GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 20 January 1995
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03004112
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £2,073,039
Latest expenditure: £1,650,819
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Galapagos Conservation Trust, Unit G02 The Print Rooms, LONDON, SE1 0LH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.galapagosconservation.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Galapagos Conservation Trust is the only UK charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the conservation needs of Galapagos. They fund projects, research and education initiatives with local partners and manage membership schemes, awareness campaigns, events and appeals in the UK. The Trust is the primary source of information about Galapagos in the UK.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 13 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 13 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,073,039
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,650,819

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 16 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,838,023
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,695,546

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,814,886
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,336,512

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 21 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,270,596
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,331,959

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,072,091
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,066,619

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,073,039
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,650,819
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £103,199
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,838,023
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,695,546
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £194,683
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 13

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,814,886
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,336,512
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £207,078
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,270,596
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,331,959
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £133,462
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,072,091
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,066,619
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £82,301
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 14

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1822282
Income Other Trading Activities: 119305
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 26082
Income Other: 105370
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2073039
Income Legacies: 770118
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £223,138
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,427,681
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1650819
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 604487
Expenditure Governance: 52866
Expenditure Support Costs: 171446
Expenditure Depreciation: 7692
Gain Loss Investment: -5772
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 312670
Assets Own Use: 22373
Assets Long Term Investment: 290297
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,540,011
Assets Total Liabilities: £188,145
Assets Current Investment: 402751
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,664,536
Creditors One Year Total Current: 188145
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,093,450
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1465192
Funds Restricted: 199344
Funds Total: 1664536
Count Employees: 13
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1564223
Income Other Trading Activities: 151959
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 14617
Income Other: 107224
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1838023
Income Legacies: 408346
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £224,567
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,470,979
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1695546
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 602382
Expenditure Governance: 56888
Expenditure Support Costs: 166477
Expenditure Depreciation: 6658
Gain Loss Investment: 13038
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £391,678
Assets Total Fixed: 319924
Assets Own Use: 23856
Assets Long Term Investment: 296068
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,180,638
Assets Total Liabilities: £252,475
Assets Current Investment: 195126
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,248,087
Creditors One Year Total Current: 252475
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £857,927
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1075678
Funds Restricted: 172409
Funds Total: 1248087
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1570256
Income Other Trading Activities: 127844
Income Charitable Activities: 109704
Income Investments: 7082
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1814886
Income Legacies: 518158
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £201,926
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,134,586
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1336512
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 635100
Expenditure Governance: 45222
Expenditure Support Costs: 145130
Expenditure Depreciation: 2774
Gain Loss Investment: 27728
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £390,003
Assets Total Fixed: 279544
Assets Own Use: 30514
Assets Long Term Investment: 249030
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £926,769
Assets Total Liabilities: £113,741
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,092,572
Creditors One Year Total Current: 113741
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £847,467
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 958741
Funds Restricted: 133831
Funds Total: 1092572
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1048598
Income Other Trading Activities: 108777
Income Charitable Activities: 111758
Income Investments: 1463
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1270596
Income Legacies: 60629
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £166,694
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,165,265
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1331959
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 697354
Expenditure Governance: 47471
Expenditure Support Costs: 129078
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 21876
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £126,343
Assets Total Fixed: 237502
Assets Own Use: 16200
Assets Long Term Investment: 221302
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £419,432
Assets Total Liabilities: £70,464
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £586,470
Creditors One Year Total Current: 70464
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £257,457
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 463742
Funds Restricted: 122728
Funds Total: 586470
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 862121
Income Other Trading Activities: 103469
Income Charitable Activities: 106309
Income Investments: 192
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1072091
Income Legacies: 30250
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £124,230
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £942,389
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1066619
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 532050
Expenditure Governance: 40197
Expenditure Support Costs: 110886
Expenditure Depreciation: 203
Gain Loss Investment: 31207
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £210,929
Assets Total Fixed: 243178
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 243178
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £497,439
Assets Total Liabilities: £70,908
Assets Current Investment: 45000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £669,709
Creditors One Year Total Current: 70908
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £407,339
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 545165
Funds Restricted: 124544
Funds Total: 669709
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: City Of Westminster
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ecuador
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: South America
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-03-31T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 263952
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 263952
Assoc Charity Name: DENNIS CURRY CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity Name: GALAPAGOS CONSERVATION TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1995-01-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/12/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/04/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/11/2014
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, CONSERVATION AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH ABOUT THE CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, ECOSYSTEM, FLORA AND FORNA OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS MARINE AREA AND MARINE LIFE IN SUCH WAYS THAT ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND IN PARTICULAR:3.1 TO ADVANCE RESEARCH (AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH) AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES, AND IN PARTICULAR ZOOLOGY, BOTANY, GEOLOGY AND METEROLOGY, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES (AND THE REARING, BREEDING AND KEEPING OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS). 3.2 TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF NATURAL HABITATS AND TO SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM SUTAINABILITY OF SUCH HABITATS.3.3 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.3.4 TO PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.
Area Of Benefit: IN PRACTICE THE UK AND THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, ECUADOR

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 196165
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: GCT

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures