Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

UK WILD OTTER TRUST 

Conservation organisation specialising in the European otter Lutra lutraDealing with raising awareness, education and promotion of the otterRehabilitation of orphaned or sick/injured otter cubs for eventual release back into the wild
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 8 years

www.ukwildottertrust.org

OTTERS@UKWOT.ORG

01769580621

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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
02/05/23*£74£45£29n/an/an/an/an/a4
02/05/22£40£35£5n/an/an/an/an/a6
02/05/21£31£27£4n/an/an/an/an/a6
02/05/20*£25£23£1n/an/an/an/an/a6
02/05/19*£14£13£1n/an/an/an/an/a4
02/05/18£6£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
02/05/17*£5£4£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 4 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/06/2016, number: 1167746
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR23: 16 days late, AR20: 36 days late, AR19: 317 days late, AR17: 136 days late,
Main office

Head Mill
UMBERLEIGH
Devon
EX37 9HA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING THE CONSERVATION OF THE EUSRASIAN OTTER (LUTRA LUTRA) IN THE UK.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE UK PUBLIC IN OTTER CONSERVATION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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