KNOWSLEY SAFARI FOUNDATION
We connect local communities with nature through animal based activities and various conservation projects.
Objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD AND ITS BIODIVERSITY, IN PARTICULAR OF ENDANGERED ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS, BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):Ò EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEED FOR CONSERVATION, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN ORDER TO INSPIRE AND ENABLE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH, CARE ABOUT PROTECT AND LEARN FROM NATURE;Ò CARRYING OUT AND SUPPORTING RESEARCH FOR IN SITU AND EX SITU RESEARCH INTO (INTER ALIA): THE SUSTAINABILITY OF NATURAL POPULATIONS AND ECOSYSTEMS; ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND WELFARE; PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARDS AND INTEREST IN CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY; ANDÒ SUPPORTING CONSERVATION PROJECTS BOTH IN THE UK AND WORLDWIDE, BOTH BY DIRECT MANAGEMENT AND BY PROVISION OF GRANTS.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025
- Volunteers: 32
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023
- Volunteers: 54
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 05/04/2023 (received 03/10/2024, 241 days after the 05/02/2024 due date).
Trustees
- THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF DERBYchair
- ANDREW MCKEOWN
- Edward Perry
- Kirsten Warren
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £11k | £4k |
| 05/04/2024 | £25k | £1k |
| 05/04/2023 | £19k | £40k |
| 05/04/2022 | £53k | £73k |
| 05/04/2021 | £11k | £28k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 17/08/2020 | £10k | "COVID19:Knowsley Safari Foundation" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/01/2020 | £100k | "Reclaiming Reds" |