THE GREAT BUSTARD GROUP ACCOUNTS 31ST MARCH 2024 Registered Charitv Number: 1092515 Donohue &irnlth & Hartwell Ltd 43 Fisherton Street, Salisbury? Wiltshire, SP2 7SU
THE GREAT BUSTARD GROUP Contents For the year ended 31" March 2024 Pagc Tiustees Report Independent Examiner's Report Receipts ai)d Payments Account Strdt¢meni of A2iscls and Liahilities Notes to thc tiGLounts
Page I THE GREAT BUSTARD GRCJUP Trustees Report Fvr the year ended 3151 Mdrch 2U24 The fru.stCC5 prcsent iheir annual repDrt and financial siaLCtnents for thc y¢ar cndvd 31 sl Marcli 2024. ObJeLtlves and Cohstitutiun The (iroup was est(iblibhcd bj a Trusi D¢¢d dated 211th April 2002, with thc objccts lo womotc thc on6ation, pi'otcclion and iinprovement of Grcat Bustard birds. and rcgisteTed 11th ihe Lharity Cummission ()n 19th June 2002. charity I'egistralion number 1092515. Tru%leeJ The tollnwing acted as Trusfees during Ihe period.. Paul Goriup John Browning DaNid Bond DaN'id 13¢dingfeld SCOLI Kevin T)uncan The Trustecs dre empowered appoint ncw Truslee8. Registered Addre55 l Down Barn Cloxe Winterbourne Guimer SiiLisbury Wiltshire SP4 61P Revieii of Activltles -I'he Chari BuslaTd. was cslablished to promotc Lhc pi'esernation ot. thc tiPCCleb Ot bird known &9 The ffteat irds have b¢en reintroduced lo thc U K edch year beginnin y in 2U()4 and a small populaLion now lives in tlie SalAsbury Plain ea. An area ol land i.s rented on sklsbury Plain and this was fenced off In 2004 tu wuvide a sale and .qccure relvdsc Slte tor the hirds each ye. The Great Buqtard Cjroup is also working with other Grear Bustard pmjects throughout rhe world to help satcguard this iconic species. Flnan¥lal Rrvi¢Trv The accounts haNe been prepared vii an accruals basis and c()mply with the relevant provixinns of the Statcment ot'Recommended PraLliC¢ - Accounting and Reporting by Charities (revised 2005) and Lomply with statutory requirement4.
Page 2 THE GREAT BUSTARD GROUP Trustee5 Repurt For the year ended 31 st March 2024 Niltional Westm7nster t4<tnk PIL 48 Bluc Boar Row Saliqbury Wiltsliii'e SPI IDF Independent Examiner Mrs S Flartwell CTA M.IAT D(In()hue Sniith & Hartwell Ltd Suitc la 43 Fi%heiton Sti'eel Salisbury Wiltshire SP2 7SU Ap JJ4J-,,,,.
Pe 3 Independent Examlner's Report to the I"rustees of the THE GREA T BUSTARD GROUP I repoit the accounL% ot.the Grcat Bustard GIUp tor the y¢ar endcd 31 st March 7024, which are set out on Pdgcs 4 to 6, As the Chai'il)Hs truslces you al'e rcsponsible foi. Ihe pIeff-atiOll of the accounts. The Charity's trustees cunsidcT thal an audit 1*4 nol rUired for Lbis year (undei. section 28(5) of thL L'.harilies Acl (the 2006 Acl)) and thal an indepL'ndcnt examination is nccd¢d. It Ib my re.spi)nsibi l ity to: examine Ihe accounts (undcr section 213(4) (a) of ihc ?006 ALt)' to lollow th¢ proL'cdurcs laid down in thc GinLral Dii'ecuons giv¢n by ib¢ Charity Commissioners (undci- section 28 ol. the 2U06 Act). and to state wliLther particulai. mattcr8 have comL' to lliy attcntiL)n. Basls of Indeprnd¢Dt examln¥r's repvrt My examination Ilas caii'i¢d out in accoi'dancc with the Gencral Dii'ccLions giNen by Lhc Chai'ity Coiiimissionei'ti. An examindiion Includ¢5 a review of tl)e accountiiig recordi kcpi by (he Lliariiy and a compuj'ison of the QCL'Dunts pre.4enl¢d IN'ith thobc rccords. 11 a150 includes consideiaiion of any unusual items nr dis¢losurYs in the accnunts, and seeking cxplantttions trum you tTUStees cuncerning any such mallcr.s. The proLedui'LS uliclertakrn do not prni'ide all cvidcnce that would bc r¢quircd in an audii, dnd consequently I do nor exprLss audit opinion on thc N'icw gii'en by the ac¢uuntS. Independent exxminer's stalement In conneLtion i¥itli OUT ¢xaniination, no ii)atter ha5 COIT]e to my attention: (i) which ¥ives me reL40nabl¢ CaU2ie lo believe that ih any muterial respLct the i'equiiriii¢nts Lu k¢¢p accountin¥ recDI'db in aicordance with thc Acl. and to preparc dLcounts which aLLord with the accounting records and iv comply with the urcowiiing requiremellts ot-the Act have nor been Ind,. ()r i?) to whicb, in my upinion. attention should bc drawn in order to enable a pruper undeTStanth'ng of thc accounts to be rcaLhcd. Mrs S Hami'ell CTA MAAT Donohuc STllith & Hartwell Lid Suitc l a 43 Fisherton Street Salisbury Wiltshii'e SP2 7SU
Page 4 THE GREAT BUSTARD GROUP RecciPt5 and Payments ALcount For the ear ended 31" March 2024 21123 Unro4tricted Restrictèd Total Total D(Trnations and gwifl aid tax crcdit Mcmberbhip fees GranL8 -CJRS OLhcr income 71,562 17,427 29.688 101,250 17,427 117,833 17,071 88,9R9 29,688 118,677 134,904 Operating activitie5 to generate funds Sales of cards, ties, booklets and events Disposal of asset 3(),()73 17,585 36,073 17,585 30,040 142,646 172,335 182,144 Payrnents CosL uf sales includiiig Lharitable activilics Project cost8 (including egg colleiting.) Projecl salaries Fknblicity and websitc Office cosis T)epreciation 15,760 46,906 62,953 1.206 9,838 5,560 142,222 15,760 54,806 84,741 1,206 9,838 5,560 171,910 7,900 21,7148 61,465 70,375 12.487 6,958 6,760 163,843 29,688 Management and Administratlon Indepen(lent examiners and &iLcountancy fc 672 672 672 672 745 745 Total resuurces expeiidcd 142,894 29,688 172,582 164,588 Net reccipts/(payments) Movenient between Reservet R¢s¢rv¢s at I st Apn12023 248 248 17,556 69,280 69,280 51,724 Reserves at 31 st March 2024 69,032 69,032 69,280
THE Page 5 REAT BUSTARD GROUP State ent ot'Assets and Llabilitie For th $t year ended 31 March 2024 Notes 21124 2023 Fixed Assets Tangible assets 11iiÉingible assets 20,420 153 24,831 Current Assets Siock Dehiors Cash at bank 9.810 1,36? 33,949 45,121 1,795 39,657 51,085 Current LSabAlities AtiLruals & Other Ci'editors 2,625 2,625 672 672 48,460 44,449 Net assets 69,032 69,280 General t.unds 69,032 69.280 RestrictL,d funds 69,032 69,280
Page 6 THEG AT BUSTARD GROUP es to the accounts For the ye r ended 31" March 2024 Accountlng pollcles These accounts have been prepared i Practice - AccountinLF and Reportin income and cxpenditurc is included i accordance with the Statemeiit of Recummciided by Chsuities (effective 2005) on an aLLiuals basis. rcccivablc or payablc wilhin thc pei"iod. Transactions wlth Trustees Thcre were no transactions with ihe rustces during the year. Independent Examination The cost ot.the indcpcndent cxamina ion totallcd £672 (2023- £672) Fixcd Assets Depi'eciatlon is charged ai die follow asset8 over Iheir useful lives: ng rates wilh tlie aim of writing off thc COS16 of fixed Pldnt and maLhi Motor vehicles I n % straighi line 250/{) reducing balaiice Mutor Vehicles Totsl machi Cust At 1st April 2023 Additions DAbPObals Ai 31.st March 2024 48 026 080 34,800 82,826 3,080 51 106 34,80U 85,906 Depreciation At 1st April 2023 Charge for the year Disposals AL 31st March 2024 38 28 955 19,6()7 3,783 57,995 5,738 40 83 23,450 63,733 Net book valucs At 3 Ist March 2024 11,350 22,173 At 1st April 2023 98 15,133 24,831
Intangible As5etS Intangiblc fixed assets tire measured at cost less accumulative amoitisation ovcr l O years. c.ost At 1st Apiil 2023 Additions Di.sposals Ai 31st Match 2024 170 170 Depreciation Ai I st April 2023 ChaT¥e foi. the ye. Disposals Ai 3lst March 2024 17 17 Net book valuc5 At 31 st March 2024 153 At 1st Api'il 20?3