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Tropical Biology Association

3. OBJECTSThe objects for which the Company is established are to advance public education and to promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and sustainable management of the natural environment in regions with high...

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £731k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania, Uganda and more
Website
www.tropical-biology.org (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Tropical Biology Association Limited
Registered
2006

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£731k£556k
  • 2024£484k£437k
  • 2023£559k£480k
Earlier years
  • 2022£409k£416k
  • 2021£450k£304k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 27%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

3. OBJECTSThe objects for which the Company is established are to advance public education and to promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and sustainable management of the natural environment in regions with high biodiversity. We will do this through building capacity relating to the ecology, conservation and management of tropical and other biodiverse-rich ecosystems by the following means: (a) establishing, supporting and carrying-out demand-driven programs in education and research;(b) building the capacity of institutions responsible for teaching, conservation and research;(c) maintaining a global network; and(d) carrying-out other general activities in the area of education, research and conservation of biodiversity.

Grants received

4 grants · £809,087 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • ARCADIA · £716,599 (3 grants)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £92,488

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £92,4882024-04-01
  • ARCADIA £486,3582014-12-15
  • ARCADIA £120,0002013-08-09
  • ARCADIA £110,2412012-06-08
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

4y median 2y
average tenure
20y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

6
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 7Environment/conservation/heritage 7

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 6Professional services 3Arts and leisure 1

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£731k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

14.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 12.4 in 2021

4 from 4 in 2023
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1116111
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 MAY 2006 as amended on 15 Feb 2024 as amended on 05 Mar 2024
Companies House
Company number 05827864 · Active
Contact on the register
01223336619 · tba@tropical-biology.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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