2021-12-31-accounts - Gentleshaw Bird Of Prey Wildlife Hospital

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					SORP reference
Summary ofthe purposes the charity as set out in its				of	Para 1.17	To relieve the suffering ofbirds ofprey and other wildlife who are in need ofcare
governing		document				and attention and toeducate the public
						concerning animal conservation and
						birds of re eneral
Summary ofthe main activities in relation to those purposes forthe public					Para 1.17and 1.19	Each year the centre admits and cares for over 30wild injured birds ofprey. The aim isto rescue, rehabilitate and release
benefit, in activities,	particular, projects or		the services			firom our specialist bird ofprey hospital facilities with veterinary cover, secluded
identified	in the accounts.					aviaries and hospital cages. We operate
						all year round with the support ofateam ofdedicated volunteers. The centre also
						houses 160exotic animals and birds,
						most ofwhich were unwanted, mistreated
						orseizures by the authorities. All
						residents are cared for by a team of
						permanent volunteers who nurture them
						and give them the facilities to express
						natural behaviour with their own kind.
						These residents provide valuable
						resources )n educational talks toschool
						children, other groups and the general
						ublic who visit the centre.
Statement		confirming			Para 1.18	The trustees confirm that they have had
whether the trustees			have			regard tothe guidance issued by the
had regard		to the guidance				Charity Commission on public benefit
issued by	the Charity
Commission		on public
benefit

Achiev	eme	nts and Pe	rformance
			SORP reference
				2021 continued to be ayear ofupheaval
				and uncertainty due tothe Covid
				pandemic. The centre was closed once
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity,			Para 120	again from January until April 2021. Limited visitor numbers to ensure safety
identifying	the	difference the		reduced our footfall considerably. We
charity's	work	has made to		also lost our main volunteer carpenter
the circumstances of its				after a short illness. This meant that we
beneficiaries and any wider				had to use reserve finance from 201Sto
benefits to society as a				employ Srms to complete the Reptile
whole.				House and fieedroom. We also used
				reserves to help pay the running costs.
				We started another Go Fund Ne appeal
				via Paypal Giving and appealed directly
				to our supporters for donations to help
				us. We were very grateful forthe support
				received and we were able to complete
				the large uncompleted projects.

Additional information (optional)	Additional information (optional)
You ma choose to include	further statements	where relevant about:
Achievements against	Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance offundraising activities against objectives	Para 1.41
set
Investment performance	Para 1.41
a ainst ob'ectives

Financial Review	Financial Review
Review ofthe charity's			Para 1.21
financial position at the end
ofthe eriod
Statement explaining	the		Para 1.22	Reserves are not normally				held as
policy for holding reserves				necessary expenditure			usually uses up
stating why they are	held			the available income.			Any reserves would
				always	be used for ongoing			improvement
				orre	lacement	roects.
Amount of reserves	held		Para 122	Ap rox 625,000
Reasons for holding	zero		Para 1.22
reserves
Oetails offund materially		in	Para 1.24
deficit
Explanation ofany			Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern

Description ofcharity's
trusts:
Type ofgoverning document	Para 1.25	Trust Deed
How is the charity	Para 1.25	Trust
constituted'7
Trustee selection methods	Para 1.25	Elected by meeting ofcharitable trustees
including details ofany
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees

Policies and procedures adopted forthe induction	Policies and procedures adopted forthe induction	Para 1.51
training oftrustees
The charity's structure and	organisational any wider	Para 1.51
network with	which the
charity works
Relationship	with any related	Para 1.51
parties
Other

ame	s ofthe charity	trust	ees who manage	the charity
	Trustee name		Olfice (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot for whole ear	Name toa	ofperson (or body) entitled int trustee ifan
	Christine Lesley
	Eardley
2	Colin Kai Heaps
3	Lesley Mary Smith		Treasurer
4	Jennifer Morgan
5	Colin Peter Morgan		Chair
	Robert Kenneth
	Griffiths
	Diana Elizabeth
	Pointon-Griffith	s
8	Delia Hopkinson		Secretary
	Keith Graham
	Johnson
	Angela Sophie
	Essex Randall
	Anthony Lloyd
	Randall
12	Jill Hilary Heaps
	Rebecca Ann
	Hayfield
	Klair Louise
	Welling s
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16
17
18
19
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B1Cash	funds
							7ofaI cash funds
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									Unrestricted			Restricted	Endowment
										funds		funda		funda
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B2Other	monetary assets
									Fund to which				Current value
					Details				asset
B3Investment			assets
									Fund towhich				Currant value
					Details				asset
B4Assets		retained for		the
charity's	own use
									Fund towhich			Amount due
					Details				liebi	relates		o
85 Liabilities
Signed by one ortwo trustees behalf ofall the trustees				on		Signature					Print	Name	Date of a roval
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CCXXR2 accounts (SS)													25J05)2022