# SOUTHERN THAILAND ELEPHANT FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1176322
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 18, 2017
- **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=1176322


## Contact

- **Address:** Lakin Rose, Camboro Business Park, Girton, CAMBRIDGE
- **Postcode:** CB3 0QH
- **Phone:** 07440 514362
- **Email:** info@southernthailandelephants.org
- **Website:** www.southernthailandelephants.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) THE PROMOTION OF CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS THROUGH BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPORT OF A SANCTUARY OR SANCTUARIES IN THAILAND THAT CARE FOR ASIAN ELEPHANTS.(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS AND IMPROVEMENT OF THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.(3) THE PROMOTION OF HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ELEPHANTS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ELEPHANTS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ELEPHANT WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ELEPHANTS.

**Activities:** The principal purpose of the CIO is the ethical care and conservation of the Asian elephant, using the highest possible welfare standards, by awarding grants and the provision of education to increase knowledge of the elephant, its health, domestication and cultural role, principally in Thailand.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Thailand



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £93479 | £124622 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2023 | £233911 | £179943 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | £92660 | £86142 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2021 | £96007 | £87780 | — | — |
| Nov. 30, 2020 | £123324 | £144293 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Meredith Anne Smith PhD MRCVS** (Chair) — appointed March 14, 2024
- Dr ANDREW HIGGINS PhD FRCVS — appointed Dec. 19, 2017
- Dr Fieke Marije Molenaar MSc MRCVS — appointed Nov. 14, 2022
- Dr Michael Seton MSc MRCVS — appointed March 8, 2023
- JAKRAPOB THAOTAD BSC, PGDIP — appointed Dec. 17, 2017
- Lisa Philpott BA MSc — appointed Dec. 5, 2024
- Lorraine Louise Miller BSc — appointed May 3, 2023
- ROGER JACKSON CLARK FCA — appointed Jan. 1, 2015
- Rosalyn Joan Bird MCIoF — appointed July 26, 2024
- Sir Richard Armstrong CBE — appointed Dec. 17, 2017