Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +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£4£4£0n/a
31/12/22£5£0£4n/a
31/12/21£1£6£-4n/a
31/12/20£9£1£8n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

contact@friendsofyeovilcountrypark.org

01935425757

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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 supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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: 2024
  • 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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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