Free the Bears UK
Registered charity 1135682 Registered since 2010
Operates: Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam
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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.
5 trustees on the board
- Jon Cracknell Chair since 2014
- Dr Claudia Hartley since 2020
- Giles Jason Clark since 2021
- Matthew Peter Hunt since 2010
- Sarah Jane Moran since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Jon Cracknell Chair since 2014
- Dr Claudia Hartley since 2020
- Matthew Peter Hunt since 2010
- Sarah Jane Moran since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Dr Claudia Hartley since 2020
- Matthew Peter Hunt since 2010
- Sarah Jane Moran since 2014
Portfolio (2)
- Jon Cracknell Chair since 2014
- Giles Jason Clark since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
2.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 1.2 in 2021
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Gorilla Organization 1 shared trustee
- The Zoological Society of London 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Ashbourne and District Animal Welfare Society Similar size; both Animals
- Barnsley and District Animal Rescue Charity Similar size; both Animals
- The British Thoroughbred Retraining Centre Similar size; both Animals
- Wild Futures Similar size; both Animals
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.freethebears.org |
| matt@freethebears.org | |
| Phone | 020 8938 3624 |
| Address | 628 High Road, South Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5SU |
Finances
£567,137 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £369,305 | £117,116 |
| 2022 | £326,301 | £516,457 |
| 2022 | £297,369 | £282,993 |
| 2023 | £543,797 | £497,994 |
| 2024 | £567,137 | £545,621 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingAnimalsEnvironment/conservation/heritageWho
Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceCharitable objects
TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS, IN PARTICULAR BEARS, BY PROVIDINGAPPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEEDOF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILLUSAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERALAND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 31 MARCH 2010
Trustees (5)
- Jon Cracknell Chair since 2014
- Dr Claudia Hartley since 2020
- Giles Jason Clarkage band 45-49 since 2021
- Matthew Peter Huntage band 35-39 since 2010
- Sarah Jane Moran since 2014
Connected charities (2)
- The Zoological Society of London 1 shared trustee
- The Gorilla Organization 1 shared trustee
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