Overview
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Apr 2011 - Mar 2012
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
6
High-level Commission meetings
20
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
EU Transparency Register
21862631806-19 First registered on 05 Jun 2009
Goals / Remit
· We champion birds and the environment to decision makers.
· We protect, restore and manage habitats for birds and other wildlife.
· We research the problems facing birds and the environment, looking for practical solutions that we can implement on the ground, and promote to others.
· We carry out 'hands-on' recovery projects for our most threatened species.
· We own and manage 200 nature reserves, where wildlife can thrive and people can be inspired.
· We share our knowledge and enthusiasm, to help young and old enjoy the natural world.
· We champion the cause of biodiversity conservation within the wider debate on sustainable development.
· We are active across the UK at national, regional and local levels - our work is relevant to your environment.
· We tackle international conservation issues through the Birdlife International Partnership - a global coalition of like-minded conservation organisations.
· We work with decision makers on behalf of birds and the environment.
· We tackle wildlife crime and habitat loss.
· We work with landowners and farmers to help countryside birds.Main EU files targeted
Address
Head Office
Potton Road
Sandy SG19 2DL
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People
Total lobbyists declared
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
6 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 18 Aug 2014
Name Start date End Date Ms Fiona DOBSON 07 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024 Ms Eleanor Burke 07 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024 Mr Alistair Leonard TAYLOR 06 Feb 2020 06 Feb 2021 Ms Eleanor Burke 13 Jun 2019 30 May 2020 Mr Michael CLARKE 04 Jun 2019 30 May 2020 Mr Stephen Hinchley 25 May 2019 23 May 2020 Mr Donal McCarthy 03 Oct 2018 01 Nov 2019 Mr Alistair Leonard TAYLOR 08 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019 Ms Eleanor Burke 23 May 2018 23 May 2019 Matthew WILLIAMS 27 Jun 2017 11 Mar 2018 Mr Stephen Hinchley 09 Jun 2017 02 Jun 2018 Ms Eleanor Burke 09 Jun 2017 23 May 2018 Mr Donal McCarthy 09 Jun 2017 02 Jun 2018 Mr Daniel Heptinstall 09 Jun 2017 02 Jun 2018 Ms Alice Collier 21 Feb 2017 10 Feb 2018 Mr Alistair Leonard TAYLOR 25 Oct 2016 22 Sep 2017 Mr Samuel Lee-Gammage 22 Aug 2016 19 Aug 2017 Mr Daniel Heptinstall 15 Jun 2016 10 Jun 2017 Mr Stephen Hinchley 03 Jun 2016 01 Jun 2017 Ms Eleanor Burke 03 Jun 2016 01 Jun 2017 Mr Donal McCarthy 03 Jun 2016 01 Jun 2017 Mr Louis Leroy-Warnier 05 Apr 2016 02 Apr 2017 Mr Stephen Hinchley 02 Jul 2015 04 Jun 2016 Mr Alistair Leonard TAYLOR 16 Jun 2015 12 Jun 2016 Ms Eleanor Burke 04 Jun 2015 29 May 2016 Mr Donal McCarthy 30 May 2015 28 May 2016 Mr Thomas Lyon 29 Apr 2015 27 Apr 2016 Mr Carles Carboneras 11 Nov 2014 08 Nov 2015 Mr Stephen Hinchley 03 Jul 2014 30 Jun 2015 Mr Alexander CLEMINSON 21 Jun 2014 20 Jun 2015 Ms Eleanor Burke 21 Jun 2014 04 Jun 2015 Mr Alistair Leonard TAYLOR 17 Jun 2014 13 Jun 2015 Ms Eleanor Burke 11 Mar 2014 21 Jun 2014 Ms Jenna Hegarty 26 Sep 2013 24 Sep 2014 Mr Carles Carboneras 17 Sep 2013 14 Sep 2014 Mr Alistair Leonard TAYLOR 04 Jun 2013 01 Jun 2014 Mr Alexander CLEMINSON 04 Jun 2013 01 Jun 2014 Mr Archie Davies 26 Mar 2013 23 Mar 2014 Ms Jenna Hegarty 18 Jan 2013 26 Sep 2013 Mrs Sarah Catherine OPPENHEIMER 17 Oct 2012 10 Oct 2013 Mr Alistair Leonard TAYLOR 18 Sep 2012 10 May 2013 Mr Alexander CLEMINSON 11 Sep 2012 10 May 2013 Mr Alistair Leonard TAYLOR 07 Nov 2011 18 Sep 2012 Mr Alexander CLEMINSON 16 Nov 2011 11 Sep 2012 Mrs Sarah Catherine OPPENHEIMER 27 Feb 2012 17 Oct 2012 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
None declared
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Sacha Cleminson (Head of International Biodiversity Policy Unit)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Apr 2011 - Mar 2012
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
None declared
Other financial info
RSPB Trustees Report and Accounts
www.rspb.org.uk/about/run/reportaccounts.asp
Explanatory notes
Net income (money available for charitable purposes), at £90.1 million, was slightly up on the previous year.
Net income is shown after deducting the £18.9 million cost of generating income and a further £13.1 million cost of goods for resale by our trading operation. The majority of products sold, such as bird food and feeders, optics, wildlife books and videos, relate directly to our charitable objectives.
The cost of generating income increased to reflect our move from subscriptions towards donations. The generosity of our supporters is reflected in the increased income this generated and is shown within Membership subscriptions and donations. With around 90 per cent of our members continuing their support from year to year, we expect to enjoy the benefits from this for many years.
Expenditure on charitable purposes
Expenditure, at £85.8 million, was at a similar level to last year, however investment in land purchases and associated visitor facilities fell by £1.3 million. The reduced availability of some grant funding from Governments and the high price of land continue to constrain us.
The amount we spent on our conservation and education work was similar to the previous year. With economic conditions showing little sign of making a robust and sustained recovery we continued with our cautious approach to expenditure commitments.
Administrative overheads, governance and membership-related costs are typically around 10 per cent of our income available for charitable purposes. This leaves 90 per cent of our resources available to be spent directly on our conservation objectives.
Net operating income and financial reserves
The RSPB is committed to putting its income to work as soon as possible. The £4.4 million surplus has been earmarked for projects that extend beyond the end of the financial year.
Funds held for specific purposes, at £31.8 million, include money required for future working capital and a ‘threat fund’ to minimise the risk of interruptions to our highest priority work programmes.
Free financial reserves are held at a modest level to maximise the funds available for immediate conservation needs. We hold just 10 weeks’ worth of expenditure in free financial reserves.
The Statement of net assets includes Nature reserves held at their original cost, less depreciation where applicable, and the defined benefit Pension liability. The net liability of the scheme, at £67.8 million, increased due to a higher actuarial valuation of our liabilities as long term interest rate projections continued to fall during the year.
The scheme is relatively immature in that there are significantly more contributing members than pensioners; therefore the net liability of the scheme will not crystallise for some years and will fall as and when interest rates return to historical norms.
The additional cost of funding the liability over the period agreed with the Pension Trustees represents approximately 3 per cent of our annual income. The RSPB trustees do not consider the liability to represent a significant constraint over the use of financial reserves for the foreseeable future.
The last full actuarial review was completed in July 2010. The actions taken as a result of this review were a reduction in benefits accruing of around 25 per cent and a sharing with scheme members of the risk of future increases in longevity.
The final salary section of the scheme was closed to new entrants in February 2007. The assets and liabilities of the pension scheme are reviewed every three years, following which a plan is agreed with the Pension Scheme Trustees to make good any deficit. At the time the accounts were approved at the 2013 AGM, the most recent review was still underway.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
None declared
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
20 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 05 Sep 2023 Location Videoconference Subject Discussion on forthcoming REACH restriction on lead Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Sep 2023 Location Videoconference Subject will follow Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jan 2019 Location Brussels Subject REFIT Platform DG Environment Attending - Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General)
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Date 26 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject discussion on EU nature legislation and sustainable development Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject Environmental cooperation and nature protection DG Environment Attending - Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General)
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Date 15 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Attending - Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
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Date 06 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject Future of CAP and Nature Action Plan DG Environment Attending - Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General)
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Date 28 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject Birds and Habitats Directives Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - Silvio Mascagna (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Refit platform and CAP Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Environmental Issues DG Taskforce on Article 50 negotiations with the United Kingdom Attending - Jonathan Faull (Director-General)
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Date 23 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Fitness Check of the CAP Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Nature Fitness Check DG Environment Attending - Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General)
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Date 28 Jan 2016 Location Berlaymont Subject Birds and Habitat Directive Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Fitness check of the Birds and Habitats Directives DG Environment Attending - Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General)
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Date 22 Oct 2015 Location Brussels BERL 2/320 Subject UK Referendum DG Taskforce on Article 50 negotiations with the United Kingdom Attending - Jonathan Faull (Director-General)
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Date 05 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Birds and Habitats Directives Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Patrick Costello (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Neonicotinoids Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Environmental policies Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Heidi Jern (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Birds and Habitats Directives Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Patrick Costello (Cabinet member)