Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Fundraising costs high: -5

CC Inquiry: -2Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -4

THE ASPINALL FOUNDATION

The Foundation is actively involved and sponsor conservation activities both at Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks, in addition to overseas projects in the Congo and Gabon and more recently in Indonesia and Madagascar. Our main spheres of conservation-based activity include captive breeding and ecosystem management and reintroduction of captive-bred and confiscated wild-born animals.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Charities Commission has initated an Inquiry into this charity (see details below)
There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £34,762,000 available, equivalent to 135 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 40 years

https://www.aspinallfoundation.org

info@aspinallfoundation.org

01303234199

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/12/22	*	£1,921	£3,095	£-1,174	£835	£35,374	£34,762	134.8	22
31/12/21		£2,325	£3,279	£-954	£843	£38,731	£38,262	140	22
31/12/20		£1,948	£2,892	£-944	£588	£37,675	£37,322	154.9	19
31/12/19		£2,861	£2,854	£7	£1,602	£37,919	£37,606	158.1	19
31/12/18		£1,656	£2,142	£-486	£868	£36,101	£35,837	200.8	18
31/12/17	*	£1,764	£2,614	£-850	£783	£36,562	£36,364	166.9	18
31/12/16		£2,786	£2,828	£-42	£635	£35,319	£35,214	149.4	48
31/12/15	*	£2,713	£2,811	£-98	£1,712	£35,938	£35,809	152.9	117
31/12/14	*	£2,744	£5,191	£-2,447	£2,281	£34,407	£34,278	79.2	117
31/12/13	*	£4,098	£7,210	£-3,112	£2,797	£22,600	£22,482	37.4	77
31/12/12		£3,340	£7,019	£-3,679	£3,094	£23,265	£23,149	39.6	117
31/12/11		£5,964	£6,342	£-378	£3,760	£27,345	£27,258	51.6	117
31/12/10?		£3,073	£4,735	£-1,662	£2,317	£29,973	£29,890	75.8	21
31/03/09		£6,372	£8,166	£-1,794	£1,441	£23,166	£23,090	33.9	19
31/03/08	*	£7,424	£9,500	£-2,076	£1,668	£28,487	£28,423	35.9	18
31/03/07	*	£8,008	£7,678	£330	£1,152	£33,969	£33,938	53	17
31/03/06	*	£7,048	£9,059	£-2,011	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05	*	£16,328	£7,408	£8,919	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04	*	£5,702	£7,288	£-1,587	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 51.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 29.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 73%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 134.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Animals
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Congo, Gabon, Indonesia, Madagascar,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

22 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHARLES PETER NIGEL FILMER Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeships: THE ECOLOGY TRUST, THE BORANA CONSERVATION TRUST,

DAMIAN ASPINALL (Chair)

MAARTEN PHILIPPE PETERMANN Appointed: 2020

TANSY ASPINALL Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/04/1984, number: 326567

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Public Reports

2021-11-17 - STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR22: 29 days late, AR17: 20 days late, AR15: 112 days late, AR14: 110 days late, AR13: 76 days late, AR08: 167 days late, AR07: 268 days late, AR06: 392 days late, AR05: 499 days late, AR04: 138 days late,

Main office

The Aspinall Foundation
Port Lympne Reserve
Nr Ashford
Kent
CT21 4PD

Objectives

(I) THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION (WHETHER IN ENGLAND OR ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF EDUCATION AND USEFUL KNOWLEDGE IN RELATION TO THE SCIENCE OF ZOOLOGY, THE PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITION OF LIVING ANIMALS AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) ALL WILD ANIMALS IN DANGER OF EXTINCTION AND THE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL WILDLIFE INHABITANTS; (II) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY BE DEED APPOINT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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