Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 14
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Fundraising costs high: -3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +14
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS

To promote the conservation of biological diversity and the natural environment for the public benefit by conserving wild birds and other wildlife, and the environment on which they depend,protecting, restoring and re-creating habitats.To raise public understanding and awareness,and to provide information on,such matters.To advance education of the public in conservation of the natural environment
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • There is a pension deficit of £24,078,000
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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£164,702£164,817£-115£44,031£270,314£94,7526.92,40611,900
31/03/22£157,699£143,112£14,587£36,691£278,869£109,2929.22,23112,000
31/03/21£142,383£121,618£20,765£31,784£236,200£71,8147.12,10112,011
31/03/20£146,914£125,042£21,872£31,108£227,446£65,6976.32,07412,441
31/03/19£142,591£131,785£10,806£32,119£195,119£36,9333.42,13912,101
31/03/18*£138,353£136,597£1,756£37,136£173,956£20,9821.82,2450
31/03/17£134,179£135,091£-912£36,019£157,074£8,5070.82,4090
31/03/16£136,994£134,064£2,930£36,633£183,832£38,0563.42,2120
31/03/15£132,872£128,194£4,678£34,224£98,052£-14,349-1.32,1950
31/03/14£127,045£126,779£266£34,302£117,829£12,3111.22,2170
31/03/13£122,114£115,087£7,027£32,434£113,093£11,1531.22,1510
31/03/12£119,677£111,981£7,696£30,820£126,182£26,2892.82,1100
31/03/11£122,519£108,794£13,725£28,952£134,542£37,0914.12,0370
31/03/10£121,928£104,285£17,643£27,606£121,160£30,9803.61,9670
31/03/09£111,839£97,991£13,848£25,872£116,134£34,9524.31,9030
31/03/08£103,904£94,023£9,881£24,004£117,077£45,7845.81,8280
31/03/07£99,356£88,659£10,697£21,427£110,933£46,4776.31,6880
31/03/06£75,138£69,548£5,590n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£67,725£60,715£7,010n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£65,269£55,024£10,245n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 31.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 26.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 35%
Reserves/Spending: 6.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 62 years

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Animal welfare
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Argentina, Ascension, Belgium, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Ghana, Guinea, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Malta, Montserrat, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie And Oeno Islands, Poland, Portugal, Saint Helena, Scotland, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Taiwan, Throughout England And Wales, Tristan Da Cunha, ....more
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
Esmee Fairbairn£3,859,195
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£3,730,120
National Lottery Heritage Fund£1,760,460
John Ellerman Foundation£680,148
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to RSPB / Lough Erne Landscape Partnership
£88,000 29/05/2024
9
Towards project costs for hosting the UKILN conference, growing expertise and supporting community action on freshwater in Northern Ireland
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to RSPB / Lough Erne Landscape Partnership
£357,128 20/02/2024
36
Towards project costs of a Northern Ireland Species Recovery Partnership to build Rethink capacity and unlock greater action at scale for species
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
£499,999 09/11/2023
Towards project costs accelerating the restoration of lowland raised peatlands in Northern Ireland
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS
£400,000 09/11/2023
Towards core costs of Tir Canol (middle ground) ensuring a nature-rich and connected ecosystem from land to sea, delivering benefits to wildlife and people
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes Infrastructure Improvements
£44,276 26/05/2023
20
to improve wetland habitats at RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes nature reserve by installing a solar powered pump to maintain water levels and a cattle handling corral and fencing to support effective grazing management
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
£30,000 27/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Royal Society For The Protection of Birds - Cymru
£199,520 22/02/2023
Towards project costs of 'Natur am Byth!' (Nature Forever!) a partnership uniting nine charities to deliver Wales' largest natural heritage and outreach programme to save species from extinction
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
£750,000 21/02/2023
An investment towards the purchase of 61 hectares of farmland at Inishcreenry, on the shores of Upper Lough Erne, County Fermanagh.
Department for Transport - Northward Hill Environmental Enhancements (RSPB)
£78,050 17/02/2023
Cobham Estate application
Department for Transport - Shorne Marshes Wetland Habitat Improvements (RSPB)
£208,386 16/02/2023
Cobham Estate application
Department for Transport - Rainham Marshes Biodiversity Enhancements (RSPB)
£41,667 16/02/2023
Essex Natural Environment application consists of 7 projects
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society For The Protection Of Birds
£249,713 20/12/2022
#NNF2 Biosecurity for Wales
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
£20,147 19/12/2022
Explore: RSPB
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - The Lake District Eastern Fells - Landscape Recovery
£53,865 05/12/2022
The Lake District Eastern Fells - Landscape Recovery
John Ellerman Foundation - Core costs, salary contributions and external assistance for an Akrotiri hydrological & wetland management study.
£85,000 25/10/2022
Core costs, salary contributions and external assistance for an Akrotiri hydrological & wetland management study.
John Ellerman Foundation - Campaign Officer and ecological value studies to protect Cayman's unique central mangrove wetland from proposed road development
£76,370 25/10/2022
Campaign Officer and ecological value studies to protect Cayman's unique central mangrove wetland from proposed road development
John Ellerman Foundation - Salary for Conservation Officer in Montserrat National Trust (MNT)
£119,800 25/10/2022
Salary for Conservation Officer in Montserrat National Trust (MNT)
John Ellerman Foundation - Salaries for TCNT to employ a full-time Heritage Sites Operations Manager and a part-time Fundraising Coordinator.
£102,000 25/10/2022
Salaries for TCNT to employ a full-time Heritage Sites Operations Manager and a part-time Fundraising Coordinator.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
£65,500 19/10/2022
Towards project costs for the creation of a mechanism to ensure sustainable future funding for the conservation of Scotland's Rainforest for the benefit of biodiversity, climate and local communities
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
£98,662 19/10/2022
Towards project costs exploring the delivery of nature positive biodiversity offsetting in Scotland
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
£300,000 07/07/2022
Towards core costs supporting The Pesticide Collaboration as a civil society movement acting on pesticides harm
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - DPLUS181 East Caicos Wilderness Area: Protecting the Caribbean's largest uninhabited island
£82,326 01/07/2022
Projects that aim to protect the unique biodiversity and improve resilience to climate change within the UK Overseas Territories
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - DPLUS178 Inhabited Territory restoration: completing preparations for a rodent-free Pitcairn Islands
£61,478 01/06/2022
Projects that aim to protect the unique biodiversity and improve resilience to climate change within the UK Overseas Territories
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - International - Raising the value of biodiversity-friendly cocoa and carbon storage: ensuring sustainable incomes around Gola Rainforest National Park
£3,420 01/04/2022
Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE/S013636/1
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - STAND: Overcoming scale-mismatch for designing and governing treescape expansion to benefit people and nature
£188,440 01/04/2022
Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=NE/X003841/1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - RPA Simplified Countryside Stewardship
£187,128 01/04/2022
The main priority for Countryside Stewardship is to protect and enhance the natural environment, in particular: increased biodiversity; improved habitat and expanded woodland areas; improved water quality; improved air quality. Other outcomes ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Environmental Stewardship Transferred to DEFRA NSA P2
£1,741,236 01/04/2022
This measure covers farm and business development grants made under Countryside Productivity and ESIF Growth Programme. Grants are made in two instalments 80% of the total paid following confirmation of a successful bid and remainder paid during ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Countryside Stewardship Transferred to DEFRA NSA P2
£414,293 01/04/2022
This measure covers grant funding for basic services and village renewal in rural areas under Countryside Productivity and ESIF Growth Programme Small / micro rural businesses, rural community groups, and any public / private entities working in ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - RPA Simplified Countryside Stewardship
£5,500 01/04/2022
The main priority for Countryside Stewardship is to protect and enhance the natural environment, in particular: increased biodiversity; improved habitat and expanded woodland areas; improved water quality; improved air quality. Other outcomes ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - RPA Simplified Countryside Stewardship
£46,063 01/04/2022
The main priority for Countryside Stewardship is to protect and enhance the natural environment, in particular: increased biodiversity; improved habitat and expanded woodland areas; improved water quality; improved air quality. Other outcomes ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NEIRF1047CLAIM3 RSPB
£8,099 01/04/2022
The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NEIRF1047CLAIM4 RSPB
£13,659 01/04/2022
The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NEIRF1047CLAIM5 The RSPB
£9,483 01/04/2022
The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will ....more
John Ellerman Foundation - Land acquisition at the Salina Reserve Important Bird & Biodiversity Area (IBA), Grand Cayman
£150,000 15/12/2021
12
Land acquisition at the Salina Reserve Important Bird & Biodiversity Area (IBA), Grand Cayman
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - DPLUS128: Safeguarding Caymans Sister Islands from invasive species
£84,641 27/10/2021
The largely undeveloped Sister Islands (Cayman Brac and Little Cayman) are Caymans environmentalflagships, home to the Territorys only RAMSAR site and its most internationally significant wildlife. InvasiveAlien Vertebrates (IAV) pose a major yet ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - 28-022: Restoring the water tower cloud forests of Kenyas Taita Hills
£124,266 12/10/2021
The aim of the project is to protect and expand the surviving fragments of forest in the Taita Hills in southern Kenya, safeguarding the unique biodiversity of these hills and improving local water security. Activities will include forest ....more
John Ellerman Foundation - Tackling urgent habitat conservation in the islands of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago
£146,978 29/07/2021
16
Tackling urgent habitat conservation in the islands of the Tristan da Cunha archipelago
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
£80,000 08/06/2021
Rathlin Acting For Tomorrow
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
£202,900 18/05/2021
Young People and Nature at Cameron’s Cottage
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB Scotland
£242,800 03/05/2021
Wildlife Trail to Loch Lomond
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 10) SA
£2,102 01/04/2021
This measure is the primary Agri-environment-climate funding for England in delivering the Rural Development programme environmental land management priorities and builds on the agri-environment Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - M04 - Investments in physical assets Exchq funded NSA P2
£395,767 01/04/2021
This covers grants made for investments in physical assets made under Countryside Stewardship. The measure supports various farm and forestry investments in particular for businesses investing in innovative business practices and new technologies to ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NEIRF1047CLAIM2 - RSPB Natural Capital Investment Aggregation Vehicle
£16,784 01/04/2021
The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - NEIRF1047CLAIM1 - RSPB Natural Capital Investment Aggregation Vehicle
£13,034 01/04/2021
The funding will be used to develop a broad range of projects that deliver environmental benefits while also demonstrating a wide range of innovative approaches to generating revenues from ecosystem services. In doing so, these projects will ....more
DCMS - Consall Lime Kilns
£7,500 02/02/2021
Removal of invasive vegetation and washing of structure to remove soil and moss from stone ledges and joints
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Gough Island Restoration Programme
£38,900 10/12/2020
A grant towards a project which will provide protection to Tristan Albatrosses on Gough Island World Heritage Site in the South Atlantic, in the hope to boost their numbers by eradicating giant mice from the island. The giant mice are an invasive ....more
DCMS - GRCF2020 Climate Change Resilience for Blean Woods and Seasalter Levels
£250,000 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
DCMS - GRCF2020 Haweswater Nursery - Providing Trees for Life
£124,950 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
DCMS - GRCF2020: Curlew Recovery Northern England
£110,600 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 - Social investment RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
£900,000 15/10/2020
24
Towards Project costs Land Purchase at Landheath
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
£250,000 09/09/2020
COVID19: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
£214,900 09/09/2020
COVID19: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
£250,000 08/09/2020
COVID19 RSPB Cymru
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB Scotland
£250,000 07/09/2020
COVID19: RSPB Scotland
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
£170,386 22/07/2020
18
Towards Core costs supporting the work of a new coalition to catalyse civil society to reduce pesticide-related harms
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - DPLUS121 - Strengthening biosecurity to protect Turks & Caicos’ Iguana Islands
£75,564 01/07/2020
The Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI) has the weakest biosecurity capacity of all UKOTs. This multi-sector collaborative project will strengthen biosecurity capacity across TCI, enhancing protection of the islands’ natural assets. Focusing on ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - GRANT: DPLUS102- Saving Tristan’s only native tree and its associated unique buntings
£89,646 01/07/2020
Coccus hesperidum, an invasive alien scale insect, has infested Tristan’s only native tree species, Phylicaarborea, smothering and killing many. Endemic Nesospiza buntings, evolved to specialise on Phylica fruit,are therefore threatened with ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Lake Vyrnwy Community Experience
£282,891 21/05/2020
47
RSPB have received £282891 over four years to provide a range of community opportunities training and events at the Lake Vyrnwy nature reserve in Powys. The focus of the project will be on conservation and farming allowing the local community to ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - GRANT: DPLUS098 Restoring and safeguarding wetlands of the Caribbean UKOTs
£68,212 01/04/2020
Caribbean wetlands are critical to achieving island resiliency by providing essential ecosystem services such as flood protection and yet are being destroyed and degraded. This project aims to reverse the loss and degradation of wetlands in ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - GRANT: DPLUS095 Strengthening biosecurity for remote Territory communities and their World Heritage
£13,051 01/04/2020
The project will support the Pitcairn and Tristan da Cunha Governments to collaboratively strengthen biosecurity capacity in their Territories and thus enhance the protection of their natural-resource dependent economies and World Heritage Sites ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - 24-013 Darwin Initiative Round 23 Main
£82,487 01/04/2020
This funding will fund projects in developing countries aiming to protect Biodiversity. Applications received Ministerial approval following an open application round under the Darwin Initiative and assessment by our external and independent Darwin ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - IWT078: Combatting IWT in the Gola Sierra Leone-Liberia Transboundary Landscape
£102,534 01/04/2020
The Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) is rapidly increasing in West Africa, with evidence of cross-border trading.The most frequently traded animals include Forest elephants, Western chimpanzees, Pangolins and Timneh Grey Parrots.Building on robust ....more
DCMS - ALB-Historic England-Royal Society for the Protection of Birds: Double Stone Alignment of Isley Marsh
£3,243 01/04/2020
To carry out a project to reduce the risk factors at the site - to carry out a geophysical survey in order to securely locate, map and record the site, and based on the survey findings undertake a limited environmental sampling process in order to ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Grant:Darwin Main 26-004:Linking food security and forest conservation under REDD+
£98,278 01/07/2019
Main Darwin Initiative projects support projects tackling key threats to biodiversity in developing countries
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB Scotland
£47,000 17/12/2018
Inner Forth Wanderings and Windings
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
£729,600 29/11/2018
Upland Skies: Birds of Prey in the Peak District & Sheffield
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB Scotland
£405,600 12/06/2018
SCALE - Saving Corncrakes through advocacy, land management and education
John Ellerman Foundation - costs of a senior scientific role on St. Helena
£60,000 24/05/2018
36
Towards the salary of the Head of Conservation of the St Helena National Trust, which aims to maintain and preserve the rich environmental and natural heritage of the island
John Ellerman Foundation - Eradication programme on Gough Island
£45,340 24/05/2018
13
Towards the salary of an Assistant Programme Manager to support the conservation operation to restore Gough Island, through the eradication of mice
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB Scotland
£51,100 26/01/2018
Dolphinwatch
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB South West
£611,800 05/12/2017
Protecting Hyde's Heath
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB South East
£57,700 24/10/2017
Discover Pagham Harbour Nature Reserve
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB Scotland
£4,296,000 27/06/2017
Orkney Native Wildlife Project
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
£875,800 08/06/2017
Giving Nature a Home in the Dearne Valley
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
£97,900 27/03/2017
RKites
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB Scotland
£49,800 01/02/2017
Project Puffin
National Lottery Community Fund - Giving Nature a Home in Cardiff
£500,000 25/01/2017
60
Giving Nature a Home in Cardiff
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
£600,000 01/11/2016
48
Towards the Back from the Brink project, working at scale across a number of England’s most important habitats to support innovative work on lesser known species suffering significant decline, or at threat of extinction.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB Scotland
£1,505,000 25/10/2016
Garnock Connections Landscape Partnership Scheme
National Lottery Community Fund - RSPB Conwy Wildlife Pond
£12,558 28/09/2016
24
RSPB Conwy Wildlife Pond
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
£83,700 19/07/2016
Oxford Swift City
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB Cymru
£44,900 30/06/2016
Wetland Wonders: Opening of Malltraeth Marsh for explorers
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB Scotland
£34,300 29/02/2016
Digging for Diversity
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
£725,000 12/02/2016
24
An investment in the purchase of 66 hectares of agricultural land at Seasalter Levels in North Kent, as part of the land purchase facility
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB Cymru
£33,600 28/01/2016
RSPB Conwy: Enhancing visitor connections with nature
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB Cymru
£2,914,300 27/10/2015
Living Levels Landscape Partnership
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
£2,877,400 27/10/2015
Lough Erne Landscape Partnership (LELP)
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB South West
£60,000 01/07/2015
Exploring the River Stour - a journey through time and nature
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB Scotland
£40,000 29/06/2015
Dunnet Head Nature Reserve
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to RSPB Scotland
£40,000 25/05/2015
Dear Green Future
Sport England - Market Development
£199,865 26/03/2015
27
Funding under Sport England's National Programme - Market Development funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Market Development'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
£45,100 11/02/2015
Saving Marshlands Wetland Heritage and Wildlife
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
£58,000 13/01/2015
Building community networks for nature in the Broads
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
£81,300 10/12/2014
Guardians of the Moors
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
£190,100 18/03/2014
The Buffer Solution: Protecting biodiversity with habitat buffers
National Lottery Community Fund - Enhancing Visitor Experience - Galloway Nature Reserve
£10,000 18/12/2013
12
This project will install a visitorsÂ’ pathway and improve existing stone dykes in their Mull of Galloway nature reserve. It will also incorporate new directional signage and ensure a more improved visitor experience.
National Lottery Community Fund - Enhancing Access and Learning at RSPB Fairy Glen Nature Reserve
£10,000 18/11/2010
11
The Royal Society for The Protection of Birds will carry out improvements to the Fairy Glen nature reserve in the Black Isle. The project will be of benefit to the manyllocal people and visitors to the site each year and the improvements will allow ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Wild About Kelvingrove
£10,000 08/11/2010
12
This group will develop a programme of wildlife events, talks, walks and outdoor learning activities for visitors to Kelvingrove Park and Museum. This will provide opportunities for new audiences to participate in environmental activities, as well ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - People, Pools and Kingfishers
£10,000 06/09/2010
12
This is a project will enhance a habitat with vegetation and create kingfisher nesting banks in order to create more opportunities to gain skills in nature and wildlife, for the benefit of the wider community. This will enhance the natural ....more
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How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALEXANDER JOHN RANDALL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director
  • DR BENJAMIN LIAN CALDECOTT Appointed: 2022
  • EDWARD KEITH JONES Appointed: 2023
  • JOHN MASON Appointed: 2021
  • JAMES FERGUS SLOANE Appointed: 2022
  • JAMES NICHOLAS LOWTHER Appointed: 2022
  • JUDITH ANNETT Appointed: 2020
  • KERRY ELIZABETH TEN KATE Appointed: 2018
  • KEVIN JOHN COX (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • ROBERT CUBBAGE Appointed: 2018
  • VERONICA MORAA PICKERING Appointed: 2019
  • VICTORIA JANE NASH Appointed: 2019
  • WILLIAM JAMES SUTHERLAND Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/1962, number: 207076
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/01/1970, number: RC000521
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE GUTHRIE ESSAME CHARITABLE TRUST on 14/05/2021
  • Asset transfer in from MRS S L CHAMBERS' CHARITABLE TRUST on 24/01/2024
Main office

R S P B
THE LODGE
POTTON ROAD
SANDY
SG19 2DL

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A. CONSERVING WILD BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT ON WHICH THEY DEPEND; B. PROTECTING, RESTORING AND RE-CREATING HABITATS. AND, IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT PRIMARY OBJECTIVE, TO RAISE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON SUCH MATTERS. 2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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