## **WATERBERG RHINO UK ANNUAL REPORT** To year end 31 March 2023 The Trustees of Waterberg Rhino UK present the charity report and financial statements for the year end 31 March 2023. Charity name Waterberg Rhino UK Charity registration number 1187429 Trustees: Lucy Asprey Belinda Chaffer (chair) Bill Curral Roger Stringer MBE Caroline St Quinton **Total receipts to 31.03.23 £118,278 Total grants to 31.03.23 £96,134** ## **Aims and objectives** - To fundraise and raise awareness for the protection and conservation of rhino and other endangered wildlife in the Waterberg region of South Africa - To fundraise and provide support for projects which advance the education and conservation of the environment in the Waterberg. - To support projects that bring social and economic upliftment for the community in the Waterberg - To raise awareness of the plight of the rhino and other endangered wildlife in the UK ## **Overall view of the year 2022-23** The Trustees are pleased to report that in its third year of operation, Waterberg Rhino UK has again achieved over £100,000 in receipts, consolidating the grants that we have been able to make over the year. The Waterberg is one of the last viable strongholds of rhino on the planet. One of our main priorities is funding the provision of technology and equipment to improve security across the region. A substantial grant of over one million rand was given to update and install 22 ANPR cameras over the area, to act as an alert for potential criminal behaviour. In conjunction with this, the charity purchased 50 military-grade boots for wildlife rangers, as well as night-vision equipment and binoculars. By bringing together operations, sharing information and kit, the funds spent are maximized to the greatest potential. Our other main area of concern is projects associated with the improved wellbeing of the community and the environment. Our Food Gardens Scheme, in collaboration with NPO Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, has gone from strength to strength this year, with greater engagement from the 16 schools involved. This was due in the main to our Garden Competition which awarded cash prizes for various categories including best garden, most improved, and most sustainable. Plans are underway for next year’s competition. We have also continued our support of established educational organisations, with grants to the Waterberg Academy bursary fund, and the Lapalala Wilderness School, centres of excellence bringing greater opportunity to children in the Waterberg. Fundraising events in the UK have included a clay-pigeon team event, a ‘wilderness’ ball, sales of Christmas cards and specially designed glassware. Our annual fundraiser, Ride for Rhinos, a 250km horseback safari in the Waterberg, was a huge success and raised over £16,000. Rides for 2024 and 2025 are fully booked. A game-changer for the charity has been the support of filmmaker Harry Hough, who through his incredible talent has made a series of short films on the work of the charity. These can be found on the Waterberg Rhino youtube channel. The benefit brought in creating a wider audience and awareness of what the charity is aiming to achieve has been tangible in the increase of donations. All 5 trustees have been able to travel to the Waterberg this year, seeing at first hand the projects and organisations with which we are working. ## **Plans for the future** Waterberg Rhino plans to continue to work together with the Waterberg community in bringing funding and greater co-operation to strengthen the protection of the highly vulnerable rhino population. This includes more camera-tracking technology, further equipment for rangers including drones, radio systems and medical kits. Our support of the gardens, the schools, and other community projects is vital to bring lasting outcomes for the people too. Belinda Chaffer Chair of Trustees 04/09/23 |**No (if any)**
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**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_**118,278**
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**_Total receipts_ 118,278**
**A3 Payments**
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**86,953**
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**_Sub total_ 96,134**
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**_Total payments_ 96,134**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 22,144**
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**A6 Cash funds last year end**
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**_Cash funds this year end_ 58,771**||**Restricted funds**
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**_Cash funds this year end_ **|||||| ||**22,144**|**-**|**-**||**22,144**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**36,627**|**-**|||**36,627**| ||**58,771**|**-**|**-**||**58,771**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 13/11/23 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**|**end of the period**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||**Unrestricted**|||||||**Restricted funds**|||||| |**Categories**||**Details**||||||**funds**||||||||||||| |||||||||**to nearest**|**£**|||||||**to nearest £**||||| |**B1 Cash funds**|**community**||**account**||||||**2,189**|||||||||||| ||**premium account**|||||||**56,582**||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||**-**||||||**-**||||| |||||||||||||||||||||| ||||**_Total cash funds_**|||||**58,771**||||||||**-**||||| |||(agree balances with receipts and payments||||||||||||||||||| |||||account(s))|||OK||||||||OK|||||| |||||||||**Unrestricted**|||||||**Restricted funds**|||||| |||||||||**funds**||||||||||||| ||**Details**|||||||**to nearest**|**£**|||||||**to nearest £**||||| |**B2 Other monetary assets**||||||||||**-**||||||**-**||||| |||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||**-**||||||**-**||||| |||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||**-**||||||**-**||||| |||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||**-**||||||**-**||||| |||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||**-**||||||**-**||||| |||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||**-**||||||**-**||||| |||||||||||||||||||||| ||**Details**||||||**Fund to which**
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**79,734 20,624 - - 20,624** CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 13/11/23 3 **Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - -** OK **Endowment funds to nearest £** **-** **Current value (optional) - - - - -** **Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - -** **When due (optional)** Date of approval 08/08/23 CCXX R4 accounts (SS) 13/11/23 4 (HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiftèr's Report Report to the trusteesl members of WaterF)erg Rhino UK On a¢¢ounts for thè yèar ended 31 March 2023 ChaTIty no (rf any) 1187429 Sot out on pages !f&TrTLbe.' Ic? qUFTrt*rs Lr. 5hsÈ.'.s', I report to the truslees on my examination of the a(￿unts of the above charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 3110312023 Rosponsibilitiès and basis of report As the charitys trustees. you are ￿ponSIble for the preparatK)n of the ac(x)unts in aC(X)rdan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Acr}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's ac(x)unts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed 211 the appl￿b￿ Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the ACL Independent I have tx)mpleted my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examinerfs statement (x)me to my atten￿n in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect the ac(x)unting re(x)rds were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Chartttes Act". or the acmunts did not ac(x)rd with the accounting records., or the ac£ounts dsd rK)t Ix)mpty with the applicable requirements Con￿rnIng the foThn and thntent of accounts set out in the Charities IActx)unts and RewJrts} RegulatBJns 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no (x)ncems and have cx)me across m other matters in connection with the examinatw)n to whith altentKin should be drdwn in this report in order to enable a prO￿r understanding of the accounts to be ￿athed. se te the worfs in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Signèd: 08 August 2023 Name: Alastair Young Relevant profèssional qualification(s) or body (rf any): Solicttor Address: 1. Colon Road, Ravensthofpe, Northants, NN6 8EG IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete rf ihe examiner needs to highlight material mailers of cx)ncern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts". directions and guklance for examiners). Give h•r8 brief details of any itèms that the examiner wlshes to disclose. IER Oct 2018