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2025-03-31-accounts

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1[st] April 2024 31[st] March 2025

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Gauntlet Conservation Trust

Other names charity is known by

1160179 Charity's principal address Gauntlet Bird of Prey Vulture & Eagle Park Manchester Road Knutsford Postcode WA16 0SX ~~—~~

Registered charity number (if any) 1160179

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Graham Bessant Other trustees 2 Nicholas Gutten ditto 3 Bryan Peak Chairman ditto 4 Malcolm Twist ditto 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~ee~~ Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year n/a

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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
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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 other trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

The Trust works closely with Gauntlet Bird of Prey Eagle and Vulture Park

Section C Objectives and activities

  1. To promote the conservation and protection of birds of prey and their habitats both in the UK and worldwide. 2. To advance the education of the public regarding all aspects of birds of Summary of the objects of the prey, particularly the part they play in the ecological balance of the charity set out in its environment. governing document

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Undertaking fundraising activities to support the payment of grants to other organisations and individuals who work with birds of prey. In particular:

the sale of wristbands, special events (e.g. vulture awareness day)

Fundraising events to support volunteer work with vultures in South Africa

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The primary source of regular income is the sale of wristbands at both the Gauntlet Birds of Prey centres – Knutsford and in Knowsley Safari Park. Income from this source was up slightly on last year.

This year, we were fortunate to receive a large legacy donation which enabled us to support a major project at Vulpro in South Africa. The charity also received donations from supporters and organised a successful fundraising event, meaning that the charity has still been able to effect significant grants.

Money has again primarily been targeted to vulture conservation in South Africa through the provision of “poison kits” and the support of volunteers at Vulpro – the SA vulture charity.

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Section E Financial review As a grant giving trust, there is no need to maintain any specific level of Brief statement of the reserves as grants are considered and awarded according to funds charity’s policy on reserves available. Details of any funds materially n/a in deficit ~~—~~ Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include The trust does not have any investments. additional information, where relevant about:  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. ~~_L~~ 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) Full name(s) Bryan Peak Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc) Date 26/09/2025

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Gauntlet Conservation Trust 1160179 Gauntlet Conservation Trust 1160179 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/04/2024 31/03/2025 ~~ee ee ee ee~~

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds		 Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Wristband sales 7,499 - - 7,499 6,382
Donations 54,379 - - 54,379 2,434
Bank compensation 150 - - 150 -
Vulture awareness day - - - -
Fundraising 1,688 - - 1,688 681
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Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 63,716 - - 63,716 9,497
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Total receipts 63,716
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A3 Payments
Cost of wristbands - - - 1,050
WishingWell - - - -
Grants - vultures - 66,488 66,488 5,790
Grants - other - - - 575
Fundraisingcosts - 617 617 492
Vulture breeding - - - -
Sundries - - - -
Gauntlet staff - 769 769 -
- - - -
**Sub total ** - - 67,874 67,874 7,907
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Total payments
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67,874
67,874
7,907
Net of receipts/(payments)
63,716
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4,158
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1,590
A5 Transfers between funds
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A6 Cash funds last year end
7,033
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7,033
5,444
Cash funds this year end
70,749
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- 67,874
2,875
7,033
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1 10/11/2025
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 Signature
Details
Natwest
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Details
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
2,875
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2,875
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Agreement Error
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B Peak
N Gutten		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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Date of
approval
B Peak 26/09/2025
N Gutten 26/09/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

10/11/2025

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CHARITY COMMISSION I FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Gauntlet Conservation Trust On accounts for the year ended 31" March 2025 Charity no {if any) 1160179 Set out on pages 1 and2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31103124. Responsibilitles and basis of report 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"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Independent 11 have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other 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 concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please de ete he words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: John Gracie Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): - e/a¥ Address: 6 Briar Close Knutsford WA16 6TL IER Oct 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of con￿rn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Give here brief detsils of any items that the examiner wlshes to disclose. IER Oct 2018