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2023-04-05-accounts

Somerset Wildlands Annual report 2022-23

Registered Charity 1191953

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Somerset Wildlands’ impact and achievements in 2022-23

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LEFT View towards Glastonbury from Waste Drove site, winter 2019 RIGHT Long tailed tit at Athelney (Matt Jarvis).

Vision

Our vision is to create a wilder future and a fantastic wildlife core for the South-West of England.

The Somerset Levels were once a vast wild wetland. From pelicans to lynx, beavers to sturgeons, its wetlands, woods and estuaries teemed with wildlife, much of it now gone. Somerset

spread and adapt naturally. This natural habitat restoration will help to store and sequester carbon dioxide, and provide a host of social benefits. It will demonstrate new avenues and approaches to rewilding and encourage others to get involved.

As it increases both the abundance and diversity of life Somerset Wildlands will seek to maximise social value. It will work to ensure that the cultural

"I love what Somerset Wildlands are doing - taking pieces of land and simply leaving them to rewild! The difference between these and the surrounding farmland was incredible" - Stephen Moss.

Wildlands is aiming to restore some of that lost wildlife and wildness through a process of distributed rewilding. Using its 'stepping stones' approach, Somerset Wildlands will purchase or otherwise acquire plots of land as they become available and create a distributed network of wilded sites, boosting wildlife populations and providing opportunities for species reintroductions and for wildlife to

benefits of rewilding are realised, while maintaining the focus on protecting and providing space for nature. It will encourage citizen-science and education, with particular efforts to engage young people.

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Goal

By 2030 Somerset Wildlands hopes to have 1,000 acres of new land undergoing rewilding in the Somerset Levels. It will do this through a mixture of land purchase and leasing, and by building up and encouraging a network of affiliated small landowners to form independent stepping stones. This is clearly a stretch target, but it one worth having. Along the way we will create a community of interest and support around rewilding in the Somerset Levels.

Priority Activities

Somerset Wildlands has three priority activities laid out in its strategy. These continued in 2022-23:

The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission.

People

Somerset Wildlands currently has one member of staff – the Executive Director Alasdair Cameron. For the whole of the 2022-23 reporting period he was employed 3.5 days a week working for Somerset Wildlands.

In addition to a permanent member of staff, the Charity has engaged occasional contractors just as Peter Cooper Consulting, Derek Gow Consulting and Tebourba Consulting to assist with ecological work, Trustee engagement and fundraising.

Somerset Wildlands has also begun to recruit a team of volunteer wardens to study and protect its sites. So far these volunteers are being drawn from the organisation’s membership.

BELOW Flowers and wetland plants blooming at Waste Drove site in summer 2022, six years into passive rewilding

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Financial review

In 2022-2023 Somerset Wildlands had an income of £79,837.65, an increase of around £20,000 since the previous year. Over the same period expenditure was £76,326.68. £27,497 was carried over into the period from 2021-22. At the end of the year £31,019.05 was carried forward to 2023-24. Of total expenditure, £33,000 was loan repayments on land purchase (more below), meaning the organisation had a operational surplus of £3510.97 for the 2022-23 period.

Thanks to its awards from Trusts and Major donors, and public fundraising the organisation was funded for the year in terms of basic operational costs, and has secured promises for sufficient basic operational funds for 2023-24. This income has been generated by a range of Trusts and individual donors, as well as through funds donated through the website or other online platforms. This includes memberships and one-off donations. The breakdown is explained in more detail below.

Loans for land purchase

Over the period a further £460,000 of debt has been acquired, on generous terms over five years, which was used to secure the purchase of a 73-acre piece of land at Athelney. A total of £33,000 of debt has been returned, leaving an

outstanding debt of £477,000 on two pieces of land (one loan of £460k another of £50k). All of this debt has been secured though We Have the Power’s Funding Nature programme, which provides philanthropic loans on generous terms to charities and communities groups to purchase land for nature on initial five-year terms. This is a significant amount of debt for an organisation of this scale, however the nature of the loans and the terms on which they were agreed has satisfied the Trustees that it does not represent an unacceptable risk for the organisation. It is not the Charity’s intention to take on any more debt until significant progress has been made on repayment.

Reserves

The charity has a policy on reserves which states that it is the Charity’s intention not to go below £12,000 in cash (representing about 3 months of basic operation). This is to ensure that the charity can pay its bills, and to ensure that sufficient funds are available to cover administration obligations in the event of an unexpected event. This policy will be kept under review.

I ndividual giving

Fundraising from the general public and website has been conducted largely through online activities and fundraising drives. A total of £17,597 has been received through one-off and recurring donations and associated gift aid. both directly. Some of this involved larger personal donations (>£1,000) alongside large numbers of smaller donations and associated GiftAid. An additional £2239.95 was left over from the purchase of land and forms part of the debt received.

In October 2022 the charity launched its membership scheme, encouraging people to become

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Table 1. Somerset Wildlands income and expenditure 2022-2023

Table 1. Somerset Wildlands income a nd expenditure 2022-2023
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Carried over from 2021-22 £27,497
Income in 2022-23
Trusts and Major Donations (>£5000) £60,000
Individual donors, membership, gift aid £17,597
Cash left over from loan for land purchase £2239.95
Total income in 2022-23 £79,837.65
Expenditure in 2022-23
Core operations, staff £42,462.68
Loan repayments £33,000
Land purchase fees not covered in loans £900
Total expenditure 2022-23 £76,362.68
Operational surplus £3510.97
Carried forward to 2023-24 £31,019.05
regular donors in exchange for funding. These donors are listed
opportunities to become involved. below. Several of these are part of
So far this has around 55 regular multi-year commitments.
givers, generating in excess of
£5,000 on an annual basis. Growing Bayesian Shift
this will be an important task in the Founders Pledge
year ahead. As well as providing Vivo Barefoot Live Barefoot
income the membership has Foundation
provided the basis for the volunteer Frederick Mulder Foundation
site wardens. Corton Hill Trust
Mr. Ben Goldsmith

“ The island of Athelney saw the entire future destiny of England hung in the balance; so to learn that the area around it will be restored to its former condition of wildness is the most wonderful and romantic news ” - Tom Holland.

Major donors Income from land or charitable Somerset Wildlands received activities several donations of at least £5,000, To date the charity has not totalling £60,000 in 2022-2023, and generated any income from providing the bulk of its operational activities (e.g. land management,

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ABOVE Archaeologists searching for marsh forts at Athelney site in 2023 (Theo Reeves University of Birmingham OPPOSITE PAGE From top to bottom anticlockwise: aerial image of Athelney site in March 2023 (Theo Reeves University of Birmingham); a field at Athelney in September 2022, a similar field in Summer 2023.

agri-environment schemes etc), however now that land has been secured it is anticipated that income will be generated from a range of sources such as government run agri-environment schemes, ecosystem services and the like. These payments will go towards helping reduce the debt acquired during the land purchase.

To this end Somerset Wildlands is in discussions with a range of agencies and consultants and is exploring income from ELMS, flood water storage, carbon storage, biodiversity net gain and voluntary nature credits. Participation in any of these schemes will be subject to Trustee approval.

Structure, governance and management

The Charity is registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), and is governed in accordance with its founding document.

The initial Trustees were invited by the Founder of the Charity, and further trustees can be appointed at the Trustees discretion, in discussion with the Director, as laid out in the governing document.

Over the course of the year one Trustee resigned and is yet to be replaced, with a recruitment process ongoing at the time of reporting.

Administrative details

Charity Name: Somerset Wildlands

Charity Number: 1191953

Polygon Cottage, North Green St, Bristol, BS8 4NE

Address:

Email: contact@somersetwildlands.org

The charity is currently organised with an Executive Director (Alasdair Cameron, who also founded the Charity) and a board of trustees. The Board of Trustees has elected a Chair, currently David Powell.

A contract for a one-off trial of flood water storage has been agreed which will generate a small amount of income. Should this be successful, repeated Somerset Wildlands will investigate the potential chance to make it a regular source of income.

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Rewilding the ‘Birthplace of England’

In September 2022 Somerset Wildlands embarked on its most exciting rewilding acquisition to date by purchasing land at Cutts Road in Athelney, just below the Isle of Athelney in the south-west of the Levels.

At 73 acres it is our largest wild stepping stone so far, and also our most historically interesting. It was here, in what where once the impenetrable marshes surrounding the Isle of Athelney, that Alfred the Great , King of the West Saxons, hid from the Vikings during their wars of the 9th century. The swamps and marshes of the Somerset Levels provided Alfred with sanctuary and a place to regroup, before he went on to defeat the Viking leader Guthrum and lay the foundations for the first unified Kingdom of England.

We think that the idea of rewilding what is effectively the ‘birthplace of England’ is an interesting symbol of the kind of future we can build together , and of how we can bring back life and wildness to all of our lives. We can’t take the land back to Alfred’s time, but we can allow it to develop as a wild space into the future, and a wonderful haven for nature. While at the time of writing the site was just at the very beginning of its rewilding journey, we can already begin to see changes as the grazing pressure is reduced and the land begins to ‘wild up’ with and increase in insect life, and the emergence of small patches of willow scrub.

Martin Arthur

The Old Post Office 56 Dorchester Road, Lytchett Minster,Poole, Dorset, BH16 6JE Telephone: 01202 621622 Fax: 01202 621488

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Somerset Wildlands

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Somerset Wildlands

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Somerset Wildlands (Charity) for the year ended 31[st] March 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Charity, 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 Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do 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 confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Martin Arthur FMAAT, FFA, FIPA, FFTA, MIH, ACIE. 27[th] July 2023

Martin Arthur is licensed and regulated by the Association of Accounting Technicians to provide services in accordance with License No. 2208 details of which are displayed at the registered address shown below.

Owner: Martin Arthur FMAAT, FFA, FIPA, FFTA, MIH, ACIE

Somerset Wildlands Charity No (if
any)
1191953
CC17a
Annual accounts for the period
Period start date
April 2022

To

Period end date
5 April 2023
Section A Statement of financial activities
Recommended categories by
activity
Details of own analysis Note Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Endowment
funds
Total thisyear Total lastyear
£ £ £ £ £
Incoming resources(Note 3) F01 F02 F03 F04 F05
Incoming resources from generated
funds
-0 -0 -0 -0 -0
Voluntary income S01 77,220 -0 -0 77,220
Activities forgeneratingfunds S02 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0
Investment income S03 78 -0 -0 78 -0
Incoming resources from charitable
S04 2,539 -0 -0 2,539 -0
~~ti iti~~
Other incoming resources
021-22(NOTE: Spread ac
S05
£27,498.83 -0 -0 27,499 -0
Total incoming resources S06 107,335 -0 -0 107,335
Resources expended(Notes 4-8)
Costs of Generating Funds -0 -0 -0 -0 -0
Costs ofgeneratingvoluntaryincome S07 3,000 -0 -0 3,000 -0
Fundraising trading costs S08 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0
Investment management costs S09 74 -0 -0 74 -0
Charitable activities S10 36,432 -0 -0 36,432 -0
Governance costs S11 500 -0 -0 500 -0
Other resources expended Salary+ Pension S12 36,321 -0 -0 36,321 -0
Total resources expended S13 76,327 -0 -0 76,327 -0
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers S14 31,008 -0 -0 31,008
Gross transfers between funds S15 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before other recognised
gains/(losses)

S16
31,008 -0 -0 31,008 -0
Other recognised gains/(losses)
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s
own use
S17 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0
Gains and losses on investment assets S18 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0
Net movement in funds S19 31,008 -0 -0 31,008 -0
Total funds brought forward S20 -0 -0 -0 -0
Total funds carried forward S21 31,008 -0 -0 31,008
Section B Balance sheet
Note Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Endowment
funds
Total thisyear Total lastyear
£ £ £ £ £
Fixed assets F01 F02 F03 F04 F05
Tangible assets(Note 9) B01 525,000
-0

-0

525,000

70,000
B02 -0
-0

-0

-0

-0
Investments(Note 10) B03 -0
-0

-0

-0

-0
Total fixed assets B04 525,000
-0

-0

525,000

70,000
Current assets
Stock and work inprogress B05 -0
-0

-0

-0

-0
Debtors(Note 11) B06 -0
-0

-0

-0

-0
(Short term) investments B07 -0
-0

-0

-0

-0
Cash at bank and in hand B08 31,008
-0

-0

31,008

27,497
Total current assets B09 31,008
-0

-0

31,008

27,497
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
(Note 12)

B10
-0
-0

-0

-0

-0
Net current assets/(liabilities) B11 31,008
-0

-0

31,008

27,497
Total assets less current liabilities B12 556,008
-0

-0

556,008

97,497
Creditors: amounts falling due after one year
(Note 12)

B13
472,000
-0

-0

472,000

50,000
Provisions for liabilities and charges B14 -0
-0

-0

-0

-0
Net assets B15 84,008
-0

-0

84,008

47,497
Funds of the Charity
Unrestricted funds B16 31,008
-0
31,008
27,497
B17 -0 -0
-0
Restricted income funds (Note 13) B18 -0 -0
-0
Endowment funds(Note 13) B19 -0
-0

-0
Total funds B20 31,008
-0

-0

31,008

27,497
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Section C Notes to the accounts Note 1 Basis of preparation This section should be completed by all charities . 1.1 Basis of accounting These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except that investments are shown at market value) in accordance with: • Accounting and Reporting by Charities – Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005); • and with Accounting Standards; or X Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Enterprises (FRSSE); • and with the Charities Act. [ except for the following]. _Give details in this box if a different standard has been followed.*_

1.3 Changes to previous accounts

No changes have been made to accounts for previous years Give details in this box of any material changes that have been made. §§ if no changes have been made to accounts for previous periods then delete these words.

Section C Notes to the accounts(cont)
Note 2 Accounting policies
This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those deleted. Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then
this is detailed in the box below.
INCOMING RESOURCES
Recognition of incoming These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities(SoFA)when:
resources · the charity becomes entitled to theresources;
· the trustees arevirtually certaintheywill receive theresources; and
· themonetaryvalue canbemeasuredwithsufficientreliability.
Incoming resources with related
expenditure
Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the incoming resources and
related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA.
Grants and donations Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Tax reclaims on donations and gifts Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift to which they relate.
Contractual income and performance
related grants
This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services have been delivered.
Gifts in kind Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised.
Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity.
Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable.
Donated services and facilities These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources expended) where the benefit to the
charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material_._The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the
charity of the service or facility received.
Volunteer help The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report.
Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable.
Investment gains and losses This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market
value at the end of the year.
EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Liability recognition Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
Governance costs Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee meetings and cost of any legal
advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
Grants with performance conditions Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or output to be provided, such
grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.
Grants payable without performance
conditions
These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating
to the grant which remain in the control of the charity.
Support Costs Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of
resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their
usage.
ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets for use by charity These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. They are valued at cost or a
reasonable value on receipt.
Investments Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the year end. Other investment assets are
included at trustees' best estimate of market value.
Stocks and work in progress These are valued at the lower of cost or market value.
POLICIES ADOPTED ADDITIONAL
TO OR DIFFERENT FROM THOSE
ABOVE

Section C Notes to the accounts(cont)
Note 3 Analysis of incoming resources
Incoming resources may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.
Analysis Thisyear Lastyear
£ £
Voluntary income -0
Donations over £1000 62,442 -0
Donations less than or equal to £1000 11503 -0
Gift Aid Up to January 2023 3,275 -0
-0
Total 77,220 -0
Activities for generating funds -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
Total -0 -0
Investment income Interest on accounts 78 -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
Total 78 -0
Incoming resources from charitable
activities
Money returned from solictors from land purchase (originally derived


2,240 -0
~~f~~
~~l~~
~~)~~
Returned money from INsurance company
299 -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
Total 2,539 -0
Section C Notes to the accounts(cont)
Note 4 Analysis of resources expended
Resources expended may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.
Analysis Thisyear Lastyear
£ £
Costs of generating voluntary
income

Hiringof fundraisingconsultant
3,000 -0
-0
-0 -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
Total 3,000 -0
Fundraising trading costs -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
Total -0 -0
Investment management
costs
Bank Charges 74 -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
Total 74 -0
Charitable activities repayment of loans 33,000 -0
other activities (away days, drone footage, insurance) 3,432 -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
Total 36,432 -0
Governance costs Accountant 500 -0
-0 -0
-0 -0
Total 500 -0
Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont)
Note 5 Support Costs
Please complete this note if the charity has analysed its expenses using activity categories and has support costs.
Support cost type Fundraising activity Charitable Activity Governance Activity Total Cost
£ £ £ £
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
Total -0
-0

-0

-0
Note 6 Details of certain items of expenditure
6.1 Trustee expenses
Please provide details of the amount of any payment or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses made to trustees or to third parties for
expenses incurred by trustees. If no expenses were paid,
please enter ‘None’ in the appropriate box(es).
This year Last year
Number of trustees who were paid expenses 0 0
Nature of the expenses
Total amount paid 0 0
6.2 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts
Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts
examiner or auditor. If nothing was paid please enter NONE in the appropriate box(es).
and other services provided by your independent
Thisyear Lastyear
£ £
Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the accounts 0 0
Other fees (for example: advice, consultancy, accountancy services) paid to the
independent examiner or auditor
0 0
Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont)
Note 5 Support Costs
Please complete this note if the charity has analysed its expenses using activity categories and has support costs.
Support cost type Fundraising activity Charitable Activity Governance Activity Total Cost
£ £ £ £
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
Total -0
-0

-0

-0
Note 6 Details of certain items of expenditure
6.1 Trustee expenses
Please provide details of the amount of any payment or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses made to trustees or to third parties for
expenses incurred by trustees. If no expenses were paid,
please enter ‘None’ in the appropriate box(es).
This year Last year
Number of trustees who were paid expenses 0 0
Nature of the expenses
Total amount paid 0 0
6.2 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts
Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts
examiner or auditor. If nothing was paid please enter NONE in the appropriate box(es).
and other services provided by your independent
Thisyear Lastyear
£ £
Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the accounts 0 0
Other fees (for example: advice, consultancy, accountancy services) paid to the
independent examiner or auditor
0 0
Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont)
Note 5 Support Costs
Please complete this note if the charity has analysed its expenses using activity categories and has support costs.
Support cost type Fundraising activity Charitable Activity Governance Activity Total Cost
£ £ £ £
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0
Total -0
-0

-0

-0
Note 6 Details of certain items of expenditure
6.1 Trustee expenses
Please provide details of the amount of any payment or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses made to trustees or to third parties for
expenses incurred by trustees. If no expenses were paid,
please enter ‘None’ in the appropriate box(es).
This year Last year
Number of trustees who were paid expenses 0 0
Nature of the expenses
Total amount paid 0 0
6.2 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts
Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts
examiner or auditor. If nothing was paid please enter NONE in the appropriate box(es).
and other services provided by your independent
Thisyear Lastyear
£ £
Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the accounts 0 0
Other fees (for example: advice, consultancy, accountancy services) paid to the
independent examiner or auditor
0 0
Section C Notes to the accounts Notes to the accounts (cont) (cont)
Note 7 Paid employees
Please complete this note if the charity has any employees.
7.1 Staff Costs
This year Last year
£ £
Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind 33,463
8,122
Employer’s National Insurance costs -0
-0
Pension costs 2,858
-0
Total staff costs 36,321
8,122
7.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year Thisyear Lastyear
Number Number
The parts of the charity in which the employees work -0
-0
Charitable Activities -0
-0
Governance -0
-0
Other 1
1
Total 1
1
7.3 Defined contributionpension scheme
Please complete if a defined contributionpension scheme is operated.
Brief details of the scheme Scheme established and operatingthrough NEST.
This year Last year
£ £
The costs of the scheme to the charity for theyear 1049.76
The amount of any contributions outstanding at theyear end 0
The amount of any contributionsprepaid at theyear end
Section C Notes to the accounts Notes to the accounts (cont) (cont)
Note 7 Paid employees
Please complete this note if the charity has any employees.
7.1 Staff Costs
This year Last year
£ £
Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind 33,463
8,122
Employer’s National Insurance costs -0
-0
Pension costs 2,858
-0
Total staff costs 36,321
8,122
7.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year Thisyear Lastyear
Number Number
The parts of the charity in which the employees work -0
-0
Charitable Activities -0
-0
Governance -0
-0
Other 1
1
Total 1
1
7.3 Defined contributionpension scheme
Please complete if a defined contributionpension scheme is operated.
Brief details of the scheme Scheme established and operatingthrough NEST.
This year Last year
£ £
The costs of the scheme to the charity for theyear 1049.76
The amount of any contributions outstanding at theyear end 0
The amount of any contributionsprepaid at theyear end
Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Section C Notes to the accounts(cont)
Note 8 Grantmaking
Please complete this note if the charity made any grants or donations which in aggregate form a material part of the charitable activities
undertaken.
8.1 Total value of grants
Purpose for whichgrants made Grants to institutions Grants to individuals
Total amount £ Total amount £
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
Total -0
-0
8.1 Grantmaking costs
If the charity’s accounts are prepared on the “activity basis” please give details of any support cost associated with grantmaking. Please enter
“Nil” if the charity does not identify and/or allocate support costs.
Support costs ofgrantmaking £
8.3 Grants made to institutions
If the charity has made grants to particular institutions that are material in the context of its grantmaking please give details of the institution
supported, purpose of the grant and total paid to each institution listed. Sufficient information should be given to provide a reasonable
understanding of the range of institutions supported.
Names of institutions Purpose Total amount of grants
paid £
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
Totalgrants to institutions -0
Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Section C Notes to the accounts(cont)
Note 8 Grantmaking
Please complete this note if the charity made any grants or donations which in aggregate form a material part of the charitable activities
undertaken.
8.1 Total value of grants
Purpose for whichgrants made Grants to institutions Grants to individuals
Total amount £ Total amount £
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
Total -0
-0
8.1 Grantmaking costs
If the charity’s accounts are prepared on the “activity basis” please give details of any support cost associated with grantmaking. Please enter
“Nil” if the charity does not identify and/or allocate support costs.
Support costs ofgrantmaking £
8.3 Grants made to institutions
If the charity has made grants to particular institutions that are material in the context of its grantmaking please give details of the institution
supported, purpose of the grant and total paid to each institution listed. Sufficient information should be given to provide a reasonable
understanding of the range of institutions supported.
Names of institutions Purpose Total amount of grants
paid £
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
Totalgrants to institutions -0
Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Section C Notes to the accounts(cont)
Note 8 Grantmaking
Please complete this note if the charity made any grants or donations which in aggregate form a material part of the charitable activities
undertaken.
8.1 Total value of grants
Purpose for whichgrants made Grants to institutions Grants to individuals
Total amount £ Total amount £
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
Total -0
-0
8.1 Grantmaking costs
If the charity’s accounts are prepared on the “activity basis” please give details of any support cost associated with grantmaking. Please enter
“Nil” if the charity does not identify and/or allocate support costs.
Support costs ofgrantmaking £
8.3 Grants made to institutions
If the charity has made grants to particular institutions that are material in the context of its grantmaking please give details of the institution
supported, purpose of the grant and total paid to each institution listed. Sufficient information should be given to provide a reasonable
understanding of the range of institutions supported.
Names of institutions Purpose Total amount of grants
paid £
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
-0
Totalgrants to institutions -0
Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont)
Note 9 Tangible fixed assets
Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets
9.1 Cost or valuation
Freehold land &
buildings
Other land &
buildings
Plant, machinery
and motor vehicles
Fixtures, fittings
and equipment
Payments on
account and assets
under construction
Total
£ £ £ £ £ £
Balance brought forward 70,000
-0

-0

-0

-0

70,000
Additions 455,000
-0

-0

-0

-0

455,000
Revaluations -0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
Disposals -0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
Transfers * -0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
Balance carried forward 525,000
-0

-0

-0

-0

525,000
9.2 Accumulated depreciation and impairment provisions
**Basis SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB SL or RB
** Rate
Balance brought forward -0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
Depreciation charge foryear -0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
Impairment provisions -0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
Revaluations -0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
Disposals -0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
Transfers* -0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
Balance carried forward -0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
9.3 Net book value
Brought forward 70,000
-0

-0

-0

-0

70,000
Carried forward 525,000
-0

-0

-0

-0

525,000
9.4 Revaluation
If any fixed assets have been revalued please give details of the valuer and method of valuation
* The "transfers" row is for movements between fixed asset categories.
** Please indicate the method of depreciation by deleting the method not applicable (SL = straight line; RB = reducing balance). Also please indicate the
rate of depreciation: for straight line, what is the anticipated life of the asset (in years); for reducing balance, what is the percentage annual deduction.
























Section C Notes to the accounts(cont)
Note 10 Investment assets
Please complete this note if the charity has any investment assets.
10.1 Fixed assets investments
£
Carrying (market) value at beginning of year -0
Add:additions to investments at cost -0
Less:disposals at carrying value -0
Add/(deduct):net gain/(loss) on revaluation -0
Carrying (market) value at end of year -0
Please provide below:
10.2 A breakdown of the market values of investments shown above agreeing with the balance sheet row B03.
10.3 A breakdown of the income from investments agreeing with SOFA row S03.
Analysis of investments 10.2 10.3
Market value at year
end
Income from
investments for the
year
£ £
Investment properties -0
-0
Investments listed on a recognised stock exchange or held in common investment funds, open ended
investment companies, unit trusts or other collective investment schemes
-0
-0
Investments in subsidiary or connected undertakings and companies -0
-0
Securities not listed on a recognised Stock Exchange -0
-0
Cash held as part of the investment portfolio -0
-0
Other investments -0
-0
Total -0
-0
10.4 Material investment holdings
If any single investment is material in terms of its value (for example represents more than 5 per cent of the value of the charity’s total
investments) please provide details.
Investment held
Market Value
Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) (cont) (cont) (cont)
Note 11 Debtors and prepayments
Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors orprepayments.
Analysis of debtors Amounts falling due within one
year
Amounts falling due after more
than one year
Thisyear Lastyear Thisyear Lastyear
£ £ £ £
Trade debtors -0 -0 -0 -0
Amounts due from subsidiary and associated undertakings -0 -0 -0 -0
Other debtors -0 -0
Prepayments and accrued income -0 -0 -0 -0
Total -0 -0 -0 -0
Note 12 Creditors and accruals
Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.
12.1 Analysis of creditors
Amounts falling due within one
year
Amounts falling due after more
than one year
Thisyear Lastyear Thisyear Lastyear
£ £ £ £
Loans and overdrafts 50,000 -0 472,000 50,000
Trade creditors -0 -0 -0 -0
Amounts due to subsidiary and associated undertakings -0 -0 -0 -0
Other creditors -0 -0 -0 -0
Accruals and deferred income -0 -0 -0 -0
Total 50,000 -0 472,000 50,000
12.2 Security over assets
If any loan, overdraft or other creditor holds a charge or other security over any assets of the charity please provide details.
This £50,000 loan is secured againstpart of the value of the land bought for £70,000. In the event that the loan cannot be repayed the creditor s
Section C Notes to the accounts (cont) (cont) (cont) (cont)
Note 11 Debtors and prepayments
Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors orprepayments.
Analysis of debtors Amounts falling due within one
year
Amounts falling due after more
than one year
Thisyear Lastyear Thisyear Lastyear
£ £ £ £
Trade debtors -0 -0 -0 -0
Amounts due from subsidiary and associated undertakings -0 -0 -0 -0
Other debtors -0 -0
Prepayments and accrued income -0 -0 -0 -0
Total -0 -0 -0 -0
Note 12 Creditors and accruals
Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.
12.1 Analysis of creditors
Amounts falling due within one
year
Amounts falling due after more
than one year
Thisyear Lastyear Thisyear Lastyear
£ £ £ £
Loans and overdrafts 50,000 -0 472,000 50,000
Trade creditors -0 -0 -0 -0
Amounts due to subsidiary and associated undertakings -0 -0 -0 -0
Other creditors -0 -0 -0 -0
Accruals and deferred income -0 -0 -0 -0
Total 50,000 -0 472,000 50,000
12.2 Security over assets
If any loan, overdraft or other creditor holds a charge or other security over any assets of the charity please provide details.
This £50,000 loan is secured againstpart of the value of the land bought for £70,000. In the event that the loan cannot be repayed the creditor s
Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont)
Note 13 Endowment and restricted income funds
Please complete this section if the charity has any endowment or restricted income funds.
13.1 Funds held
Please give a brief description of any of the following type of funds held by the charity:
·permanent endowment funds(PE);
·expendable endowment funds(EE); and
·restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity (R).
Fund Name Type PE, EE or
R
Purpose and Restrictions
13.2 Movements of major funds
Please give details of the movements of the major funds summarised in the restricted and endowment columns of the Statement of Financial
Activities.
Fund names Fund balances
brought forward
Incoming
resources
Outgoing
resources
Transfers Gains and
losses
Fund balances
carried forward
£ £ £ £ £ £
-0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
-0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
Total Funds -0
-0

-0

-0

-0

-0
13.3 Transfers between funds
Please give details of any transfers between funds.
From Fund (Name) To Fund (Name) Reason Amount
Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont)
Note 14 Transactions with relatedparties
If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in note 6) details of such transactions should
be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “None” in the relevant boxes.
14.1 Remuneration and benefits
Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee or other related parties by the charity or
any institution or company connected with it.
Name of trustee or connected party Legal authority (eg order, governing
document)
Amounts paid or benefit value
Thisyear Lastyear
£ £
14.2 Loans
Please give details of and amounts owing to or from the charity’s trustees or other related parties by the charity at the year end.
Name of trustee or
connected party
Legal authority Amount owing
This year Last year
£ £
Due to trustees and related
parties
Due from trustees and

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14.3 Other transaction(s) with trustees or related parties
Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a trustee or related party has a material interest.
Name of the trustee or
related party
Relationship to charity Description of the transaction(s) This year Last year
£ £
Section C Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont) Notes to the accounts(cont)
Note 14 Transactions with relatedparties
If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in note 6) details of such transactions should
be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “None” in the relevant boxes.
14.1 Remuneration and benefits
Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee or other related parties by the charity or
any institution or company connected with it.
Name of trustee or connected party Legal authority (eg order, governing
document)
Amounts paid or benefit value
Thisyear Lastyear
£ £
14.2 Loans
Please give details of and amounts owing to or from the charity’s trustees or other related parties by the charity at the year end.
Name of trustee or
connected party
Legal authority Amount owing
This year Last year
£ £
Due to trustees and related
parties
Due from trustees and

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14.3 Other transaction(s) with trustees or related parties
Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a trustee or related party has a material interest.
Name of the trustee or
related party
Relationship to charity Description of the transaction(s) This year Last year
£ £

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 15 Additional Disclosures The following are significant matters which are not covered in other notes and need to be included to provide a proper understanding of the accounts. If there is insufficient room here, please add a separate sheet.

Martin Arthur

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Somerset Wildlands

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Somerset Wildlands

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Somerset Wildlands (Charity) for the year ended 31[st] March 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Charity, 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 Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do 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 confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Martin Arthur FMAAT, FFA, FIPA, FFTA, MIH, ACIE. 27[th] July 2023

Martin Arthur is licensed and regulated by the Association of Accounting Technicians to provide services in accordance with License No. 2208 details of which are displayed at the registered address shown below.

Owner: Martin Arthur FMAAT, FFA, FIPA, FFTA, MIH, ACIE