Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 14
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 28 ?

THE FROGLIFE TRUST

The Charity's primary objective is to promote the conservation and welfare of amphibians and reptiles in the UK and anywhere else in the world. This includes habitat reclamation, remediation and restoration.The Charity's secondary objective is to promote education amenity and research activities for the benefit of the public at large relevant to amphibians and reptiles.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£1,246£1,336£-90£139£482£3873.525394
30/09/22£1,115£1,097£18£79£572£4044.423590
30/09/21£1,010£965£45£63£554£3944.923569
30/09/20£980£877£103£66£509£3294.517232
30/09/19£1,010£833£177£57£406£2723.917665
30/09/18£708£710£-2£107£229£1612.7180
30/09/17£841£831£9£99£231£881.3200
30/09/16?£1,421£1,299£122£158£222£1211.1190
31/03/15£802£860£-58£97£100£390.5190
31/03/14£926£874£52£179£158£1371.9190
31/03/13£819£785£34£130£106£911.4150
31/03/12£724£705£19£144£72£721.2210
31/03/11£625£647£-22£4£52£330.6160
31/03/10?£489£544£-55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£345£335£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£180£220£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£199£191£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05*£205£199£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04*£29£0£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 12.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 80%
Reserves/Spending: 3.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 7.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 22 years

www.froglife.org

info@froglife.org

01733602102

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Animal welfare
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Brighton And Hove, East Riding Of Yorkshire, Peterborough City, Scotland, Somerset, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Heritage Fund£775,247
Esmee Fairbairn£360,000
City Bridge Trust£244,200
DCMS£123,900
National Lottery Community Fund£54,405
Greater London Authority£40,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Masonic Trust£24,083
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Transforming Lives: Froglife Trainees
£15,952 10/10/2023
to deliver an ecotherapy project in deprived Peterborough communities to improve community engagement and build skills and self-esteem through an extensive volunteer and trainee programme focused on wildlife conservation
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Froglife Trust
£300,000 19/09/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs of Froglife’s work to restore amphibian and reptile populations through improving habitats, engaging communities, and promoting learning
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£24,083 20/07/2023
Somerset Green Pathways for Life - supporting people living with dementia and their carers to engage with nature and wildlife
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Froglife
£10,000 06/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 20/01/2023
The Froglife Trust - unrestricted/core grant
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to The Froglife Trust
£9,917 11/11/2022
Funding was provided towards a public engagement programme running alongside a Discovering Dewponds project.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Froglife Trust
£248,148 28/06/2022
Coalface to Wildspace: Midlands
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Froglife Trust
£248,399 20/12/2021
Transforming Lives: Froglife Trainees
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Froglife
£1,202 23/10/2021
We will support some of the most disadvantaged young people in the Peterborough area to take action for wildlife in local green spaces.
Somerset Community Foundation - Nature and gardening activities for people with dementia and their carers in Frome.
£2,000 15/10/2021
Nature and gardening activities for people with dementia and their carers in Frome.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Froglife Trust
£249,900 16/06/2021
Discovering Dewponds
DCMS - GRCF2020 Yorkshire Tails of Amphibian Discovery (T.O.A.D)
£123,900 11/11/2020
Green Recovery Challenge Fund 2020-21. The wider aim of the scheme is: The Green Recovery Challenge Fund is a short-term competitive fund to kick-start environmental renewal whilst creating and retaining a range of jobs. It is open to environmental ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Froglife Trust
£3,000 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - Grant for outdoor activity sessions to support children and young people affected by Covid 19 and local deprivation. Support will increase confidence and social skills.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Froglife Trust
£28,800 14/05/2020
COVID19 The Froglife Trust
National Lottery Community Fund - Veterans March Forth for Wildlife
£9,924 11/05/2020
11
This group will use the funding to undertake a rewilding project in three areas of Stirling. Armed services veterans will help to deliver the project.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Froglife
£50,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 fast response grant
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Froglife Trust
£244,200 26/03/2020
60
£244,200 over five years (£46,500; £47,400; £48,700; £50,000; £51,600) for the salary of a f/t Project Manager and running costs for the Leaping Forward for Dementia project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Green Pathways Sussex - Development Project
£44,481 31/01/2020
12
This outdoor therapy project for vulnerable young people experiencing a range of disadvantages will use funding to employ a full-time Development Officer to establish the project in Sussex. Venues for the sessions will include green spaces and ....more
Greater London Authority - Grant to Froglife
£40,000 29/01/2020
London Tails of Amphibian Discovery (T.O.A.D)
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Froglife Trust
£60,300 06/12/2019
Discovering Reptiles
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£45,000 24/07/2019
36
Green Pathways
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Froglife
£30,000 24/07/2019
12
Towards the development costs of the plan for a new ecology centre to be built in Peterborough.
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted Grant
£10,000 09/01/2019
12
Froglife is a wildlife conservation organisation with a specific focus on reptiles and amphibians and their habitats.This is a one year unrestricted grant towards their work.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Froglife
£500,000 19/09/2018
60
Towards unrestricted core costs to benefit amphibians and reptiles through better understanding, transforming landscapes and building Froglife's track record of enabling people to engage with nature.
London Catalyst - The Froglife Trust - 1
£4,460 21/06/2018
London Tails of Amphibian Discovery (T.O.A.D)
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Froglife Trust
£663,200 08/03/2018
Come FORTH for WILDLIFE
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Froglife Trust
£119,396 02/03/2018
36
The project will deliver outdoor education activities for young people not in education, employment and training, young carers and children affected by neglect. The project will build confidence, develop social skills and improve behaviour.
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£10,000 01/02/2018
12
Froglife is a wildlife conservation organisation with a specific focus on reptiles and amphibians and their habitats. This is a one year unrestricted grant towards their work.
Greater London Authority - Grant to Froglife
£49,649 31/01/2018
London Tails of Amphibian Discovery (T.O.A.D.)
Dulverton Trust - Boardwalks Local Nature Reserve
£25,512 14/06/2017
Boardwalks Local Nature Reserve
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Froglife Trust
£502,800 13/06/2017
London Tails of Amphibian Discovery (TOAD)
The Bromley Trust - Unrestricted grant
£10,000 07/06/2017
12
Froglife is a wildlife conservation organisation with a specific focus on reptiles and amphibians and their habitats. This is a one year unrestricted grant towards their work
John Ellerman Foundation - Core funding specifically the costs of a Conservation Coordinator
£72,000 26/01/2017
36
Towards the salary of the Conservation Coordinator, to protect amphibians and reptiles, and their habitats, through conservation work and environmental education.
Dulverton Trust - Management of Boardwalks Local Nature Reserve
£18,146 11/02/2016
Management of Boardwalks Local Nature Reserve
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Froglife Trust
£54,000 26/11/2015
24
£54,000 over two years (2 x £27,000) for the salary of a Project Assistant and related costs of the Dragon Finder project for London.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Froglife Trust
£92,700 12/11/2015
Sheffield Living Water Phase 2
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Froglife
£150,000 18/02/2015
36
Towards the salaries of the conservation co-ordinator and the learning co-ordinator posts to improve conservation advice and guidance on amphibians and reptiles in the UK and enhance the organisation's training and public engagement programmes.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Froglife
£155,398 09/02/2011
Towards the salaries of the conservation co-ordinator and a public engagement co-ordinator.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 21-86
  • DR PHILIP WHEELER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Lecturer
  • DR CHARLOTTE REGAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Wildlife Campaigns Manager
  • DR JOHN ROGER DOWNIE, Occupation: University Lecturer
  • DR SILVIU PETROVAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Academic Research Officer
  • EDWARD GORDON MACLELLAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Conservationist
  • FRANK CLARK Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Retired
  • INEZ SMITH Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Young People Dev Manager
  • MELISSA SOLLY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Partner
  • RICHARD YATES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • XAVIER JONATHAN MAX MAHELE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Student
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/08/2002, number: 1093372
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/02/2002, number: 04382714
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR05: 119 days late, AR04: 302 days late,
Main office

Brightfield Business Hub
Bakewell Road
Orton Southgate
PETERBOROUGH
PE2 6XU

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE:TO PROMOTE (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) THE CONSERVATION AND WELFARE OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES, IN THE UK AND ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, HABITAT RECLAMATION, REMEDIATION AND RESTORATION, AND TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AMENITY AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE RELEVANT TO AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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