COTSWOLD WILDLIFE PARK CONSERVATION TRUST
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31" March 2024
The Trustees present their annual report together with their receipts and payment5 account for the
year ended 31. March 2024
Trustees
Reggie Heyworth - Chair of Trustees
Jamie Craig
Stuart Fox- Treasurer
Principal Office
Cotswold Wildlife Park Ltd, Bradwell Grove, Burford, Oxfordshire, OX18 4JP.
Charity Number 1153477
Reportlng Accountants
Chapman Worth, The Old Estate Yard, High Street, East Hendred, Oxfordshire, OX12 8JY
Bankers
Nat West, High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 6HW.
Structure• 8overnance and management
The Trust is a registered charity number 1153477 and is constituted under a declaration of trust
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dated 18th March 2013 and was re8iStered with the Charity Commission on 20 August 2013.
New Trustee5 are appointed by the existing Trustees and serve for three years after which they may
put themselves forward for re-appointment. The Trust Deed provides for a minimum of three
Trustees, with no more than one-third due for ￿-appoIntrnent in any one year.
The Trustees communicate regularly but must hold a formal meeting twice yearly. The Trustees
agree on the broad strategy and areas of activity for the Trust and consider applications received for
grants regularly and at the same time review the progress of projects that are sUPPOrted.
New Trustees will be chosen based on their knowledge and experience of consetvation activities and
other skills,
All trustees give of their time freely and no trustee's remuneration or expenses were paid in the
year.

Risk Management
The Trustees have considered the major risks to which the charity is exposed and have reviewed
those risks and have established procedures to manage those risks. The charity is adequately funded
to meet its 2024/2025 commitments.
Objectives and activities for the public benefit
The Trust's objectives a re:
l} To promote the conservation, preservation and restoration for the public benefit of the
world's animal, bird, fish and plant life and its industrial, urban, natural and marine
environments of ecological or scientific importance and its natural resources.
2) To advance the education of the public in natural history, environmental studies, ecology
and conservation in industrial, rural and marine environment5.
To achieve our objectives, the charity makes grants to organisations, including other charities in the
UK and overseas, as well as direttiy funding a reserve at Madiromirafy in Madagascar for the
conservation of Sifakas, Lemurs and other wildlife together with the preservation of that
environment. We also receive and hold funds from other European z005 to be used forconservation
activities in Madagascar. We are directly involved with other projects in Madag35car, including
Assoc. Francais Sauvegarde Du Grand Hapalemur (Help Simus), for which we provide funding and
support. In the United Kingdom we are partners in a scheme to reintroduce White Storks to England
as a migrant breeding here in the summer, providing both finance and expertise in the hatching of
eggs and the raising of chicks. The chicks are then transferred to our partners for subsequent release
when the birds are mature.
The Trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit
published by the Charity Commission when exercising their powers.
Using our presence at Cotswold Wildlife Park we inform the visiting public about the Trust's
activities, including giving talks about conservation. providing information about the projects we
support and encouraging an interest in the conservation of the species displayed at the Wildlife Park.
Material and information from the Trust are used by Cotswold Wildlife Park'5 education department
in tts work with the local schools that visit the Park throughout the year. We support many charities
and organisations whose aims coincide with our objectives.
We hold various events throughout the year at the Wildlife Park to inform the public about our
activities and the charities that we support and also to raise funds for our projects.
Grant-making Policy.
The Trust has established its grant-making poliry to achieve its objectives for the public benefit.
When making grants to other organisations the Trustees carefvlly consider whether any grant made
will be spent in such a way as to further our objectives and will be spent on direct conservation
activities, environmental improvements, or education projects rather than on administrative costs.
Organisations to which grants are made will be fully investigated and where possible meetings will
be held with their representatives and future progress monitored, When choosing charities to
support we give preference to projetts that involve animals that are kept at Cotswold Wildlife Park.

Achievements and performance
Madagascan Reserves and projects
Our primary concern within the reserves that we support is the conserwation of the Crowned Sifaka
and the Greater Bamboo Lemur, but incidentally, our work is also supporting many other species
that appear on the l.U.C.N red list as being endangered or vulnerable including other Lemur species
(Red-Brown, Mongoose, Grey Mouse and Fat-Tailed), and other species such as the Big Headed
Turtle, Flat Tailed Tortoise, Madagascar Heron, Madagascar Fish Eagle, Van Dam's Vanga Bird,
Madagascar Flying Fox, Madagascar Marsh-Harrier and the Fossa. We have, so far. identified five fish
species from Madiromirafy that are endangered.
Madlromlrafy ReseNe
During the year we contributed £38,680 (2022123 £18,120) for the upkeep and monitoring of our
reserve at Madiromirafy. This year's amount includes a delayed contribution from the last financial
year. This reserve is based in the Betisiboka Region in the
Maevatanana District and comprlses of dry gallery forest and a
complex and extensive aquatic system. A recent survey identified
25 groups of Crowned Sifaka made up of 162 individuals.
During the year 618 patrols were carried out by local rangers
covering 1,060 hectares of the reserve to help prevent illegal
loggin& over-exploitation of fishing resources and the use of illegal
fishing gear. Cyclones in 2023 destroyed homes and crop5. notably
rain-fed rice and groundnuts. As a result, communities went
through a long lean period that required food subsidies benefitting
600 farmers. Other actNitles carried out this year include the
planting of 62,250 tree seedlings by 434 local participants and the
production of 82,095 seedlings in our nurseries. Fire is a constant
hazard and to protect the forest and our newly planted
reforestation zone 14 kilometres of firebreaks have been
constructed. To protect our wetland area5 7,000 small fish were restocked in the Anjiaklakeely Lake
and 193 appropriate fishing gears were distributed with the aim of replacing non-regulation
equipment. We continue to support the local farming community and have assisted 317 farmers to
improve their farming methods and increase yields, particularly of peanuts, maize and vegetables.
Because of improved pest control and agricultural techniques, sufficient surplus was produced
allowing an increased revenue from the sale of crops. These additional earnings allowed 7 farmers to
buy Zebus, while others used the funds generated to finance household expense5, improve their
farms, construct and renovate their homes and allow access to healthcare. A research centre has
now been built and this provides accommodation for volunteers, researchers and students. It will
also provide accommodation for visitors who are interested in supporting biodiversity, conservation
and community work. The reserve is managed on our behalf by J05ia Razafindramanana and a local
not-for-profit organisation, Impact Madagascar.
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Other Madagascan Reserves:
We part fund several conservation projects in Madagascar including resenies at Dabolava,
Ankirihitra and Mahajeby and also The Help Simus project. We a￿ fvlly funding the Greater Bamboo
Lemur EEP and Pro Simus TAG projects. Finance for all these projects comes from our own collection
boxes at the Wildlrfe Park, donations from other European zoos and our general reserrfes. In total
we donated £116,153 to Madagascar this year {last year £103.942).

Dabolava Reserve is in the central highlands of westem Madagascar and includes the dry deciduous
forest fragment of Amboloando. Thi5 resenie is the southern limit of the Crowned Sifaka in the
Central Western part of Madagascar. The presence of Crowned Sifaka was first discovered in 2009.
Currently, 4 groups with 17 individuals are being monitored, During this year 168 patrols covered
total 140 hectares with the participation of 500 local villagers. The main risks to this resenie include
gold mining, wild animal trapping and wildfires. During the year 12 km of firewalls were renewed
and 14 km were created. The aim is to reduce the fire risk to zero. With the help of the local
community, 17,500 tree seedlings were planted on 3.5 hectares increasing the reforested area to 31
hectares. In preparation for the next restoration season, 19,140 tree seedling5 were produced.
Monitoring of previous tree seedlin8 planting indicates a survival rate of up to 80%.
Ankirihitra Reserve includes the last vestiges of forest in the Boeny region of the Ambatoboeny
District. The area comprises of gallery forest along the Labohazo river, dry deciduous forests and
numerous streams. The reserve is home to several species of Lemur and other endangered fauna
includin8, the Madagascan Big Headed Turtle, Madagascar Fish Eagle and Cichlid Fish. Impact
Madagascar works in close collaboration with two local communities to ensure biodiversitv
conservation. Thanks to the reserve's biological richness the area is part of a process already
underway to create a new protected area. A total of 1,555 lemurs were counted in 2023. including
897 Crowned Sifakas from 194 groups, 106 mongoose lemurs from 42 groups and 552 brown lemurs
from 97 groups. To encourage local communities to participate in tree planting and forest
restoration four awareness-raisin8 events were held in 2023 that were attended by 1,2(K) people
and an environmental education programme was introduced to the local schools. As a result, 48,083
tree seedlings were planted with the help of 1,405 villagers extending the reforested area by 24.5
hectares. In preparation for future planting activities, 66,100 tree seedlings have been produced.
Forest fires remain a major risk and to counteract this 12 km of firebreaks have been established.
Mahaleby is a major site in the central region of Madagascar and holds the only remaining remnant
forest in this area that still supports the critically endangered Crown Sifaka. The reseNe is important
for conservation because it contains a mixture of both terrestrial and wetland ecosystems. The main
threats to the reserve include illegal logging, cattle roaming in the conservation zone, charcoal-
making and wildfires, Concerning wetlands Lake Miangavy is heavily invaded by various grass species
and subject to a high rate of eutrophication. Local communities have started to manage and restore
this lake and monitor and control other wetland areas in the reserve. Impact Mada8ascar employed
10 patrol guides and during the year they carried out 699 patrols Covering 2,982 hectares. The local
population has assisted in planting 79,578 tree seedlings restoring 22.77 hectares and 62,550 tree
seedlings have been produced for fLrture use. To combat the threat of wildfires 4 km of firebreaks
have been built. Impact Madagascar continues to support 406 local farmers developing market
gardening projects and providing advice and practical assistance in increasing the volume of rain-fed
rice production. Up to 80% of the vegetable5 produced by the market gardens were sold and the
revenue produced financed the beneficiaries, daily expenses, healthcare and schooling.
New Protsctsd Area
Impact Madagascar has been working to establish a new protected area that will include two of the
existing reserves, Madiromirafy and Ankirihitra. This area contains diverse and rare habitats,
includin8 dry deciduous and gallery forests. wetlands, lakes and rivers. Much-needed protection will
be provided to the endemic and threatened fauna and flora found there, some of which are found
nowhere else in Madagascar. When created it will cover 230,906 hectares. Impact is working with
the local population and a government commission to move towards the creation of an official
protected area.

Other activity in Madagascar
We fund Help Simus {Association Francais Du Grand Hapalemur) including EEP {European Captive
Breeding Programme) and TAG (Taxon Advisory Group) for the Greater Bamboo and Black & White
Ruffed Lemur conservation. Help Simus was fomied in 2(X)8 and is managed by Delphine Roullet.
The organisation aims to find a balance between the needs of humans and those of Lemurs so that
local communities and wild fauna can cohabit in hamiony. To achieve these goals, they have
developed a strategy consisting of:
Protecting the habitat of the Lemurs.
Providing local communities with sufficient resources and improved living standards to limit
their impact on the Lemurfs habitat. This includes supporting action5 that improve
agricultural yields and develop new income-generating activities.
Supporting the education of children.
We donated £21,311 in the current year {last year £12,797).
The organisation's project area is in south-eastern Madagascar, a few kilometers outside the
protected Ranomafana National Park.
In October. the main bridge leading to our area of operation collapsed
under the excessive weight of a lorry. With the arrival of the rain5,
several tens of thousands of people will be cut off in a few weeks, as the
level of the river, which the bridge enabled people to cross in all
seasons, is already beginnin8 to rise. By May 2024 there ha5 been no
attempt to repair or replace the bridge. However, with our
organisation's help a footbridge has been installed allowing pedestrians and motorcyclists to cross
the river during the rainy *ason.
In 2023, 80 births of Greater Bamboo Lemurs were recorded within the 21 groups monitored.
The population of Greater Bamboo Lemurs monitored and protected now exceeds 660 individuals.
which is three times more than it was 10 years ago. Within our area, we also have Red-Bellied,
Woolly, Bamboo, Mouse and possibly Dwarf lemurs.
Reforestation projects continue with four tree nurseries producing 82,000 forest seedlings.
During February 2024 over 800 people participated in a four-day planting session, during which time
more than 27,000 forest seedlings were planted restoring 7 hectares of forest. Earlier, in 2023
32,0(Xl tree seedlings were planted restoring 8 hectares of forest. A study has been started to assess
the impact of forest restoration on new land on the availabilwty of Bamboo. Indeed. Bamboo is one
of the first plants to regrow on cleared land. Subsequently. other plant species take over. Bamboo
constitutes 80% of the Greater Bamboo Lemurfs diet therefore a balance must be maintained
between Bamboo and other plant species.
From early November 2023 to late January 2024 our crop guard5 monitored a total of 830 rice fields,
repelling 900 attacks by Greater Bamboo Lemurs. Damage was obse￿ed in only 14 rice fields and
local farmers were satisfied with the guarding project. This project is fulfilling one of the primary
aims finding a balance between the needs of humans and lemurs so that local communities and
wildlife can live in harmony.
Other achievements in 2023 include the building of a small research centre that was partly funded
by Cotswold Wildlife Conservation Trust. Help Simus continue to support fwe local schools, including
improving school buildings and arranging educational trips to the Ranomafana National Park. A
Simus festival was held in October 2023 with more than 1,000 people attending including 100

children from the local schools. From September 2023 to March 2024 school canteen5 distributed
over 64,000 mea15 benefitting 688 students. An educator supported by Help Simus conducted 81
workshops attended by nearly 1,600 children.
Projerts with which we are directly involved other than those in Madagascar
Stork Re-wilding Project.
Since 2015, we have been Involved wlth the Knepp Castle Estate re-wilding
project to establlsh breedlng populatlons of White Storks in Southern England.
Workin8 tO8ether with landowners in West Sussex and the Roy Dennis
Foundation, the project aims to release captNe bred birds in the hope that they
will On￿ again become a breeding bird in the UK.
Our focus at the Wildlife Park is producing chicks, looking after them until they
are fledged and the care of breedlng blrds.
Summary of breeding and releases in 2023
Captive flock at CWP-53 birds15 of which are under 3 years old and too young to breed)
36 chicks fledged from 92 eggs
12 of the 23 nests produced chicks
First egg laid 10th March
Last chick hatched 14th May
2 chicks died post- fledging, one head trauma, one infection
34 chicks transported to Knepp
All birds for release sexed and fitted with official BTO rings
Four chicks with trackers fitted, currently, one is in Morocco, one in Spain, one in France and one
remains in the UK
Total releases up to 2023 -149 birds
The new project manager, Laura Vaughan-Hir5ch has been a real asset to the project and
organisation and public engagement have improved immensely. We have hosted Laura at the Park
on several training days as well as providing a "volunteers day" for the team of stork volunteers from
Knepp. We have decided that after 2024, there will be alternate releases from the Kneppl Wadhurst
51tes to allow for the birds to increase their"home" range.
At the time of writing (July 2024}, we have 42 chicks fledged. Of these, 37 will be transferred to
Knepp to be acclimatised for release in early August 2024 and 5 will be transferred to the other
release pens in Wadhurst.
We donated £44,406 in the current year (2022123 £5,855).

Projects where our only involvement is providing grant fundlng.
Whlte Talled Sea Eagle
This is a UK re-introduction projert, based initially on the Isle of Wight, to return this, our largest
Eagle. to its traditional habitats. The re-introduction stsrted in 2019 and with the agreement of
Natural England will now be extended to Norfolk, where it is hoped a breeding population will be
established by 2026. The project has a licence to release 60 birds over 5 years. In 2022 releases were
halted because of the prevalence of Avian Influenza, so it is hoped that the release period can be
extended. White-Tailed Sea Eagles. which can have wingspans of 8ft,
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were wiped out as a breeding species in the 18 century, but in the
past 40 years breeding populations have been successfully re-
established in Scotland and Ireland. By 2023 thirty-one juveniles have
been released, some fitted with satellite transmitters so that we can
monitor their di5per5al. In 2023 a pair of translocated Eagles, released
in 2020, reared a single chick at a site in West Sussex. This is the first
time a pair of White-Tailed Eagles have bred in southern England for
over 240 year5. In addition. three other pairs have established a territory, and we hope they will
breed in the future. We donated £9,000 this year (2022123 £9.0001. The project is managed by Dr
rim Mackrill from the Roy Dennis Foundation. Tim has previously worked extensively with Osprey re-
introduction.
Falklands Trust
This trust was formed in 1979 and works with its membership in partnership with the local and
international community to protect and consenie the natural environment of the Falkland Islands
through direct and practical conservation work. This work includes marine management schemes
and strengthened biosecurity to prevent the arrival and
establishment of invasive non-native species. Current projects
include replanting tussac grass to restore degraded
environments and continuing with the monitoring of Southern
Right Whales. The Trust continues working With young people
through the schoo15 and by developing their active participation
through Watch Groups. Regular monitoring and annual counts
carried out on the Penguin species found in the Falklands,
including Gentoo, Southern Rockhopper, Magellanic and King. The Wildlife Park has several Penguin
collection boxes and £2,63612022/23 £1.785) from these was donated.
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Tongwe Trust
This trust was formed in 2(X)2 to help secure and protect the Ntakata Forest in southwest Tanzania
forthe benefit of the Tongwe people. The trust aims to allow the Tongwe people. formerly of the
Congo basin, to acquire and manage land adjacent to Lake Tanganyika and to encourage income-
8enerating activities that are environmentally friendly, together with sustainable eco-tourism
projects. The trust seeks to preserve the knowledge and traditions of the Tongwe people and to
train the young as trackers and guides both within and outside the Forest Park's boundaries. To
support the trust, we donated £4,99912022/23 £5,164). Our funding in 2023124 was used to pay the
salaries of the park rangers and provide food and medicines. The rangers conduct regular patrols in
the forest to remove farmers, loggers, poachers and to disable animal traps.
Tusk Trust
Tusk Trust has been established for over thirty years funding conservation, community development
and environmental education programmes across Africa. We donated a total of £550 (2022/23

£1,128) for general conservation work using funds collected from visitor5 to the Wildlife Park. The
Wildlife Park held a Rhino Month event which raised £1,28912022123 £9821. These funds were also
donated to Tusk to support Rhino-related activities.
Wild Camel Protection Foundatlon
Only an estimated 600 individual Wild Bactrian Camels survive in the Gobi Desert and 450 in
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Mongolia, making the Wild Bactrian Camel the 8 most endangered large mammal on the planet.
Captive breeding is important to protect the future of this breed. We have committed to give a
minimum annual donation of £1,000, which was increased in the current year to £5,000 to support
the costs of establishing the new breeding centre12022/23 £1,000)
Conservatlon Through Publlc Health ICTPH)
This unique charity achieves Gorilla conservation by enabling humans, wildlife and livestock to co-
exist through improving primary healthcare in and around Africa's protected areas. CTPH aims to be
an internationally renowned leader in Gorilla research and conservation. We contributed £244 in the
current year {2023/24 £1,464).
Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN)
This fund provides substantial support to many conservation projects and organisations throughout
the world. Their aims are; to find and fund the most effective grassroots conservation leaders in
developing countries, support the scale-up of projects with a track record of success founded on
scientific evidence and community involvement, fund practical work that will have a long-lasting
impact on the ground, provide a platform for winners of the WFN annual award5 to boost their
national and international profile, work with winners of their annual awards to improve awareness
of the serious problems facing biodiversity worldwide and address them through effective and
inspiring solutions. We donated £2,400 to WFN this year12022123 £2,400).
Save the Rhino Internatlonal
This charity, based in England, was formed in 1989 with the airn of conserving viable populations of
critically endangered Rhinos, both in Africa and Asia. They fund several field-based projerts in India,
Kenya and Indonesia. They actively support environmental education programmes and anti-
poaching activities. We contributed £500 in the current year {2022123 £5001.
Hornbill Research Foundation
We have supported this project in Thailand for many years. Our funding is used to pay members of
the local community to monitor various Hornbill nest Sites within the Budo National Park. Paying
local villagers to monitor the nest sites discourages them from seeking to earn extra income from
selling Hornbill chicks. We provided £906 funding this year12022/23 £9341. Funding and research are
administered through Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Australian Wlldllfe Conservancy
This organisation manages 12.9 million Hectares in 32 locations across Australia and seeks to protect
1,800 endemic species that are threatened with extinction. Australia 15 one of the most important
nations on earth for biodiversity. Most of Australia's wildlife is found nowhere else in the world,
making its conservation critical. We donated £750 {2022/23 £750).

Songblrd Survlval
This UK charity funds research into the decline in the population of Britlsh songbirds and works with
like-minded organisations to promote and conserie natural habitats in which song and other small
birds live. We supported their aims by donating £1,000 (2022123 £1,000).
I.U.CN/C.B.S.G
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature is a membership organisation, formed in
1948, and includes Governments and civil society organisations, including m05t of the world's major
zoos. It has over 1,400 members and is the global authority on the statu5 of the natural world, well
known for its Red List of critically endangered species. They support projects across the world and
can call on 16,tXJO-plus expert5 to advise on projects and provide data, guidelines and
recommendation5 for research and conservation activities. We contributed £732 {2022/23 £763).
Kope Lion Projert
This project operates in the Ngorongoro region of Tanzania. It aims to protect Lions and enable
lasting co-existence between the people and lions in Northern Tanzania. Their on-the-ground teams
aim to stop the killing of Lions, but also retrieve lost livestock, warn herders of Lions, presence, and
offer wound treatment to injured livestock. Thev also continue with education projects for the
warrior age groups, their elders and leaders to reaffimi the ban on killing Lions for both ritual and
Maasai retaliatory reasons and to promote positive attitudes to Lions for current and future
generations. We donated £673 in the current year (2022/23 £1,110).
World Parrot Trust
The Trusvs headquarters are based in the UK, but it also has offices in U.S.A., Canada and Australia
and 15 active globally in 5UPPOrting the conservation of all Parrot species. They work with local
communities to end trapping and the illegal export and sale of wild birds for the pet trade. We
donate from our general funds. This year we donated £500 (2022/23 £5001.
Sebakwe Black Rhino Trust
The trust is based in Zimbabwe, protecting a small group of Black Rhinos by working closely with the
local community through the Sebakwe Conservation Education centre, Project5 thi5 year include
establishing a nursery to grow indigenous trees and shrubs to repopulate areas previously destroyed
by open-cast mining. This year 2,000 seedlings were planted by the local community. The Rhinos are
protected 24/7 by a team of scouts and two calves were born in 2023.
We donated £750 in the current year (2022/23 £750).
Binturong-AB Conservatlon
This organisation is based in France but is working mainly in the Philippine5 Studying the Binturong,
which is also known as the Bearcat. This species is listed by l.U.C.N as vulnerable and AB
Conseniation is active in both conservation and educational
activities including camera trapping and radio tracking. They have
renovated the wildlife rescue centre on Palawan Island ensuring
that the enclosures are suitsble for the care and rehabilitation of
Binturong. They hold an annual Binturong month event each year
during May in which many zoos, including us, participate. We
donated £1,000 in the current year12022/23 £820) and continue to
keep a breeding pairof Binturong at the Wildlife Park.

Pallas Cat Research
Working in the highland regions of Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, 8hutan, Nepal and
Turkmenistan, this project seeks to establish the range and
population of Pallas Cats by involving the local population in
surveys and by the use of camera traps. Research is also being
carried out on threats from domestic and feral dogs. illegal pet
trade and the use of poisons intended to manage the rodent
population on famied land. The Wildlife Park has a breeding
pair Our donation this year was £500 (2022123 £500}.
Plant Life International
Plant Life was formed in 1989 as a campaign group active in the UK and globally, working with
partner organisations to encourage the conservation of wild plants and fungi. Plantlife now manages
24 nature reserves in the UK covering 4,500 acres and works with 2,366 important plant areas in 34
countries. We support their aims in the current year we donated £500 (2022123 £1,100).
Nomad Conservation Fund
This is a newly formed charity which we have supported for the first time in 2023. They operate in
Tanzania, workin8 for the protection of the natural environment of Tanzania's National Parks, by
harnessing the support of the local communities that live on the periphery of the parks. They seek to
relieve the financlal hardship of the local population by encouraging and supporting sustainable and
ecological tourism focused on the conservation of the wilderness and preservation and protection of
habitat and wildlife. We donated £4,000 (2022123 £0>.
Financial review and sources of funding
As in previous years, our main funding source has been provided by Cotswold Wildlife Park Ltd. In
the current year, £210,000 was awarded12022123 £100,000}. We received £39,792 (2022/23
£42,640) from several European zoos and this money is restricted to the maintenance of defined
resenies in Madagascar.
We collect funds from visitors to the Wildlife Park who donate to various causes through our
collection boxes, including Madagascar resenies, Penguins and Tusk. This year we raised £6,320
{2022/23 £5,555)
Our Just Giving page has generated £1,186 (2022/23 £247).
Special events were held to generate funds for Rhinos, Binturongs, Lions and Lemurs raising £4,978.
(2022/23 £2,534).
We received £1,614 in Gift Aid (2022123 £1,178).
Other income, including the sale of goods, filming fees and general donations generated £786
(2022/23 £1,849).
In the current year, we received a legacy of £2,OCK).
Our holding of Eur05 generated an exchange deficit of £817 (2022123 Surplus of £ 2,0231
Total income in the current year was £265,859 {2022123 £155,958).
Overhead and governance costs were £885 (2022123 £911) and costs of generating funds was £236
{2021122 £256).
This year our income exceeded our expenditure by £66,248 (2022123 £12,154).
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On 31. March 2024, we had £146,163 in bank balances (2022/23 £76,847), of which £25,716 is
restricted or designated12022123 £38,413).
Trustees, responsibilities concerning the financlal statements
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Annual Report and financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom accounting standards. The law applicable to
charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each
financial year which give a true and fairview of the state of affairs of the charity and of the receipts
and payments of the charity forthat period. In preparing these financial statements the trustees are
required to:
Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently,"
Observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP;
Make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements and:
Prepare the financial statements on a going concern ba515 unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the charty will continue.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy
the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply
with the Charities Act 1993, the Charity {Accounts and Reports} Regulations 2008 and the provisions
of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the charity's assets and hence taking
reasonable steps to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
Reserves pollcv
We aim to have sufficient funds available at any one time to cover at least six months of known
commitments. At the end of our financial year, the trust had cash resen￿eS of £143,163 (2023
£76,947} and we have a commitment from Cotswold Wildlife Park Ltd for continued financial
support.
Investment Policy
The Trusvs funds are all held in both Sterling and Euro current accounts with Nat West Bank. There
are no long-term surplus funds that require investment.
Princlpal Sources of funds
Our principal source of funding remains an annual donation from Cotswold Wildlife Park Ltd plus
donations from several European Zoos, which are restricted to support work in Madagascar.
Additionally, we generate funds from collection boxes situated around the Wildlife Park, plus
donations from our Just Giving page and occasional fees from film and TV companies. We hold fund-
raising conservation events for specific projects and ￿Ceive donations from the public.
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Approved by the trustees on 30 July 2024 and signed on their behalf by:
Reggie Heyworth {Chair of Trustees)
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Cotswold Wlldllfe Park ConseNatlon Tru8t
Annual accounts for the
Charl No
eriod
1153477
Perlod start dats
1st A rll 2023
To
318t March 2024
Section A
Statement of financial activities
Rostrlcted
Income
funds
Recommended ¢ategorle8 by
actlvity
Unrestrictsd
funds
Endoyanent
funds
Prfor year
funds
Total fund8
Incomlng resources (Nots 3)
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
Incomo and endowments from:
Donat#Jns and legaaes
Chgrltsble g¢tivttYa$
$01
217 039
265,577
161462
S02
Otherthading aCtiviti•S
Inveslments
$03
S04
Separate matsrisl it8m of
SQS
Total
Resources expended (Note 6)
Expendlturo on:
Rai8ing fund8
Charitabtè actw￿•S
S07
217 039
48.538
265,577
161,462
236
131213
236
192,449
256
153,677
61,236
SepaAl• rnat•ri*l it•m of •xpens•
CMh¢r
Slo
Sfl
920
132,369
920
936
Total
S12
Net incomo1{•xponditur•) beforo invostm•nt
galnsl(lossts
S13
84.670
12,698
71,972
6,593
N*t gafjn8llkJssesl on Invgslment8
Net incomolloxpenditure)
Extraordinary itsms
Transfers between funds
Other recognlsed galnslllosses):
S14
S15
84,670
12,698
71,972
6,593
516
S17
GaSn$ and losses on revaluation olfixed assets lor the ¢harfWs M use S18
Other gaiAslllou•#l
S19
Net movement in funds
S20
Reconciliation of funds..
Total frjnds brwht fonv8rd
Total funds Ca￿led fonvard
S21
33.600
118,270
38,264
25,566
71,864
143,836
65,271
71,864
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Section B
Balance sheet
Restrictsd
income
funds
Unrestricted
funds
Endowmont Totsl thls
fvnds
y•ar
Total last
year
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
Tangible assets
Heritage assets
Investments
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
(Nota 15)
(Note 14)
(Note 16)
(Note 17)
Total fixed assets BOS
801
802
Current assets
Stock8
(Note 18)
Dobtors
(Note 19
Investments
(Note 17.4)
Cash at bank and in hand {Note 24)
Total current assets
B06
B07
1,332
1,332
1,614
B09
117,596
18,9
25,567
67
76,915
78,529
B10
144,495
Credltors: amounts falling due within
one year
(Note 20)
811
660
660
6,665
Net cuffent assets/(Ilabllftles)
B12
71,864
Total assets less current Ilabllldes B13
71,864
Creditors: amounts falling due after
one year
(Note 20)
Provisions for liabilities
814
B15
rotsl net assets or liabiliti'es
816
118,268
25,567
143,835
71,864
Funds of the Charity
Endowment funds INote 27)
Restricted income funds (Note 27)
Unrestricted funds
Revaluation reserve
317
818
25.567
25,567
118,269
38,264
33,600
B19
118.269
B20
Total funds B21
,836
71,864
Signed by one or bNo trustees on behalf of all
the trustee8
Date of
approval
ddlmml
Signature
Print Name
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Section C
Notes to the accounts
Icontl
Note 2
2.2 INCOME
Accounting policies
Thls standard li*tof&¢countlng polcies has been appl￿{bythe thwity exGeptlorth¢)se tKked"No"or'N/a'. Where
rènl¢Yadoltlonelpol￿yhas b8•n adopted thls is dot4i19din tl1• box Wow.
Rocognttlon d lTr¢offle
T1￿￿ ara includad in SlatèmÈnt of Finane4alAclfviles ISOFAI **en'.
Ihe charity b8￿Me¥ *ntrtbJ to the ￿$oUrCe$.
rt 18 morè li￿lY Ihan nolthat thè trusttès VAII r8c•fvo the ￿$OuT￿,. aThJ
the mon&tary volue ¢an be me8$ured 8uMcknt relhbllity.
No
Nla
Th&re ho$ t)een no ollaettlr4J of 8s$&ts antj Ikqbithles. or income and ew3e8. unless requiffjd or
mltt¢¢ by the FRS 11Y2 SORP or FRS 102.
Yes
No
Off*Olllng
Yes
Nla
Gftnts and donations Ir￿Ud•d in SOFA *then the genwal Incon￿ reccgnil'on
¢rt•ri8 arè mat15.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORPI.
Grjnts and don1￿0￿8
In the ¢88? of perfom)an¢• rebted grants, InLxJme must cfflly be recognised to the extent
that the ch8fFty has provlded the spe¢ffied gc*)ds QT serv1￿5 as entitiementto the grant
only 0￿UrS when the F4rf0Mwn￿ rdated condftlons or• met15.16 FRS 102 SORPI.
Lgga¢os indudad in the SOFA wh•n I￿AIpt Is probat4e, that Is, vthen there has
bgen grant of probats, the oxecutors havè èstablish•d that there are Suff￿leftt a880ts in
the o$tsts and any ¢onditions 8ttacW io bgacy ar8 ell￿ ￿thin the tr)ntro¢ of the
tharity or h8Va t4•Th mèt
Ye$
No
Nla
Yes
No
Nla
Ye5
No
Nla
G0￿mMÉnt9￿nts
charity has rec•iv8d gtrmnmant grants In the reFalng pertoj
GiftAkl recè7¥ab￿ Is indlthd in incomè vthen there Is a vdhj thlaratton from the donor.
Any GiftAirl amount facovèrod on a donation Is consld8rèJ to be partof that grfl and 18
trgatsd ag An add￿tsn to the Sa￿ fund as th• 1Th￿al dC￿allon unless the donor orthe
t•m$ oftha appèal havè spatif￿1 othÈn¥tsè.
Tax r4clalms on
donatlon• and 91ft8
Ye$
Nla
Contro¢tu81 Incom• and Thls Is onty Induded In the SOFA orKe the charity has provhJe(I the relatéd gotsas or
rfomian¢• r•latofJ
seNlces or met the perf0m￿ncE related ¢￿)nd￿￿)n&
grants
Nla
Yes
No
Nla
Donat•d goods
Donated goods are measured allalrrdlue amcurrtfor vjhith the 4SS¢t ￿Ul￿ be
exchanged) unless Imprac11￿1 to do so.
Tho of any stock of goc¢Js (tjnaled ford1sth.tr￿ffl￿)n to tenefi￿arles 1$ ¢l••mad to ba
the falr value of those ot the tlme of Ihetr receipt and they are recognisgd on r**pL
In the rewrtlng Fedod In stcd($ 8re dlstributed, ale feo>3nised 8$ an
expenge 01 the carrylng amount of the st￿kS atdistribulon.
Oonated gODd8 for re88￿ are ￿￿8¥ured attsir vahJ¢ M inthl r•rA)gntt(on. whlth Ls the
expected proceeds from Sale less the exmed costs of so1•, and rwognis8d In'lncome
from other tradin9 artNities' with ts corresp)rKling sto¢k rw)gThsed in lh• balanc
Bheet, On its sale the valueol stock is chw ¥inst'ln¢omè Irom othor tradSng
xtivitre8' and the woceeds Irorn sale are also re¢c¥ni¥ed as.lne￿rn• from othertradlng
Yes
No
Nla
Yes
No
Nla
Yes
Nla
Goods donated foT on4Joing use bythe chanty are r9X9ni8￿ 8$tsngi1￿• f￿ad ass8ts
and Induded In the SOFA as incoming re50urce3 when receivable.
Yes
Nl8
Gifts In kind for use ty ¢harftyore In¢lud&d In Ihe &JFA as inclxne from donatipns
when re¢¢l¥abb.
Donat￿ ￿pIEc￿ and
Donatsd s8Nle•s and fad1￿8$ am included in Ihe SOFA vthen ￿1Ved at the value of
thé gift to th• eharlty provld8d the valuè olth• gftcan be measur￿1 reliab￿.
Donated servicès and f•ah'es that aTe¢onsumed immodiatety a￿ recognlsed as Income
%￿th an equfvalent amoum r&¢￿1$ed as an txp&rts¢ underlh& approprtate headln9 in
the SOFA.
Yes
No
Nla
Yes
No
Nla
No
Nla
Support cc•ts
Thg ¢harity has incurrèd èxwditurè C•)sts.
Yes
Volunt•or h￿p
The value ol any voluntary help recefv&J Ss not indud&a in the awcunts but 1$ éascrf
In the trustees, annual report.
Nla
Incomo from Intor88(
royallles and dfvklend•
Th+s Is indud8d Sn th8 acc0untsw￿n receipt (8 prcbabk arx1 tht arnount f¢¢oNabl¢ can
t* m8asurad rellabty.
es
Income from membernhlp Membership Bub￿riP￿c￿5 received in the n*ure ofa grft•r• r8ts)3nis&J in Oonatiens
•ubserlptlons
and Legacies.
es
No
Nla
Mémtorshlp subScrtpU￿S ￿Ve$ a member the rightto buy servic4$ or othor
benefits are recognlsed as Income eamed from the provi5¢0n of gc*Jd3 and s¢rvics# as
Income from charftable advme5.
es
Wa

S&ft￿m￿toI In$￿vancO
clalms
Insuf8nce d8im$ are only Ind￿ in the SOFA vthert gonwal Inwme reCognI￿an
criteria are met 15.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORPI and ar¢ induded 0$ an ttern of other
In¢ome in tho SOFA.
Yes
No
Nl¥
lTr¥ethentgalM and
Th15 SnducSe9 any reellged Of unreallsed galns of bsses on the sale of invo8tments and
any galn cf10s$ re$ulNng from waluiro Investsmentsto martet v8lue at the end of th¢
year.
Yes
2.3 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Llablllty re¢o9n5tlon
Llabllttles are rwnlseo thre rmre Ilkety than ￿t thatthfj￿ 1$ 8 legal or
nstrudve obllgatkjn commltting the ctharty to payout re80ur¢488nd Ihe amount gf the
¢Jbllgalon can te measu￿4 wllh ￿aSonable ￿rtainty.
Support CLJsts have been all¢xated bets￿￿ governance costs and other $upporL
Governar￿ costs eornwLse all costs invofvlrg accajntabiltyof thotharity and rtj
compllance regulatlon and go[￿ practs"ce.
Yes
No
Nla
es
G¢mrnance and support
Support c￿1$ In¢lutJ* ¢&ntr81 fvrdion$ an4 hwe been a1￿C￿led to actmty cost
¢ategwle$ on 8 ba$1$ ¢onsi$ienlwith1h¥ use of resouw. eg allocatirsg property CQ8ts
floor are8$, or por ¢apfo, staff cost$ byth&fjme Spent and other costs by their u8age.
Yes
Nla
Where the charity gives a graThtwith CO￿11￿(￿$ for its p￿eTrt bÈiNJ a swfie lav8101
Servi￿ or outyjut to be prowded, Buch grnnts ale cffjly rwni8trJ in thè SOFA onc• thè
T￿lplent of the grant has provided 6peofied 8er¥ic&
es
Gr#nls wlth porfornian¢•
¢tsndlUon•
Gw¥nts p)y*bl• wIth(￿t
p•rfornianc• condlllons
Where there are no conditions altachin9 to the Uvant th* enablès thè éonor charfty to
realisl'calty avoid the commilrnent, a liabiltyforthe fvll fvnding otligation must b8
recognised.
Yes
Nla
R•dund•n¢y ¢o•t
The ¢harity made nc> redundancy wments during tho r¢F¢ylng raod.
Yes
Nla
D•f¢Yrod In¢om•
No matsrial item ol delerred income has been I￿￿)ed In the accou
Yes
No
Nla
es
No
Nla
Cr•dttors
The charfty has cr&Jitors vknKh are rneaBured at seldernent aTrwnts lèss Arytr8do
discounts
A Ilabllty 1$ measurea On recffjnibon at tts histOTk*l c09t and then sub5equenUy
m￿sure4 al th8 Wl *sUmats of lh& awnt requlred to sethe the obl19at￿ at the
reportlng date
The a¢¢ounts for bo8* ffinandal (nstruments on Inltlal r￿n￿'on as per
pgragraph 11.7 FRS102 SORP. Subsequent Measu￿Ment is as per p8r89raphs 11.17
to 11.19, FRS102 SORP.
Pr¢vl•lon8 lor Il•blllYo•
Yes
No
Nla
Ba81¢ financlal
Instruments
Yes
No
Nla
2.4 AssErs
T•nglbl• ffix8d •$$•ts f¢r Tlw are r￿Pi￿r￿sed il they can be used for rnore than y¢ar. and eost at kgast
us• by tharfty
Yes
Nla
Théy arè valu8d at eost
The dapr8uati¢n ratgs and Mat￿￿$ used wè disdosed In nots 9.2.
The charity has Intanglble flxed assets, that Is, nonllmonetary aseets Ihal do ft)t havè
physul substance but are 1dent1fia￿eand are cDntrc41&J trtythe ¢harty through Custody
or legal rfghts. The amortisatlon rates and methods used 8re dixlosed In notè 9.5
Intanglble ts•d a•*•t*
Yes
No
Nla
es
They ar8 Valu￿ at cost.
The charfty hats herttage assets, that Is, non￿)fte￿ry assets hlstortc, arust
8dènbfi¢, t&hnd¢glcal. geophys￿1 orenvirtsnmenial 4ualil¢s th8t are held and
maintalnod principally fortheir conlrit)ution to kntr*thJe Cullu￿. The depredatlon
rats8 and Meth￿3 88 dhd¢)6èa in no￿ 9.0.1.4.
Yes
No
Ye8
No
Nla
They #re valued at coyt
Inve8tment•
Fixed asset Investrnents th quoled shares, tr￿ed bond5 and sirnlar aro
Valu￿ at InlJ81ty al ond wbg¢quentyatfrirvalue Oh￿r martet Value) at the year
en¢J. The garne treatment l$applle4 to unli$ted investments unless fair value can[￿t t¢
measured rellabw In whl¢h ease1118 Measu￿ at o)st ￿$$ Impalryn￿t.
Investmnts h•1cl for rèsalè or ￿rt￿1ng thali sale and eash and cash equlva￿nts wrth a
maturity date oflass than 1 y•ar8ro treated as cuThent a8set knveslment8
Ye¥
Nl
Yes
Nla
Stock8 and worft In
progW¥
stocks hal¢Y for so1• as partofnDrthrilabl• tr8d• arn measu￿1 at Ihe ltyver or cost or rtet
r•alisable valuè.
Yes
No
Nl8
Glxés or8¢rvicè8 provlded as pariof a ¢haritsble artThity are m889uW at net Teallsable value
fA8ed on the seNi¢e went*1 provided ty itém$ of stock.
es
No
Nla
Yes
No
Nla
Wc¢k in progress is valued at cost le6s any fc(eJgeable lo¥¥ that is likdy to ¢￿￿Jr on the contract.
Debtorg Ilndudlng trade éebtcys and kTrans recdvablel are rfEasured on init'al r¢cognrfi¢n al
sdtsemenl amount after any trade dISL￿nts oraM￿nt advanced tsy Ihe tharity. Sutsaquanly.
they are measured at the rash or ctherconslderab.on expethd tt> be weived.
Yes
No
Nla
Dobtor8

Thè d)arity has has i￿•Strnents %thleh it holds for r•s*• or ￿dIr￿j thelr Sa￿ and ¢•$h and ¢88h
equivalents ￿￿th a maturrty datè lass than on• year. Th￿ cash on dwsit and ¢ash
epuiveltnts with a maturity datè of lèss Ihan on8 ￿ar hold for Inve8lmeTrlpurpoBes rather than to
meèt Short tèm) cash e¢mmibnènts as Ihèyfall duè.
No
Nla
CuThent 0￿11￿￿$￿0nts
Ye8
No
They are valued at fwi value exceptwthere theyqualfy as financial Instrum•nts.
POLICIESADOPTED
ADDITIONAL TO OR
DIFFERENT FROM
THOSE ABOVE

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Section C
Notes to the accounts
Iconti
Note 3
Analysis of income
ufftrn8tr1et￿ Incomè End¢Mrn•nt
fun
fvN
fvrrfls
TL*•l fvnd• Prloryear
Anal
Donations and ifts
Gift AKI
Le
acies
Ger¢eral grants provided by govemmenuolher
charities
Membership subscriptions and sponsornhips
which are in substance donations
Donations
and legacles:
213 707
1,332
223 270
1,332
2000
115622
Donated ofyjs, fa¢ilibes and serVI￿S
Olher
Total
217.039
48,538
265.577
161.
Challtsble
activities:
Other
Total
Other trading
actlvltle8:
Other
Totsl
Incomg from
inv88tm8nts:
Intere$1 income
Dividend income
Rentsl and leasin income
Other
Totsl
Saparats
materlal Item
of incomfr:
Total
Olhor:
Conversion of endowment funds inlo income
Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset hold
for chari
s own use
Gain on disposal of a programm8 related
inv8Stment
Royalties from thè exploitalion of intellectual
his
Other
Totsl
TOTAL INCOME
217.039
265 577
161462
Other Infonn•tlon:
All In￿m9 In thè prfor yo•r w•8 unmtrlcted except for.
(please provldo d￿crIPtIOn and amounts)
Ek)natlons £15 186 and Grants frorn other charities £44 662
Whern any endowmgnl fund l¥ convert￿ Inlo In¢om• In the
reportlng porlodp pl•a8• glv• th• roason forth• ¢onvorn1on.
Wh•r• any •ndowTrent furnl 18 ¢onverted Into In¢ow* In the
prlor ￿rIod. ple￿e glve the reason for the conversS0n.
Wlthln tho Incom• It•m¥ abov• tho followlng It•m• •r•
matèrlal: (please dhclos? the nature. amount and any prlor
y•ar amountB)
Donaiions inchjdès £210,ocKJ from Cotswold WlldlKe Park Ltd
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Notes to the accounts
Icontl
Noto 6
Analysis of expenditure
Th18 year
Lasty•ar
Uftr••trl¢t•d In¢¢w• EndryMngnt
fvryl•
fvrbJ•
fund•
Analysib
endI￿re on rai¥in fund¥:
Incurred seeking donations
Incurred seeking18gaci8S
Incurred seeking grants
l)perating membership schemes and
social lotteries
Staging fundral$ing events
fvnds
In¢¢m• fvnd•
fvnds
Total fvn
Totsi fvnd•
236
236
256
256
Fudralsing agents
Operating charity shops
Operating a trading company
undertaking rnon-charitable trading
a¢tivi
rtising, marketing, direct mail and
stsrt up costs incurred in 98nerating
new source of future incom8
Datsbase developmènt costs
OIPEr trading activities
Investment management costs:
Portfolio mana
ment costs
Cost of obtsining investment advice
Investment administration costs
Inlelle¢tual prowty Ilc8ncing costs
Renl ¢olle¢tion, propety repairs and
maintenance charges
Totsl eXpendI￿r• on ral6lng fvnds
236
236
256
258
Expendlture on charllable actlvltlo8:
Grants
131213
76.886
153677
Total expend1￿re on ¢harltabl•
a¢tivitl•8
131
13
So
rats matorial itom of ox
Total
other
Govenanco
920
920
936
936
Totsl othor eX￿ndItUre
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
920
132,369
-936
77,983
61236
193,605
76,886
154,869
Othgr intorn￿tIon:
Anaty8i8 of ?xp•ndltur• on charilable activiti08
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Notes to the accounts
(cont)
Note 19
Debtors and prepayments
Please complete this nots rf the charity has any
debtors orprepayments.
19.1 Analysis of debtorJ
This year
Last year
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Other debtors
1,332
1,332
1,614
1,614
Total
Please complete 19.2 where a material debtor is recoverable more than a year after the reportsng date.
19.2 Analysis of debtors recoverable in more than 1 y•ar (Included in debtors above
Thls year
Last year
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued Incomo
other debtors
Total
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Notes to the accounts
(cont)
Note 20
Creditors and accruals
Please complete this note If the charity has any creditors or accruals.
20.1 Analysis of creditors
Amounts falling due wtthln
onè year
Th18 yaar
Last year
Amounts falling due after
more than one year
This year
Last year
Accruals for grants payable
Bank loans and overdrafts
6.040
Trade credito
Payments recelved on account for Contracts or
perfomianc8-r•lated grants
Accruals and deferred Income
660
625
Taxatlon and social securlty
Other creditor8
Total
20.2 Deferred income
Please complete this note rf the charity has deferred income.
Thls
ear
Last
Please explain the reasons why income is deferred.
Movement In deferred income account
This year
Last year
Balance at the start of the reporting perlod
Amounts added In current period
Amounts released to income from pr•vlous p•rlods
Balance at the end of the reporting porlod
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Notes to the accounts
Icontl
Note 24
Cash at bank and In hand
Th1$ y••r
L•Jt yoar
Short temi ¢ash Inv48tm•nts (J68s thttn 3 months maturlty dal•
Short temi deposlt8
Cayh at bank and on hand
143,163
76,915
Total
143.
,91
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Notes to the accounts
{conti
Note 25
Fair value of assets and Ilabllttles
Thls
Last ear
25.1 Please provide detalls ot the charlty's
•XP08ure to credit rlsk (the risk of incurring a1099
due to a debtor not plylng what18 owed) . liquidity
rlsk {the risk of not being able to mo¢t short tsmi
Ilnanclal demands) and market risk (the rssk that
the value of an Inve9tment wlll fall duo to chang95
In the market) arising from financial instruments to
whlch tho Cha￿ty18 exposed at the end ot the
reportlng perfod and explaln how th• charlty
manag05 thosé risks.
We have no e>posure lo credit rlsk
We have no exposure to credit llsk
25.2 Pl￿se giv8 detalls of the amount of Ghang?
in the falr value of baslc flnanclal Instruments
Idebtors, creditors. investments {•eo sectlon 11.
FRS 102 SORP)) mga8ured at fair value through
the SOFA that Is attributsbl? to changes In credlt
rixk.
Not Applicablo
Not ApPl￿ble
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Section C
Notes to the accounts
{cont)
Note 26
Events after the end ofthe reporting perfod
Please complete this note events (not requiring adjustment to the accounts)
have occurred after the end of the repo￿ng perlod but before the accounts
are authorisod which relate to conditions that amse after the end of the
Thls
ear
Last year
Please provide details of the nature of the
event
None
None
Provlde an estlmate of the financial effect
of the event or a statement that such an
estimate cannot be made
CC17a (Excel)
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Section C
Notes to the accounts
(cont)
Note 27
Charity funds (cont)
27.3 Transfers between funds
This year
Reason for transfer and where endowment is converted to income,
legal power for its conversion
Amount
Betsveen unrestricted and
restricted funds
Be￿een endowment and
restricled funds
BebNeen endowment and
unrestricted funds
Last
ar
Reason for transfer and where endowment is converted to income,
legal powèr for its converslon
Amount
Be￿een unrestricted and
restricted funds
Between endowment and
restricted funds
Betrween endowment and
unrestricted funds
27.4 Designated funds
This
ear
Planned use
Charitable Grants
Purpose of the designation
Distributs'on of funds donated for specific purposes in Park collection
Boxes
Amount
9563
Last
ar
Planned use
Charitable Grants
Purpose of the designation
Distribution of funds donated for specific purposes in Park colletion
Boxes
Amount
12989
CC17a (Excel)
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Section C
Note5 to the accounts
Icontl
Note 28
Transa¢tlons wlth trustee$ and related parties
ff th• ¢h8rtyh•s any Imn￿¢tIOnS wlth relatedp•rtles {0th6r than fhe trustee expenses expl•lned In guI(lance notesj detalls
of Such transpctions Should be providedln th18 note. Mthere Jr• no transactions lo report pl￿Se enter"Tn*"In the box or
"False-lllhere arn tr•nsa¢llon¥ to report.
28.1 Trustse rnmuneration and benofits
This year
None of the trustees have boen pald any remunoratlon or rncelv8d any other b•ndlt8 from an
employment wlth th•lr charlty or a related onllty (Trug or Falso)
TRUE
In the perlod the ¢harfty has pald truslees remunerallon andlMnefits. Please glve the •mguni of, ond 109•1 authorty for, any
remuneration or Dtherbenefits paid to a trustee by the ch•rty or•ny Insotutlon or ¢omwny connected with li
Amounts pald or bgnefft value
Lo￿1 authorfty leg
order. govgmlng
documènt)
Pgnslon
ontrlbutton
R•dundaney
lkncludlng
1088 of
office￿eX
Other
TOTAL
Ngmfr of tru¥tse
Please glve detalls of whyremunerntlon orolher
mploym•nt b•n•ffts wor•p•ld
Illhere an ex gratia paymenthas been made to • trustee,
provlde an explanatlon of Ihe naturn of th8 payment.
Last y•ar
Nono of thè trustoos hav• boen pald any remun8ratlon or recelved any olher bgnefft¥ from an
Iploymfrnt wlth thelr charlty or a rglatgd gntlty {Trug or False)
TRUE
In the p*Yod the ch•nTty h•s pald trustees remun•ratlon andbenoffts. Pl•a$e give the omount of. andlogal authorfty for. any
rgmun8rallon orotherb8nefits paid lo & tntstee by the Charfty oranyln$ttWtlon orcomp•ny connecled wlth IL
Amounis pald or ￿n•￿t value
L•gal authorlty leg
order. governlng
do¢um•ni)
R•munerntlon
Pen$l¢trn
¢onirfbyYon
Rodundaney
Ilncludlng
los• ol
oflkevex
gratla
TOTAL
Name oftrustse
Please giv• dotsils of why remunerntlon orother
hern an gxgrntia paymenthas made to a tnotee.
pmvlde an ￿planatIon of lh• naturn of the paymont.
CC17a IEKc•II
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28.2 Tn*tee8' •xp•ns•8
ff the clwityhaspaldtrustees expenses forfulfiming thelr•Yuiles. dètalls of such Iranmclions shouldbeprovldBdln thls
not•. Ilth•r• are no tran88clions lo report please enter-fwe- in the Ixpx below. Mth•r• arn transo¢Uons ft> report please
entsr-False".
No Irustg9 expon••8 h•vg bgen In¢urr•d (frue OT Falsgl
TRUE
Type ol ex￿n6•S relmburned
Thh y¢•r
La¥tyoar
Travel
Subslstsnco
Accommodaiion
Olher (pl8ase speclly):
TOTAL
Plèa8è provlde the nUM￿r of trust•o¥ r•lmburn•d for gxp•nse$ or who
had 0xpon￿ pald by th• Charlty
28.3 Transaction(8} with rglJtgd parties
pl￿$e give details of any tr•nsacfion undert8ken by{orun behalloo the chatyln which a r•latedpartyha¥ • materfal
interes¢ Includlng where fun(ts have been h•ldas agent forrel•tedpartles. ff th•r• •rn no tr•nsa¢tlon4 please ¢nter
Ynm'ln the box pmvided.
This year
Th•ro havg bgon no relatsd party tran8actlon• In th• r•portlng pgrlod (True or Fal8•)
TRUE
Nam• ofthè trust
or relat•d party
Rglatlon•hlp
to chorEty
Doscrlptlon ot tho
tran88Ctlonls}
wrKten off
durlng
reportlng
Amount
Balanco at
porlod ond
Provl•lon for bad dobts
at prlod •nd
In rnlation lo the tr4nJ•ctloM •I￿v&, pleasepmvide th•
ternts and¢ondltlon8. Incluthng any ¥tturfty•nd th n•tur•
ol•nypayment (co￿ld9T&t1onj to beprovidedin
settl•menL
ForanyTrlat8dpaty* pleaseprovide dgt•ll$ of any
guarant•ts glven orrnceived.
¢C17a IE￿1)
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Last ￿ar
Th•ro havè bgen no r•l8tgd p•rty trnn¥actlorA In the r•portlng porlod Urue or Fals•l
TRUE
Amounts
wrltt8n off
durlng
r8POrtlng
8rfod
Namè oftho trustee
or Mlatéd party
Relavonshlp
to charlty
l)escrlptk•n of th•
Irants•¢llon($
Amount
8•1on¢o 4t
rlod ènd
Provlslon for bad (lobts
•t prl¢d ènd
In relolion tv the trans•c¢ion¥ above, please pmvlde the
Iwms and ¢ondltlons, Indudlng anysKurfty and the nature
of anypayment (consldprntionj to be pmvldtdin
s•ttl•m•nt
For•ny rnlat•dp•rty. plèasèprovldè d&lall$ rfany
guarènlges glven orrecelved.
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
Cotswold Wildlife Park Conservatlon Trust
On accounts for the year
onded
31 MarGh 2024
Charlty no
(If any)
1153477
Set out on pages
1-23
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Ihe above
charity ('the Trusl.) for the year ended 31103124.
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
{'the Act").
Responslbilities and
basis of report
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accoLJnts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examinalion, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5Xb) of Ihe Act.
Independent The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to
examlne¢s statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the ICAEW
institute.
I have completed my examlnation. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attenlion in ￿nneCtiorI i•i:41 1 il Its lilli ation (other than that
disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any materlal
respect:
the accountlng records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charitie5 Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 olher than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concsrns and have come across no other matters in connection
wilh the examination to which attention should be drawn in this reporl in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Slgned:
Date:
Name:
Anna Chapman
Relevant professlonal
qualrflcalion{s) or body
FCA
IER
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Address:
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for
examiners).
Glve here detalls of any
ftems that the examiner
wishes to dlsclose.
IER
October 2018