Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 12

DOSE OF NATURE

Dose of Nature is a mental health charity that promotes the mental health benefits of engaging with the natural world. We offer a 10-week nature prescription to individuals with mental health problems referred to us by their GP. In addition, we deliver wellbeing workshops to non-clinical groups in which participants learn about and experience the benefits of an increased connection with nature.

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 since inception
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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	£313,541	£238,862	£74,679	80
31/03/22	£177,684	£133,207	£44,477	55
31/03/21	£128,102	£91,444	£36,658	45
31/03/20	£32,217	£21,926	£10,291	35

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.doseofnature.org.uk

02083327067

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
80 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
Prudence Trust - Social Prescribing 2022 - Dose of Nature
£150,000	24/11/2022	Further design and delivery of their Dose of Nature Prescriptions programme to young people.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Dose of Nature
£9,500	17/12/2020 6	The funding is for the training, management and supervision of 18 new volunteers to support a further 90 individuals experiencing mental health problems.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

KERRY GODDEN Appointed: 2019

DR AMELIA KIDD Appointed: 2019

DR FAISAL ISLAM Appointed: 2021

PROFESOR MARTIN MILTON Appointed: 2019

SIR MARK ROWLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2021

TOBY SETH Appointed: 2023

MEENA BOND Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: THE OCTAGON TRUST FUND (FOR JAMES GIBB'S OCTAGON AND ORLEANS HOUSE GALLERY,TWICKENHAM),

AMELIA LUCY GOSAL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Charity Worker, Other trusteeship: THE SHEPPARD TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/12/2018, number: 1181216

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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 expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

51 Gloucester Road
RICHMOND
TW9 3BT

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT ENGLAND THROUGH, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OF PROGRAMS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH NATURE TO TREAT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

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