ND. 05649923 IEnÉland and Wales) Ch¥ity wegi5trtion Nu. 1113144
VOICE FOR NAniRE FOLINDATIOI4 UMtrED le8al and admint#Trti¥t infNrnati R¢wt of the Trustee5 ststement of flnancial acd¥ltles 8alante sheet Notes tothe financial thments 9-13
VOICE FOR NATURE FOUIThTION UMfTED vol For Natu Foundatwjn iimitsd is a compary limited guantee. compm number 05649923. and a re8irtered charity. Aumber 1113144. by its Memcmdum Artides ofAssotiation. Dlrettor54nd Trustees The directors of the charitable toryarry 1.the F¢yJThliorfl are it5 trustèes for thè purposes of charity law and throughout this report are collecoyely referred to as the Tnotees. As set out Sn the Articles of A55c<i*ion the thairnian of the Board ofTwstees is alIrt¢ 14 the Trumees. The members have the Ftyxer to appoim any of thr number to be a Trllee. ThÈTrustees who serd dtsrin8 the perK#J ¥4pre." D M de Rothschild AJ dè PA)thxhild Trustee D S GlSck K McLaurin D M de Roth5thild 71 Queen ¢tOria Street. London. EC4V48E Andrew WATklnson FCCA. Saffèry Champnets iLP, St Johrfs Court E05ton StreeL Hi8h be. Buc&ingharn5hire. HPII IIX Bankn Courts & Co. 440 StRn& Londm WC2R (XIS
VOICE FOR NATURE FOUNDATION LIMITED REPORT OF THE TRisfEES FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 DECER 2022 The Trustees presenttheir report tceethÈrwith the financial st•itmentsof the Foundation fof theyearended 31 December 2022. Legal and administrative 1nforwnaft set ct on page I form part of this roporL Obleets dthe FOdll0n The obierts of the Foundalion ar sét out in the Memorandum of AssrKi•ticm as folryws: To promote for the benèfit of the public the conservatK)n. preseThation. protert1 and improvement of the physical and nar environment and the pnjdent use of natural resources and to advance the education of the public in the conservation, preservation. protertion. enhancement and rehabilitation of the physical and r¢atural environment and to promots and f¥ilitaie study and researth in suth subjects provided that the use- ful result5 of suth study and resear(h are di$5eminated to thè public (kpnkatlon The Board of Trtees, tomprisiTh8 of lthirttwo Trustees. wdl meet at le•sl twice annually and (•4Èrsee th• adminisiOn ofthe FoJThlatiM. The member5 have the power to appoint the Trvsiee Charitable expendtture for the year •nounted to £35.69412021.- ll59.8231 and w& iud in furtherance ofthe Charitvs objects. Under the Memodm and of Assocknon, the Foundation has the power to invest the Monies of the Foundat70n noi immediatdy required fLY its purposes in any way as it shall think fft and to tske profes- sional invesknent ad¥io Whe neces5Wy. The Foundat has adopted a Iow-risk policy towards the fvnds ri holds to meet future operations and cur- rently invests surplus funds in bank depwt accounts aThl the Trust5 will keep this PL4icy under review. The Fndation does not an endcr4mier¢t fvnd. Grant Poli¢v As wdl as larger grants to ttganisations whith are setout in further detail this report and the notes to the financial statemeftis. Voice For Nature Foundation promotes the tsnlockiftg celebrating of human poten- tial, whilst encouraging positive environmental thange towards global SUStsInab[ty. by supporting ueative, Inntyative and sustainable arti$, thinkers and doers. vol For Nature Foumlation seeks to retognise these Campane and iheir rauss by pfrmdlng smal grants in the rae of £W to £2.(KA). Reser¥•s Pdky The Trustees. poly is to review the level of resÈrves on a reEular basis arKI to maFntain a level cl reserves whith wrll provide a Stable base for tharivs nts"nu1ng actr'vities while at the same time ensurinE emces sive funds ¥e not accumulated. The unrestri(tsd reser$ of the Ch¥ity amovnted to £34.31812021: £36,643) as at 31 December 2022. The Trustees are satisfied thai this level of reserves is alequate fcff their present purpose& Risk re¥ied¥ The Foundation undertake5 a Tisk asse59nent exerrise yÈarto review how it mitigates the risk5 to whith it is exposed. P48e 2
VOICE FOR NATURE FOUNDATION UMrrED The Foundation's ceAne is dependent on donatiffis. Duri the financial year. thè FoundatKJn reIVed financial 5tsprt from companie5 fotsling £31.85512021: £110,611) and made donions to ei8ht12021: ei8htl proiects supwrting Wofk in tho US. CameroDn. DominKan Repubtit. Ecua(Jor IGalapag051 Mexth and UK v4ith grants totsling £32.63512021: £156.0321. The pr(¥erts supwted by the Foundotion are always varied, iHJt all seek to diredty dwnge trhavM)uror enlght¢n CCrfnM1t1es about environmental issues. Cencuder Icerrter for Cofflnm De¥knl. a smatl 8rant was awauled to promote c<wnmunitywildlile conservation and regénerati agricukure around two lLige$ bordering the BakDssi Nat5onal Park i mèroon. The project seeks to ngthen the conservatK)n of the dedinin8 wildlife powlations in the Bakn5si Nafonal Park by rdisin8 awareness on rights of animals and on malntsining the beauty of the eSystn in the proiected area. 11 is intende(t to Pr further desmictioTh ol wildltfe habitats thrwh unsustwnaL4e agricultural prxbce 6•lapays Conswatknn Trust . a small grart was awarded to thÉs UK charity to support the 'Urban Famlty Gjrdening Project, on San Cristobel. Galapa80& The projert 15 undertaken by the charity"5 local p3rtner- the Hacienda Tranqui13 S4 IHTS41 farm . and develo in reskK•nse to The COWD-19 pandomit and ihe $V1h8 food In5euJrity. At the core of tht5 proRrt is the aim to alIete stress for families at Irne through 8rowin8 food in their gardens. as weN as [Mot[ng a con1n to nure IM)cluding growing natl¥e pLintsl. The grant will help them èxplofe ways to Strengt rrojèct suStaina.1ty, svch as through ¢ommunity compostin8. With the aim io help redu pressure on wasie managenL The Human Hi¥e- lated in Cabrera. in the DominKan RepublK, the Hive Sch¢Jol pmwdes an edutètion for Dominican and International familie5 with its currtculum based around the UN su51ainabFe development goals. Each $r-week se$5ion look5 at a new st children leam how to tackle bi8 ideas and consider essenti31 questfon5, how to design and execute a plan and how to work t¢)8ether to achleve a shared goal. The founder $13te5 thai the main th8 they learn is that they are prfUl. and they ian acl now, A Small grant W35 awarded to dèsiEn, bjild and maintain a vegetable 8ardÈn for the school to work with the Ioc31 community to ld forthe krtchen and train the Jtral ccthmur¥ty in re8enewati% prare. Nature Lab. . a Small grant was awarded to ths Th)t for proiEttto bringwthr its Explore Birds13 mobile educat progr3mmel and y1r &"rd Sttyy la pcdcast about everaY blrders and birding in cithe51 as a bird.5Pafked public llorytelling proiert lled CHIRP or Ccrfnmunity Hoste(1 Indu5rve RadKt Prcwam. VoKe of (VONAT) . a small gram ¥As w4arded to enablè this Camerttffj not for profft cwnisarion to start a vi8orous drfjve to help counter the dernise of the fAiath Frr& Int Nlonako In the ttOral Region of men is h¢)st to nine of the globalty endan8ered amphi"an specie5 indudivd the worlrfs bi68est f Goliath Frog IConr3ua goliath), whith is at the brlnk of ]nch0n due to huniing for food, the pÈt trade. and habttat destructi¢. tjewe their In1vable rde maintsining the eco5tsm and fighting against malaria and yellow fe. more than 21XM) Goliath frcy are haNested annuaify and sold nationally and internationalty. Thè lo% for these 5peoes amon8 children and people has been eroded and the Goliath ffc4 population diminishe5. Through storytellin& the projett will educate 50 YOU people110 10 25 vears oldl on the environmemal consequences of their dÈstftKts"¥e action5 and boost their appeiite for th• conservat5on of endangered amphitiian 5pecie& The prtsjerts in Mèxtco SUPtK¥rted through the The LO Exploror Mezcal Fund. a Rèstricted Fund established to SUPWt 8faÉ* mots p¥)iects in Oaxaca. MexKo whefe The Lost Exptorer tLYnparry is Page 3
VOICE F(kl NAfvRE FOUNDATIOII UMITED REPORT OFIHE TriISfEES FOR THE YEAR ENOEO 31 DECEMBER 20Z2 151a Urbma USA. Inc - thi5 Fund has ènabled the installati¢)n of a further 4 foinwater harvesting Wems Supporti beneficiaries in San José Tenango. Oaxata. AddrtioTr3lly. 4 systems Yre installed for families in Tlamacaiapa, Guelr0. where the is ¥ery limiiÈd 55 to ¥¥ater from the town's water grid forcing the residenis to tarry heavy buckets and jugs of watei from wells That are abcArt 3 20-mknute walk to their households. Often. families havp {lY a couple of tKKkets of wafer exh dty to use fur all thelr hsehOld neÈd& mdilional, the Ylts are contsminated with arsenic. lead. aFKI Organ rnaterial. Softhrldad Intemxi¢Thl Kanda X - renewed fiwxlin8 was aYarded to SiKanda towards rt5 'Make sine5s Brow- in.house programme prowdin8 seed funding to tmomen's stsrt-ups. Women appty through 3 simple process that is part of the or8anisan"on's capabilty dfftlopment pmgramme. There wère two supportÈd rounds in 2022..11)- 5UPPOrted the work of 11 women:121- supported a further 11 women in 9 sinesse$18 indrvidua¢s and I colletO%EI. Mastsr Noel Artlsan ProJe¢t - late last year, Master Noel Martine2 suddenty passed m. To knnour his legacy and impart on his aftisan cornmunity. the buihlir6 of a conwnity art shOP will provide for the instruction of at least 35 wjung a's3$ from tk mo¢mtsins of Oaxao. Tre Trustees will c¢)ntinue io seek io IxJtId thè Foundation's restsjrces by irNitin8 everyone who shares their passion for inspirin8 change to froin them in supporting the Fwndation and ertabli it to make more grants for innowi work. The Trullees W(rfd lik to thank The L05t E¥phxer for mafng it possibfe to stspport grass wwts community work in Mexito. In addition. the Trustees wish to express thek grnirtude to Gail DvAin.Jones and Karina 5trkklarxl for their voluntsry for ihe Fwndion In 2022. Page 4
VOICE FOR NATURE FOUNDATIOPI UMITEO C(panyI3W requires the Trurtees to ppare finantial sLitements. whith gNe a and fair view of ihe statE of affai of the knjndan at the end of the financial year and of its surplus or deficii for the Pefiod In ended. In so doing. the TrLt5tees are required to: sdect accourbth¥ I1CleS and then awty them %¢tty, observe the method5 and prmoples in the Charilies SORP IFRS 1021; make judgemerts and estimatès th a rea)nable and prLJdeni. state wthether applirable accwrfing mndards have beèn 0d. subiert to arN material departures disdosed and ewained in the financial statements: prepare the financlal staternems on the goin8 concem basts unless it 15 Inappropriate to presume that the F(NJndatbon wifi ccffltinue in the forÈseeabJe fvre. The Trustees are respible for kÈepin8 prc4>eractourrtin8 recd$ that drsc105e wfth reasonable accuracy at any t6me ihe fin3noal posltSDn of the charitsble company and enabk thÈm to ersure that the financial rtatements comply with the Cornpans Art 2C)6. They a responsible for safeguarding the assets of the eharitable tompany and hence for taki reasonable step5 for the pre¥entitin detection ol fraud and other krre8ul3ritie5. The TnJ5tees we respL1ble for the Maintena integrity of The charty and Ilnancial Infomia15on induded on ihe tharivs tfv*bsrle. Small Cryep1Io The Tru5tees' Report has been prepared in aCcoe with thE small (ompanies, regime under Par( 15 of the Companie5 Act 2(. By ord e Trustees Dmde hschild Page 5
VOICE FOR IWURE FOiWIDATION uMrrED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEMDER 1012
I reportto the charity trustees on rrty eyarydnaikm of the acCntS of the Compary forthe year ended 31
December 2022.
As the tharttrfs tru5tee5 of the Compary land also its dlrector5 for the pur of company law) w)u are
responsible forthe preparation ofthe accounts in accordance the requlreTh*nts ofthe MPanieS Act
2( (the 20[ ptr).
Havin8 Satlslled myself that the accourts of the Compary are not required to be audlted uThler Part 16 of the
2(X16 A£t and are eligible for independent ts3minati¢. I reFQrt In respect of my e¥aminalion of w)ur tharlrt comply wlth the 3ccountlw requlrements of settTon 396 of the 2( Act other
than any requlremerrt that the ac£ounts th a 'lJve and falT vthlch Is rKrt a matter consTdered
as part of an Independent examwnatk>n: or
4. the accounts not been prepared in accordance wt¢h the metws and wirKlples of the
Statement of RecommerKled Practlce for acC¢ntIng and by tharitie
I have no concerr4 and have come across no other matter5 in connethn with the eY2mlnan to vknith
atteniion should be dra¥¥n in this rePtt0 enable a proper undw5tandinz of the accourtSto be reached.
04.07.2023
Saffery Champness LLP
St John's Coun
Easton Street
High Wycombe
8ucknn8hamshlre
HPII IIX
Totsl fvndi 78 3L855 110.610 Other incorne: 21577 110,611 Charitsble actfvitl. 3,791 32,635 156,032 42.594 159A23 In fimds (9,2251 (1.505) I.T30) 149,2121 Total funds W forw¥d 36,643 4A81 41124 J,336 Tot•1 fun& qrrl•d fonxrd 2&789 30.394 41.Q4
PAlAN SHEEr AT 31 DECEMBtR IW Cash at bonk and In hand 39,794 41.124 {9) 41,124 Unrest1k fvnds 26,789 4A81 Tot ¢h•rfty fvnd5 30.394 41,124 The acc(wntln8 pollcie5 and notts on pages 9. 13 forn) part ofthese financial statemerrt& For the finènckl )Ear erKled 31 l>ecember 2022 ¥As entitled tD e• from 7JJdtt under section 477 Crjmpanres )£t 21YJ6. 1) member of cornpary has depOted a not1. pursuant to 5ethion 476. requiring an audit of these finarKial Statern under the requirtments of C4)mpanles Act 2(1)6. whith comply wlth 5ectron 386 and 387 of the Art and tr prepari1¥ finandal statements whith give a true and falr vlew of the state of affai of the compary as atthe end of the finandal year and of Its profit or loss for the financtal year In acCrydan the requiTEments of sections 394 and 395 and ¥thl(h otherwlse ¢omply wlth the rEqulrements of the Companies Act 2(Th to acc(rt so far as applkabk to the companles wlthln Part 15 of the Crynpanles 2CK Approved ty the rd clTnJstees fty on S*ned .---..- D M de Rothsthlld Company Re81StrOn No. 05649923
Tr finandal stments been wepared under the IStork cost ColntiOn. The fln•ndal statements been prepared in acconlance with the Statement of PcoMmtred Pracike applkable to tharitie5 prepafing thelr a(wDts In ac¢ordarKe with the Finandal Remiftg Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Irdand (FRS 1021- (charl$SoRP FRS 102- second editsonl and the Compani25 Art 2(. Vol¢e For NaTe Fdal10n Lvrited CA)nsbtyJtes a pubflc benefft rty as defird by FILS 101 1.2 FWMI accovnu thartty rÈcoEn4ses funds Rlven for a speth Pur a5 reStyk fijnds to be used In linè with the donrf5 wishek Al other funds are treated as unrestric 8eneTrl fvnds. whsch can be used In accordance wlth the d)aritabk ¢Jbiects at the discrtM>n of the tfttst We report for the current and prebryous period and indicate that there was fuTrdi for a speufi¢ Purp vthkh ha5 13 Gohy concern The trustees have reasonable elpectakn that the tharfty has adequate resour to contlnue In operational existence for the ftxeseeable fvtur2. Thus. they adopt the g¢ing concern bags In eparin£ the arttxjal fmancial statem The charity has taken the empkn pYov5ded in Update Bulletln l updatlDK Statement of R@commÉnded Practice: AcLwntin8 and Repctin8 Ur[tIeS preparin8 their accounts ' aCcOrdar with the Flnanaal Rewrting Stsndard applicable In the UK and Republic of Ireland {FlS 1021 alloiry small charities not to prepare a cash Ilow 5tatemenL In both the currert and %farthe Founda¢lon is • cx)mpany limited ty Guarantee and has no shafe opitsl. The liability of eath member in the e%nt of windIngp is limited to £10. At the year end thetotsl of gjth Ilablllty was £20. LG i)onatlons and 8ranty Induding rapltal grants. a Included In IrMI reswrres when these are
IICE FOR 14AniRE FOUNDATION UMITED Resources expended are Induded In the siatemert of flnanual thities on an accruals b1$, Inclust¥e of ary VAT which cannot be roLv4erÈd. Grants pald or payabk In the year arè troated as tharBes to the sraremert of finandal athitis Grants authori5ed tArt notw due are ¢harged to the Statement of financial actfvftks in the >tar in wl¥th the oblipkn ar15e& The Charity de the folll8rrtS in the Trrerd 31 Decemter2022: 70 Isla Urtwna Inc 13.677 9.651 2J>35 L(xal Nature Lab L914 Master Noel Artisan Prniert Solldarfdad Internacknal Kanda A£ (51KaTrJal The H(Rnan Hive 4697 4.076 2.675 Urban Rive 9.959 3,791 In 2022 £9.4 In governan costs was indled In respect to Independent eyaffdnerf5 fees (2021: £NIl>. Thls Induded £6M) offees In SpeCt tt) theirar ended 31 Deceffkn 2021. The TeeS rectived remunerati( fcy the serth that they provlded In the currentor pre4iDU$ P<e io
JL12 Lost Explorer Me1 Fund 876 21577 4.481 215TI 123XQ) 629 36,643 287 195121 (629 26,789 Totsl fun& JLIZZI Plastlki Le8ary Projert 53.605 150.(WI Nure Bar Project 185.gX)) L05t E¥plorer Mexal Fu 13.72 53.605 1Th)503 (149.627) Tot•1 fund5 General funds are unrestricted fijnds. Unrestrfcw funds o)mwlse those fijnds whith the trustees are frÈe to anyofthÈ dwrlty pfDiects in actr•rdance wlth the tharItsb obJeCd. Restricted funds in the currwrty rellert Income arJ expMliturE relatlnB to the wolects supported by The Lost Explorer Mezcal Furrtl (TiEM Fund) further detalls ofwhlth are 5etout in the Report of the Tnotees on pages 3 and Restrfcted fvnd5 in the p7$year reflert all rncome and expendltwe relatlngto The L(¥st Explorer Mezcal Fund (TLEM Fund). Plastfi Lew prnie£L and NaturE Bar. Prfe li
VOICE FOR NATURE FOUNDATION UMrrED NOTES TO THE FINANaAL sfATEMENTS FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Allocation of assets to the funds Fund balances at 31 December 2022 are represented by: Unrestrlrted Restrfrted Total funds Net Current assets 26.789 3.605 30,394 Total 3.605 30.394 FurKI balance5 at 31 December 2022 are represented by: Unrestrirted Restricted Total funds Current 35sets 36,643 4.481 41,124 Totsl 36.643 4.481 Related party transactions During the accountirq period Voice for Nature Limited made donations to the Foundation of £IO.000 (2021: £Nil). Duringthe yearthe Foundation paid £NIL donatlons to Voice for Nature Limtted12021: £135,900). Mr D M de Roths¢hild and Ms K McLaurin are also d1CtOrS of Voice for Nature Llmited. The average number of staff in the current arKI comparative year were both Nil. Pag• 12
funds lund5 110.610 Other Income: Bank Iiiterest I.503 110,611 Charitsble xtlvittes: 3.791 Grwrt makin8 149.627 156.032 149.627 159.823 funds 149.1241 1492121 Total fwts brow fmvard 3Q731 1336 613 4481 41.124