Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Accounts overdue -5
Reasonable growth: +1
Future income +5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 8

NORTHERN IRELAND ENVIRONMENT LINK

Original purposes: To advance the education of all sections of the public in environmental and ecological sciences by the provision of facilities and information and by the establishment and promotion of links and initiatives designed to advance such education and to increase public awareness of environmental matters (including conservation of the environment). Updated purposes as approved by the NI Charity Commission and at the Northern Ireland Environment Link AGM on 17 September 2014: (1) Advance and promote for the public benefit environmental conservation, protection, improvement and sustainability in Northern Ireland (2) Raise awareness of the importance of environmental issues by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and promoting a collective voice on environmental matters (3) Advance the education of all sections of the public in environmental and ecological sciences.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
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

Financial issues to consider:

Latest accounts are overdue for filing

Established: 9 years

www.nienvironmentlink.org

info@nienvironmentlink.org

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Year end	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Income	£535,376	£466,266	£515,945	£628,058	£625,895	£894,718
Spending	£512,987	£469,602	£516,161	£604,241	£599,942	£810,309
Surplus/deficit	£22,389	-£3,336	-£216	£23,817	£25,953	£84,409

Listed activities

The advancement of education, The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

How it operates

Advice/advocacy/information, Environment/sustainable development/conservation, Grant making, Heritage/historical

Where it operates

Northern Ireland

Who it helps

General public, Voluntary and community sector

Who works here?

27 employees

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
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to NI Environment Link
£250,000	12/12/2023	Towards core costs for a dedicated Freshwater Development Officer, to provide critical expertise and assistance to focus on improving freshwater habitats through cross sectoral working
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Northern Ireland Environment Link
£28,000	30/01/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Northern Ireland Environment Link
£16,694	30/01/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Northern Ireland Environment Link
£166,944	21/09/2022	Towards project costs for a protected areas network in Northern Ireland to progress conservation and restoration of landscapes and seascapes

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 18/11/2014, number: NIC101074

Main office

Northern Ireland Environment Link, 89 Loopland Drive, Belfast, BT6 9DW

Data Sources