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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

THE BORN FREE FOUNDATION 

Animal welfare and wildlife conservation and related education
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
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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
31/03/23£5,651£6,283£-632£1,365£5,559£5,54110.61290
31/03/22£6,139£5,447£693£1,429£6,426£6,40914.11150
31/03/21£5,876£6,821£-945£1,716£5,596£5,5459.81090
31/03/20£5,308£6,209£-901£1,573£5,842£5,63210.9764
31/03/19£6,090£6,308£-218£2,074£6,787£6,73712.8784
31/03/18£4,950£6,003£-1,053£1,866£6,708£6,47012.9810
31/03/17£4,342£5,131£-790£1,440£7,673£7,19616.8660
31/03/16*£6,607£4,513£2,093£1,094£7,856£7,42519.7660
31/03/15£3,785£4,037£-253£1,153£5,971£5,71017600
31/03/14£3,762£3,298£464£936£4,607£4,46416.2470
31/03/13£2,705£3,405£-700£916£4,058£3,85913.6580
31/03/12£3,174£3,428£-253£1,179£4,490£4,24914.9460
31/03/11£3,294£3,497£-203£917£4,700£4,47215.3440
31/03/10£3,848£3,532£317£1,119£4,808£4,64815.8400
31/03/09£5,257£3,381£1,875£776£4,198£4,10214.6390
31/03/08£3,389£3,349£40£915£3,117£3,08411.1440
31/03/07£3,167£2,615£551£720£3,148£3,02313.9430
31/03/06£2,084£2,241£-156£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£3,455£2,166£1,290£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£2,401£1,848£553£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 26.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 22.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 10.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 3
Asset Split ?
Established: 26 years

www.bornfree.org.uk

info@bornfree.org.uk

01403240170

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Animal sanctuaries and shelters
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Australia, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Congo (Democratic Republic), Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Portugal, Scotland, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Throughout England And Wales, Uganda, United States, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 129 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 21-92
  • JESS RUBEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Entrepreneur
  • KATE STEPHENSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Staff Writer, National Geographic Kids Magazine
  • SHARON PEAKE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Psychologist/Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/08/1998, number: 1070906
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/07/1998, number: 03603432
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investment
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 4 days late,
Main office

Frazer House 2nd Floor
14 Carfax
Horsham
RH12 1ER

Objectives

(A) TO PRESERVE AND CONSERVE ANIMAL SPECIES IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT ON AN INTERNATIONAL BASIS AND TO UNDERTAKE ALL RELEVANT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH OR ANCILLARY THERETO, AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH, AND TO PROVIDE RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT AND OTHER SUPPORT TO COMMUNITIES IN AREAS WHERE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION ARE UNDERTAKEN;(B) TO PREVENT ALL TYPES OF CRUELTY AND ABUSE OF ANIMALS AND WILDLIFE PARTICULARLY IN ZOOS AND OTHER PLACES WHERE ANIMALS ARE KEPT IN CAPTIVITY.(C) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF NATURAL HISTORY, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION IN AN INDUSTRIAL, URBAN, RURAL, NATURAL AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTS;(D) TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS OF ANY SPECIES WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND (WHERE APPROPRIATE) ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF IMPROVED FACILITIES FOR THE CARE OF ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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