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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

THE VINCENT WILDLIFE TRUST

Vincent Wildlife Trust conserves British, Irish and European mammals through conservation research and practical fieldwork. We: 1) develop innovative monitoring solutions, 2) identify actions to generate conservation solutions for effective population restoration 3) develop effective mitigation strategies through conflict management to promote coexistence between mammal populations and humans.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • 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 issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £20,369,904 available, equivalent to 202 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

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
31/12/23£1,936£1,207£729£14£21,767£20,370202.517178
31/12/22£680£1,156£-476£17£20,255£20,179209.520171
31/12/21£500£1,137£-637n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£522£1,040£-518£11£20,891£20,657238.42253
31/12/19£746£1,101£-355£14£20,553£20,495223.418128
31/12/18£717£1,258£-540£9£18,352£18,298174.6160
31/12/17£559£1,066£-507£12£19,134£19,110215.2150
31/12/16£559£981£-422£21£17,971£17,892218.8130
31/12/15£568£916£-347£66£16,895£16,875221.1130
31/12/14£496£767£-272n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£795£726£69£30£17,057£17,004280.9110
31/12/12£527£638£-111£29£15,095£14,999282100
31/12/11£837£685£152£29£13,993£13,962244.690
31/12/10£674£741£-67£29£14,565£14,565235.8100
31/12/09£724£897£-173£11£20,653£14,002187.3100
31/12/08£1,181£967£215£14£19,372£13,282164.990
31/12/07£1,217£963£254£20£20,864£14,390179.280
31/12/06£1,117£1,082£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 94%
Reserves/Spending: 202.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 19 years

www.vwt.org.uk

enquiries@vwt.org.uk

01531636441

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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Animal sanctuaries and shelters
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Croatia, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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£1,968,061
DCMS£89,950
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Vincent Wildlife Trust
£1,968,061 14/09/2023
Martens on the Move: Long-term Strategic Recovery for Pine Martens in Britain
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 29/01/2021
Optimising resources to support the recovery of nine at-risk bat species
DCMS - GRCF2020: Future proofing Englands premier Horseshoe bat roosts against climate change
£89,950 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
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Vincent Wildlife Trust
£299,507 11/02/2016
60
Towards greater scope and depth on the Trust's work on lesser known and less well understood UK mammal species, including those from the weasel family and species of threatened bats.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-55
  • CHRISTOPHER ROBERT ELLAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Associate Director
  • DR RICHARD PAUL YOUNG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • DR SALLIE-ANNE BAILEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Deputy Chief Scientific Advisor
  • GEORGINA ROSE TUESDAY HOLMES-SKELTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: External Affairs In Charity Sector
  • MARK RUSSELL HOLLINWORTH Appointed: 2023
  • PROFESSOR ROBBIE MCDONALD (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chair In Natural Environment
  • SARAH HELEN BINSTEAD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Risk Officer
  • SHAILENA MOLEDINA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Pension Fund Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/11/2005, number: 1112100
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/10/2005, number: 05598716
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; all on time
Main office

3 & 4
Bronsil Courtyard
Eastnor
Ledbury
Herefordshire
HR8 1EP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE MAMMAL RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION IN EUROPE, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MEANS OF THE CREATION OF NATURE RESERVES FOR MAMMALS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EUROPE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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