Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

WILLIAM PENGELLY CAVE STUDIES TRUST 

The promotion of cave studies and research, education residential resource for people of all ages. Provison of a museum/interpretation centre, publication of educational material relatibng to cave science. Out reach work to schools and adults groups.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male

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 has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
31/12/22£12£17£-5n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/21£15£8£7n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/12/20*£16£17£-1n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/19£13£9£4n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/18£15£10£5£0£0£0n/a015
31/12/17£16£28£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£17£11£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£19£10£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£20£15£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£24£24£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£23£22£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£44£38£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£28£27£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£21£19£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£34£34£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£26£34£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£28£37£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£19£14£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£15£13£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 55 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-87
  • DAVID WARNE (Chair) Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/09/1969, number: 259303
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR20: 9 days late,
Main office

ZENNOR
SOUTH ZEAL
OKEHAMPTON
EX20 2QA

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF SPELAEOLOGY. B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THAT SCIENCE. C) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF SCIENTIFIC FEATURES OF CAVES AND THEIR ENVIRONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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