2024-04-30-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/05/2023 Period start date To 30/04/2024 Period end date

Charity name: Ravenswell Supporting Cornish Wildlife

Charity registration number: 1185037

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	We provide the care of injured wild animals in Cornwall, with veterinary advice and medication, returning them to the wild. Financial help to other animal carers in Cornwall. Compiling a register of these approved wildlife units. Giving expert advice to the general public. Going out into schools and other groups. Funds are raised via education talks, attending fairs, public displays, raffles.
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	This year the activities have been the care and treatment of animals in need and advising the public on how to respond to an animal they believe is in need of care and treatment.
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 given regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the charity commission and kept this in mind when deciding about planning and activities. This guidance is also being taken into account and referred to if appropriate, when the charities policies and procedures have been drawn up.

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment

including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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 charity has taken in and treated 105 animals during the period. Some of these were treated and released by trustees and some were taken to specialist carers who treated and arranged rerelease of them. 35 were examined by a qualified veterinarian and where treated where needed. 45 were euthanised by a vet as they were not in a condition to be treated and released. Requests for advice and assistance was mainly received by phone and approximately 250 people have been advised what they should do including contacting specialist care organisations or to be examined by a vet. We have attended several events such as fairs, festivals, local events, talks to schools, WI, gardening clubs, church events etc. We have added to our list of carers in Cornwall, so our networking activities have grown. A new site has been found in which to house the aviaries and rehabilitation pens, and this site will allow for phase one of the hospital to be started. The building of the aviaries has started, and we expect to move in sometime in May. The site has also been earmarked to allow the erection of further pens and the start of the hospital ready for our future expansion.

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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

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity is strong enough to continue to provide care to the animals that come into us. We have started to spend our accumulated monies on the new site, with aviaries being erected at this time.
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	The charity does not have a reserves policy at this stage because the trustees consider that we have not yet raised sufficient funds to withdraw sums from the amounts needed to maintain the charity and deal with care of animals referred to us and to start work on building the hospital. However, the trustees will continue to consider this as funding grows.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	We are now in a situation where we need to replenish the monies that have been spent so far on the building of the aviaries so that once they are complete we can expand our rehabilitation pens and then look forward to starting the hospital building.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
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	CIO Foundation Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation
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	Trustees are appointed for a period of 5 years by existing trustees. The end of the first period of appointment was staggered in the constitution so all appointments do not fall due in the same year. New trustees are nominated at the AGM.

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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	Ravenswell Supporting Cornish Wildlife
Other name the charity uses	Ravenswell
Registered charity number	1185037
Charity’s principal address	Miome, Short Cross Road Mount Hawke Truro Cornwall TR4 8DU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	WendyWinstanley	Chairman
	Doreen White
	KayLarking	Treasurer
	MandyWinstanley	Secretary
	RosemaryHarris

– 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 None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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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) Mandy Winstanley Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Chair, etc) Date 26/08/25