Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

WOODLARKS CAMP SITE TRUST

The object of the charity is:-a) in the interest of social welfare, to improve the condition of life for disabled people and children in needb) to benefit such persons in any charitable way as the Trustees may decide.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why are there only 2 trustees?

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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£415£233£182n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£326£234£93n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£274£172£102n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£163£178£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£202£307£-104n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£218£188£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£127£164£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£108£171£-63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£420£131£289n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£131£119£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£93£114£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£119£106£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£155£106£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£154£107£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£607£100£507£1£2,173£39046.900
30/09/08£215£61£154n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07£372£57£316n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06£68£41£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£100£29£72n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£162£38£125n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 61 years

www.woodlarks.org.uk

secretary@woodlarks.org.uk

01252716279

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Society Trust - Project Funding
£24,885 03/04/2023
Funding kept the accessible pool open & gave wheelchair access to woodland, giving disabled access to physical exercise & mental wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Timber frame tent
£10,000 09/10/2019
12
Timber frame tent
National Lottery Community Fund - Woodlarks Camp Site Trust
£10,000 27/09/2017
12
This project will improve facilities at the camp site, including the installation of sensory equipment, to increase opportunities for young people with disabilities to build friendships and improve their wellbeing. What Money is for : ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Woodlarks Camp Site Trust
£50,000 13/03/2014
towards Main Grant improvement works at a campsite and swimming facility for disabled people in Surrey
National Lottery Community Fund - Improve facilities for disabled campers
£10,000 29/01/2014
12
This is a project by a charity in Kent. The organisation will use funding to purchase equipment to support disabled campers with a range of needs. This will increase self esteem and confidence in people with disabilities, enabling them to take part ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • GRAHAM THOMAS CURTIS Appointed: 2023
  • LYNNE COOPER MBE (Chair) Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/12/1963, number: 306148
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Woodlarks Camp Site
Tilford Road
Lower Bourne
FARNHAM
Surrey
GU10 3RN

Objectives

1) THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS:A) IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF DISABLED PERSONS AND CHILDREN IN NEED; ANDB) TO BENEFIT SUCH PERSONS IN ANY OTHER CHARITABLE WAY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDEBY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A CAMP SITE AND RECREATION FACILITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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