Finance Score: 8

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 9

Liabilities <10%: +3
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 17

AVON NEEDS TREES

Avon Needs Trees is acquiring suitable land in the Bristol-Avon Catchment Area tocreate new, permanent forest through reforesting and rewilding. We aim to lock upcarbon, improve biodiversity, mitigate flooding through natural means and to createopportunities for the public to engage with nature. Our first purchase was 34 acres atHazeland near Calne, where we have planted over 10,000 trees.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end but this has been generated by an income surplus in the latest year and spending has been increasing rapidly

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£765	£311	£454	£0	£1,275	£438	16.9	8	1,000
30/06/22	£220	£170	£50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	578
30/06/21	£335	£78	£257	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
11/07/20	£517	£8	£509	£3	£509	£205	307.8	0	15

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 34%
Reserves/Spending: 16.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: INF

Asset Split ?

Established: 5 years

www.avonneedstrees.org.uk

contact@avonneedstrees.org.uk

0117 945 8730

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Land or water management

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

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

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

8 employees
1,000 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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Avon Needs Trees
£544	30/05/2023	As requested by the donor towards the creation of new permanent woodlands
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Avon Needs Trees
£249,999	14/10/2022	The Great Avon Wood
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Avon Needs Trees
£683	03/05/2022	As requested by the donor towards the creation of new permanent woodlands
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Avon Needs Trees
£240,200	04/03/2020	Buying Hazeland: historic site of mixed habitat, to conserve and enhance natural and industrial heritage

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW CHESTER Appointed: 2020

ANTHONY GAVIN SPITTLEHOUSE Appointed: 2019

CATHERINE LUCY BEDFORD Appointed: 2020

DR NICHOLAS JOHN ART MURRY Appointed: 2019

JOHN CHEW Appointed: 2020

MARK FUNNELL (Chair) Appointed: 2022

STUART HALES Appointed: 2022

THEO BLANCHARD Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/07/2019, number: 1184386

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

1-3 Gloucester Road
Bishopston
BRISTOL
BS7 8AA

Objectives

The objects of the CIO are:1) The conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and naturalenvironment for the public benefit by the establishment and maintenance of trees,woodland and complementary habitats in such areas within the Bristol-Avoncatchment area as the trustees shall determine.2) To advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection andimprovement of the physical and natural environment including by promotingwoodlands as a means for the public to learn about wider environmental issues suchas: sustainability, climate change, ecology and the mitigating need for trees.For the purposes of this clause ‘the Bristol-Avon catchment area’ comprises the landidentified as such by the Environment Agency, covering catchments of all thewatercourses and their tributaries that empty into the stretch of the Severn estuarybetween and including, to the north, the mouth of the Little Avon near Berkeley inSouth Gloucestershire and, to the south, Sand Bay in North Somerset.

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