Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 12
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

THE GAME AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST 

For over 75 years we have been researching why species like the grey partridge, water vole, corn bunting and black grouse have declined. We are continually developing practical measures to reverse these declines.We are the only UK charity using science to promote game and wildlife management as an essential part of nature conservation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • 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:

  • There are 20 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 18 years

www.gwct.org.uk

01425652381

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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*£11,129£9,630£1,499£2,987£12,573£4,9086.11360
31/12/21£9,345£7,902£1,443£2,408£11,459£4,1946.41260
31/12/20*£7,729£7,124£605£1,991£9,566£3,5015.912820
31/12/19*£9,085£9,165£-80£3,321£8,805£3,1994.213220
31/12/18£8,452£8,665£-213£3,116£8,635£3,1654.413320
31/12/17£8,433£8,197£236£3,077£9,104£2,4943.71300
31/12/16*£7,663£7,530£133£2,928£8,732£2,4503.91270
31/12/15£7,192£7,595£-403£2,801£8,359£2,2033.51170
31/12/14£7,465£7,273£192£2,782£8,745£2,40841080
31/12/13£7,090£7,138£-47£2,777£8,514£2,3333.91050
31/12/12£6,717£6,885£-168£2,503£8,028£2,29941030
31/12/11£7,216£6,473£743£2,379£7,979£2,2804.21040
31/12/10£5,187£5,504£-316£2,464£7,311£2,5665.61040
31/12/09£6,184£6,215£-32£2,197£7,319£2,5344.91040
31/12/08£6,060£6,647£-588£2,404£7,097£2,5114.51010
31/12/07£5,797£5,520£277£2,347£7,932£2,7175.91020
31/12/06£5,995£5,702£294£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 38.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 31.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 9%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 12%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 39%
Reserves/Spending: 6.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 136 employees

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
National Lottery Heritage Fund£1,046,700
DCMS£185,800
Dulverton Trust£110,000
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£29,678
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to THE GAME AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST
£20,021 04/10/2023
Towards project costs to the Environmental Farmers Groups by funding the creation of a standard on-boarding process to help other EFGs to start up
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Game And Wildlife Conservation Trust
£999,600 27/02/2023
#NNF2 Wales Curlew Connections, Cysylltu Gylfinir Cymru
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
£10,000 21/11/2022
Donation request from Robert Spencer Barnard to the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Environmental Stewardship Transferred to DEFRA NSA P2
£861 01/04/2022
This measure covers farm and business development grants made under Countryside Productivity and ESIF Growth Programme. Grants are made in two instalments 80% of the total paid following confirmation ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Countryside Stewardship Transferred to DEFRA NSA P2
£10,515 01/04/2022
This measure covers grant funding for basic services and village renewal in rural areas under Countryside Productivity and ESIF Growth Programme Small / micro rural businesses, rural community ....more
DCMS - GRCF2021 Merlin Magic: Recovery at a landscape scale
£123,950 21/06/2021
Merlin are iconic falcons of England's moorlands and red-listed of conservation concern. Gamekeepers managing moors proudly host them and raptor workers enthusiastically search for them, but parties ....more
Dulverton Trust - GWCT Bird Tracking Project - Big Give Green Match Fund 2021
£10,000 09/06/2021
GWCT Bird Tracking Project - Big Give Green Match Fund 2021
Dulverton Trust - MSA 2021
£50,000 09/06/2021
MSA 2021
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 16) SA
£329 01/04/2021
This measure covers grants for Co-operation under Countryside Productivity, Countryside Stewardship and ESIF Growth Programme to micro and small enterprises, farmers and foresters engaged in ....more
DCMS - GRCF2020 The Owl Box Initiative
£61,850 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 ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
£47,100 09/09/2020
COVID19: Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - M10 - Agri-environment- Climate Exchq
£17,973 01/04/2020
This measure is the primary Agri-environment-climate funding for England in delivering the Rural Development programme environmental land management priorities and builds on the agri-environment ....more
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
£2,000 11/12/2019
Connecting people with nature and environment issues
Dulverton Trust - Missing Salmon Alliance - The Suspects Framework
£50,000 23/10/2019
Missing Salmon Alliance - The Suspects Framework
Dulverton Trust - Lapwing Conservation ? taking research into public awareness
£28,590 13/02/2019
Lapwing Conservation ? taking research into public awareness
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
£50,200 26/11/2018
Conserving Black Grouse in Scotland - a volunteer based count scheme
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
£65,000 12/03/2018
The UK Lowland Curlew Recovery Project
Dulverton Trust - Action for Waders in Scotland
£30,000 14/02/2018
Action for Waders in Scotland
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£66,000 10/07/2017
Tertiary Education Programme
Dulverton Trust - Effective options for lapwing recovery
£30,450 14/06/2017
Effective options for lapwing recovery
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
£9,400 10/05/2017
Learning about bats on arable farmland in Hampshire and Dorset
Dulverton Trust - the Lapwing Breeding Success Project
£60,000 19/06/2013
the Lapwing Breeding Success Project
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 17/20 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 41-83
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/11/2005, number: 1112023
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/09/2005, number: 05579632
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR22: 31 days late, AR20: 2 days late, AR19: 2 days late, AR16: 2 days late,
Main office

GAME & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST
BURGATE MANOR
FORDINGBRIDGE
SP6 1EF

Objectives

3.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE CONSERVATION OF GAME AND ITS ASSOCIATEDFLORA AND FAUNA;3.2 TO CONDUCT RESEARCH INTO GAME AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT (INCLUDING THE USE OFGAME ANIMALS AS A NATURAL RESOURCE) AND THE EFFECTS OF FARMING AND OTHER LANDMANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON THE ENVIRONMENT; AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OFSUCH RESEARCH;3.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND THOSE MANAGING THE COUNTRYSIDE IN THEEFFECTS OF FARMING AND MANAGEMENT OF LAND WHICH IS SYMPATHETIC TO GAME ANDOTHER WILDLIFE;3.4 TO CONSERVE GAME AND WILDLIFE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING:WHERE IT IS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, THE CONSERVATION OR PROMOTIONOF BIOLOGICAL BIODIVERSITY THROUGH:3.4.1 THE PROVISION, CONSERVATION, RESTORATION OR ENHANCEMENT OF A NATURALHABITAT; OR3.4.2 THE MAINTENANCE OR RECOVERY OF A SPECIES IN ITS NATURAL HABITAT ON LANDOR IN WATER AND IN PARTICULAR WHERE THE NATURAL HABITAT IS SITUATED INTHE VICINITY OF A LANDFILL SITE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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