2024-04-05-accounts - Bring Back Bugs

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 10/08/2023 Period start date To 05/04/2024 Period end date

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	THE OBJECT OF BRING BACK BUGS IS TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND CREATING AND ENHANCING AREAS OF WILDERNESS WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON INSECT POLLINATORS AND THEIR HOST PLANTS.
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 charity has started to collect donations and research options for purchasing land or co-operating with other land owners for the purpose of re- wilding and increasing biodiversity.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issues by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The charity currently has one volunteer who is helping the trustees to prepare the first project.

N/A Other

	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 charity is still in the early stages of its active life. It is currently preparing to start its first re-wilding project, either through a purchase of land or through co-operation with another not-for-profit landowner.

Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	N/A
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	£700.00 raised. No fundraising objectives in place yet.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other		N/A

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	£700.00 in donations received. No money spent so far.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We are saving up for our first project.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£700.00
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

Additional information (optional)	Additional information (optional)	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	Investment objectives are to acquire land owned by the charity or invest in the qualitative improvement and increased biodiversity at another site in co- operation with another not-for-profit landowner.
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	1) Not receiving enough donations 2) Not being able to purchase land once identified or co-operate with other landowners 3) Re-wilding efforts turning out to be unsuccessful
Other

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	CIO constitution
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	Existing trustees vote and agree on the appointment of new trustees.

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	N/A
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	N/A
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other		N/A

Charity name	Bring Back Bugs
Other name the charity uses	Bugs4Biodiversity
Registered charity number	1204294
Charity’s principal address	52 Alberts Court 2 Palgrave Gardens London NW1 6EL

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Ute Roelen	Chair of Trustees
Rowena Chiu
Zehra Ece Ozdemiroglu
Charles Fillingham
Annabel Meggeson		Since 12.12.23
Maren Proeve		Since 01.03.24

– 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

Description of the assets held in this capacity	N/A
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	N/A
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	N/A

Names and	addresses of advisers (Optional information)	addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser	Name Address
N/A



Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

N/A

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A

N/A

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Ute Dominique Roelen

Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc)

Date

5 February 2025