Whale and Dolphin Conservation

Registered charity 1014705 Registered since 1992

Operates: Wiltshire, Argentina, Australia, Germany, New Zealand, United States, Scotland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7.3y median 5y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

8.9y

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 8Animals 7Environment/conservation/heritage 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Other services 7Arts and leisure 1Finance 1

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Wilmington Trust 1 shared trustee

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Wilmington Trust 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.whales.org
Email	info@whales.org
Phone	01249449500
Address	WHALE & DOLPHIN CONSERVATION, 38 ST. PAUL STREET, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 1LJ

Finances

£5,233,306 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£5,012,285	£4,374,223
2022	£4,803,933	£4,784,960
2023	£5,941,529	£5,751,659
2024	£5,332,082	£6,464,495
2025	£5,233,306	£5,932,409

What it does

What

Education/trainingAnimalsEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

(A) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC TOWARDS THE NEED FOR THE PRESERVATION OF ALL SPECIES OF AQUATIC ANIMALS IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING ALL WHALES DOLPHINS PORPOISES AND CETACEANS IN ALL THEIR FORMS (B) TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH ON THE PRESERVATION OF ALL SPECIES OF AQUATIC MAMMALS AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH (C) TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF CRUELTY TO AND ABUSE OF AQUATIC MAMMALS WHETHER IN THE WILD OR IN CAPTIVITY AND(D) TO PRESERVE AND CONSERVE AQUATIC MAMMALS.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/08/1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/11/2008AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11/09/2012

Trustees (8)

8trustees

55median age

1aged 70+

Dr Lisa Dreweage 59 Chair since 2016
Adrian John Reedage 74 since 2013
Alexander John Huntage 55 since 2021
Arietta Bortotage 43 since 2023
Hannah Mccarthyage 28 since 2023
John Gerard Leigh
Jessica Pollittage 47 since 2023
Phil Smith since 2012

Linked company (Companies House)

Whale and Dolphin Conservation · 02737421 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 05/08/1992

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

Wilmington Trust 1 shared trustee

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