2025-04-05-accounts - South Devon Nature Trust

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date	Period end date
	Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
From	06	04	2024	To	05	04	2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1141850

South Devon Nature Trust

Charity's principal address Ash House Farm Ash Dartmouth Postcode TQ6 0LR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Mr J R Davenport	Chair
	Mrs J Davenport
	Mrs E Parr Ferris
	Mrs N Richards

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Trust Deed

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by existing trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment and to educate the public in these matters.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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The major activity during the year continued to be habitat restoration and conservation. This took the form of advice to landowners, with some practical assistance where required, and was conducted in association with Devon Wildlife Trust and their long running Avon Valley Project. Most of this work was undertaken by a consultant conservation officer with assistance from other contractors.

Our work with primary schools increased during the year in both range and complexity. We continued to work with schools to develop the infrastructure to support outdoor learning. In addition, we began laying the foundations for a project to deliver nature themed and curriculumbased lessons outdoors. This project has been entitled WILD (Wildlife In Learning and Development).

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the based lessons outdoors. This project has been entitled WILD (Wildlife In public benefit in relation to Learning and Development). these objects (include within this section the statutory In all of these activities the trustees have been mindful of the Charity declaration that trustees have Commission’s guidance on public benefit. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Blackawton Primary School wildlife pond Summary of the main Christow Primary School Forest School building achievements of the charity Hedgehog house building school sessions during the year Invasive species control programme Brimridge 12 month species baseline survey completed Bat surveys now included in scope of advice to landowners Siting of wild honey bee hives Initial stages of Native Black Bee reintroduction programme Over 2000 trees planted by and under the supervision of SDNT 25 landowners given advice, including some practical help, to improve their land for biodiversity 50 dormouse boxes supplied and installed to continue monitoring work in Avon Woods Research and exploratory meetings with contractor and educationalists to design the WILD project

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Section E Financial review

The trustees aim to retain reserves equal to approximately six months’ Brief statement of the expenditure. Although the charity has a low level of committed outgoings, charity’s policy on reserves in the event of a ceasing or delay in receipts it is regarded as prudent to provide for a continuation of activities for six months. At the end of the period the charity held £15,719 with a current expenditure of approximately £30,000

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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The charity does not actively seek funding from outside the trustees.

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) J R Davenport Full name(s) James Roger Davenport Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 10/07/2025

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Charity Name South Devon Nature Trust

No (if any) 1141850

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 6/4/2024 5/4/2025

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds

Total funds Last year

Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
A1 Receipts J R Davenport 35,000 HMRC - - - - - - - 35,000 - - Sub total - Total receipts 35,000 A3 Payments Devon Wildlife Trust - T Wilkins 25,336 Education South West - A Ingram 2,388 Machineryhire 175 Website 258 Expenses 329 - - Sub total 28,486 - - Sub total - Total payments 28,486 Net of receipts/(payments) 6,514 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 9,205 Cash funds this year end 15,719 to the nearest £ *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)	to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	to the nearest £	to the nearest £ 35,000 - - - - - - - 35,000 - - - 35,000 - 25,336 - 2,388 175 258 329 - - 28,486 - - - 28,486 6,514 - 9,205 15,719	to the nearest £
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			25,336	19,242
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			28,486	24,294

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		-	28,486	24,294

	-	- - - -	6,514	706
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	-		9,205	8,499
	-		15,719	9,205

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details Bank current account Details Details Details Details Signature J R Davenport *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 15,719 - - - - - 15,719 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name James Roger Davenport Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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		Date of approval
J R Davenport	James Roger Davenport	10/7/2025

Independent examlnerfs report to the trustees of South Devon Nature Trust. I report to the trustees on my examlnatlon of the accounts of the South Devon Natu Twst for the year ended 6 April 202S. Respon$lbllltles Ind basls of the report A5 the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the Act'l. I report In respect of my examlnation of the Trusys accounts carried out under Section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Dirertlons glven by the Charity Commission under se(tion 14515)Ibl of the Art. Indep•nd•nt •x•mln•rfs st•t•m•nt I have completed my examSnatlon. I conflrm that no rnaterial matters have come to my attention In connectSon with the examination giwn8 me cause to believe that in any material respect: IoUntIng records were not kept In respect of the Tnjst as required by sectlon 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord wlth those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connection with the examSnations to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable proper understandin8 of the accounts to be reached. Slgned: Name: Richard Boyd Relevanl professlonal quallfieatlon or membershlp of professlonal bodles: Adress: Roundwood, 8radford Road, Hawthorn, Corsham, Wiltshlre, SN13 ONY J,5 201