The Rufford Foundation

Registered charity 1117270 Registered since 2006

Operates: Throughout England, Argentina, Armenia, Benin, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ivory Coast, Nicaragua

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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.

trustees on the board

3.8y median 2y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.6y

average years in governance

5 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

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

Animals 1Disability 1Economic/community Development/employment 1Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1Overseas Aid/famine Relief 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

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 4Arts and leisure 3Agriculture 1

Boards that share trustees

Wild Team Conservation 1 shared trustee
Ripple Effect International 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations iRelated organisationsBoards that overlap with this one through shared trustees, or govern in the same field. Deterministic, from public records.

Ripple Effect International 1 shared trustee
Wild Team Conservation 1 shared trustee
Forever Manchester Similar size; both Animals
Slindon College Limited Similar size; both Animals
The Royal Bath and West of England Society Similar size; both Animals
The League Against Cruel Sports Similar size; both Animals

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Contact

Website	www.rufford.org
Phone	02074368604
Address	THE RUFFORD FOUNDATION, 6TH FLOOR, 250 TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD, LONDON, W1T 7QZ

Finances

£3,918,233 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£3,316,285	£4,067,705
2022	£4,525,771	£3,630,554
2023	£3,632,957	£3,768,968
2024	£4,197,854	£3,759,636
2025	£3,918,233	£4,379,053

What it does

What

AnimalsEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

TO:1. PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PREDOMINANTLY IN COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THOSE DENOTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AS "ADVANCED ECONOMIES" THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF FAUNA AND FLORA AND THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT;2. ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF FAUNA AND FLORA AND THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING RESEARCH INTO THE SAME AND DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 15/11/2006AS AMENDED BY TRUSTEES' RESOLUTION UNDER SECTION 282 OF CHARITIES ACT 2011 AND CONCURRED WITH ON 17/10/2012AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 18/10/2012AS AMENDED ON 26/03/2013 as amended on 08 Oct 2024

Trustees (6)

6trustees

65median age

1aged 70+

Connected charities (2)

Wild Team Conservation 1 shared trustee
Ripple Effect International 1 shared trustee

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