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Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 14
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

BUMBLEBEE CONSERVATION TRUST

The Bumblebee Conservation Trust was founded with the aim of protecting bumblebees (Bombus) and their associated habitats through conservation and education
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
31/03/23£1,805£1,718£87£166£1,538£1,45910.2501,000
31/03/22£1,549£1,604£-55£135£1,452£1,2019441,000
31/03/21£1,875£1,514£361£148£1,507£1,1108.8431,000
31/03/20£1,866£1,599£267£142£1,146£9026.8411,615
31/03/19£1,630£1,399£231£142£880£6775.8381,700
31/03/18£1,108£943£165£131£648£4375.6270
31/03/17£1,100£838£261£108£484£3885.6190
31/03/16£784£776£8£97£222£1882.9170
31/03/15£608£734£-126£106£214£1843150
31/03/14£669£607£62£66£340£1983.9140
31/03/13£497£482£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£381£354£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£319£293£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£359£213£146n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£116£139£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£137£102£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£103£61£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 9.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 11%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 10.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 7.9
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 18 years

www.bumblebeeconservation.org

enquiries@bumblebeeconservation.org

01786 594128

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Animal welfare
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
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£445,400
Esmee Fairbairn£275,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£150,000
Dulverton Trust£120,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Bumblebee Conservation Trust
£25,000 06/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bumblebee Conservation Trust
£222,772 19/12/2022
#NNF2 Connecting the Carmarthenshire Coast
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Bumblebee Conservation Trust
£250,000 15/09/2022
Towards unrestricted core costs for BBCT - Bumblebee Landscapes: Bigger, better and more connected
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£100,000 08/07/2022
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Core Costs Contribution
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bumblebee Conservation Trust
£222,628 11/05/2022
Bee Inspired
Dulverton Trust - Species on the Edge
£120,000 09/02/2022
Species on the Edge
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 23/10/2020
Science and Conservation core work
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bumblebee Conservation Trust
£57,800 26/06/2019
Creating a buzz around our story
Dulverton Trust - West Country Buzz II
£30,000 13/02/2019
West Country Buzz II
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 21/05/2018
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BeeWalk - How are the Bumblebees doing?
Dulverton Trust - Making a buzz
£15,000 14/06/2017
Making a buzz
John Ellerman Foundation - Making a Buzz for the Coast project
£75,000 25/05/2017
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Towards the costs of improving habitats for bumblebees in North Kent, home to five of the six most endangered species of bumblebee in the UK
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bumblebee Conservation Trust
£45,000 26/05/2016
Bee Wild West Wales
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bumblebee Conservation Trust
£967,200 08/03/2016
Pollinating the Peak
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bumblebee Conservation Trust
£1,077,900 18/03/2015
Making a Buzz for the Coast
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bumblebee Conservation Trust
£74,400 24/02/2015
Thurso: Gateway to the Great Yellow
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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: 36-55
  • ANGELA STYLE (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Consultant
  • CATRIONA GARDINER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Finance Director
  • CLAIRE INGLIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Conservationist
  • DAVID MCINTYRE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Accountant
  • DR GRACE DEEPA SENAPATHI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Scientist
  • DR HAZEL JACKSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Scientist
  • GEORGIA ROMERIL Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Marketing Manager
  • SABAH ZDANOWSKA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: It Consultant
  • SOPHIE THEEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Hr Specialist
  • THERESA DAUNCEY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/07/2006, number: 1115634
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/11/2005, number: 05618710
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; all on time
Main office

International House
109-111 Fulham Palace Road
LONDON
W6 8JA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION OF BUMBLEBEES.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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