**Trustees' Annual Report for the period From** Period start date **To**[Period end date ] 06 April 2022 05 April 2023 Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Conservation Research Africa **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1170640 **Charity's principal address** C/O Bat Conservation Research Lab, university of bath, Milner Centre, Bath **Postcode BA2 7AZ**
## **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 Mr Lee Stewart 2 Dr Martin Jones 3 4 Dr joe Nunez Appointed 12/1/2022
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**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)**
**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**
Constitution Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
CIO
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustees are Appointed when necessary (e.g. when a trustee steps down Trustee selection methods or 3 years is met) by agreement at the AGM (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- 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 advance environmental protection and improvement in particular by promoting the conservation and sustainable management of flora and fauna for the benefit of the public in Africa through: **Summary of the objects of the** a) Applied research and management (in the fields of conservation biology; **charity set out in its governing** natural resources management; sustainable waste use; ecosystem **document** services provision; behavioural ecology; ecology; climate smart agriculture; sustainable livelihoods; human wildlife conflict resolution) to inform and promote sustainable development (sustainable development means
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|**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)**|“development that meets the needs of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”).
b) Community education and by raising awareness to: reduce poverty;
promote sustainable land management and development; reduce human
wildlife conflict; reduce environmental degradation and biodiversity loss.
c) Capacity building for African communities and stakeholders (through
workshops, training, scholarships, and networking) in the fields of:
conservation research; wildlife and natural resources management; climate
change mitigation, conservation farming; climate smart agriculture and
human wildlife conflict mitigation.
Beneficiaries: From Local communities (farmers, teachers, school children)
to Government officials (from the Departments of the Environment, Wildlife
Management, Forestry and Fisheries) in Africa.|
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||In planning the activities for the year we have kept in mind the Charity
Commissions guidance on public benefit at our meetings and strategic
planning discussions.
The main activities are:
1.
Applied research to inform conservation management of wildlife
and the environment and human wildlife conflict resolution to inform and
promote sustainable development and provide important data and
resources for wildlife and environmental custodians in Malawi
2.
Education and outreach activities around Lilongwe and Kasungu
National Park to increase understanding of wildlife and environment and
conservation and reduce human wildlife conflict
3.
Capacity building programmes with the Department of National
Parks and Wildlife and Lilongwe City Council to build skills in research and
wildlife management
These activities benefit the following people:
1.
Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) and Lilongwe
City Council by data and reports which allow them to manage national
parks and wildlife in an effective way through provision of data on animals
numbers, densities, threats to wildlife, ecology of wildlife, biodiversity data
and hotspot maps, enforcement plans for wildlife and biodiversity in the city
2.
Local communities including women and children, who are
experiencing conflict due to hyaena attacking them, eating livestock and
bats occupying their homes, schools and clinics through provision of
mitigation activities to provide solutions to conflict, reduce conflict or
mitigate it (e.g, removal of bats from clinics, education about how to react
around hyaena to reduce attacks, or mitigation to reduce livestock attacks)
3.
DNPW and Lilongwe City Council through increased skills and
capacity in wildlife conservation and management and reporting to the
CBD through training in mapping, GIS, wildlife research and census
techniques|
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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The majority of our staff continue to volunteer their time. During this period, we have not hosted any volunteers as the organization was still recovering from pot-pandemic period. Aditionally, the African Bat Conservation team has not been operational due to the lack of funding for specific projects, with only the Carnivore Research Malawi Team remaining active in Malawi. Despite these challenges, we have been able to resume some of our You **may choose** to include programs or research activities. However, our income remains affected, as further statements, where we have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels of student group relevant, about: participation. As a result, our programs have been operating at a reduced ● policy on grantmaking; capacity. ● policy programme related investment; ● contribution made by volunteers.
## Section D Achievements and performance
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## Section D Achievements and erformance p
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
**RESEARCH ACTIVITIES** CRA have conducted the following two research programmes: Our activities are gradually recovering, though only the Carnivore Research Malawi team has been operational during this period, while the African Bat Conservation team has not been present in Malawi and has been unable to continue its program..
1. _**African Bat Conservation Programme**_ **Temporary suspension of works ,as no team in the country due to COVID effects**
_**1.0 Carnivore Research Malawi Programme**_ **1.1 Kasungu National Park Carnivore Research Project:** No activities this year
**1.2 Urban Carnivore Research Project Lilongwe:** 8 spotted hyaena den sites monitored each month 2656 camera trapping survey nights completed at dens 9518 camera trap photos processed 6 scats collected 1 Spotted hyaena de-snared 2 Spotted hyaena satellite collared Blood and hair samples taken from 3 spotted hyaena **Peer reviewed papers published this year:** Davis, R. S., Gentle, L. K., Stone, E. L., Uzal, A., & Yarnell, R. W. A review of spotted hyaena population estimates highlights the need for greater utilisation of spatial capture-recapture methods. Journal of Vertebrate Biology, (2022). https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.22017 Davis, R. S., Gentle, L. K., Mgoola, W. O., Stone, E. L., Uzal, A., & Yarnell, R. W. (2023). Habitat structure and the presence of large carnivores shape the site use of an understudied small carnivore: caracal ecology in a miombo woodland. Mammal Research, (2023) _[. ]_ https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-022-00655-1 2. **COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS** The following outreach events have been conducted in Malawi: ● Regular Outreach, Education and Speaking on the Importance of Urban Wildlife Including Spotted Hyaena at Lilongwe Nature Sanctuary and at Presidential Statehouse with Commanding Officers of Malawi Police Force. **CAPACITY BUILDING FOR AFRICAN STAKEHOLDERS** : ● We conducted training of 5 University of Natural Resources Malawian students through attachment programmes with our team.
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## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
Cash at bank 04/5/2023 £4,654 in unrestricted funds and cash in hand £604. Total £5,258
## **Details of any funds materially in deficit**
N/A
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
Principal funds are derived from volunteer donations, bat box sales and You **may choose** to include income from running expeditions for school, university, and citizen additional information, where science groups. All expenditure has been directed towards delivering the relevant about: charity’s objectives in Malawi, focusing on research, outreach, and ● the charity’s principal capacity building.
● 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)** Dr Martin Jones **Full name(s)** Dr Emma Stone **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** CEO/ Founder Trustee **Date** 04/05/2023
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/ members of**
Charity Name Conservation Research Africa
**On accounts for the year** 05/04/2023 **Charity no** 1170640 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1-2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 04/05/2024
**Responsibilties and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** 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 carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) 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 delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
**Signed: Date:** 06/4/2023 **Name:** Mrs Donna Kenny **Relevant professional** N/A **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 21 Barberry Farm Road, Yatton, BS49 4QY
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## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
N/A
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**Charity Name Conservation Research Africa**
**CC16a**
**Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 05/04/2022 06/04/2023
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
12755
16.5
**-**
**12,772**
**-**
**-**
**12,772**
1|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
4669
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,669**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,669**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**12,755**
**-**
**4,669**
**17**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**17,441**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**17,441**
**0**
**23**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**714**
**88**
**1660**
**31**
**710**
**0**
**4256**
**74**
**73**
**3**
**4**
**2833**
**252**
**183**
**16**
**99**
**48**
**3**
**0**
**159**
**3511**
**434**
**267**
**1486**
**320**
**9**
**0**
**310**
**0**
**0**
**253**
**5**
**2204**
**0**
**319**
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|Volunteer Donations cash & bank|12755||||
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|Grant Income charitable activities|||||
|Bank interest(other)|16.5||||
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**12,772**||||
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**
**table).**|||||
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|~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**||||
|**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**|||||
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201-Advertising,PR|1|||**0**|
|202-Bank Charges||||**23**|
|203 - Capacitybuilding||||**0**|
|204 - Conference costs||||**0**|
|205 - Client entertainment||||**0**|
|206-Equipment / Supplies Camp||||**714**|
|207 -Equipment CampMaintenance/Repair||||**88**|
|208-Equipment Research||||**1660**|
|209-Equipment Research Maintenance/Repair||||**31**|
|210 -Equipment Computing||||**710**|
|211 -Education costs||||**0**|
|212-Fuel||||**4256**|
|213-Internet||||**74**|
|214 -MeetingCosts - CommunityOutreach||||**73**|
|215 -MeetingCosts - Funders/Clients/Partners||||**3**|
|216 -Professional Fees||||**4**|
|217-Staff Salaries||||**2833**|
|218 -Staff Accommodation||||**252**|
|219 -Staff visa fees||||**183**|
|220 -Stationary/printingResearch||||**16**|
|221 - Stationary/printingOutreach||||**99**|
|222-Travel - Staff National(Nonproject vehicle)||||**48**|
|223 -Travel - Staff International||||**3**|
|224-Telephone||||**0**|
|225 -Uniforms Staff(T-Shirts/Shoes etc)||||**159**|
|226-Vehicle repair||||**3511**|
|227-Vehicle runningcosts||||**434**|
|228 - Vol accommodation||||**267**|
|229-Vol food||||**1486**|
|230-Volphone||||**320**|
|231-Vol travel||||**9**|
|232 -VeterinaryExpenses||||**0**|
|233 - Website||||**310**|
|234 - Insurance||||**0**|
|235 - Mvuu||||**0**|
|236-Misc||||**253**|
|237-Office Stationery||||**5**|
|238-Office Rent||||**2204**|
|239 - Office Utilities||||**0**|
|240 - Office Improvements
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)||||**319**
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241 - Office Maintenace - - 0
242 - Office Equipment - - 19
243 - Office Security - - 9
244 - Office Supplies 101.9935579
245-Capital Grant Expenditure 0
246-Lab Costs - - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - 20,634
Total payments - - - 20,634
Net of receipts/(payments) - - 3,194
A5 Transfers between funds - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - 8,340
Cash funds this year end - - - 5,258
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## **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
Date of approval
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s**
**own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
CXX R3 accounts (SS)|Signature
**Details**
Landcriuser Troopy
**Details**
Cash in bank
Cash in hand
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
Nissan Pick Up
~~3~~|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**4,654**
**-**
**604**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,258**
**-**
Agreement Error
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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**funds**
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