Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 05 04 2025 To 06 04 2026
Section A Reference and administration details
FARMLAND BIRD AID NETWORK
Charity name FARMLAND BIRD AID NETWORK Other names charity is known by FBAN Registered charity number (if any) 1192305 Charity's principal address DENE EDGE LAUGHTON HILL STONESFIELD, WITNEY Postcode OX29 8DY
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Jane Ellis | Chair | 1 Dec 2022 | Board of Trustees | |
| GennyEarly | 1 Dec 2022 | Board of Trustees | ||
| Hannah Bourne Taylor |
1 Dec 2022 | Board of Trustees | ||
| TobySwift | 28 Jan 2025 | Board of Trustees | ||
| Will Dennis | 28 Jan 2025 | Board of Trustees | ||
| Anne Miller | 28 Jan 2025 | Board of Trustees | ||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
| Name | Dates acted if not for whole year |
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| N/A | |
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
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- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Appointed by Trustees
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
All trustees are given the following documents” Public Benefit Requirement PB1 and 2. Trustee Eligibility Declaration Trustee Code of Conduct
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
To promote the conservation of farmland bird species, particularly those in decline or at risk of extinction, by working with local communities and landowners, through supplementary feeding, monitoring and habitat restoration and conservation.
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Increasing farmland bird numbers and diversity for the benefit of mankind
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60 volunteers, farmers and landowners working together on a local initiative.
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Monthly surveys and end of year annual survey submitted to British Ornithological data collection website
All trustees are given the Public Benefit Requirement documents PB1 and 2. Trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to Summary of the main the commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or activities undertaken for the duties to which the guidance is relevant. public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
Farmland Bird Aid Network receives funds from the general public and small grant bodies local to West Oxfordshire. Our largest donation has been £4,069 from Daylesford Organics.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
FBAN was provided with one and a half tonnes of bird seed at approximately £500 per tonne by the Northeast Cotswold Farmer Cluster for free as a contribution in-kind during this financial year.
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Farmland Bird Aid Network has no investments.
Farmland Bird Aid Network is run by its volunteers. The majority feed the birds on a weekly basis from November to May every year. Some count the birds at the 19 sites on a monthly basis. Others collect the seed and deliver to the sites.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Farmland Bird Aid Network have been able to provide daily feeding during the ‘hungry gap’ for farmland birds at 19 sites across West Oxfordshire with 60 volunteers.
Monthly surveys and end of year annual survey.
Maintained our website https://farmlandbirdaidnetwork.org/
Continued to circulate a monthly newsletter for volunteers and other interested stakeholders. 5 newsletters were produced during the feeding period to 178 recipients with a 34 – 41% open rate
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Continued to work with the Northeast Cotswolds Farmer Cluster and received free bird feed under their sustainability project. https://www.cotswoldfarmers.org/about
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the FBAN continue to aim for £3,000 each year to cover the costs of the bird charity’s policy on reserves seed needed for the 19 sites.
Details of any funds materially None in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) SIGN Full name(s) Jane Ellis Genny Early Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 25 August 2026
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Charity Name No (if any) FARMLAND BIRD AID NETWORK Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 06/04/2025 05/04/2026
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 5 428 4 505 18 10 - - - - 9 961 - - - 9 961 60 140 1 385 - - - - - - 1 585 - - - 1 585 8 376 - - 8 376 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - 698 - - - - - - 698 - - - 698 - - 698 - - - - - - 698 - - - 698 - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 5 428 5 203 18 10 - - - - 10 659 - - - 10 659 60 140 2 083 - - - - - - 2 283 - - - 2 283 8 376 |
Total funds to the nearest £ 5 428 5 203 18 10 - - - - 10 659 - - - 10 659 60 140 2 083 - - - - - - 2 283 - - - 2 283 8 376 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Previous Year Balance | 5 428 | 3 501 | ||||
| Donations | 4 505 | 4 076 | ||||
| Gift Aid Income | 18 | 41 | ||||
| Interest | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Grant | - | - | ||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
9 961 | 7 627 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 7 627 | ||||||
| Bank Account Fees | 60 | 60 | ||||
| Insurance | 140 | 140 | ||||
| Bird Seed | 1 385 | - | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 1 585 | 200 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 8 376 | - | - | 8 376 | 7 427 | ||
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| 8 376 | - | - | 8 376 | 7 427 |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds SIGN |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Signature SIGN |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 8 376 - - - - - 8 376 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Jane Ellis Genny Early |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval |
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| SIGN | Jane Ellis | ||
| Genny Early |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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