2021-04-05-accounts

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Charity name Barbary Macaque Awareness & Conservation

Charity number 1188719

Registered address: 14 Lindsay Gardens, Tredegar, Gwent, NP22 4RP Wales

Trustees (on date report approved): Ms Tamlin Watson; Professor Joanna M. Setchell; Ms Andrea Dempsey

Independent examiner: Maya Bimson

Trustees’ Report

The Trustees are pleased to present their report and the accounts for the year ended 5[th] April 2021 for Barbary Macaque Awareness & Conservation. The Trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out above.

Structure, Governance and Management. The charity is governed by a constitution adopted on 27[th] November 2019. The Board of Trustees manages the activities of the charity.

Charitable Objectives

The CIO’s purpose is to encourage the protection of Endangered primates by:

Developing conservation and research initiatives that are inclusive, fair and sustainable,
Raising awareness nationally and internationally about the illegal primate trade with particular reference to the Endangered Barbary macaque in its natural habitat in Morocco.
Communicating research findings
Providing capacity building and training to students and conservation practitioners in the UK and internationally with regard to primate conservation, particularly that of the Endangered Barbary macaque.

Acknowledgements

We, as a charity, are aware of the importance of having volunteers and supporters who are generous with their time and financial help. Their support helps us to conduct our work and we thank them for this.

Activities and Achievements

From March 2020 to April 2021, our work has been strongly impacted by the pandemic both in the UK and Morocco. Nevertheless, BMAC volunteers have continued to raise awareness regarding the illegal primate pet trade via social media and our website. We also advised the Moroccan wildlife department about the pros and cons of a reintroduction programme for confiscated Barbary macaques in Morocco. Our volunteer director was scheduled to attend two major meetings but these were postponed until 2022.

We contributed to the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group Section for Human-Primate Interactions - - Best Practice Guidelines for Responsible Images of Non-Human Primates https://human primate - - - interactions.org/wp content/uploads/2021/01/HPI Imagery Guidelines.pdf

The volunteer director also took part in international and national virtual conferences and webinars in 2020 discussing the illegal wildlife trade and the risks of sharing photographs of people and

primates in close proximity on social media and provided advice and support for students and others wishing to study primates.

Financial Review

The financial results of the charity for the year are set out below. We received fewer donations in 2020/2021 due to our UK and European zoo donors suffering financially from the pandemic lockdowns. However, we also had far fewer expenses due to the volunteer director being unable to visit Morocco due to the pandemic. The CIO has few fixed costs and so no reserve is required to cover these in the event of closure.

Future Plans

Plans for the coming year include continuing to raise awareness regarding the illegal primate trade and to publish two papers on the work we conducted whilst training our Moroccan counterparts surveying the Barbary macaques of the Rif mountains of Morocco. We hope to participate in further webinars and when able to do so, conduct training workshops, and attend conferences in person to discuss our work.

Barbary Macaque Awareness and Conservation

Income and Expenditure Account for the year 24[th] March 2020 - 5[th] April 2021

RECEIPTS

RECEIPTS
	£ In	£ Balance
Balance frompreviousyear		9929.78
Donations	998.01	10927.79
Bank compensation	15.47	10943.26

Total	1013.48	10943.26

PAYMENTS

	£ Out	£ Balance	£ Balance
		10943.26
Postage	26.75	10916.51
Office expenses	1000.00	9916.51

Total	1026.75	9916.51
Balance brought forward from previous year Balance in hand at year end STATEMENTS OF ASSETS and LIABILITIES Bank Balance in hand			£9929.78 £9916.51 £9916.51

Approved by the Trustees and signed on behalf of the trustees by:

Trustee: Tamlin Watson

Date: 10.12.21

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Barbary Macaque Awareness & Conservation members of

On accounts for the year 5[th] April 2021 Charity no 1188719 ended (if any) Set out on pages 4-6

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 5/04/2021.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or

the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

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Date: 10 December 2021
Signed:
Name: Maya Bimson
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body (if
any):
Address: Bron y Llys, Dylife
Llanbrynmair
Powys SY19 7BW
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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

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