# **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From : 01/01/2021 To: 31/12/2021**
## **Charity name: Norfolk Badger Trust**
**Charity registration number: 1180066**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17
purposes of the charity a) For the public benefit, to
as set out in its promote and enhance the
governing document welfare, conservation and
protection of badgers Meles
meles , their setts and habitats in
the Norfolk area.
b) To advance the education of
the public in the welfare,
conservation and protection of
badgers, their setts and habitats.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and The main activities undertaken by
1.19
activities in relation to Norfolk Badger Trust for the
those purposes for the public benefit during the period
public benefit, in have included: providing advice
particular, the activities, about badgers directly to
projects or services members of the public free of
identified in the charge; assisting in wildlife
accounts. rescue operations involving
badgers and collecting sett and
badger records. Activities were
limited during this period by the
Coronavirus pandemic, restricted
to those that were essential only.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees of Norfolk Badger
whether the trustees Trust have complied with their
have had regard to the duty to have due regard to the
guidance issued by the commission’s public benefit
Charity Commission on guidance when exercising any
public benefit powers or duties to which the
guidance is relevant.
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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SORP reference
**N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making
**N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **N/A** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers **N/A** Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
Advice service: Norfolk Badger
Trust have been able to assist a
number of individuals and
Summary of the main organisations by providing
Para 1.20
achievements of the information and advice about
charity, identifying the badgers in Norfolk, which has
difference the charity’s resulted in direct and indirect
work has made to the benefit to badgers and the
circumstances of its general public. Examples of such
beneficiaries and any instances include: following up on
wider benefits to society reports of potential wildlife crime
as a whole. reported by concerned members
of the public and liaising with the
police; providing advice to
concerned landowners about
orphan badger cubs and
ultimately carrying out rescue
and rehabilitation; working with
wildlife rescue organisations to
facilitate rescue operations;
providing advice to farmers and
landowners experiencing issues
with badgers on their land;
liaising with ecological
consultants in order to aid
ecological assessments of
potential developments.
Public engagement/educational
talks: During the reporting period
the Coronavirus pandemic has
meant that the group did not
attend public events or deliver
talks such as would usually be a
core activity of the group.
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**Norfolk Badger Trust collect, validate (where appropriate) and collate badger records (setts, live sightings and dead animals) from trustees, members and the general public via voluntary reporting. All of the activities listed above have benefitted badgers and/or the public. By offering advice and information Norfolk Badger Trust have been able to effectively promote the conservation and protection of badgers, which in turn ensures the ecosystem services they provide humanity persist. These activities also facilitate a reduction in humanbadger conflict e.g. through minimising damage to property or promoting mitigation to reduce road vehicle collisions with badgers, and allowing people to work within the laws pertaining to badgers and their setts.**
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
N/A
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
N/A
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
During this period NBT invested
Other in professional rescue equipment
to ensure that it is fully equipped
to deal with badger rescues. This
has significantly benefitted NBT
and its rescue, rehabilitation and
release work.
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Given its status as a small group,
financial position at the Norfolk Badger Trust was in a
end of the period financially healthy position at the
end of the period given the
Coronavirus pandemic, with a
total of £1040.61 in cash funds,
comprised of: a total of £400
received, £821.84 paid during the
period, and £1,426.45 brought
forward from the previous period.
Statement explaining Para 1.22 N/A
the policy for holding
reserves stating why
they are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 N/A
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 Due to the very small scale of the
reserves organisation and lack of financial
responsibilities/obligations,
reserves have not been
considered necessary.
Details of fund Para 1.24 N/A
materially in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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The primary source of funds for
Norfolk Badger Trust during this
The charity’s principal period was donations (£380). The
sources of funds Para 1.47 remain (£20) source of funds for
(including any the period was from non-voting
fundraising) membership fees.
Fundraising was substantially
restricted during this period due
to the Coronavirus pandemic
preventing many of the events
and talks that usually bring in the
majority of financial donations
usually received by the group.
N/A
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
N/A
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
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**N/A**
Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25
methods including a) Apart from the first charity
details of any trustees, every trustee must be
constitutional provisions appointed [for a term of [1] year]
e.g. election to post or by a resolution passed at a
name of any person or properly convened meeting of the
body entitled to appoint charity trustees.
one or more trustees b) 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.
c) At the conclusion of each 1
year term served, trustees may
retire or be reappointed by
election at a properly convened
meeting of trustees.
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**N/A** Policies and procedures adopted for the Para 1.51 induction and training of trustees **N/A** The charity’s organisational structure Para 1.51 and any wider network with which the charity works **Norfolk Badger Trust pays an annual subscription to be** Para 1.51
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Relationship with any affiliated to the national Badger
related parties Trust – (registered charity
number 1111440). The national
Badger Trust acts as a central
umbrella for the smaller county
badger groups, and provides
help, advice, support and at
times grants and equipment to
affiliated members.
N/A
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Norfolk Badger Trust
Other name the charity N/A
uses
Registered charity 1180066
number
Charity’s principal 51 Church Street
address EYE
Suffolk
IP23 7BD
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
Georgette Cecile Acting trustees
1
Vale
2 Helen Maxwell Vice Chair Acting trustees
3 Luke Douglas Chair Acting trustees
Jamey Anne Treasurer Acting trustees
4
Redway
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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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
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for
whole year
N/A
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## **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 N/A for 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)**
## **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)** LJD **Full name(s)** Luke Douglas
**Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 28/10/22
**Charity Name No (if any) NORFOLK BADGER TRUST 1180066**
## **Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 1/1/2021 12/31/2021
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Advice - -
Crowd funding/Donations 380 - - 380
Membership 20 - - 20
- - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
400 - - 400
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 400 - - 400
A3 Payments
Websites/social media 87 - - 87
Equipment 699 - - 699
Badger Trust affiliation 35 - - 35
- - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ 821 ] - - 821
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 821 - - 821
Net of receipts/(payments) - 421 - - - 421
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 1,889 - - 1,889
Cash funds this year end 1,468 - - 1,468
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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|**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**||**_Total cash funds_**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,041**|
|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||(agree|balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|Agreement Error|OK||
||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
||||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**||**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**||
|**charity’s own use**||||
|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||||**Fund to which**||**Amount due**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**||**liability relates**|
|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees||Signature|Print|Name||
||ljdouglas||LUKE DOUGLAS|||
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CC16a
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Last year
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## **to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - -**
## OK
## **Endowment funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**Current value (optional)**
**-**
**Current value (optional)**
**When due (optional)**
Date of approval 10/28/2022