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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 4 active records and 0 inactive records, from 4 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-207076 .
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Description

To promote the conservation of biological diversity and the natural environment for the public benefit by conserving wild birds and other wildlife, and the environment on which they depend,protecting, restoring and re-creating habitats.To raise public understanding and awareness,and to provide information on,such matters.To advance education of the public in conservation of the natural environment

Also known as

  • Arthur Leigh Barker for a Sanctuary for Wild Life
  • Bishop Bequest
  • Dungeness Bird Sanctuary
  • Edith Louisa Hitchcock for a Bird Sanctuary
  • Endowment Fund for the Former Bird Sanctuary Known as Bowling Alley Wood
  • NADAIR Trust
  • Phoenix Group
  • R S P B
  • Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
  • RSPB
  • ...and 25 other names
  • The RSPB
  • The RSPB
  • The RSPB (Cymru)
  • RSPB Boston Wildlife Explorers Group (Wex Group)
  • RSPB Cymru
  • RSPB East of England
  • RSPB Northern England
  • RSPB Northern Ireland
  • RSPB Sandy
  • RSPB Scotland
  • RSPB South East
  • RSPB South West
  • The RSPB UK Headquarters
  • RSPB Watford Members Group
  • RSPB Wildlife Explorers (Newton Aycliffe Branch)
  • The RSPB Wokingham & Bracknell Local Group
  • Royal Society For The Protection Of Birds
  • Royal Society For The Protection of Birds - Cymru
  • The Royal Society For the Protection of Birds
  • Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
  • The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
  • Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Northern Ireland)
  • The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB Cymru)
  • Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
  • The Royal Society for the Protection ofBirds

CCEW Charity number

207076

Company number

RC000521

Registered

Postcode

SG19 2DL

Website

rspb.org.uk

Domain

rspb.org.uk

Latest income

£164,702,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

GB-CHC-207076

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Argentina
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Cyprus
  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Indonesia
  • Ireland
  • Isle of Man
  • India
  • Iceland
  • Kenya
  • Cayman Islands
  • Kazakhstan
  • Liberia
  • Montserrat
  • Malta
  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
  • Nepal
  • Poland
  • Pitcairn
  • Portugal
  • Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  • Sierra Leone
  • Senegal
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Taiwan, Province of China
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • South Africa
  • Zimbabwe

Registered Office in the UK

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

GB-CHC-207076

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 4 active records and 0 inactive records, from 4 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-207076 .
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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

GB-CHC-207076

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Environment conservation and animal welfare advocacy G12

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Animals AN
  • Charitable activities CA » Policy campaigning and advocacy CA103
  • Education ED
  • Environment EN » Conservation and sustainability EN102
  • Environment EN » Wildlife EN104
  • Heritage HR » Historical conservation and restoration HR102

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Animals 111
  • Environment/conservation/heritage 112

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

GB-CHC-207076

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1962-09-22 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 65,269,000 55,024,000
2005-03-31 67,725,000 60,715,000
2006-03-31 75,138,000 69,548,000
2007-03-31 99,356,000 88,659,000
2008-03-31 103,904,000 94,023,000
2009-03-31 111,839,000 97,991,000
2010-03-31 121,928,000 104,285,000
2011-03-31 122,519,000 108,794,000
2012-03-31 119,677,000 111,981,000
2013-03-31 122,114,000 115,087,000
2014-03-31 127,045,000 126,779,000
2015-03-31 132,872,000 128,194,000
2016-03-31 136,994,000 134,064,000
2017-03-31 134,179,000 135,091,000
2018-03-31 138,353,000 136,597,000
2019-03-31 142,591,000 131,785,000
2020-03-31 146,914,000 125,042,000
2021-03-31 142,383,000 121,618,000
2022-03-31 157,699,000 143,112,000
2023-03-31 164,702,000 164,817,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

GB-CHC-207076

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 2,406 2,231
Employees paid more than £60,000 98 81
Volunteers 11,900 12,000
Trustees 13
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

GB-CHC-207076

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 88.7 85.8
Legacies 44.2 41.0
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 132.9 126.8
Income from charitable activities 6.9 5.8
Income from other trading activities 23.7 24.8
Income from investments 1.1 0.1
Other income 0.1 0.1
Total 164.7 157.7
Expenditure
Investment management 0.2 0.2
Other spending on raising funds 44.0 36.7
Spending on raising funds 44.2 36.9
Grants to institutions 6.6 4.6
Other charitable activities 114.0 101.7
Charitable activities 120.6 106.3
Other spending - -
Total 164.8 143.1
Net income / (expenditure) (0.1) 14.6

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

GB-CHC-207076

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 231.2 222.1
Investment assets 41.7 55.5
272.9 277.5
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 14.7 13.0
Other current assets 30.6 29.0
45.2 42.0
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (19.5) (15.1)
Net current assets 25.7 27.0
Total assets less current liabilities 298.6 304.5
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (4.2) (1.7)
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 294.4 302.8
Defined benefit pension scheme (24.1) (24.0)
Net assets (including pension scheme) 270.3 278.9
Funds
Endowment funds 0.2 0.2
Restricted funds 175.3 169.3
Unrestricted funds 94.8 109.3
270.3 278.9

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

GB-CHC-207076

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 822,974 937,921
Government contracts as % of total income 0.5% 0.6%
Number of government contracts 35 26
Government grants
Income from government grants 17,236,090 14,943,954
Government grants as % of total income 10.5% 9.5%
Number of government grants 333 566

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

GB-CHC-207076

Grants received

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Received 264 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Main Grant
£400,000
4 years
Grant to ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS
Garfield Weston Foundation
Environment
£250,000 Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation
Undisclosed
£44,276
1 year
RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes Infrastructure Improvements
Sep 2023 to May 2025
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Main Grant
£199,520
4 years
Grant to Royal Society For The Protection of Birds - Cymru
Department for Transport
Lower Thames Crossing: Northward Hill Environmental Enhancements - Invertebrate
£78,050 Northward Hill Environmental Enhancements (RSPB)
Department for Transport
Lower Thames Crossing: Cobham Estate: Shorne Marshes Wetland Habitat Improvements / Cliffe Pools Environmental Enhancement
£208,386 Shorne Marshes Wetland Habitat Improvements (RSPB)
Department for Transport
Lower Thames Crossing: Cobham estate: Rainham Marshes Biodiversity Enhancements
£41,667 Rainham Marshes Biodiversity Enhancements (RSPB)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Nature Networks Fund Round 2
£249,713 Grant to Royal Society For The Protection Of Birds
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Heritage Innovation Fund
£20,147 Grant to The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Landscape Recovery Project Development Phase - Species Recovery Projects
£53,865 The Lake District Eastern Fells - Landscape Recovery

Data source

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GB-CHC-207076

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