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2025-04-05-accounts

Feed the Birds

Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts

For the Year Ended 5[th] April 2025

Contents Page Report of the Trustees 2-3 Independent Examiner’s Report 4-5 Form cc16a 6-7

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Feed the Birds

Trustees’ Report and Financial Statement

For the Year ended 5[th] April 2025

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Activities

Feed the Birds is a unique nature based befriending service supporting lonely, vulnerable, isolated and often in ill health, adults in Shropshire. Volunteers visit the client in their homes and help fill and maintain bird feeders, developing a befriending relationship with them

Public Beneft

Reducing loneliness and connecting with nature has been proven to improve both mental and physical health, decreasing reliance on The National Health Service, GPs, carers and family members.

Safeguarding

Feed the Birds has a Trustee dedicated to Safeguarding, and they meet regularly with the Chair and Coordinator to review any safeguarding issues that arise. There were no significant safeguarding issues in the reporting period.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

As a new Charity our aim is to build up a level of reserves equivalent to approximately 12 months of operating expense, through a mix of funding from charitable foundations, events, and donations. At year ending 5[th] April 2025, we had £34,780 of which £17,730 were restricted funds.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing Document

The Charity is controlled by its Governing Document dated 10[th] May 2024 and is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Charity Number

1208199

Registered Ofice

c/o Shropshire Wildlife Trust,

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193 Abbey Foregate,

Shrewsbury SY2 6AH

Trustees

Jonathan Mutch Chair

Linda Offord Secretary Robin Peel Treasurer Sarah Allen (resigned March 2025)

Sally Johnson

Sue Podmore

Sara Short

Claire Thurmer

Jo Weaver-Jackson

Dan Wrench

Independent Examiner

Ben Hilliard FCA,

Sandford Lodge, Clive Avenue,

Church Stretton SY6 7BS

Bankers

CAF Bank

25 Kings Hill Avenue,

West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ

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Charity Name
FEED THE BIRDS		 No (if any)
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9
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Receipts and payments
accounts
For the period Period start date To Period end date
from
10/05/2024 0
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0
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Section A Receipts and payments

Section A
Receipts and
payments		 Section A
Receipts and
payments
Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
A1 Receipts
Donations
14,4
73
Grants
2,7
80
Events
70
Bank Interest
29
-
-
-
-
Sub total(Gross income
for AR)
17,3
52		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
-
27,2
24
-
-
-
-
-
-
27,2
24		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £

-
-

-

-

-

-

-

-
-		 Total funds
to the nearest £

14,4
73

30,0
04

70

29

-

-

-

-

44,5
76
Donations 14,4
73		 -
-
14,4
73		 -
Grants 2,7
80		 27,2
24		 -
30,0
**04 **		 -
Events 70 -
-
70		 -
Bank Interest 29 -
-
29		 -
- -
-
-
-
- -
-
-
-
- -
-
-
-
- -
-
-
-
Sub total(Gross income
for AR)

17,3
52		 27,2
24		 -
44,5
76		 -

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A2 Asset and investment
sales, (see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total
- - - - -
Total receipts [ 17,] 27, 44,5
352 224 - 76 -
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A3 Payments
Salary
-
Pension
-
Payroll Services
72
Website
-
Marketing
-
Travel Expenses
-
Materials
1
90
Councelling
-
Trelephone
-
Office rent
-
Bank fees
40
Sub total
3
02
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
Sub total
-
Total payments
302
Net of
receipts/(payments)
17,
050
A5 Transfers between
funds
-
A6 Cash funds last year
end
-
Cash funds this year
end
17,
050		 7,5
52
4
59
-
6
30
2
78
2
96
-
1
40
79
60
-
9,4
94
-
-
-
9,
494
17,
730
-
-
17,
730
7,5
52

4
59
72

6
30

2
78

2
96

1
90

1
40
79

60

40

9,7
96
-
-
-
9,7
96

34,
780

-

-

34,
780
7,5
52

4
59
72

6
30

2
78

2
96

1
90

1
40
79

60

40

9,7
96
-
-
-
9,7
96

34,
780

-

-

34,
780
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7,5
**52 **

4
59
72

6
30

2
78

2
96

1
90

1
40
79

60

40

9,7
96
-
-
-		 -
-
-
- 9,7
96
17,
730		 -

-

-
-
34,
780		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
17,
730
34,
780		 -

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

Details
Bank Current Account		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
17,0
50
-		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £
17,7
30

-		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £
17,7
30

-
Bank Current Account 17,7
30		 -

-
-

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- Total cash 17, 17, 050 730 fund s (agree balances with receipts andpayments account(s))[OK] OK OK Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ B2 Other monetary - assets - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Details Fund to which Cost (optional) Current value asset belongs (optional) B3 Investment assets - - - - - - - - - - Details Fund to which Cost (optional) Current value asset belongs (optional) B4 Assets retained for the charity’s - own use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Details Fund to which Amount due When due liability relates (optional) (optional) B5 Liabilities - -

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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

- Signature Print Name Date of approval Jonathan Mutch 4[th] November 2025

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