2021-10-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 November 2020 Period start date To 31 October 2021 Period end date

Charity name: Gloucestershire Raptor Monitoring Group CIO

Charity registration number: 1185930

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 wild 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 wild 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	Holding talks open to the public at large to disseminate our conservation and monitoring work and to educate the public generally in UK and Gloucestershire raptors. Monitoring, marking (rings and tags) and conserving Gloucestershire raptors and maintaining a database of all activities. Communicating with the public at large via our website.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees are always mindful of the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and discharge these responsibilities by holding regular talks and raptor events in addition to maintaining our website

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	We make grants when it might assist our understanding of local raptors and/ or promote scientific research into conservation/ monitoring.
Policy on social investment	Para 1.38	The Trustees have invested in display materials, equipment for talks and website development to facilitate

including program related investment		dissemination of information to the public at large.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The Trustees, themselves unpaid volunteers, recognise the input of all our volunteers (numbering 24 in 2020/21) who include monitors, ringers, satellite taggers, climbers, authors, web specialists and general administrative workers. GRMG CIO is entirely dependant on all its volunteers. We operate with no paid staff.
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	Our monitoring data now contributes to the national report by the Rare Breeding Birds Panel, published in the British Birds journal. GRMG volunteers monitored several hundred nests of a range of raptors and owls including Goshawk, Red Kite, Peregrine, Hobby, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kestrel, Tawny Owl, Little Owl and Barn Owl. Many of the chicks were also ringed by our licenced bird ringers with the data collected contributing to the British Trust for Ornithology’s national nest record and ringing schemes as well as local conservation knowledge. Our volunteers have also provided advice to many landowners and managers across the county regarding conservation of and habitat management for raptors. Aided Police in investigations. Attended Police Raptor persecution awareness days. GRMG are now represented on Gloucestershire Police Wildlife crime panel.

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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
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	Reserves comprise entirely of Bank and cash funds and these are held to facilitate our future activities.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£1.16k
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A

Explanation of any Para 1.23 There is no such uncertainty. uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Talks by celebrity raptor enthusiasts and also by our own volunteers. Raptor ID events in the field. Gift Aid
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	Our investment policy is to generate sufficient funds for our current and future activities and to maintain high liquidity. We also invest in materials required by our volunteers to carry out their conservation, monitoring and marking activities such as harnesses, ladders, ropes, trail cams and batteries.
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The risks are limited to an inability to continue to generate funding to facilitate our activities. Our current funds would provide for at least four years future activities (depending on how we fund any future satellite tagging costs)
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its charity trustees. (‘Foundation’ model 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	In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees will 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 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	Gloucestershire Raptor Monitoring Group CIO
Other name the charity uses	GRMG CIO
Registered charity number	1185930
Charity’s principal address	Old Builders Arms Randalls Green Chalford Hill Nr Stroud GLOS GL6 8EF

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)
	Gordon Kirk	Chair
	Natalie Roberts	Chief Operating
	Gareth Jones	Wildlife Crime
	Anna Field	BTO ringer
	Stephen Watson	Treasurer

– 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 charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements 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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Gordon Raymond Kirk	Stephen Joseph Watson
	Chair	Treasurer
	7 January 2022
	7 January 2022

Charity Name No (if any) Gloucestershire Raptor Monitoring Group CIO 1185930

Receipts and payments accounts

Period start date Period end date To 11/1/2020 10/31/2021

For the period from

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
Donations 2,845 - - 2,845
Talks income - - - -
Gift Aid - - - -
Others 1,800 - - 1,800
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 4,645 - - 4,645
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 4,645 - - 4,645
A3 Payments
- - - -
Talk/ event costs (commissions/ hall hire etc) - - -
Ringing/ Climbing/ monitoring costs 8,333 - - 8,333
Advertising - - - -
Insurance 250 - - 250
Web site 120 - - 120
Display materials - - -
Card machines - - -
Nestbox costs 362 - - 362
Sub total [ 9,065 ] - - 9,065
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 9,065 - - 9,065
Net of receipts/(payments) [- 4,420 ] - - - 4,420
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 5,582 - - 5,582
Cash funds this year end [ 1,162 ] - - 1,162
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Section B Statement of	assets	and liabilities at	the end of the	the end of the	period
			Unrestricted		Restricted
Categories	Details		funds		funds
B1 Cash funds	Bank Petty cash	Total cash funds	to nearest £ 775 387 - 1,162		to nearest £ - - - -
	(agree	balances with receipts and payments account(s))	OK	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					- - - - - - - -
B5 Liabilities	Details		Fund to which liability relates		- - - - - Amount due (optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature	Print	Name
			Stephen Watson

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CC16a
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Last year

to the nearest £

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800
8,409
130
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9,339
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9,339

2,958 936 551 178 25 30 71 - 4,749

4,749 4,590 - 992 5,582

Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - -

OK

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Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Current value (optional)

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Current value (optional)

When due (optional) Date of approval 11/18/2021