EARTHWORKS TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1079866 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUSTAINABILITY CENTRE

OPERATION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY CENTRE as an independent education and learning centreMission Statement:To demonstrate, develop and promote knowledge, skills, technologies and lifestyles that improve people's quality of life without damaging the local and global environment.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £3,059,858, with unrestricted reserves at £2,785,429. The charity holds a designated operational reserve of £86,600, which aligns with its stated policy to hold two months of operational costs. The filing notes that dependence on external grant funding has been reduced, though expansion remains a challenge.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Sustainability Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Mamie Mollan Trust — “The Mamie Mollan Trust” (source page)
• The Ernest Cook Trust — “The Ernest Cook Trust” (source page)
• Natural England — “South Downs Way National Trail (Natural England)” (source page)
• The South Downs Society — “The South Downs Society” (source page)
• Community Sustainable Energy Programme — “Community Sustainable Energy Programme” (source page)
• Low Carbon Buildings Programme — “Low Carbon Buildings Programme” (source page)
• The Onyx Environmental Trust — “The Onyx Environmental Trust” (source page)
• East Hants District Council — “East Hants District Council” (source page)
• Hampshire County Council — “Hampshire County Council” (source page)
• South Downs Joint Committee — “South Downs Joint Committee” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (81% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• JEFF LANEchair
• Claire Suzanne Crothers
• HOWARD MORGAN CLARKE
• Janet McKenzie
• Karolina Mabel de Jonge
• Paddy Cox
• Patricia Janet Ruzewicz
• Paul Andrew Ciniglio
• Peter Michael Wilcock
• Stephen Cummins · trustee of 2 other charities
• Trevor Thwaites
• Victoria Ruzewicz

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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