WOOD LANE CONSERVATION TRUST

Charity number: 1177696
Charity reporting is up to date (57 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We work to protect, improve and conserve Sheffield's environment. We manage and maintain Wood Lane Countryside Centre for practical nature conservation projects, countryside skills training, environmental education and leisure time activities to improve the health and well being of people of all ages in the local community and raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity and wildlife.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 March 2024

Total income: £97,154
Total expenditure: £109,705

People

5 Trustee(s)

4 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Sheffield City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 March 2018: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • WLCT (Working name)
Company number:
10177172 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Vicky Brammer Chair 06 April 2021
None on record
RICHARD GEORGE YOUNG Trustee 22 March 2018
None on record
FRANCES JOY HILL BSC Trustee 22 March 2018
None on record
MARILYN JUNE SANDERSON Trustee 22 March 2018
NORTH SHEFFIELD CONSERVATION GROUP
Received: On time
ARTHUR KEITH HILL BSC. MA Trustee 22 March 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/03/2020 30/03/2021 30/03/2022 30/03/2023 30/03/2024
Total gross income £134.35k £104.98k £92.79k £91.94k £97.15k
Total expenditure £127.43k £77.48k £84.60k £131.71k £109.71k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £93.60k £35.24k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 March 2024 28 March 2025 57 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2024 28 March 2025 57 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2023 28 March 2024 58 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2023

(These accounts
have been qualified)

28 March 2024 58 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2022 26 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2022 26 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2021 27 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2020 26 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2020 26 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 MAY 2016 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 MAR 2018

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROTECTION, IMPROVEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF SHEFFIELD'S PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, SO AS TO MAINTAIN A FACILITY FOR PHYSICAL AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES, AIMED AT IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY A.MANAGING AND MAINTAINING WOOD LANE COUNTRYSIDE CENTRE B.CREATING AND EFFECTIVELY MANAGING WILDLIFE HABITATS, SUCH AS ANCIENT WOODLANDS, MEADOWS AND WETLANDS, FOR BIODIVERSITY, SPECIES PROTECTION AND PUBLIC ACCESS AND ENJOYMENT. C.RAISING AWARENESS IN PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES OF THE IMPORTANCE OF NATURE CONSERVATION AND BIODIVERSITY. D.PROVIDING PRACTICAL NATURE CONSERVATION AND TRADITIONAL COUNTRYSIDE SKILLS TRAINING FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES, TO ENABLE THEM TO BECOME ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN NATURE CONSERVATION. E. INVOLVING COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS IN PRACTICAL NATURE CONSERVATION PROJECTS

Contact information

Address:
WOOD LANE COUNTRYSIDE CENTRE
WOOD LANE
STANNINGTON
SHEFFIELD
S6 5HE
Phone:
01142316982
Email:
admin@woodlanecc.org.uk
Website:

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