## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From: Period start date To 1[st] April 2023 Period end date 31[st] March 2024 Charity name: House Martin Conservation UK & Ireland** **Charity registration number: 1193623** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote for the benefit of the public
the conservation of House Martin birds
in the UK and Ireland| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|a) advancing the education of the
public and raising awareness in the
conservation of House Martins,
their protection and improvement to
encourage the breeding numbers to
grow;
b) identifying and protecting existing
colonies;
c) encouraging the provision of
additional nesting opportunities;
and
d) working with other organisations
and the public in the establishment
of new colonies.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The guidance set out by the charities
commission in respect to the value of public
goods and benefits is understood by the
trustees| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference n/a Para 1.38 Policy on grant making n/a Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment n/a Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers n/a Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The third year of operations has been
focused on building the membership and
funding for which to support specific
conservation projects and rehabilitation in
for the future years. Specifically highlights
include the launch of the house martin
havens initiative and the development of a
house martin mapper app for launch in the
FY24 to FY25 reporting period| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The primary objectives of structure, membership and social media presence Achievements against Para 1.41 have been fully achieved. objectives set Objective to clear a minimum fund of £2000 pounds has been achieved Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|n/a| |---|---|---| |Other||n/a| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|As of the 31stof March 2024 the charity had
of £2533.48 held in available cash.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|As of the 31stof March 2024 no reserves
are held| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£0| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The third year of operations was focussed
on further extending the membership base
and creating a modest but stable funding
reserve Future years selected
conservation programs either fully or jointly
funded are to be deployed| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|The fund is not in deficit.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|There are no circumstances or
uncertainties that would prevent the
charities ongoing operations.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Donations| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|n/a| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The most significant risks surround
volunteer recruitment and mitigation if key
positions are lost. We aim to broaden the
pool of membership resources available to
the charity| |Other||n/a| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated
Organisation| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|AGM annually by majority vote| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Trustees Code of Conduct| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Executive Committee – currently 2 people
(Membership Secretary, Conservation
Lead)
Management Committee – currently 8| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|n/a| |Other||n/a| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|House Martin Conservation UK & Ireland| |Registered charity number|1193623| |Charity’s principal address|The Piggery, Stonebridge Farm, Breadsell Lane, Crowhurst,
St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, TN38 8EB| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mr Ian Philip
Donovan|n/a|n/a|Membership majority vote| ||Mr Benjamin
James MacDonald|n/a|n/a|Membership majority vote| ||Dr John Feltwell|n/a|n/a|Membership majority vote| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** n/a Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |n/a||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |n/a||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details n/a ## **Other optional information** n/a ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Benjamin James MacDonald|Ian Donovan| ||
Treasurer|Trustee| ||16thJuly 2023|| ||16thJuly 2023|| House Martin Conservation UK & Ireland ## **Statement of financial activities @ March 31st 2024** |**Income**|Restricted (Spent)
Tracker Project
Donations with Gift Aid
Donations No Gift Aid||**Month**||||**Cumulative**|**Cumulative**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**March 24**
**£**
159.90
200.00||**March 23**
**£**
0.00||**March 24**
**£**
159.90
200.00||**March 23**
**£**
785.00|| |**Donations Restricted**
**Donations Unrestricted**
**Other Income**
**Sales**
**Cost of Sales**
**Expenditure**|||||||||| |||**359.90**
133.00
55.00||**0.00**
63.00
0.00||**359.90**
1061.00
295.00||**785.00**
667.00
165.00|| |||**188.00**||**63.00**||**1356.00**||**832.00**|| ||**Total Donations**
Talks & Presentations
Fairs & Fetes
Gift Aid
Misc Income|
**547.90**
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00||**63.00**
75.00
0.00
0.00
0.00||**1715.90**
30.00
0.00
237.95
0.00||**1617.00**
155.00
75.85
341.50
4.21|| ||**Total Other Income**
**Total non-sales Income**
Card Sales|
**0.00**||**75.00**

0.00||**267.95**||**576.56**

93.00|| |||0.00|**547.90**



||**138.00**



|0.00|**1983.85**


||**2193.56**



| ||**Total Sales Income**
**0.00**
Greetings Cards
0.00
**Total Cost of Sales**
**0.00**
**Total Gross Sales Margin**
**Total Net Income**
Total event costs
0.00
Ashburton Project
0.00
**Total Bird Fair Expenditure**
**0.00**
IONOS Email
9.00
Transaction Admin Fees
7.06
Purchase Card Reader
0.00
Membermojo Database Annual
0.00
Google Meet
0.00
BWRC Subs
0.00
Insurance
0.00
**Total Overheads**
**16.06**
**Total Expenditure**
**Net movement in funds**|
**0.00**
0.00||**0.00**
0.00||**0.00**
0.00||**93.00**
64.34|| |||
**0.00**||**0.00**


0.00
0.00||**0.00**||**64.34**


642.84
0.00|| |||0.00
0.00|**0.00**||**0.00**|0.00
180.00|**0.00**||**28.66**| ||||**547.90**||**138.00**||**1983.85**||**2222.22**| ||||||||||| |**Bird Fair - Event**
**Conservation Projects**
**Overheads**|||||||||| |||
**0.00**
9.00
7.06
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00||**0.00**
6.00
2.15
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00||**180.00**
117.64
51.65
0.00
75.00
0.00
75.00
159.90||**642.84**
60.00
32.32
25.20
75.00
15.98
0.00
222.06|| |||||**8.15**

||**479.19**

||**430.56**

|| ||||**16.06**||**8.15**||**659.19**||**1073.40**| ||||||||||| ||||**531.84**||**129.85**||**1324.66**||**1148.82**|