Free the Bears UK

Registered charity 1135682 Registered since 2010

Operates: Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

Connected trustee network

The connection graph needs a free account.

This charity's record is public. The network of who else its trustees govern is compiled from the registers by us, and an account keeps it out of bulk scrapers.

Find a path from this charity →

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

10.2y median 12y

average tenure

16y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10.8y

average years in governance

3 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Animals 5Education/training 5Environment/conservation/heritage 5

Commercial experience

Health and social care 2Other services 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

The Gorilla Organization 1 shared trustee
The Zoological Society of London 1 shared trustee

🔒 Succession forecast is a Pro feature - the board seats likely to open in the next year and the ideal next trustee. Explore Pro →

Related organisations

The Gorilla Organization 1 shared trustee
The Zoological Society of London 1 shared trustee
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

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

Contact

Website	www.freethebears.org
Email	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/heritage

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined Groups

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable 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)

5trustees

43median age

0aged 70+

Jon Cracknell Chair since 2014
Dr Claudia Hartley since 2020
Giles Jason Clarkage 48 since 2021
Matthew Peter Huntage 37 since 2010
Sarah Jane Moran since 2014

Connected charities (2)

The Zoological Society of London 1 shared trustee
The Gorilla Organization 1 shared trustee

For recruiters

Tools for approaching charities and finding candidates. In development - register to get early access.

Report an error in this record - let us know.