Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 15

BRISTOL AND BATH PARKS FOUNDATION

Your Park Bristol & Bath (the working name of the Charity) wants to make parks better places to meet, play, learn, grow, breathe and enjoy nature together.We will explore a variety of ways for generating new sources of funding. We will listen to different voices and gather evidence to understand the importance of parks and how best to improve them.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/12/22	£182,618	£172,429	£10,189	4
31/12/21	£167,778	£172,497	£-4,719	6
31/12/20	£129,562	£88,935	£40,627	6
31/12/19	£63,412	£22,762	£40,650	1

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

https://www.yourpark.org.uk/

info@yourpark.org.uk

07870110428

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£229,265
Nesta	£88,617
Quartet Community Foundation	£25,785
DCMS	£7,436

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Step-change in innovative mental health support
£219,265	23/02/2023	This funding will be used to support 200 individuals per year to access the wellbeing benefits of spending time in nature. The project aims to enable people with mental health problems in Bristol and ....more This funding will be used to support 200 individuals per year to access the wellbeing benefits of spending time in nature. The project aims to enable people with mental health problems in Bristol and Bath to access quick effective and enjoyable peer support so they can take steps to improve their wellbeing and achieve lasting change for themselves and their communities.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Your Park Bristol & Bath
£250	04/01/2023	As directed by the donor towards Your Park Bristol and Bath's work to make parks better places to meet, play, learn, grow, breathe and enjoy nature together. Due diligence checked.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Your Park Bristol & Bath
£3,000	09/12/2022	To run the Roots to Wellbeing Project, which provides in-nature therapy sessions, in Brickfields Park, Bath.
National Lottery Community Fund - Roots to Wellbeing - expansion into Bath
£10,000	16/09/2022	The organisation wish to launch their Roots to Wellbeing in Bath after piloting it in Bristol and they will run activity sessions in their park including pruning planting mindfulness and nature ....more The organisation wish to launch their Roots to Wellbeing in Bath after piloting it in Bristol and they will run activity sessions in their park including pruning planting mindfulness and nature therapies with the aim of improving mental health and well being for people some of whom may have been referred through healthcare professionals and social prescribing.
Quartet Community Foundation - Making Brickfields Park a safer, more inclusive place
£1,500	15/09/2022	For community sessions and events in Brickfields Park in Bath to redevelop the space and improve the Park's safety and access.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Your Park Bristol & Bath
£4,955	09/08/2022	To develop a regional partnership of disabled people and carer organisations to raise awareness and to improve access to parks for these communities.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bristol and Bath Parks Foundation
£9,000	21/07/2021 2	Recruiting an Inclusion and Participation Consultant who will help review the organisation's work, consult with local people and other organisations, build new partnerships and create a new resource ....more Recruiting an Inclusion and Participation Consultant who will help review the organisation's work, consult with local people and other organisations, build new partnerships and create a new resource and activity plan.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bristol and Bath Parks Foundation
£1,500	06/07/2021	A litter picking station at Sydney Gardens, Bath to encourage the community to reduce waste.
Quartet Community Foundation - Community Park Ranger - Bath
£2,080	21/01/2021	To deliver an 8 week project of park activities around Green Park, bringing together carers, community volunteers and local residents to revitalise neglected green spaces and strengthen the community.
Quartet Community Foundation - Community Park Ranger
£3,500	15/09/2020	To deliver and test an 8 week pilot of park activities around Green Park & bring together carers, community volunteers and local residents revitalising neglected green spaces and improving mental ....more To deliver and test an 8 week pilot of park activities around Green Park & bring together carers, community volunteers and local residents revitalising neglected green spaces and improving mental well-being.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,436	07/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Nesta - AC00992
£88,617	12/12/2019 7	Rethinking Parks programme grant to Bristol and Bath Parks Foundation Grant Ref AC00992

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

HELEN HOBBS Appointed: 2023

JACK GIBBON Appointed: 2023

KAREN JANE GILL Appointed: 2019

MEGAN BELCHER Appointed: 2023

ROBERT JOHN ACTON-CAMPBELL (Chair) Appointed: 2019

ROY KAREEM Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/02/2019, number: 1182217

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Your Park Bristol & Bath
PO Box 1702
BRISTOL
BS49 4YW

Objectives

3.1 THE OBJECT(S) OF THE CIO ARE TO:3.1.1 PROVIDE AND ENHANCE, AND/OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION AND ENHANCEMENT OF, PARKLAND FOR THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT (INCLUDING, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT) AND PARKLAND SHALL INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO PUBLIC PARKS, GARDENS, LANDSCAPED AREAS, WOODLAND, PLAYING FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS, NATURE RESERVES AND RECREATIONAL SPACES; AND 3.1.2 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) WITH REGARD TO HORTICULTURE, ARBORICULTURE, ECOLOGY, GEOLOGY, ARCHAEOLOGY, SUSTAINABILITY, HERITAGE AND LOCAL HISTORY; AND 3.1.3 IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE BY PROVIDING AND/OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION; ANDIN THIS CLAUSE AREA OF BENEFIT MEANS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS OF BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL, BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET COUNCIL, NORTH SOMERSET COUNCIL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL, AND SUCH OTHER AREAS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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