Charity number 1187885
The Wakefield Peregrine Project
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2021
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The Wakefield Peregrine Project
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2021
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 3 |
| Receipts and payments account | 4 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 5 |
| Notes to the accounts | 6 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service
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The Wakefield Peregrine Project
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2021
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Colin Booker Chair Francis Hickenbottom Treasurer Michael William Rose Trustee Rebecca Bailey Trustee Appointed 10 March 2021 Craig Schofield Trustee Appointed 3 April 2021
Charity number
The charity was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 1187885, on 11 February 2020.
Principal address
Bankers
Ashtree House Co-operative Bank Little Hemsworth 1 Balloon Street Hemsworth Manchester Pontefract M60 4EP WF9 4BH
Accountants
West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 11 February 2020
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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The Wakefield Peregrine Project
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2021
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
To promote, for the benefit of the public, the study and support of peregrine falcons within the Wakefield district and surrounding area.
The charity's main activities
The charity maintains a nestbox and two live cameras on Wakefield Cathedral. Video from the cameras is streamed to the internet. The charity also arranges viewing days, when members of the public can see the peregrines and learn more about the species and the problems that it faces.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular on environment, conservation and heritage.
Achievements and performance
Messages of appreciation were received from people, throughout the world, who had benefited from engaging with the peregrines on the internet during the periods of isolation the Coronavirus lockdown periods enforced. TV, newspapers, both national and local, carried features about the Wakefield peregrines and the beneficial effects of people engaging with nature, especially during lockdown.
At the time of signing these accounts the charity has been slightly impacted by the global Covid-19 virus. The trustees have reassessed the charity’s ability to continue for at least 12 months from the date that the accounts are approved and conclude that no material uncertainties exist that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to meet its liabilities as they fall due.
Financial review
The net receipts for the year were £440, all from unrestricted funds.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £2,969.
The charity has not yet formally agreed a reserves policy, but is actively engaged in producing one.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on …………..……...…….
Signed: ………………..…………. (Trustee)
Name: ……………..…..………….
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The Wakefield Peregrine Project
Receipts and payments account
for the year ended 31 December 2021
| Notes Receipts Donations (2) Transfer from Wakefield Naturalists' Society Total receipts Payments Line rental Streaming Printing and stationery Equipment Website Maintenance Accountancy Total payments Fund balances brought forward Fund balances carried forward Net receipts |
2021 Total funds £ 1,997 - 1,997 441 163 113 600 20 40 180 1,557 440 2,529 2,969 |
2020 Total funds £ 1,228 1,853 3,081 320 - - - 80 80 72 552 2,529 - 2,529 |
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The Wakefield Peregrine Project
Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 December 2021 Cash funds Cash at bank Total cash funds Assets retained for the charity's own use Donated from Wakefield Naturalists' Society: 2 HD Security cameras and video recording equipment Projector HD camera purchased by The Wakefield Peregrine project Liabilities Accounts preparation |
2021 Total £ 2,969 2,969 £ 1,500 482 600 2,582 £ 144 144 |
2020 Total £ 2,529 2,529 |
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Approval of the accounts
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on …………..……...…….
Signed: ……………...………….…. (Trustee)
Name: ……………..…..………….
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Notes to the accounts continued
The Wakefield Peregrine Project
for the year ended 31 December 2021
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
| 2 Donations General donations Charities Aid Foundation donations |
2021 Total funds £ 313 1,684 1,997 |
2020 Total funds £ 776 452 1,228 |
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3 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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