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Camelthorn Foundation

January 2025

Annual Report 2024

Report finalised on 12 February 2025

This Annual Report discloses the operations, resolutions and funded projects of the Camelthorn Foundation, a charity registered in England & Wales, Charitable Incorporated Organisation registration number: 1189522. The Foundation is registered office is at 7 Belmore Close Cambridge CB4 3NN , United Kingdom.

Our website is www.camelthornfoundation.org

Contact

If you have any questions at all about this Annual Report, please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail at camelthorn.foundation@gmail.com

Foundation trustees

Michael James Koch – 18 May 2020 Michael Bruce John Murray – 18 May 2020 John Pharoah – 18 May 2020

Camelthorn Foundation

January 2025

1. Structure, governance and management

The Foundation is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) – Foundation and is governed by a constitution. Trustees are selected by the board of Trustees[1] .

2. Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the Foundation set out in its governing document:

  1. To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment for the benefit of the public by designing and implementing globally applicable solutions that are effective locally, and in particular in rural and impoverished areas in close proximity to wildlife. These solutions include but are not limited to:

  2. protection of wildlife

  3. prevention measures such as human-wildlife conflict management and anti-poaching;

  4. • rehabilitation of environmentally degraded areas;

  5. management and expansion of areas protected to improve biological diversity;

  6. provision of socio-economic development opportunities for improved livelihoods of communities living in significant wildlife habitats; and

  7. To advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, in particular but not exclusively, in low-income and lower-middle-income areas in which both people and wildlife live, through the development of educational infrastructure; the application of educational equipment and teaching aids; the training of teachers, and through adult education, to improve awareness and understanding of the protection, rehabilitation and sustainable utilisation of the environment.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects:

Only activities that respond to the Foundation’s charitable objectives, clearly provide public benefit[2] and comply with the Foundation’s Grant Making Policy[3] will be considered by the Trustees. The Trustees understand the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission when exercising any powers or duties. The guidance is particularly considered and discussed when deciding on which projects or campaigns the Foundation might choose to support. The main activities undertaken by the Foundation for the public benefit are:

1See Camelthorn Foundation Constitution and Business Model documents for further information.

2 See Proof of Benefit document.

3 See Grant Making Policy document.

  1. Achievements and performance

Camelthorn Foundation

January 2025

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The funds from the Foundation were spent directly with suppliers of services to facilitate its charitable objectives and also as grants with the Water4Wildlife Trust in Zimbabwe.

3.1 Prescription glasses and readers sent to Zimbabwean communities in wildlife areas

In 2024, the Camelthorn Foundation paid for prescription glasses and readers to reach villages in wildlife areas in Zimbabwe.

Over 1750 pairs of prescription, reading and sunglasses were gathered by Specs for Africa. The Camelthorn Foundation supported the transport of the glasses to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Here they were distributed by the Water4Wildlife Trust / Imvelo Safari Lodges to people in need during the Smile and See Programme.

In 2024, the Smile and See Programme treated over 3,287 eyecare patients across 6 different mobile clinic days at Nkayi, Sipepa (2 days), Mlevu, Dhlamini and Ngamo.

Other impact numbers from the Smile and See programme include:

Over 2,010 glasses were distributed, most of which were donated by Specs for Africa and the transport of which was paid for by the Camelthorn Foundation.

Camelthorn Foundation

January 2025

See the following documents:

Camelthorn Foundation

January 2025

3.2 Support for the Community Rhino Conservation Initiative

An innovative model in which rhinos are brought back to the Hwange ecosystem while simultaneously alleviating human-wildlife conflicts, facilitating rhino conservation and providing commercial and development opportunities for local communities.

The Community Rhino Conservation Initiative (CRCI) is about repurposing unproductive domestic livestock grazing land, in a wildlife-vulnerable area, into commercial rhino conservation land and generate benefits for the local people:

The buffer areas, or “sanctuaries”, created for rhino conservation along Hwange National Park’s southern boundary in consultation with partnering communities, are electrically fenced. This stops wild animals from entering communal lands and thereby alleviates human-wildlife conflicts and ensures grazing livestock is safe from predators.

The CRCI area of operation is part of the Kavango-Zambezi (KAZA) transfrontier conservation area. Hwange has about 45,000 elephants, which represents about 20% of all of KAZA’s elephants. The last white rhino in Hwange was poached in the early 2000s.

Southern Hwange and the bordering Tsholotsho communal lands represent KAZA’s longest and most intense stretch of human-wildlife conflict; the local communities involved in CRCI are on the frontline of conservation and sustainable management of this landscape is crucial. The CRCI model aims to be replicated and scaled throughout KAZA.

Camelthorn Foundation

January 2025

The area’s people are their challenges

The area’s animals inside Hwange National Park and in communal lands

Hwange’s animals, including its +45,000 elephants, attract tourists from around the world. The park’s southern boundary is demarcated by an old veterinary fence erected to prevent the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease from the park’s buffalo to cattle on Tsholotsho communal lands. Over the years there has been an increase in human-wildlife conflicts in the communal lands, with one reason being because veterinary fence is not elephant or predator proof:

Subsistence poaching is still a part of the culture and particularly in areas where people have no other livelihood opportunities and during desperate times, such as droughts.

The last white rhino was seen in southern Hwange National Park in the early 2000s before they were poached out by organised syndicates.

Camelthorn Foundation

January 2025

The Camelthorn Foundation raised funds for the Initiative through its normal channels as well as through two campaigns: (1) to help name the two new rhino at the Initiative’s second sanctuary (https://www.hwangecommunityrhino.com/vote-for-mlevu-rhino-names) and (2) to allow people to “adopt a rhino” as a gift (https://www.hwangecommunityrhino.com/adopt-a-rhino)

These funds significantly contributed towards the Community Rhino Conservation Initiative’s development throughout 2024. The Initiative made important strides in 2024 as detailed below.

More updates on 2024 at: https://www.hwangecommunityrhino.com/updates/

Map above depicts sanctuary 1 and 2 with white rhinos, as well as wildlife sanctuary 2a expansion area planned for 2025.

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Camelthorn Foundation

January 2025

See the following documents:

Camelthorn Foundation

January 2025

3.4 Helping pump water for wildlife

The Camelthorn Foundation supported the Water4Wildlife’s wildlife pumping efforts in southern Hwange National Park through a grant agreement and a letter of funding.

The Water4Wildlife Trust manages 5 solar hybrid water pumps which pump throughout the dry season in the southern region of Hwange National Park: Mfagazaan pan, Mandiseka Pan, Mbazu Pan, Setcheche Pan and Mpisi Pan. Each waterhole supports about 10,000 elephants and a number of other important species. Hwange National Park has very little natural surface water and access to water and food becomes difficult for wildlife with the progression of the dry season. Proactively pumping water for wildlife is one of the only short-term options for avoiding mass wildlife deaths.

The project only needs support throughout the dry season, when water availability is a problem. The solar unit pumps throughout the year when the sun is shining, including in the rainy season. Extra pumping is required during dark hours of the dry season (May -November) to be able to sustain the mass numbers of thirsty wildlife. Pump attendants are therefore required to be stationed at each pump to switch the engines on when the sun goes down, monitor the engine’s activity, maintain troughs, and record animal numbers etc.

Funding was spent on diesel to support the generator component of the pumps.The Camelthorn Foundation supported the Water4Wildlife Foundation throughout the long dry season of 2024. Over 8,000 litres of diesel were consumed by 5 solar hybrid pumps in southern Hwange to provide both solar and diesel-pumped water for wildlife, including thousands of elephants from 28 May to 30 November 2024.

The funding contributed to a total of over 800 million litres of water pumped by 26 wildlife pumps in southern Hwange over the year 2024, The waterholes had daily visits from a number of animals, including large herds of elephants and buffalo as well as elephants, kudu, impala, zebra and sable. For 2025, the Trust hopes to be able to purchase improved solar batteries to be able to depend entirely on solar power, and therefore not need diesel engines. To make these improvements will cost about US $11,000 at each pumping site.

More information at: www.camelthornfoundation.org/pumping-water-for-hwange

Camelthorn Foundation

January 2025

See the following documents:

4. Financial review

The Foundation’s principal sources of funds is private donations from word of mouth and social media campaigning, including through to campaigns related to the Community Rhino Conservation Initiative. Its ambitions for 2025 are to continue receiving private donations that will support activities or projects that empower people to better conserve their wildlife and perhaps supplement these with appropriate grants. Expenditure in 2024 specifically supported the Foundation’s key objectives by targeting wildlife conservation, promoting healthcare and providing water for animals.

Camelthorn Foundation

January 2025

4.1 2024 Accounts

The “Balances with Reallocations” column takes into account funds allocated to “Area of greatest need” that are reallocated to make up debits in other projects for the year.

Carried over
from 2023
Money in Money out Balance Balances with
reallocations
Notes for reallocations
Area of greatest need 378.94 2'292.56 0.00 2'671.50 141.50 Funds allocated to “Area of greatest need” can be
reallocated to make up debits in other projects for the
year, including pumping water for wildlife and smile and
See
Pumping water for wildlife 0 0.00 -1'500.00 -1'500.00 0.00
Community Rhino Conservation Initiative 0 2'297.04 -6'104.50 -3'807.46 0.00
Sending prescription glasses for Smile and See Programme 0 0.00 -1'030.00 -1'030.00 0.00
Gordon's House 2'620.45 4'520.44 0.00 7'140.89 3'333.43 Allocations to “Gordons house” are in fact to be
allocated at the discretion of the Trustees to whatever
project they decide. Funds were used for Community
Rhino Conservation Initiative
Education 231.61 641.47 0.00 873.08 873.08
Unrestricted / designated 2'785.31 6'717.05 0.00 9'502.36 3'165.36 **Transferred £6337 from unrestricted to restricted
funds
Restricted without grant agreement 445.69 3'034.46 -8'634.50 -5'154.35 1'182.65
Reserves 150 150.00 150.00
TOTAL 3'231.00 9'751.51 -8'634.50 4'348.01 4'348.01

Camelthorn Foundation

January 2025

4.2 Foundation’s position on reserves:

End of 2024 End of 2023 % increase/ (Decrease)
Unrestricted Funds(Reserves) 150 150
Restricted/Designated Funds: 1183 3018
- BuildingFund
- Education Fund
- Others
Endowment Funds
Total Funds 4348 3231
Ratio of Reserves to Annual OperatingExpenditure 0.17% 0.36% 52% decrease

Charitable Activities and Other Operating and Administration Expenses.

On its website, the Foundation declares that a minimum of 92% of funds donated will go to directly fulfilling charitable objectives. A maximum of 8% of funds donated will go towards administration, governance transfer and processing fees. This does not apply to any specific grant agreements. According to the reserves policy, the Foundation’s position on reserves at the end of 2024 is such that:

Position on reserves for end of 2024

Maintain a minimum of £150 of reserves per year, or 8% of unrestricted funds (£3,165.36 and so £254 ).

These reserves need to keep the Foundation “alive” and be used for the Foundation’s operations, which at this point is just renewing the website and perhaps any transport/subsistence that might be needed for trustees to carry out administrative or fundraising duties. The Trustees therefore allocate £150 to reserves at end of 2024.

The reserves that the Board has set aside provide financial stability and the means for the development of the Foundation in terms of improving fundraising. The Board intends to maintain reserves at a level which is at least equivalent to £150 per year, given that the website subscription alone is about £90 annually. Other small expenses, such as sending through administrative paperwork perhaps Trustee travel for fundraising, need to be considered. Expenditure will be considered by the Board as and when necessary. The Board reviews the amount of reserves at least quarterly, that are required to ensure that they are adequate to fulfil continuing obligations.

5. Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees.

Full name JOHN PHAROAH Position TRUSTEE Date 12 FEBRUARY 2025

Camelthorn Foundation 1189522 Receipts and payments accounts For the period 01.01.2024 31.12.2024 To from

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments

Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
CCXX R1 accou Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to the nearest
£
to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
8 Jan from Paul Bourne vis Stripe
72
11 Jan from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe
29
12 Feb from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe
29
15 Feb from James Barnes via Stripe
193
21 Feb HMRC Charities via transfer
1254
4 Mar V C Monk via transfer
1000
12 Mar from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe
29
11 Apr from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe
29
25 Apr from SophyRobinson via Stripe
97
10 Mayfrom Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe
28
23 Mayfrom Bettina Roth via Stripe
37
4 Jun from Helen Pharoah via transfer
100
12 Jun from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe
28
27 Jun from Bettina Roth via Stripe
41
11 Jul from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe
29
18 Jul from James Hudleston via Stripe
150
12 Augfrom Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe
28
15 Augfrom the Gordon Foundation via transfer
3520
16 Augfrom MD and CM J via transfer
100
20 Augfrom John Schaefer via Stripe
72
20 Augfrom Bettina Roth via Stripe
40
21 Augfrom Vincent Tipaldo via Stripe
72
22 Augfrom Deborah Hardingvia Stripe
76
23 Augfrom Suzanne Hixson via Stripe
74
28 Augfrom Stanislas Zuin via Stripe
74
29 Augfrom Adele Jones via Stripe
20
2 Sept from PhilipVanderbilt via Stripe
18
4 Sept from Meagan Yash via Stripe
35
4 Sept from Lauren Sullivan via Stripe
18
4 Sept from Tad Bradleyvia Stripe
148
5 Sept from Jim Marcotte via Stripe
18
6 Sept from Sylvie Tranter via Stripe
74
6 Sept from Melanie Callegari via Stripe
74
6 Sept from Napoleon Dynamite via Stripe
142
9 Sept from Rebecca Jane Hilton via transfer
750
12 Sept from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe
29
13 Sept from Ada Wren Shields via Stripe
37
13 Sept from Irene Andreyevna Holland via Stripe
78
nts (SS)
1
Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total funds
to the nearest £
72
29
29
193
1'254
1'000
29
29
97
28
37
100
28
41
29
150
28
3'520
100
72
40
72
76
74
74
20
18
35
18
148
18
74
74
142
750
29
37
78
Last year
to the nearest £
8 Jan from Paul Bourne vis Stripe 72 - 72 -
11 Jan from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe 29 - 29 -
12 Feb from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe 29 29
15 Feb from James Barnes via Stripe 193 193
21 Feb HMRC Charities via transfer 1254 1'254
4 Mar V C Monk via transfer 1000 1'000
12 Mar from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe 29 29
11 Apr from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe 29 29
25 Apr from SophyRobinson via Stripe 97 97
10 Mayfrom Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe 28 28
23 Mayfrom Bettina Roth via Stripe 37 37
4 Jun from Helen Pharoah via transfer 100 100
12 Jun from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe 28 28
27 Jun from Bettina Roth via Stripe 41 41
11 Jul from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe 29 29
18 Jul from James Hudleston via Stripe 150 - 150 -
12 Augfrom Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe 28 - 28 -
15 Augfrom the Gordon Foundation via transfer 3520 - 3'520 -
16 Augfrom MD and CM J via transfer 100 - 100 -
20 Augfrom John Schaefer via Stripe 72 72
20 Augfrom Bettina Roth via Stripe 40 40
21 Augfrom Vincent Tipaldo via Stripe 72 72
22 Augfrom Deborah Hardingvia Stripe 76 76
23 Augfrom Suzanne Hixson via Stripe 74 74
28 Augfrom Stanislas Zuin via Stripe 74 74
29 Augfrom Adele Jones via Stripe 20 20
2 Sept from PhilipVanderbilt via Stripe 18 18
4 Sept from Meagan Yash via Stripe 35 35
4 Sept from Lauren Sullivan via Stripe 18 18
4 Sept from Tad Bradleyvia Stripe 148 148
5 Sept from Jim Marcotte via Stripe 18 18
6 Sept from Sylvie Tranter via Stripe 74 74
6 Sept from Melanie Callegari via Stripe 74 74
6 Sept from Napoleon Dynamite via Stripe 142 142
9 Sept from Rebecca Jane Hilton via transfer 750 750
12 Sept from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe 29 29
13 Sept from Ada Wren Shields via Stripe
37 37
13 Sept from Irene Andreyevna Holland via Stripe
nts (SS)
78
1
78
10 Oct from Karen Collin via transfer 70 52
63
25
384
74
77
48
48
70
29
52
25
29
25
30
63
29
25
384
100
74
77
48
48
10 Oct from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe 29
14 Oct from Bettina Roth via Stripe
15 Oct from Karen Collin via transfer 25
12 Nov from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe 29
15 Nov from Karen Collin via transfer 25
2 Dec from Chris Mark via transfer 30
3 Dec from Bettina Roth via Stripe
12 Dec from Jozef Karwatowski via Stripe 29
16 Dec from Karen Collin via transfer
20 Dec from Amanda Farrar via transfer
21 Dec from Helen Pharoah via transfer 100
24 Dec from Michael Hamilton via Stripe
27 Dec from Sean Mac Roryvia Stripe
30 Dec from Karen van Eck via Stripe
31 Dec from Angela Pullinger via Stripe
Sub total(Gross income for AR) 6'716 3'034 - 9'750 -
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
Sub total - - - - -
**Total receipts ** -
6'716
3'034 - 9'750
6'716 -
A3 Payments
4 Mar to Zippy International for shipping scout accessories
deposit via transfer
295 295
30 Apr to Zippy International for shipping scout accessories
balance via transfer
289 289
8 Jul to Water4Wildlife Trust for grant for pumping water for
wildlife via transfer
1500 1'500
8 Jul to Water4Wildlife Trust for grant for Community Rhino
Conservation Initiative via transfer
2510 2'510
7 Oct to Zippy International for shipping prescription glasses to
Zimbabwe for Smile and Seeprogramme deposit
515 515
4 Nov to Zippy International for shipping prescription glasses to
Zimbabwe for Smile and Seeprogramme outstanding
515 515
18 Nov to Water4Wildlife Trust for grant for Community Rhino
Conservation Initiative via transfer
3010 3'010
**Sub total ** - 8'634 - 8'634 -
A4 Asset and investmentpurchases, (see table) A4 Asset and investmentpurchases, (see table)
- - - -
**Sub total ** - - - - -
Total payments - 8'634 - 8'634 -
ts (SS) Net of receipts/(payments) 6'716
2
- 5'600 - 1'116 -

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

A5 Transfers between funds - 6'337 6'337 - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 2785 446 - 3'231
Cash funds this year end 3'164 1'183 - 4'347 -

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Section B Statement of assets and
liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
B3 Investment assets
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use
ts (SS)
Details
Details
Donations rolled over to 2025
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
4
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
3'164
-
3'164
OK
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
asset belongs
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
1'183
-
-
1'183
OK
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
4 - -

CCXX R4 accounts (SS)

B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Fund to which Amount due When due Details liability relates (optional) (optional) - - - - - Date of Signature Print Name approval JOHN PHAROAH 13.Feb.25

CCXX R5 accounts (SS)

5