## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
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Period start date Period end date
1st Oct 2023 30th Sept 2024
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## Section A Reference and administration details
|**Charity name**
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)**
**Charity's principal address**|Turtle Dove Trust|
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|||
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||1186288|
||Vine House Farm|
||Deeping St Nicholas|
||Lincolnshire|
||**Postcode**
**PE11 3DG**|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Nicholas Watts Chairman
Robert Anderson- Treasurer Appointed 01/04/2024
2
Brown
3 Edward John Pope Resigned 01/04/2024
Christopher John Resigned 01/04/2024
4
Knights
William Michael Resigned 01/04/2024
5
Mankins
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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Type of adviser Name Address
Secretary Michael Anderson- 17B High Street Little Paxton CAMBS PE19 6HA
Brown
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
March **2012**
**TAR**
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
Deed of Trust
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Trust
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Appointed by Trustees
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
(1) TO ADVANCE THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ESPECIALLY THE TURTLE DOVE AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
(A) PROVIDING THEM WITH A SAFE BREEDING ENVIRONMENT WITH THE OBJECT OF ENCOURAGING THE RECREATION AND PRESERVATION OF APPROPRIATE ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS THAT THEY MAY BE PROVIDED WITH THE MEANS TO CONTINUE TO FLOURISH IN AS NATURAL AN ENVIRONMENT AS POSSIBLE; (B) THE RETENTION AND CREATION OF SUITABLE NESTING HABITATS;
- (C) BREEDING TURTLE DOVES IN CAPTIVITY AND RELEASING THEIR PROGENY LOCALLY IN EAST ANGLIA OR IN SUITABLE HABITATS;
- (2) TO PROMOTE THE STUDY AND CONSERVATION OF BIRDS AND THEIR HABITAT, PARTICULARLY ENDANGERED FARMLAND BIRDS.
March **2012**
**TAR**
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The Turtle Dove is a homing migratory dove kept in captive pairs, very prolific breeders and after laying two eggs, will lay again. The young are fostered by other tamer doves, and the young are released into the wild in late summer. They spend a month in specially constructed release pens, in order to familiarise them with natural food and their wild habitat. They will return every year.
The Turtle Dove Trust raises funds to support the breeding of sufficient Turtle Doves to support the release program.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
The work of the trust continued in line with its objectives. The trust supported the breeding of over 600 Turtle Doves which were then transferred to holding sites across East Anglia. Over 500 Turtle Doves, bred in 2023, were released from these in the spring and summer. The Trust also invested heavily in GPS tracking devices with the aim of following up to 20 Turtle Doves on their annual migration.
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## **Section E Financial review**
## **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
The Trust aims to maintain sufficient reserves to fund 6 months operation of the breeding program.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
- There are no funds in deficit
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
The Turtle Dove Trust is dependent upon donations and thanks to all who have donated.
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
## **Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Michael Anderson-Brown **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Secretary **etc) Date** 30 September 2025
March **2012**
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Charity Name No (if any)
Turtle Dove Trust 1186288
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/10/2023 30/09/2024
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
Donations & Legacies 37,824 - - 37,824 16,841
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 37,824 ] - - 37,824 16,841
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Fund Income 532 - - 532 989
- - - - -
Sub total 532 - - 532 989
Total receipts 38,356 - - 38,356 17,830
A3 Payments
Accountancy 1,320 - - 1,320 -
Project Costs 38,860 - - 38,860 24,327
Computer Costs 1,517 - - 1,517 1,291
Legal & Professional 36 - - 36 360
Bank Charges/Paypal 46 - - 46 -
Marketing - - - - 1,500
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 41,779 ] - - 41,779 27,478
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments [ 41,779 ] - - 41,779 27,478
Net of receipts/(payments) - 3,423 - - - 3,423 - 9,648
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 10,348 - - 10,348 19,996
Cash funds this year end 6,925 - - 6,925 10,348
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
22/10/2025
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**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**|Barrat & Cooke
Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Barclays Community Account 30404829
Barclays Community Account 13757730
Paypal Account
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
Barratt & Cooke|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**3,447**
**-**
**283**
**-**
**2,856**
**339**
**-**
**6,925**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**12075**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Robert Anderson-Brown|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
21/10/2025|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
22/10/2025
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
memberJ of
Tvc1I¢ Vavé TA¥5T
On aGcounts for the year
ended
Charity no
(if any)
Sot out on pages
f (13) q OA 16
I re1 to the trustees on my examination of the a
charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 30 { 07
Responslbllitios and As the chanty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basls of r¢port of the accounts in acc(ffdance wth the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (Ihe Act-).
unts of the above
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust'5 accounts Caled out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in caThwng out my examination. I
have followed the applicaNe Directions gNen by the Charity Commission
under sectson 14515Xbl of Ihe Act.
I have completed my examination. I conffimi that no material matters have
c()me to my attention I
') in connection with
the examination vthith gives me cause to bdieve that in, any material
spect:
accounlir¥J rec$ not kept in accordance wth section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connectlon
with the examination to which attentK)n should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brdckets ifthey do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
Narne:
S lCRAFr Tor-J xs. f. c. A.
Relevant professlonal
quallfl¢alion(sl or body
(if any):
THE
LJAIE
Address:
nuL
pei
IER
October 2018
Section B
Disclosure
Onty complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32.
Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners)-
Glve here brlef detalls of
any items that the
examlner wlshes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018