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2021-07-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 August 2020 Period start date To 31 July 2021 Period end date Charity name: Raptor Aid CIO

Charity registration number: 117127

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 To advance the education of the public
in matters pertaining to birds of prey
(raptors), their habitats, species
conservation and monitoring,
ornithology and avian biology.
To promote for the benefit of the public
the conservation and protection of birds
of prey (raptors) and their habitats.
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		 Provision of educational and field
courses to schools, members of the
public including Wildlife Trusts.
We provide education in natural history,
conservation of habitats, species
conservation, ornithology, avian biology
and birds of prey conservation and
monitoring.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 The Trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38 The Trustees are not as yet in a position
to make grants but intend to do so once
funds become available.
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment		 Para 1.38 The Trustees are not as yet in a position
to make social investments.
Contribution made by
volunteers		 Para 1.38 Due to the outbreak of Covid 19 no
volunteering opportunities took place
Other

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 The work of the charity during
this period has like many others
been very difficult and curtailed
due to the outbreak and
continued impact of Covid 19. We
have however continued to
virtually spread the word and our
organisations efforts to conserve
birds of prey by carrying out over
25 interviews with bird of prey
experts from all over the globe.
This has turned into a Podcast
and 10 episodes of the podcast
have been produced to date. The
use of eBay to sell nest boxes
and owl pellet dissection kits and
since December 2020 we have
sold and supplied well over 1000
owl pellets for children to explore
and learn. Covid 19 has allowed
the trustees to take stock of the
direction and efforts of the
charity including the addition of
offering grants. We have granted
over £1000 to two organisations
and 3 biologists and hope to
build on this going forward. No
international travel took place to
support projects but with some
relaxations in covid restrictions
we continued to support the
various raptor study groups we
are involved with in the field.

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Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41
Para 1.41

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 We hold no reserves other than £3336 in
bank funds at the year end date.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £3336
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 As a formative organisation funds are
not currently available to provide
reserves
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 Not applicable
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 The Trustees manage the charity from
generated cash flow and there is no risk
of not continuing as a going concern as
we have virtually no fixed overheads.
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements		 Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements		 where relevant about:
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 Donations and income from educational
courses run by the Trustees.
Sales of nestboxes and educational
material for students of raptors
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46 Not applicable
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46 We have insignificant fixed overheads
and operate as our incoming cash flow
allows therefore our financial risks are
minimal.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)
Para 1.25		 Foundation CIO 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 Eligibility for trusteeship
(a)
Every charity trustee must be a
natural person.
(b)
No individual may be appointed
as a charity trustee of the CIO:
• if he or she is under the age of 16
years; or
• if he or she would automatically cease
to hold office under the provisions of
clause [12(1)(e)].
(c)
No one is entitled to act as a
charity trustee whether on appointment
or on any re-appointment until he or she
has expressly acknowledged, in
whatever way the charity trustees
decide, his or her acceptance of the
office of charity trustee.
(d)
At least one of the trustees of the
CIO must be 18 years of age or over. If
there is no trustee aged at least 18
years, the remaining trustees may only
act to call a meeting of the charity
trustees, or appoint a new charity
trustee.
Appointment of charity trustees
(1)
Apart from the first charity
trustees, every trustee must be
appointed for a term of three years by a
resolution passed at a properly
convened meeting of the charity
trustees.
(2)
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.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees

The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties		 Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Raptor Aid CIO
Other name the charity uses Raptor Aid
Registered charity number 1177127
Charity’s principal address Coxwood Farm, Cox Lane Rossett Wrexham LL12 0BG

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0		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
James Hill Chair Wholeperiod N/A
Stephen Joseph Watson FCA Treasurer Wholeperiod N/A
Blake Williams Wholeperiod N/A

– 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 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)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

James Hill

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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
Stephen Joseph Watson FCA

Treasurer
December 10 2021
December 10 2021
Charity Name No (if any)
Raptor Aid CIO 1177127
Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a
For the period
from		 Period start date
01/08/2020		 To Period end date
31/07/2021

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
3,911
325
7,613
3,983
50
254
480
-

16,616

-
-
-
16,616
5,719
-
2,081
151
484
1,044
2,474
1,098
104
976
116
14,246
-
-
-
14,246
2,370
-
966
3,336		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
9,631
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9,631
-
-
-
9,631
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9,631
-
-
9,631		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total funds
to the nearest £
13,541
325
7,613
3,983
50
254
480
-
26,247
-
-
-
26,247
5,719
-
2,081
151
484
1,044
2,474
1,098
104
976
116
14,246
-
-
-
14,246
12,001		 Total funds
to the nearest £
13,541
325
7,613
3,983
50
254
480
-
26,247
-
-
-
26,247
5,719
-
2,081
151
484
1,044
2,474
1,098
104
976
116
14,246
-
-
-
14,246
12,001		 Last year
to the nearest £
Donations Received 3,911 1,700
Courses 325 250
Nest box sales 7,613 3,185
Microscopes, pellets and kits 3,983
Guided walks/ courses/ talks 50 275
Gift Aid 254 -
Sales of other website merchandise 480 -
- -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)
16,616		 5,410
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- -
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
5,410
Nest boxes 5,719 2,292
Office Stationery - 49
Website & IT support support 2,081 570
Insurance 151 -
Paypal, Ebay and bank charges 484 49
**Postage, Packaging and Carriage ** 1,044
Materials for web resale - hand
magnifiers/ microscopes		 2,474 1,100
Printer & drone 1,098
Other costs 104
Donations &grants 976 450
Ringing costs 116 -
**Sub total ** 14,246 4,510
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
4,510
2,370 9,631 - 12,001 900
- - - - -
966 - - 966 66
3,336 9,631 - 12,967 966

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
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities		 (agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Bank balance
Total cash funds
Details
Details
Details
Details
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
3,336
9,631
-
-
-
-
3,336
9,631
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Print Name
Stephen Joseph Watson		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
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Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Date of approval
09/12/2021

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the Charity Name trustees/ members Raptor Aid CIO of

On accounts for the year ended

31 July 2021 Charity 1177127 no (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 31/07/2021.

Responsibilities 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 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:

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.

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Oct 2018

IER

Date: 29/12/2021

Signed:

Name: Katharine J Watson FCA

Relevant Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 10 Meadowsweet Road, Shurdington, Cheltenham, GLOS

GL53 0AS

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).

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Oct 2018

IER

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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Oct 2018

IER