Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

GREATWOOD CHARITY LIMITED 

Rescue, Rehabilitation, Rehoming of Ex-RacehorsesHelping children, young people and adults with disabilities and/or special educational needs and/or are underprivileged using ex-racehorses as a vehicle to teach children, young people and adults life skills.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 17 years

www.greatwoodcharity.org

info@greatwoodcharity.org

01672514535

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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
31/08/22£637£615£21£145£832£769151220
31/08/21£701£529£172£127£811£72516.51120
31/08/20£589£586£4£118£639£60812.51313
31/08/19£717£705£12£162£635£60410.31441
31/08/18£562£633£-70£162£622£53810.21870
31/08/17£784£707£77£223£693£60310.2130
31/08/16?£509£478£31£143£616£54413.7150
31/12/15£869£649£220£163£585£4849140
31/12/14£649£564£85£142£365£942170
31/12/13£566£527£39£134£280£2475.6130
31/12/12£520£568£-48£167£241£2184.6140
31/12/11*£569£574£-5£256£289£2615.5120
31/12/10£464£558£-94£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£568£685£-117£209£388£2584.5150
31/12/08£907£593£315£175£505£3747.6140
31/12/07£510£514£-4£194£190£1383.280

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 24.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 23.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 92%
Reserves/Spending: 15 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 24.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Animals
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 12 employees
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wiltshire,

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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Greatwood Charity
£4,073 22/10/2022
Greatwood would like to deliver a new progressive learner-led enrichment opportunity for victims and survivors of domestic abuse (DA) using animal-assisted intervention.
Wiltshire Community Foundation - Grant to Greatwood
£3,050 27/04/2016
2
Greatwood educates disadvantaged and disengaged young people aged 5-24 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) through equine assisted learning. Funding was to support the salary of a ....more
The Blagrave Trust - Engagement Programme
£39,000 08/07/2014
To support the delivery costs of their SEN Engagement Programme

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-83
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2006, number: 1117322
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/08/2006, number: 05903838
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR11: 0 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from JUMP AHEAD TRUST on 16/02/2022
  • Asset transfer in from JUMP AHEAD TRUST on 08/02/2023
Main office

RAINSCOMBE HILL FARM
CLENCH COMMON
MARLBOROUGH
SN8 4DT

Objectives

(A) THE WELFARE OF SICK, NEGLECTED, INJURED AND RETIRED RACEHORSES AND THEIR RELIEF FROM SUFFERING(B) THE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERING OF SUCH OTHER HORSES AND OTHER ANIMALS WHICH ARE SICK, INJURED OR NEGLECTED AS THE CHARITY SHALL THINK FIT(C) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES TO ENABLE DISABLED AND UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN THERAPY PROGRAMMES WITH THE HORSES AND OTHER ANIMAL WHICH THE CHARITY CARES FOR WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE AND ASSISTING IN THEIR TREATMENT AND CARE.(D) THE PROVISION OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND/OR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN WHEREBY THE CHILDREN LEARN ABOUT THE ANIMALS THAT THE CHARITY CARES FOR AND LEARN ABOUT THE COUNTRYSIDE AND THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH SUSTAINS THOSE ANIMALS AND TO PROVIDE THE CHILDREN WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE AND LEARN ABOUT THE COUNTRYSIDE AND ITS CONSERVATION GENERALLY.(E)THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH/EMOTIONAL OR LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND/OR FROM A DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUND WHEREBY THEY PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMMES WITH HORSES AND/OR WITHIN THE GREATWOOD ENVIRONMENT WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE AND ASSISTING IN IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.(F) THE PROVISION OF AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE BENEFIT OF ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEED AND/OR UNDERPRIVILEGED ADULTS WHEREBY THE ADULTS LEARN ABOUT THE ANIMALS THAT THE CHARITY CARES FOR AND LEARN ABOUT THE COUNTRYSIDE AND THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH SUSTAINS THOSE ANIMALS AND TO PROVIDE THE ADULTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE AND LEARN ABOUT THE COUNTRYSIDE AND ITS CONSERVATION GENERALLY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. MARLBOROUGH, WILTSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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