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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

FRIENDS OF COMBE VALLEY

This charity has been converted to members only and it held its first AGM under the new constitution on December 13 2019. New trustees have been elected and are now registered. The charity is working within the Combe Valley helping the Combe Valley Countryside Park Community Interest Company.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
30/09/23£6£9£-3
30/09/22£12£17£-5
30/09/21£12£6£6
30/09/20£10£1£9
30/09/19?£4£3£1
05/04/18*£0£0£0
05/04/17*£0£0£0
05/04/16*£0£0£0
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

http://www.friendsofcombevalley.co.uk

team@friendsofcombevalley.co.uk

07594 220 024

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Friends of Combe Valley
£2,862 23/10/2021
Our aim is to landscape part of the area round the Discovery Centre and down the eastern side of Freshfields to include two pools.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

  • ADELAIDE VIRGINIA VILELA Appointed: 2021
  • ANNA JANE SABIN Appointed: 2021
  • CHRISTOPHER JOHN DADSWELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • CLIFF WILLARD Appointed: 2019
  • EMMA RAMSDEN Appointed: 2021
  • JOANNA HELEN FRANCIS BREWERTON Appointed: 2021
  • KARL BEANEY Appointed: 2019
  • PETER CLARKE BEM (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • PETER WILLIAM ACKROYD Appointed: 2019
  • STEPHANNE COLLINS Appointed: 2021
  • WILL KEMP Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/09/2015, number: 1163581
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR18: 2 days late, AR17: 367 days late, AR16: 732 days late,
Main office

501 Bexhill Road
ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA
East Sussex
TN38 8AT

Objectives

The objects of the CIO are: To work within the Combe Haven Valley and in particular within the boundaries of the Combe Valley Countryside Park - 1. To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, including biodiversity, in particular but not exclusively by, encouraging the public to use and enjoy the area and its fauna and flora. 2. To advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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