Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 9

Future income +5
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 16

SLOW THE FLOW

Slow The Flow is a charity working to advance the education of the public in Natural Flood Management, Sustainable Drainage Systems and other renewable methods of managing the environment, including the exploration of alternative practices which safeguard the natural environment and its resources in a manner which best fits the specifics of a local geography.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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
31/12/22		£28,206	£26,834	£1,372	400
31/12/21		£23,018	£8,519	£14,499	70

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.slowtheflow.net

secretary@slowtheflow.net

07713144792

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
400 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
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Slow The Flow at Broadhead Clough, Off Cragg Road, Mytholmroyd. HX7 5RT
£10,000	05/12/2023	Grant to Slow The Flow Calderdale
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Ogoing costs
£634	15/03/2022	Grant to Slow The Flow Calderdale
National Lottery Community Fund - Slow the Flow Calderdale Climate Action Roadshow
£8,500	16/12/2021	This group will use the funds to organise a roadshow on natural flood management in the Calder Valley. The roadshow will tour Calderdale towns and flood hotspots providing an exhibition and events ....more This group will use the funds to organise a roadshow on natural flood management in the Calder Valley. The roadshow will tour Calderdale towns and flood hotspots providing an exhibition and events programme to inform and educate locals about how sustainable urban drainage and nature-based solutions such as tree-planting rain gardens and dam building can make the areas more flood resilient.
Community Foundation for Calderdale - Slowing The Flow with Young People
£14,740	15/03/2021	Grant to Slow The Flow Calderdale

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

BEDE MULLEN (Chair) Appointed: 2020

ADRIAN HORTON Appointed: 2023

AMANDA MCDERMOTT Appointed: 2020

ANDREW COLIN WRIGHT Appointed: 2021

ANDREW JOHN MACKINTOSH Appointed: 2023

JACQUELINE ANN LOWE Appointed: 2022

KATIE KIMBER Appointed: 2020

PAUL GARRY WILLIAMS Appointed: 2021

ROBIN GRAY Appointed: 2020

STEPHEN JOHN GARROD Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/09/2020, number: 1191174

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

Hebden Lodge
Lee Mill Road
Hebden Bridge
HX7 7AE

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN NATURAL FLOOD MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND OTHER RENEWABLE METHODS OF MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING THE EXPLORATION OF ALTERNATIVE PRACTICES WHICH SAFEGUARD THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS RESOURCES IN A MANNER WHICH BEST FITS THE SPECIFICS OF A LOCAL GEOGRAPHY.

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