## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** From **14/5/22** Period start date to **30/9/23** Period end date. ## **Charity name: RangerLab** ## **Charity registration number: 1198948** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|For the public benefit, to relieve the needs
of those individuals working as wildlife
rangers in any part of the world who lack the
means to meet basic personal welfare or
working standards in particular but not
exclusively through the provision of grants
and the provision of goods directly related to
improving their personal and working
welfare such as socks, boots, uniforms and
dental and hygiene products. For the
purposes of this clause,‘wildlife ranger’is
defined as‘the person involved in the
practical protection and preservation of all
aspects of wild areas, historical and cultural
sites.| |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|The main activities in relation to those
purposes for the public benefit include the
making of financial grants, the making of
grants of equipment, and assisting
conservation partners with equipment
logistics as required.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|RangerLab trustees have had regard to
guidance issued by the Charity Commission
on public benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| ||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|RangerLab works in partnership with
conservation partners on the ground to
ensure that grants are effectively utilised. Our
conservation partners are well-known in our
sector to have consistently complied with
other, larger, grant-making bodies and part of
the project selection process has included
speaking with these bodies prior to
commencing grant-making.
The grant making process includes
consultation between our local partners and
the potential grant recipient, consideration of
the utility of a grant by the RangerLab
Trustees.. RangerLab monitors the
application of grants to ensure that they have
been applied for the purposes for which they
have been given by asking for photographic
evidence of procurement, and where
appropriate, breakdowns of receipts of
expenditure.
In the instance of donations of equipment
being made to wildlife rangers, photographic
evidence of the equipment being deployed
and worn by beneficiaries gives our Trustees
enough surety on the effective usage of this
grant making activity.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|`|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|| |Other||| |||| |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|In May 2022, we partnered with Stance
Socks, a globally recognised sock retailer,
to supply 400 pairs of socks, valued at
£8.80 each, to Game Rangers International
(a registered Non-Governmental
Organisation in Zambia. Cert. No. RNGO
101/0185/2014 - ISSUE 2): our Zambian
conservation partners. These socks were
specifically designed to be robust enough
for the demands of anti-poaching units in
the region. Alongside this, we told the
stories of a handful of those wildlife rangers
who received this grant, explaining the
challenges and opportunities related to their
roles and lives.
In January 2023, we made a financial grant
of £5,000 to the High Asia Habitat Fund (a
registered non-profit entity under sections 8
and 12A of the Indian Companies Act):
our Asian conservation partners. The grant,
focussed on supporting two wildlife ranger
teams in the Issyk Kul Province, primarily
for use in the Sarychat-Ertash Nature
Reserve. The funding, inter alia, helped our
partners procure eight winter jackets, eight
sleeping bags, fourteen pairs of boots, a
stove and kitchen set and a diesel
generator to help the team live and work
with better conditions. These provisions
make significant improvements to working
wellbeing when considering the challenging
temperatures in the region.
In March 2023, we made a grant of various
items of kit to National Park Rescue (a
Zimbabwean Registered Trust which also
has a UK “friends of” charity of the same
name, registered charity number 1170025):
our Zimbabwean conservation partners.
Included in the provision were 20 reusable
period products to improve sanitary health,
two pairs of socks for each staff member,
berets, jacket badges, stock tee shirts. This
was accompanied by a project visit by our
Honorary Executive Director to meet and
interact with wildlife rangers in the Chizarira
National Park.
In April 2023, we made a financial grant of
£1,900 to replenish the entire stock of boots
for National Park Rescue, meaning that
each wildlife ranger had a sufficient pair of
footwear, including spares.
In May 2023, we partnered with Patagonia,
a globally recognised retailer, to provide 38| |---|---|---| state of the art base layers to the High Asia Habitat Fund, our Asian conservation partners. These baselayers were valued at £32 per unit. In this supply, the base layers were distributed between Indian and Kyrgyz wildlife rangers. This will ensure that these wildlife rangers will be able to work in more challenging environments. In July 2023, we made a financial grant of £5,000 to Game Rangers International (GRI). This grant was made to supply the entirety of the GRI anti-poaching units across the Kafue National Park. In total, 200 jackets were supplied, giving wildlife rangers their own to keep them warm during the winter months. In September 2023, we partnered with Tusk Trust, (UK charity 1186533) on the Wildlife Ranger Challenge. In doing so, we provided 375 pairs of socks in total, to the winners of the various challenges. The winning teams of the various challenges including Tarangire Ecosystem Team in Tanzania, the 21km team winner, Gonarezhou Conservation Trust in Zimbabwe, the sit up, push-up, and K9 challenge winners and the Karingani Game Reserve in Mozambique, winners of the quiz. ## **Achievements and Performance** |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The Trustees are satisfied that the charity’s
achievements as outlined above match the
charity’s objective of adding significant impact
to its beneficiaries.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| Other ## **Financial Review** |**inancial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end of
the period|Para 1.21|The charity’s financial position at the end of the
period included a surplus of £3847 which includes
cash and an outstanding loan.
At the end of the period, cash flow was stable on
the basis of reduced outgoings to manage any
fundraising challenges in the winter of 2023/24.
As such, the Trustees were in agreement that the
position was adequate and required regular
performance reviews.
Further income was scheduled to arrive shortly
after the financial period ended, which gave
surety to the operating health of the organisation.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|It was not appropriate to have a reserves policy in
Y1 on the basis that the outgoings of the
organisation were well managed. It may,
depending on the organisational growth, be
appropriate to consider the implementation of a
10% reserves policy to increase financial stability.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|See above.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The charity, at the end of the financial period had
no ongoing commitments and no staff. Going
forward, the Trustees are planning to rely less on
external grant funding and more on fundraising
income generated by the charity itself. As such,
the organisation is in a contextually higher control
of cash-flow.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The Trustees recognise that charities are currently
operating in a difficult fundraising environment.
~They will therefore monitor carefully the charity’s
fundraising target and budget and adapt the
charity’s activities accordingly| ## **Additional information** |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|In this period, the charity's principal sources
of funds were generated across three key
areas;
Firstly, the organisation was grateful to
receive the support of grant funding from:
Olsen Animal Trust, registered charity
number 1169982 (OAT),
Covey Environmental Trust (CET)
Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust, registered
charity number 1197205 (EKCT)
OAT helped support our grant to equip
Zambian wildlife rangers with new jackets.| |---|---|---| |||CET helped support our overall operations
and build financial stability, whilst making
grants.
EKCT helped support our grant making with
High Asia Habitat Fund, our Asian
conservation partners.
£7736 of the total income we received was
made on a restricted basis, £3000 of which
was derived from grants. We received goods
in kind valued at £4736.00 including new,
quality socks and base layers which were
restricted to being granted to conservation
partners within the financial period.
Moreover, we hosted a dinner fundraising
event in March 2023 to help generate vital
operational funding for the organisation to
build financial stability. This generated
important income for the Charity, and in
particular, helped build a pipeline of regular
givers which have derived continuing
financial success over subsequent months
and financial periods.
Donations from individuals are the final, but
essential source of funds received to enable
RangerLab to further its charitable objectives
and we are grateful for all of those who have
continued to support us.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|NA| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Fundraising has continually challenged the
organisation. Building a financial base from
which we can operate, has required us to
invest in fundraising capability, events and
the diversification of income streams.
Trustees, to mitigate future fundraising risks,
are aware of the importance of cash-flow
projections to ensure the continued financial
viability of the organisation.| |Other||NA| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Constitution Foundation Model| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |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|New trustees are appointed by the existing
trustees of the charity.| ## **Additional information** |**dditional information**||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works|Para 1.51|RangerLab Trading Ltd, company number
14300749 (“the Trading Co”), was
incorporated as a company limited by shares
on 16 August 2022 as a fundraising vehicle
for RangerLab (principally with a view to
selling RangerLab socks (and other
merchandise). During the accounting period
RangerLab made loans to the Trading Co
totalling £6,272.24 for working capital
purposes. At the end of the accounting
period the balance of the loan outstanding
was £3,134.24.
RangerLab Studios CIC, company number
14973014 (“the CIC”) was incorporated as a
community interest company limited by
guarantee on 30 June 2023. The CIC was
established with a view to taking over the
sale of merchandise from the Trading Co.
Following a structural and governance
review, the Trustees plan to simplify the
organisational structure of RangerLab. It is
proposed, therefore, that the Trading Co and
the CIC will be wound up (following| repayment in full by the Trading Co to RangerLab of any outstanding loan monies (plus interest). Going forward any non-charitable trading activity (eg the sale of merchandise) will be made via RangerLab provided that the revenue from such activity falls within the charities’ small trading exemption. Above Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|RangerLab| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|NA| |Registered charity number|1198948| |Charity’s principal address|A/O RangerLab
The Dairy
Tilehouse Farm Offices
East Shalford Lane
Surrey
GU4 8AE| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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3
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6||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Emily Lamb|||| |||Crispin
Lyden-Cowan|||| |||Stephen Pomphrey|||| |||Mike Geldard OBE|||| |||Mark Austin||14/05/22-09/02/23|| |||Douglas Flynn||14/06/23-present|| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** **1** Lewis Bedford Honorary Executive Director ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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