Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3

PEOPLE'S TRUST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES 

People's Trust for Endangered Species is a conservation charity working to ensure a future for endangered species worldwide. We offer conservation research grants and internships, protect nature reserves, carry out monitoring and surveying and engage in educational activity including wildlife watching events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,033,981 available, equivalent to 24 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 47 years

www.ptes.org

enquiries@ptes.org

02074984533

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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
31/12/22£1,237£1,509£-272£529£3,431£3,03424.12110,000
31/12/21£1,762£1,589£172£573£3,909£3,47526.22210,000
31/12/20£1,252£1,458£-205£535£4,151£3,766312110,000
31/12/19£1,175£1,675£-500£518£4,390£4,049292015,000
31/12/18£1,356£1,523£-167£450£3,197£2,87122.61930,000
31/12/17£1,352£1,442£-90£407£3,462£3,07925.6180
31/12/16£1,097£1,435£-337£408£3,392£3,08525.8160
31/12/15£1,119£1,375£-256£322£3,646£3,24928.4160
31/12/14£1,076£1,394£-318£295£3,559£3,18127.4140
31/12/13£1,295£1,380£-85£252£3,856£3,50130.4140
31/12/12£1,066£1,180£-114£230£3,591£3,18932.4140
31/12/11£1,743£1,340£404£321£2,980£2,71024.3140
31/12/10£1,219£1,182£38£285£2,676£2,45925150
31/12/09£1,368£1,315£53£280£2,484£2,32921.3150
31/12/08£1,121£1,240£-119£269£2,165£1,99419.3140
31/12/07£1,190£1,111£79£254£2,685£2,51427.2110
31/12/06*£1,521£991£530£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£1,085£975£111£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£1,101£1,125£-24£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 53.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 35.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 24.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Animals
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 21 employees
  • 10,000 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Colombia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Mongolia, Peru, Tanzania, Throughout England And Wales, Turks And Caicos Islands, Uganda, Vietnam,

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to People's Trust for Endangered Species
£40,000 26/01/2015
15
Towards the salary of an orchard co-ordinator and other associated project costs for work to increase the biodiversity and sustainability of traditional orchards.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to People's Trust for Endangered Species
£70,000 20/07/2011
Towards a traditional orchard inventory of Wales.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to People's Trust for Endangered Species
£50,000 21/05/2008
24
Towards Project costs Towards the salary of an orchard mapping officer and costs of data purchase to map England's traditional orchards and raise public awareness of their importance as a habitat for ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/08/1977, number: 274206
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
19 returns made; AR06: 82 days late, AR05: 19 days late,
Main office

Peoples Trust for Endangered Specie
Studio 3, Cloisters House
Cloisters Business Centre
Battersea Park Road
LONDON
SW8 4BG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THOSE ENDANGERED SPECIES WHICH ARE RARE, OR THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION. A) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF SUCH SPECIES IN ANY OF ITS FORMS, AND IN ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE WORLD, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SPECIES AND THE PUBLIC. B) TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO RARE OR ENDANGERED SPECIES BY THE SUPPORT OF STUDIES AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF ALL SUCH STUDY AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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