Charity Accounts Intelreading the accounts so you don’t have to

TUSK TRUST

Registered charity 803118 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TUSK

Tusk's mission is to amplify the impact of progressive conservation initiatives across Africa. We partner with the most effective local organisations, investing in their in-depth knowledge and expertise, to protect endangered species, reduce human-wildlife conflict, find sustainable solutions to preserve critical habitats and combat the global demand for illegal wildlife products.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF ALL WILD ANIMALS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT IN AFRICA AND THEIR PROTECTION FROM EXTINCTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: AFRICA

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

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Merged into TUSK TRUST LIMITED (charity 1186533) — merger registered 11/02/2020.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£9.7m
Latest spending
£9.7m
Registered
1990

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2018

  • Government income: £112,336 — grants £112,336 (3); 1% of the £9,666,172 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2017

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £363,448 — grants £363,448; 6% of the £6,298,782 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2016

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £448,308 — grants £448,308; 10% of the £4,641,239 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2018)

Total income
£9.9m
Total spending
£9.7m
Cost of raising funds
£627k
Reserves (reported)
£585k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Operates in: Angola · Botswana · Cameroon · Comoros · Congo · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2020——
31/12/2019——
31/12/2018£9.7m£9.7m
31/12/2017£6.3m£6.2m
31/12/2016£4.6m£4.6m