Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 7

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 8

LONGHIRST WILDLIFE & COMMUNITY TRUST

The encouragement and support Longhirst Parish residents to be involved in the maintenance and improvement the local environment and encouraging this community to develop ideas for supporting and extending the range of wildlife and natural habitats in and around Longhirst.

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 a grant maker 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

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 ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£10,415	£1,407	£9,008

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

mike.elphick1@gmail.com

01670790764

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Northumberland,

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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Longhirst Wildlife & Community Trust
£10,000	16/03/2023	Longhirst Wildlife & Community Trust

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALAN EDWARD WOOLHEAD Appointed: 2022

ALLISON TORDOFF PGCE Appointed: 2022

JANET ANNE QUINN Appointed: 2022

KIM MUNRO WOOLHEAD Appointed: 2022

MARK DAVIS Appointed: 2023

MICHAEL ELPHICK (Chair) Appointed: 2022

PAULINE GILBERTSON BA HON.S Appointed: 2022

PETER MARTIN CRADDOCK COATES BSC Appointed: 2022

PETER RICHARD LOVERING RAF RTD. Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/09/2022, number: 1200375

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

1 returns made; AR23: 169 days late,

Main office

Longhirst Wildlife & Comm'ty Trust
C/O Howarth Cottage
Longhirst
Morpeth
NE61 3LJ

Objectives

1.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECTS OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING LOCAL WILDLIFE, AND THEIR CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION.2.TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND WILDLIFE IN AND AROUND THE CIVIL PARISH OF LONGHIRST.