Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 8

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

THE RUSLAND HORIZONS TRUST LIMITED

To promote enhance improve protect and conserve the physical and natural environmentand its natural beauty for the public benefit within a broad area centredon the Rusland valley and fells. To advance education and interest in the Landscape and natural environment and in the skills and knowledge associated with the conservation and improvement ofthe physical, natural and social environment.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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
The Board is predominantly male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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
31/12/23		£18	£22	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	*	£24	£29	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£24	£18	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£18	£12	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	*	£19	£1	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	*	£0	£1	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£2	£2	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£10	£11	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11	*	£2	£0	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£3	£2	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 37 years

https://www.ruslandhorizonstrust.org

secretary@ruslandhorizonstrust.org

07399818801

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Cumbria, Lancashire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

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
Cumbria Community Foundation - Mind Full Cycle Project 2023-2024
£3,928	21/02/2023 11	Mind Full Cycle Project 2023-2024
Cumbria Community Foundation - Outdoor woodland activities for improved wellbeing
£8,072	26/01/2022	Outdoor woodland activities for improved wellbeing
National Lottery Community Fund - Broadened Horizons
£9,720	05/11/2021	The project will use the funding to work with a group of Furness College students who have limited experience of the countryside to take part in a programme of environmental activities This aims to improve young people's knowledge of nature while ....more The project will use the funding to work with a group of Furness College students who have limited experience of the countryside to take part in a programme of environmental activities This aims to improve young people's knowledge of nature while enhancing wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-65

ANDREW GOLDSMITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant Safety Engineer

DAVID WEILD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

GILLIAN MARGARET FAULDING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

NEIL ANDREW VENABLES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Social Housing Consultant

SIMON LEE RICHARD WRIGHT Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/10/1987, number: 519410
Registered at Companies House on 21/05/1987, number: 02133450

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR22: 2 days late, AR19: 9 days late, AR18: 43 days late, AR17: 74 days late, AR16: 137 days late, AR11: 27 days late, AR07: 118 days late, AR06: 21 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMME TRUST on 20/01/2021

Main office

Pipistrel House
Backbarrow
ULVERSTON
Cumbria
LA12 8QD

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN WOODLAND HISTORY, WOODLAND MANAGEMENT AND WOODLAND CRAFTS BY THE PROVISION OF A WOODMANSHIP CENTRE AND BY PRATICAL DEMONSTRATION IN THE FIEL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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