Outdoor play area for children in Stoke-sub-Hamdon
£737 20/07/2020
2
Grant to The Friends of Ham Hill

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID ALASTAIR MCCULLEY Appointed: 2023
  • JENNIFER FOX Appointed: 2017
  • JOHN DAY Appointed: 2017
  • JAINE LEANING Appointed: 2019
  • NEIL DUTTON Appointed: 2019
  • NICHOLA HOLROYD Appointed: 2023
  • STEVEN POOLMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/03/2018, number: 1177431
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

49 CASTLE STREET
STOKE-SUB-HAMDON
TA14 6RF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF HAM HILL COUNTRY PARK.TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT HAM HILL COUNTRY PARK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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