VICTORIA FALLS WILDLIFE TRUST

Charity number: 1166614
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Conservation and protection of the natural environment in Southern Africa by providing grants and undertaking research in connection with animal welfare and the environment, including educating the public. Providing funding for carnivore research including human/carnivore conflict mitigation, training of wildlife rangers, wildlife rescue & rehabilitation and management of rhino in Zimbabwe

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £173,990
Total expenditure: £221,631

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Animals
  • 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:
  • Botswana
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 April 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • VFWT (Working name)
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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Bruce Weir Chair 01 August 2023
HAIG HOUSING TRUST
Received: On time
Richard John Hollington Trustee 14 March 2025
None on record
Barry Charles Hemans Trustee 01 December 2022
None on record
Helen Margaret Buckworth Trustee 14 September 2022
None on record
James Murray Trustee 15 May 2019
ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION FOR AFRICA
Received: On time
Rodney Graeme Dacomb Trustee 10 August 2017
None on record
Valerie Swanson Trustee 01 June 2016
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 £134.25k £176.50k £211.97k £208.33k £173.99k
Total expenditure £96.62k £150.21k £133.66k £145.88k £221.63k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £49.68k £254 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 24 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 Accounts not yet received
Annual return 31 December 2023 23 April 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 April 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 12 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 24 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 24 March 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 19 Apr 2016

Charitable objects

1)TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA BY PROVIDING GRANTS AND UNDERTAKING RESEARCH IN CONNECTION WITH ANIMAL WELFARE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 2)TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

Contact information

Address:
9 THE CLOCK TOWER
REDLERS WATERSIDE
DUDBRIDGE ROAD
DUDBRIDGE
STROUD
GL5 3LH
Phone:
07476227684
Email:
info@vicfallswildlifetrust.org
Website:

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