Finance Score: -12

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 3

Accounts overdue -5
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -5 times
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 3 Trustees: -2
All male board: -3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -15

THE OTTER TRUST

education of the public in conservation of the natural environment, with an emphasis on research and scientific study, particularly of otters.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
There are only 3 trustees
The Board is completely male
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 5 occasions over the last 5 years
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/21	*	£162	£200	£-38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	32
31/12/20	*	£98	£211	£-113	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	34
31/12/19	*	£182	£253	£-71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	73
31/12/18	*	£68	£253	£-185	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	6
31/12/17	*	£153	£238	£-85	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	6
31/12/16		£39	£136	£-97	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£64	£60	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£491	£80	£412	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£81	£159	£-78	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£50	£315	£-264	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£18	£80	£-62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	*	£19	£130	£-110	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09		£59	£95	£-35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08		£145	£143	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/07	*	£115	£126	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/06	*	£235	£229	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05		£420	£307	£113	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04		£367	£281	£86	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 53 years

www.theottertrust.org

CONTACT@THEOTTERTRUST.ORG

07592502043

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Animals
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Brazil, France, Guinea-bissau, Senegal, Sri Lanka, The Gambia, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
32 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BEN POTTERTON Appointed: 2016

IAN ROGER WALSH Appointed: 2023

ANDREW GOODALL Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: LITTLE OUSE HEADWATERS PROJECT,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/10/1971, number: 263103

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR21: 162 days late, AR20: 193 days late, AR19: 24 days late, AR18: 134 days late, AR17: 117 days late, AR10: 302 days late, AR07: 261 days late, AR06: 68 days late,

Main office

The Earsham Wetland Centre
Old Harleston Road
Earsham
BUNGAY
Suffolk
NR35 2AF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN WILDLIFE AND THE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY AND RESEARCH THE RESULTS OF WHICH SHALL BE DISSEMINATED AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PRESERVATION AND STUDY OF THE SPECIES OTTERS (LUTRINAE).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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