BIOCAP LIMITED

Registered charity 1191824 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To develop a regional map detailing where best within a regions countryside, to use nature based interventions to capture carbon and enhance biodiversityTo identify and facilitate Tree planting, ecosystem restoration and conservation projectsTo engage with and educate local people and business in the use of carbon and biodiversity offsetting to mitigate climate change and biodiversity loss

Objects

(1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY ENGAGING IN PROJECTS DESIGNED TO MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS EFFECTSAND TO PROMOTE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BY FACILITATING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN NATURE CONSERVATION AND PRACTICAL NATURE BASED WORK THAT CAN MITIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY LOSS.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY LOSS AND THEIR MITIGATION AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIOLOGICALDIVERSITY LOSS AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS.

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

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Latest income
£125k
Latest spending
£104k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £20,832 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £23,145. Per the trustees' report, this reserve level is considered sufficient to cover at least two months of operating expenses, and existing cash and contracts provide funding for current staff commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The company has received income from contracts with the Local Authority, Gov grants, and landowners.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two months of operating expenses (held: £23k)
“As at the year end, the general reserve stood at £23,145, sufficient to cover at least two months of operating expenses.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustee Edmund Cooper received remuneration of £14,400 for work as Managing Director.
“In accordance with 7.2 (g) of the BioCap Articles of Association the trustee Edmund Cooper was remunerated £14,400 (2024:£12,319) during the reporting period for work carried out performing the role of Managing Director.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration for services
“In accordance with 7.2 (g) of the BioCap Articles of Association the trustee Edmund Cooper was remunerated £14,400 (2024:£12,319) during the reporting period for work carried out performing the role of Managing Director.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£125k£104k
31/03/2024£32k£39k
31/03/2023£20k£17k
31/03/2022£49k£39k

Common questions

Is BIOCAP LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £20,832 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £23,145. Per the trustees' report, this reserve level is considered sufficient to cover at least two months of operating expenses, and existing cash and contracts provide funding for current staff commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BIOCAP LIMITED£125k—0above—no doubt
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION FUND FY2025£345k——unclear—no doubt
RESTORE OUR PLANET FY2025£162k——unclear—no doubt
KENT & MEDWAY BIOLOGICAL RECORDS CENTRE FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS FY2025£195.0m——unclear—no doubt
BRADFORD ORGANIC COMMUNITIES SERVICE LTD FY2025£193k—0below—no doubt

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