BBC WILDLIFE FUND

Charity number: 1119286
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The BBC Wildlife Fund was set up in 2007 by the BBC to help protect endangered species around the world and in the UK. It does this by funding UK charities working internationally and in the UK to protect wildlife, identifying not only the most endangered animals on the planet but also those less well known species for which there is little or no public profile. The BBC Wildlife Fund is committed

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2012

Total income: £30,496
Total expenditure: £231,677

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 May 2007: Standard registration
  • 15 April 2013: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
No information available
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
No information available

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2008 31/03/2009 31/03/2010 31/03/2011 31/03/2012
Total gross income £2.03m £90.00k £8.41k £1.49m £30.50k
Total expenditure £1.02m £114.00k £347.34k £1.39m £231.68k
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
Income - Donations and legacies £1.99m N/A N/A £1.26m N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment £35.63k N/A N/A £2.14k N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A N/A £224.33k N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.04m N/A N/A £1.31m N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £15.13k N/A N/A £5.11k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £925.66k N/A N/A £1.31m N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A N/A £0 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 March 2013 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2013 Not submitted
Annual return 31 March 2012 09 November 2012 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2012 09 November 2012 On time
Annual return 31 March 2011 26 January 2012 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2011 08 November 2011 On time
Annual return 31 March 2010 07 January 2011 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2010 21 December 2010 On time

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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 MAY 2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 17 MAY 2007.

Charitable objects

3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE FIELDS OF BIOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, ECOLOGY AND OTHER AREAS WHERE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE IS TAUGHT. 3.2 THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; 3.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANIMAL WELFARE AND THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HABITATS; AND 3.4 SUCH OTHER PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS