Registrant : Organisation or self-employed individual
| Name/company name: |
The Born Free Foundation |
| Acronym: |
BFF
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| Legal status: |
UK Registered Charity
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| Website address: |
http://www.bornfree.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
Michael Reyner
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| Position: |
Chair of Trustees |
Permanent person in charge of EU relations
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
William Travers
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| Position: |
Chief Executive |
Contact details:
| Contact details of organisation's head office: |
3 Grove House Foundry Lane
Horsham RH13 5PL
UNITED KINGDOM
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| Telephone number: |
(+01403) 240170 |
| Fax number: |
(+) |
| Other contact information: |
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Goals / remit
| Goals / remit of the organisation: |
1. To preserve and conserve animal species in their natural habitat on an international basis
2. To prevent all types of cruelty and abuse of animals and wildlife, particularly in zoos and other places where animals are kept in captivity
3. To educate the public and to advance the education of natural history, environmental studies, ecology, and resource conservation in industrial, urban, natural and marine environments
4. To relieve the suffering of animals of any species which are in need of care and attention and (where appropriate) assist in the provision of improved facilities for the care of animals in captivity
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The organisation's fields of interests are:
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Number of persons engaged in activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register
| Number of persons: |
11
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Complementary information:
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This number of person includes all Born Free Programme Staff dealing with projects relating to the aim and objectives of the Born Free Foundation, as outlined above.
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Persons accredited for access to European Parliament premises
Activities
Main EU initiatives covered the year before by activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register:
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Lobbying activities at the European Parliament and European Commission regarding captive animal welfare issues (for zoos, circuses and tourism purposes for example), and wildlife trade.
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Fields of interest for e-mail alerts on consultations and roadmaps;
| Fields declared by the organisation: |
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Climate Action
- Culture
- Education
- Enterprise
- Environment
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Structure
| Total number of members that are natural persons: |
34 |
| 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): |
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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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The Born Free Foundation is a member of:
1. The Species Survival Network (SSN) - an international coalition of over 80 NGOs committed to the promotion, enhancement and strict enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
2. ENDCAP - a coalition of 27 NGOs and individuals that specialise in the welfare and protection of wild animals in captivity
3. Ape Alliance - an international colaition of organisations and individuals working for the conservation and welfare of apes
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Financial data
| Financial year: |
04/2011
-
04/2012
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Total budget:
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3,777,418
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€
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of which public financing:
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315,289
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€
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- from European sources:
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- Procurement:
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0
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€
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- Grants:
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0
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€
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- from national sources:
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0
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€
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- from local/regional sources:
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0
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€
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- Investment income :
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85,619
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€
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- Tax received :
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229,670
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€
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from other sources: |
3,462,129
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€
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- donations:
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1,261,125
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€
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- contributions from members:
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247,393
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€
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- Adoptions :
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399,602
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€
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- Events and lotteries :
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422,621
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€
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- Trading income :
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146,580
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€
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- Royalties :
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13,498
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€
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- Legacies :
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876,084
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€
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- Other miscellaneous :
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95,226
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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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< 50000
€
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Other (financial) information provided by the organisation:
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