Finance Score: 9
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 24 ?

AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE CONSERVATION TRUST 

To further the conservation of the UKs native amphibians and reptiles via conservation management, advocacy, research and education throughout the British Isles, Europe and elsewhere in the world.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
Established: 15 years

www.arc-trust.org

enquiries@arc-trust.org

01202391319

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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
31/03/23£2,157£2,077£80£0£7,037£1,4718.5410
31/03/22£2,190£1,951£239£0£7,372£1,4208.7390
31/03/21£2,226£1,811£415£0£6,839£1,2588.3370
31/03/20£2,080£1,908£172£0£5,928£9846.2361,000
31/03/19£1,882£1,841£40£0£6,376£8905.834250
31/03/18£1,529£1,593£-64£0£6,227£8926.7350
31/03/17£4,670£1,260£3,409£0£6,360£9619.2290
31/03/16£1,222£1,244£-22£0£2,716£9969.6290
31/03/15£2,735£1,269£1,466£31£2,789£1,0179.6250
31/03/14£1,224£1,135£89£24£1,273£1,04811.1240
31/03/13£1,145£1,083£62£21£1,185£8159200
31/03/12£1,069£875£194£20£1,122£6659.1200
31/03/11£938£920£19£33£13£-52-0.7200
31/03/10£1£6£-5£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 21%
Reserves/Spending: 8.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 4.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 41 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
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs£350,453
DCMS£103,800
National Lottery Heritage Fund£58,100
Garfield Weston Foundation£45,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Environmental Stewardship Transferred to DEFRA NSA P2
£28,502 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
£37,934 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
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - RPA Simplified Countryside Stewardship
£65,172 01/04/2022
The main priority for Countryside Stewardship is to protect and enhance the natural environment, in particular: increased biodiversity; improved habitat and expanded woodland areas; improved water ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - RPA Simplified Countryside Stewardship
£18,002 01/04/2022
The main priority for Countryside Stewardship is to protect and enhance the natural environment, in particular: increased biodiversity; improved habitat and expanded woodland areas; improved water ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£25,000 04/02/2022
Core costs
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to African Community Centre
£58,100 03/06/2021
The Young People's Digital Diversity Exchange Project
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - M04 - Investments in physical assets Exchq funded NSA P2
£141,720 01/04/2021
This covers grants made for investments in physical assets made under Countryside Stewardship. The measure supports various farm and forestry investments in particular for businesses investing in ....more
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - ALB - Rural Payments Agency - State Aid Funded (RD Measure 10) SA
£59,123 01/04/2021
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
DCMS - GRCF2020: Recovering the pool frog, England's rarest amphibian
£103,800 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£20,000 17/07/2020
Core costs.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 25/01/2019
Core costs
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust
£488,800 22/11/2017
Connecting the Dragons: restoring reptile and amphibian populations and habitats in southern Wales
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500 02/10/2017
Core costs.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust
£6,400 29/09/2017
Globe Way nature Reserve
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust
£467,000 21/03/2017
Snakes in the Heather: helping Britain's rarest reptile
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust
£69,900 21/03/2016
Great Crested Newt Detectives
National Lottery Community Fund - DRAGONSCAPES: Reuniting Communities and Habitats in South Wales
£249,935 26/11/2014
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-79
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/06/2009, number: 1130188
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/06/2009, number: 06932972
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
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Tr
744 Christchurch Road
BOURNEMOUTH
BH7 6BZ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC IN AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE CONSERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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