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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 0
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE FRIENDS OF HILBRE

Conservation work such as control of invasive species, painting and repairs to walls and fences, litter picking, Open Days with Seal Watching for the public when refreshments are sold, a Mobile Information Unit, a Quarterly Newsletter for members and a website. Raising funds for conservation and community use of Hilbre from local, regional, national and European sources.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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£6£2£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£4£1£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£1£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£3£1£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17*£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£3£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14*£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£2£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£1£2£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£2£8£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£5£3£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07?£3£1£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£5£2£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£3£2£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

www.hilbreisland.info

Infohilbreisland@gmail.com

0151 648 7115

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Wirral,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDY WILLIAMS Appointed: 2012
  • BARBARA FLORENCE BURTON
  • CHRISTINE MARGARET LONGWORTH
  • DAVID JOHN GREGSON Appointed: 2018
  • JULIE FORSHAW Appointed: 2022
  • PATRICIA OATES Appointed: 2024
  • SUSAN MARY MCMILLAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Health And Social Care Regulator
  • TONY LAMBERTON Appointed: 2021
  • VANESSA SINGH Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/05/2004, number: 1103822
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 21 days late, AR17: 75 days late, AR15: 22 days late, AR14: 116 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from HOYLAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY on 12/07/2024
Main office

8 Oaklea Road
Irby
WIRRAL
CH61 3US

Objectives

(I) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF HILBRE ISLAND LOCAL NATURE RESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, VOLUNTEER HELP, EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND OTHER RELATED CHARITABLE GOODS AND SERVICES (II) TO OFFER PRACTICAL HELP UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE APPROPRIATE OFFICER OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

HILBRE ISLAND LOCAL NATURE RESERVE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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