2024-04-05-accounts - Somerset Wildlands

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Somerset Wildlands Annual report 2023-24

Registered Charity 1191953

Director’s statement

The last 12 months have been an exciting period of development for Somerset Wildlands, as we built on the foundations laid in earlier years. While we didn’t purchase any new land, the charity was able to nearly triple its income on the previous financial year, ensuring that more than a third of all debts had been repaid by the end of the period.

We continued to use our sites to generate interest in the charity's aims and objectives. Our team of volunteer wardens has expanded to provide regular on-site cover of Athelney and we have attracted significant interest from nearby landowners, several of whom are exploring joining our network or placing their land in Somerset Wildlands’ care, based on the work we have done on our own sites. We expanded our membership and continued to grow our profile.

On the land itself we have carried-on the important process of establishing a baseline of biodiversity indicators. While these are not the sole means of demonstrating success in a rewilding project, they are useful tools which will all go towards allowing us to track changes on the land, and grow the evidence base. We also secured funding and permission to begin a little initial intervention on the waterways, reprofiling some ditches and creating scrapes in the fields themselves. This will speed up the ability of wetland wildlife to spread from the ditches and claim new habitats. While our intention to be as hands-off as possible, such initial changes can rapidly create space for nature, without compromise the openended nature of the project.

Finally and most importantly the land itself has continued to evolve. Winter 2023-24 has been very wet, meaning that several of the sites spent weeks and months under deep water. As the floods have receded, leaving behind dead wood and flattened grass, large numbers of saplings have become visible - oak, willow and thorn - seemingly unbothered by the water. In the future as these grow they will provide habitat and cover and possibly the establishment of a wet forest over parts of the site, one which when submerged is no longer flat and still but which in the future will see a host of young trees growing up through the deep water.

Wildlife too has begun to respond to the site, most excitingly in the regular visits now made by common cranes. These beautiful birds were reintroduced to the Levels about 20 years ago and are slowly spreading and investigating new habitats. The fact they are inspecting our sites bodes well for the future.

The truth is though that we do not know exactly what will happen, and that is part of the point. In amongst all the day-to-day management of a charity, and the talk of impact and indicators, it is important to remember what this is all for. Our purpose is to create space where nature can lead and thrive and, for want of a better phrase, do ‘what it wants’. We are just at the beginning of that long journey, but it is already thrilling to see the land slowly coming to life.

Alasdair Cameron, May 2024

Somerset Wildlands’ impact and achievements in 2023-24

Completed repaying the loan on the purchase of East-Waste. In March 2024, roughly t wo years after purchase, Somerset Wildlands cleared its loan from We Have the Power on the purchase of a 12-acre parcel of land at East-Waste.
Returned a total of £150,000 of philanthropic loans over the course of the year. These loans were used to purchase land at East Waste and Athelney. This means that as of April 2024 there were £327,000 of loans outstanding, with more than one third of the debt repaid within two years. All of the outstanding loans are now on the Athelney land.
Entered discussions with a number of existing landowners looking to rewild their own lands inspired by or in association with Somerset Wildlands. In some instances this may involve the lease or transfer of land to Somerset Wildlands to rewild in perpetuity.
Raised £221,000 in the period to April 2023, paying back £150,000 in loans for land. This is a significant boost in income, generated through donations from a range of Trusts and major donors, and through donations through the online membership, one-off
Continued to explore the possibility of generating income from a range of agrienvironment schemes and ecosystem services markets, including through commissioning a consultancy to prepare a Biodiversity Net Gain baseline and uplift projection, based on our approach to rewilding.
Continued to work with and develop our team of volunteer wardens to look after the new site at Athelney.
Continued to grow our membership base , which increased by 36% over the course of the year.
Working with and facilitating groups from the University of Bristol and the University of Sussex and on issues ranging from soil carbon and chemistry, acoustic monitoring and underground archaeology.
Gained media attention for its activities - appearing on podcasts, broadcast and online and print media.

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Priority Activities

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 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 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 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.

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. Along the way we will create a community of interest and support around rewilding in the Somerset Levels.

Somerset Wildlands has three priority activities laid out in its strategy. These were the focus for 2023-24 and will continue into 2024-25.

Acquire land for nature . This may be by raising funds to purchase or lease it, or through receiving land as a gift. At present we are largely focused on paying for the acquisition of land at Athelney, and drawing other land into the network.
Develop a network of affiliated small landowners. These are smaller landowners inspired to join us on the rewilding journey.
Communicate the benefits of rewilding and nature restoration and engage people in seeking long term change, and work to help establish the evidence base for the success of rewilding ( through monitoring etc).

People

Somerset Wildlands currently has one member of staff – the Executive Director Alasdair Cameron. For the whole of the 2023-24 reporting period he was employed 3.5 days a week working for Somerset Wildlands.

In addition to permanent staff, the Charity has engaged contractors such as Ecosulis, Derek Gow Consulting and Tebourba Consulting to assist with ecological work, Trustee engagement and fundraising.

Over the period 2023-24 Somerset Wildlands welcomed a new Trustee to its board - Ms. Lynne Davies.

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.

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THIS SPREAD Aerial image of Athelney just after purchase by Somerset Wildlands in 2022 (Matt Jarvis)
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Financial review

In 2023-2024 Somerset Wildlands had an income of £221,935, an increase of around £140,000 over the previous year. Over the same period expenditure was £201,112. £31,019 was carried over into the period from 2022-23. At the end of the year £51,842 was carried forward to 2024-25. Of total expenditure, £150,000 was loan repayments on land purchase (more below), meaning the organisation had a operational surplus of £20,822 for 2023-24.

Thanks to its awards from Trusts and major donors, and public fundraising, the organisation has secured income for sufficient basic operational funds for 2024-25. 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 repayment

Over financial year 2023-24 a further £150,000 of repayments were made on the philanthropic loans provided by We Have the Power for the purchase of land, on generous terms over five years. These loans consisted of one loan of £460k for Athelney and another of £50k for East-Waste. A total of £183,000 of this debt has now been returned, leaving an outstanding debt of £327,000. As part of this repayment the loan on East-Waste has now been entirely paid off, meaning that all the remaining debt is owed on the Athelney site.

While we recognise this is still a significant amount of debt for an organisation of this scale, the nature of the loans and the terms on which they were agreed has

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 is kept under review.

Individual giving

Fundraising from the general public and website has been conducted largely through online activities and fundraising drives. A total of £13,257 has been received through one-off and recurring donations and associated Gift Aid. This is a decrease on last year, explained by the lack of a public crowdfunding drive over this period.

In October 2022 the charity launched its membership scheme, encouraging people to become regular donors in exchange for opportunities to become involved. So far this has around 75 regular givers (an increase of 36% over the year), generating in excess of £8,000 on an annual basis. Growing this will be an important task in the years ahead. As well as providing income, the membership has provided the basis for the volunteer site wardens.

Major donors, trusts and foundations

Somerset Wildlands received income totalling £201,932 from trusts, foundations and major donors in 2022-2023, providing the bulk of its funding. Donations from

Table 1. Somerset Wildlands income and expenditure 2023-2024

Carried over from 2022-23	£31,019.05
Income in 2023-24
Trusts, grants, and donations >£5,000	£201,932
Smaller donors, membership, Gift Aid	£13, 257
Income from land	£6754
Total income in 2023-24	£221,934
Expenditure in 2023-24
Core operations, staff, governance	£51,112
Loan repayments on land acqisition	£150,000
Total expenditure 2023-24	£201,112
Operational surplus	£20,822
Carried forward to 2024-25	£51, 842

Trusts and major donations schemes etc). This has included >£5,000 are listed below. Several of residual Basic Payment Scheme these are part of multi-year (BPS) payments, Sustainable Farm commitments. Incentive and ELMS payments for water storage. It is anticipated that Banister Trust this income will increase in the Garfield Weston coming financial year as the charity Bayesian Shift has entered into a Countryside Founders Pledge Stewardship agreement. These Vivo Barefoot Live Barefoot payments will go towards helping Foundation reduce the debt acquired during the Frederick Mulder Foundation land purchase. Corton Hill Trust Mr. Ben Goldsmith Looking to the future Somerset Wilderkind Ltd Wildlands continues to be in Swire Charitable Trust discussions with a range of Consano Earth agencies and consultants and is Norman Family Foundation. exploring income from Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), flood water Income from land or charitable storage, carbon storage and activities voluntary nature credits. To date the charity has generated Participation in any of these only modest income totalling £6,754 schemes will be subject to Trustee from activities (e.g. land approval. management, agri-environment

Structure, governance and management

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

Administrative details

Charity Name: Somerset Wildlands

Charity Number: 1191953

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 2023-24 one new Trustee was appointed. Ms. Lynne Davies joins the organisation with a wealth of experience in fundraising and charity administration.

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.

Martin Arthur

Unit 2A The Courtyard Craft Centre, Huntick Road, Lytchett Minster, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6BA 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 5[th] April 2024.

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:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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. 23[rd] May 2024

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 Annual accounts for the period CC17a Period start date To April 2023 Period end date 5 April 2024

Section A Statement of financial activities

	Somerset Wildlands	Somerset Wildlands	Somerset Wildlands	Charity No (if any) 1191953	Charity No (if any) 1191953	CC17a
	Annual accounts for the period
	Period start date	April 2023	To	Period end date	5 April 2024
	tatement of financial activities
Recommended categories by activity Incoming resources (Note 3)	Details of own analysis Note	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total this year Total last year £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05
Incoming resources from generated funds		-	-	-	-	-
Voluntary income Activities for generating funds Investment income Incoming resources from charitable Other incoming resources Resources expended (Notes 4-8) Costs of Generating Funds Costs of generating voluntary income Fundraising trading costs Investment management costs Charitable activities Governance costs Other resources expended *Net incoming/(outgo* Gross transfers between funds *Net incoming/(outgoing) resources* Other recognised gains/(losses) Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed Gains and losses on investment assets Total funds brought forward		95,091	119,800	-	214,891
		-	-	-	-	-
		290	-	-	290	-
			6,754	-	6,754	-
			-	-	-	-
		95,381	126,554	-	221,935

			-	-	-	-
		3,900	-	-	3,900	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		56	-	-	56	-
		77,613	115,823	-	193,436	-
		570	-	-	570	-
		3,150	-	-	3,150	-
		85,289	115,823	-	201,112	-
		10,092	10,731	-	20,823
		-	-	-	-	-
		10,092	10,731	-	20,823	-

		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		10,092	10,731	-	20,823	-
		£31,019.05	-	-	31,019	-
		41,111	10,731	-	51,842

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Section B Balance sheet

Section B Balance sheet
Fixed assets	Note	Unrestricted funds £ F01	Restricted income funds £ F02	Endowment funds £ F03	Total this year Total last year £ £ F04 F05
Tangible assets (Note 9) Investments (Note 10)	B01 B02 B03	525,000	-	-	525,000	525,000
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		-	-	-	-	-
*Total fixed assets* Current assets Stock and work in progress Debtors (Note 11) (Short term) investments Cash at bank and in hand *Total current assets* Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (Note 12) *Net current assets/(liabilities)* *Total assets less current liabilities* Creditors: amounts falling due after one year (Note 12) Provisions for liabilities and charges *Net assets* Funds of the Charity Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds (Note 13) Endowment funds(Note 13) *Total funds* Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	B04 B05 B06 B07 B08 B09 B10 B11 B12 B13 B14 B15 B16 B17 B18 B19 B20	525,000	-	-	525,000	525,000

		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		41,111	10,731	-	51,842	31,019
		41,111	10,731	-	51,842	31,019

		-	-	-	-	-

		41,111	10,731	-	51,842	31,019

		566,111	10,731	-	576,842	556,019

		327,000	-	-	327,000	477,000
		-	-	-	-	-

		239,111	10,731	-	249,842	79,019

		41,111	-		41,111	31,019
		-			-	-
			10,371		10,371	-
				-	-	-

		41,111	10,371	-	51,482	31,019
		Signature		Print	Name Date of approval
				David Powell		28 June 2024

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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.

-Tick as appropriate:
if all relevant disclosures shown in the pack have been given then please tick “Accounting Standards”;
if disclosures completed in these accounts have been restricted to those required by the FRSSE, then please tick “Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Enterprises (FRSSE)”.
** - If no departures from the chosen standards have been made then delete these words; otherwise give details of any changes in the boxes.

1.2 Change in basis of accounting

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year (§ except for the following).

Give details in this box of any material changes that have been made.

§ if no changes have been made to accounting policies then delete these words.

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.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)	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 the resources;
	· the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and
	· the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
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	This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services have been delivered.
grants
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	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
conditions	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

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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.

Voluntary income	Analysis This year Last year £ £ - Donations over £1000 201,932 - Donations less than or equal to £1000 8884.79 - Gift Aid to 1 Sep 4,083 - -	Analysis This year Last year £ £ - Donations over £1000 201,932 - Donations less than or equal to £1000 8884.79 - Gift Aid to 1 Sep 4,083 - -	Analysis This year Last year £ £ - Donations over £1000 201,932 - Donations less than or equal to £1000 8884.79 - Gift Aid to 1 Sep 4,083 - -
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	Donations over £1000	201,932	-
	Donations less than or equal to £1000	8884.79	-
	Gift Aid to 1 Sep	4,083	-
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Activities for generating funds Investment income Incoming resources from charitable activities	Total	214,900	-

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	Total	-	-

	Interest on accounts	290	-
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	Total	290	-

	Agri-environment payments on land (BPS, SFI, ELMS)	6,754	-
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		-	-
	Total	6,754	-

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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.

Costs of generating voluntary income	Analysis This year Last year £ £	Analysis This year Last year £ £	Analysis This year Last year £ £
	Hiring of fundraising consultant	3,900	-
	Purchase of entitlements on land	3,150	-
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Fundraising trading costs Investment management costs Charitable activities Governance costs	Total	7,050	-

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	Total	-	-

	Bank Charges	56	-
		-	-
		-	-
	Total	56	-

	repayment of loans	150,000	-
	other activities (insurance, salaries, monitoring etc)	43,436	-
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		-	-
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	Total	193,436	-

	Accountant	570	-
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	Total	570	-

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Section C 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.

		Fundraising activity		Charitable Activity		Governance Activity		Total Cost
Support cost type		£		£		£		£
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	Total		-		-		-		-

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).

*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	1	0
	Travel to event
Nature of the expenses
Total amount paid	88.49	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 and other services provided by your independent examiner or auditor. If*
*nothing was paid please enter NONE in the appropriate box(es).*
	This year	Last year
	£	£
Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the accounts
	0	570
Other fees (for example: advice, consultancy, accountancy services) paid to the independent
examiner or auditor	0	0

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 7 Paid employees

Please complete this note if the charity has any employees.

7.1 Staff Costs

7.1 Staff Costs
			This year		Last year
			£		£
Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind				33,555		33,463
Employer’s National Insurance costs				-		-
Pension costs				2,408		2,858
		Total staff costs		35,963		36,321

7.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year			This year Number		Last year Number
The parts of the charity in which the employees work				-		-
	Charitable Activities			-		-
	Governance			-		-
	Other			1		1
		Total		1		1

7.3 Defined contribution pension scheme

Please complete if a defined contribution pension scheme is operated. Brief details of the scheme

ough NEST.

This year		Last year
£		£
	1076.34		1049.76

Scheme established and operating through NEST.

The costs of the scheme to the charity for the year The amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end The amount of any contributions prepaid at the year end

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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

8.1 Total value of grants
		Grants to institutions		Grants to individuals
Purpose for which grants made		Total amount £		Total amount £
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	*Total*		-		-

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 of grantmaking

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 £
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					*Total grants to institutions*	-

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Section C 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

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 Additions Revaluations Disposals Transfers *	70,000	-	-	-	-	70,000
	455,000	-	-	-	-	455,000
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
Balance carried forward 525,000 - - - - 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 - - - - - - Depreciation charge for year - - - - - - Impairment provisions - - - - - - Revaluations - - - - - - Disposals - - - - - - Transfers - - - - - - Balance carried forward - - - - - - 9.3 Net book value* Brought forward 70,000 - - - - 70,000 Carried forward 525,000 - - - - 525,000	525,000	-	-	-	-	525,000
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	70,000	-	-	-	-	70,000
	525,000	-	-	-	-	525,000
9.4 Revaluation *If any fixed assets have been revalued please give details of the valuer and method of valuation*

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.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)	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 Add:additions to investments at cost Less:disposals at carrying value Add/(deduct):net gain/(loss) on revaluation		£ - - - -
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Carrying (market) value at end of year *Please provide below:* 10.2 A breakdown of the market values of investments shown above 10.3 A breakdown of the income from investments agreeing with SOF Analysis of investments Investment properties Investments listed on a recognised stock exchange or held in commo companies, unit trusts or other collective investment schemes Investments in subsidiary or connected undertakings and companies Securities not listed on a recognised Stock Exchange Cash held as part of the investment portfolio Other investments	agreeing with the balance sheet row B03. A row S03. n investment funds, open ended investment Total	-

		10.2 Market value at year end £	10.3 Income from investments for the year £
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	epresents more than 5 per cent of the value of the charity’s total investments) please provide

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

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 11 Debtors and prepayments

Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.

Note 11 Debtors and prepayments *Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.*
Analysis of debtors Trade debtors Amounts due from subsidiary and associated undertakings Other debtors Prepayments and accrued income	Amounts falling due within one year		Amounts falling due after more than one year
	This year £	Last year £	This year £	Last year £
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
	-	-
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Total Note 12 Creditors and accruals *Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.* 12.1 Analysis of creditors Loans and overdrafts Trade creditors Amounts due to subsidiary and associated undertakings Other creditors Accruals and deferred income Total	-	-	-	-

	Amounts falling due within one year		Amounts falling due after more than one year
	This year £	Last year £	This year £	Last year £
	-	-	327,000	477,000
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	-	-	327,000	477,000
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.*
There is a single loan outstanding - one of £460,000 secured against land valued at £455,000 at the time of purchase. Of this £133,000 has been repayed, leaving a balance of £327,000. A previous separate loan of £50000 has been completely paid off.

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.

There is a single loan outstanding - one of £460,000 secured against land valued at £455,000 at the time of purchase. Of this £133,000 has been repayed, leaving a balance of £327,000. A previous separate loan of £50000 has been completely paid off.

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Section C 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	Fund Name Type PE, EE or R Purpose and Restrictions	Fund Name Type PE, EE or R Purpose and Restrictions	Fund Name Type PE, EE or R Purpose and Restrictions	Fund Name Type PE, EE or R Purpose and Restrictions	Fund Name Type PE, EE or R Purpose and Restrictions	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 £
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	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Funds	-	-	-	-	-	-
13.3 Transfers between funds *Please give details of any transfers between funds.*
From Fund (Name)	To Fund (Name)		Reason			Amount

13.3 Transfers between funds

Please give details of any transfers between funds.

From Fund (Name) To Fund (Name) Reason Amount

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 14 Transactions with related parties

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.

								Amounts paid or benefit value	Amounts paid or benefit value
Name	of	trustee	or	connected	party	Legal	authority (eg order, governing document)	This year	Last year
								£	£

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.

Due to trustees and related parties Due from trustees and related ti

Name of trustee or connected party	Legal authority	Amount owing	Amount owing
		This year £	Last year £

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			This year	Last year
party	Relationship to charity	Description of the transaction(s)	£	£

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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.

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Martin Arthur

Unit 2A The Courtyard Craft Centre, Huntick Road, Lytchett Minster, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6BA 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 5[th] April 2024.

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').

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:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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. 23[rd] May 2024

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