Overall Score: 11 based on 18 data points

Finance: -1

Governance: 6

Support: 6

Poor Liquidity: -1,

Good trustee age range: +3, Dynamic board: +3,

Supporters: +6

BRITISH EXPLORING SOCIETY

British Exploring Society is an educational charity. We inspire young people from all backgrounds to unlock their potential through exploration on demanding and scientific expeditions, helping them and society better understand the world around us.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Established: 34 years

http://britishexploring.org

info@britishexploring.org

0204 534 0777

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/10/22	£1,571	£1,623	£-52	£0	£776	£229	1.7	18	98
31/10/21	£1,255	£1,176	£79	£8	£828	£255	2.6	18	110
31/10/20	£1,276	£905	£372	£6	£749	£375	5	17	51
31/10/19	£1,762	£1,824	£-62	£11	£378	£108	0.7	14	79
31/10/18	£1,576	£1,630	£-54	£49	£440	£440	3.2	12	84
31/10/17	£1,518	£1,588	£-70	£53	£494	£147	1.1	13	0
31/10/16	£1,308	£1,372	£-64	£39	£563	£188	1.6	11	0
31/10/15	£994	£1,141	£-147	£75	£626	£430	4.5	9	0
31/10/14	£1,130	£1,116	£14	£59	£770	£753	8.1	8	0
31/10/13	£994	£961	£33	£63	£753	£703	8.8	8	0
31/10/12	£1,483	£1,282	£201	£70	£703	£413	3.9	8	0
31/10/11	£1,464	£1,350	£114	£61	£491	£491	4.4	8	0
31/10/10	£1,055	£1,047	£8	£65	£377	£134	1.5	6	0
31/10/09	£1,116	£1,088	£29	£62	£358	£358	3.9	6	0
31/10/08?	£1,323	£1,363	£-40	£68	£316	£100	0.9	6	0
30/06/07	£546	£571	£-26	£68	£442	£442	9.3	6	0
30/06/06	£588	£569	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/06/05	£537	£501	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/06/04	£515	£551	£-36	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 37%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 7.7

Asset Split ?

What it does

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who works here?

18 employees
98 volunteers

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Garfield Weston Foundation	£135,000
The Foyle Foundation	£15,000
The EQ Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation
£60,000	09/07/2021	British Exploring Society Core Funding Application
The Foyle Foundation
£15,000	08/07/2021	towards a professional review of the archives to make it fully accessible and ensure it can be a learning tool
The EQ Foundation
£5,000	15/12/2019	Big Give Christmas Challenge 2019
Garfield Weston Foundation
£75,000	28/05/2019	Advance and Ascend
Masonic Charitable Foundation
£5,000	22/10/2018	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Mercers' Charitable Foundation
£20,000	12/10/2018 12	Epic Adventures - supporting young people leaving care, to gain confidence, resilience and life skills, through access to nature and the outdoors.
Garfield Weston Foundation
£75,000	14/11/2017	British Exploring Society Application for Core Funding
The Dulverton Trust
£50,000	21/10/2015	Core Costs
The Dulverton Trust
£50,000	24/10/2012	Core Costs

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How do they operate?

Young Explorers and Leadership Training Programmes

Objectives: To advance the education of young people by providing challenging scientific expeditions at wild and remote environments

Intervention period: Expeditions typically last 2-5 weeks

Beneficiaries: Young people aged 16-25

Description: Programmes are led by volunteers who act as guides and role models to young people. They are taken to outdoor environments and given the chance to development their confidence, teamwork, leadership and spirit of adventure and exploration. Involvement in scientific research and media projects encourages them to gain key skills and overcome the challenges of expeditions run in a range of countries.

Documents

British Exploring Society_Impact Report 2017-18	Impact report

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-69

CAROLYN YOUNG
Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director Of Marketing, Art Fund

DAVID ALEXANDER WELLS
Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Secondary School Teacher

DAVID FRANK TILSTON
Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

DR CLAIRE ROYSTON
Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Non-Executive Director Envivo Group

IAN PHILIP MAGINNIS
Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Freelance Expedition Leader/ Business Consultant

JAMES HOPKINSON
Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Safeguarding

MARK CHRISTOPHER FAWCETT
Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

RAHUL NATH MOODGAL
Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business Development

SUSAN REDSHAW
Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Management Development

TIMOTHY MARK PASSINGHAM
Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Founder / Chairman

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/12/1989, number: 802196
Registered at Companies House on 08/08/1989, number: 02411786
Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Main office

British Exploring Society
c/o Royal Geographical Society
1 Kensington Gore
LONDON
SW72AR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING INSPIRATIONAL, CHALLENGING, SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS TO REMOTE, WILD ENVIRONMENTS AND SO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP AND SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE AND EXPLORATION

Defined Area of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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