BADGER TRUST

Charity number: 1111440
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Badger Trust is a registered charity which promotes the conservation, welfare and protection of badgers, their setts and their habitats. It represents and supports local voluntary badger groups throughout Britain, provides expert advice on all badger issues and works closely with the RSPCA, the police and others.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £381,550
Total expenditure: £341,819

People

9 Trustee(s)

100 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 September 2005: Standard registration
  • 06 June 2019: Funds received from 231981 SOUTH ESSEX NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BADGER TRUST (Working name)
  • THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF BADGER GROUPS (Previous name)
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
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rosie Wood Chair 17 April 2021
None on record
Dr Guda Marina van der Burgt Trustee 06 July 2024
None on record
Rowan David Oakes Trustee 06 July 2024
None on record
Janie Elizabeth Burrage Trustee 06 July 2024
None on record
Susie Phillips Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Phil Loveday Trustee 15 April 2023
None on record
Christa van Wessem Trustee 15 April 2023
None on record
Georgina Cadwell Trustee 14 May 2022
None on record
Eleanor Bullimore Trustee 17 April 2021
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 £257.18k £276.11k £194.76k £333.00k £381.55k
Total expenditure £219.55k £237.71k £267.44k £315.73k £341.82k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 12 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 14 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 16 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 16 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 26 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 27 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 27 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 22 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 22 June 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 23/05/2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/04/2008 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 29/12/2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/04/2012 as amended on 13 May 2017 as amended on 13 May 2023

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE THE WELFARE, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF BADGERS, THEIR SETTS AND HABITATS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
Badger Trust
Citibase
95 Ditchling Rd
Brighton
Phone:
01273 033440
Email:
finance@badgertrust.org.uk
Website:

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