PEOPLE'S TRUST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES

Registered charity 274206 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAMMALS TRUST UK, MTUK, P T E S

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total expenditure exceeded total income for the year, resulting in a net expenditure of £15,810. The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £3,085,681, which is above the stated policy target of six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £3.1m)
The Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in funds at a level which equates to approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, of which Andrew Kitchener is a trustee.
On 27th January 2025, The People’s Trust for Endangered Species made a payment of £20,000 to Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, accrued at 31 December 2024, of which Andrew Kitchener, the Chairman of People’s Trust for Endangered Species, is also a trustee. There were no other related party transactions during the current or prior year. — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PEM Audit Limited.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Peoples Trust For Endangered Species (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£2.0m
Cost of raising funds
£485k
Reserves (reported)
£3.1m
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~18.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Colombia · India · Indonesia · Iran · Kenya · Madagascar · Mongolia · Peru · Tanzania · Throughout England And Wales · Turks And Caicos Islands · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.8m£2.0m
31/12/2024£1.8m£1.9m
31/12/2023£1.8m£1.7m
31/12/2022£1.2m£1.5m
31/12/2021£1.8m£1.6m

Common questions

Is PEOPLE'S TRUST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES financially healthy?

The accounts state that total expenditure exceeded total income for the year, resulting in a net expenditure of £15,810. The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £3,085,681, which is above the stated policy target of six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PEM Audit Limited.

Who funds PEOPLE'S TRUST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PEOPLE'S TRUST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES as a grant recipient include THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST, R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/03/2026£143k"Hedgehogs in Focus: tracking trends for community conservation"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/12/2000£208k"Briddlesford Woods, Isle of Wight - Extension"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/08/1996£27k"Briddlesford Woods, Isle of Wight"

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