Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 15
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

CONSERVATION EDUCATION & RESEARCH TRUST

We engage people worldwide in scientific field research and education in order to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£3,448£4,574£-1,126£309£3,530£1,9145605,910
30/09/22£3,395£3,984£-589£433£4,627£2,4727.4553,574
30/09/21£1,271£3,574£-2,302£498£5,583£3,77312.757865
30/09/20£2,056£4,594£-2,538£592£7,769£4,77212.566850
30/09/19£4,490£5,635£-1,146£498£10,220£6,05112.9653,125
30/09/18£4,566£5,766£-1,200£437£10,962£5,96212.4610
30/09/17£5,222£4,108£1,113£38£12,161£6,61419.3520
30/09/16£5,252£4,350£902£242£10,615£6,19517.1420
30/09/15£6,371£5,763£608£71£9,583£5,01910.4450
30/09/14£7,411£6,017£1,394£83£8,968£4,4278.8480
30/09/13£6,782£6,330£451£128£7,573£3,2466.2510
30/09/12*£6,862£7,075£-213£128£6,120£2,8664.9570
30/09/11*£8,145£8,332£-187£144£6,327£1,5282.2730
30/09/10£10,270£7,114£3,156£114£6,518£1,4322.4640
30/09/09£7,727£7,010£717£94£3,357£7651.3640
30/09/08£6,943£6,043£900£84£2,638£1,0722.1550
30/09/07*£4,292£4,586£-294£42£1,748£1,2863.4530
30/09/06£4,832£4,597£235n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05*£4,271£4,191£81n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£3,578£3,140£438n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 54%
Reserves/Spending: 5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 22 years

earthwatch.org.uk

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UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Environment conservation advocacy
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Brazil, Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Philippines, Seychelles, South Africa, Sweden, Throughout England And Wales, United Arab Emirates, United States,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
OVO Foundation£376,616
National Lottery Community Fund£199,271
DCMS£124,950
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Earthwatch Europe
£1,180 21/10/2023
We would like to provide a new community group with water testing kits and our expert guidance to identify and regularly monitor pollution in local rivers, streams and lakes.
OVO Foundation - Climate Changers - Earthwatch
£34,238 04/09/2023
This grant will be used as a one-off uplift payment of £34,238 (10% of Earthwatch’s total grant from 2020 - 2023) in recognition of the continued rising costs associated with staff and in delivering project activities.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 23/09/2022
Tiny Forest - project support
National Lottery Community Fund - Naturehood: Connecting Communities to Nature
£199,271 22/04/2022
The project is using funding to continue work empowering communities to create 'Naturehoods' which are thriving networks of wildlife in urban community spaces. The project aims to help people connect with nature and with the places that matter to ....more
DCMS - GRCF2020 Tiny Forests - A nature-based solution connecting people to nature
£124,950 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 retaining a range of jobs. It is open to environmental ....more
OVO Foundation - Climate Changers - Earthwatch
£342,378 16/07/2020
This grant will enable 12 Tiny Forests to be planted in some of the least advantaged areas in the UK. The forests can be used as educational resources by schools.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Conservation Education & Research Trust
£99,200 19/07/2018
Naturehood - creating thriving wildlife and communities
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-64
  • ADAM JOHN POWELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Pr Consultant
  • BENJAMIN ASHLEY WILSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Communications Director
  • DR EDMUND PETER GREEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Charity Ceo
  • DR NINA BHOLA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Environmental Consultant
  • EMILY-JANE MURRELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: International Affairs Officer
  • EMMANUEL MAUNGANIDZE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Educator
  • FATMA OZLEM GUNOUZ ROBINSON Appointed: 2024
  • JACK JAMES MATTHEWS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Geologist
  • JOSEPHUS JOHANNES WILLEM MARIA HUIJBREGTS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Teacher
  • KAIN BAKHTIARI Appointed: 2024
  • LUCIAN JOHN HUDSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Dir. Of Communications
  • SONIA SHAH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Accountant
  • WEN-YU WENG Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/11/2002, number: 1094467
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/02/2002, number: 04373313
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Fundraising Regulator
First registered: 09/01/2019, current status: Large charity (levy paid)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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; AR12: 19 days late, AR11: 15 days late, AR07: 5 days late, AR05: 319 days late,
Main office

102-104
St. Aldates
OXFORD
OX1 1BT

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES AND IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE EXISTENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE, HUMAN AND NON-HUMAN.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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