The Wakefield Peregrine Project
Charity number 1187885
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025
The Wakefield Peregrine Project
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025
| 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 to 7 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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The Wakefield Peregrine Project
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2025
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 Colin Booker Chair Francis Hickenbottom Treasurer Michael Rose Rebecca Bailey Craig Schofield Charity number 1187885 Registered in England and Wales Registered and principal address Bankers Ashtree House Co-operative Bank Little Hemsworth 1 Balloon Street Hemsworth Manchester Pontefract M60 4EP WF9 4BH
Accountants
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) foundation formed on 11 February 2020 and is governed by a constitution.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the trustees at a duly convened meeting.
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The Wakefield Peregrine Project
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2025
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 three cameras on Wakefield Cathedral. Video from two 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 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
The peregrines did not breed on the cathedral in 2025, so the charity took the opportunity to replace the nestbox with a new and more durable box. The live streams were interrupted during the replacement period but the service has been restored ready for 2026.
Financial review
The net payments for the year were £1,178, all of which was unrestricted funds.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £1,883.
The reserves policy is as follows:
a) The Lower Limit will be £2,000. This being the minimum amount considered necessary to cover the maintenance of equipment and the running costs of the charity for 2 years.
b) The Upper Limit will be £5,000. Any amounts above this can, at the trustees discretion, be transferred to a deposit account for use on the charity’s projects.
Approved by the board of trustees on 07/02/2026
Colin Booker (Trustee)
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The Wakefield Peregrine Project Receipts and payments account
for the year ended 31 December 2025
| Notes 2025 Total funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 1,159 Total receipts 1,159 Payments Line rental 481 Streaming 145 Equipment 960 Website 398 Maintenance 183 Accountancy 170 Donation - Total payments 2,337 Net receipts / (payments) (1,178) Fund balances brought forward 3,061 Fund balances carried forward 1,883 |
2024 Total funds £ 1,118 1,118 480 147 - 59 - 170 50 906 212 2,849 3,061 |
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The Wakefield Peregrine Project Statement of assets and liabilities
as at 31 December 2025
| as at 31 December 2025 Cash funds Cash at bank Total cash funds |
2025 Total £ 1,883 1,883 |
2024 Total £ 3,061 3,061 |
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Assets retained for the charity's own use
Nest box
| Liabilities Accruals |
2025 £ 170 170 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 07/02/2026
Colin Booker (Trustee)
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The Wakefield Peregrine Project
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2025
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.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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The Wakefield Peregrine Project
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 December 2025
| 2 Grants and donations Charities Aid Foundation Other donations |
2025 Unrestricted funds £ - 1,159 1,159 |
2025 Restricted funds £ - - - |
2025 Total funds £ - 1,159 1,159 |
2024 Total funds £ 568 550 1,118 |
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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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