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2022-12-31-accounts

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Ca(ego; les Details funds funds funds
to nearest f to nearest 6 to nearest 6
Bi Cash funds PayPal 4,401
Tridos Account 16,033 13,600
Total cash funds 20,434 13,600
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
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B2Other monetary assets
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B3Investment assets
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B4Assets retained for the
charity's own use
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B5Liabilities Trustee expenses incurred and not yet unrestricted
reclaimed - these expenses are related to
domain name registrations and website
server costs
Signed
behalf		 by one or two trustees
of all the trustees		 on Signature Print Name Date of
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roval
James Rosindell 17/09/2023
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period. Toward the end ofthe reporting end ofthe reporting
period (December 2022) a loyal user of our
software expressed an interest
in doing
some software development for us as a
volunteer
durin		 2023.
Other

Achieve men ts and Per formance
SORP reference
During the reporting
period we made
substantial
improvements
to our science
outreach website and released
'musical
Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,		 Para 1.20 furry lobster': version 3.6 ofour software.
Enhancements
included
species
identifying the difference the occurrence
(distribution)
maps
in the popup
charity's work has made to tabs.
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries
and		 any wider VVe continued
to receive financial
support
benefits to society as a from the public via our leaf sponsorship
whole. funding
model during
the reporting
period.
Over the full year we received a total of
210,498through
this channel.
During this reporting
period we successfully
secured a grant off25,000 from On the
EDGE Conservation.
The purpose
ofthe
grant was to create educational
tours
around
our tree of life explorer. We made
excellent progress towards
completion
of
the project during the reporting
period but
the project is not expected to be concluded
until after the end ofthe reporting
period.
Whilst early supporters
should
in theory
be asked to renew their sponsorship
during
this reporting
period we
continued
to defer requesting
this. We
did, however,
make further progress
toward
having the software
mechanism
ready for renewals.
We have noted web traffic from about
353,000 users. Based on the new tracking
system data, approximately
46% were in
the USA, 6%of users were based
in the
UK, 6% in China, 5% in Germany
and the
remainder
spread across 219other
countries.
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Financ ial ial Review Review Review Review Review Review
Review of the charity's Para 1.21 The charity had unrestricted
funds of
financial position at the end f20,434 at 31 December 2022, and
ofthe period restricted
funds off13600, all represented
by bank balances.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Reserves are required
to meet future
policy for holding reserves obligations
and to support the growth ofthe
stating why they are held charity's
activities.
This calendar
year we
have kept reserves to keep the charity
o erational
throu
h a 12month
eriod.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 F1,000
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details offund materially in Para 1.24 N/A
deficit
Explanation ofany Para 1.23 The charity
is dependent
on obtaining
third
uncertainties about the party support to develop and improve
its
charity continuing as a going products
for public benefit. Thanks to the
concern current efforts of volunteers
the charity can
continue
its core operations
with a relatively
small amount ofongoing
funding.
Total
annual
running
costs remain
under f1000
so we have held reserves to run for a
further 12 months.
Additional information (optional)
You ma choose to include further statements where relevant
about
Much ofthe charity's
revenue
up this
reporting
period has come from donations
The charity's
principal
sources offunds
(including		 Para 1.47 from individuals
through
the 'sponsor a leaf
campaign,
which enables donors to be
any fundraising) acknowledged
on a unique
leaf ofour tree
of life display as recognition
for their
donation.
During this reporting
period we
also received a substantial
external
grant.
The charity does not invest funds as the
amounts
available
are small to justify the
Investment
objectives		 policy and
including
any		 Para 1.46 necessary
research
into ethical
investments
that would be compatible
with
social investment policy our charitable
aims.
adopted
The potential
risks to the charity are loss of
volunteer
time, and loss offunds. Volunteer
A description ofthe principal Para1.46 time is the more valuable
at present,
risks facing the charity particularly
that from software developers
who perform
skilled work that would be
very expensive
to replace
with contractors
or paid professionals.
Asecondary
risk is
running
out offunds, however the charity
only requires
minimal
funding
to pay for its
essential
operation
of hosting the website,
ongoing
improvements
and maintenance
are less essential though
still important.

Description ofcharity's
trusts:
Type of governing
document		 Para1.25 Foundation
Constitution
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO - Foundation
Registered
14Sep 2015
constituted?
Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 Apart from the founding
trustees,
every
including
details ofany		 subsequent
trustee must		 be appointed by a
constitutional provisions e.g. resolution
passed at a properly
convened
election to post or name of meeting
ofthe Board.
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more In selecting
individuals
for appointment		 as
trustees charity trustees,
the charity trustees		 must
have regard to the skills, knowledge and
experience
needed for the effective
administration
ofthe charity.
Additional
information		 (optional}
You ma
choose to include further statements		 where relevant
about
We have not yet inducted new trustees
since charity formation.
One ofthe		 founding
Policies and procedures trustees
and current chair		 has attended an
adopted for the induction Para 1.51 extensive trustee leadership
programme
and training oftrustees and an emerging
chairs program
run		 by
Cause4. Another
founding		 trustee has
experience
from being a trustee of		 another
unrelated
UK charit
.
The charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider		 Para 1.51
network
with		 which the
charity works
No relevant
related-party		 relationships to
report for this period
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other

Funds held as cust odi
Description
ofthe assets
held in this capacity
Name and objects ofthe
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity's
objects
Details ofarrangements for
safe custody and
segregation
ofsuch assets
from the charity's
own
assets

Names an d addresses
ofadv		 isers
(Optional
information)
Type of Name Address
adviser
Name of chief executive or names ofsenior staff members (Optional information)

Signed on behalf ofthe charity's trustees
Signature(s}
Full name(s} Dr James Rosindell
Position feg Secretary, Chair
Chair, etc}
Date 17-September-2023