## **Tenterden Wildlife Charity Number: 1203202**
**Trustees' Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year 6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026**
## **Trustees’ Report**
## **Tenterden Wildlife**
## **For the year 6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026**
The Trustees present their report with the financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2026.
## **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**
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**
In the year part of our funds have been used in the production of A Wilder Tenterden film, about regenerative farming here in Tenterden, shining a spotlight on local producers, wildlife and communities. It was shown to our community and supporters.
Our charity continues to be engaged with education in schools and working with local volunteers in nature recovery.
We continue to work with Kent County Council (KCC), Ashford Borough Council, Tenterden Town Council, the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BBCT), Kent Wildlife Trust (KWT) and our team of local volunteers, to encourage wildflower lawns, verges, beds and planters to the parish in support of KCC/BBCT’s Pollinator Action Plan.
## **Financial Review**
Income for the year totalled £19,167 (2025, £5,432). Income was raised through local charity events, fundraisers, donations, and grants, including The Brissenden Trust.
Resources expended totalled £14,445 (2025, £9,908). This includes significant film production and events expenditure.
Our total funds carried forward are £11,452 (2025, £6,730) 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 twelve months of 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. 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.
The Trustees for the purposes of charity law who served during the year are:
- Siggi Nepp, Chair of Trustees, appointed 17 March 2023
- Holly Wright, Treasurer, appointed 9 November 2023, resigned 22 June 2026
- - Keith Barron, appointed 18 November 2025
- Virginia Hodge, appointed 18 November 2025
- Ross Hukins, appointed 18 November 2025
## **Approval of Report**
Approved by the trustees and signed on its behalf by: Siggi Nepp, Trustee
> DATE: 26 July 2026
## **Tenterden Wildlife**
## **Charity Number: 1203202**
## **Accounts for the year 6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026**
## **Statement of financial activities**
|**Incoming resources**
**3**
**Total**
**Resources expended**
**4**
**Expenditure on:**
**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**
**Notes**
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other
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|**2026**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**17,531**
**1,423**
**-**
**-**
**213**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Prior period**
**funds**
3,941
13,590
-
3,836
1,423
-
-
1,500
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
213
-
-
48|
|---|---|
||**19,167**
5,577
13,590
-
5,384|
||**6,770**
**7,655**
**-**
**20**
3,871
2,899
-
2,916
1,258
6,397
-
7,013
-
-
-
-
20
-
-
150|
||**14,445**
5,149
9,296
-
10,079|
||**4,722**
**-**
428
4,294
-
(4,695)
-
-
-
-|
||**4,722**
428
4,294
-
(4,695)|
||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
||**-**
**4,722**
428
4,294
(4,695)|
||**6,730**
2,951
3,779
-
11,425|
||**3,379**
**8,073**
**-**
**11,452**
6,730|
**Charity Number: 1203202**
## **Tenterden Wildlife**
## **Accounts for the year 6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026**
## **Balance sheet as at 5 April 2025**
|**Notes**|**2026**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Prior period**
**funds**|**2026**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Prior period**
**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**
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_**|346
-
-
346
608||
||-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-||
||346|-
-
346
608|
||-
-
-
3,570|-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
|||8,136
-
11,706
6,622|
||3,570|8,136
-
11,706
6,622|
||600|-
-
600
500|
||2,970|8,136
-
11,106
6,122|
||||
||**3,316**|**8,136**
**-**
**11,452**
6,730|
||-
-|-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
||**3,316**|**8,136**
**-**
**11,452**
6,730|
||-
-
3,379
-|-
-
-
-
8,073
-
8,073
3,779
-
-
3,379
2,951
-
-
-
-|
|**Total unrestricted funds**|3,379|8,073
-
11,452
6,730|
|**Total charity funds**
**Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees**|**3,379**|**8,073**
**-**
**11,452**
6,730|
||**Signature**
**Print Name**
**Date**|Sygun Nepp
26 July 2026|
## **Tenterden Wildlife**
## **Charity Number: 1203202**
## **Financial Statements for the year 6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026**
## **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 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 year.
- **3 Incoming resources**
|**Incoming resources**
**Total**
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other|**2026**
**2025**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**17,531**
**3,836**
**1,423**
**1,500**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**213**
**48**
3,941
13,590
-
1,423
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
213
-
-|
|---|---|
||**19,167**
**5,384**
5,577
13,590
-|
## **Charitable Donations**
During the year the charity received a donation from The Brissenden Trust.
**4 Resources Expended**
## **Grants**
During the year the charity received £1,000 from Ashford Borough Council.
|**Resources Expended**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**2026**|**2025**|
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|||
|**Notes**|**funds**|**income funds**|**funds**|**Total funds**|**Total funds**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Expenditure on:**||||||
|**Raising funds**|3,871|2,899|-|**6,770**|2,916|
|**Charitable activities**|1,258|6,397|-|**7,655**|7,013|
|**Other**|20|-|-|**20**|150|
|**Total**|5,149|9,296|-|**14,445**|10,079|
|**Raising funds**||||||
|Advertising, marketing, website & social media|3,024|978|-|4,002|1,584|
|Fundraising costs/events|137|1,921|-|2,058|566|
|Sundries incurred seeking donations|437|-|-|437|370|
|Rent & rates/Room Hire|60|-|-|60|264|
|Printing, Postage and Stationery, incurred seeking donations|213|-|-|213|132|
|**Total**|**3,871**|**2,899**|**-**|**6,770**|2,916|
|**Charitable Activities**||||||
|Legal & professional|743|-|-|743|961|
|Project Expenditure|515|6,397|-|6,912|6,052|
|**Total**|**1,258**|**6,397**|**-**|**7,655**|7,013|
## **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 6 April 2025|1,045|1,045|
|Addition|-|-|
|Disposals|-|-|
|At 5 April 2026|1,045|**1,045**|
|**Depreciation**|||
|As at 6 April 2025|437|522|
|Charge for the year|261|261|
|Disposals|-|-|
|At 5 April 2026|699|**699**|
|**Net Book Value**|||
|At 5 April 2026|346|**346**|
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.
**7 Cash at Bank and in Hand**
## **8 Analysis of Creditors**
|**Analysis of Creditors**||
|---|---|
|**Creditors under 1 year**
Accountancy fee accrual|**2026**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
600
500|
||600
500|