Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 5

Liabilities <10%: +3
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 13

SAVE THE ELEPHANTS

The principal objectives of the charity are best expressed by its mission statement to secure a future for elephants and to sustain the beauty and integrity of the places where they live: to promote man's delight in their intelligence and diversity of their world and to develop a tolerant relationship between the two species.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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
31/12/22		£4,596	£4,587	£8	£275	£4,708	£3,668	9.6	109
31/12/21		£3,683	£2,724	£960	£196	£4,349	£3,368	14.8	70
31/12/20		£3,304	£2,733	£572	£117	£3,354	£2,410	10.6	3
31/12/19		£4,150	£2,732	£1,418	£82	£2,915	£2,048	9	73
31/12/18		£1,896	£2,900	£-1,004	£146	£1,577	£1,039	4.3	50
31/12/17		£3,383	£2,281	£1,102	£52	£2,464	£2,030	10.7	43
31/12/16		£2,235	£2,006	£228	£50	£1,524	£1,101	6.6	38
31/12/15		£1,619	£1,559	£60	£153	£1,303	£1,053	8.1	35
31/12/14	*	£1,577	£1,299	£277	£84	£1,246	£1,246	11.5	4
31/12/13		£1,194	£889	£305	£30	£933	£933	12.6	0
31/12/12		£684	£713	£-29	£26	£603	£603	10.2	30
31/12/11		£906	£676	£230	£31	£633	£633	11.2	0
31/12/10		£560	£482	£79	£84	£403	£403	10	15
31/12/09		£529	£516	£12	£113	£324	£324	7.5	11
31/12/08	*	£434	£442	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/07	*	£266	£315	£-49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 9.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 13.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 17 years

www.savetheelephants.org

info@savetheelephants.org

02072991400

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Animals
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Other charitable activities
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

City Of London, Kenya, Mali, South Africa,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who supports 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
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Save The Elephants
£12,000	19/07/2022	STE works across Africa to secure a future for elephants to live in harmony with people, and to give educational opportunities to individuals and communities.
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Save The Elephants
£9,000	22/07/2021	STE works across Africa to secure a future for elephants to live in harmony with people, and to give educational opportunities to individuals and communities.
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£40,000	11/12/2020	unrestricted, to further the Charitable Objects
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Save The Elephants
£10,000	01/12/2020	STE runs projects across Africa to secure a future for elephants in harmony with people. They also run educational programs for the local community and a scholarship program.
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£10,000	16/12/2019	unrestricted, to further the Charitable Objects
Tuixen Foundation - Core grant to Save The Elephants
£10,000	09/10/2019	STE runs projects across Africa to secure a future for elephants in harmony with people. They also run educational programs for the local community and a scholarship program.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 63-76

AMBROSE CAREY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director

MARLENE MCCAY Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Hotelier

MICHAEL DAVITZ Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Attorney

PATRICIA AWORI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

PROFESSOR FRITZ VOLLRATH, Occupation: Scientist/Academic

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/04/2007, number: 1118804
Registered at Companies House on 05/03/2007, number: 06138125

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

17/02/2016 - Asset transfer in from THE HAWTHORN TRUST
23/08/2022 - Asset transfer in from SELKIRK NO 2 TRUST

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR14: 12 days late, AR08: 100 days late, AR07: 175 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from SELKIRK NO 2 TRUST on 23/08/2022

Main office

C/O Gerald Edelman
73 Cornhill
London
EC3V 3QQ

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION AND MONITORING OF ELEPHANTS THROUGHOUT THEIR RANGE, ECOLOGY AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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