2023-10-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 November 2022 Period start date To 31 October 2023 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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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 including program related investment	Para 1.38	The Trustees have invested in display materials, equipment for talks and website development to facilitate 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 c. 40 in 2022/3) 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.
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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. We have supported undergraduates and Masters students in two local universities by providing data and guidance for research projects and dissertations. 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. 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
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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	Reserves comprise entirely of Bank and cash funds and these are held to facilitate our future activities.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£2412
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in	Para 1.24	N/A

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

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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)
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Structure, Governance and Management

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

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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) Stephen Joseph Watson Full name(s) Gordon Raymond Kirk Position (eg Secretary, Chair Treasurer Chair, etc) Date Xx/xx/202x

	Charity Name Gloucestershire Raptor Monitoring Group CIO	Charity Name Gloucestershire Raptor Monitoring Group CIO	Charity Name Gloucestershire Raptor Monitoring Group CIO	No (if any) 1185930	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 11/1/2022	To	Period end date 10/31/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Donations 200 Talks income 2,395 Gift Aid 495 Conservation services 675 Grants 500 4,265 - - Sub total - Total receipts 4,265 A3 Payments Talk/ event costs (commissions/ hall hire etc) 681 Ringing/ Climbing/ monitoring costs 980 Advertising Insurance 285 Web site Finance charges (bank/ PayPal) 97 Ticketing commission 231 Nestbox costs 313 Sub total 2,587 - - Sub total - Total payments 2,587 Net of receipts/(payments) 1,678 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 734 Cash funds this year end 2,412 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)		to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 200 2,395 495 675 500 - - - 4,265 - - - 4,265 - 681 980 - 285 - 97 231 313 2,587 - - - 2,587 1,678 - 734 2,412	Last year to the nearest £
			- - - - - - - - -	200	1,017
				2,395	120
				495	83
				675	3,433
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				4,265	4,653
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				980	2,681
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				285	268
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				313	2,071
				2,587	5,080
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		-	- - - -	1,678	- 427
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		-		734	1,161
		-		2,412	734

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Details B1 Cash funds Bank Petty cash Details B2 Other monetary assets Details B3 Investment assets Details Details B5 Liabilities Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	to nearest £ to nearest £ 2,309 - 103 - - 2,412 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Stephen Watson Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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	Stephen Watson	1/3/2024