2023-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 30 01 2023 31 21 2023 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Waveney Bird Club

Other names charity is known by

WBC

Registered charity number (if any) 1201773

Charity's principal address Cranes, The Street

Rumburgh Suffolk Postcode IP19 0JU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Steve Piotrowski	President
	Mark Broughton	Chair
	John Garbutt	Vice Chairman
	Rebecca Bedwell	Secretary
	Vivienne Broughton	Treasurer
	Cheryl Deeks	MembershipSecretary
	Chris McIntyre	RingingLiaison
	Robert Flindall	Projects Officer
	Helen Gooderham	Events Organiser
	Donna Dean	Communications Officer
	Sue Alderman
	Leslie Cuthbert
	Mike Raven
	WendyBainbridge		11.04.23 – 31.12.23

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser	Name Address	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

Constitution adopted 10[th] January 2022 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Unincorporated association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual General Trustee selection methods Meeting held in April. (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• 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 advance the education of the public in the knowledge, study and conservation of birds in the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk, with a particular focus on the Waveney area, and to promote the preservation and conservation of such birds, in particular (but without limitation) by:

a) encouraging the submission of records of wildlife seen in the two counties; to publish records and other information for members and the public; and to share this information with other wildlife organisations as appropriate.

b) managing or participating in the management of nature reserves; c) publishing newsletters or articles for the counties;

d) liaising and working with local and national organisations and e) carrying out educational activities including indoor and field meetings, and ringing of birds, for the benefit of the membership and the wider public. Our main activities have been Outdoor meetings at various sites, these have been very popular. Monthly indoor meetings/talks from September to March. Bird ringing at various sites and ringing demonstrations at RSPB Minsmere. Construction of a Swift Tower at the Eels Foot Inn near Minsmere. (Completed 2024) The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the 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)

We are grateful for the time volunteers have spent ensuring that our activities are successful. Without the valuable contribution of the committee, outdoor meet leaders, speakers at indoor meetings, and the ringing demonstration team, we would not have been able to achieve so much.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

We are also grateful for the support of National Landscapes and other contributors to the success of the Swift Tower Project.

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

There were well attended field meetings throughout the year and monthly indoor meetings during the winter months. The ringing team ringed 4307 birds over the year and the ringing demonstrations at RSPB Minsmere were a great success. There was huge progress on the Swift Tower Project at the Eels Foot Inn in Eastbridge. The nest chamber and totem pole were completed and sufficient funds were raised to complete the project. (The official opening was on the 7[th] May 2024)

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Some of our reserves are ring fenced for specific projects. We aim to keep an operational reserve, adequate to cover any likely expenditure.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Not applicable

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

During 2023 a large proportion of our income was ring fenced grants for the Swift Tower Project. Turnover in subsequent years is expected to be significantly lower.

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• 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) M A Broughton Broughton Full name(s) Mark Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 04.08.24

	Waveney Bird Club	Waveney Bird Club	Waveney Bird Club	1201773	CC16a
	For the period from	1/1/2023	To	12/31/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts		to the nearest £ 630 - 24,925 651 - - - - 26,206 - - - 26,206 - - - - - 18,365 1,261 - - 19,626 - - - 19,626 6,580 - 16,599 23,179 Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 1,900 1,392 24,925 651 - - - - 28,868 - - - 28,868 1,602 157 - 158 - 18,365 1,261 - - 21,543 - - - 21,543 7,325 - 19,792 27,117	Last year to the nearest £
Membership fees & ringing supplements Raffle income Swift Tower Project WBC RingingTeam(excl ringingsuppleme	1,270		-	1,900	1,060
	1,392		-	1,392	88
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	n-		-	651	-
Access for All Path	-		-	-	16,598
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	2,662		-	28,868	17,746
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			-	28,868	17,746
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			-	21,543	26,682
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			-	21,543	26,682
		6,580	-	7,325	- 8,936
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		16,599	-	19,792	28,943
		23,179	-	27,117	19,791

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Details Cash at bank Details Details Details Projector, screen and audio equipment Mist nets and rings Details Signature M. V. Broughton Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 3,938 23,179 - - - - 3,938 23,179 OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) Unrestricted - Restricted - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name M. V. Broughton Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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			Date of approval
	M. V. Broughton	M. V. Broughton	8/4/2024

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