Overall Score: 13 based on 11 data points
Finance: 0
Governance: 8
Support: 5
(no PartB)
No conflicts policy: -1, Good trustee age range: +3, Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,
Supporters: +5

NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY NETWORK TRUST 

To advance, formally and informally, public participation in and public understanding and enjoyment of, the conservation of biological resources, together with their sustainable and wise use, by providing public access to biological records, data or information pertaining to the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 23 years

www.nbn.org.uk

01158500177

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This Charity did not raise funds from the public in its latest financial period


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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
31/03/22£425£450£-25n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/21£425£430£-5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£440£487£-48n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£467£390£77n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£416£406£10n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/17£789£819£-30£0£150£961.480
31/03/16£749£721£28£4£180£560.960
31/03/15£3,279£3,284£-5£146£152£1760.640
31/03/14£3,032£3,079£-47£121£157£1000.430
31/03/13£2,758£2,763£-5£3£169£1150.530
31/03/12£4,308£4,256£52£1£210£1040.330
31/03/11£306£301£5n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/10£2,386£2,383£3£0£149£0n/a20
31/03/09£2,495£2,469£26£0£146£1460.720
31/03/08£2,239£2,233£6£0£121£1210.670
31/03/07£1,670£1,641£30£217£114£700.570
31/03/06£194£207£-13n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/05£217£195£22n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/04£224£204£20n/an/an/an/an/a0
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No information about staff salaries has been filed, which means that no-one was paid more than £60,000 in the latest financial year
What it does
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 1 volunteer
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

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
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£8,000 30/01/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£17,500 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£375,000 02/07/2019
48
Towards core costs to transform the NBN Atlas into a world-leading source of environmental data
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
£190,500 23/01/2019
NBN - building resilience and sustainability

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-68
  • AMANDA RUDD
    Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Ceo Of A Community Interest Company
  • MATTHEW POSTLES
    Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Senior Programmes Manager (Charity)
  • NEIL HODGES (Chair)
    Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor
  • WILMA HARPER
    Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Environmental Consutant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/08/2000, number: 1082163
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/04/2000, number: 03963387
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
Main office

NBN Trust
Unit F
14-18 St Mary's Gate
Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1PF

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE, FORMALLY AND INFORMALLY, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF, THE CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES, TOGETHER WITH THEIR SUSTAINABLE AND WISE USE, BY PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO BIOLOGICAL RECORDS, DATA OR INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN

Defined Area of Benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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