Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 13

COUNTRYSIDE LEARNING

We organise events for schoolchildren, educating them about the countryside, and do teacher training sessions.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 38 years

www.countrysidelearning.org

gary@countrysidelearning.org

01422885566

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£289	£286	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/22		£230	£222	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	500
31/03/21		£284	£284	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	500
31/03/20		£284	£284	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	500
31/03/19		£284	£282	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	500
31/03/18		£269	£265	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£265	£259	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£258	£249	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£278	£267	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£250	£235	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£257	£251	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£260	£250	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£265	£252	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£280	£274	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£335	£362	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£413	£369	£44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£347	£321	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£353	£312	£41	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£544	£563	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/04		£397	£467	£-70	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
200 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
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£10,000	05/09/2022	to further the charitable objects
Dulverton Trust - Core costs
£90,000	10/02/2021	Core costs
Dulverton Trust - Connect to the Countryside
£60,000	24/10/2017	Connect to the Countryside
Dulverton Trust - core costs and regional development
£30,000	22/10/2014	core costs and regional development
Dulverton Trust - supporting farmers and teachers with outdoor education
£25,000	13/06/2012	supporting farmers and teachers with outdoor education

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 48-73

ANTHONY R DOWNS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Company Director

ANTONIA KATE BURY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

CLAIRE LOUISE BARKER Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Director

DERMOT CHRISTOPHER DALY Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Stockbroker

GEORGE EDWARD SPENCER SELIGMAN Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Art Curator, Other trusteeships: THE WHEELYBOAT TRUST, WESSEX RIVERS TRUST, GESS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MARK SELIGMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE WILD TROUT TRUST LIMITED, HAMPSHIRE GARDENS TRUST,

HAROLD HENDERSON, Occupation: Estate Management

LORD FRANCIS MELFORT WILLIAM STAFFORD (Chair)

MICHAEL THOMAS ELLIOT Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Director

NATASHA VIVIEN BRANSTON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Teacher

SIMON PAUL ROBERTS Appointed: 2000, Occupation: Company Director

SUSANNAH HALL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director

THE COUNTESS PEEL, Other trusteeship: LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/04/1986, number: 327091
Registered at Companies House on 07/03/1986, number: 01997554

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
Investment
Paying staff
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

20 returns made; AR07: 21 days late, AR06: 2 days late,

Main office

K M Chartered Accountants
Burnley Wharf
Manchester Road
BURNLEY
BB11 1JG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WHERE AND INSOFAR AS RELATED CIRCUMSTANCES APPLY IN THE USA AND WHERE APPROPRIATE ELSEWHERE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, EDUCATION CONCERNING THE BRITISH COUNTRYSIDE AND THE EFFECT OF COUNTRY SPORTS AND PASTIMES AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES (AND IN PARTICULAR THE EFFECT OF THEIR PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, ABOLITION OR CURTAILMENT) UPON SUCH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING AS THE FOUNDATION SHALL IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE NAMELY (A) THE ECOLOGY (B) THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT (C) WILDLIFE (D) AGRICULTURE (E) THE WAY OF LIFE AND ECONOMY OF RURAL COMMUNITIES (F) THE INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESS CONNECTED THEREWITH AND EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THOSE INDUSTRIES AND BUSINESS PROVIDED THAT THE FOUNDATION SHALL NOT CARRY ON ANY ACTIVITIES OF A NATURE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE FOUNDATION BEING ACCOUNTED IN LAW A COMPANY OF AN EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE NATURE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

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