BANC D'ARGUIN, AND COASTAL AND MARINE BIODIVERSITY TRUST FUND LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 2 June 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06800423
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £700,088
Latest expenditure: £1,321,726
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 8 KING EDWARD STREET, OXFORD, OX1 4HL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

1) TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, FIRSTLY OF THE BANC D'ARGUIN NATIONAL PARK, AND SECONDLY OF OTHER MARINE AND COASTAL PROTECTED AREAS IN MAURITANIA.

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Charity Annual Return History

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: 1 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 1 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £700,088
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,321,726

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: 28 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £537,644
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,175,819

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: 20 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,345,498
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,251,899

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: 6 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,200,166
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,087,184

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 28 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £339,189
Total Gross Expenditure: £489,312

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 1 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £700,088
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,321,726
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 28 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £537,644
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,175,819
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £51,446
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 20 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,345,498
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,251,899
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 6 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,200,166
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,087,184
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 28 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £339,189
Total Gross Expenditure: £489,312
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £180,644
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 1 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 700088
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 700088
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £154,522
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,167,204
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1321726
Expenditure Investment Management: 154522
Expenditure Grants Institution: 726547
Expenditure Governance: 92769
Expenditure Support Costs: 440657
Expenditure Depreciation: 11600
Gain Loss Investment: 2096565
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £35,207,017
Assets Total Fixed: 34700417
Assets Own Use: 29653
Assets Long Term Investment: 34670764
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £530,112
Assets Total Liabilities: £23,513
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £35,207,016
Creditors One Year Total Current: 23513
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £529,063
Funds Endowment: 34776013
Funds Unrestricted: 431003
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 35207016
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 28 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 51446
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 486198
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 537644
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £124,572
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,051,247
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1175819
Expenditure Investment Management: 124572
Expenditure Grants Institution: 636266
Expenditure Governance: 153796
Expenditure Support Costs: 414980
Expenditure Depreciation: 15424
Gain Loss Investment: 737774
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £170,893
Assets Total Fixed: 36899823
Assets Own Use: 36078
Assets Long Term Investment: 36863745
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £517,849
Assets Total Liabilities: £59,157
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £37,358,515
Creditors One Year Total Current: 59157
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £515,957
Funds Endowment: 36798951
Funds Unrestricted: 170893
Funds Restricted: 388671
Funds Total: 37358515
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 20 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 5093560
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 251938
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5345498
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £284,430
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £967,469
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1251899
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 532056
Expenditure Governance: 85797
Expenditure Support Costs: 435413
Expenditure Depreciation: 2433
Gain Loss Investment: -1591954
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £668,818
Assets Total Fixed: 34308743
Assets Own Use: 9734
Assets Long Term Investment: 34299009
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,082,240
Assets Total Liabilities: £32,196
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £36,358,787
Creditors One Year Total Current: 32196
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,078,372
Funds Endowment: 35310688
Funds Unrestricted: 668818
Funds Restricted: 379281
Funds Total: 36358787
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 6 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1200166
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1200166
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £123,427
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £963,757
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1087184
Expenditure Investment Management: 123427
Expenditure Grants Institution: 438693
Expenditure Governance: 37033
Expenditure Support Costs: 525064
Expenditure Depreciation: 2642
Gain Loss Investment: 1713411
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,406,710
Assets Total Fixed: 32831730
Assets Own Use: 10571
Assets Long Term Investment: 32821159
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,592,743
Assets Total Liabilities: £20,439
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £34,404,034
Creditors One Year Total Current: 20439
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,585,154
Funds Endowment: 32611916
Funds Unrestricted: 1406710
Funds Restricted: 385408
Funds Total: 34404034
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BANC D'ARGUIN, AND COASTAL AND MARINE BIODIVERSITY TRUST FUND LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-06-02T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 JANUARY 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 18 MARCH 2010 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE 30 MARCH 2010
Charitable Objects: 1) TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, FIRSTLY OF THE BANC D'ARGUIN NATIONAL PARK, AND SECONDLY OF OTHER MARINE AND COASTAL PROTECTED AREAS IN MAURITANIA, AS THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE, ON THE BASIS OF THE CRITERIA SET FORTH IN THE MANUAL OF PROCEDURES (IF THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES OF THE CHARITY ARE SUFFICIENT AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF AT LEAST THREE-QUATERS OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS). THESE AREAS ARE KNOWN AS " THE AREA OF BENEFIT"2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF "THE AREAS OF BENEFIT" BY.A) THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE AREAS OF BENEFIT,B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE AREAS OF BENEFIT RESIDENT POPULATIONS, ANDC) THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION OF THE AREAS OF BENEFIT; AND3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE BIODIVERSITY, CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND MANAGEMENT OF "THE AREAS OF BENEFIT" AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS DEFINED AS "DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATION TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.
Area Of Benefit: MAURITANIA,

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests