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FALKLANDS CONSERVATION

Registered charity 1073859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Falklands Conservation protects the wildlife of the Falkland Islands which is its area of operation. Among other things it undertakes scientific research, owns nature reserves, improves native habitats, advises the Falkland Islands Government on environmental issues, produces publications on the Islands' wildlife and runs a nature club for young Islanders.

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £299,831 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £338,037. The trustees report that generating unrestricted income to cover fixed overheads remains a challenge, noting that unrestricted income percentage dropped to 29% in the prior year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (73% of income)
“Donations and legacies 2 373,522 - 662,825 1,036,347 1,196,720” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: unrestricted, undesignated funds to service cash flow requirements, to safeguard against potential fluctuations in revenue and to enable it to deal with an unexpected emergency or opportunity (held: £338k)
“In line with best practice in the charity sector, it is the policy of the Trustees to maintain a reserve of unrestricted, undesignated funds to service cash flow requirements, to safeguard against potential fluctuations in revenue and to enable it to deal with an unexpected emergency or opportunity.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£306k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (73% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Falkland Islands

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£1.4m£1.1m
30/06/2024£1.6m£1.3m
30/06/2023£1.8m£1.3m
30/06/2022£1.2m£1.0m
30/06/2021£749k£732k

Common questions

Is FALKLANDS CONSERVATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £299,831 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £338,037. The trustees report that generating unrestricted income to cover fixed overheads remains a challenge, noting that unrestricted income percentage dropped to 29% in the prior year. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

Who funds FALKLANDS CONSERVATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FALKLANDS CONSERVATION as a grant recipient include JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATIONFY2023£121kFunding to support the creation of the Falklands’ first National Park which will protect two peatland mountain ranges
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATIONFY2022£120kFunding to support the purchase of two threatened offshore islands in the Pebble Island Group.
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATIONFY2022£106kTowards core costs enabling the launch of a community carbon offsetting scheme to encourage environmentally positive land management and a large-scale restorati

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE REED FOUNDATION2£142k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST2£72k
THE THOMAS RAWCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST2£4k
CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE1£560k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£500k
WHITLEY ANIMAL PROTECTION TRUST1£475k
PRISM THE GIFT FUND1£446k
The William Brake Foundation1£315k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FALKLANDS CONSERVATION£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST FY2025£2.1m£70,000 - £79,9991within—no doubt
CONSERVATION COLLECTIVE FY2025£4.0m——above14.0%no doubt
THE LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025£9.2m——unclear—no doubt
THE FALKLANDS MARITIME HERITAGE TRUST FY2024£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
THE WILDLIFE TRUST OF SOUTH AND WEST WALES LIMITED FY2025£5.3m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt

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