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2023-03-31-accounts

Save the Rhino International

Report and financial statements Year ended: 31 March 2023 Registered Charity number: 1035072

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Save the Rhino International Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023

Contents Page
Report of the Trustees: 3
Objectives and activities for the public benefit 3
Financial review 27
Structure, governance, and management 28
Future plans 34
Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities 36
Independent auditor’s report 37
Statement of financial activities 40
Balance sheet 41
Statement of cash flows 42
Notes to the accounts 43
Comparative figures (2021-22): 51
SOFA 51
Analysis of expenditure 52
Movement in restricted funds 53

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Save the Rhino International Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023

Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023

The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the Charity’s trust deed, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland published on 16 July 2014.

Objectives and activities for the public benefit

The purposes of Save the Rhino International (SRI) are the advancement of the conservation of species of wildlife that are in danger of extinction in the wild state particularly (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) as this relates to the preservation of the black rhinoceros, white rhinoceros, the Greater one-horned rhinoceros, the Javan rhinoceros and the Sumatran rhinoceros, which species (hereinafter referred to as “the Rhinoceros species”) are in danger of extinction in the wild state.

The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit under Section 17 (5) of the 2011 Charities Act when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objectives, in planning future activities, and setting the grant-making policy for the year.

Vision: All five rhino species thriving in the wild for future generations

Mission: Collaborating with partners to support endangered rhinos in Africa and Asia

Strategic focus: SRI focuses on Key 1 and Key 2 populations of Critically Endangered rhinos (currently black, Sumatran and Javan), with the long-term aim of the species being down-listed to a lower category of threat in the IUCN Red List

Strategic activities: SRI maintains close relations with its field partners to maximise its technical knowledge and ability to ensure that resources are delivered to the points of greatest need; actively raises funds to disburse to field programmes; facilitates international collaboration and the dissemination of best practice; and actively communicates with key audiences to promote understanding of and support for rhino conservation.

Strategic KPI: All five species of rhino at a lesser category of threat than Critically Endangered

  1. Protection, law enforcement, investigations, and intelligence. To protect rhinos through lawenforcement activities at site level, and support intelligence gathering and analysis to pre-empt and prosecute poaching and trafficking of rhino products

  2. Biological management. To implement effective biological and ecological management and monitoring of rhino populations and their habitats to achieve optimum population growth rates

  3. Stopping illegal markets. To reduce trade in illegal rhino products via better law enforcement in consumer countries and promoting behaviour change by consumers and the closure of markets encouraging poaching

  4. Capacity building. To ensure that rhino conservation professionals are appropriately skilled and trained

  5. Coordination. To improve coordination within and between rhino range state conservation agencies and professionals

  6. Societal relevance. To engage with multiple stakeholders in rhino range states in accordance with the equity triangle of recognition, procedure, and distribution

  7. Sustainable, adequate financing. To explore and develop sustainable financing mechanisms and structures to fund priority rhino conservation efforts

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Grant-making policy

SRI’s funding priorities are clearly explained in the Charity’s updated Grant-making Policy (approved at the March 2020 Trustees’ meeting) and on the website, together with exclusions and those that are regarded as low priority by SRI.

Grant applicants must complete an application form, available on SRI’s website, which is first assessed by the CEO, or by the Managing Director (MD) for stopping illegal markets projects, to determine whether the programme or project meets with basic selection criteria. If the project does not match SRI’s funding priorities, the CEO / MD informs applicants that they have not been successful. If the application is accepted for consideration, the CEO / MD liaises with the programme or project regarding any additional information required. Proposals are then considered by our Trustees, who meet quarterly. SRI’s senior staff read proposals put forward to the Trustees, but ultimately the decision on whether to fund a programme or project is that of the Trustees. It is possible that the Trustees may not reach an immediate decision, but ask for further information or changes to be made, before considering the proposal again at their next quarterly meeting; alternatively, decisions may be made following email discussion.

Generally, grants are made to the named organisations, but occasionally they are made direct to employees, consultants or suppliers appointed by those organisations, to reduce commission charges or transaction fees, i.e., to achieve value for money.

Under each key component of our conservation strategy, we fund various activities as described on page 3.

A review of our achievements and performance

How our grant and research programmes deliver public benefit

In the long-term, the impacts that Save the Rhino hopes to make in 20+ years’ time and working in conjunction with other organizations, rather than solely due to SRI’s efforts, are that:

  1. Protection, law enforcement, investigations, and intelligence: Rhino poaching and illegal wildlife trafficking decreased; convictions rate increased

  2. Biological management: Rhino population growth rate, area of healthy rhino habitat and contiguity of rhino habitat increased

  3. Stopping illegal markets: Demand for illegal rhino products decreased; convictions rate increased

  4. Capacity building: Human-resource capacity increased

  5. Coordination: Decision making and cooperating increased

  6. Societal relevance: Stakeholder understanding of and support for rhino conservation increased 7. Sustainable, adequate financing: Amount of available and sustainable funding for rhino conservation and proportion of funds targeted to Key 1 and Key 2 populations increased

Beneficiaries of the Charity’s work include rhinos and other species of wildlife that share the same habitat; the protected areas; rangers and other staff members employed by NGOs, community conservancies, private sector or state agencies managing the associated national parks, reserves, conservancies or sanctuaries; scientists and researchers; communities able to participate in sitespecific rhino conservation activities; and the wider public worldwide, who value and are concerned about the rich biodiversity of the planet.

Details of grants

During the financial year 2022-23, SRI made grants totalling £4,327,991 to rhino (primarily) conservation programmes in the field. Please also see note 15 for an analysis of restricted funds received and allocated. 100% of restricted donations or grants are allocated to the specified beneficiary field programme or project.

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Protecting viable populations of rhinos in Africa and Asia continues to be our focus, receiving 48.9% of our rhino programme grants: the high proportion is not surprising given the poaching crisis. We awarded 9.8% to biological management activities, 0.2% to stopping illegal markets, 19.8% to capacity building, particularly improving ranger welfare conditions, 1.3% to coordination efforts, 3.5% to community engagement and conservation education programmes; and 16.4% to developing sustainable financing for conservation (NB: All percentages have been rounded, hence the apparent total here of 99.9%).

Major grants are described below, but please note that the following account does not generally include reference to smaller donations or grants received (i.e., less than £1,000). For the GBP total awarded to each field programme, please see page 28. Subtotals have been rounded to the nearest pound.

Protection, law enforcement, investigations, and intelligence: Total £2,118,433

Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia £5,044

Association of Private and community Land Rhino Sanctuaries, Kenya £125,996

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Borana Conservancy, Kenya £110,946

Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya £93,550

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Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya £127,388

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Ol Jogi Conservancy, Kenya £89,534

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Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya £11,894

Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Namibia £136,246

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inspections, new clean air filters, paint touch-up and misc. spare parts; $6,767.88 for drugs, darts and other consumable supplies used in annual rhino operations; $671 for cryo-tubes, vials, pipettes and slides for storing biological samples taken opportunistically during annual rhino operations; $1,179.65 for drugs used to anaesthetize rhinos during annual rhino operations; $701.94 for three screens and a router, used to analyse rhino and security data; and $1,936.67 for a service for the truck used for rhino operations (labour, supplies and spare parts)

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa £125,554

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uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa £34,366

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Follow-the-money investigation, South Africa £446,253

North Luangwa Conservation Programme, Zambia £805,978

Lowveld Rhino Trust, Zimbabwe £5,676

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Biological management: Total £424,622

Indian Rhino Vision 2.0, India £8,214

Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia £10,379

Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia £1,168

Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, Indonesia £33,970

Borana Conservancy, Kenya £44,380

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Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya £48,044

Ol Jogi Conservancy, Kenya £38,384

Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya £293

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Sera Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya £292

Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Namibia £70,718

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Save the Rhino Trust, Namibia £96,536

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa £18,075

uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa £13,657

Lowveld Rhino Trust, Zimbabwe £40,512

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Stopping illegal markets: Total £10,215

Environmental Investigation Agency, UK £10,210

Capacity building: Total £857,901

African Rhino Specialist Group, Africa £28,789

Association of Private and community Land Rhino Sanctuaries, Kenya £216,931

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Borana Conservancy, Kenya £99,194

Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya £36,636

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Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya £86,721

Ol Jogi Conservancy, Kenya £115,281

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Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya £30,013

Save the Rhino Trust, Namibia £16,748

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Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Namibia £1,675

Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa £48,042

uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa £96,861

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Rhino Resource Center, UK £1,000

North Luangwa Conservation Programme, Zambia £50,035

Gonarezhou Conservation Trust, Zimbabwe £1,444

Lowveld Rhino Trust, Zimbabwe £10,910

Canine unit workshop, Africa £17,620

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$525.43 from a company that missed the pick-up for the transfer of participants back to Lusaka airport

Coordination: Total £58,283

African Rhino Specialist Group, Africa £32,106

Association of Private and community Land Rhino Sanctuaries, Kenya £9,384

Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Namibia £6,680

Rhino Fund Uganda, Uganda £10,073

Lowveld Rhino Trust, Zimbabwe £40

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Societal relevance: Total £149,455

African Rhino Specialist Group, Africa £4,051

Association of Private and community Land Rhino Sanctuaries, Kenya £7,034

Borana Conservancy, Kenya £137,586

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Lowveld Rhino Trust, Zimbabwe £784

Sustainable financing: Total £708,873

Association of Private and community Land Rhino Sanctuaries, Kenya £708,873

As always, our thanks to all the donors who made these grants possible.

Monitoring achievements

Save the Rhino has developed a 5-year conservation strategy for each of its seven key components. Each key component has a strategic objective, key outcome / Key Performance Indicators, identifies how those KPIs will be verified, the activities to be funded, priority programmes for each component, and considers risks and assumptions.

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Progress towards achieving the desired outcomes is monitored and measured, via quarterly short summaries to Save the Rhino’s Trustees and an annual Impact Report.

Fundraising and communications performance are measured against our internal fundraising and communications strategies, which comprise part of our rolling 3-year business plan. These reviews are led by the Managing Director and Communications Manager, and the results are shared with our Board of Trustees.

Financial review

Save the Rhino’s work is entirely dependent upon its fundraising. Income represents the revenue from Save the Rhino International’s fundraising and awareness-raising programme. Total income for the year amounted to £5,279,477 (2021-22: £3,329,480).

Expenditure on charitable activities, furthering the aims and objectives of the Charity totalled £4,432,906 (2021-22: £2,887,447). Donations to conservation and awareness projects totalled £4,327,991 (2021-22: £2,748,381) as detailed below:

Grants out £
African Rhino Specialist Group,Africa 64,946
Canine unit workshop,Africa 17,620
Indian Rhino Vision 2.0,India 8,214
UjungKulon National Park,Indonesia 10,388
WayKambas National Park,Indonesia 6,211
Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary,Indonesia 33,970
Association of Private and communityLand Rhino Sanctuaries,Kenya 1,068,217
Borana Conservancy,Kenya 392,107
Kenya Wildlife Service,Kenya 130,186
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy,Kenya 262,154
Northern Rangelands Trust,Kenya 292
Ol Jogi Conservancy,Kenya 243,199
Ol Pejeta Conservancy,Kenya 42,200
Ministryof Environment,Forestryand Tourism,Namibia 215,318
Save the Rhino Trust,Namibia 113,284
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park,South Africa 191,672
uMkhuze Game Reserve,South Africa 144,884
Follow-the-moneyinvestigation,South Africa 446,462
Rhino Fund Uganda,Uganda 10,073
Environmental Investigation Agency,UK 10,215
Rhino Resource Center,UK 1,000
North Luangwa Conservation Programme,Zambia 856,013
Lowveld Rhino Trust,Zimbabwe 57,922
Gonarezhou Conservation Trust,Zimbabwe 1,444
Total 4,327,991

Net income for the year was £291,498 (2021-22: Net income £64,208). The net movement in funds before transfers was £165,848 on the unrestricted funds (2021-22: (£67,467)) and £125,650 on the restricted funds (2021-22: £131,675). The restricted funds carried forward of £1,086,066 are held for expenditure for the following programmes / projects as detailed overleaf:

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Further restricted funds are held for expenditure for the following projects: £
African Rhino Specialist Group, Africa 2,313
Canine unit workshop, Africa 53,622
Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia 2,314
Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia 226
Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, Indonesia 15,275
Association of Private and community Land Rhino Sanctuaries, Kenya 349,879
Big Life Foundation, Kenya 5
Borana Conservancy, Kenya 266
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya -
Ol Jogi Conservancy, Kenya 8,891
Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Namibia 258,392
Save the Rhino Trust, Namibia 5,111
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa 37,109
uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa 1,949
Welgevonden Game Reserve, South Africa 4,791
Follow-the-money investigation, South Africa 1,724
Education for Nature, Viet Nam 7,113
TRAFFIC, Viet Nam 10
North Luangwa Conservation Programme, Zambia 329,725
Lowveld Rhino Trust, Zimbabwe 7,351
1,086,066
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Investment policy and performance

Under its Declaration of Trust, Save the Rhino has the power to invest in any way the Trustees see fit. The Trustees, having regard to the liquidity requirements of the Charity, have kept available funds in bank accounts.

Risk management

SRI conducts a risk assessment exercise annually, identifying the main risks to which the Charity is exposed, assessing the likelihood and impact, and developing preventative measures and recovery and contingency plans. The assessment is then discussed and agreed with the Board of Trustees at one of its quarterly meetings. The risk assessment for 2022-23 was colour-coded with a yellow / amber / red system based on the risk likelihood and the impact it would have.

Four risks were identified as being high likelihood / medium impact, or medium likelihood / high impact, as follows:

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communication; regular training for all people managers and nominated Trustees; and mental health first aiders trained and recognised

One safe-guarding incident occurred and was reported to the Trustees and Charity Commission via a Serious Incident Report. Save the Rhino had inadvertently used an image of one of its fundraisers with their child in its annual magazine. The supporter's request that the photo not be used for any publicity purposes was not communicated to the person who added the photograph to Save the Rhino's image library, and therefore the image was not redacted, cropped, or rejected as inappropriate before being added to the library.

In addition to sincerely apologising to the supporter concerned, Save the Rhino has moved quickly to minimise the risk to the supporter and their family from this incident. The Charity has liaised with the affected supporter to ensure that they are satisfied with any future communication that will be issued. All remaining hard copies have had the image concerned redacted, and the digital / online version of the magazine has been edited to remove the image.

To prevent a similar situation from happening again, Save the Rhino is adopting an additional layer of security. This is a new policy whereby, by default, the Charity will not use images of children at all, unless it has both very good reason and clear, recent, and specific permission to use that image. The Charity Commission has confirmed that it is satisfied that the Charity has dealt with the incident appropriately and responsibly.

Reserves policy

As discussed above, the Trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure on budgeted overheads, together with another £100,000 while the COVID19 pandemic continues to affect fundraising activities, i.e., £325,000 for 2022-23, to protect the Charity from any fluctuation in income levels. The Trustees considered that this level would provide sufficient funds to respond to applications for grants and ensure that support and governance costs are covered. Traditionally, SRI has been very reliant on events, and it is important to ensure that the Charity’s cash flow and level of reserves are closely monitored throughout the year.

Note that the decision to add an additional £100,000 to the Charity’s reserves was rescinded at the March 2023 Trustees’ meeting. The reserves level for 2023-24 has been set at £315,000 to allow for increased staffing levels during the coming financial year, and resulting higher operating costs. As at 31 March 2023, SRI’s unrestricted funds totalled £349,054. The current level of reserves is therefore higher than is needed.

In deciding how Save the Rhino’s unrestricted funds are allocated, the Trustees consider several factors:

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Reference and administrative details

Charity number 1035072

CEO

Cathy Dean

Registered office

Unit 3, Coach House Mews 217 Long Lane London SE1 4PR

Bankers

Barclays Bank 29 Borough High Street London SE1 1LY

Solicitors

Auditors

Bryan O’Connor and Co. Accountancy Management St Margaret’s House Services Limited 18/20 Southwark Street South Street House London 51 South Street SE1 1TS Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 7AA

Honorary President David Stirling

Founder Patrons Douglas Adams Michael Werikhe

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Patrons

Polly Adams Mark Coreth Martina Navratilova Benedict Allen Dina de Angelo Viscount Petersham Clive Anderson Robert Devereux Alex Rhind Louise Aspinall Kenneth Donaldson Mark Sainsbury Nick Baker Jim Hearn Alec Seccombe Simon Barnes Tim Holmes Tira Shubart Paul Blackthorne Ben Hoskyns-Abrahall James Sunley Suzi Bullough Angus Innes William Todd-Jones Mark Carwardine Fergal Keane Friederike von Houwald Giles Coren Tom Kenyon-Slaney Jack Whitehall Francesco Nardelli

Trustees

Henry Chaplin Vice Chair and Treasurer Megan Greenwood Sianne Haldane (Appointed 16 June 2021) Jim Hearn (Retired 31 January 2023) Emma Lear (Resigned 6 April 2023) Joe Steidl George Stephenson Chair Alistair Weaver

Structure, governance, and management

Governing document

Save the Rhino International was established under a trust deed dated 28 February 1994, supplemented by a Resolution, dated 6 March 2018, under section 280 of the Charities Act 2011 for changes to the governing document. It is an unincorporated Charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Appointment of Trustees

Names of potential new Trustees are put forward at the Trustees’ quarterly meetings. Candidates are then interviewed by the Chair of Trustees and, whenever possible, by fellow Trustees; candidates may be invited to attend a Board meeting as an observer, prior to a formal invitation being made by the Chair of Trustees in writing. Acceptance is also made in writing. No other person or body is entitled to appoint a Trustee to SRI. See also note 16 in the Charity’s Declaration of Trust of 28 February 1994. Trustees are appointed for a term of four years, after which they may put themselves forward for a second term of four years. Each Trustee may serve for a maximum of two terms, except for the Chair and Treasurer, whose terms may be renewed indefinitely subject to the approval of the other two members of the Executive Committee, (i.e., the Chair, Treasurer and CEO).

The Resolution provides for a minimum of three Trustees.

Trustee induction and training

In addition to being sent Trustee induction packs, new Trustees have one-to-one inductions, including training with the Charity’s CEO / Managing Director, and the CEO / Managing Director circulates occasional Charity Commission newsletters and news from field programmes supported by the Charity, as well as the quarterly Board meeting papers and minutes.

Organisation

The Charity has a Board of Trustees, which determines grant-making policy and practice, is responsible for the appointment of the CEO, and monitors the financial and other activities of the

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Charity. The Trustees have delegated the day-to-day running of the Charity to the CEO / Managing Director, as set out in the Board and Management Responsibilities Policy and in the Delegation of Authorities Policy (approved at the March 2017 Trustees’ meeting). The CEO reports to the Trustees. Quarterly Trustee meetings are held at which grants are made and income and expenditure are monitored and determined; monthly financial reports are provided by the Managing Director.

Finally, the Charity has several Patrons, who assist with fundraising events and act as ambassadors for SRI. The Charity’s staff is assisted by a small number of volunteers helping with office administrative tasks or at fundraising events.

Fundraising

SRI is registered with the Fundraising Regulator and abides by its code of practice; SRI also complies fully with GDPR requirements and does not make unreasonable or persistent requests for donations or support.

SRI’s Fraud Prevention Policy (reviewed annually by its Trustees) sets out the steps that the Charity takes to monitor activities carried out by any person fundraising on behalf of the Charity. During the financial year 2022-23, no complaints from a fundraiser or member of the public were received about the Charity’s fundraising activities. (Please see the section on Risk management for discussion of a complaint by a supporter about the use of an image.)

SRI has partnerships with a portfolio of Corporate Partners who act as Commercial Participators to fundraise for SRI. Each partnership is based on a Partnership Agreement that complies fully with the requirements of Section 7 of the UK Fundraising Guidelines issued by the Fundraising Regulator. All Commercial Participators are bound through the Partnership Agreement to abide by the UK Fundraising Guidelines.

During the financial year 2022-23, SRI revised the previous consultancy contract with a commercial company (Remarkable Partnerships) to work together on identifying, contacting, and negotiating with potential corporate partners for the Charity. The fee was reduced in comparison to the previous year’s contract, in the light of increased Charity staff expertise. The partnership involved mentoring the Charity’s Partnerships Manager on an as-needed basis.

Except for Remarkable Partnerships, SRI did not engage Professional Fundraisers as defined by the UK Fundraising Regulator.

Related parties

None of Save the Rhino’s Trustees receives remuneration or other benefit from their work with the Charity. Any connection between a Trustee or senior manager of the Charity with any supplier or beneficiary of the Charity must be disclosed to the full Board of Trustees in the same way as any other contractual relationship with a related party, and in keeping with the Charity’s Conflict of Interest Policy (approved at the March 2017 Trustees’ meeting). In the current year, no such related-party transactions were reported.

Staff remuneration

Save the Rhino has benchmarked employee remuneration at other similar-sized charities and has developed a pay scale for permanent employees as follows:

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Staff at all levels accrue an extra day of paid annual every two years, up to a maximum of five extra days. Pay rises within each level are linked to assessment during the annual appraisal cycle. Promotion to the next level requires consistent high performance at the previous level for at least two years.

Related organisations

SRI has a sister organisation based in the USA, Save the Rhino International Inc., which is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, EIN 31-1758236. SRI Inc. has its own Board of Directors and makes independent decisions concerning grant-making. SRI’s CEO Cathy Dean serves as President and Board Director of SRI Inc. SRI Inc. employs no staff and subcontracts fundraising, grant management and bookkeeping to SRI for an annual fee of $2,400.

In addition, SRI liaises closely with other like-minded rhino conservation organisations, in particular the International Rhino Foundation in the USA and WWF-South Africa. There are no formal partnership agreements between SRI and these other organisations, though there are occasional grant-specific agreements between them.

Finally, SRI’s CEO Cathy Dean is on the advisory board of a project called ‘ForRangers’, a fundraising initiative led by two individuals working primarily with members of the Association of Private and community Land Rhino Sanctuaries (APLRS) in Kenya. Funds raised in honour of ForRangers – via dinners, various marathons and ultramarathons, and other riding / kayaking etc. endurance challenges, are then granted out – with the approval of the advisory board – to a range of field programmes, whose scope is wider than SRI’s normal rhino conservation focus.

Future plans

After a strong year in 2022-23, when we raised £5,279,477, we have budgeted to raise c. £4.2 million in 2023-24, reflecting the expiration of a major grant.

Conservation

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Fundraising

Communications

Improving effectiveness

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Save the Rhino IntenFational Report and financial statements for the year ended 37 March 2023 Statement of Trustees, responsibilities Statement of Trustees, responsibilities The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standard$ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees lo prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incorning resources and application of resources of the Charity for that period. In preparing these financial stalemenls, the Trustees are required to.. Select suitable accounting policies and then app￿ them consistenlty., Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 IFRS 102}', Make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent,. Slate whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,. and Prepare the financial slalements on the going concern basis unless il is inappropriate lo presume that the Charity will continue in business. The Tnjstees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any lime the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial slalemenls comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulation$ 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for s8feguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregular(ries. The Trustees are responsible for the Maintenan￿ and integrity of the Charrty and financial information included on the Charity's websrte. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements rnay differ frorn legislation in other jurisdictions. ststement as to the legal forni of the Charity Save the Rhino International is an unincorporated charity, registered with the Chartty Commission for England and Wales, as a public benefit enlily. By order of the Board of Trustees George Stephenson Joe Steidl 5 September 2023 5 September 2023 Page 36 of53

Save the Rhino International Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Independent auditor’s report to the Trustees of Save the Rhino International (continued)

Independent auditor’s report to the Trustees of Save the Rhino International

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Save the Rhino International for the year ended 31 March 2023, which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the cash-flow statement, and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard and we have fulfilled our ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions related to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the Trustees’ annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

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Save the Rhino International Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Independent auditor’s report to the Trustees of Save the Rhino International (continued)

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of the Trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 36, the Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going-concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the Charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 1443 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 154 of that Act.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatement can arise from fraud or error and are considered material, if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decision of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

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Save the Rhino Intem8t￿n81 Report 8nd financial statements for the yearended 31 March 2023 Independent auditorfs report to the Tnjstees of Save the Rhino Int8mational (continued) We addfessed the risk of fraud through management override of controls by tesling whether journal entries and other adjustments are considered reasonable and appropriate., assessing whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of potential bias." and evaluating the business rationale of any signrficant transactions that are unusual or outside the normal course of business. Because of the inherent limitations (rf an audrt. there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading lo a material misstatement in the financial slalemenls or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in Ihe financial slalemenls. as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-complianc£. The risk is also greater regarding irreguLarities occurring due lo fraud father than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment. forgery, ¢olluston. omission or misrepresentation. A further description of our responsibilities for the audrt of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Councils websrte at.. www.frc.or .uklauditorslaudit- assurancelaudilor-s-res nsibililies-for-the-audil-of-the-fildescri lion-of-Ihe- aUdrt0￿fiE2./080.lo99￿reS onsibilrtie&for This descfiplion forms part of our auditorfs report. U8e of our report This report is made solety lo the Charrty's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Char((ies IAccounls and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken $0 that we might state lo the Charity's Trustees those matters we are required to slate lo Ihem in an auditorfs report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for our audit work. for this report. or for the opinions we have formed. Signed.. Date.. ZI QG+G>Lv &Z3 Accountancy Management Services Limiled South Street House Statutory Auditor 51 South Street Accountancy Man8gement Services Limiled Isleworth is eligible lo act as an auditor in temis of Middlesex TW7 7AA section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006 Page 39 of 53

Save the Rhino International Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Statement of financial activities, including income and expenditure account

Statement of financial activities, including income and expenditure account

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Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Notes Funds Funds 2022-23 2021-22
£ £ £ £
Income from:
Donations and legacies 2 750,781 1,317,939 2,068,720 1,086,032
Charitable activities 3 - 3,195,010 3,195,010 2,225,346
Other trading activities 4 13,818 - 13,818 16,682
Investments 1,929 - 1,929 1,420
Total income 766,528 4,512,949 5,279,477 3,329,480
Expenditure on:
Raising funds 10 547,834 - 547,834 369,288
Charitable activities 5, 15 45,607 4,387,299 4,432,906 2,887,447
Other 4 7,239 - 7,239 8,537
Total expenditure 600,680 4,387,299 4,987,979 3,265,272
Net income/(expenditure) for the year 165,848 125,650 291,498 64,208
Transfers between funds 15 (141,284) 141,284 - -
Net movement in funds for the year 24,564 266,934 291,498 64,208
Reconciliation of Funds
Total funds brought forward 324,490 819,132 1,143,622 1,079,414
Total funds carried forward 349,054 1,086,066 1,435,120 1,143,622
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 43-50 form part of these financial statements.
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Save the Rhino Intemational Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Balance sheet Balance sheet 2022-23 2021_22 Notes FThTD ASSETS Tawible 6xedgssets 2.230.00 10,534.IN) ctIiRENT ASS Stoc Ckbtois Cash atbLkv3 iti tw l2 13 4204.00 5.262.00 1549 595.00 .553.799.00 1 189 185.00 1.194.447.00 PrerAyment5 2ndAceJwed In£omt 93.760.00 194.i28.00 CREDrroRS: APwlOLwfs F.4LLTr4G OINE YEAR 132181 fynd DEferred InCo￿t 14 1254.7791 cifRREYifASSETS I.432.85￿ 00 1.133.088 00 WET ASSETS i 120.00 1143.62Z.00 THE Fi￿Ds OFTHE CF￿Rrry Lkntrithd fiThts Restricted 349.054.00 1.086.066.00 324.490.00 819.132.00 TOTAL CILKRrrYFLTNDS 1435 120.00 l L4J 622.00 Approved by the Trustees on 5 September 2023 and signed on their behalf. George Stephenson Joe Sleidl Page 4f of 53

Save the Rhino International Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Statement of cash flows

Statement of cash flows

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1 . STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 2022-23 2021-22
For the year ended 31 March 2023 £ £
Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities
Net movement in funds 291,498 64,208
Add back depreciation charge 8,304 8,304
(Increase) decrease in stock 1,058 (134)
Decrease (increase) in debtors and prepayments 100,768 22,983
(Decrease) increase in creditors (41,218) (11,286)
Cash used in operating activities 360,410 84,075
Purchase of tangible fixed assets - -
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities - -
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year 360,410 84,075
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 1,189,185 1,105,110
Total cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 1,549,595 1,189,185
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Save the Rhino International Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 Notes to the accounts (continued)

Notes to the accounts

1. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation of uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

a) Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.

b) Preparation of the accounts on a going-concern basis

The financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis as the Trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The Trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the Charity to be able to continue as a going concern.

c) Income

Income is recognised when the Charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Grant income and legacies: Grant income from government and other grants, whether capital or revenue, is recognised when the Charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the Charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executors that a distribution will be made or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the Charity has been notified of the executor's intention to make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the Charity, or the Charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.

d) Donated goods and services

Donated goods are recognised as income when the Charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use of the item by the Charity is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), the general time of volunteers is not recognised.

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Save the Rhino International Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 Notes to the accounts (continued)

e) Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Charity; this is normally upon notification by the bank.

f) Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the Charity. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for specific projects. Designated funds represent amounts set aside by the Trustees for a particular purpose. They form part of the Charity’s unrestricted funds and may be re-allocated.

g) Creditors and provisions for liabilities and charges

A liability is recognised for the amount that the Charity anticipates it will pay to settle a debt or the amount it has received as an advance payment for goods or services it must provide. A provision is recognised when:

Costs of raising funds comprise the costs of appeals, events, and their associated support costs.

Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of field programmes overseas, providing support to the programmes from the UK and educational activities undertaken in the UK to further the purposes of the Charity and their associated support costs.

h) Allocation of support costs

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the Charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back office costs, finance, personnel, and governance costs. These costs have been allocated between costs of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities. Where costs cannot be directly attributed, they are allocated to activities on the basis of estimated time spent by staff in performing each activity.

i) Operating leases

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

j) Tangible fixed assets

Individual fixed assets in the UK costing more than £500 are capitalised at cost. Other items are expensed to the Statement of Financial Activities as incurred.

Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost of each asset, less any estimated residual value, evenly over its expected useful life, as follows:

Office equipment and software 20% - 25% straight line per annum

k) Stock

Stock comprises goods for resale and is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

l) Foreign exchange

Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates ruling at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities in foreign currencies at the balance sheet

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date are translated at the rates ruling at that date. All translation differences are dealt with in the Statement of Financial Activities.

m) Pension costs

Pension contributions are made to defined contribution pension schemes and the charge recorded in these accounts is the amount payable during the year.

n) Value added tax

The Charity is partially exempt for VAT purposes. Income and expenditure are shown net of VAT and the irrecoverable input tax is recognised as an additional cost in the Statement of Financial Activities.

o) Functional and presentation currency

The accounts are presented in pounds sterling and are rounded to the nearest whole number.

p) Key sources of estimation uncertainty and judgement

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice requires management to make estimates and judgements that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of income and expenditure during the reporting period.

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Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2. INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES Funds Funds 2022-23 2021-22
£ £ £ £
Donations 418,306 1,073,884 1,492,190 908,006
Memberships 41,029 - 41,029 42,523
Donations from fundraising events 281,756 244,055 525,811 121,781
Gifts in kind (note 6) 9,690 - 9,690 13,722
750,781 1,317,939 2,068,720 1,086,032
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
3. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Funds Funds 2022-23 2021-22
£ £ £ £
Grants received 3,195,010 3,195,010 2,225,346
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
4. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FROM TRADING ACTIVITIES Funds Funds 2022-23 2021-22
£ £ £ £
Sales 13,818 13,818 16,682
Cost of sales (7,239) (7,239) (8,537)
Net profit from trading activities 6,579 - 6,579 8,145
Stock sold by Save the Rhino International includes T-shirts, stickers, badges, cuddly toys, necklaces and cards, usually displaying
Save the Rhino’s logo.
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Save the Rhino International Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 Notes to the accounts (continued)

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Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
5. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Funds Funds 2022-23 2021-22
£ £ £ £
Project expenditure - 4,327,991 4,327,991 2,748,381
Project support and education costs (note 10) 45,607 59,308 104,915 139,066
45,607 4,387,299 4,432,906 2,887,447
6 . GIFTS IN KIND 2022-23 2021-22
£ £
Income from donations and legacies includes the following in respect of gifts in kind:
Goods and services for fundraising activities 3,600 132
Services 6,090 13,590
9,690 13,722
The equivalent amounts, included as resources expended under the appropriate categories, are as follows:
Activities for generating funds 3,600 132
Support costs 6,090 13,590
9,690 13,722
7 . GOVERNANCE COSTS 2022-23 2021-22
(included in support costs - note 10) £ £
Auditor's remuneration 1,600 1,600
Legal and professional fees 9,880 18,306
11,480 19,906
8 . NET INCOME / (EXPENDITURE) FOR THE YEAR 2022-23 2021-22
£ £
Net income (expenditure) for the year is stated after charging:
Depreciation 8,304 8,304
Auditor's remuneration 1,600 1,600
Rent charge 43,800 43,800
Loss/(gain) on foreign exchange (55,436) (25,388)
9 . ANALYSIS OF STAFF COSTS, TRUSTEE REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES 2022-23 2021-22
£ £
Staff costs incurred during the year:
Wages and salaries 312,638 259,243
Social security costs 27,238 21,096
Pension costs 23,558 22,207
363,434 302,546
The average number of persons employed by the charity during the year was 10.
No. No.
Fund-raising 6 4
Project support 3 2
Management and administration 1 3
10 9
There were no employees who received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of more than £60,000.
The pension contributions were made to defined contribution pension schemes.
Pension costs are allocated to funds and expenditure in accordance with accounting policy 'h'.
Payments due to pension providers at the balance sheet date were £3,087 (2022: £2,506).
None of the Trustees has been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with the charity or related entity.
No Trustees' expenses have been incurred.
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Save the Rhino International Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 Notes to the accounts (continued)

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10. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE 2022-23 2022-23 2022-23 2022-23 2021-22
Fund- Project support Support costs Total Total
raising & education
£ £ £ £ £
Direct fundraising costs
Marathons 121,129 - - 121,129 27,957
Other events 40,222 - - 40,222 35,093
Newsletter, website development and PR 54,710 - - 54,710 43,440
216,061 - - 216,061 106,490
Personnel costs
Salaries, training and recruitment costs 201,973 102,446 63,597 368,016 308,964
Overseas travel - 7,335 - 7,335 11
Office costs
Rent & rates 31,084 15,767 9,788 56,639 54,853
Office services 2,503 1,270 788 4,561 2,845
Equipment 2,873 1,457 905 5,235 4,540
Telephone & fax 593 301 187 1,081 1,067
Postage 1,772 899 558 3,229 7,481
Stationery 203 103 64 370 210
Support materials 439 223 138 800 800
Other costs
Travel 332 168 105 605 113
Entertaining 258 131 81 470 280
Legal & professional - - 11,480 11,480 18,306
Bank charges - - 1,358 1,358 1,273
Depreciation 4,557 2,312 1,435 8,304 8,304
Exchange differences - - (55,436) (55,436) (25,388)
Sundries 182 92 57 331 54
Irrecoverable VAT 12,244 6,211 3,855 22,310 18,151
259,013 138,715 38,960 436,688 401,864
Allocation of support costs 72,760 (33,800) (38,960) - -
Totals 547,834 104,915 - 652,749 508,354
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**11. ** TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Office
Equipment and
software
£
Cost
At 1 April 2022 90,037
Additions -
Disposals -
At 31 March 2023 90,037
Depreciation
At 1 April 2022 79,503
Charge foryear 8,304
Disposals -
At 31 March 2023 87,807
Net Book Value
At 31 March 2023 2,230
At 31 March 2022 10,534

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Save the Rhino International Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 Notes to the accounts (continued)

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1 2. STOCKS 2022-23 2021-22
£ £
Merchandise 4,204 5,262
4,204 5,262
1 3. DEBTORS 2022-23 2021-22
£ £
Uncleared bank deposits 0 0
Other debtors 0 0
0 0
Prepayments and Accrued income
Other debtors -
Prepayments 52,099 44,254
Accrued income 41,661 150,274
93,760 194,528
1 4. CREDITORS : AMOUNTS FALLING DUE 2022-23 2021-22
WITHIN ONE YEAR £ £
Trade creditors -
Taxation and social security costs 3,218 1,108
3,218 1,108
Accruals and deferred income
Accruals for grants payable 71,225
Other accruals 7,365 6,079
Deferred income 132,861 248,700
211,451 254,779
Included in deferred income is deferred income of £132,861 (2021-22: £248,700), of which £131,711 is in relation to events due to take
place in the financial year 2023-24.
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ANALYSIS OF MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED As at 1 April Incoming Transfer from Transfer Exchange rate Outgoing As at 31 March
15. FUNDS 2022 resources un-restricted between funds differences resources 2023
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
African Rhino Specialist Group, Africa 5,111 49,179 12,483 0 485 64,946 2,312
Canine unit workshop, Africa 36,500 46,091 91 (12,752) 1,312 17,620 53,622
Indian Rhino Vision 2.0, India 1,690 6,470 18 0 37 8,214 0
Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia 1,926 10,598 18 0 160 10,388 2,314
Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia 1,168 5,260 9 0 0 6,211 226
Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, Indonesia 25,586 23,733 27 0 (101) 33,970 15,275
Association of Private and community Land Rhino Sanc 402,192 1,752,847 2,395 (761,228) 21,890 1,068,217 349,879
Big Life Foundation, Kenya 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Borana Conservancy, Kenya 8,494 202,430 2,220 178,689 540 392,107 266
Kenya Wildlife Service, Kenya 0 0 148 130,038 0 130,186 0
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya 0 73,525 657 188,344 (372) 262,154 0
Northern Rangelands Trust, Kenya 0 0 7 285 0 292 0
Ol Jogi Conservancy, Kenya 17,296 70,861 166 162,440 1,327 243,199 8,891
Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya 0 0 76 42,124 0 42,200 0
Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Namib 222,851 236,796 1,095 0 12,968 215,318 258,392
Save the Rhino Trust, Namibia 1,628 116,902 184 0 (319) 113,284 5,111
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa 3,740 207,965 17,391 0 (315) 191,672 37,109
uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa 3,149 131,175 12,677 0 (168) 144,884 1,949
Welgevonden Game Reserve, South Africa 2,974 1,817 0 0 0 0 4,791
Follow-the-money investigation, South Africa 61,958 389,021 3,685 0 (6,478) 446,462 1,724
Rhino Fund Uganda, Uganda 0 0 10,073 0 0 10,073 0
Environmental Investigation Agency, UK 0 10,491 5 0 (281) 10,215 0
Rhino Resource Center, UK 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,000 0
Education for Nature Vietnam 3,460 3,547 0 0 106 0 7,113
TRAFFIC-Viet Nam 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
North Luangwa Conservation Programme, Zambia 17,806 1,146,054 192 12,752 8,934 856,013 329,725
Gonarezhou Conservation Trust, Zimbabwe 1,430 0 14 0 0 1,444 0
Lowveld Rhino Trust, Zimbabwe 158 28,187 36,543 - 385 57,922 7,351
Subtotal 819,132 4,512,949 101,174 - 59,308 40,110 4,327,991 1,086,066
Transfers to fundraising costs - - - 59,308 - 59,308 -
Total 819,132 4,512,949 101,174 - 40,110 4,387,299 1,086,066
The transfer from unrestricted to restricted funds of £141,284 include the exchange differences and the net transfer between these funds is £0.
100% of restricted donations / grants etc. are allocated to the specified beneficiary project or programme.
The transfers from unrestricted funds to restricted are due to the Trustees' having decided to award grants, and due to SRI covering transfer fees from core funds.
Refer to the Trustees' report for more details.
Grants received via the APLRS 'For Rangers' initiative are initially restricted to the APLRS, but are then granted out to a range of beneficiaries, many of which overlap with
SRI's priority programmes, but others of which work with different species or locations.
Similarly, the grant from INL was initially restricted to the APLRS, then granted out to APLRS-51 Degrees, Borana, KWS, Lewa, Ol Jogi & Ol Pejeta.
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~~1~~ 6. DESIGNATED FUNDS

At 31 March 2023, the Trustees had designated £0 of the £349,079 unrestricted general funds to be used for specific field programmes.

~~1~~**7. ** ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS Unrestricted Restricted Total
£ £ £
Fixed assets 2,230 2,230
Current assets inc.prepayments and accrued income 490,268 1,157,291
1,647,559
Current liabilities inc. accruals and deferred income (143,444) (71,225) (214,669)
349,054 1,086,066 1,435,120

~~1~~ 8. FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS

At the year-end, formal commitments agreed by the Trustees and subject to specific conditions before payment amounted to £nil.

~~1~~**9. ** COMMITMENTS UNDER OPERATING LEASES COMMITMENTS UNDER OPERATING LEASES 2022-23 2021-22
£ £
As at 31 March 2023,the charityhad non-cancellable operatinglease commitments as follows:
Due under 1 year 39,420 43,800
Due in more than 1 year and not later than 5 years 163,691
-
203,111 43,800

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2 0. RELATED PARTIES
The aggregate employee benefits received by CEO Cathy Dean in 2022-23 were £33,391 (2021-22: £33,391).
The CEO and Trustees made donations and merchandise / ticket purchases as follows:
2022-23 2021-22
£ £
Donations:
Cathy Dean (CEO) 13,047 104
Sianne Haldane 180 105
Jim Hearn 11,020 120
Joe Steidl 50 50
Merchandise / ticket purchases:
Cathy Dean (CEO) 320 59
Sianne Haldane 150 61
Jim Hearn - -
Megan Greenwood 440 -
George Stephenson 300 -
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~~2~~ 1. GOVERNMENT GRANT INCOME

In FY 2022-23, Save the Rhino International received £162,374 (2022: £154,220) from the UK Government through the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund. This was in support of the Project entitled: "Public-private-partnership investigation into a South African rhino-horntrafficking network’s finances". Post Project-end and FY end (31 March 2023), SRI submitted a final grant report together with independently examined Project accounts.

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Comparative figures (2021-22)

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Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Notes Funds Funds 2021-22 2020-21
£ £ £ £
Income from:
Donations and legacies 2 403,266 682,766 1,086,032 562,393
Charitable activities 3 0 2,225,346 2,225,346 3,714,631
Other trading activities 4 16,682 - 16,682 14,819
Investments 1,420 - 1,420 1,709
Total income 421,368 2,908,112 3,329,480 4,293,552
Expenditure on:
Raising funds 10 341,232 28,056 369,288 395,642
Charitable activities 5, 15 139,066 2,748,381 2,887,447 4,503,488
Other 4 8,537 0 8,537 7,455
Total expenditure 488,835 2,776,437 3,265,272 4,906,585
Net income/(expenditure) for the year (67,467) 131,675 64,208 (613,033)
Transfers between funds 15 (56,744) 56,744 0 0
Net movement in funds for the year (124,211) 188,419 64,208 (613,033)
Reconciliation of Funds
Total funds brought forward 448,701 630,713 1,079,414 1,692,447
Total funds carried forward 324,490 819,132 1,143,622 1,079,414
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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10. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE 2021-22 2021-22 2021-22 2021-22 2020-21
Fund- Project support Support costs Total Total
raising & education
£ £ £ £ £
Direct fundraising costs
Marathons 27,957 0 0 27,957 2,405
Other events 35,093 0 0 35,093 5,178
Newsletter, website development and PR 43,440 0 0 43,440 58,366
106,490 0 0 106,490 65,949
Personnel costs
Salaries, training and recruitment costs 143,798 76,086 89,080 308,964 287,460
Overseas travel 0 11 0 11 208
Office costs
Rent & rates 25,530 13,508 15,815 54,853 52,359
Office services 1,324 701 820 2,845 3,061
Equipment 2,113 1,118 1,309 4,540 584
Telephone & fax 496 263 308 1,067 1,038
Postage 3,482 1,842 2,157 7,481 5,399
Stationery 98 52 60 210 159
Support materials 372 197 231 800 799
Other costs
Travel 52 28 33 113 0
Entertaining 130 69 81 280 47
Legal & professional 0 0 18,306 18,306 11,111
Bank charges 0 0 1,273 1,273 1,645
Depreciation 3,865 2,045 2,394 8,304 8,304
Exchange differences 0 0 (25,388) (25,388) 101,671
Sundries 26 12 16 54 147
Irrecoverable VAT 8,448 4,470 5,233 18,151 22,498
189,734 100,402 111,728 401,864 496,490
Allocation of support costs 73,064 38,664 (111,728) 0 0
Totals 369,288 139,066 0 508,354 562,439
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15. ANALYSIS OF MOVEMENTS IN RESTRICTED
FUNDS
As at 1 April
2021
Incoming
resources
Transfer from
un-restricted
Transfer
between funds
Exchange rate
differences
Outgoing
resources
As at 31 March
2022
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
African Rhino Specialist Group,Africa 28,161 50,956 17,711 0 1,382 93,099 5,111
Follow-the-moneyinvestigation,Africa 85 170,004 101 0 505 108,737 61,958
TRAFFIC,China 13 0 0 (13) 0 0 0
Virunga Foundation,DR Congo 0 0 8 7,577 0 7,585 0
Indian Rhino Vision 2020,India 0 3,396 0 0 (9) 1,697 1,690
JRSCA,Indonesia 90 2,329 0 0 42 535 1,926
Rhino Protection Unitprogramme,Indonesia 85 29,677 27 0 62 28,683 1,168
Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary,Indonesia 58 37,399 18 0 0 11,889 25,586
APLRS,Kenya 376,763 922,950 688 (654,324) 10,766 254,651 402,192
BigLife Foundation,Kenya 5 0 10 1,487 0 1,497 5
Borana Conservancy,Kenya 2,012 224,989 169 140,819 (308) 359,187 8,494
Kenya Wildlife Service,Kenya 0 0 1,940 104,871 0 106,811 0
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy,Kenya 0 83,314 167 184,057 200 267,738 0
Northern Rangelands Trust,Kenya 0 0 24 7,799 0 7,823 0
Ol Jogi,Kenya 1,038 150,878 190 143,780 413 279,003 17,296
Ol Pejeta Conservancy,Kenya 0 0 20 21,259 0 21,279 0
MEFT,Namibia 74,641 295,097 2,027 0 8,334 157,248 222,851
Save the Rhino Trust,Namibia 4,268 232,198 8,274 7,309 25 250,446 1,628
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park,South Africa 8,421 184,426 381 0 638 190,126 3,740
Regional Canine Coordinator,South Africa 34,921 0 0 0 1,675 96 36,500
uMkhuze Game Reserve,South Africa 21,719 128,892 414 0 (88) 147,788 3,149
Welgevonden Game Reserve,South Africa 1,714 1,260 0 0 0 0 2,974
Environmental Investigation Agency,UK 12,545 5,028 5 0 402 17,980 0
Rhino Resource Center,UK 0 0 1,000 0 0 1,000 0
Rhino Resource Center,UK 0 0 1,600 0 0 1,600 0
Education for Nature Vietnam 60 3,374 0 0 26 0 3,460
TRAFFIC,Vietnam 31,676 80 0 (31,746) 0 0 10
North Luangwa Conservation Programme,Zambia 30,964 360,432 993 39,069 (3,549) 410,103 17,806
Wildlife Crime Prevention,Zambia 0 19,571 5 0 0 19,576 0
Gonarezhou Conservation Trust, Zimbabwe 1,430 0 0 0 0 0 1,430
Lowveld Rhino Trust, Zimbabwe 44 1,862 471 0 (15) 2,204 158
Subtotal 630,713 2,908,112 36,243 (28,056) 20,501 2,748,381 819,132
Transfers to fundraising costs 0 0 0 28,056 0 28,056 0
Total 630,713 2,908,112 36,243 0 20,501 2,776,437 819,132

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