GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1043470 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GCT

The Galapagos Conservation Trust is the only UK charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the conservation needs of Galapagos. They fund projects, research and education initiatives with local partners and manage membership schemes, awareness campaigns, events and appeals in the UK. The Trust is the primary source of information about Galapagos in the UK.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£2.1m

Latest spending

£1.7m

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £416k for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income rising 12% to £2,073k. Per the trustees' report, general unrestricted reserves stood at £424k, which is within the stated usual range of £400k-£440k. The trustees confirmed that financial resources are sufficient to meet liabilities for the next 12 months with no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,000 - £79,999 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“One employee received annualised remuneration in the band £70,000 to £79,999 (2024: one employee £70,000 to £79,999).” — page 36

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee received annualised remuneration in the band £70,000 to £79,999” — page 36

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £400k-£440k (held: £424k)

“At the end of 2025, our general funds were £424k which is within our usual range of reserves £400k-£440k” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Galapagos Conservation Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£2.1m

Total spending

£1.7m

Cost of raising funds

£223k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (31/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Charmian Caineschair · trustee of 1 other charity
Amy Liddy
Claire Louise Blenkinsop
Dr Sally Uren
Jane Tozer OBE
Martin Saywell
NIALL WATSON
Sandra Charity Lyster
Vanessa Zampiga

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Ecuador

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£2.1m	£1.7m
31/12/2024	£1.8m	£1.7m
31/12/2023	£1.8m	£1.3m
31/12/2022	£1.3m	£1.3m
31/12/2021	£1.1m	£1.1m

Common questions

Is GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £416k for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income rising 12% to £2,073k. Per the trustees' report, general unrestricted reserves stood at £424k, which is within the stated usual range of £400k-£440k. The trustees confirmed that financial resources are sufficient to meet liabilities for the next 12 months with no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

What does the highest-paid employee of GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,000 - £79,999 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST as a grant recipient include THE SACKLER TRUST, THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST, EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATION, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SACKLER TRUST	FY2021	£100k
THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£50k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	FY2023	£11k	Primary
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£10k	Animals
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2024	£10k	Overseas education
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	FY2024	£10k	Secondary
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST	FY2022	£5k
THE MICHAEL MARKS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
LANGDALE TRUST	FY2022	£4k
The Patricia Routledge Foundation	FY2025	£3k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST	FY2024	£3k
LANGDALE TRUST	FY2023	£2k
LANGDALE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
LANGDALE TRUST	FY2025	£1k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SWIRE 2765	2	£175k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	2	£3k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1.0m
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION FUND	1	£1.0m
JACOBS FUTURA FOUNDATION	1	£827k
The Global Returns Project Limited	1	£684k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	1	£450k
THE NATURE RECOVERY PROJECT	1	£309k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HERPETOLOGICAL CONSERVATION TRUST.

THE HERPETOLOGICAL CONSERVATION TRUST income £383k
THE TRUELL CONSERVATION FOUNDATION income £0
THE GAME AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST income £11.6m
PEOPLE'S TRUST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES income £1.8m
HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT WILDLIFE TRUST income £9.9m
RAINFOREST TRUST UK income £2.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST	£2.1m	£70,000 - £79,999	1	within	—	no doubt
THE HERPETOLOGICAL CONSERVATION TRUST FY2025	£383k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TRUELL CONSERVATION FOUNDATION FY2024	£0	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GAME AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST FY2024	£11.6m	£150,001 - £160,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PEOPLE'S TRUST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES FY2025	£1.8m	—	—	unclear	26.7%	no doubt
HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025	£9.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.