# THE BORN FREE FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1070906
- **Other names:** THE BORN FREE FOUNDATION LIMITED, BORN FREE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 7, 1998
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1070906


## Contact

- **Address:** Frazer House 2nd Floor, 14 Carfax, Horsham
- **Postcode:** RH12 1ER
- **Phone:** 01403240170
- **Email:** info@bornfree.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bornfree.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PRESERVE AND CONSERVE ANIMAL SPECIES IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT ON AN INTERNATIONAL BASIS AND TO UNDERTAKE ALL RELEVANT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH OR ANCILLARY THERETO, AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH, AND TO PROVIDE RELEVANT EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT AND OTHER SUPPORT TO COMMUNITIES IN AREAS WHERE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION ARE UNDERTAKEN;(B) TO PREVENT ALL TYPES OF CRUELTY AND ABUSE OF ANIMALS AND WILDLIFE PARTICULARLY IN ZOOS AND OTHER PLACES WHERE ANIMALS ARE KEPT IN CAPTIVITY.(C) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF NATURAL HISTORY, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION IN AN INDUSTRIAL, URBAN, RURAL, NATURAL AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTS;(D) TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS OF ANY SPECIES WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND (WHERE APPROPRIATE) ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF IMPROVED FACILITIES FOR THE CARE OF ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY.

**Activities:** Animal welfare and wildlife conservation and related education

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Australia
- Belgium
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Ethiopia
- France
- Greece
- Guinea
- India
- Indonesia
- Italy
- Kenya
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Niger
- Portugal
- Scotland
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- United States
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £7652000 | £7142000 | £6193000 | 141 |
| March 31, 2024 | £6106000 | £6066000 | £5791000 | 138 |
| March 31, 2023 | £5651000 | £6283000 | £5559000 | 129 |
| March 31, 2022 | £6139200 | £5446692 | £6426081 | 115 |
| March 31, 2021 | £5876000 | £6821000 | £5596000 | 109 |



## Trustees

- **Michael John Reyner** (Chair)
- Andrew Mura Muiruri — appointed March 11, 2026
- Arabella Lack — appointed Sept. 14, 2022
- JENNY SEAGROVE — appointed Nov. 28, 2011
- Jessica Montgomery-Ruben — appointed June 10, 2020
- MICHAEL DRAKE
- Navindu Katugampola — appointed June 15, 2022
- Nicky Whitehead — appointed April 29, 2025
- Sean Daniel Cassidy — appointed March 6, 2019
- Sharon Peake — appointed March 6, 2019
- Tracey Greaves — appointed March 11, 2026