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

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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
on6￿ation, 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.

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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
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P￿￿e 3
Independent Examlner's Report to the I"rustees of the THE GREA T BUSTARD GROUP
I repoit the accounL% ot.the Grcat Bustard GI￿Up 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 r￿Uired 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

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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
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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

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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