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
Archie Davies, head of European Policy Campaigns Team
Tatiana Nemcova, Senior EU advocacy officer
Alistair Taylor, EU Biodiversity Policy Officer
Thomas Quinn, 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
Kate Jennings, Head of site conservation policy
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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Alistair Leonard
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TAYLOR
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04/06/13
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31/05/14
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Alexander
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CLEMINSON
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04/06/13
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31/05/14
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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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Archie
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Davies
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26/03/13
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22/03/14
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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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143,609,000
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€
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of which public financing:
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28,649,000
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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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18,502,000
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€
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- from local/regional sources:
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2,069,000
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€
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- European Sources :
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8,078,000
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€
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from other sources: |
114,960,000
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€
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- donations:
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11,411,000
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€
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- contributions from members:
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38,952,000
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€
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- legacies :
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32,445,000
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€
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- activities to generate funds :
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24,946,000
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€
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- income from charitable activities :
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6,972,000
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€
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- Net gains on disposals of fixed assets :
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234,000
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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
Explanatory notes
Net income available for charitable purposes
Net income (money available for charitable purposes), at £89.3 million, was slightly down on the previous year.
Grant income was lower because, in 2011, we received £1.2million shortly before year-end that was earmarked by the donor for the restoration of Bowers Marsh in Essex. Had we received it a couple of weeks later, grant income would have been stable over the two years. Membership subscriptions and donations include tax recovery under the Gift Aid scheme which fell by around £0.7 million due to the end of the “transition relief” which was introduced by the Government to cushion the impact of reducing the basic rate of income tax from 22% to 20% in 2008.
The continued backing we receive from our members and supporters means that the underlying income trend was stable in spite of challenging times.
Net income is shown after deducting the £17.9 million cost of generating income and a further £12.5 million cost of goods for resale by our trading operation. The majority of products sold, such as bird food and feeders, optics, wildlife books and videos, relate directly to our charitable objectives.
The cost of generating income increased due to inflationary pressure in a number of areas such as printing and postage costs. We also invested in future income growth; by bringing our processes up to date and promoting the opportunity for supporters to upgrade their annual subscription to a monthly amount of their choice.
Expenditure on charitable purposes
Expenditure on land purchases and associated visitor facilities increased by £1 million from a comparatively low base in 2010. The availability of grants and the high price of land continue to constrain our aspirations.
The diversity of our income streams gave us the financial stability to continue to increase our conservation and education work, spending £1.2 million more than last year.
Administrative overheads, including governance, are approximately 5% of our charitable expenditure and membership related costs a further 5%. This
leaves 90% of our resources available to be spent directly on delivering our conservation objectives.
Net operating income and financial reserves
The RSPB is committed to putting its income to work as soon as possible. The £3.6 million surplus has been earmarked for projects that extend beyond the end of the financial year.
Funds held for specific purposes, at £25.3 million, include money required for future working capital and a threat fund to cushion our key work programmes against uncertain times ahead.
Free financial reserves are held at a modest level to maximise the funds available for immediate conservation needs. We hold just 11 weeks’ worth of expenditure in free financial reserves.
The Statement of net assets includes Nature reserves held at their original cost, less depreciation where applicable, and the defined benefit Pension liability. The net liability of the scheme, at £46.7 million, increased due to the combined effects of the depressed asset values (due to the impact on stock markets of continuing economic difficulties), a higher actuarial valuation of our liabilities (due to low interest rates) and increased life expectancy. The scheme is relatively immature in that there are significantly more contributing members than pensioners; therefore the net liability of the scheme will not crystallise for some years. In view of this and the medium term recovery plan, the RSPB trustees do not consider the liability to represent a significant constraint over the use of financial reserves for the foreseeable future.
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