Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 8

Future income +5
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 15

THE 2 MINUTE FOUNDATION

To promote conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment. To advance the education of the public by providing all information, advice and raising awareness on issues surrounding waste generation, waste management and waste recycling (and the positive effect these acts have on their own wellbeing) primarily across the U.K and Ireland with global aspirations.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Established: 5 years

www.2minute.org

info@2minute.org

07903259355

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 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	£210,904
DCMS	£74,414
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000
The Grocers' Charity	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - The 2 Minute Foundation
£5,000	21/06/2023	to support activities to deliver the 2 Minute litter pick-up message in Northumberland and Birmingham. They deliver community outreach, host events, visit Station Guardians, and inspire school ....more to support activities to deliver the 2 Minute litter pick-up message in Northumberland and Birmingham. They deliver community outreach, host events, visit Station Guardians, and inspire school children to clean up the planet 2 Minutes at a time.
National Lottery Community Fund - 2 Minute Community - collectively cleaning up our planet
£210,904	29/03/2023	The funding will be used to provide wellbeing support through nature. The project aims to encourage positive environmental action through litter picks and beach cleans which provides an opportunity ....more The funding will be used to provide wellbeing support through nature. The project aims to encourage positive environmental action through litter picks and beach cleans which provides an opportunity to bring people together through physical activity in nature to improve wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	07/10/2022	Cleaning up our planet - 2 minutes at a time
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£74,414	19/08/2020	"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."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

EMMA THOMASSON Appointed: 2020

KAREN MARCIA WILSON Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE WOMEN'S CENTRE CORNWALL LTD,

MELVYN JOHN GARRETT Appointed: 2020

STUART SPOONER Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: BUDE CANAL AND HARBOUR SOCIETY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/10/2019, number: 1185614

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

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

Office 4
The Workshop
Belle Vue Lane
Bude
EX23 8BR

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EQUIPMENT, INFORMATION, ADVICE AND RAISING AWARENESS(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE AND RAISING AWARENESS(3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF WASTE GENERATION, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WASTE RECYCLING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE AND RAISING AWARENESS(4) SUCH FURTHER OBJECTS AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES

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