## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 6/4/2023 Period start date To 5/4/2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Osprey Leadership Foundation** ## **Charity registration number: 1176199** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|1. To advance the education of the
public in the subject of nature and in
particular but without limitation
nature conservation.
2. For the public benefit to promote the
education (including social and
physical training) of people engaged
in or wishing to become engaged in
nature conservation or any related
trade or profession in such ways as
the CIO thinks fit, including by:
1. Awarding to such persons
scholarships, maintenance
allowances or grants tenable
at any university, college or
institution of higher or further
education.
2. Providing their education
(including the study of music
or other arts), to undertake
travel in furtherance of that
education or to prepare for
entry to any occupation in
nature conservation or a
related trade or profession
on leaving any educational
establishment.
3. To assist in such ways as the CIO
thinks fit any charity whose
charitable purposes are the same as
or similar to those of the CIO.| |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|The key aims of the charity are to inspire
and enable young conservation leaders
along the Osprey's flyway (principally in the
UK and The Gambia), to find their voice and
deliver sustainable environmental change to
the world around them.| Work in the UK focussed on two key programmes, _Becoming a Conservation Leader_ , and _Evolving Conservation Leaders_ . _Becoming a Conservation Leader_ (BCL) is a free online programme, designed to be as inclusive as possible. It introduces young and early career conservationists to the concept of authentic leadership, and explores the traits of truly effective leaders, and how these skills are relevant to a career in conservation. Study materials in the form of podcasts, blogs and written exercises are added to the OLF website on a weekly basis so that participants can read, listen, and complete the exercises at their own pace. Three online discussions are held during the programme, which runs for six weeks. Four cohorts of BCL were run during the reporting period: the first from April-May 2023, (21 participants); a second from June-July 2023 (18 participants); a third from November-December 2023 (21 participants); and a fourth from JanuaryMarch 2024 (13 participants). Feedback was extremely positive with net promoter scores of 67, 60, 100 and 100 respectively. The _Evolving Conservation Leaders_ (ECL) launched in January 2021, provides mentoring, bespoke leadership training, workshops, peer-support, networking and work experiences opportunities for young conservationists who have completed _Becoming a Conservation Leader_ programme. The programme is advertised during the latter stages of the BCL programme and participants encouraged to apply for a place. An annual charge of £120 for membership of ECL was introduced in January 2024 to contribute towards the costs of running the programme. Members were encouraged to ask their employer to cover this cost. If this was not possible, and the person was unable to pay themselves, they were still permitted to participate. A 50% discount was also offered to students. 34 people signed up for ECL following this change, six of which received the student discount and six places were awarded free of charge, including to three members based in The Gambia. |||All were allocated mentors from the OLF
trustee team and through a growing group
of associate mentors, who work in the
conservation sector, share OLF’s values
and support the scheme.
In addition to this work with early career
conservationists, OLF also took over the
running of a youth group, based at Rutland
Water Nature Reserve, formerly called
Osprey Ambassadors, and now rebranded
as Osprey Leaders. This group provides an
opportunity for like-minded young people
aged 6-16 to meet up, along with their
families, to view the nesting Ospreys at
Rutland Water and to undertake a range of
other nature-based activities. The monthly
sessions were well attended, with an
average of 12-15 young people attending.
The work in the UK was coordinated by
Programme Manager, Becky Park, on a
part-time basis.
This year a new partnership was
established with the Gunjur Project, based
in Gunjur in The Gambia to establish a new
peer-to-peer environmental education
project. Staff from the Gunjur Project
trained young leaders to run both
classroom- and field-based sessions for
other young people, based around Ospreys
and other migratory birds. The pilot
programme was a success and will be
repeated in 2024/25.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|We confirm the trustees have had regard to
the Charity Commission’s guidance on
public benefit.| ## **Additional information** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Much of the work of the charity, including
that of the founder is undertaken on a
voluntary basis. A small team of volunteers
assist with fundraising and delivery of
programmes. This includes a group of 22
associate mentors who support the ECL
scheme. These associate mentors work in
the conservation sector and are chosen
because they share the values of OLF.| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|We believe that inspiring and enabling the
conservation leaders of the future is
essential to help combat the growing climate
and biodiversity emergencies.
We make our programmes as inclusive and
accessible as possible. The_Becoming a_
_Conservation Leader_programme attracted
participants from Europe and Africa, making
it truly international in its reach.
Feedback from the three_Becoming a_
_Conservation Leader_cohorts run during the
reporting period was extremely positive, with
net promoter scores of 67, 60, 100 and 100,
as detailed above. The programme aims to
show young people that anyone can be a
leader, and have influence, regardless of
the stage of their career or position in an
organisation.
Feedback included:
_“I have found the course really inspiring, and_
_has made me determined to become the_
_best conservation leader I can be! The_
_course teachers are also just lovely people_
_and very knowledgeable, so the live_
_sessions have been really enjoyable to_
_attend.”_
_“I think the course is really worthwhile. The_
_content was very well put together and_
_delivered, providing new perspectives and_
_insights on leadership. It has helped me to_
_have the courage to believe that I can be a_
_leader in my day-to-day life and so I would_
_highly recommend Becoming a_
_Conservation Leader to any aspiring_
_conservationist.”_
The_Evolving Conservation Leaders_scheme
aims to develop a community of like-minded
young conservationists, who are genuinely
committed to delivering sustainable
environmental change to help combat the
biodiversity and climate emergencies. We| believe that the programme will inspire and enable participants to find their voice, and to have a positive impact at a local, national and, potentially, international level in years to come. An annual subscription was introduced to provide long-term sustainability to the programme, and the uptake was encouraging. Each member was allocated a mentor, and invited to participate in online networking sessions every six weeks to encourage networking and peer support. Mentoring is a key element of the ECL programme, with regular meetings between mentor and mentee every 6-8 weeks encouraged. As in previous years a number of participants were supported through a job application and been successful or similarly applied to go on to further study. Peer support has also proved extremely valuable, with the regular networking sessions allowing participants to share their experiences, good and bad, in a safe and trusted environment. Feedback from these sessions has included: _“Hearing about other people’s leadership reflections was really useful and has helped me gain perspective and feel more supported in some recent leadership issues that I’ve struggled with.” “ECL has been invaluable to me in providing ongoing support within my career, with particular benefits of being able to confide, learn and support others in similar career fields but from totally different organisations/companies/backgrounds. I think it creates a unique and very useful environment of having people who can provide fresh perspectives while still understanding.” “The most rewarding thing for me has been connecting with others from different organisations and hearing about different work experiences. It is a safe space to share concerns about your career, and a great space to learn from others.”_ The Osprey Leaders programme in Rutland, provides an opportunity for young people with an interest in nature to get together with like-minded others and their families. We actively encourage members to show acts of leadership at school and in their communities. It was pleasing therefore that a number of members earned their ‘senior leader’ badge by giving talks about Ospreys in school assemblies or to community groups. This helps them to build confidence and inspire others. The new peer-to-peer education programme, developed in partnership with the Gunjur Project in The Gambia provides a unique opportunity for young people from rural areas to learn about Ospreys and other migratory birds, and the importance of protecting them. The fact these sessions are delivered by other young Gambians is extremely significant and impactful. The success of the pilot programme means that further sessions will be organised. The book, _Be an Osprey Expert (Gambia edition)_ , was given to all students who participated in the programme, and this will continue. ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Although the charity remains very small, it
was pleasing that income was significantly
greater than the previous financial year.
Further fundraising work will be undertaken
to increase the capacity of the charity.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|A policy will be implemented by trustees in
due course.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|At this early stage of the charity’s
development, much of our work is
undertaken on a voluntary basis and thus
can continue with limited financial
resources. However, it is essential to
generate additional income to both
increase our capacity, and to provide long-
termsecurity and sustainability.| ## **Additional information** |**Additional information**||| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|To date the principal source of funds have
been donations from members of the
public, supplemented by additional
fundraising activities. A comprehensive
fundraising strategy will be developed, and
grant funding sought in order to increase
the capacity of the charity.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The principal risk at present relates to
insufficient funding, and this will be
addressed as detailed above.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g 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|Potential trustees are recommended for
consideration by either the charity founder
or existing trustees.
As detailed in the charity’s constitution,
every trustee must be appointed by a
resolution passed at a properly convened
meeting of the charity trustees.
In selecting individuals for appointment as
charity trustees, the charity trustees must
have regard to the skills, knowledge and
experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Osprey Leadership Foundation| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1176199| |Charity’s principal address|16 Audit Hall Lane, Empingham, Rutland, LE15 8PH| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||BarryDore|Chair(now retired)||| ||Paul Stammers|Treasurer (now
retired)|Until 23/1/24|| ||Megan Allen|||| ||Naomi Atkin|Acting Chair from
23/1/24 and Chair
from 10/5/24||| ||Victoria Mander|||| ||William Norton|||| ||Laura
Shakespeare|||| ||Olivia Cooper|||| ||Steve Davis||23/1/24 onwards|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** N/A Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |N/A||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members** Dr Tim Mackrill (charity founder) ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Naomi Atkin|| ||
Chair|| ||3/2/25|| ||3/2/25|| ||**Osprey Leadership Foundation**|**Osprey Leadership Foundation**|**Osprey Leadership Foundation**|**1176199**|**1176199**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|6th April 2023
Period start
|**To**|5th April 2024
Period end||| |||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**4,861**
**11,429**
**1,555**
**44**
**65**
**1,440**
**19,394**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,394**
**10,913**
**144**
**373**
**291**
**681**
**490**
**2,268**
**15,160**
**-**
**-**
**15,160**
**4,235**
**-**
**5,775**
**10,009**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**-**
**3,000**
**1,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,000**
**799**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**423**
**201**
**1,423**
**-**
**-**
**1,423**
**2,577**
**- **
**2,452**
**5,029**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total**
**funds**
**to the**
**nearest £**
**4,861**
**14,429**
**1,000**
**1,555**
**44**
**65**
**-**
**1,440**
**23,394**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**23,394**
**11,712**
**144**
**373**
**291**
**681**
**490**
**2,268**
**423**
**-**
**201**
**-**
**16,583**
**-**
**-**
**16,583**
**6,812**
**-**
**8,227**
**15,038**|**Last year**
**to the nearest**
**£**| |Donations from regular supporters|**4,861**|||||**4,852**| |General donations|**11,429**|||||**4,659**| |Commercial donations||||||| |Events and book/paintingsales|**1,555**|||||**1,405**| |Amazon Core donations|**44**|||||**61**| |Bank interest
Gift aid|**65**|||||| |||||||**2,550**| |OLFprogrammes|**1,440**|||||| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**19,394**|||||**13,526**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment**
**sales**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**13,526**| |||||||| |
Consultancy|**10,913**|||||**10,560**| |Fundraisingevents|**144**|||||**32**| |Online meetings/webinars for OLF
programmes|**373**|||||**732**| |Admin|**291**|||||**227**| |Website/email accounts|**681**|||||**525**| |Training|**490**|||||| |EvolvingConservation Leaders|**2,268**|||||798| |Education work(The Gambia)||||||**800**| |Internship||||||**1,738**| |OspreyLeaders||||||| |||||||| |**_Sub total_ **||||||| ||**15,160**|||||**15,412**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**15,412**| |||||||| |||||||**- 1,886**| |||||||**-**| |||||||**9,882**| |||||||**7,996**| |||||||| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 03/02/2025 1 ## **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
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for**
**the charity’s own use**
**B2 Other monetary**
**assets**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and
payments account(s))
**Details**
HSBC CommunityAccount
HSBC Bmm Account
Signature
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**f**
**d**
**to nearest £**
**9945**
**65**
**-**
**10,009**
OK
**Unrestricted**
**f**
**d**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
Print Name| |---|---|---| |||Naomi Atkin(Chair)| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 03/02/2025 2