TURTLE FOUNDATION (UK)

Registered charity 1186209 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Turtle Foundation is a dedicated international volunteer effort with project sites in Indonesia & Cape Verde, cooperating with local communities to create a future where both sea turtles and people can thrive. We aim to prevent endangered sea turtles from becoming extinct due to the threats of poaching, the looting of turtle nests and destruction of their ecosystem by the expansion of tourism.

Objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF SEA TURTLES AND THE PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT GENERALLY BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING:(A) WORKING TO STOP THE COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION OF TURTLES;(B) DELIVERING CONCRETE PROJECTS THROUGH ON-THE-SPOT ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT THE LARGEST POSSIBLE NUMBER OF TURTLE NESTS FROM PLUNDERING AND ADULT ANIMALS FROM SLAUGHTER;(C) RAISING AWARENESS OF THE LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE OF A HEALTHY POPULATION OF TURTLES AND THE PROBLEM OF THE COMMERCIAL PLUNDER OF TURTLE NESTS WITH THE PUBLIC AND WITH GOVERNMENTS AND PUBLIC AUTHORITIES;D) PROMOTING ALTERNATIVES FOR COMMUNITIES DEPENDENT ON THE TRADE IN TURTLES OR THEIR PRODUCTS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tower Hamlets, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

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What the accounts disclose

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• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Turtle Foundation UK (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Loganchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Christophe Eizaguirre
• Dr Harrison George Watler
• Lisa Logan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Prof Dr Otto Jockel

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

Operates in: Cape Verde · Indonesia

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