Wild Planet Trust

Registered charity 306622 Registered since 1963

Operates: Devon, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

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Board DNA

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

trustees on the board

5.7y median 2y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

17.4y

average years in governance

0 vs 4 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Animals 4Education/training 4Environment/conservation/heritage 4

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 12Retail and trade 4Education 3

Boards that share trustees

Living Coasts 4 shared trustees
The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust 4 shared trustees
East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust 1 shared trustee
Stover School Association 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Living Coasts 4 shared trustees
The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust 4 shared trustees
Stover School Association 1 shared trustee
East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust 1 shared trustee
The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire Northamptonshire Similar size; both Animals
Afghanaid 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.wildplanettrust.org.uk
Email	trust.secretary@wildplanettrust.org.uk
Phone	01803 697513
Address	Ghost Mail Ltd, 61 Bridge Street, KINGTON, Herefordshire, HR5 3DJ

Finances

£13,080,731 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£9,345,635	£12,030,102
2021	£12,144,611	£10,662,365
2022	£11,786,268	£12,006,060
2023	£11,562,971	£14,176,863
2025	£13,080,731	£26,949,059

What it does

What

Education/trainingAnimalsEnvironment/conservation/heritageRecreation

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION; (2) THE PROMOTION OF SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL STUDY AND RESEARCH AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF ALL SUCH STUDY AND RESEARCH. (3) THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS; AND (4) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND THE INHABITANTS OF PAIGNTON IN PARTICULAR IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THE FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED.

Governing document: SCHEME OF THE COMMISSIONERS DATED 3 SEPTEMBER 1991 AS AMENDED BY FURTHER SCHEME DATED 5 JUNE 1997

Trustees (4)

4trustees

62median age

2aged 70+

Succession outlook: 2 of 4 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Sarah Barrage 73 Chair since 2013
Andrew Charles John Cooper BSCage 75
Ben Louis Jobsonage 36 since 2024
James O'Dwyerage 50 since 2024

Connected charities (4)

Living Coasts 4 shared trustees
The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust 4 shared trustees
Stover School Association 1 shared trustee
East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust 1 shared trustee

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