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2021-04-30-accounts

The Lifescape Project Trustee’s Annual Report May 2020 to April 2021

Chair’s Foreword

“Welcome to this, our first set of Report and Accounts as a registered Charity.

The Board would like to fully endorse our CEO's comments immediately below: thanks to Adam's talent and hard work, the Lifescape Project has already begun to make effective contributions to rewilding. In particular, despite being at a stage in our development in which we must be flexible and seize opportunities as they present themselves, we are nevertheless succeeding in our ambition to work across disciplines, offering our partners expertise in economics, science, culture and technology as well as law.

With a clear vision and a growing and talented team, we are very confident that this is only the beginning for the Lifescape Project.”

Roger Leese

CEO’s Comments

“ Whilst the Lifescape Project has been underway since 2018, relying on donations of time from our brilliant team of volunteers and pro-bono advisers, in May 2020 I started work as our first full time employee. Since then, things have moved quickly, and it is hard to believe how far we have come in just one year, particularly in the midst of a global pandemic which brought many organisations to a standstill.

One important development this year has been the formulation of our new mission and strategy, to catalyse the creation, restoration and protection of wild landscapes by pursuing projects which utilise multidisciplinary skills.

The board of trustees, working with me, decided that we would pursue our updated mission by:

1. Contributing our skills, with a focus on five core skill areas, to projects which create, restore, and protect wild landscapes, whether being led by us or by our collaborators.

2. Running projects to pursue our five pillars which we believe will most effectively catalyse the creation, restoration, and protection of wild landscapes. Our pillars are: Science, Law, Culture, Economics, and Technology.

As you read on, you will see that we already have substantial projects ongoing in all of these areas, which is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our voluntary (and more recently, employee) team, who have continued to show absolute commitment to building a sustainable future for life on earth by restoring wild landscapes.

I am already looking forward to a positive and successful 2021-2 for Lifescape Project and cannot wait to work with many of you during the coming months. ”

Adam Eagle

Trustees’ Annual Report

Science

Lynx Reintroduction Feasibility

In April 2021 we commenced an exciting and important project for rewilding in the UK, considering the feasibility of the Eurasian lynx being returned to the United Kingdom. This work, which is led by our Lead Ecologist Dr Deborah Brady, dives into the detail of issues such as whether there is sufficient habitat for lynx to survive in Great Britain and how a theoretical lynx population might move around areas of the UK. Practical, economic, social and legal aspects of any future reintroduction are also being considered.

The IUCN’s Rewilding Thematic Group

For a number of years we have been supporting the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Rewilding Task Force (a mouthful, we know). This reporting year marked a milestone for that work, with our academic paper setting out a definition of and principles for rewilding being published, the principles published by the IUCN, and the task force being upgraded to a permanent Thematic Group.

Law

Forest Litigation Collaborative

In the first quarter of this reporting year we founded the Forest Litigation Collaborative (FLC) in partnership with US not-for-profit, the Partnership for Policy Integrity. The FLC is working internationally with various NGOs and external lawyers to pursue strategic litigation and quasi-legal approaches that promote the restoration of forest ecosystems and their associated carbon sinks, with particular emphasis on countering the use of forest wood for renewable energy.

To date we have launched litigation in South Korea and Estonia, with challenges under development in numerous other countries.

In Estonia, we have challenged the permit issued by the Estonian Environmental Board for the clearcutting of a community forest in Märjamaa, a small village in rural Estonia. The case is being brought by local NGOs Eesti Metsa Abiks (Estonian Forest Aid) and Save Estonia’s Forests, along with several residents of Märjamaa. As a result of this litigation, the courts have put in place injunctions stopping any felling pending the outcome of the case. Through our application for these injunctions, we have also established a helpful court precedent which will help to abate logging during the bird breeding season in Estonia. The case has so far been covered in Posttimes, the largest daily national newspaper in Estonia on two separate occasions, along with coverage in the local and county newspapers, raising awareness of this important issue. Posttimes has a readership of over 100,000 people.

In South Korea, we have been working with local NGO Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC) to challenge the subsidisation of forest biomass energy, arguing that it is unconstitutional because it worsens air pollution, is accelerating climate change and has stunted the growth of the Korean solar energy sector. We have filed similar arguments in two cases, both of which were rejected by the courts on the basis that the claimants lacked sufficient standing, being a procedural rather than substantive issue. SFOC reported, however, that the litigation has had a positive effect on the wider campaign against forest biomass energy in South Korea.

More generally, we have started to build an impressive network of lawyers who are willing to work with the Forest Litigation Collaborative on a pro bono basis. Through this network, we have obtained legal advice on the current situation regarding biomass treatment from a major multinational law firm in relation to potential cases in UK, France, Netherlands, Spain, Canada, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Beaver Litigation

Uniting with fellow rewilding charity Trees for Life, in December we brought litigation against NatureScot for their policy of ‘lethal control’ for beavers in Scotland. Although the Scottish Government declared beavers a legally protected species in May 2019, in the following months NatureScot authorised the killing of 87 wild beavers – a fifth of the Scottish population – notwithstanding its duty to protect beavers and to explore all other options before resorting to lethal control. Beavers are superb ecosystem architects, with their dams creating nature-rich wetlands, but sometimes have unwanted local impacts on agricultural land which need managing. Where this happens, laws governing protected species require any intervention to have the least possible impact on their conservation. NatureScot has identified over 100,000 hectares of suitable habitat for beavers, yet the Scottish Government says beavers cannot be relocated to new areas within Scotland – significantly limiting the options for Tayside farmers whose crops are damaged by beavers.

Trees for Life, with our support, raised £60,000 through a Crowdfunder, mostly from members of the general public, to fund the litigation.

Up to May 2021 we had won two substantial victories for nature by firstly obtaining the Court’s permission to bring this type of case before them, and secondly by obtaining the first ever protective expenses order for an environmental case in Scotland. The Court also agreed to waive its fees for the case. This means that any other environmental cases brought by us or other groups in the future can proceed knowing that we have set a very useful precedent, reducing the fear that an environmental claimant will be financially penalised at the end of the process if they do not win their case. If we hadn’t got this, the potential liability could have been tens of thousands of pounds for Court fees and hundreds of thousands for our opponents’ legal fees, which would have undoubtedly forced us to give up on the case.

The judicial review has resulted in significant press coverage including in The Herald which has a monthly readership of over 2 million people, helping to ensure that the Scottish public are aware of the government’s harmful actions. The full case will be heard in the next reporting period.

Protections for Nature

This year we continued to develop Lifescape’s very own legal protection for wild landscapes. The idea has been pitched to several landowners who manage rewilding sites, with one in particular exploring the concept in depth with us. The plan is to implement the protection on their substantial estate and we look forward to hopefully revealing more details to you next year.

Culture

WildSide

In 2021 we adopted a new strategy for WildSide, our world wild web. Our updated vision is to build a global movement around wildlife watching, so that together we can stop the sixth mass extinction and build a sustainable future for all life on Earth.

The mission is for WildSide to help to make wildlife watching an everyday activity for all aspects of society. We want to encourage people to go out and see wildlife – not in zoos or on TVs – but in its natural environment. And by doing so, we want people to love wildlife as much as we do and to do what they can to protect it. We hope that this will create a step-change in the amount of money spent on wildlife watching and generate an economic necessity to protect the natural environment. And that by making time to SEE wildlife, to SPEND our money on the local communities and businesses that protect it, and to SHARE our experiences with others, together we can STOP the sixth mass extinction and build an alternative, more sustainable future for all life on Earth.

This new strategy was developed after undergoing user research and branding strategy processes with pro bono expert advisors and has helped us to better tailor and present the WildSide brand to our users.

As part of the strategy, we launched a new employee policy for Lifescape staff in which they can claim additional days of paid leave if they commit to spending time wildlife watching and reporting back to WildSide.

Over the period from the beginning of May 2020 to the end of April 2021, we had continued growth in the use and reach of the website – with monthly visits increasing from 462 visits per month in 2019/20 to 786 per month in 2020/21. Followers on Instagram and other social media accounts also grew, as did the number of wildlife reports submitted to WildSide, and the number of pages published on the site.

Northern England’s Missing Species

In May 2020 we trialled our ‘Missing Species of Northern England’ report with members of the Cumbria Wildlife Trust. We ran a

questionnaire to help us to understand the impact the report had on readers and how we could produce even better educational documents in the future, which received 300 responses. Many useful insights were drawn from these as we conducted a qualitative analysis of responses, which we will be able to deploy on other species reintroduction projects in the future. See the report here.

Economics

Ecological Enhancements

We continue to work on economic models to help rewilding to scale and have been working with a substantial Scottish landowner and manager to design ecological enhancements which enhance nature and the natural capital value of their 800+ hectare site, whilst not harming their business interests. This has included advising on the creation of montane scrub and temperate rainforests, the restoration of peat bogs, and on steps relating to the reintroduction of beavers, Scottish wildcats and the support of recovering populations such as pine marten.

Whilst this work is in its early stages, we hope that some of these recommendations will be taken forwards in the coming year, helping us to demonstrate the economic value of rewilding land in the UK context.

Wetland and Forest Restoration in Rwanda

We have been working with Rwandan charity, the Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association, to help them demonstrate the economic value to local communities of their ground-breaking ecosystem restoration work in and around Kigali which it is hoped will support their fundraising efforts and so enable them to do yet more. By the end of our work with them, they will be able to demonstrate the dollar value of these projects in terms of flood prevention, global climate change mitigation, local employment, biodiversity, recreation, education and under various other headings.

Technology

The Natural Capital Laboratory

In 2019 we partnered with AECOM and landowners Emilia and Roger Leese to set up a ‘Natural Capital Laboratory’. This project involves rewilding 105 acres of land in the Highlands of Scotland with an aim to restore native forest and peatlands, inspire people to connect with the environment, and reintroduce locally extinct species.

Alongside restoration of the site, the Lifescape Project is working with AECOM to run a living laboratory to:

1. Test innovative new approaches for capturing data on social and environmental change such as drones, AI and remote sensing technologies.

2. Develop a ‘capitals accounting framework’ that records, quantifies and values the environmental and social changes on the site.

3. Create engaging ways of communicating the findings and the benefits of rewilding such as virtual reality and digital platforms.

Over the period from the beginning of May 2020 to the end of April 2021, the collaborators have:

The project has received a huge amount of publicity, including:

This has allowed us to positively engage an estimated 22,493 people with the concept of rewilding.

Funders

Roger Leese

Partnership for Policy Integrity

Panthera

Trees for Life

Clifford Chance LLP

AECOM

Payroll giving and other donations

Time Donors

Individuals

Nicholas Pointon Edward Millet Katherine Blatchford Celine Grommerch Hanna James Pat Eagle Petrina Rowcroft Steven Lipscombe Sara Camnasio Emma Gillet Katie Thomas Adam Beel Ashley Welch Elizabeth Hyatt Alanna Curtin Simon Quinn Alexander Cooper Deborah Brady Rob Espin Laura Hartley

Organisations

AECOM (7 individuals) - Burness Paull LLP (4 individuals) - Clifford Chance LLP (80 individuals) - University of Cumbria (6 individuals)

Financial Report

Financial Review

Total income for the year was £265k, an increase of £262k over 2019-20. The income for the year includes donations of voluntary time valued at £183k. Unrestricted income for the year was £97.4k, compared to £0.5k achieved in 2019-20. Of this, £28.9k came from regular and one-off donations from individuals and £67.2k was received in voluntary time from partner organisations and individuals and £1.3k national insurance refund. Restricted income for the year was £167.6k, compared to £2.1k achieved in 2019-20. Of this, £51.4k was donated by Trusts and Foundations, £116.2k came from voluntary time donations.

We achieved a £20.4k surplus in the year, increasing total funds from a £3.3k deficit to a £17.1k surplus.

Expenditure related to unrestricted funds was £79.1k and a small transfer to support restricted funds of £0.4k resulted in a surplus of £17.8k. Expenditure on restricted funds including the transfer amounted to £165k resulting in a surplus of £2.6k. Accrued income to 30 April 2021 of £102.5k includes income received in respect of 2021-22 for Biomass £33k, Lynx £23k and an unrestricted donation of £33k.

During the year the Board received financial updates at each monthly meeting, and the Governance Committee met regularly to assist the Board in its responsibilities. The Board has recently reviewed financial control processes and is satisfied that these are sufficient.

Financial Reserves Policy

The Board considered its approach to financial reserves in December 2020. As a new charity it is recognised that the ability to build reserves is limited and will take place over a period of several years. Our aim is to hold reserves sufficient to meet a minimum of 3 months operating costs. Our initial budget for 2021-22 was £170k, requiring £42.5k compared with the £17.1k held in reserves.

Fundraising approach and performance

Over half our income, excluding volunteer time, comes from Trusts & Foundations. These funds have enabled significant parts of our substantive work, including our anti-biomass work and our lynx work, and we are focused on developing these existing relationships and identifying new sources of income to further our aims. Support from individuals is enabling us to fund crucial core salary costs that enable us to grow and develop our influence and to manage the large numbers of volunteers who are supporting all aspects of the charity’s work. We are indebted to these volunteers who are all making a significant contribution to the achievement of our objectives to restore, create and protect wild landscapes.

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The Lifescape Project Limited Unaudited Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 April 2021

Statement of Financial Activities for the year 1 May 2020 to 30 April 2021

Categories by Activity
Incoming Resources (Note 1)
Income from:
Donations
Charitable Activities
Separate material items of income
Other
TOTAL
Resources Expended (Note 2)
Expenditure on:
Raising Funds
Charitable Activities
TOTAL
Net income (expenditure)
Extraordinary Items
Transfers between funds (Note 3)
Other recognised gains (losses)
Net Movement in Funds
Reconciliation of Funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total Funds carried forward		 2021 2021 2021 2020 2020 2020
Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricted
Funds		 Total
Funds		 Prior Year
Funds
£ £ £ £
91,106 116,214 207,320 500
0 51,433 51,433 2,064
5,000 0 5,000 0
1,249 0 1,249 0
97,355 167,647 265,002 2,564
8,291 0 8,291 0
70,848 165,439 236,287 (5,877)
79,139 165,439 244,578 (5,877)
18,216 2,208 20,424 (3,313)
0 0 0 0
-415 415 0 0
0 0 0 0
17,801 2,623 20,424 (3,313)
-3,521 208 -3,313 0
14,280 2,831 17,111 (3,313)

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Company Number: 11334803

The Lifescape Project Limited - Unaudited Financial Statements For the Year Ended 30 April 2021

Balance Sheet at 30 April 2021
Fixed Assets
Tangible Assets (Note 4)
Total fixed assets
Current Assets
Debtors (Note 5)
Cash at bank and in hand (Note 6)
Total current assets
Creditors falling due within one year (Note 7 & 9)
Net current assets (liabilities)
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due after one year
Provisions for liabilities -Income in advance (Note 7)
Total net assets or liabilities
Funds of the Charity(Note 8)
Restricted Income Funds
Unrestricted Funds
Total Funds		 2021 2021 2021 2020 2020 2020
Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricted
Funds		 Total
Funds		 Prior Year
Funds
£ £ £ £
989 0 989 778
989 0 989 778
0 0 0 2,584
47,105 77,016 124,121 4,980
47,105 77,016 124,121 7,564
1,298 4,244 5,542 11,655
45,807 72,772 118,579 (4,091)
46,796 72,772 119,568 (3,313)
0 0 0 0
32,516 69,941 102,457 0
14,280 2,831 17,111 (3,313)
2,831 2,831 208
14,280 14,280 (3,521)
14,280 2,831 17,111 (3,313)

Basis of Preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the small company provisions of the Companies Act 2006 and FRS 102 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to charitable companies.

Company Information

The company is registered in England and its registered number is 11334803. The company is a company limited by guarantee established for charitable purpose. Charitable status was granted by the Charities Commission in September 2020. The registered office is 10 Upper Bank Street, London, E14 5JJ

For the financial year ended 30 April 2021 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under the Companies Act 2006, S477 relating to small companies’ and the members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with S476. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

The accounts have been delivered In accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the 2malll companies’ regime. In accordance with the Companies Act 2006 s444(1)(a) only the Balance Sheet (and related footnotes) from these accounts must be delivered to the registrar, however the company has (given its charitable nature) opted to file a copy of their SOFA at Companies House.

The accounts were approved by the Board of Directors on 12 January 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

Roger Leese

…………………………………………..

Director Company Number 11334803

The notes on pages 3 to 6 form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Accounts

  1. Incoming Resources: Income has been included in the SOFA when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, it is more likely than not that trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. The time provided by volunteers from Clifford Chance, AECOM, the University of Cumbria and others has been quantified and is included in the SOFA.
Analysis of Income
Donations
Support for Charity Operating Costs
Payroll Giving
Support in kind – volunteers time
Grants for Charitable Activities
Biomass
Trees for Life
Kigali
Lynx
Other Income
Bank charges and National Insurance refunds
Loan converted to donation in year
TOTAL INCOME		 2021 2021 2021 2020 2020
Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricted
Funds		 Total
Funds		 Prior Year
Funds
£ £ £ £
23,757 0 23,757 500
115 0 115
67,234 116,214 183,448
91,106 116,214 207,320 500
0 32,378 32,378 2,064
0 12,500 12,500 0
0 2,160 2,160 0
0 4,395 4,395 0
0 51,433 51,433 2,064
1,249 0 1,249 0
5,000 0 5,000 0
6,249 0 6,249 0
97,355 167,647 265,002 2,564
  1. Resources Expended: Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty. The time provided by volunteers has been costed based on the value to the charity had it been purchased and is included in professional fees.
Analysis of Expenditure
Expenditure on Raising Funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
Corporate Governance
Professional Fees (including in-kind time)
Salaries and employer overheads
IT Costs
Depreciation
Postage, delivery and printing
Payroll
Recruitment
Subscriptions
Bank charges (reimbursable)
Total Expenditure on charitable activities
Separate material items of expense
Contribution to Management & Operations
TOTAL EXPENDITURE		 2021 2020
Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricted
Funds		 Total
Funds		 Prior Year
Funds
£ £ £ £
8,291 0 8,291 0
12,491 0 12,491 0
64,046 143,990 208,036 5,337
0 12,179 12,179
344 1,052 1,396 540
689 0 689
33 5 38
133 0 133
1086 0 1086
79 0 79
160 0 160
79,061 157,226 236,287 5,877
-8,213 8,213 0 0
79,139 165,439 244,578 5,877

The notes on pages 3 to 6 form part of these financial statements

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Analysis of expenditure on charitable
activities
Restricted Funds
Biomass
Trees for Life
Kigali
NCL
Lynx
Total Restricted
Unrestricted Funds
Rewilding Projects
Corporate Governance
Management and Operations
Total Unrestricted
TOTAL EXPENDITURE		 2021 2021 2020
Activities
undertaken
directly		 Grant
Funding of
Activities		 Support
Costs		 Total Total
104,298 0 5,396 109,694 1,512
46,002 0 2,084 48,086 0
752 0 0 752 0
1,208 0 0 1,208 0
4,966 0 733 5,699 0
157,226 0 8,213 165,439 1,512
45,778 0 4,306 50,084 4,365
0 0 12,491 12,491 0
0 0 8,273 8,273 0
45,778 0 25,070 70,848 4,365
203,004 0 33,283 236,287 5,877

Agreement has been reached with grant funders that a percentage of their funding (20% normally) may be used as a contribution to the management and operating costs of the charity. Grants are shown at their gross value and the agreed percentage charge is shown as expenditure to the restricted fund and income to unrestricted fund - management and operations.

  1. Transfers: The NCL Project has been supported by £415 from unrestricted funds. It has been treated accordingly.

  2. Tangible Fixed Assets: These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £250. They are valued at cost and depreciated over three years. Assets funded by the Lynx Project and valued at £922 remain the property of Panthera, the funder, and have not been capitalised.

Cost of Valuation
At the beginning of the year
Additions
Revaluations
Disposals
Transfers
At end of the year
Depreciation and Impairments
Basis
Rate
At the beginning of the year
Disposals
Depreciation
Impairment
Transfers
At end of the year
Net book value
Net book value at the beginning of the year
Net book value at the end of the year		 Fixtures, fittings
& equipment		 Total
£ £
1,167 1,167
900 900
0 0
0 0
0 0
2,067 2,067
£ £
Straight Line
33.333%
389 389
0 0
689 689
0 0
0 0
1,078 1,078
0 0
778 778
989 989

The notes on pages 3 to 6 form part of these financial statements

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  1. Debtors and accrued income: There are no trade debtors and no accrued income.
Analysis of Debtors
Trade Debtors
Accrued income
Total		 2021 2020
£ £
0 0
0 2,584
0 2,584

  1. Cash at bank and in hand: All funds comprise cash at bank.

  2. Creditors falling due within one year: the charity has accruals in respect of services which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts.

Analysis of Creditors
Trade Creditors
Trade
Taxation & Social Security
Other
Loan from Director (Note 9)
Total		 Amounts falling due
within oneyear		 Amounts falling due
within oneyear		 Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear		 Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear
2021
£		 2020
£		 2021
£		 2020
£
4,534 6,655 0 0
1,008 0 0 0
0 5,000 0 0
5,542 11,655 0 0
Analysis of Creditors (due within one year)
Income Received in Advance from:
Biomass
Trees for Life
Kigali
Lynx
Contribution to Management & Operations
TOTAL		 2021 2021 2020
Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricted
Funds		 Total
Funds		 Prior Year
Funds
£ £ £ £
0 33,000 33,000 0
0 5,000 5,000 0
0 9,287 9,287 0
0 22,654 22,654 0
32,516 0 32,516 0
32,516 69,941 102,457 0
  1. Material Funds held and movement during current reporting period:
Fund Name Fund
Type		 Purpose Fund
Bal
b/fwd		 Income Expend-
iture		 Transfers Gains
&
Losses		 Fund
Bal
c/fwd
Biomass R Grant for legal action 208 111,362 (109,694) 0 0 1,876
Trees for Life R Grant for legal action 0 47,271 (48,086) 0 0 (815)
Kigali R Grant for Ecosystem services
assistance		 0 2,670 (752) 0 0 1,918
NCL R Grant for Missing Species
Assessment		 0 794 (1,209) 415 0 0
Lynx R Grant for Scientific Feasibility
Study		 0 5,551 (5,699) 0 0 (148)
Rewilding UR Activities to support Re-wilding 0 45,778 (50,084) 0 0 (4,306)
Operating
Costs		 UR Establishing, supporting and
developing projects operating
costs		 (3,521) 51,576 (29,054) (415) 0 18,586
Total Funds (3,313) 265,002 (244,578) 0 0 17,111

The notes on pages 3 to 6 form part of these financial statements

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  1. Loan / Related Party Transactions and events after the end of the reporting period: A loan of £5,000 was received on 5 December 2019 from Mr R Leese, a charity trustee, to facilitate initial operations. This loan was redesignated as an unrestricted donation with effect from 15 September 2020 when charitable status was granted by the Charity Commission.

Independent Examination

An independent examination of the accounts has been undertaken by Abacus Accounting.

The notes on pages 3 to 6 form part of these financial statements

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Administrative and Governance Details

Board of Trustees:

Adam Eagle (resigned 4 June 2020) - Chris White - Darrell Smith - Deborah Brady (resigned 4 April 2021) - Ian Convery - Lily Marcel - Max Heaver - Roger Leese (Chair) - Sally Hawkins - Steve Smith

Details: