The Born Free Foundation

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Overview

Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

Lobbying Costs

None declared

Financial year: Apr 2023 - Mar 2024

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

1.45 Fte (4)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

4

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    The Born Free Foundation   (BFF)

    EU Transparency Register

    62574836751-41 First registered on 20 Sep 2011

    Goals / Remit

    We work tirelessly to ensure that all wild animals, whether living in captivity or in the wild, are treated with compassion and respect and are able to live their lives according to their needs. As a leading wildlife charity, we oppose the exploitation of wild animals in captivity and campaign to keep them where they belong - in the wild. We promote Compassionate Conservation to enhance the survival of threatened species in the wild and protect natural habitats while respecting the needs and safeguarding the welfare of individual animals. We seek to have a positive impact on animals in the wild and protect their ecosystems in perpetuity, for their own intrinsic value and for the critical roles they play within the natural world.

    Main EU files targeted

    EU Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking
    EU Biodiversity regulation and policy
    EU policy relating to wildlife conservation and protection
    EU regulation and policy relating to to wildlife trade
    EU regulation and policy relating to wild animal welfare and captive wild animals
    EU policy on human and animal health

    Address

    Head Office
    2nd floor, Frazer House14 Carfax
    Horsham RH12 1ER
    UNITED KINGDOM
    EU Office
    2nd floor, Frazer House14 Carfax
    Horsham RH12 1ER
    UNITED KINGDOM

    Website

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    4

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%1
    25%1
    10%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    1.45

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 05 Nov 2024

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Elodie CANTALOUBE 14 Feb 2023 15 Feb 2024
    Mr Mark JONES 01 Sep 2022 01 Sep 2023
    Ms Elodie CANTALOUBE 06 Apr 2022 14 Feb 2023
    Mr Daniel TURNER 15 Sep 2016 14 Sep 2017
    Ms Samantha GODDARD 15 Sep 2016 14 Sep 2017
    Mr Daniel TURNER 26 Aug 2015 25 Aug 2016
    Ms Samantha GODDARD 06 Aug 2015 04 Aug 2016
    Mr Daniel TURNER 28 Aug 2014 22 Aug 2015
    Mr Daniel TURNER 19 Sep 2013 28 Aug 2014
    Mr Daniel TURNER 19 Dec 2011 01 Dec 2012

    Complementary Information

    This number of people includes Born Free staff working on global issues, but not specific to the EU.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    The Born Free Foundation is a member of:
    1. The Species Survival Network (SSN) - an international coalition of over 80 NGOs committed to the promotion, enhancement and strict enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora www.ssn.org
    2. Wildlife & Countryside Link (Link) - a unique coalition of UK-based charitable organisations concerned with the conservation and protection of wildlife and the countryside www.wcl.org.uk
    3. The Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime - https://endwildlifecrime.org
    4. Asia for Animals network https://www.asiaforanimals.com/
    A full list of the coalitions and partnerships we are part of can be found on our website at https://www.bornfree.org.uK/partnerships-and-coalitions/

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Does not represent commercial interests

    Closed financial year

    Apr 2023 - Mar 2024

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

    Total organisational budget in closed year

    7,340,000€

    Major funding types in closed year

    Donations, Other

    Funding types "other" information

    Individual donations, animal adoptions, legacy income, investment income.

    Major contributions in closed year

    TypeNameAmount
    Contribution Legacy 1,010,500€

    Other financial info

    Our most recent annual report, covering the financial year April 2023-March 2024 can be downloaded from our website at https://www.bornfree.org.uk/resource/born-free-annual-report-2023-24/
    This document provides a breakdown of our income sources for that financial year, as follows (all figures in UK£)

    Income from:
    Donations: £3,614,000
    Legacies: £2,076,000
    Other trading activities: £297,000
    Investment income: £74,000
    Other income: £45,000
    Total income: £6,106,000

    We received one donation of £840,339 from an individual during the year. This is included in the Donations total above. This is the only individual contribution that exceeded 10% of our total income for the year.
    Our expenditure is summarised as follows:

    Expenditure on:
    Raising funds: £1,544,000
    Charitable activities:
    Wildlife conservation: £1,578,000
    Animal rescue and care: £1,666,000
    Policy: £582,000
    Education: £437,000
    Behavioural Change: £259,000

    During the 2023-24 financial year, we contracted an individual consultant, Elodie Cantaloube, to assist us with our EU institutional advocacy work, at a total cost of £51,000. This cost is included in our policy expenditure detailed above. We continue to work with this consultant.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None declared

    Groups (European Parliament)

    Welfare and conservation of animals,Unofficial groupings

    Communication activities

    All communication activities relating to the legislative and policy areas outlined above.

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    4 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.

    1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.

    • Date 28 Jan 2022 Location video-call
      Subject Trophy hunting in relation to EU biodiversity objectives
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 28 Jan 2022 Location Virtual
      Subject Trophy hunting in relation to EU biodiversity objectives
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
      Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
      Attending
      • Andrea Vettori (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 22 Nov 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject CITES
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella
      Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
      Attending
      • Sebastien Paquot (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 19 Oct 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Animal welfare
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
      Portfolio Health &amp; Food Safety
      Attending
      • Marco Valletta (Cabinet member)
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