ECOLOGICAL CONTINUITY TRUST

Charity number: 1126122
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our aim is to establish long-term experimental sites for ecological research to imcrease understanding of the biological effects of climate change and other environmental changes.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £157,340
Total expenditure: £144,817

People

13 Trustee(s)

1 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 October 2008: Standard registration
  • 29 October 2024: Funds received from 1129148 THE PATSY WOOD TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06652160 Open in new window
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • 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
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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JEREMY ROBIN BISCOE TALLOWIN Chair
None on record
Dr Ciara Marie Dwyer Trustee 30 January 2025
THE BRITISH ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
Dr Jeffrey Graham Duckett Trustee 22 July 2021
None on record
Dr Stewart Jonathon Clarke Trustee 01 January 2021
None on record
Professor Kenneth Thompson Trustee 13 May 2020
None on record
David Andrew Stone Trustee 13 May 2020
None on record
Dr Kadmiel Maseyk Trustee 27 June 2019
None on record
Professor Bridget Anne Emmett Trustee 27 June 2019
ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED
Received: On time
THE BRITISH ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Received: On time
Dr ALISON JANE BIRKETT BSC, MSC Trustee 24 July 2018
None on record
Dr Carly Joanne STevens Trustee 06 July 2016
None on record
Dr Keith Walter Thomas Goulding Trustee 02 January 2014
None on record
Dr ROBIN DAVID BUXTON MBE DL Trustee
ASPEN TRUST
Received: On time
PROFESSOR JONATHAN WENDELL SILVERTOWN Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £153.52k £46.21k £89.46k £83.10k £157.34k
Total expenditure £88.28k £76.21k £97.61k £109.90k £144.82k
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 2024 05 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 05 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 12 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 12 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 15 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 15 September 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 27 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 04 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 04 June 2021 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 JULY 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 MAY 2017 as amended on 21 Jul 2020

Charitable objects

3.1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND CONDUCT OF ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH FOR THE PURPOSES OF UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND 3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATION.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
The Manor House
Little Wittenham
ABINGDON
OX14 4RA
Phone:
07784 638269
Email:
robin.buxton2015@gmail.com
Website:

www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org Open in new window