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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 13
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +13
Overall GiG Score: 25 ?

NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY NETWORK TRUST

To advance, formally and informally, public participation in and public understanding and enjoyment of, the conservation of biological resources, together with their sustainable and wise use, by providing public access to biological records, data or information pertaining to the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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£729£691£38£8£260£801.4130
31/03/23£546£481£65£1£222£1644.170
31/03/22£425£450£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£425£430£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£440£487£-48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£416£406£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£789£819£-30£0£150£961.480
31/03/16£749£721£28£4£180£1302.260
31/03/15£3,279£3,284£-5£146£152£1520.640
31/03/14£3,032£3,079£-47£121£157£1570.630
31/03/13£2,758£2,763£-5£3£169£1690.730
31/03/12£4,308£4,256£52£1£210£2100.630
31/03/11£306£301£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£2,386£2,383£3£0£149£1490.820
31/03/09£2,495£2,469£26£0£146£1460.720
31/03/08£2,239£2,233£6£0£121£1210.670
31/03/07£1,670£1,641£30£217£114£1140.870
31/03/06£194£207£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£217£195£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£224£204£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 25%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 31%
Reserves/Spending: 1.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 24 years

www.nbn.org.uk

01158500177

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation advocacy
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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
Esmee Fairbairn£205,500
John Ellerman Foundation£120,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
John Ellerman Foundation - Core costs (Senior Software Developer salary)
£120,000 25/01/2024
36
Towards core costs including the salary of a Senior Software Developer
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to NBN Trust
£180,000 06/12/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs to grow the sustainability, reach and impact of the NBN Trust to advance the mission of 'making data work for nature'
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to National Biodiversity Network Trust
£8,000 30/01/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000 21/11/2022
24
Biodiversity data for nature's recovery
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to National Biodiversity Network
£17,500 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to National Biodiversity Network
£375,000 02/07/2019
48
Towards core costs to transform the NBN Atlas into a world-leading source of environmental data
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Biodiversity Network Trust
£190,500 23/01/2019
NBN - building resilience and sustainability
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-68
  • ALICE KERSHAW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Digital Transformation
  • AMANDA RUDD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Ceo Of A Community Interest Company
  • DOMINIC EDOUARD ASLAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: It Manager
  • DR GAIL HUTTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Technical Director
  • ELENI POLYCHRONIADOU Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Entrepreneur
  • LOUISE LI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant
  • PETER JAMES TOMLIN (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: South Yorkshire Nature Network Manager
  • ROBERT JOHN COOKE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • TERENCE JAGGER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Businessman
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/08/2000, number: 1082163
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/04/2000, number: 03963387
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding 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; all on time
Main office

National Biodiversity Network Trust
Monomark House
27 Old Gloucester Street
LONDON
WC1N 3AX

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE, FORMALLY AND INFORMALLY, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF, THE CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES, TOGETHER WITH THEIR SUSTAINABLE AND WISE USE, BY PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO BIOLOGICAL RECORDS, DATA OR INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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