Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Deficit latest year: -2

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

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 8

BRITISH EXPLORING SOCIETY

British Exploring Society is an educational charity. We inspire young people from all backgrounds to unlock their potential through exploration on demanding and scientific expeditions, helping them and society better understand the world around us.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age 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
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 34 years

http://britishexploring.org

info@britishexploring.org

0204 534 0777

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
31/10/23	£1,616	£1,829	£-213	£0	£563	£167	1.1	18	72
31/10/22	£1,571	£1,623	£-52	£0	£776	£286	2.1	18	98
31/10/21	£1,255	£1,176	£79	£8	£828	£332	3.4	18	110
31/10/20	£1,276	£905	£372	£6	£749	£449	6	17	51
31/10/19	£1,762	£1,824	£-62	£11	£378	£172	1.1	14	79
31/10/18	£1,576	£1,630	£-54	£49	£440	£304	2.2	12	0
31/10/17	£1,518	£1,588	£-70	£53	£494	£161	1.2	13	0
31/10/16	£1,308	£1,372	£-64	£39	£563	£207	1.8	11	0
31/10/15	£994	£1,141	£-147	£75	£626	£430	4.5	9	0
31/10/14	£1,130	£1,116	£14	£59	£770	£460	4.9	8	0
31/10/13	£994	£961	£33	£63	£753	£476	5.9	8	0
31/10/12	£1,483	£1,282	£201	£70	£703	£413	3.9	8	0
31/10/11	£1,464	£1,350	£114	£61	£491	£194	1.7	8	0
31/10/10	£1,055	£1,047	£8	£65	£377	£134	1.5	6	0
31/10/09	£1,116	£1,088	£29	£62	£358	£219	2.4	6	0
31/10/08?	£1,323	£1,363	£-40	£68	£316	£200	1.8	6	0
30/06/07	£546	£571	£-26	£68	£442	£244	5.1	6	0
30/06/06	£588	£569	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05	£537	£501	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04	£515	£551	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 30%
Reserves/Spending: 1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 5.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

18 employees
72 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

Garfield Weston Foundation	£135,000
The Foyle Foundation	£15,000
The EQ Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£60,000	09/07/2021	British Exploring Society Core Funding Application
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£15,000	08/07/2021	towards a professional review of the archives to make it fully accessible and ensure it can be a learning tool
The EQ Foundation - Grant to BRITISH EXPLORING SOCIETY
£5,000	15/12/2019	Big Give Christmas Challenge 2019
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000	28/05/2019	Advance and Ascend
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£5,000	22/10/2018	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to British Exploring Society
£20,000	12/10/2018 12	Epic Adventures - supporting young people leaving care, to gain confidence, resilience and life skills, through access to nature and the outdoors.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£75,000	14/11/2017	British Exploring Society Application for Core Funding
Dulverton Trust - Core Costs
£50,000	21/10/2015	Core Costs
Dulverton Trust - Core Costs
£50,000	24/10/2012	Core Costs

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-69

CAROLYN YOUNG Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director Of Marketing, Art Fund

DAVID ALEXANDER WELLS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Secondary School Teacher

DAVID FRANK TILSTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

DR CLAIRE ROYSTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Non-Executive Director Envivo Group

IAN PHILIP MAGINNIS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Freelance Expedition Leader/ Business Consultant

JAMES HOPKINSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Safeguarding

MARK CHRISTOPHER FAWCETT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

RAHUL NATH MOODGAL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Business Development

RICHARD WALTON Appointed: 2023

SUSAN REDSHAW Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Management Development

TIMOTHY MARK PASSINGHAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Founder / Chairman

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/12/1989, number: 802196
Registered at Companies House on 08/08/1989, number: 02411786

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

British Exploring Society
c/o Royal Geographical Society
1 Kensington Gore
LONDON
SW72AR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING INSPIRATIONAL, CHALLENGING, SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS TO REMOTE, WILD ENVIRONMENTS AND SO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP AND SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE AND EXPLORATION

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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