## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 1[st] April 2024 **To** 31[st] March 2025 **Charity name:** Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru **Charity registration number:** 1180113 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its governing document|Para 1.17|a) The advancement of the
conservation, protection and
improvement of the natural
environment of Wales for the public
benefit, through advocacy, carrying
out research and promoting
biodiversity.
b) To promote the conservation
protection and improvement of the
physical and natural environment.
c)
To advance the education of the
public in the conservation, protection
and improvement of the natural
environment of Wales by providing
information and through raising
awareness.| |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|Over the reporting period (April 2024 –
March 2025) the Initiative for Nature
Conservation Cymru has addressed each of
the following key areas of work:
**Land management and habitat**
**restoration**
● Developed and implemented a
conservation management plan at the
Llwyndewi Farm Nature Reserve, to
improve biodiversity across almost 60ha of
meadow, marsh, woodland, scree and
scrub habitat.
● Provided conservation advice and support
to 11 different landowners – this work
ranges from species specific conservation
on private farmland/woodland, to managing| whole farm habitat restorations, such as at Cefn Garthenor - a sheep farm in Ceredigion, and Old Wallace Farm – a mixed livestock and arable farm in the Vale of Glamorgan. **Species recovery** ● Continued our high-profile restoration of the Marsh Fritillary Butterfly at Llantrisant Common (including monitoring of the population and further habitat restoration work), and initiated a new restoration project for this species in North Pembrokeshire. We published a Marsh Fritillary restoration, reinforcement and recovery guidebook in 2024, to disseminate good practice in conservation of this species. ● Worked in partnership with landowners and conservation groups on a landscapescale conservation programme for water voles in the River Thaw, Glamorgan (involving release of 100 captive-bred individuals). Secured funding for and initiated a Water Vole conservation project in the South Wales Valleys, conducting research on this poorly-known upland population and engaging with local communities. This work includes habitat restoration and an eradication programme for non-native American Mink. ● Our collaborative work with landowners includes surveys and monitoring of farmland birds, particularly Yellowhammer in the Vale of Glamorgan. **Nature Investigations, advocacy, litigation and campaigns** ● Progressed in our ambition to create a nature conservation investigations unit for Wales, by securing funding for the appointment of a Communications Officer and an Investigative Journalist. ● Highlighted the impact of grassland fires and unmanaged conifer regeneration on grassland, heathland and woodland habitats. ● Continued a 2-year campaign and ongoing legal challenge, to ensure that Natural Resources Wales safeguards a grassland/heathland Site of Special Scientific Interest in Rhondda Cynon Taf, that is currently in unfavourable condition. **Supporting early career conservationists and conservation volunteers** ● Worked with over 50 volunteers – taking part in practical habitat management for a range of species and habitats, including in the Amman Valley, Carmarthenshire, led by our Community Wildlife Officer. This includes nestbox schemes for Barn Owls, House Martins and Pied Flycatchers, and a community wildlife garden producing plants and seeds for farmland habitat restoration projects across south Wales ● Delivered 20 volunteer events – mainly focused on our landscape restoration work around the Amman Valley (Carmarthenshire), and our Marsh Fritillary reinforcement (Llantrisant). Other major volunteer events involve working closely with Bridgend College students at our farm restoration project, Cefn Garthenor (Ceredigion). ● Delivered 2 training days – For Water vole and Marsh Fritillary conservation. ● Our small team of conservation staff gain a wide experience through working on the projects outlined above, as well as a range of external contracts with other organisations such as the RSPB. **Engagement and education** ● Delivered 12 educational talks to numerous groups and organisations about nature conservation and the work of INCC. ● Delivered 3 school / children’s group conservation activities. **Communication** ● Continued the twice-yearly publication of _Natur Cymru_ , the bilingual journal of record for wildlife and conservation in Wales, with a circulation of ~650 subscribers. ● Written 6 informative articles – for various media, and including topics such as habitat restoration at Cefn Garthenor and the state of our SSSIs. ● Written 3 press releases to help inform |||supporters of the work of INCC and our
conservation projects.
● Used social media to communicate our
messages to a wide audience, via
Facebook, X, Bluesky and LinkedIn.
● Used two hard-hitting animations to
demonstrate to the wider public the issues
that wildlife faces:
https://bit.ly/StopTheWarOnNature

https://bit.ly/INCCWaterVole
● Given 2 radio interviews / segments
● Given 2 TV interviews / segments| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees of INCC are aware of their
legal requirement under the Charities Act to
have regard to the commission’s public
benefit Guidance (PB1, PB2 and PB3).
Furthermore, INCC Trustees have taken the
guidance into account when making a
decision to which the guidance is relevant.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|n.a.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|n.a.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|INCC worked with over 50 volunteers –
taking part in practical habitat management
for a range of species and habitats.
as INCC delivered 20 volunteer events –
mainly focused on our landscape
restoration work around the Amman Valley
(Carmarthenshire), and our Marsh Fritillary
reinforcement (Llantrisant). Other major
volunteer events involve working closely
with Bridgend College students at our farm
restoration project, Cefn Garthenor
(Ceredigion).| |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|**Key Achievements**
**Llwyndewi Farm nature reserve**
● We began management of our first
nature reserve, inviting groups and
volunteers to help with its management,
including reinstating traditional cattle
grazing to improve habitat.
**Other habitat restoration projects**
● Various habitat restoration projects,
across multiple sites, including planting
Devil’s-bit Scabious and creating arable
margins to support species like
Yellowhammer and Brown Hare.
**SSSI management in south Wales**
● Legal pressure on Natural Resources
Wales (NRW) to manage a neglected
grassland SSSI, resulting in increased
efforts to engage with the land manager.
**Marsh Fritillary population restoration**
**projects**
● Continued success in the Marsh Fritillary
restoration project at Llantrisant Common,
publication of a Marsh Fritillary
conservation handbook in 2024, and
initiation of a new population restoration
project in N Pembrokeshire.
**Water Vole conservation and associated**
**American Mink control**
● Partnership project to reintroduce Water
Voles to the River Thaw, and conserve
Water Voles in the Rhondda Valley, with
efforts to control non-native American Mink
and improve habitat.
**Investigative journalism project**
● Development of a unique investigative
project to challenge environmental
decision-makers and deliver effective
campaigns. This has subsequently led to
appointment of a Press Officer and an
Investigative Journalist during the 2025-26
financial year.| **Community engagement** ● Involvement of local communities and volunteers in conservation projects, including school children and local residents. **Public engagement and education** ● Delivered 12 educational talks, 20 volunteer events, and 9 school conservation activities. ● Published _Natur Cymru_ and articles in other publications, and maintained an active social media presence, promoting and explaining our activities to the wider public. **Support and funding** ● Continued support from donors, volunteers, and organisations like The Waterloo Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, and the National Lottery Community Fund. **Public Benefit** ● Biodiversity conservation: our projects directly contribute to the conservation and restoration of species and habitats, ensuring a richer and more diverse natural environment for future generations. ● Community involvement: by engaging local communities in conservation activities, we foster a culture of environmental stewardship and enhances public understanding of ecological issues. ● Educational outreach: through talks, publications, and school programs, we educate the public about the importance of nature conservation, inspiring more people to take action for wildlife. ● Advocacy and legal action: our advocacy work, including legal challenges, ensures that environmental laws are upheld and that wildlife receives the protection it needs. ● Sustainable practices: we promote sustainable land management practices that benefit both wildlife and local communities, demonstrating how conservation and agriculture can coexist. These achievements highlight our commitment to wildlife conservation, community involvement, and effective advocacy for environmental protection in Wales. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of the period INCC had cash
assets totalling £105,258, of which £36,857
was restricted grants and donations, and
£68,401 was unrestricted funds and
reserves (£38,377 reserves).
Total income for the period was £156,779
of which £72,195 was from restricted grants
and donations, £26,497 from_Natur Cymru_
magazine and INCC supporter scheme
income, £29,391 from consultancy
services, and £28,716 from unrestricted
donations.
Total spending during the reporting period
was £123,876 of which £61,086 was
restricted grant expenditure, £27,787 was
_Natur Cymru_and Supporter Scheme
running costs, £31,220 was project delivery
and core costs, e.g. project staff costs, and
£3,783 was consultancy services
expenditure.
INCC is in a secure financial position, with
income up approximately 64% on the
previous financial year.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|It is INCC policy to retain financial reserves
totalling 6 months staff,_Natur Cymru_and
supporter scheme costs.
These reserves are held so that INCC has
the means with which to deliver on grant,
subscription, and supporter scheme
promises in the event of a planned closure.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£38,377| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|NA| |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|None| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 |social investment policy
adopted||| |---|---|---| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **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|The incoming Chair and new trustees were
appointed by current board of trustees. The
other trustees and Treasurer were self-
appointed at the initial constitution of the
Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
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|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Name subsequently changed to Wild Cymru / Cymru Wyllt
after the current reporting period.| |Registered charity number|1180113| |Charity’s principal address|Science Centre, c/o National Botanic Garden of Wales
Llanarthne,
Carmarthenshire
SA32 8HG| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Elizabeth
Chadwick|Chair|Chair until 09/01/2025|| ||LyndseyMaiden|Secretary||| ||Carys Solman|Treasurer||| ||Daniel Jenkins-
Jones|Trustee, incoming
Chair|Chair from 09/01/2025|| ||Robert Thomas|Trustee||| ||Julian Jones|Trustee||| ||Michael Shewring|Trustee||| ||James Vafidis|Trustee|Resigned 14/02/2025|| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name None** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |||| |**None**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None 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**
**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |**n.a.**||| |||| |||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Robert Jones Parry ## **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)** Robert J. Thomas **Full name(s)** Carys Solman **Position (e.g. Secretary,** Treasurer Trustee during the reporting period, **Chair, etc)** now Secretary **Date** 23rd January 2026 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity Name 1180113
Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru (INCC)
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01.04.24 31.03.25
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Supporter Scheme & Natur Cymru 26,497 - 26,497 24,825
Donations 28,716 19,926 - 48,642 4,637
Services 29,391 - 29,391 14,540
- - -
Grants 51,941 - 51,941 51,097
Other 328 - 328 238
- - -
- - -
Sub total (Gross income for
84,604 72,195 - 156,799 95,337
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 84,604 72,195 - 156,799 95,337
A3 Payments
Core costs & Project delivery 31,220 - - 31,220 15,426
Supporter Scheme & Natur Cymru 27,787 - - 27,787 20,270
Services expenditure 3,783 - - 3,783 5,197
Grant expenditure 61,086 - 61,086 32,435
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 62,790 ] 61,086 - 123,876 73,328
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 62,790 61,086 - 123,876 73,328
Net of receipts/(payments) 21,814 11,109 - 32,923 22,009
A5 Transfers between funds 8,249 - 8,249 - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 38,338 33,997 - 72,335 -
Cash funds this year end 68,401 36,857 - 105,258 22,009
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 27/11/2025 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
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**Details**
**Details**
Laptop & software
18 x wildflife cameras
**Details**
Polytunnel
**Details**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**_Total cash funds_**
Reserves
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**36,857**
**30,024**
**-**
**38,377**
**-**
**68,401**
**36,857**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
Awards for All
**-**
Waterloo
Foundation
**-**
Pen-y-cymoedd
Watervole project
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Lyndsey Maiden
Print Name
Carys Solman|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
15/05/2025
15/05/2025| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 27/11/2025 2 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of INITIATIVE FOR NATURE CONSERVATION CYMRU On accounts for the year ended 31 MARCH 2025 Charity no lif any) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts oflhe above charity I'the Trust") for the year ended 3110312025. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 1"the ACY'I 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 the applicable Direclions given by the Charity Commission under section 145151{b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disciosed below "l in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect". accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounls do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which altention should be drawn in order to 8nable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Ple8se delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: PETER EVANS LEA Relevant professional qualification{s) or body lif any): FCA Address: LINDEN HOUSE. MONK STREET, ABERGAVENNY, NP7 5NF IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of Concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charty accounts.. directions and guidancè for examiners). Give here brief detalls of any Items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity Name 1180113
Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru (INCC)
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01.04.24 31.03.25
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Supporter Scheme & Natur Cymru 26,497 - 26,497 24,825
Donations 28,716 19,926 - 48,642 4,637
Services 29,391 - 29,391 14,540
- - -
Grants 51,941 - 51,941 51,097
Other 328 - 328 238
- - -
- - -
Sub total (Gross income for
84,604 72,195 - 156,799 95,337
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 84,604 72,195 - 156,799 95,337
A3 Payments
Core costs & Project delivery 31,220 - - 31,220 15,426
Supporter Scheme & Natur Cymru 27,787 - - 27,787 20,270
Services expenditure 3,783 - - 3,783 5,197
Grant expenditure 61,086 - 61,086 32,435
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 62,790 ] 61,086 - 123,876 73,328
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 62,790 61,086 - 123,876 73,328
Net of receipts/(payments) 21,814 11,109 - 32,923 22,009
A5 Transfers between funds 8,249 - 8,249 - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 38,338 33,997 - 72,335 -
Cash funds this year end 68,401 36,857 - 105,258 22,009
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 27/11/2025 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
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**Details**
**Details**
Laptop & software
18 x wildflife cameras
**Details**
Polytunnel
**Details**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**_Total cash funds_**
Reserves
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**36,857**
**30,024**
**-**
**38,377**
**-**
**68,401**
**36,857**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
Awards for All
**-**
Waterloo
Foundation
**-**
Pen-y-cymoedd
Watervole project
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Lyndsey Maiden
Print Name
Carys Solman|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
15/05/2025
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