Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 13

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 14

STROUD VALLEYS PROJECT LTD

The aim of Stroud Valleys Project (SVP) is to protect and enhance the local environment by working with local communities to embrace sustainable development and biodiversity, and so to make Stroud and its surrounding area a better, healthier place in which to live for both present and future generations.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£254	£258	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
31/03/22	£225	£245	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/21	£161	£173	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/20	£255	£207	£48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	130
31/03/19	£209	£203	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
31/03/18	£170	£155	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£167	£157	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£115	£136	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£168	£162	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£156	£155	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£190	£180	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£192	£194	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£174	£175	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£174	£179	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£144	£118	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£179	£163	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£265	£248	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£159	£193	£-34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£148	£157	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£139	£116	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 35 years

www.stroudvalleysproject.org/

info@stroudvalleysproject.org

01453753358

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Gloucestershire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
120 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£95,535
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£70,120
Barnwood Trust	£27,350

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Sensory Gardens with Local Communities 2
£75,585	28/09/2023	This funding will be used to develop a sensory garden for the local community. The project aims to provide participants with new skills and improved wellbeing and to provide a space to bring the ....more This funding will be used to develop a sensory garden for the local community. The project aims to provide participants with new skills and improved wellbeing and to provide a space to bring the community together.
Barnwood Trust - Gloucestershire Funders (Organisational & Group Funding)
£13,850	04/11/2022	Socially inclusive volunteering opportunities
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Stroud Valleys Project
£70,120	14/10/2022	Garden Guardians
National Lottery Community Fund - Concord Hub Gardens
£10,000	08/10/2021	The funding will be used create a wildlife garden and circular walk in the grounds of a local sheltered accommodation complex for older people. The project will enable residents and volunteers to ....more The funding will be used create a wildlife garden and circular walk in the grounds of a local sheltered accommodation complex for older people. The project will enable residents and volunteers to work together to improve their outdoor space creating an accessible area to socialise reduce isolation and promote well-being.
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£2,500	08/09/2020	Provide safe environment for volunteers
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£5,500	23/06/2020	Develop safe working for vol. groups during pandemic
Barnwood Trust - Organisational and Groups Funding
£5,500	16/06/2020	Supporting environmental vlountary activity
National Lottery Community Fund - Wild About Trees
£9,950	19/12/2019 12	The funding will be used to run workshops to engage the local community in collective tree-planting experiences throughout the Stroud district. The aim of the project will be to bring different ....more The funding will be used to run workshops to engage the local community in collective tree-planting experiences throughout the Stroud district. The aim of the project will be to bring different community groups together to learn about the importance of trees and to improve public spaces.
National Lottery Community Fund - Building Sensory Gardens with Local Communities
£143,644	30/08/2018 48	The project will build sensory gardens, encouraging volunteers and the local community to get involved.
National Lottery Community Fund - Celebrating our 30th Anniversary
£10,000	13/07/2018 12	The project will run a 30th Anniversary celebration of events and activities for volunteers who have complex needs. The project aims to raise awareness of their environmental project and promote the ....more The project will run a 30th Anniversary celebration of events and activities for volunteers who have complex needs. The project aims to raise awareness of their environmental project and promote the service and the community benefits it offers.
National Lottery Community Fund - All Walks of Life
£10,000	19/01/2011 12	This group in Stroud will use funding to renovate their pond area for the wider community. This will increase the pond's suitability for wildlife, improve access and provide wildlife facilities and ....more This group in Stroud will use funding to renovate their pond area for the wider community. This will increase the pond's suitability for wildlife, improve access and provide wildlife facilities and activities.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-77

MARTIN BROWN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Counsellor

SIMON ARUNDEL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

GEOFFREY BECKERLEG Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Architect

MARK GRAHAM Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Ecologist

PETER SECCOMBE Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Environmental Consultant

STELLA PARKES (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

HUGH JOHN MATTHEW BARTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Emeritus Professor, Other trusteeship: STROUD PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED,

SUSAN RATCLIFFE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Patent Attorney, Other trusteeship: LONGFIELD HOSPICE CARE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/08/1989, number: 900107
Registered at Companies House on 24/02/1988, number: 02224016

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
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; all on time

Main office

8 THREADNEEDLE STREET
STROUD
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL5 1AF

Objectives

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY, INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE STROUD DISTRICT, IN LINE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE STROUD DISTRICT, IN LINE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE LIVING, WORKING IN OR RESORTING TO THE STROUD DISTRICT IN LINE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

STROUD DISTRICT

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