Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Multiple Deficits: -2

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 1

EPPING FOREST

The purpose of the Charity is the preservation of Epping Forest in perpetuity by the City of London Corporation as the Conservators of Epping Forest, as an Open Space for the recreation and enjoyment of the public.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
This charity uses a corporate trustee

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£8,188	£7,601	£587	£0	£6,885	£6,633	10.5	67	982
31/03/22		£7,264	£7,351	£-88	£0	£6,298	£6,172	10.1	77	105
31/03/21		£6,640	£6,665	£-25	£0	£6,386	£6,386	11.5	81	200
31/03/20		£6,585	£7,141	£-556	£0	£6,411	£6,411	10.8	82	200
31/03/19		£6,786	£7,139	£-353	£0	£6,967	£6,967	11.7	82	200
31/03/18	*	£6,308	£6,701	£-393	£0	£7,320	£7,320	13.1	81	0
31/03/17	*	£6,200	£6,408	£-208	£0	£7,713	£7,713	14.4	81	0
31/03/16	*	£5,960	£6,234	£-274	£0	£7,920	£7,920	15.2	80	0
31/03/15		£7,537	£6,117	£1,420	£394	£8,195	£8,193	16.1	82	0
31/03/14		£7,214	£6,912	£302	£409	£6,774	£6,761	11.7	92	0
31/03/13		£7,011	£6,449	£562	£393	£6,471	£6,442	12	92	0
31/03/12		£8,099	£6,068	£2,031	£407	£5,908	£5,778	11.4	91	0
31/03/11	*	£7,325	£6,754	£572	£382	£3,877	£3,877	6.9	86	0
31/03/10		£7,796	£7,176	£620	£358	£1,263	£1,263	2.1	80	0
31/03/09		£6,411	£6,422	£-12	£387	£641	£641	1.2	75	0
31/03/08		£6,084	£5,991	£93	£428	£655	£607	1.2	78	0
31/03/07		£6,216	£5,892	£324	£433	£564	£564	1.1	78	0
31/03/06		£5,645	£5,712	£-67	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£5,239	£5,181	£57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£5,513	£5,497	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 10.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 60 years

www.cityoflondon.gov.uk

Clem.Harcourt@cityoflondon.gov.uk

02073321363

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Essex, Redbridge, Waltham Forest,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

67 employees
982 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
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Epping Forest Charitable Trust
£388,000	13/03/2014	£388,000 over one year towards Epping Forest and Hampstead Heath’s volunteering programmes which will increase Londoners’ skills, knowledge and understanding of the green environment and ....more £388,000 over one year towards Epping Forest and Hampstead Heath’s volunteering programmes which will increase Londoners’ skills, knowledge and understanding of the green environment and biodiversity.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

THE MAYOR & COMMONALITY & CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LONDON

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/03/1964, number: 232990

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR04: 40 days late,

Main office

CORPORATION OF LONDON
PO BOX 270
LONDON
EC2P 2EJ

Objectives

THE PRESERVATION OF EPPING FOREST IN PERPETUITY BY THE CORPORATION OF LONDON, AS THE CONSERVATORS OF EPPING FOREST AS AN OPEN SPACE FOR THE RECREATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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