PEOPLE'S TRUST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 17 August 1977
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,818,901
Latest expenditure: £1,957,926
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Peoples Trust for Endangered Specie, Studio 3, Cloisters House, Cloisters Business Centre, Battersea Park Road, LONDON

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

People's Trust for Endangered Species is a conservation charity working to ensure a future for endangered species worldwide. We offer conservation research grants and internships, protect nature reserves, carry out monitoring and surveying and engage in educational activity including wildlife watching events.

03 Official extract

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: 30 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,818,901
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,957,926

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: 14 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,775,474
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,853,258

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: 25 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,802,584
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,742,902

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: 31 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,236,639
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,509,083

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: 17 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 17 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,761,861
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,589,453

04 Official extract

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: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,818,901
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,957,926
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £255,797
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 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 13000

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: 14 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,775,474
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,853,258
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £224,941
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 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 45000

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: 25 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,802,584
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,742,902
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £198,726
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 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 10000

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: 31 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,236,639
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,509,083
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 10000

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: 17 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,761,861
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,589,453
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 10000

05 Official extract

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: 30 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1256534
Income Other Trading Activities: 57636
Income Charitable Activities: 433620
Income Investments: 20346
Income Other: 50765
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1818901
Income Legacies: 523446
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £485,087
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,472,839
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1957926
Expenditure Investment Management: 10057
Expenditure Grants Institution: 354590
Expenditure Governance: 42367
Expenditure Support Costs: 274971
Expenditure Depreciation: 12951
Gain Loss Investment: 56696
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 57149
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,085,681
Assets Total Fixed: 2828456
Assets Own Use: 1908153
Assets Long Term Investment: 920303
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £871,437
Assets Total Liabilities: £173,918
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,525,975
Creditors One Year Total Current: 173918
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £286,957
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3085681
Funds Restricted: 440294
Funds Total: 3525975
Count Employees: 22
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: 14 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1264790
Income Other Trading Activities: 105184
Income Charitable Activities: 329248
Income Investments: 24784
Income Other: 51468
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1775474
Income Legacies: 459379
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £509,759
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,343,499
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1853258
Expenditure Investment Management: 10057
Expenditure Grants Institution: 461186
Expenditure Governance: 39886
Expenditure Support Costs: 278916
Expenditure Depreciation: 11889
Gain Loss Investment: 65860
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -244091
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,147,887
Assets Total Fixed: 2706868
Assets Own Use: 1843261
Assets Long Term Investment: 863607
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,033,227
Assets Total Liabilities: £198,310
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,541,785
Creditors One Year Total Current: 185791
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 12519
Assets Cash: £213,179
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3147887
Funds Restricted: 393898
Funds Total: 3541785
Count Employees: 20
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: 25 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1312448
Income Other Trading Activities: 117415
Income Charitable Activities: 298904
Income Investments: 27330
Income Other: 46487
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1802584
Income Legacies: 486760
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £539,332
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,203,570
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1742902
Expenditure Investment Management: 10057
Expenditure Grants Institution: 315909
Expenditure Governance: 27960
Expenditure Support Costs: 395860
Expenditure Depreciation: 11989
Gain Loss Investment: -187517
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,048,344
Assets Total Fixed: 2736700
Assets Own Use: 1839638
Assets Long Term Investment: 897062
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £795,538
Assets Total Liabilities: £99,684
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,432,554
Creditors One Year Total Current: 87165
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 12519
Assets Cash: £218,018
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3048344
Funds Restricted: 384210
Funds Total: 3432554
Count Employees: 22
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: 31 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 841761
Income Other Trading Activities: 113086
Income Charitable Activities: 163405
Income Investments: 22912
Income Other: 95475
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1236639
Income Legacies: 275811
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £539,121
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £969,962
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1509083
Expenditure Investment Management: 10057
Expenditure Grants Institution: 175742
Expenditure Governance: 24833
Expenditure Support Costs: 350390
Expenditure Depreciation: 15914
Gain Loss Investment: -204892
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,431,384
Assets Total Fixed: 3070967
Assets Own Use: 2133215
Assets Long Term Investment: 937752
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £460,548
Assets Total Liabilities: £100,131
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,431,384
Creditors One Year Total Current: 87612
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 12519
Assets Cash: £172,700
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3033981
Funds Restricted: 397403
Funds Total: 3431384
Count Employees: 21
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: 17 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 1365685
Income Other Trading Activities: 88755
Income Charitable Activities: 195168
Income Investments: 20617
Income Other: 91636
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1761861
Income Legacies: 737188
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £583,380
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,006,073
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1589453
Expenditure Investment Management: 10057
Expenditure Grants Institution: 259665
Expenditure Governance: 20021
Expenditure Support Costs: 356509
Expenditure Depreciation: 20791
Gain Loss Investment: -534160
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -619139
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,474,881
Assets Total Fixed: 3429589
Assets Own Use: 2198323
Assets Long Term Investment: 1231266
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £634,121
Assets Total Liabilities: £154,990
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,908,720
Creditors One Year Total Current: 142471
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 12519
Assets Cash: £168,788
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3474881
Funds Restricted: 433839
Funds Total: 3908720
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Tanzania
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: India
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Vietnam
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Mongolia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Madagascar
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Kenya
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Iran
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Uganda
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Turks And Caicos Islands
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Indonesia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

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

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: PEOPLE'S TRUST FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1977-08-17T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 4TH AUGUST 1977
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THOSE ENDANGERED SPECIES WHICH ARE RARE, OR THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION. A) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF SUCH SPECIES IN ANY OF ITS FORMS, AND IN ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE WORLD, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SPECIES AND THE PUBLIC. B) TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO RARE OR ENDANGERED SPECIES BY THE SUPPORT OF STUDIES AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF ALL SUCH STUDY AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 68482
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MTUK

Charity Name Id: 68485
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: P T E S

Charity Name Id: 68464
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MAMMALS TRUST UK

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management