## **Trustees’ Report**
## **Tenterden Wildlife**
## **For the period 23 May 2023 to 5 April 2024**
The Trustees present their report with the financial statements for the period ended 5 April 2024.
## **Structure, governance and management**
Tenterden Wildlife is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, CIO, with the Charity Commission on 23 May 2023 under charity number 1203202. The charity is governed by a deed of trust.
The charity Trustees are responsible for the general control and management of the charity. The Trustees give their time freely and have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
## **Objectives and activities**
In our first period as a CIO, Tenterden Wildlife’s charitable objectives are to promote the conservation of the physical and natural environment in Tenterden and the surrounding areas.
Our mission is to turn the tide for nature by educating young people, inspiring action and delivering nature recovery projects.
## **Achievements and Performance**
Part of our funds this period have been used to support our objective to bring schools closer to nature. During the period we have brought wildlife learning to six local schools. We have given over 200 pieces of wildlife equipment to local schools, including bird nest boxes and cameras, hedgehog refuges, bug and insect hotels, bat boxes and wildlife ID charts. We have also provided enriching educational experiences and resources to nearly 800 local school children.
In addition to our support of schools, we have worked with Kent County Council (KCC), Ashford Borough Council, Tenterden Town Council, the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT) and our team of local volunteers to introduce wildflower lawns, verges, beds and planters to the parish in support of KCC/BBCT’s Pollinator Action Plan. Other projects have included work with the Kent & East Sussex Railway to help fund, survey and promote their 10 ½ mile ‘wildlife corridor’ from Tenterden to Bodiam – also, ongoing activities to increase the biodiversity of our local golf courses, community spaces, farms and developments.
An achievement this year is that Tenterden has received Kent Wildlife Trust’s highest Gold Award in its Wilder Villages & Towns category, to recognise all our work for the protection and conservation of local wildlife.
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## **Financial Review**
Income for the period totalled £18,486. Income was raised through local charity events, donations, and grants through the Sussex Lund Fund and other investors.
Resources expended totalled £7,061. This included significant legal and professional costs, needed to set up our charity.
Our total funds carried forward are £11,425 which will be used for further environmental projects.
The Trustees have reviewed the reserves of the charity. Our policy is to hold enough funds to meet six months’ operating costs.
Our main source of income is grants and donations.
## **Volunteers**
The charity acknowledges the great contribution of its volunteers to the charity’s work. Our charity holds monthly meetings with volunteers. Volunteers contributed many hours of their time across a range of our projects, including organising and running a ‘Gardening for Wildlife’ event. As Trustees we would like to express our sincere gratitude for the commitment shown by all volunteers.
## **Risk Management**
The Trustees believe the charity is a going concern and have considered the risks facing the charity.
## **Statement of Trustee’s responsibilities**
The charity Trustees are responsible for preparing an annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- Make judgements and estimates that are responsible and prudent;
- State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity to enable them to ensure that the financial statement comply with the Charities Act 1993, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for the safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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The Trustees for the purposes of charity law who served during this period are:
- Richard Masefield, Chair of Trustees
- Bonnie Ellis-Sargeant, Secretary
- Siggi Nepp
- Holly Wright, Treasurer
## **Approval of Report**
Approved by the trustees and signed on its behalf by:
Richard Masefield, Chair of Trustees
[Signature of Trustee]
16.09.2024
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**Tenterden Wildlife Charity Number: 1203202**
**Financial Statements for the period 23 May 2023 to 5 April 2024**
## **Tenterden Wildlife**
## **Charity Number: 1203202**
## **Accounts for the period 23 May 2023 to 5 April 2024**
## **Statement of financial activities**
|**Statement of financial activities**||
|---|---|
|**Notes**
**Incoming resources**
**3**
**Total**
**Resources expended**
**4**
**Total**
**Net income/(expenditure) before investment gains/(losses)**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Extraordinary items**
**Transfers between funds**
**Other recognised gains/(losses)**
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
**Total funds carried forward**
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Separate material item of expense
Other
Net gains/(losses) on investments
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity's own use
Other gains/(losses)
Total funds brought forward|**First period Accounts**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**9,157**
**9,329**
**-**
**-**
**-**
9,157
-
-
-
9,329
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
||**18,486**
9,157
9,329
-|
||**1,254**
**5,807**
**-**
**-**
1,254
-
-
5,660
147
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
||**7,061**
6,914
147
-|
||**11,425**
**-**
2,243
9,182
-
-
-
-|
||**11,425**
2,243
9,182
-|
||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
||**2,243**
**9,182**
**-**
**11,425**|
||**-**
-
-
-|
||**2,243**
**9,182**
**-**
**11,425**|
**Tenterden Wildlife**
**Charity Number: 1203202**
## **Accounts for the period 23 May 2023 to 5 April 2024**
## **Balance sheet as at 5 April 2024**
|**Notes**|**First period Accounts**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**First period Accounts**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|
|---|---|---|
|**Fixed Assets**
Intangible assets|-
-
-
-||
|**6**
**Current Assets**
**7**
**Liabilities**
**8**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Total net assets or liabilities**
**The funds of the Charity**
**Total unrestricted funds**
**Total charity funds**
**Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees**
Tangible assets
Heritage assets
Investments
Stocks
Debtors
Investments
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
Creditors: Amounts falling due after more than one year
Provision for liabilities
Endowment funds
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
Revaluation reserve
**_Total fixed assets_**
**_Total current assets_**
**_Net current assets or liabilities_**|529
-
-
529||
||-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-||
||529
-
-
529||
||-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,964
9,182
-
11,146||
||1,964
9,182
-
11,146||
||250
-
-
250||
||1,714
9,182
-
10,896||
||||
||**2,243**
**9,182**
**-**
**11,425**||
||-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-||
||**2,243**
**9,182**
**-**
**11,425**||
||||
||-
-
-
-
-
9,182
9,182
2,243
2,243
-||
||2,243
9,182
-
11,425||
||**2,243**
**9,182**
**-**
**11,425**||
||**Signature**
**Print Name**
**Date**||
|||Richard Masefield|
|||16.09.2024|
## **Tenterden Wildlife**
## **Charity Number: 1203202**
## **Accounts for the period 23 May 2023 to 5 April 2024**
## **Notes to the financial statements**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## (a) Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis.
## (b) Funds Structure
Unrestricted income funds comprise those funds which the trustees are free to use for any purpose in furtherance of the charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by the donor.
## (c) Incoming Resources
All incoming resources are recognised once the charity has entitlement to the resources, it is certain that the resources will be received and the monetary value of the incoming resources can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## (d) Resources Expended
Liabilities are recognised as resources expended as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category.
## (e) Costs of raising funds
Costs of raising funds are those costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, or incurred in trading activities undertaken to raise funds.
## (f) Charitable activities
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries.
## (g) Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
All assets costing more than £200 are capitalised and at historic cost. Fixed Assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is charged on Equipment which is written off on a straight line basis over their estimated useful lives:
**Asset Category Annual rate** Equipment 25%
## **2 Related party transactions and trustees' remuneration**
Trustees received no emoluments during the first period of accounts.
## **3 Incoming resources**
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**income funds**|**funds**|**Total funds**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Incoming resources**|||||
|**Donations and legacies**|9,157|-|-|9,157|
|**Charitable activities**|-|9,329|-|9,329|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Other trading activities**|-|-|-|-|
|**Investments**|-|-|-|-|
|**Other**|-|-|-|-|
|**Total**|9,157|9,329|-|18,486|
## **Charitable Donations**
During the period the charity received a donation from The Brissenden Trust.
## **Grants**
The charity received over £3,000 from the Sussex Lund Fund. The charity received over £6,000 from a private investor. The charity received a £1,000 grant from Ashford Borough Council.
## **4 Resources Expended**
|**Resources Expended**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**||
|**Notes**|**funds**|**income funds**|**funds**|**Total funds**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Expenditure on:**|||||
|Raising funds|1,254|-|-|1,254|
|Charitable activities|5,660|147|-|5,807|
|**Total**|6,914|147|-|7,061|
|**Raising funds**|||||
|Sundries|638|-|-|638|
|Rent & Rates|336|-|-|336|
|Printing, Postage & Stationery|280|-|-|280|
|**Total**|1,254|-|-|1,254|
|**Charitable Activities**|||||
|Legal & professional|3,850|-|-|3,850|
|Website & Social Media|1400|-|-|1400|
|Wildlife education|368|-|-|368|
|Wildlife protection|42|-|-|42|
|Wildlife project costs|-|147|-|147|
|**Total**|5,660|147|-|5,807|
## **5 Going Concern**
The charity has reviewed its financial position and prospects for the foreseeable future and concludes that it has adequate resources to continue operations for the next 12 months.
## **6 Fixed Assets**
|**Fixed Assets**|||
|---|---|---|
||**Plant &**||
||**Equipment**|**Total**|
||**£**|**£**|
|**Cost**|||
|As at 23 May 2023|-|-|
|Additions|705|705|
|Disposals|-|-|
|At 5 April 2024
As at 23 May 2023
Charge for the year
Disposals
At 5 April 2024
At 5 April 2024
**Depreciation**
**Net Book Value**|705
**705**|
|---|---|
||-
-
176
176
-
-|
||176
**176**|
|||
||529
529|
## **7 Cash at Bank and in Hand**
Cash at bank and in hand is held to meet short term cash commitments as they fall due and includes all cash equivalents held in the form of short term highly liquid investments.
## **8 Analysis of Creditors**
|**Analysis of Creditors**||
|---|---|
|Accountancy fee accrual
**Creditors under 1 year**|250
**2024 £**|
||250|