SAFINA LION CONSERVATION FUND

Charity number: 1172709
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our mission is to work with others to protect and monitor lion populations in the wild. We work to raise funds for four different lion conservation organisations based in Kenya and Tanzania who work alongside local communities to protect, monitor and study wild lions. We also work with zoos to educate their visitors and maintain a website full of educational material specifically about lions.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2024

Total income: £3,363
Total expenditure: £6,410

People

5 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Kenya
  • Tanzania

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 April 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • SAFINA LION CONSERVATION (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JAMES MICHAEL WELCH Chair 24 April 2017
None on record
Peter George Johnson Trustee 13 February 2023
None on record
SUSAN ELIZABETH WELCH Trustee 24 April 2017
None on record
MATTHEW DAVID PETER LLOYD Trustee 24 April 2017
None on record
SOPHIE RACHEL LOUISE COLE Trustee 24 April 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2020 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024
Total gross income £2.71k £2.42k £3.99k £4.75k £3.36k
Total expenditure £7.24k £1.89k £1.94k £4.36k £6.41k
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 January 2024 22 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 22 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 25 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 25 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 05 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 05 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2021 06 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 06 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2020 06 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2020 06 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Apr 2017

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF LIONS BY: A) SUPPORTING CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN SUCH WAYS THAT ARE CHARITABLE B) CONSERVING AND PROTECTING THE NATURAL HABITATS OF LIONS C) SUPPORTING AND PUBLISHING RESEARCH INTO THE CONSERVATION AND HUSBANDRY OF LIONS 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN LION AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE INCLUDING THROUGH THE SUPPORT AND PUBLISHING OF RESEARCH.

Contact information

Address:
19 Alexander Road
Stotfold
Hitchin
SG5 4NA
Phone:
07871076478
Email:
info@safinalionconservation.org
Website:

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