Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Spending falling: -1
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

LIVING COASTS

The operation under licence of an exhibit that is owned by South West Environmental Parks Limited on a site rented from Torbay Borough Council. Its aim continues to be to operate a conservation-led, world class, aquatic animal exhibit that provides a financially viable visitor attraction. Its activities were in accordance with the annual Business Plan.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

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
31/10/22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/10/21	£162	£198	£-37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/10/20	£922	£1,208	£-285	£0	£37	£34	0.3	28	51
31/10/19	£1,216	£1,212	£4	£0	£322	£317	3.1	30	57
31/10/18	£1,268	£1,190	£78	£1	£318	£318	3.2	22	44
31/10/17	£1,201	£1,152	£48	£2	£240	£240	2.5	28	0
31/10/16	£1,101	£998	£103	£2	£223	£223	2.7	25	0
31/10/15	£1,011	£987	£23	£6	£119	£119	1.4	19	0
31/10/14	£886	£927	£-41	£7	£96	£96	1.2	20	0
31/10/13	£1,016	£906	£110	£8	£137	£137	1.8	21	0
31/10/12	£945	£950	£-6	£4	£27	£27	0.3	23	0
31/10/11	£874	£883	£-9	£5	£33	£33	0.4	22	0
31/10/10	£1,128	£1,153	£-25	£4	£42	£42	0.4	25	0
31/10/09	£893	£972	£-79	£5	£67	£67	0.8	26	0
31/10/08	£938	£946	£-8	£7	£146	£146	1.8	25	0
31/10/07	£825	£895	£-70	£5	£154	£154	2.1	23	0
31/10/06	£960	£848	£113	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/05	£797	£941	£-144	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/04	£723	£899	£-175	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 21 years

www.livingcoasts.org.uk

director@livingcoasts.org.uk

01803697500

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Animals
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-71

CHARLES COOPER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Barrister

ANDREW CHARLES JOHN COOPER BSC, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, WILD PLANET TRUST, EAST DEVON PEBBLEBED HEATHS CONSERVATION TRUST, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

BEN LOUIS JOBSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Operations Director, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, WILD PLANET TRUST, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

JAMES O'DWYER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Property Manager, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, WILD PLANET TRUST, STOVER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

PROF. RICHARD PREZIOSI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Professor, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, WILD PLANET TRUST, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

PROFESSOR ADAM GEORGE HART FRES Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, WILD PLANET TRUST, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

RICHARD WILLIAM JOHN FORD FINSTD, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, WILD PLANET TRUST, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

BETH KATHLEEN MCLAUGHLIN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Marketing Consultant, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, WILD PLANET TRUST, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

MARK SALMON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, WILD PLANET TRUST, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

RACHAEL HILL BA ACA, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, WILD PLANET TRUST, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

SARAH BARR Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Human Resources Professional, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, WILD PLANET TRUST, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

STEPHEN KINGS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired Secondary Academy Headteacher/Principal, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, WILD PLANET TRUST, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/08/2003, number: 1099076
Registered at Companies House on 18/12/2002, number: 04620880

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

PAIGNTON ZOO
TOTNES ROAD
PAIGNTON
DEVON
TQ4 7EU

Objectives

THE OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:3.1 TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF PLANTS, ANIMALS AND THE NATURAL WORLD.3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE CONSERVATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL WORLD AND THE PROMOTION OF BIODIVERSITY.3.3 TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE MAINTENANCE OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND THE MAINTENANCE OF ENDANGERED ANIMALS, PLANTS AND HABITATS IN BOTH PROTECTED AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

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