Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: -1

FIELDS IN TRUST

Fields in Trust protects and improves UK outdoor recreation spaces for future generations. From sports pitches to children's playgrounds, nature reserves and country parks we safeguard green spaces forever and encourage community use and enjoyment. Our work helps improve health and quality of life by securing access to green space for sport, play and informal recreation both now and in the future.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/12/22		£550	£1,270	£-720	£150	£2,800	£2,594	24.5	13
31/12/21		£744	£1,222	£-478	£135	£3,889	£3,585	35.2	14
31/12/20		£573	£1,179	£-606	£132	£4,078	£3,686	37.5	16
31/12/19		£537	£1,233	£-696	£108	£4,435	£3,808	37.1	16
31/12/18		£916	£1,130	£-214	£86	£4,613	£3,614	38.4	16
31/12/17		£1,176	£1,288	£-112	£66	£4,805	£3,659	34.1	16
31/12/16		£1,290	£1,277	£13	£81	£4,805	£3,939	37	17
31/12/15		£688	£1,231	£-543	£26	£4,455	£3,921	38.2	17
31/12/14		£1,874	£1,670	£204	£119	£5,105	£4,504	32.4	17
31/12/13		£1,993	£1,776	£217	£138	£4,754	£4,014	27.1	18
31/12/12		£3,944	£2,541	£1,403	£305	£4,167	£3,635	17.2	20
31/12/11		£1,924	£1,702	£222	£275	£2,591	£2,021	14.2	13
31/12/10		£1,482	£984	£498	£96	£2,390	£1,504	18.3	9
31/12/09		£619	£740	£-121	£94	£1,828	£1,248	20.2	9
31/12/08		£647	£1,061	£-413	£181	£1,871	£1,217	13.8	14
31/12/07		£853	£1,246	£-392	£150	£2,707	£2,056	19.8	18
31/12/06		£1,283	£1,509	£-226	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/05	*	£2,014	£2,473	£-460	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/04		£893	£1,307	£-414	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 31.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 16%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 13%
Liabilities/Income: 74%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 24.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 45 years
(54 years as a company)

www.fieldsintrust.org

info@fieldsintrust.org

02074272110

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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

Dulverton Trust	£90,000
Wates Foundation	£10,000
City Bridge Trust	£2,200

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Dulverton Trust - Fields in Trust Core Costs 2024
£30,000	07/02/2024	Fields in Trust Core Costs 2024
City Bridge Trust - Eco audit to Fields in Trust
£2,200	14/04/2022	£2,200 (5.5 days) to provide an eco-audit.
Dulverton Trust - Green Spaces for Good - Engaging in Areas of Strategic Need
£60,000	10/02/2021	Green Spaces for Good - Engaging in Areas of Strategic Need
Wates Foundation - Foundation Grant-Fields in Trust-12/09/2019
£10,000	10/09/2019	Geographically plot green spaces within the UK.
Dulverton Trust - Green Spaces for Good
£25,000	25/10/2018	Green Spaces for Good
London Marathon Charitable Trust - London Marathon Charitable Trust Fields in Trust Core Plus Programme
£121,548	22/01/2018	A 2 year programme which will protect playing fields in the London Marathon Charitable Trust core funding areas.
London Marathon Charitable Trust - London Marathon Charitable Trust Fields in Trust National Programme
£563,000	21/04/2017	A 2 year programme which will protect playing fields throughout the UK

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CARLOTTA CALLERI ZAVANELLI NEWBURY Appointed: 2016

CLIVE BETTS Appointed: 2021

DUNCAN NEIL PEAKE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: CHARITY OF HENRY, DUKE OF CLEVELAND,

EWAN STUART GILLIES Appointed: 2022

IAN GINBEY Appointed: 2018

JEREMY HAMMOND, Other trusteeship: MILLENNIUM CENTRES CHARITABLE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED,

JOANNA BARNETT Appointed: 2019

MARK CAMPION Appointed: 2014

RICHARD SCHUSTER, Other trusteeships: HEYTHROP HUNT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FLEMING-WYFOLD ART FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/12/1979, number: 306070
Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: RC000370

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR05: 119 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WOOTTON-DRY-SANDFORD PLAYING FIELD & RECREATION GROUND on 22/05/2023

Main office

Unit 2D Woodstock Studios
36 Woodstock Grove
LONDON
W12 8LE

Objectives

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AND TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF PLAYING FIELDS, RECREATION GROUNDS, PLAYGROUNDS, OPEN SPACES AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR PLAY AND RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT BOTH OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND OF PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE SPECIAL NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES, WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

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