WDC Annual Review 2016

2016 ANNUAL REVIEW

WDC IS THE LEADING GLOBAL CHARITY DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF WHALES AND DOLPHINS WDC is now approaching its 30th year of delivering conservation and protection for whales and dolphins. Looking forward, our vision remains the same – a world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free.

But that world is constantly changing, threats increasing, views on conservation evolving.

Brexit and political changes in the US present unknowns for whales and dolphins in particular, and for conservation in general.

Opportunities to better protect whales and dolphins may arise, or current protection measures could be dissolved. These are uncertain times.

One thing we are becoming more certain about is the positive impact whales and dolphins have on the environment, how they counter climate change, and how helping them benefits us all. We also

know more about their mysterious lives, and this knowledge supports the idea that they have the right to a clean and safe environment, and that these rights should be recognized in law.

For WDC to be effective we must focus our resources where they will have the greatest impact. Our work in the past year on these key programme areas, and the successes we have achieved with the help of our supporters, are detailed in this Review. As always, your support is hugely appreciated.

Chris Butler-Stroud (CEO, WDC)

OUR VISION A world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free OUR VALUES

CONTENTS Stop whaling

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Homes for whales and dolphins

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Preventing death in fishing gear

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End captivity

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Partners and corporate supporters 10 Volunteering

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Scottish Dolphin Centre

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Financial review

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PASSION We care deeply about whales and dolphins, and we share this passion with our supporters.

INCLUSIVENESS WDC does not work alone. Our supporters are at the heart of what we do. We work with other NGOs, communities and governments to achieve real protection for whales and dolphins.

INTEGRITY Our work is backed by robust research, science and philosophy.

We are THE authority on whales and dolphins and the threats they face.

COURAGE We are not afraid to take on those whose actions harm whales and dolphins – whether they be big business, governments or industries.

OUR MISSION To amaze people with the wonder of whales and dolphins, and inspire global action to protect them

WHY WHALES AND DOLPHINS

NEED OUR HELP

WHY DO WHALES AND DOLPHINS NEED OUR HELP? Perhaps we should consider just how much we need theirs? We are discovering more and more about how amazing and intelligent whales and dolphins are. Protecting them from the cruelty of hunting, confinement in small tanks for ‘entertainment’,

pollution and other threats is something we do every day. But two other reasons for safeguarding whales and dolphins are becoming more prominent – the importance of whales and dolphins to the environment in which we live, and their individual right to life.

The right to life Strong scientific evidence already exists that tells us how smart whales and dolphins are. Some species of dolphin can recognise themselves in mirrors, some help sick pod mates, socialise, live in complex societies, play for fun, grieve for their dead and pass cultural information between individuals. Some individuals even have a very specific role to play within their communities – just like us. And, like us, they should have certain rights.

How can saving the whale save us?

The health and abundance of whales are integral to the health of the planet, and of other species, including our own. They play a vital role in the marine ecosystem. They even help combat climate change. For example, when whales die they sink to the seabed, where they become mini-ecosystems sustaining all manner of marine life.

They also isolate large amounts of carbon. Researchers estimate that as a direct result of whale hunting, large whales now store approximately nine million tons less carbon than before large-scale whaling took place.

Why protect whales and dolphins?

This is why we should protect whales and dolphins, and why we need to create a world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free. Our own future may well depend on it.

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SUCCESS ONLINE TRADING Just days before governments met to discuss Japan’s repeated flouting of international laws regarding whale hunting, WDC exposed the open and illegal sale of whale products to overseas customers online.

ECO HEROES At the same meeting, our push to have whales recognized as pivotal in the survival of our planet received a massive boost with the passing of a resolution accepting the vital role whales play in cycling nutrients through the oceans and in enhancing marine ecosystems.

PIC CREDITS, MARK VOTIER, T BAKER

CAMPAIGN SUCCESS WDC has long campaigned against commercial whaling of both fin and minke whales in Iceland, and the transit of fin whale meat to Japan.

The pressure is paying off – in 2016, Iceland’s sole fin whaling company, Hvalur hf, announced that it would not carry out its annual hunt for endangered fin whales off Iceland.

MAKING WAVES WDC campaigned hard during 2016 against the signing of a free trade agreement with Japan unless the country reconsiders its whaling practices. A majority of MEPs agreed on a resolution asking for stronger measures from the EU against Japanese whaling. The vote was 610 votes in favour, 11 against.

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STOP WHALING GOAL: To reduce the numbers killed and the number of countries whaling

A BAN ON commercial whaling (hunting for commercial profit) was introduced in 1986 by the body that regulates whaling – the International Whaling Commission (IWC).

The numbers of whales being killed in these commercial hunts placed whale populations under threat.

Estimates put the total numbers of whales slaughtered for commercial purposes in the 20th century at nearly three million.

But despite this ban, 50,000 whales have been killed since it came into effect because of loopholes that have allowed some countries to carry on whaling.

Japan,

Norway and Iceland still kill around 2,000 whales between them each year.

WHALING SHOULD STOP • There is no humane way to kill a whale at sea.

• Populations already face many threats each day.

• Regulating whaling to keep kills to a certain number is also very difficult.

• The slaughter is pointless. The whaling industry is in decline and the demand for meat is falling. Most of the meat is kept in frozen stockpiles.

Commercial whaling is still a big threat and so WDC continues to fight it by lobbying and campaigning.

We battle to keep the ban in place, to investigate and expose this cruel trade, to prevent new markets for whale products opening up, and to reduce the numbers of whales being slaughtered.

LOOPHOLES IN THE BAN HAVE MEANT

50,000 WHALES HAVE BEEN KILLED SINCE 1986

Some whales are harpooned multiple times before they die

AN ESTIMATED

3 MILLION WHALES WERE KILLED IN THE 20TH CENTURY

Whale meat is still sold openly to tourists in places like Ilulissat in Greenland

With demand declining, whale meat is often kept in frozen stockpiles

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PROTECTING WHALE AND DOLPHIN A MARINE PROTECTED AREA (MPA) is a part of the ocean in which human activity is restricted so that the wildlife that lives there can be conserved. The ocean covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface, yet only a fraction (just over 5%) is protected.

MPAs are as important as protected

HOMES

reserves and parks on land. Whales and dolphins have key areas which are critical to them. It is in these areas of the ocean that they breed, eat and rest.

By protecting these areas, we can help populations grow and increase their chances of survival.

WDC is helping to create some of the most important protected areas the world has seen. Using national and international agreements, WDC plays an instrumental role in creating MPAs, and we also carry out scientific work essential to the development of these vital protected areas.

HOMES FOR WHALES AND DOLPHINS GOAL: To increase the number of effective protected areas for whales and dolphins in national waters and on the high seas

SUCCESS COAST TO COAST

SAFE HARBOUR

WDC helped secure protected zones along the east coast of the US for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. We pressured the US government and they responded by protecting nearly 40,000 square miles of the ocean along the Atlantic coastline.

Around 9,000 members of the public signed our petition calling on the governments of Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales to better protect harbour porpoises that live in the seas around the UK. The Scottish government

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listened and the largest MPA for harbour porpoises in Europe has now been created.

CAMPAIGN WIN The Ross Sea in Antarctica is one of the last untouched marine ecosystems left in the world.

It is also home to Antarctic minke

North Atlantic right whale

whales and a unique type of orca.

WDC has been working with other groups to protect their pristine home. In 2016, governments listened to our call.

The world’s largest MPA has now been created, protecting 1.55 million square kilometers of the Ross Sea.

Thousands of whales and dolphins die each year as a result of entanglement

PREVENTING DEATH IN

FISHING GEAR GOAL: To reduce the number of whales and dolphins killed and injured through entanglement in fishing gear HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF WHALES and dolphins are killed each year when they become entangled in fishing nets and gear. Known as ‘bycatch’, this form of entanglement is the biggest global threat to whales and dolphins.

WDC is working with the fishing industry to modify fishing practices and reduce risk of entanglement. We are also working with government and fishing communities to find solutions that will better protect whales and dolphins from entanglement.

SUCCESS KEY INFLUENCERS We continue to provide expert comment to influence changes in fishing practices and regulations to reduce whale and dolphin deaths.

BYCATCH PROTOCOL Trapped in fishing gear: a horrific way to die

We also educated boaters to locate and report entangled whales to the proper authorities

in the US, and helped create regulations to reduce entanglements of large whales and harbour porpoise along the east coast of the USA.

NEW GUIDELINES WDC has partnered with industry, government advisors and NGOs to produce best practice for creels to reduce whale entanglements in Scottish waters.

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PIC CREDITS, BOB TALBOT, TIM STENTON, GREENPEACE

WDC began to expand its work on this issue in 2016.

It will be a key focus for the charity in the coming years

END CAPTIVITY

GOAL: to reduce the numbers of whales and dolphins held in captivity and develop sanctuaries, or release programmes, for those held.

WHALES AND DOLPHINS can travel up to 100 miles a day in the wild. They are highly intelligent and live in complex societies. But they are still taken from their homes and families and confined in small tanks for human ‘entertainment’. Captivity is cruel. Captive whales and dolphins suffer mental, emotional and physical stress that can weaken their immune systems and make them prone to disease. Despite being kept in an environment free of predators, pollution and other threats, they still die young. For example, most orcas in 6 WDC 2017

captivity today die in their late teens and early twenties with only a handful making it past 30. In the wild male orcas live to an average of 31 years (to around 60 years) and females 46 years (to around 90 years).

With your support, WDC has worked for decades to end whale and dolphin captivity and we are now starting to see public opinion change. WDC has been at the forefront of that change.

Around 3,000 whales and dolphins are held in aquaria, zoos and marine parks and we continue to work to close these facilities.

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DOLPHINS

ARE HELD IN AQUARIA, ZOOS AND MARINE PARKS

SUCCESS

PIC CREDITS, BERNARD AUTON, GAVIN BRAY

In 2016, we had some notable successes in our fight to end whale and dolphin captivity DOLPHIN HUNTS WDC helped prevent the capture of dolphins in Namibia by working to raise concerns with the relevant government ministries.

whales and dolphins in captivity for entertainment was rewarded with the company’s announcement that they are ending orca breeding and shows.

SANCTUARY PROGRESS We are continuing to work with Merlin Entertainment to establish a wild sea beluga sanctuary in Europe.

LEGAL RULING WDC’s work on a lawsuit to uphold a ban on Georgia Aquarium (US) from importing wild caught belugas was successful.

Georgia Aquarium is still not able to import the belugas.

END TO BREEDING Our ongoing work to get SeaWorld to stop holding

IN 2016, WDC CONTINUED ITS WORK TO ESTABLISH A WILD SEA SANCTUARY FOR CAPTIVE BELUGAS

Belugas were among the first whale to be Dolphins arespecies still kept kept in captivity captive for 'entertainment' in Las Vegas 2016 2017 WDC 7

A WORLD WHERE

EVERY WHALE AND DOLPHIN IS

SAFE AND FREE

WORKING WITH PARTNERS AND CORPORATE SUPPORTERS Thank you to the generous corporate partners who supported WDC’s work in 2016 2016 HAS BEEN an exciting year for WDC’s partnerships, with fantastic support from both our existing corporate supporters and from a range of new partners. They have all joined forces with us to raise vital funds to support our work and to help us reach new audiences with our campaigns.

This support takes many forms, including encouraging their customers and supporters to donate directly to WDC, raising funds from the sales of their products, providing their expertise and technical support, and helping us spread the message about WDC’s work –

including using their influence to encourage best practice in their industries.

The funds that we receive from our partners support individual WDC projects, campaigns and fieldwork, as well as supporting the ongoing costs of delivering our work to keep whales and dolphins safe and free all across the world.

WDC is extremely grateful to all of our corporate supporters, their fantastic staff and generous customers, all of whom have contributed directly to our successes in 2016.

WDC RECEIVED A FANTASTIC

SPONSOR STORIES Some of the activities undertaken by our corporate partners in 2016

The Yogscast crew visited WDC adoption dolphins in Scotland 10 WDC 2017

$38K

TO CONTINUE OUR FIGHT FOR A SAFE AND FREE FUTURE FOR ORCAS A RECORD-BREAKING DONATION FROM YOGSCAST WDC were delighted to receive a truly amazing donation of $365,000 – the largest ever partner donation in our 30 year history – courtesy of UK-based YouTube gaming sensations, Yogscast and their incredibly generous fans. Yogscast selected WDC as one of their six charity partners for their ‘Jingle Jam’ fundraiser – a charity video games event that runs throughout December each year.

To thank them for their support, and to help show them our important conservation work firsthand, WDC field officer, Charlie Phillips took Yogscast CEO Mark Turpin and Yogscast partners Hat Films out onto the Moray Firth, Scotland, where they saw WDC adoption dolphin Zephyr and her calf.

THE TRULY AMAZING DONATION FROM YOGSCAST OF

Partners Sega and Relic Entertainment helped to support orca conservation

$365,000 IS THE LARGEST EVER PARTNER DONATION IN OUR 30 YEAR HISTORY

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE WHALE WATCHING WITH OFF THE MAP TRAVEL In 2016, WDC embarked on an exciting new partnership with leading specialist UK travel company, Off the Map Travel. When they launched their new responsible whale watching experience range, they became the first UK-based travel company to fully adhere to WDC’s policy on responsible whale watching.

Off the Map make a donation to WDC equivalent to 2% of the total cost of each whale watching trip sold across their full range of destinations. They are also continuing to develop their position as a leader in responsible travel and have committed to ensuring that every customer is given information on how to avoid places that sell whale meat before embarking on a trip to a whaling nation.

WORKING TO PROTECT ORCAS WITH SEGA AND RELIC ENTERTAINMENT In the gaming sector, WDC continued to work with longterm supporters, SEGA and Relic Entertainment throughout 2016,

supporting orca conservation work in Relic’s native British Columbia and beyond. In October, Relic launched a special video games deal for the public to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their best-selling games Company of Heroes and Company of Heroes 2.

As a result, WDC received a fantastic $38k to continue the fight for a safe and free future for orcas.

HELPING TACKLE MARINE POLLUTION WITH BRITA On its 50th anniversary, BRITA, the international specialist in water filtration products, partnered with WDC in Germany on an exciting collaboration to help raise awareness of plastic pollution in the oceans. Eleven BRITA subsidiaries on five continents adopted a whale or a dolphin, and the company have generously donated €70,000 to support WDC’s conservation work and campaigns.

BRITA generously donated €70,000 to support WDC’s conservation work and campaigns

PROMOTING GREENER CHOICES TO OUR SUPPORTERS WITH ETHICAL SUPERSTORE In 2016, WDC was thrilled to be selected as a charity partner by leading online eco-retailer, Ethical Superstore. The company stocks thousands of products that are designed to help consumers make more positive buying choices that will contribute to reducing human impact on the environment.

All Ethical Superstore customers are given a chance to donate to WDC at the checkout every time they shop and, in the first few months of our partnership, we have already received donations of over £900 to help support our work.

AN AMAZING COMMITMENT FROM MUNCHKIN WDC has also teamed up with leading international baby lifestyle brand, Munchkin, for the ‘Orcas Live in Oceans’ campaign, which is supporting the development of the first seaside whale sanctuary. By removing an orca bath toy from their large range of products, Munchkin also made a public commitment to help make people aware that a bathtub is no place for an orca.

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WE NEED

YOUR SUPPORT

A huge thank you to our supporters whose generosity allows us to continue to protect whales and dolphins WDC IS HERE until every whale and dolphin is safe and free. But we are only here because of you, our fantastic supporters. Your passion, energy and commitment never cease to amaze us.

You keep us going financially and you keep us going emotionally, as you motivate and inspire us every day.

You donate your money and your time.

You get involved with our campaigns, sign our petitions and take part in our online actions. You run, you swim, you cycle and you sew. And we think you are brilliant!

Here are just a few of the many people who have inspired us in our work to protect whales and dolphins.

ELOISIA WILD We take our hats off to Eloisia, who cycled the length of the Hebridean island of Lewis. She faced over 150 miles of open road, into the wind and on her own. Eloisia took on a WILD and FREE solo ride to help keep whales and dolphins wild and she raised an amazing ÂŁ4,000 towards our work to end captivity.

C&H FABRICS We love these whales from C&H Fabrics. All nine of their shops took on a whole eight weeks of fundraising for WDC. The shops all had whale and dolphin displays and collections and offered their customers a sewing pattern to make some great fluffy whales. The brilliant staff at C&H Fabrics raised an incredible ÂŁ1,255 for whales and dolphins.

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WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND VALUE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU. IN RETURN FOR YOUR PASSION AND COMMITMENT, THIS IS OUR PROMISE TO YOU

“I AM 100% BEHIND WDC’S CAMPAIGN TO REALISE A WORLD WHERE EVERY WHALE AND DOLPHIN IS SAFE AND FREE”

CHARLIE’S CHALLENGERS WDC’s Adopt a Dolphin field officer, Charlie Phillips set our younger supporters a challenge: to get on their bikes and ride for whales and dolphins. Jacob Chappell and his brother George cycled more than 10 miles through Cumbria, raising £170 in honour of their adopted dolphin, Rainbow. Mairi Mactaggart-Dickson and Mhaira Crawford cycled 10 miles around Loch Leven in Scotland, even though the weather turned on them and they ended up soaking wet. Madeleine Herd from West Berkshire raised an incredible £255 from her bike ride, while literally going the extra mile were Orlaith Kelly and Sophie Lofthouse, two friends who cycled an impressive 50 miles.

Charlie’s Cycle Challenge raised just under £2,000 for WDC.

PIC CREDITS, ELOISIA WILD, C&H FABRICS, FIONA MACTAGGART

TIFFANY ALLEN Tiffany joined WDC’s Team Orca at the Great London Swim.

Together our brave swimmers took on the one mile open water challenge in the Thames, raising more than £3,500.

Tiffany raised a whopping £500 and has decided to do it all over again in 2017, along with her sister, Thales!

WE WILL • Administer your donation efficiently, putting your gift to work quickly.

• Use your donation carefully and responsibly.

• Where you have donated to a particular project, respect your wish to allocate your donation to that project.

• Thank you for your support and let you know what your donations have made possible.

• Make the best use of our income by carrying out projects that have a demonstrable, positive impact on the lives of whales and dolphins.

• Ensure that your personal details and donations are kept securely, and never share your personal data with other organisations.

• Abide by the Institute of Fundraising’s Codes of Fundraising Practice (and any subsequent legislation) and ensure that all our activities are open and fair, honest and legal.

• Communicate with you in the ways that you prefer and, if these change, adapt them to suit your needs.

• Acknowledge any queries and complaints within three working days, and respond fully within 10 working days.

• Never put any pressure on you to make a donation.

A CENTRE TO

CELEBRATE WDC’s Scottish Dolphin Centre enjoyed a record year in 2016

NESTLED BETWEEN THE tumultuous river Spey and the shelter of a shingle beach on Moray’s ravishing coast, WDC’s Scottish Dolphin Centre is ideally placed for visitors to enjoy a taste of nature at its wildest. It benefits from stunning views of the Moray Firth, and a neighbouring nature reserve rich with wildlife. The chance to see and learn about bottlenose dolphins living wild and free drew a record 95,000 visitors to the centre during 2016; a great achievement for WDC staff and volunteers running the site.

Donations and grants have helped the

centre’s educational activities and Shorewatch volunteering programme go from strength to strength.

Families, school classes, tourists and community groups were all welcomed by WDC staff and a fantastic team of residential and local volunteers. Together with the support of strategic multi-year funding from Scottish Natural Heritage and the Gordon and Ena Baxter Foundation, the team have built the centre into a thriving hub for environmental education, conservation volunteering

IN 2016 THE SCOTTISH DOLPHIN CENTRE RECEIVED: ● GOLD AWARD FROM GREEN TOURISM ● FAMILY VENUE OF THE YEAR AT THE SCOTTISH HOSPITALITY AWARDS ● MORAY SPEYSIDE TOURISM BUSINESS AWARD

The WDC Scottish Dolphin Centre is a haven for all kinds of wildlife

A RECORD

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and community outreach. Volunteer training has equipped the team with the skills and knowledge to deliver talks, school sessions, events and guided tours.

2016 was a great year for involving the wider community too. Talks and workshops were delivered to local community groups, reaching nearly 300 people. Local high school pupils with additional support needs also volunteered at the centre as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme.

The centre is also the base for WDC’s volunteer-led citizen science project

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The centre sits at the mouth of the River Spey

RECORD YEAR

IN NUMBERS Shorewatch. The data gathered on whale and dolphin activity around the coast of Scotland allows volunteers to contribute to meaningful research while gaining wildlife monitoring skills. In 2016, 145 volunteers attended Shorewatch training days.

All of this work would not be possible without the intervention of our funding partners, most notably the Gordon and Ena Baxter Foundation. We hope to build on our success this year and continue to inspire and engage with visitors to Spey Bay and the Moray area.

145

VOLUNTEERS ATTENDED SHOREWATCH TRAINING DAYS

55 TALKS

2016 SCHOOL VISITS WERE INCREASINGLY POPULAR

1,100 PUPILS VISITED FROM ACROSS THE UK AND EVEN NORWAY

INVERNESS

MORAY ABERDEEN

DELIVERED TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

“DEAR LORNA, HEATHER AND NAOMI, I’M WRITING TO SAY THANK YOU FOR MY AMAZING VISIT. I REALLY ENJOYED GOING INTO THE ICE HOUSE AND SEEING ALL THE BONES AND I LIKED HEARING THE YELLOWHAMMER. I ALSO ENJOYED THE LITTER CHALLENGE.” Portgordon Primary School pupil 2017 WDC 15

FINANCIAL REVIEW

TOTAL INCOME for the year was £3,542,446. This was down by £693,146 from the 2015 level of £4,235,592 mainly due to the return of legacy income in the current year to more usual levels. Donations outside of the above were up slightly due to better results in the US and German subsidiaries, aided by the relative weakness of sterling at the end of the year. Income from trading was slightly higher due to increased café and shop sales at our Centre at Moray Firth in Scotland.

The cost of generating funds has

Fund raising costs Merchandise, raffle and magazine costs

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Conservation and campaigns Information and education

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Membership and adoption programmes Governance costs

The US subsidiary is showing a net reduced by 3% from £952,094 to income of £39,247 in the year, partially £920,495, which is a reflection on our due to restricted income which has not ability to spend funds efficiently in the yet been spent but also the result of current difficult direct marketing generous donations from foundations market. Our launch of our new Adopt and businesses. The US subsidiary an Orca programme was delayed but carries a healthy net retained income into launched pre-Christmas 2016. the current year to help any fluctuations Charitable expenditure in the year in donation income from individuals, amounted to £2,814,297 a decrease of legacies and trusts, which can be just under 2% from last year. Charitable unpredictable. spend had been matched to The German subsidiary had a loss of budgeted regular £584. The German database had donation income FULL suffered from attrition over the last expected during ACCOUNTS few years. We had invested in the year.

ARE AVAILABLE direct television advertising and online and by writing to although this meant attrition rates WDC, 38 St Paul St, were better, it did not lead to a very Chippenham large increase in income from SN15 1LJ individuals, which is disappointing.

We are working to increase our income from individuals using other methods and have also been successful in raising income from businesses which share similar objectives and are helping us with relevant campaigns in Germany.

The trading company had a good year, with the café at the Scottish Dolphin Centre completing the third full year of operation by WDC and maintaining an average review of 4.3 stars out of 5 on TripAdvisor.

Online sales of merchandise also increased during the year, benefitting from having a larger audience of supporters that are interested in our whale and dolphin merchandise. As ever, the Trustees regularly review the activities of the trading company and consider that it is useful to the charity as it allows important activities to be undertaken which benefit the charitable objectives.

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PENNIES IN THE POUND: 63p

Funding breakdown

CHARITABLE ACTIVIES Conservation and campaigns Information and education Membership Adoption programmes Governance costs

Unrestricted funds (£)

Restricted funds (£)

Total funds (£)

2015

£2,181,262

£180,218

£2,361,480

£2,347,622

£177,915

£177,915

£179,762

£67,844

£67,844

£45,865

£178,452

£178,452

£262,092

£28,606

£28,606

£28,651

£2,814,297

£2,863,992

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£180,218

All thanks to you

WDC would like to thank all of our partners for their important support throughout the year. We really couldn’t do this without you.

CORPORATE PARTNERS • Mumsnet • IndieBRAG • Merlin Entertainments • Animal Friends • DTV • Andrew Sutton • Conran Design Group • Mark Whelan and Havas Worldwide • BRITA (DE) • SEALIFE • Elite Eco Logistics • Profile • Sri Lankan Airlines • Speyside Craft Brewery • SEGA • Humble Bundle • Wildlife Worldwide • Munchkin • My Green World • Ethical Superstore • Oaken Palace Records • Good Gifts • Nick O’Neill Art • PayPal giving Fund • eBay.co.uk • SKC • The Whale Company • Give a Car • Swift Locksmiths

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TargetDry Endsleigh Insurance Services MBNA Lazy Oaf The Compassionate Collective • Macphun • Think Publishing • 505 Games • Recycling for Good Causes • The Recycling Factory • Gameloft • The Phone Co-op • Ecotricity • Triodos Bank • Off the Map Travel • TWOTHIRDS • Bright Group International • Simon & Schuster • Yogscast • Relic Entertainment • BeefJack • Aldiana (DE) • KAHLA (DE) • Sonett (DE) • Sonnentor (DE) • Vaude (DE) • ThunderMaps (NZ) • Cape Clasp (US) • Captain John Whale Watching (US)

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Dean’s Jewelry (US) The Dodo (US) FarFetch (US) FLOAT (US) Hightail Whale (US) Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises (US) Kamibashi (US) Mocean Designs (US) Munchkin, Inc (US) My Green World (US) Pura Vida (US) Sakroots (US) Systems Marine, Inc (US) Ternua (US) Theresa LaBrecque (US) VEER West Marine (US) Anonymous (US) Patagonia (US) European Outdoor Conservation Association (US) Amazon Smile Craigslist Charitable Fund

TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS • The Jessica Rekos Foundation (US) • The Ernest Cook Trust • The Gordon & Ena Baxter Foundation

• The Downton Banister Trust • Maud Beattie Murchie Charitable Trust • The Joyce Cater Charitable Trust • Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust • Stella Symons Charitable Trust • European Outdoor Conservation Association • Panton Trust • Cecil Pilkington Charitable Trust • St Mary’s Charity • Constance Paterson Foundation • Millennium Oak Trust • Mackintosh Foundation • J & JR Wilson Charitable Trust • Fondation Ensemble • Sea Changers • Kilverstone Wildlife Charitable Trust • Linley Wightman Shaw Foundation STATUTORY • Scottish Natural Heritage • European Fisheries Fund

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