Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 0

WOOD LANE CONSERVATION TRUST

We work to protect, improve and conserve Sheffield's environment. We manage and maintain Wood Lane Countryside Centre for practical nature conservation projects, countryside skills training, environmental education and leisure time activities to improve the health and well being of people of all ages in the local community and raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity and wildlife.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
30/03/23	*	£91,937	£131,709	£-39,772
30/03/22		£92,793	£84,596	£8,197
30/03/21		£104,979	£77,483	£27,496
30/03/20		£134,350	£127,430	£6,920
30/03/19	*	£135,484	£107,696	£27,788

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.woodlanecc.org.uk

admin@woodlanecc.org.uk

01142316982

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Sheffield City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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 Heritage Fund - Grant to Sheffield Countryside Conservation Trust
£97,170	29/03/2022	Birley Spa Grounds Conservation Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

ARTHUR KEITH HILL BSC. MA Appointed: 2018

FRANCES JOY HILL BSC Appointed: 2018

MARILYN JUNE SANDERSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None

RICHARD GEORGE YOUNG Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Barman

VICKY BRAMMER (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/03/2018, number: 1177696
Registered at Companies House on 12/05/2016, number: 10177172

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR23: 58 days late, AR19: 81 days late,

Main office

WOOD LANE COUNTRYSIDE CENTRE
WOOD LANE
STANNINGTON
SHEFFIELD
S6 5HE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROTECTION, IMPROVEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF SHEFFIELD'S PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, SO AS TO MAINTAIN A FACILITY FOR PHYSICAL AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES, AIMED AT IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY A.MANAGING AND MAINTAINING WOOD LANE COUNTRYSIDE CENTREB.CREATING AND EFFECTIVELY MANAGING WILDLIFE HABITATS, SUCH AS ANCIENT WOODLANDS, MEADOWS AND WETLANDS, FOR BIODIVERSITY, SPECIES PROTECTION AND PUBLIC ACCESS AND ENJOYMENT.C.RAISING AWARENESS IN PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES OF THE IMPORTANCE OF NATURE CONSERVATION AND BIODIVERSITY. D.PROVIDING PRACTICAL NATURE CONSERVATION AND TRADITIONAL COUNTRYSIDE SKILLS TRAINING FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES, TO ENABLE THEM TO BECOME ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN NATURE CONSERVATION.E. INVOLVING COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS IN PRACTICAL NATURE CONSERVATION PROJECTS