Financial statements
Brackley Hogwatch
For the Year Ended 31 De￿rnber 2024
Reglstered Charity No. 1188770

Charity information
•gi¥tèred Ch•rity number
1188770
Address
27 Xlill Laae
Crou8bton
N'ortb2tnptoosbite
NN13 SLU
Tn￿le*S
T Fiench
D Bake
C iKILitiDg

Braekley Hogwateh
FInal￿la4 statoments fgr th• y•ar 31 lknber 2024
Index
Report ol tho truste•s
Stat•monl of financlal •¢tlvltl•s
8alance sh••t
N•t•J tts th• IID•n¢lal Jtat•m•nl•

Bta¢kley Hagwatch
Report of the trustees
Brackk) Hogwatch has pleasute iti presenting the trn5tees' rq)0rt ond the fin8nci￿ ststenients for the year
ended 31 December 2024
Tlxe following are the cwrent ttusttts:
V. Fairburn
T French
D Bakct
C Whiting
Brackity Howtch is * Chwitable Incol￿rated Ow8ti0tt ICIO). The ¢hariry ts eot)trolled by its
govettiing docurnent 2 CIO foundation rn¢)dd constimtion dated 28 Febnwy 2020 aad As le￿stered with
thc Chariry Coullnis8￿n number 1188770. The regisiettd *ddre5s is 27 hlill IAne. Croughion.
Northamptonshtre NN13 SLU.
Alm and obl•¢tl¥•
The objecuve of Ihe charity is to further the conservation •nd presernuon of the hedgehog 6pecie$ with
the aim of irnproving ¢he suryival raie of the species.
R•vl•w of *ctlvltl•s •nd •¢hl•v•m•nts
Thc chariry received dortauons princip2lls. from Membe￿ of the public. Donations have been made by
Ihe charity to ]oc21 hedgehog rescue organi52uon5 iti accordance with 1¢$ aims and obje¢tivc5. The ch8riry
documented and published 2 theory fot declme of the hedgehog and collected rescarch dat2.
The attached fwanciai 5tstements show the current finats¢e$. All ￿ndS att unwtiicted.
R•••rw••
All fund$ are held to furtber the aizn$ and objectives of the ch￿lty outilned above. The chariti aims to
buJ]d up their reserves in 0￿er to Fotentially fithd premises and furtber ttsear¢h projects irA the hltur
Rl•k managem•nt
The rrusiee5 have ex2fflined the major iisks that the th•rity faces. lo the opiniott of the ttU5tee$ th¢
tharity has estabhshed reSOu￿eS and teview sysretns W￿h, under norni81 conditions, should auow the
risks identified by them ro be mitigated to an atteptabk kvd w the day to day Work￿8$ of the charity.
Inv?Btm¢nt pollcy
The tn15tees inYests¥Lent policy is to eusuff svfficient ]iquidity is avaiiabk to meet the atms of the cbariry.
Therefore. cash is held in a eurrent gccourit to meet short tetm requirements and any excess 15 invested in
a deposit acco}￿t to earn a con)tnerci21 rate of interest.

Flnanclal staternents fw tho ywr •n11￿ 31 D*c•mkn 21fk4
Trustees. r•$ponsibilities for the financial stat•m•nts
Tht ]aw app]icable to Ch￿tieS ￿ Eog]2nd and RK'ates requ1r￿ the ttustees to prepare finottual ststernent5
for each financLal which we a twe ¥nd f￿￿e￿ of tlxe chariry's fin8ncig1 acmties during the
pellod and of its F￿￿￿¢1*1 posity)n at the end of the
In ptrepar￿¥ fmancjai statements a true and f3irview. the ttustees should follow best prdctice and:
select 5Uit#ble o£COUntitig polnes and thell thenx conststentty.
tnake judgements and esti￿￿te$ tbat are reasonable and pnMlenL and
prepare the f￿￿nci>l statemcots on the goitig eoncem basis unks$ it is inappropriate to
presunie that the ckniry will continue in operAIio
The tn15tee8 are responsible for kttpillg a¢¢ounllt)g recottls which di%close Twlth reasonable 3ccura
the fjnanrtsl posiuon OF the Ch￿1￿ and which e￿b￿ them to ascertain rhe financial p051tyon of the
charity and to ensure thai the fmanaal 51artments cotnpty with appiicab]e jaw. They are also
responsible for safe￿ardIng the assets of the chartiy and for tsk1￿ rt#son2ble 81eps for the prevention
and detection of fThud and other 11re￿'tIeS.
Sig￿ed on behalFoE the trn$tee$
V Fgirburn
TnJ3iee
Date.. 26 July 2025

rackloy Hogwatch
Flnanclal stst¢m*ttts lor thg yw 31 IY•c•b•r 21)24
Statement of financial activities
2024
2023
Uore8tri￿Cd Unre$tttcted
funds
Note
Income and expenditure
Intojning resources
S*le ofmerchandtse
Donations received
Fundraising Events
Other receipts
955
6.771
879
11,575
2,103
1.032
11.163
15.649
Re50wce$ expended
Purch25es
Direct charitable elpenditure
Managemeni and administration
402
8,286
1,087
9.775
6,498
7,448
Sutplus for the year *nd ntt movemeni in fund•
3.715
5,874
Balance brought forward
B*l•n¢¢ ¢8nied forward
23,503
27218
17,629
25,503

Br•ckl•y Hogwate
Balance sheet at 31 December 2024
2023
Curreni a68eio and n¢¢
Cash at baak
Other monet2ry 2ssets
C8¥h Jn hand
Credjtors due withxti one yeat
27,043
23.216
270
67
(501
23,503
27218
Funds
Unrestsscted hjnd
27218
23,503
The fthan¢E￿ statemenis wue approved by the trustees on 26 Juty 2025
T Fairburn
Trustee
Tlte aceonwtylty ntrt•¥ l¢*m an Intryal yrt ol thts• fl￿•￿¢￿1 stat•m•nt&

Brackl•y Hogwateh
Fin*txlal statements for the year 31 l>•wnb•r 2024
PrinGipal accounting policl
(a)
Basis of prepakatioti of fiuanoal statcments
The financftal $￿te￿ellts have been pttwd under th¢ histotitsl t05t convelltion. The ch2nry
has prepard its accounts iti accord#nte tbe wuwerueats of the Charities Att J)1 l alld the
Statement olRecoJnttxended Ptartire 2pplic8bk tti ch￿111¢5 preparing their 2ccounts
accotdarlce Mth FRSIO2.
(b)
Donation5
Doll2ti0a5 [JndudJng recovery) are recognised iti tbe fill2n(ial 5tsteTnents when receivable
or whea there 15 3 6m comnutment to pay motiie5 to the charity respect of expenditure
Investtnent iacotne
Wbere app]icable, sll investnient incomq indudmg deposit ititere5L ts shown on the b25is of
aTrounts received ￿ the Fear attd includes anF tax uedÉ¢ or income rax ￿hich ts tecovetable by
the charity.
(d)
Direct clwitsbk expenditure
All eKpenth"ture is accouotcd foE OQ 8 receipts and payments basi&
Funds
Restricted fi￿dS are fi￿d$ subject to condttXOn5 itnposed by the dottor or by the specific ternis of
the appeal under which the fi]nds gtt Thtsed. The restrictiFe conditions are bin(lJng ¥)oJJ the
trustees ol tht chatiry.
Donatlr*ns re¢etved
The don2tions iecewtd p￿allY ie]ate to pnvate donations frotn of the public.
Fundraisiny Events
Proceeds from raffles snd tomlx)]a oldonated itetn4 2t k)cal events.
Other Incon
Gift.4id clgilll
Direct charitable expenditur•
The direct chant2b]e ￿pendItU￿ ￿lateS ¢0 items purchased to Eurther the chatitie5 al￿5 8nd objectives
and to donations made to hedgehog h05Pitals or oytiotts which rescue and provide fo£ sick
hedgebogs.
Mana9em•nt and adminlstratlon expenses
Office costs, bank charges and insutancc.
The ￿0MpanY￿n9 notes forni Int￿1 wt of these Ilnanc4al statem¢nt&