ECO-EDUCATIONAL CENTRE DEMANDS A VISIT

Essentially an exhibition centre with live plants and animals, this cut-down Eden Project aims to improve people's understanding and enjoyment of rainforests. It appears well run, but it's hard to know for sure as the report does not give adequate details of the work. If you're interested probably your best bet is to visit and check it out yourself (and tell us what you thought).

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QUALITY OF REPORTING

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48%
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.

SIZE OF CHARITY...

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Small
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.

HIGHEST SALARY

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Under £60k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.

RESERVES WOULD LAST...

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1 month
If income dried up, how long could work continue? 3-12 months is normal. Less may be precarious. 12+ months may be over-cautious (or if very high, may represent the value of the charity's property).

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY

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Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.

Reviewed: 2006-07-13     Accounts ending: 2005-09-30

IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

  • Forests
  • People's awareness & understanding

Where

  • Central and Southern England (worldwide application)

Providing

  • Educational centre and projects
  • Research
  • Advice and information

VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE
£637,109
What is this?
Of all the charities we profile...
- Less than £1m is tiny
- £1m to £5m is small
- £6m to £10m is medium
- £11m to £50m is large
- Above that is very rare
SPENT ON CHARITABLE WORK
73%
The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.


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