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|CHARITY COMMISSION|The Society For|The Society For|Serengeti Ecosystem Conservation|Serengeti Ecosystem Conservation|Serengeti Ecosystem Conservation||||
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|||Receipts and|||payments accounts||CC16a||
|||For the period
from||1.1.2023|To|31.12.2023|||
|Section A Receipts and||payments|||||||
|||Unrestricted
funds||Restricted
funds|Endowment funds|Total funds|Last year||
|||to thenearest|E|to thonearestE|to thenearestE|to the nearestE|to the nearest E||
|AI Receipts|||||||||
|A2 Asset and investment sales,|||||||||
|(see table).|||||||||
|Sub total|||||||||
|Totalreceipts||||||59,746|||
|A3 Payments|||||||||
|A4Asset and investment|||||||||
|purchases, (see table)|||||||||
|Sub total|||||||||
|Totalpayments|||||||||
|Net ofreceipts/(payments)||15,950||||15,950||20|
|A5 Transfers between funds|||||||||
|A6 Cash funds last year end|||20|||20|||
|Cash funds this year end||15,970||||15,970||20|
Riaz Punja Riaz Punja (Nov 13, 2024 09:15 GMT) Aminmohamed Bandeali Salemohamed (Nov 12, 2024 14:53 GMT+1)
11/13/2024 11/12/2024
## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period**
**From: Period start date Jan 2023 to: Period end date Dec 2023**
**Charity name: The Society for Serengeti Ecosystem Conservation**
**Charity registration number:1168747**
**Company number:**
## **Objectives and activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To promote for the benefit of the public**
**restoration, conservation, protection, and**
**improvement of the Serengeti Ecosystem**
**in Tanzania**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**1. Bringing together scientific**
**research and conservation**
**2. Restoring the integrity and**
**resilience of the Serengeti through**
**conservation activities**
**3. Protecting the Serengeti and its**
**boundaries from poaching and**
**land incursions**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Trustees have reviewed guidance and**
**had regard to the guidance**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment
Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers Other
## **Achievements and performance**
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**1. Paul Tudor Jones, who owns the**
**Grumeti continues to support the**
**Charity and to work with the**
**Society on border issues and**
**reintroduction of specific species**
**such as wild dogs and Rhinos**
**2.Thanks to dedicated teams and**
**extraordinary cross-border**
**coordination and partner support**
**over the last three years, the GSME**
**has become one of the most**
**secure multi-jurisdictional**
**protected areas in Africa with**
**growing elephant and rhino**
**populations. GSME holds one of**
**the very few growing populations**
**of elephant and black rhino in**
**Africa.**
**3. The**
**inter-agency**
**collaboration**
**among the government institutions**
**of Kenya and Tanzania and public-**
**private**
**partnerships**
**with**
**civil**
**society groups have improved the**
**security of the ecosystem. Our**
**continued**
**dialogue**
**optimizes**
**synergies**
**and**
**reduces**
**redundancies.**
**4. ** **Science input in management**
**decisions is improving e.g., criticality**
**of the Mara River, use**
**of prescribed burning in grassland**
**rehabilitation, etc.**|
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**4. Science input in management decisions is improving e.g., criticality of the Mara River, use of prescribed burning in grassland rehabilitation, etc.**
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5. Tourism Management by the Mara
Conservancy in Mara triangle holds
important lessons for the
entire GSME, for example road
maintenance, crowd control, lodge
locations and density etc.
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Para 1.41 Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives Other
## **Financial review**
|**Financial review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Charity raised £40,000 from the donor**
**and these funds were utilised towards the**
**symposium in 2023, payment to**
**Consultant and the website.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Reserves are not being held at present.**
**The intention is to obtain commitments**
**from Donors and then to draw down**
**funds as and when required**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|---|---|---|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Please see above**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Para 1.47 The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.46 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Other
## **Structure, governance and management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document:
for example,trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc|Para 1.25|**CIO Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
for example limited company,
unincorporated association,
CIO|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees to have a connection and**
**affiliation with East Africa and**
**Conservation. Commitment to donate**
**funds to the Charity a requirement.**
**Appointment of a new Trustee to be**
**agreed by the majority of the Trustees.**
**Chairperson to have the deciding vote in**
**the event of a stalemate.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Para 1.51
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees
Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
Para 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties
Other
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## **Reference and administrative details**
Charity name **The Society For Serengeti Ecosystem Conservation** Other name the charity uses Registered charity number **1168747** Charity’s principal address **Flat 30, 127 Albert Bridge Road, London SW11 4PL**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Riaz Punja
2 [Amin ]
Salemohamed
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
## **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **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)**|
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**adviser**
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Riaz Punja **Position (for example Secretary, Chair, etc)** Trustee **Date** 21/10/2024