Registrant : Organisation or self-employed individual
| Name/company name: |
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| Acronym: |
RSPB
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| Legal status: |
UK Registered charity: england and Wales no 207076, Scotland no. SC037654
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| Website address: |
http://www.rspb.org.uk
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Sections
| Section: |
III - Non-governmental organisations |
| and more precisely: |
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar |
Person with legal responsibility
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
Clarke Mike
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| Position: |
Chief Executive |
Permanent person in charge of EU relations
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
Davies Archie
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| Position: |
Head of European Policy Campaigns Team |
Contact details:
| Contact details of organisation's head office: |
The Lodge Potton Road
Sandy SG19 2DL
UNITED KINGDOM
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| Telephone number: |
(+44) 1767680551 |
| Fax number: |
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| Other contact information: |
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Goals / remit
| Goals / remit of the organisation: |
· We champion birds and the environment to decision makers.
· We protect, restore and manage habitats for birds and other wildlife.
· We research the problems facing birds and the environment, looking for practical solutions that we can implement on the ground, and promote to others.
· We carry out 'hands-on' recovery projects for our most threatened species.
· We own and manage 200 nature reserves, where wildlife can thrive and people can be inspired.
· We share our knowledge and enthusiasm, to help young and old enjoy the natural world.
· We champion the cause of biodiversity conservation within the wider debate on sustainable development.
· We are active across the UK at national, regional and local levels - our work is relevant to your environment.
· We tackle international conservation issues through the Birdlife International Partnership - a global coalition of like-minded conservation organisations.
· We work with decision makers on behalf of birds and the environment.
· We tackle wildlife crime and habitat loss.
· We work with landowners and farmers to help countryside birds.
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The organisation's fields of interests are:
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- sub-national
- national
- European
- global
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Number of persons engaged in activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register
| Number of persons: |
17
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Complementary information:
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Tim Stowe – Head of International Directorate
Sacha Cleminson Head of International Biodiversity Policy Unit
Sarah Oppenheimer, head of European Policy Campaigns Team
Tatiana Nemcova, Senior EU advocacy officer
Alistair Taylor, EU Biodiversity Policy Officer
Paola Pisa, Assistant EU Biodiversity Policy Officer
Nicola Crockford, International Species Policy Officer
Jenna Hegarty, Agriculture policy officer
Euan Dunn, Head of Marine policy
Sharon Thompson, Senior Marine policy officer
Andy Dodd, Head of site conservation policy
Kate Jennings, site policy officer
Olly Watts, Senior Policy Officer (Climate Change/Peat)
John Lanchberry, Principal Climate Change Adviser
Melanie Coath, Climate Change Policy Officer
Michael Krause - Head of Funding Development
Helen Barnard - Grants Development Manager
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Persons accredited for access to European Parliament premises
| First name
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Surname
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Start Date |
End Date |
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Archie
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Davies
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26/03/13
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22/03/14
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Sarah Catherine
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OPPENHEIMER
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17/10/12
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09/10/13
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Jenna
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Hegarty
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18/01/13
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09/10/13
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Activities
Main EU initiatives covered the year before by activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register:
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Staff involved in EU engagement activities and their work areas through job titles:
Tim Stowe – Head of International Directorate
Sacha Cleminson Head of International Biodiversity Policy Unit
Sarah Oppenheimer, head of European Policy Campaigns Team
Tatiana Nemcova, Senior EU advocacy officer
Alistair Taylor, EU Biodiversity Policy Officer
Paola Pisa, Assistant EU Biodiversity Policy Officer
Nicola Crockford, International Species Policy Officer
Jenna Hegarty, Agriculture policy officer
Euan Dunn, Head of Marine policy
Sharon Thompson, Senior Marine policy officer
Andy Dodd, Head of site conservation policy
Kate Jennings, site policy officer
Olly Watts, Senior Policy Officer (Climate Change/Peat)
John Lanchberry, Principal Climate Change Adviser
Melanie Coath, Climate Change Policy Officer
Michael Krause - Head of Funding Development
Helen Barnard - Grants Development Manager
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Fields of interest for e-mail alerts on consultations and roadmaps;
| Fields declared by the organisation: |
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Budget
- Climate Action
- Development
- Economic and Financial Affairs
- Energy
- Environment
- Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Regional Policy
- Taxation
- Trans-European Networks
- Transport
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Structure
| Total number of members that are natural persons: |
1,096,016 |
| Number of member organisations: |
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| Member organisations (Number of members) : |
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| The organisation has members/is represented in the following country(countries): |
- AUSTRIA
- BELGIUM
- BULGARIA
- CYPRUS
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- DENMARK
- FINLAND
- FRANCE
- GERMANY
- GREECE
- HUNGARY
- IRELAND
- ITALY
- LATVIA
- LUXEMBOURG
- MALTA
- POLAND
- PORTUGAL
- ROMANIA
- SLOVENIA
- SPAIN
- SWEDEN
- UNITED KINGDOM
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Complementary information:
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Networking
Information on (i) organisation's membership of any associations/federations/confederations or (ii) relationships to other bodies in formal or informal networks.
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BirdLife International
European Environmental Bureau
Transport and Environment
Climate Action Network
European Bird Census Council
IUCN – World Conservation Union
European Habitats Forum
Stop Climate Chaos
Green Alliance
Wildlife and Countryside Link
British Ornithologists Union
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Financial data
| Financial year: |
04/2010
-
03/2011
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Total budget:
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139,525,000
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€
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of which public financing:
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30,792,000
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€
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- from European sources:
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- Procurement:
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€
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- Grants:
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€
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- from national sources:
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15,843,000
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€
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- from local/regional sources:
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6,163,000
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€
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- European Sources :
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8,786,000
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€
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from other sources: |
108,733,000
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€
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- donations:
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11,235,000
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€
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- contributions from members:
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36,403,000
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€
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- legacies :
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31,305,000
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€
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- activities to generate funds :
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24,440,000
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€
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- income from charitable activities :
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5,095,000
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€
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- Net gains on disposals of fixed assets :
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255,000
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€
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Estimated costs to the organisation directly related to representing interests to EU institutions in that year:
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250000
€ - 300000
€
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Other (financial) information provided by the organisation:
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RSPB Trustees Report and Accounts
www.rspb.org.uk/about/run/reportaccounts.asp
The RSPB's accounts have been prepared in accordance with the recommendations of the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (revised) 2005 (SORP).
Explanatory notes
Expenditure on charitable activities increased by £4.5 million to £86.3 million, including the capital cost of buying (and setting up) nature reserves and operating assets at £9.2 million. The remaining £77.1 million furthers nature conservation through research, monitoring, managing our nature reserves, advocacy and campaigning, education and public engagement, supporting overseas conservation projects and governance.
Within expenditure, administrative overheads, including governance, are approximately 6% of our charitable expenditure and membership related costs a further 4%. This leaves 90% of our resources available to be spent directly on conservation.
Money raised for conservation (Net income available for charitable purposes) increased by £8.4 million reaching £94.7 million in 2009-10. This sum is net of the £15.2 million cost of generating income and a further £12.0 million goods for resale for our trading operation. The majority of products sold relate directly to our charitable objectives, such as bird food and feeders, optics and wildlife books and videos.
More than two thirds of income is derived from individuals and with the membership renewal rate approaching 90%, the loyalty of our members provides a robust foundation for our work. Much of the remaining third comes from grants, corporate relationships and land related income. Whilst each of these sources fluctuates, the diversity provides reasonable stability.
Free financial reserves are deliberately maintained at a modest level to maximise the funds available for immediate conservation needs. These currently stand at £13.0 million, representing nine weeks’ of expenditure.
The defined benefit pension scheme is included in the RSPB’s accounts in accordance with accounting guidelines. The scheme is relatively immature in that there are significantly more contributing members than pensioners; therefore the net liability of the scheme, at £34.7 million (2009: £22.1 million), will not crystallise for some years and therefore the RSPB trustees do not consider the liability to represent a constraint over the use of financial reserves.
During the year, a review of the benefits accruing for those in the final salary scheme, which closed to new entrants in February 2007, was initiated. This review resulted in a reduction in benefits accruing of around 25% and a sharing with members of the risk of future increases in longevity. Such a review is conducted every three years, following which a plan is agreed with the pension scheme trustees to make good any deficit.
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