Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 16

TRAFFIC INTERNATIONAL

TRAFFIC works to ensure that trade is not a threat to the conservation of nature. TRAFFIC actively monitors and investigates wildlife trade and advocates policy messages to diverse audiences worldwide. TRAFFIC International is the co-ordinating office of the TRAFFIC network with functions that include strategic direction, network operations, programme development and delivery, and communications

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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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	Volun- teers
30/06/23		£12,066	£12,962	£-896	£247	£5,022	£2,365	2.2	187	4
30/06/22		£11,361	£10,360	£1,001	£221	£5,918	£2,322	2.7	169	3
30/06/21		£10,117	£9,553	£565	£265	£4,917	£2,184	2.7	153	4
30/06/20		£9,388	£9,573	£-185	£248	£4,353	£2,435	3.1	125	5
30/06/19		£13,507	£10,468	£3,039	£156	£4,537	£2,424	2.8	118	0
30/06/18		£9,161	£10,257	£-1,096	£198	£1,498	£965	1.1	50	0
30/06/17		£8,050	£7,065	£985	£181	£2,594	£1,058	1.8	50	0
30/06/16		£6,897	£6,855	£41	£118	£1,609	£982	1.7	47	0
30/06/15		£4,593	£4,818	£-225	£242	£1,731	£732	1.8	38	0
30/06/14		£5,498	£4,988	£510	£243	£1,956	£766	1.8	39	0
30/06/13		£4,174	£4,306	£-132	£232	£1,447	£737	2.1	37	0
30/06/12		£3,613	£3,880	£-268	£196	£1,579	£750	2.3	35	0
30/06/11		£4,193	£3,671	£523	£168	£1,846	£829	2.7	30	0
30/06/10		£3,540	£3,717	£-177	£159	£1,324	£658	2.1	19	0
30/06/09		£3,608	£3,512	£96	£106	£1,500	£573	2	20	0
30/06/08		£3,500	£2,766	£733	£112	£1,404	£416	1.8	18	0
30/06/07		£2,482	£2,302	£180	£115	£671	£182	1	14	0
30/06/06		£2,076	£1,990	£87	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05	*	£1,626	£1,539	£87	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04		£1,357	£1,538	£-181	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 45%
Liabilities/Income: 34%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 47%
Reserves/Spending: 2.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 25 years

www.traffic.org

traffic@traffic.org

01223277427

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vietnam, Zimbabwe,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

187 employees
4 volunteers

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

ARCADIA	£3,000,000
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	£542,763
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	£5,944

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - IWT108 Demand reduction and behaviour change along Chinas parrot supply chains
£95,892	01/07/2022	Providing support to projects around the world that are tackling the illegal wildlife trade
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Identification of best practices for biodiversity recovery and public health interventions to prevent future epidemics and pandemics - BEPREP
£5,944	01/04/2022	Full Grant details (including summaries) can be found on the Gateway to Research website: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10045822
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - TRAFFIC CITES DR Pilot
£187,302	31/03/2022	Direct award general grant to TRAFFIC International to pilot the draft CITES Demand Reduction(DR) Guidance within a regional context and assess its effectiveness in building the capacity ofCITES ....more Direct award general grant to TRAFFIC International to pilot the draft CITES Demand Reduction(DR) Guidance within a regional context and assess its effectiveness in building the capacity ofCITES Parties to implement DR Strategies under CITES Resolution Conf.17.4. The projectconsists of two work packages:1) Regional briefing paper and workshop on the draft CITES DR Guidance, and2) Research protocol design and implementation to identify the species, consumer behaviourand audience to target with DR.
ARCADIA - Intelligence and action against wildlife trade (ReTTA Phase II)
£3,000,000	01/11/2020	To strengthen actions to reduce the illegal and unsustainable trade of African wild species to Asia through data gathering, information sharing, engagement and innovative interventions.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - IWT085: Social marketing to reduce demand for tiger products in Vietnam
£61,140	01/10/2020	Vietnamese demand for tiger products threatens the future of the species. TRAFFICs 2017 consumer survey found that 6% of Vietnams urban population self-reported using tiger products; 64% of them ....more Vietnamese demand for tiger products threatens the future of the species. TRAFFICs 2017 consumer survey found that 6% of Vietnams urban population self-reported using tiger products; 64% of them would recommend these to others. Drivers of consumption include gifting, medicine, and good luck. This project willbuild on these behavioural insights and recent successes to reduce rhino horn consumption to implement a culturally relevant and carefully targeted social-marketing campaign, aiming to stop consumption of tiger products of main user groups.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Grant:IWT071:Reducing demand for wildlife products among Chinese nationals in Laos
£198,429	01/04/2020	The aim is to identify, engage and dissuade Chinese nationals from purchasing illegal wildlife products in Lao PDR. Behaviour change messaging will be developed and distributed through influential ....more The aim is to identify, engage and dissuade Chinese nationals from purchasing illegal wildlife products in Lao PDR. Behaviour change messaging will be developed and distributed through influential channels. Collaborations with governments and businesses will be implemented through responsible travel/investment-themed bilateral meetings, advocacy workshops, and formation of cross-sectoral alliances combatting illegal wildlife trade.
ARCADIA - Reducing Trade Threats to Africa’s Wild Species and Ecosystems (ReTTa)
£3,000,000	01/10/2016	Reducing trade threats to Africa's wild species and ecosystems through strengthened knowledge and action in Africa and beyond. This purpose of this project is to strengthen actions to conserve and ....more Reducing trade threats to Africa's wild species and ecosystems through strengthened knowledge and action in Africa and beyond. This purpose of this project is to strengthen actions to conserve and protect wildlife populations, areas of high biodiversity, and communities in Africa threatened by illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade, with a particular focus on trade to Asia.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 45-72

ABAN MARKER KABRAJI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Non-Profit Management

ALISTAIR JOHN MONUMENT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Manager Nature Conservation

DR VIVIANA ELSA FIGUEROA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer

KAVITA PRAKASH-MANI Appointed: 2023

PROFESSOR JONATHAN HUTTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Nature Conservation

HEATHER SOHL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Charity Worker

MARK HALLE (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Environmental Consultant

DR PAMELA DAVIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Fundtraising Consultant, Other trusteeship: SAFFRON HALL TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/07/1999, number: 1076722
Registered at Companies House on 09/06/1999, number: 03785518

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
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; AR05: 166 days late,

Main office

TRAFFIC INTERNATIONAL
The David Attenborough Building
Pembroke Street
Cambridge
CB2 3QZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NATURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES WORLD-WIDE THROUGH HELPING TO ENSURE THAT TRADE IN WILD ANIMALS AND PLANTS IS AT SUSTAINABLE LEVELS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS AND AGREEMENTS

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

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