Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 9
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +5
    • Overall weighted support: +4
    Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

    HISTON & IMPINGTON GREEN SPACES

    The charity's mission is to acquire, or secure long-term access to, land in and around Histon & Impington and enable this to be managed for these twin purposes: nature conservation and the community experiencing nature for their enjoyment, health and wellbeing. The first sites for these purposes are Long Meadow and Croft Close Set-aside, collectively known as Abbey Fields.
    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 recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

    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
    31/03/23£114,000£6,253£107,747
    31/03/22£170,953£700£170,253
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 3 years

    www.higreenspaces.org

    hello@higreenspaces.org

    07896689520

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    GiG Classification
    • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    Where it operates
    • Cambridgeshire,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports 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
    Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Croft Close Set-aside at AbbeyFields
    £35,000 01/03/2023
    25
    to purchase land at Croft Close in Histon/Impington for use as a community green space and wildlife haven

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    • DAPHNE PAULINE FISHER Appointed: 2021
    • DAVID FREDERICK DIVES Appointed: 2024
    • DAVID ROY PARKIN Appointed: 2024
    • DR NICHOLAS JAMES BAILEY Appointed: 2024
    • IAN DAVID ELLIS Appointed: 2024
    • JOHN DAVID JENKINS Appointed: 2021
    • JONATHAN FRANK PAVEY Appointed: 2022
    • KATHARINE ANNE HOLLIDAY Appointed: 2022
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/08/2021, number: 1195616
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    2 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Histon & Impington Recreation Groun
    New Road
    Impington
    CAMBRIDGE
    CB24 9LU

    Objectives

    THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE PARISHES OF HISTON AND IMPINGTON BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF BIODIVERSITY.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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