Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 4
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

ATLANTIC SALMON TRUST

Promotion of restoration and conservation of sustainable stocks of wild atlantic salmon and sea trout for the public benefit, through research, education and practical assistance.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile 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
31/03/24£1,559£1,473£85£201£1,992£1,55712.7130
31/03/23*£2,159£2,305£-146£192£1,807£1,3777.21110
31/03/22£1,984£1,959£25£109£1,956£1,2247.570
31/03/21£1,756£1,689£67£124£1,850£9506.870
31/03/20?£1,696£1,568£128£118£1,697£9337.150
31/03/18£868£556£312£202£1,215£1,19525.840
31/03/17£356£301£55n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£222£293£-71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£529£310£218£65£892£88634.320
31/03/14£266£326£-60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£237£271£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£290£395£-104n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£208£357£-149n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£234£382£-149n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£236£353£-116n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£343£337£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£296£291£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£218£252£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£182£215£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£218£235£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 21%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 12.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 57 years

www.atlanticsalmontrust.org

info@atlanticsalmontrust.org

01738827200

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • 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
Dulverton Trust£50,000
The Aim Foundation£2,000
The Grocers' Charity£1,281
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Aim Foundation - Grant to Atlantic Salmon Trust
£1,000 16/04/2024
12
Family Fund donation
The Grocers' Charity - 2024 Match - Atlantic Salmon Trust
£1,281 14/12/2023
Supporting the protection and survival of plants and animals
Dulverton Trust - Missing Salmon Alliance 2023 – Project Deveron
£50,000 26/10/2023
Missing Salmon Alliance 2023 – Project Deveron
The Aim Foundation - Grant to Atlantic Salmon Trust
£1,000 17/01/2023
12
Family Fund donation

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: 39-61
  • HARALDUR EIRIKSSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Businessman
  • KEITH WALLINGTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director
  • LAURA IRWIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • OLIVER REEVE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Wealth Manager
  • PETER LANDALE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Company Director
  • ROBERT HENRY MOFFETT CHAPLIN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Solicitor
  • ROBERT SCOTT-DEMPSTER Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Solicitor
  • SIMON BARR Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Person
  • SIMON LAIRD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director
  • WILLIAM DAVIES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Businessman
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/07/1967, number: 252742
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/04/1967, number: 00904293
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 50 days late,
Main office

Orchard House
Kilgraston
Bridge Of Earn
PERTH
PH2 9HN

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WILD ATLANTIC SALMON AND SEA TROUT STOCKS IN THE COUNTRIES BORDERING THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTRIES BORDERING THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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