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the david shepherd wildlife foundation

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, China, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Foundation is currently focusing on raising funds and actively working for the survival of tigers, elephants, rhinos and other critically endangered mammals in the wild. The Foundation concentrates its focus on field projects where even limited funding makes a real difference to the survival of wildlife and their habitat. It also runs active enforcement, training and education projects.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,635,606
Latest Expenditure
£1,808,073

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 50.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 73.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 27.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,326,089
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £274,104
Investments £35,413
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,326,132
Raising Funds £481,941
Governance £11,743
Grants to Institutions £821,125
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,635,606£1,808,073£1,326,132£2,305,107£448,07217 / 10
2023£1,755,300£1,792,200£1,386,706£1,432,304£527,38616 / 10
2022£1,608,497£1,469,852£1,112,913£1,499,452£592,64115 / 5
2021£1,550,576£1,217,016£863,458£1,336,137£386,95915 / 5
2020£1,310,916£1,353,990£901,002£899,009£204,59115 / 15

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers