The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

Registered charity 1106893 Registered since 2004

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, China, India, Kenya, Mongolia, Namibia, Russia, Thailand, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

10.2y median 10y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

12y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Animals 5Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 5

Commercial experience

Other services 5Arts and leisure 1Property 1

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Contact

Website	www.davidshepherd.org
Email	dswf@davidshepherd.org
Phone	02072277000
Address	BDB Pitmans Llp, 1 Bartholomew Close, LONDON, EC1A 7BL

Finances

£1,261,717 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£1,550,576	£1,217,016
2022	£1,608,497	£1,469,852
2023	£1,755,300	£1,792,200
2024	£2,635,606	£1,808,073
2025	£1,261,717	£1,770,723

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingAnimalsEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

3.1 THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF RARE OR ENDANGERED SPECIES OF MAMMALS IN THE WILD AND THEIR HABITATS IN ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE WORLD; AND3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF MAMMALS IN THE WILD AND OF THEIR HABITATS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 OCT 2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 NOV 2011AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12 DEC 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 MAR 2014

Trustees (5)

5trustees

68median age

2aged 70+

Succession outlook: 2 of 5 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Melanie Shepherdage 64 Chair since 2013
Andrew Gordon Brownage 59 since 2018
Christopher Charles Blanchard Cowdrayage 70
Fiona Elizabeth Luckage 68 since 2014
Rodney Birrellage 73 since 2018

Linked company (Companies House)

The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation · 04918382 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 01/10/2003

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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