Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

RADNORSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST LIMITED 

Promotion of conservation and maintenance and study of places of biological, zoological geological, ecological and scientific interest especially in Radnorshire
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 37 years

www.rwtwales.org

info@rwtwales.org

01597823298

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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£1,862£1,093£769£4£3,009£1,07911.81990
31/03/22£779£734£45£4£2,271£1,15418.91553
31/03/21£506£280£226£3£2,196£1,10547.4738
31/03/20£511£284£227£8£1,900£88137.3757
31/03/19£394£342£52n/an/an/an/an/a63
31/03/18£364£294£70£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£256£264£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£323£368£-45£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£227£330£-103£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£335£298£37£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£294£312£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£417£324£93£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£256£313£-57£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£300£289£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£414£251£163£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£278£259£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£621£169£452£20£1,384£86861.740
31/03/06£274£136£138£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£298£157£141£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£217£198£19£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 41%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 36%
Reserves/Spending: 11.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Powys,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 19 employees
  • 90 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Limited
£249,504 04/04/2023
Wilder Pentwyn – a vision for nature, people and Wales’ future generations
National Lottery Community Fund - Finding Your 3R's in Wild Radnorshire!
£9,950 12/10/2018
12
Finding Your 3R's in Wild Radnorshire!
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Radnorshire Wildlife Trust
£351,900 18/06/2015
Exploring Gilfach
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Ltd
£47,042 25/02/2009
36
Towards Project costs Towards the salary of the project officer and costs to involve local people in conservation of uncharismatic species on the River Marteg.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-75
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/07/1987, number: 519021
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/05/1987, number: 02132736
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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; AR05: 1 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

WARWICK HOUSE
HIGH STREET
LLANDRINDOD WELLS
LD1 6AG

Objectives

A) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF 1) WILDLIFE; 2) TERRESTRIAL, MARINE AND AQUATIC HABITATS AND THEIR WILDLIFE; 3) PLACES OF ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, GEOLOGICAL, ECOLOGICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST OR OF NATURAL BEAUTY OR LANDSCAPE VALUE.B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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