Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

FRIENDS OF ROWNTREE PARK

Promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical /naturalenvironment of Rowntree Park as a place of environmental interest and amenity valueAdvance the education of people in relation to the history, biodiversity of the park.Provide facilities/opportunities for public education, recreation etc and promote civic responsibility, volunteering, health and wellbeing.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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
30/09/23£78,268£52,117£26,151
30/09/22£40,374£40,440£-66
30/09/21*£37,526£16,236£21,290
30/09/20£24,152£14,999£9,153
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.rowntreepark.org.uk

info@rowntreepark.org.uk

07989912403

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of York,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Wild about Outdoors
£1,584 08/12/2022
Funding will be used to run a forest school for families experiencing neurodivergent conditions. The forest school environment provides is rich in sensory opportunities and is a non-judgemental space.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • AGNES REKA SZECHY Appointed: 2023
  • ANTHONY CHESTER Appointed: 2019
  • DR CATHERINE JANE MORTIMER Appointed: 2019
  • EDWARD GEORGE WOOLLARD Appointed: 2023
  • JANE ELEN MACKAY Appointed: 2021
  • LUCY KATHERINE BROWN Appointed: 2023
  • POLLY LOUISA BENNETT Appointed: 2021
  • REBECCA BLUES Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/06/2019, number: 1183948
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR21: 84 days late,
Main office

16 Norfolk Street
YORK
York
County optional
YO23 1JY

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTIVES ( THE OBJECTIVES) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:1) PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF ROWNTREE PARK AS A PLACE OF ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST AND AMENITY VALUE:2) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN RELATION TO THE HISTORY, BIODIVERSITY AND OTHER ASPECTS OF ROWNTREE PARK AND RELATED ISSUES:3) PROVIDE OF FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE INTERESTS WITHIN ROWNTREE PARK4) PROMOTE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, VOLUNTEERING, HEALTH AND WELLBEING AMONG THE USERS OF ROWNTREE PARK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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