NATURAL KIRKLEES

Registered charity 1174259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Umbrella organisation for volunteer groups in Kirklees promoting conservation and biodiversity. Providing free insurance and tool share for groups working on Kirklees Green spaces..

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN KIRKLEES BY PROMOTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£34k

Latest spending

£37k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £3,325, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to almost three years of essential costs. The charity relies heavily on restricted funding from Kirklees Council and faces uncertainty regarding future support due to the council's financial constraints.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: almost 3 years (held: £3k)

“The trustees therefore aim to maintain a reserve at each year-end, which will enable the charity to enable us to continue to facilitate the payment for the public liability insurance policy plus the general and technical administration of the charity and hosting of our web site for a period of almost 3 years to the renewal date on 19th September 2028.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“While the council remain under financial constraints the uncertainty and service delivery reshaping process is nearing an end and therefore we are as confident as we can be regarding our future support of the member groups for the tremendous work they do.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Adrian Pittschair
Christine Senior
Claire Howe
Edwin Ronald Day
Gill Young
JOAN VEVERS
Julie Hirst
Phil Slater
Stuart Richard Taylor

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£34k	£37k
30/09/2024	£40k	£10k
30/09/2023	£36k	£38k
30/09/2022	£23k	£12k
30/09/2021	£10k	£14k

Common questions

Is NATURAL KIRKLEES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £3,325, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to almost three years of essential costs. The charity relies heavily on restricted funding from Kirklees Council and faces uncertainty regarding future support due to the council's financial constraints. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.