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2023-03-31-accounts

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Notes Unrestricted Restricted Designated 2023 2022
Income from: Funds
e		 Funds
f		 Funds Total Fundsf Total Fundsf
Donations
and legacies		 2 2,823,263 137,412 2,960,675 2,955,779
Other trading
activities		 3 585,013 585,013 501,780
Investments 4 8177 8,177 408
Charitable
activities		 5 666,384 1,172,513 1,838,896 1,858,954
Other 19,224
Total income 4,082,837 1,309,925 5,392,762 5,336,145
Expenditure
on:
Raising funds 6 1,373,735 7,361 5,231 1,386,327 1,636,741
Charitable
activities		 7 3,029,390 1,112,312 182,894 4,324,596 3,873,530
Total expenditure 4,403,125 1,119,673 188,125 5,710,923 5,510,271
Net income/(expenditure) (320,288) 190,252 (188,125) (318,161) (174,126)
Transfers between
funds		 17
Net movement
in funds		 (320,288) 190,252 (188,125) (318,161) (174,126)
Reconciliation
of funds
Balances brought
forward at 1April 2022		 8,903,290 4,542,658 440,693 13,886,641 14,060,767
Balances carried forward at 31March 2023 8,583.002 4,732,910 252,568 13,568,480 13,886,641

aan e e Company Number: 00698851
at 31March 2023
Fixed assets Note 2023
f		 2022f
Tangible assets 12 5536881 5539692
Heritage
assets		 12 3,818,795 3,818,927
Investments 13 100 100
Total fixed assets 9,355,776 9,358,719
Current assets
Stock 23,940 23,785
Biological assets 14 279,823 216,325
Debtors 15 1,292.555 1,314,719
Cash at bank and in hand 2,976,281 3,441,054
Total current assets 4,572,599 4,995,883
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 16 359,895 467,961
Net current assets 4,212,704 4,527,922
Total net assets 13,568,480 13,886,641
Funds
Unrestricted 8,583,002 8,903,290
Restricted 4,732,910 4,542,658
Designated 252,568 440,693
Total funds 19 13,568,480 13,886,641

Net cash used in operating
activities		 Notes 2023
f		 2022f
Operating
activities		 a) (268,534) (4.458)
Cash flows from investing
activities
Dividends,
interest
and rents from investments		 8,177 408
Proceeds from sale of tangible
fixed assets		 500
Purchase of property,
plant and equipment		 (204,916) (876,743)
Net cash used in investing
activities		 (196,239) (876,335)
Raising funds
Change
in cash and cash equivalents
in the reporting		 period b) (464,773) (880,793)
Notes tothe cashflow statement
a) Reconciliation
of net incoming resources to net cash flow from operating		 activities 2023 2022
f
Net (expenditure)
for the reporting
period		 (318,161) (174,126)
Adjustments
for:
Depreciation 207,728 173,666
Dividends,
interest and rents from investments		 (8.177) (408)
Profit on sale of fixed assets (500)
Impairment
of fixed assets		 132
(Increase)/Decrease
in stock		 (155) (23,029)
(Increase)/Decrease
in biological assets		 (63,498) (120,965)
Decrease/(Increase)
in trade and other debtors		 22,163 160,735
Increase/(Decrease)
in trade and other creditors		 (108,066) (20,331)
Net cash provided
by operating
activities		 (268,534) (4,458)
b) Analysis of changes
in cash and cash equivalents		 2023 2022
E
Balance at 1st April 3,441,054 4,321,847
Net cash (outflow)/inflow
in year		 (464,773) (880,793)
Balance at 31st March 2,976.281 3,441,054

Land Nil
Buildings, car park 6 services 2-10%
Temporary structures, fencing, etc. 20%
Motor vehicles 20%
Furniture, fixtures and equipment 20%
Bird Hides 10%

Income and endowments Income and endowments Income and endowments from:
2 Donations
and		 legacies Unrestricted Restricted Designated 2023 2022
Funds Funds Funds TOTAL TOTAL
g
a. Income from members 1,904,314 1,904,314 1,928,959
b. Donations 162,957 10,656 173,613 132,151
c.Legacies 744,928 72,369 817,297 809,778
d. Public appeals 11,065 54,387 65,452 84,891
2,823,264 137,412 2,960,675 2,955,779
3 Other trading activities
a. Corporate
support		 22,440 22,440 30,860
b. Other fundraising income 46,710 46,710 53,898
c.Rye Harbour
Discovery Centre		 515,863 515,863 417,022
585,013 585,013 501,780
4 Investments
a. Deposit interest 8,177 8,177 408
8,177 8,177 408
Other
b. Other income 19,224
19,224
5 Charitable
activities
Wildlife conservation
a. Project grants and income 304,257 304,257 401,481
b. Other income 400 3,902 4,302 28,758
400 308,159 308,559 430,239
Working with people
c. Grants and income 425,860 425,860 309,090
d. Schools, events and courses 133,091 6208 139,299 162,321
e.Other income
133,091 432,068 565,159 471,411
Nature reserves management
f. Rents, grazing
income, sales		 of meat and timber 32,872 32,872 53,278
g. Land management grants and stewardship income 467,603 140,405 608,008 569,347
h. Other income 32,417 32,417 50,718
532,892 140,405 673,297 673,343
Collating
information		 on wildlife
i.Contract funding 291,881 291,881 283,961
291,881 291,881 283,961
Total income from charitable activities 666,383 1,172,513 1,838,896 1,858,954
TOTAL INCOME 4,082,837 1,309,925 5,392,762 5,336,145

Unrestricted Restricted
f f
Donations and legacies 2,829,837 125,942
Other trading 501,780
Investments 408
Charitable activities 731,830 1,127,124
Other 19,224
2023 2022
During the year this amounted to: f
Single Farm Payment 114,514 145,878
Higher Level Stewardship grant income 280,621 212,057
Coronavirus
job retention		 scheme 21,520

6 Raising funds Unrestricted Restricted Designated 2023 2022
Funds Funds Funds TOTAL TOTAL
E f f
a. Staff costs 629,666 629,666 606,699
b. Membership
promotion		 24,026 24,026 368,608
c, Magazine
publication
and		 delivery 92,393 92,393 79,490
d. Appeals and legacies 3,656 7,361 11,017 13,546
e. Membership
administration		 and publicity 22,211 22,211 36,686
f. Interpretation
and		 website development 29,632 5,231 34,863 48,193
g. Other fundraising costs 350,545 350,545 249,264
h. Depreciation 22,005
i.Allocated
support costs		 221,606 221,606 212,249
1,373,735 7,361 5,231 1,386,327 1,636,740
7 Charitable
activities
Wildlife conservation
a. Staff costs 340,488 134,648 475,136 458,428
b. Conservation
work		 223.853 136,528 82,065 442,446 212,507
c.Other 12,533 16,534 29,067 11,291
d. Depreciation
e.Allocated support costs 137,684 137,684 145,349
714,558 287,710 82.065 1,084,333 827,575
Working
with people
f. Staff costs 321,011 351.273 672,284 794,283
g. Interpretation,
education		 and other costs 171,796 15,778 21,667 209,241 70,115
h. Depreciation 102,819 2,665 105,484 76,979
i.Allocated
support costs		 293,177 3,922 297,099 280,763
888,803 367,051 28,254 1,284,108 1,222,140
Nature reserves management
j, Staff costs 594,854 8,933 603,787 588,547
k. Equipment,
vehicles and		 other costs 93,758 30,224 123,982 188,731
I. Land management 282,209 104,179 72,575 458,963 402,553
m. Legal and professional fees 34,008 34,008 28,936
n. Depreciation 70,745 11,666 82,411 73,872
o.Allocated
support		 costs 211,832 211,832 18'1,536
1,287,406 155,002 72,575 1,514,983 1,464,175
Collating
information		 on wildlife
p. Staff costs 284,826 284,826 234,338
q. Depreciation 676 676 811
r. Data recording 11,652 11,652 15,164
s. Other costs 5,395 5,395 5,582
t. Allocated
support costs		 138,623 138,623 103,745
138,623 302,549 441,172 359,640
Total expenditure
on charitable		 activities 3,029,390 1,112,311 182,894 4,324,596 3,873,530
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 4,403,125 1,119,673 188,125 5,710,923 5,510,271

Unrestricted Restricted Designated
E E
Raising funds 1,473,623 2,427 160,691
Charitable activities 2,566,925 1,166,797 139,808

Charitable Activities Charitable Activities Charitable Activities
Nature Collating
Working Reserves Wildlife Charitable
Wildlife with Manage- Inform- Activities Raising Total Total
Conservationf People
E		 ment
f		 ation Total
g		 Funds 2023
E		 2022
f
Management and central overheads 38,897 82,824 59,844 39,162 220,727 62,605 283,332 234,616
Finance department 30,177 64,257 46,428 30,383 171,245 48,571 219,816 159,312
Information technology 19,504 41,532 30,008 19,637 110,681 31,393 142,074 136,284
Human resources 16,827 35,831 25,890 16,942 95,490 27,084 122,574 109,108
General administration 1,116 2,377 1,718 1,124 6,335 1,797 8,132 36,741
Health and Safety/Buildings maintenance 20,829 44,352 32,046 20,971 118,198 33,525 151,723 172,175
Governance 10,333 22,003 15,898 10,404 58,638 16,632 75,270 52,759
137,6&3 293,176 211,&32 138,623 781,314 221,607 1,002,921 900,995

Analysis of staff costs: 2023 2022f
Salaries and wages 2,625,335 2,547,129
Social security costs 252,770 225,133
Pension costs 156,168 149,888
Redundancy and termination costs 68,503 23,801
3,102,775 2,945,951

2023
f		 2022f
Category 1 - Life assurance only
Category 3 - Defined Contribution
scheme
Category 5 —Defined Benefit scheme 3,647 3,575
Total contributions
to The		 Wildlife Trusts' Pension Scheme 3,647 3.575
Category 1 - Life assurance only (Standard Life)
Standard Life Stakeholder Pension scheme 85,614 37,589
Royal London Group Pension scheme 190,810 113,297
Life Assurance Costs 5,617 5,069
285,688 159,530

2023 2022
Subsidiary Company - Sussex Wildlife Enterprises Ltd. f E
Cost
At 31 March 2022 and at 31 March 2023 100 100
Net book value at 31March 2022 and at 31March 2023 100

2023
Fair value at 1 April 2022 216,325
Purchases 2,200
Sales (14,096)
Gain/Loss 75,394
Fair value at 31March 2023 279,823

2023 2022
E
Trade debtors 103,380 128,687
Other debtors 1,073,165 1,086,403
P repayments 116,010 99,629
'l,292,554 1,314,719

2023 2022
E. F
Trade creditors 209,950 222,943
Other taxes and social security costs 50,637 64,349
Other creditors and accruals 61,352 109,758
Deferred
income		 16.203 49,512
Life membership subscriptions 21,753 21,399
359,896 467,961,
Raising funds
Deferred income:
Balance as at 1 April 49,512 13,162
Income recognised in the year (49,512) (13,162)
Income deferred in the year 16,203 49,512
Balance as at 31 March 16,203 49,512
EundS Balance Balance
1Apr 2022 Income Expenditure Transfers 31 Mar 2023
Restricted E E E E E
Nature
reserves		 2,324,238 2,324,238
projects 2,218,420 1,309,925 1,119,674 2,408,671
4,542,658 1,309,925 1,119,674 4,732,909
Designated 440,693 188,125 252,568
Unrestricted 8,903,290 4,082,837 4,403,125 8,583,002
Total all funds 13,886,641 5,392,762 5,710,924 13,568,479
Balance Balance
1Apr 2022 Income Expenditure Transfers 31 Mar 2023
Analysis of restricted
projects		 funds movements E E
Badger Appeal 15 15
Behaviour
Change		 5,060 334 4,726
Brickfield Southern
Water		 10,000 10,000
Chalk Downland
Fund		 1,098,044 1,098,044
Creating Space 6,070 6,070
Culvert Project at Rye Harbour 15,907 5,673 10,234
CIL (SDNPA) Iping Common 23,203 23,203
CIL (SDNPA) Levin Down 11,764 10,510 1,254
Deneway
Nature
Reserve		 3,760 3,760
Friends of Gillham Wood 1,034 1,034
Gatwick Greenspace
Partnership		 41,118 96,619 106,696 31,041
HPAI Seabird Colony Rye 13,202 13,202
Holiday Activities and Food Programme 2021
from East Sussex County Council 227 227
Heathlands
Reunited
Fund
National
Lottery Heritage		 Fund —Heritage
Emergency
Fund		 301 301
Kelp 87,026 120,164 87,143 120,047
Legacies 31,963 10,000 21,963
National
Highways
Pevensey		 Restoration 50,293 50,293
National
Lottery Heritage		 Fund —Lost Woods
of the Low Weald and Downs Project (289) 2,919 2.630
Natural
Capital		 23,728 34,800 12.490 46,038
People's Postcode Lottery —Team Wilder 10,000 37,701 47,701
People and Wildlife 10,034 10,034
Portsmouth
Water Biodiversity		 Grant Award 3,592 568 4,160
Rapid Response
Fund		 20,791 20,791
RSWT Appeal 30 by 30 570 570
Rye Harbour
Nature
Reserve		 10,588 10,588
Rye Harbour
Discovery Centre		 132.321 72,442 1.363 203,400
Rye Harbour
Discovery Centre		 Appeal
National
Lottery Heritage		 Fund - Discover Rye Harbour (30,157) 143,211 113,054
3 C's (Championing
Coastal		 Coordination) 6,455 3,902 4,567 5,790
ScottishPower
Foundation		 14,087 14,087
Southerham
Barn		 5'1,062 11.350 39,712
Southern
Water		 25,000 25,000
Summer
Appeal 2021		 5,954 5,954
Sussex Biodiversity
Record		 Centre 255,214 254,069 272,377 236,906
Sussex by the Sea Appeal 1,714 1,714
Sussex Downland
Appeal
Sussex Local Wildlife Site Initiative 83,997 37,812 30,171 91,638
Sussex Ornithological
Society (SOS)—
Amberley
Wildbrooks
Wader		 Project 2020
Sussex Wetlands 15.624 77,825 66,894 26,555
The Leysdown
Conservation		 Trust 48,713 30,000 37.794 40,919
Ticehurst
Commuity
Project		 12,000 12,000
(continued overlea f)
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Balance Balance
Analysis of restricted
projects funds movements		 1Apr 2021 Income Expenditure Transfers 31Mar 2022
- previous year E E E E
Badger Appeal 843 25 868
Behaviour
Change		 8.000 2,940 5,060
Brickfield Southern
Water		 10,000 10,000
Chalk Downland
Fund		 1,098,044 1,098,044
Climate Change 10,700 10,700
Creating Space 6,070 6,070
Culvert Project at Rye Harbour 15,907 15,907
Deneway
Nature
Reserve		 3,760 3,760
Gatwick Greenspace
Partnership		 54,276 84,190 97,348 41,118
Holiday Activities and Food Programme 2021
from East Sussex County Council 422 195 227
Heathlands
Reunited
Fund		 7,156 7,156
National
Lottery Heritage		 Fund —Heritage
Emergency
Fund		 4,321 4,020 301
Kelp 14,237 214,186 141,397 87,026
Legacies 110,369 (78,406) 31,963
National
Lottery Heritage		 Fund —Lost Woods of
the Low Weald and Downs Project 5,041 5,330 (289)
Natura
I Capital		 20,791 26.590 23,653 23,728
People's Postcode Lottery —Team Wilder 10,000 10,000
People and Wildlife 10,784 750 10,034
Portsmouth
Water		 4,692 1,100 3,592
Rapid Response
Fund		 21,718 1,000 1,927 20,791
Rye Harbour
Nature
Reserve		 13,088 2,500 10,588
Rye Harbour
Discovery Centre		 359,287 91,745 62,341 (256,370) 132,321
Rye Harbour
Discovery Centre Appeal		 1,269 1.,190 2,459
National
Lottery Heritage		 Fund
—Discover		 Rye Harbour (22,067) 98,538 106,628 (30,157)
3 C's (Championing
Coastal		 Coordination) 20,807 14,352 6,455
ScottishPower
Foundation		 16,857 2,770 14,087
Southerham
Barn		 62,412 11,350 51,062
Southern
Water		 25,000 25,000
Summer
Appeal 2021		 5,349 605 5,954
Sussex Biodiversity
Record		 Centre 217,425 272,319 234,530 255,214
Sussex by the Sea Appeal 19,215 17,501 1,714
Sussex Downland
Appeal		 10,125 10,125
Sussex Local Wildlife Site Initiative 80,742 24,618 21,363 83,997
Sussex Ornithological
Society (SOS) —Amberley
Wildbrooks
Wader Project 2020		 11,300 11,300
Sussex Wetlands 42,574 61.700 88,650 15,624
The Leysdown
Conservation		 Trust 46,155 30,000 27,442 48,713
Trailer Fund (formerly
Chalk Cliff)		 1,502 1,186 316
West Weald Landscape 48,101 48,101
National
Lottery Heritage		 Fund —Wild Coast Sussex 116,613 116,613
Wilder Horsham
District		 10,968 57,829 62,629 6,168
Winter Woodland
Appeal		 85,530 10,856 30,000 66,386
Winter Reserves Appeal 63,659 63,659
Woodland
Legacy		 507,013 (413,026) 93,987
2,882,380 1,253,068 1,169,224 747,802 2,218.421

2023 2022 2023 2022
Operating
leases which expire:		 Buildingsf Buildings
f		 Equipmentf Equipment
Within one year: 15,724 5,260
Within two to five years: 19,383 5,731
Total operating
lease commitments		 35,107 10,991

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