Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

FRIENDS OF YEOVIL COUNTRY PARK

To enhance the preservation, conservation and protection of Yeovil Country Park. Helping to improve the facilities, increase public awareness/attendance and work with the local authority and other organisations to achieve these objectives. Promote events for educational purposes, pleasure, engaging with the general public to experience the benefits of the natural environment.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
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
31/12/23	£3,801	£3,786	£15	12
31/12/22	£4,503	£353	£4,150	10
31/12/21	£1,427	£5,902	£-4,475	15
31/12/20	£9,136	£910	£8,226	25

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

contact@friendsofyeovilcountrypark.org

01935425757

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 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
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£500	24/03/2023	Core costs
Somerset Community Foundation - Improving the biodiversity of a wildlife garden at a community green space
£750	07/07/2022	Improving the biodiversity of a wildlife garden at a community green space

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALISON SUTER Appointed: 2019

AMANDA CARD Appointed: 2021

EDWARD JOHN SADLER Appointed: 2019

GARY CASHMORE (Chair) Appointed: 2019

NICHOLAS HILL Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/10/2019, number: 1185579

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

YEOVIL COUNTRY PARK CENTRE
BRUNSWICK STREET
YEOVIL
BA20 1QZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF YEOVIL COUNTRY PARK FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS A RECREATIONAL AMENITY FOR EXERCISE AND RECREATION AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARDING IN THE NATURAL, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL VALUE OF THE AREA.

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