THE PROTECTED AREAS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1211197 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC055651 (OSCR)

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO ADVANCE THE PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE PROTECTED AREAS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY COASTAL AND MARINE PROTECTED AREAS; AND(B) DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT OF THESE PROTECTED AREAS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE,THE PROTECTED AREAS FOUNDATION WILL FOCUS ON AREAS THAT ARE ALREADY FORMALLY DESIGNATED AS PROTECTED AREAS, THROUGH EXTENSIVE NATIONAL EVIDENCE, FOR CONSERVATION BY STATUTORY BODIES. THESE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPAS), SITES/AREAS OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST (SSSIS/ASSIS), SPECIAL AREAS OF CONSERVATION (SACS), SPECIAL PROTECTION AREAS (SPAS) AND RAMSAR SITES.IN THIS CLAUSE: PROTECTED AREA REFERS TO A CLEARLY DEFINED GEOGRAPHICAL SPACE, RECOGNISED, DEDICATED, AND MANAGED, THROUGH LEGAL OR OTHER EFFECTIVE MEANS, TO ACHIEVE THE LONG-TERM CONSERVATION OF NATURE WITH ASSOCIATED ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND CULTURAL VALUES (DUDLEY, 2008).EQUIVALENTLY, A GEOGRAPHICALLY DEFINED AREA WHICH IS DESIGNATED OR REGULATED AND MANAGED TO ACHIEVE SPECIFIC CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES (ARTICLE 2 OF THE 1992 CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CITED IN CBD, 2011).EFFECTIVELY MANAGE REFERS TO AN ASSESSMENT OF THE DEGREE TO WHICH A GIVEN AREA OR NETWORK/SYSTEM IS DELIVERING ON ITS STATED OUTCOMES (OR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES). IN PRACTICE AND IN THE SHORTER TERM, THIS ASSESSMENT CAN BE MADE AGAINST STANDARD COMPONENTS AND CRITERIA IN A GOOD EFFECTIVENESS FRAMEWORK.COMPONENTS OF PROTECTED AREA EFFECTIVENESS INCLUDE GOOD GOVERNANCE, SOUND DESIGN AND PLANNING, AND ADAPTIVE STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION, WHICH LEAD TO ACHIEVEMENT OF DESIRED OUTCOMES (IUCN, 2018; WCPA, 2023).MANAGEMENT IS DISTINCT FROM GOVERNANCE. MANAGEMENT IS ABOUT WHAT IS DONE TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS AND INCLUDES DEFINING AND ALLOCATING LOWER LEVEL OBJECTIVES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND ACCOUNTABILITIES.CAPACITY REFERS TO A MEASURE OF A PROTECTED AREA’S ABILITY TO FULFIL ITS MISSION AND GOALS IN TERMS OF THE STATUS OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES (PHYSICAL, HUMAN, FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION).GOVERNANCE MECHANISM REFERS TO THE INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AND INSTITUTIONS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR DECISION-MAKING FOR AN AREA OR NETWORK OF AREAS. GOVERNANCE CAN ALSO INCLUDE THE PROCESS OF HOW DECISIONS ARE INFLUENCED AND MADE (ADAPTED FROM FRANKS ET AL. 2018 AND SPRINGER ET AL. 2021).IUCN CURRENTLY RECOGNIZES FOUR TYPES OF GOVERNANCE: PRIVATE, GOVERNMENT, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND SHARED.

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

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Oxford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with unrestricted reserves of £15,931, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus of £15,931 for the year, with total income of £261,325 primarily from donations and total expenditure of £245,394. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Patrick Peter Joseph Hargreaves MA Oxon
• Rosslyn Barr · trustee of 1 other charity
• Suresh Nalin Weerasinghe

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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