Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR BIRDS OF PREY 

See Trustees Report and Accounts
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,090,790 available, equivalent to 36 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£1,269£367£902£5£1,313£1,09135.743
31/12/21£499£376£123n/an/an/an/an/a33
31/12/20£286£310£-24n/an/an/an/an/a41
31/12/19£390£372£18n/an/an/an/an/a34
31/12/18£452£386£66£0£0£0n/a020
31/12/17£415£373£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16*£414£341£73£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£458£245£213£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 35.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 42 months
Quick Ratio: 50.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 9 years

www.icbp.org

info@icbp.org

01531820286

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Animal welfare
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 4 employees
  • 3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 64-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/01/2015, number: 1159749
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/11/2014, number: 09314933
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; AR16: 26 days late,
Main office

BOULDSON HOUSE
NEWENT
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL18 1JJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR BIRDS OF PREY ARE TO:4.1.1 PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF ALL SPECIES OF RAPTORS (BIRDS OF PREY AND OWLS) TOGETHER WITH THEIR VARYING HABITATS WORLDWIDE THROUGH, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY, CONSERVATION BREEDING PROGRAMMES, AND RESEARCH INTO THE BREEDING, HABITAT, HEALTH AND CONSERVATION OF ALL BIRDS OF PREY4.1.2 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY IN THE CONSERVATION. PRESERVATION AND WELFARE OF RAPTORS WORLDWIDE THROUGH EXTERNAL LECTURES, PAPERS AT CONFERENCES AND THROUGH THE WEBSITE, TO INSTIL, AMONGST OTHE THINGS, THE IMPORTANCE OF SPECIES OF RAPTORS AND THEIR DIVERSE HABITATS IN THE WILD; AND4.1.3 ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY BE CONDUCIVE TO THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF RAPTORS AS THE DIRECTORS MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

Data Sources

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