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
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)
Cost of raising funds
£485k
Reported reserves equal ~18.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Trustees
- Dr ANDREW KITCHENERchair
- Dr ANTHONY MITCHELL-JONES
- Dr David Bullock
- Emily Mary Pringle
- SYLVIA KAHN FREUND
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
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
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