THE HOWLETTS WILD ANIMAL TRUST

Charity number: 1100845
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Charity overview

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Activities - how the charity spends its money

The advancement and promotion for the public benefit of education and useful knowledge in relation to the science of zoology, the preservaion and exhibition of living animals and in particular a) The preservation and exhibition of wild animals in danger of extinction; b) The conservation of wildlife habitats; c) The maintenance and expansion of breeding groups

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£24,288,072

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Donations and legacies £49.84k
Charitable activities £10.61m
Other trading activities £13.59m
Investments £0
Other £35.89k

Total expenditure:
£25,316,253

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Raising funds £11.64m
Charitable activities £13.68m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £11.64m
Charitable expenditure £13.68m

People

557 Employee(s)

5 Trustee(s)

405 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 2
£70k to £80k 1
£80k to £90k 1
£100k to £110k 1
£110k to £120k 1
£130k to £140k 1
£200k to £250k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 November 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
HEATHER FRANCES BLACKMAN Trustee 21 February 2022
THE ROYAL PARKS [LIMITED]
Received: On time
Daniel Ward Hulme Trustee 02 February 2022
THE FOLKESTONE LEAS LIFT COMPANY CIO
Received: On time
GOALS 4 GIRLS CIO
Received: On time
THE ROSE AYLING-ELLIS FOUNDATION
Recently registered
Guy James Michael Farley Trustee 08 March 2021
None on record
Tansy Aspinall Trustee 30 March 2017
None on record
DAMIAN ASPINALL Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £16.30m £15.17m £22.41m £22.88m £24.29m
Total expenditure £16.35m £16.06m £20.55m £22.51m £25.32m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £115.90k N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k £1.53m £984.13k £6.00k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £13.64k £136.81k £70.02k £13.31k £49.84k
Income - Other trading activities £10.82m £8.18m £12.38m £13.53m £13.59m
Income - Charitable activities £5.38m £5.30m £9.61m £9.12m £10.61m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other £90.36k £1.55m £352.19k £206.56k £35.89k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £39.46k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £7.22m £8.08m £11.48m £11.99m £13.68m
Expenditure - Raising funds £9.13m £7.98m £9.07m £10.52m £11.64m
Expenditure - Governance £0 £97.79k £277.13k £405.90k £246.82k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £7.34m £8.29m £9.85m £11.18m £10.78m
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £1.24m £1.62m £1.91m £1.29m £1.79m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £9.41m £11.63m £11.61m £11.96m £13.09m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 15 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 15 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 24 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 24 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26 MAR 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 JAN 2022 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 AUG 2022 as amended on 06 Mar 2023

Charitable objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION (WHETHER IN ENGLAND OR ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF EDUCATION AND USEFUL KNOWLEDGE IN RELATION TO THE SCIENCE OF ZOOLOGY THE PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITION OF LIVING ANIMALS AND IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) 1.1 THE PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITION OF WILD ANIMALS IN DANGER OF EXTINCTION; 1.2 THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE HABITATS; AND 1.3 THE MAINTENANCE AND EXPANSION OF BREEDING GROUPS. 2. SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE TO INCLUDE, BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERAL SCOPE OF THIS CLAUSE, OPENING GARDENS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THE PURPOSES OF RECREATION.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED. IN PRCATICE GABON, CONGO BRAZAVILLE

Contact information

Address:
Howletts & Port Lympne Wild Animal
Parks
Aldington Road
Lympne
HYTHE
CT21 4PD
Phone:
01303264647
Email:
info@aspinallfoundation.org
Website:

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