Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -5
Fundraising costs high: -2
Future income +5

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

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 18

THE VINCENT WILDLIFE TRUST

Vincent Wildlife Trust conserves British, Irish and European mammals through conservation research and practical fieldwork. We: 1) develop innovative monitoring solutions, 2) identify actions to generate conservation solutions for effective population restoration 3) develop effective mitigation strategies through conflict management to promote coexistence between mammal populations and humans.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
This charity has a robust balance sheet
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £20,179,180 available, equivalent to 209 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 18 years

www.vwt.org.uk

enquiries@vwt.org.uk

01531636441

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	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£680	£1,156	£-476	£17	£20,255	£20,179	209.5	20	171
31/12/21	£500	£1,137	£-637	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	153
31/12/20	£522	£1,040	£-518	£11	£20,891	£20,657	238.4	22	53
31/12/19	£746	£1,101	£-355	£14	£20,553	£20,495	223.4	18	128
31/12/18	£717	£1,258	£-540	£9	£18,352	£18,298	174.6	16	299
31/12/17	£559	£1,066	£-507	£12	£19,134	£19,110	215.2	15	0
31/12/16	£559	£981	£-422	£21	£17,971	£17,892	218.8	13	0
31/12/15	£568	£916	£-347	£66	£16,895	£16,875	221.1	13	0
31/12/14	£496	£767	£-272	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£795	£726	£69	£30	£17,057	£17,004	280.9	11	0
31/12/12	£527	£638	£-111	£29	£15,095	£14,999	282	10	0
31/12/11	£837	£685	£152	£29	£13,993	£13,962	244.6	9	0
31/12/10	£674	£741	£-67	£29	£14,565	£14,565	235.8	10	0
31/12/09	£724	£897	£-173	£11	£20,653	£14,002	187.3	10	0
31/12/08	£1,181	£967	£215	£14	£19,372	£13,282	164.9	9	0
31/12/07	£1,217	£963	£254	£20	£20,864	£14,390	179.2	8	0
31/12/06	£1,117	£1,082	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 24.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 10%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 37%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 209.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Animals
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Croatia, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

20 employees
171 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

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£1,968,061
DCMS	£89,950
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
Department for Work and Pensions	£3,670

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Vincent Wildlife Trust
£1,968,061	14/09/2023	Martens on the Move: Long-term Strategic Recovery for Pine Martens in Britain
Department for Work and Pensions - ILES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
£2,170	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - ILES CONSTRUCTION
£1,500	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	29/01/2021	Optimising resources to support the recovery of nine at-risk bat species
DCMS - GRCF2020: Future proofing Englands premier Horseshoe bat roosts against climate change
£89,950	11/11/2020	Green Recovery Challenge Fund 2020-21. The wider aim of the scheme is: The Green Recovery Challenge Fund is a short-term competitive fund to kick-start environmental renewal whilst creating and ....more Green Recovery Challenge Fund 2020-21. The wider aim of the scheme is: The Green Recovery Challenge Fund is a short-term competitive fund to kick-start environmental renewal whilst creating and retaining a range of jobs. It is open to environmental charities and their partners to deliver projects in England.The aim of the fund is to support projects that are ready to deliver and focus on nature restoration, nature-based solutions and connecting people with nature, delivering against the goals of the Governments 25 Year Environment Plan (25YEP), whilst helping to sustain and build capacity in the sector.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Vincent Wildlife Trust
£299,507	11/02/2016 60	Towards greater scope and depth on the Trust's work on lesser known and less well understood UK mammal species, including those from the weasel family and species of threatened bats.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-55

CHRISTOPHER ROBERT ELLAM Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Associate Director

DR RICHARD PAUL YOUNG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

DR SALLIE-ANNE BAILEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Deputy Chief Scientific Advisor

GEORGINA ROSE TUESDAY HOLMES-SKELTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: External Affairs In Charity Sector

MARK RUSSELL HOLLINWORTH Appointed: 2023

PROFESSOR ROBBIE MCDONALD Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chair In Natural Environment

SARAH HELEN BINSTEAD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Chief Risk Officer

SHAILENA MOLEDINA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Pension Fund Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/11/2005, number: 1112100
Registered at Companies House on 20/10/2005, number: 05598716

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

17 returns made; all on time

Main office

3 & 4
Bronsil Courtyard
Eastnor
Ledbury
Herefordshire
HR8 1EP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE MAMMAL RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION IN EUROPE, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MEANS OF THE CREATION OF NATURE RESERVES FOR MAMMALS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EUROPE

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