Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Excess liquidity: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -3

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 0

WILD PLANET TRUST

The Trust's principal activity during the year was the advancement of scientific knowledge, education and science in accordance with its charitable objectives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 61 years

www.wildplanettrust.org.uk

trust.secretary@wildplanettrust.org.uk

01803 697513

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
31/10/22	£11,786	£12,006	£-220	£2,464	£19,895	£17,118	17.1	296	119
31/10/21	£12,145	£10,662	£1,482	£2,417	£20,613	£18,522	20.8	267	59
31/10/20	£9,346	£12,030	£-2,684	£1,808	£18,747	£16,769	16.7	237	216
31/10/19	£13,208	£12,633	£575	£2,760	£21,601	£18,915	18	358	275
31/10/18	£12,552	£12,703	£-151	£2,871	£20,881	£18,212	17.2	350	250
31/10/17	£12,893	£12,461	£431	£3,111	£21,102	£18,373	17.7	364	0
31/10/16	£12,811	£11,618	£1,194	£2,917	£20,578	£17,794	18.4	260	0
31/10/15	£12,181	£11,235	£946	£135	£19,576	£16,736	17.9	264	0
31/10/14	£11,647	£10,793	£854	£198	£18,643	£15,746	17.5	261	0
31/10/13	£11,666	£10,600	£1,066	£240	£17,784	£14,801	16.8	261	0
31/10/12	£10,593	£10,290	£303	£117	£16,452	£13,439	15.7	263	0
31/10/11	£10,121	£10,291	£-170	£134	£16,020	£12,975	15.1	273	0
31/10/10	£464	£384	£80	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/09	£536	£270	£266	£10	£10,329	£9,865	438.9	7	0
31/10/08	£1,329	£264	£1,065	£10	£9,891	£9,447	430	8	0
31/10/07	£870	£296	£574	£9	£9,402	£8,955	362.8	7	0
31/10/06	£327	£199	£128	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/05	£896	£437	£460	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/04	£846	£109	£737	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 31.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 20.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 14%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 17.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Animals
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Cornwall, Devon, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Vietnam, Zimbabwe,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

296 employees
119 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - DARPP211:OMO Forest Elephants
£8,787	01/04/2022	Nigeria has one of the fastest rates of deforestation in the world (an estimated 90% of its forests have already been lost) and Omos close proximity to the largest city in Nigeria, Lagos (less than ....more Nigeria has one of the fastest rates of deforestation in the world (an estimated 90% of its forests have already been lost) and Omos close proximity to the largest city in Nigeria, Lagos (less than 100km away) means the forest and its wildlife is under constant pressure.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	09/04/2021	Saving our Seagrass
National Lottery Community Fund - Changing Places in Wild Spaces
£10,000	27/03/2019 12	The funding will be used to install a disabled toilet facility at Paignton Zoo. The project aims to make the space more accessible and increase wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	18/12/2018	Saving Our Seagrass

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

ANDREW CHARLES JOHN COOPER BSC, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, LIVING COASTS, EAST DEVON PEBBLEBED HEATHS CONSERVATION TRUST, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

BEN LOUIS JOBSON Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

BETH KATHLEEN MCLAUGHLIN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Marketing Consultant, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

CHARLES COOPER Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

MARK SALMON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

PROF. RICHARD PREZIOSI Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

PROFESSOR ADAM GEORGE HART FRES Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: ROYAL ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

RACHAEL HILL BA ACA, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

RICHARD WILLIAM JOHN FORD FINSTD Appointed: 2012, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

SARAH BARR Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Human Resources Professional, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

STEPHEN KINGS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired Secondary Academy Headteacher/Principal, Other trusteeships: SOUTH WEST ENVIRONMENTAL PARKS LIMITED, LIVING COASTS, THE WHITLEY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/07/1963, number: 306622

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; all on time

Main office

Wild Planet Trust
PAIGNTON ZOO
TOTNES RD
PAIGNTON
DEVON
TQ4 7EU

Objectives

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION; (2) THE PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL STUDY AND RESEARCH AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF ALL SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH. (3) THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS; AND (4) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND THE INHABITANTS OF PAIGNTON IN PARTICULAR IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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