Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

ALTON CLIMATE ACTION AND NETWORK

ACAN focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing waste, restoring our natural environment for the benefit of wildlife and the wellbeing of local people, building community by encouraging sharing, building awareness of the climate and environmental crisis, encouraging people to change their habits to protect the environment and lobbying all levels of government on the climate crisis.
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 a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/24£29£35£-6
31/03/23£17£32£-15
31/03/22£45£26£19
31/03/21£17£10£7
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.altonclimatenetwork.org.uk

altonclimatenetwork@gmail.com

07875756467

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Climate emergency
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Hampshire, Surrey,
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
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Alton Climate Action: It's Our Future
£5,548 25/10/2021
This group will use the funds to undertake initial market research with young people within the community to identify what climate action means to them and how to make events inclusive and engaging. ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID PAUL TICKNER Appointed: 2024
  • EMMA-JANE JONES Appointed: 2022
  • JENNIFER GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2020
  • LAURA JANE PAMBOS Appointed: 2024
  • LOUISE HELEN HILTON Appointed: 2024
  • MARK ANGUS BERRY Appointed: 2024
  • RODNEY PAINELL Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/05/2020, number: 1189431
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

9 Divers Close
ALTON
GU34 2LE

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUBJECTS RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE EFFECTIVE REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GASES AND LOW CARBON LIVING.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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