Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 14

REWILDING BRITAIN

Rewilding Britain's vision is to see rewilding flourishing across Britain, reconnecting us with the natural world, sustaining communities and tackling the species extinction crisis and climate emergency. Rewilding Britain champions rewilding and shares its expertise, it influences policy and legislation, it helps get locally-led initiatives off the ground and it connects people and organisations.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 9 years

www.rewildingbritain.org.uk

info@rewildingbritain.org.uk

07494681392

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
31/03/23	£1,235	£1,590	£-355	£195	£1,703	£1,469	11.1	16	0
31/03/22	£1,802	£841	£961	£98	£2,058	£1,709	24.4	11	0
31/03/21	£765	£636	£129	£57	£1,097	£551	10.4	6	2
31/03/20	£1,028	£510	£518	£37	£968	£240	5.6	7	0
31/03/19	£558	£266	£292	£25	£450	£193	8.7	3	2
31/03/18	£204	£184	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£234	£176	£57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£213	£132	£81	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 15.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 12.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 28%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 11.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 4.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

16 employees

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

Esmee Fairbairn	£251,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£150,000
John Ellerman Foundation	£80,000
Gower Street	£25,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Rewilding Britain
£20,000	30/01/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Wates Family Enterprise Trust - Rewilding Britain_Light Touch Themes_2022
£10,000	22/11/2022	To unrestricted core support to Rewilding Britain's role as a champion and catalyst for rewilding's central place in nature's recovery over 30% of Britain?s land and sea by 2030.
Gower Street - Rewilding Network
£25,000	25/01/2022	Match Funding
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Rewilding Britain
£200,000	19/01/2022 36	Towards unrestricted core costs for Rewilding Britain to inspire, enhance, expand and connect a network of nature-positive land and marine projects.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£75,000	30/07/2021	Core Costs
John Ellerman Foundation - Core costs
£80,000	29/07/2021 24	Core costs
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£75,000	03/07/2020	Core Costs
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Rewilding Britain
£31,000	12/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£100,000	21/06/2018	Rewilding Britain - Core Costs
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Rewilding Britain
£186,000	19/06/2018 36	Towards demonstrating a model for rewilding for the benefit of nature while also providing new opportunities for communities to flourish.
John Ellerman Foundation - Core funding
£90,000	28/09/2017 36	Towards the core costs associated with four new pilot rewilding projects in England, Scotland and Wales.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Rewilding Britain
£96,000	01/04/2015 36	Towards the costs of the director to lead the organisation to engage people on the conservation benefits of rewilding and to take practical action to commence rewilding in certain locations.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

DAVID THOMAS TUDOR Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: SEA-CHANGERS,

ELAINE GILLIGAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Senior Charity Manager

FRANCIS POWELL SMITH Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: TIMU RAFIKI,

GEORGE LEVVY Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST,

HARRY BARTON Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: FERTILE ROOTS FOUNDATION,

NICK WILKINSON Appointed: 2023

PRIYANKA KHANDELWA Appointed: 2023

RACHEL CLAIRE EVATT Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: Kettleshulme School Parent Teacher and Friends Association,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/11/2014, number: 1159373

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from KINGSHILL TRUST on 10/01/2022

Main office

c/o TC Group
The Courtyard
Shoreham Road
Upper Beeding
STEYNING
West Sus

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE IMPROVEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN BRITAIN BY PROMOTING THE RESTORATION OF ECOSYSTEMS AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE RESTORATION, CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

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