Registered charity (CIO) · Hitchin
Safina Lion Conservation Fund
Safina Lion Conservation Fund is a registered charity (number 1172709) based in Hitchin, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by James Michael Welch since 2017. Latest income £7k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Safina Lion Conservation (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £7k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Kenya, Tanzania, Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.safinalionconservation.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£7k£7k
- 2025£6k£6k
- 2024£3k£6k
Earlier years
- 2023£5k£4k
- 2022£4k£2k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF LIONS BY:A) SUPPORTING CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN SUCH WAYS THAT ARE CHARITABLEB) CONSERVING AND PROTECTING THE NATURAL HABITATS OF LIONSC) SUPPORTING AND PUBLISHING RESEARCH INTO THE CONSERVATION AND HUSBANDRY OF LIONS2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN LION AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE INCLUDING THROUGH THE SUPPORT AND PUBLISHING OF RESEARCH.
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.
5 trustees on the board
- James Michael Welch Chair since 2017
- Matthew David Peter Lloyd since 2017
- Peter George Johnson since 2023
- Sophie Rachel Louise Cole since 2017
- Susan Elizabeth Welch since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- James Michael Welch Chair since 2017
- Matthew David Peter Lloyd since 2017
- Sophie Rachel Louise Cole since 2017
- Susan Elizabeth Welch since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- James Michael Welch Chair since 2017
- Matthew David Peter Lloyd since 2017
- Peter George Johnson since 2023
- Sophie Rachel Louise Cole since 2017
- Susan Elizabeth Welch since 2017
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1172709
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Apr 2017
- Contact on the register
- 07871076478 · info@safinalionconservation.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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