NOTfiNGHAM5HIRE WIIDLIFE fRUSY IA Compat)y Llmlted byGuaranteel. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALSTATEMENTS . YÈAR ENDED. 31 MARCH 2024
NOThINGHAM5HIRE WILDLIFE TRUST". CONTENTS Reference and Admlnlstralive Details. Chairf5 Annual Rép£srt. Trusteès, R'epor¢. 3-10 Audltoes Report 11-13 Consolidated Statement of Financial Activltles CoET4olidated arid Charity Balance Sheet 15 Consolldated'C35h Flow Statekiient 16 Notes to theConso11datedAccounts',
NOThINGHAMSAIRE WILDLIFE TRU5T.' REFEREMeEANDADMINISTRAnVE tIETAIis". The regpstered nanie of the Charity Is NottinEhainshire Wildlifè Tiust. It Is registered wlth the Charify" Comrnisslon ln EnglaEid' and Walès with the number 224168. . Compantr Number 00?4886g Reglstered Ofllca ' The (Jd Ragged School. Brook Street, Nottin8ham NGI IE meMr$ ofthe Board The..frusteés of the charity, who a¢e also Members of ih'e Boord, who have h'eld offlce In the year and to the date of this report 'N P3r5ons (Chair) Mspencer Ire5igrted 25'0ctob"er 20231 M willis Ireslgried 2 November20231.' R" Armitago Ir¢slwed 25 October 20231 C6ibson trrustee, Honorary freagurèran(iChalr olSustalnabl11ty Cominitteel. S shah (Trugtee and Htinorary Secrettsryl R Thur8ood IR"esiÉned 5 September 20231 .. K Wi150n ITrustee and Vit& Ch8irl ".SClifton (frusteèand Chair of Nature Hecovery Committee) Eshèrburn (Trustèe and Chair of People ènd Nature Committee) "'É.Brodie ITr.ustéel"" .. M Solorfoll Ifrtisteèl IHesi8ned i*.June 20231.. . . k Botsje IAppointed 2 November 20231 .A Fllkit (Appolnted 2 Flovember 20231. W Howard IAppoiTtted 2 November 20231 M Hyde (Appolnted 2 Moveiiiber 20231 . L Moore (Appolnted 2 Novembér 2D231' G Osb'orn (Appolnted 2 November 20231 Chlef ExecutsNe PWllkins¢w. Bankérs. atloital Westtiilnstèt'pl¢.. Nottlngham Clty Lélcester Customer Serv1 Centre. 11 Western Bwlevtrd," Bede Island,'lelcest2r LE2 5olFcltors 3rownè Jacobson, Mowblay H¢>use, Castle NAeadow RDad, Nottlngham. NG2 IBJ Investment Advlsors . A5COt LIld, Suite 6C. Platform. New stats.on Street. Leeds, L51"4JB Audlrot& HaFne5 Watts, Chatterèd Attountants & Statutory Audltor, 10 Stadium Business Court. Mlllennsum Way, Prlde P3rk, Derbvt DE24 8HP Page I
NoftlNGHAAhSNIRE'WILDLIFE TRUST." CHAIR'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR YHEYEAR'ENDED 31. MARCH 2024. It £lves the great ple¥re'tO ptesentour report for 202312024... Lastyear saw us mark the 60th anniversary ot the TTU5Vs creation. Alth'ou8h; rIght, we"celebrated our'many a£hievementg over thepIÈVus 60yéar5,"OUrfo£Us was to look forward." The need for an'organisatron to protéct campèlgn for the.Coun5 wildlie. remalns as sttong today as it.dld iry the earbi 196ryg. At a svles of.ÈvÈnts durlnE the yearwe sought tts renew arid 5trertgthen the Paitoershlps we have to help wlth de1.erY of oui twln strateBl¢targèts, First. to ensure that 30% of Nottinghamshire is managed With nature in mind. Se¢tsnd, to persuade l in 4 ofthe Couhty to.take mearilnglul'actlon for nature. ". The year wès notwitftout its challerEges. Cllrri3te chatig8 15"produclng tiiore extteme and erratirweather. AtAttenbOrouBh extenslve floodirTg in18tè 2023 eaused damage to paths and other infrastructure. Ash" dièback. corittiyues Within the County. Thi5 fungal infection kills UKash trées and requires éKtenswe survey5 of our woodlandsfollowed by forestrywork5 to avoid risk5 to peoplÈ and roperty IronF Infected treeg. A fuither challen8e at Attenborough was the discovery dn an inspection th£lthe Work5 Brid8e thal it Was no lot)gersafe,.A closure followed'and work Is beSng undertaken to fund and replace It. NonethElessJwe acPHeiied'muclt during the yest. Urban wildllfe. is centralto thè Trust's mssion. This year saw the announcement bv Nottirtgh"aI City Couycil ol a 'Green Heart" wlthin the rèdeveloped Braadmarsh ContrÈ. We worÈ particularly plea%e."d bythis as il ilias our petition calling for ffaturè tfj be at the eentre ot the redevelopment slgned by 15,LX>O ¢icSiens that klckstarted this Inltiatlye. .. Proof posltive of the effect of good ¢ampalgnlng. We wère alsosucce5sful In Winiiing£SW.1o from a govemment fundln8 Pot for specle5 recovery. The mdney Is being uged to suppoit¥i1ster vole recoiiery in th8 County through ¢ontrol of alien invasive mlnk 85 well as for the creation and restoration ol h'abit*s: We 3re.also usiM8 our beaver enc105ure at Idlé V311ey as ah arksite for this PIITPOS¢. "WEhève"also secured slgnittcant fvndlngto develop a new partnership to enhance and recreato Important wildlife habltats In the Trentvalley overiho next 18 months. Partnership isvltal to restorln8 wlldllfe at Scale. To thatend we are workiThB Wlth several. envlrOnmental'ch?rltièS 4hd organisatsons as part of -Mldlands Nature. to sècure Investment in nature recovery In the East Mldlarids region:.Hopèf(Èlly,"there wlll be.more to repDrt upon.INthe report riextVe4r.. "People Power i5"acéntral piahk'of ourapproach, In the lastyear we have laid strongfoundationsfor tht launch of the Wllder .OttinghaM$1re Nebwork.. Thi5 will encoura8e communities #nd individuals totake action for nature, to share th'eir stsc¢esses wlth. others so as to inspire furtherciÈÉzen action. If we.are all prepared to come togethérto create a momErEiUtN for nature, then much . morè cat7 bé achieved than if vie work In i501ation. Central 10 th'ègowerhance of our Tw$¢ Is a strong Counc¢1 of trustees. Th15 year54w a changlngof thegtsard. Several longstandlng Indlviduals srooddown ai the end of thelrtermg. I thènk them for their dedicatlon and hard work over many year5. At th¢ same time, we have"recrulted slx new trusteés to our èoard, bringiffigwlth tFiem d1verslry, a fresh energyand new Idèas. In summary, a successful yèarfor Nothn8hamshlre Wildlife Trust. As ever It was 3 learn effort and 50 I cortdude by thanklnÈ our stsff. volunteer5, Members and donors for thelr hard.worK enthusiasm and gener051ty. Mlck t?¥rson5, chafr Nottlngharn5hlre WlldllfeTrust Page 2
NOTTINGAAMSHIRE IIJILDIIFE TRUIT ". REPORToÈTHETRusff ES . FOA IAE YEAR EMDED 31 MARCH 2024 .7he Board has plg.thsure irt presenting its report together With the audlted accounts for Ihe year endèd 31 M3rch'2024. Iri prepttrlng the annual rèport and 1Snanclal statefflents of thg charity, the Bt>2id hss adopted the provlslons of the Charlbès SORP"Accounting" ad Repoitlng by CharltiÈs.' Statement of Rècommended" Prattlce" oppll¢able to th£rllies preparing their 8ccourits in a¢¢ordavce with'the Fin3ncI?l Reportlng Startdard IFRS 1021 applicable in the UK and Fiepubllc of Ireland. The account5 have 3150 been prepared In accordancewlth the CorripanSes Acr 20QG.' OBJEtTIVESAND ACTIVITIES. . Nottlnghamshire Wildlife frtsst INWtI belleves that the natural world 15 valuable irl Its own right and ts under threat,. that people are p'arl ol nature and We deperid on it for tsur èxlstÉnee' that everyone should h3ve the opportunity to live in a healthy, wlldlife-rith natural world,. and that It Is vit81 we Ork wlth others because we 311 have the power to make a positive impart on the nature and ' tlimaté ernergencles. . Since Novernber 2021. the Trvst has been work"In8 to achieve three key 8081$, as set out in our WlldÈr NottlnEhamshlre 2030 sirate8y, whlih give focus to our work. to crèate a county where peoplè and wlldllfe are thrivin8 together.. Il. A Movement fof Naturé 21 More Space for Mature 31. We are Valued . These 8oals arè dellvered through three Oellvery Prograrnmes- Wilder LSves, Millder Places and Thriving To8ether. 'Hi5tOTitsIIyF the Twst ha5 pl8cÉd great emphasis on the broad Io¢us of lirst two of these Goals and ProgTammes. a& they relate dirÉctl¥"'to"'the dèllvery.. of our work for people and nature. The third 60318nd programme, h¢)wever, focus on the uMderlyin8 foundatitins of th'e org£nlsatlots in teymsof theTrust belng relevanL repre5entatlVe 3nd resilient now and in the future. IrT light of.. inll8tlonary pressure and the Importan¢e of resolving structural issues, the Trust contlnues to yve increasing focus to Thrlvin8 108etFief as a kèy prograrnm8 of work until mateiial completion. STRATEGIC REPORT.. Achlevements and performance 2023.24.. Nottingh%mshsre iAlildlite Trust Is uniquely positioned to lead change In Nottinghamshirc, beingg¥ass roots and lo1 whilst also part .'of'"3 strorTg nationa5 WildliféfFUSt 1710wemeht. We are wvklng with local communitie5, busine55e51 partners, landowners. and tfidiiiiduals atros9.our tountyto br£ng about a wilder Nottifigharnshlte where people and wildlife arethrlvlngtogether. We focu5 our dellvery ori our"th'iee long term 8oals l. A MOVEMENT FOR NATURE Kéy Outcome.." I In 4 people takir*8 action for Thature and cllmate . Progress For many yeBrs. Nottln8hèmshlre Wlldllle Trust has fought shoulder-to shoulderwlth the local community agalnst a potefttlal fra£kinE deveiopment on land nextto Its Misson Carr Nature Reserve. Pa8e 3
NOThINGHAMSHIRE WILOLIFETRUST.
REPORT OFTHE TRusfEE5.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
The battle to Stop frad
. N<iftlNGHAMSHIRE WILL)tsFÉ TRUST""
REPORT OF.THE fRUST¥ES
FQR THEYEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 20Z4 ,
In". late 2023 and eady 2024,. the Attènb"orough' Nature centr@ antt car parks h3d to c105e for 5everal.days a$ 2 résult ¢)f exterisfve
Iloodlng rjn the River Trent and River Erewa5Fr, whlch also d3Tnaged paths and other frastrUctI1e, and leé tck the cancellatlon ol.
ialks. Th"ese assets are managed by thE'TrusVs trgding company, and generate vitil net Prollt wlth Purpose to supporl Quf entire
%vork for wildllfe acrosg the cdunty. In 3"ddition, wlth man¥ of the TIust'5 naturÈ rfesetiies. espectally1ts13rge wetland sltes. bèSn8 in.
areas kirone to ftooding and.rnanased"through nhture-b3sed"grazin&.Trust staff'and volunteers had to urgently move th.e charily'5
sfyeep cottle to safe ground irFeh811enging condltlOh5.,
During this pèliod, the Governmentlaunchèd ¥ competitive fundlng po¢ Spetles Recovèry Pro8r3mme, designed to help th"re8tèned.
species cothe backfrom the brink. The Trust was su¢
NQTTINGHAMSHIRE IAIILDLIFE TRUST. ". REPORT OF THE TRSlEE5 . . FOR THÉYEAR ENDED 31 MARCFI 2024 Tftls perfo(f was'lmportant in terhis of theTrOst warkirig on key operational areas guch ès addressing the payment lor rtiaaa8lnq sites awned by thlrd paitlesJ focus on areas of pracurement and algo rènegotiation of seiiA¢e level agreements'wlth"key Local Authoritv partners: Th¢ ¥vorkstream5, led by members of the Sènlor Le3dershlp Team. continue.to seek fttither sVSt3iDablè Incon7e,' or. reduce the use'of eisting re50ufcES, as part oÈthe stfategic Thriving.fogethel pio8rafflm¥. Work wlth the. RSPB,. National Twst, Wo£idlan(t Trtsst,. Natural England. Envlronrrierit Agency and Mldlands Englne ¢ontinued fcs. develop a rtrew Midlands Nature'partnershipi to help drtve" investnient In nature recovery across the région. Initial work wa&"" undertaken to develop key'lnvestible proposltlons, and also to develop ke.y governahce amd build stskeholder relation5hips.' Worl(" will ¢antiAue Into tho next period to est8&lish the partnershlp at)d begin promotlon of the key illltiatlves identified for lllVÉStmentr: PUBLIC BENEFIT The zdvaricelrient of eT¥vironmental.protettièn and improvement Is reco8nlsed as a charitable purpose afid is regarded unlve15alFv aS.#roduolls ty. publltr good. Nwf exlsts'to promote thè carè and protection of the environrnÈnt, together with the promotion of eeosystem services," such as ¢lean alr and vièter. flood alleviation. and poxlnation, and therefore provides a Clear public benefit., HoVievei..the ptsblitbénefits provided by Nwfgo much f¢Jithèr. Nwf'rtatuYe reserves are osed.'by. the pubiiG and thany are accessible on way-marked routes alongslde the provlslon of 'Inforritation and intèrpretation. Education ènd Community eng¥gemènt pYograNmes are armed 8t children, teenagers and youn8 athlts, sth00ls, Colleges. a.dult groups arid the wldèr publiL Thi5 broad pro8ramrri& is iecognised as 4 tharltablé activity in its o¥vn rlght. Inforrrtatioi g2thÈring and prevlsiom ol exyerl adwice to lota5 authorSties znd other5 helps tts ensure that p13nnin8 decisions tak8 accountof the publ]¢ beneflt of the natur41 world. The Involvement'df many volunteers In'Nwf's work provides opportunities lor both p'hysical artd mental activlty, whlch is of particular bene!It to those Involved, a5wéII as delivering bentlits to the wlder publi¢. prrjrriotlng the enjoyirient of the natural"worid is an important part of Nwfs attlvltles, and the health and we51-Iieing beneflt from .aeces% to qu311ty natr31_*pateS Is widely reco8nised. Our nature Teserves, and the actlvities we or6anise, Hre Ivallable to everyone In the County and wherever pessiblé Nwf make5 provislon for ihe d15èdvintaged, wlth a p3rtlcular focus on mental health, 5pecÉal è"ducaliortal neèds, and youngpeople. a150 aims to lrriprove Hcce55 lor peoplÈ wlth Ilmlted mobiliLy', though It should be noted. .thatthe lahdscapo of some of our sites does Ilrnlt oppoitullitie5 for 4ccÉss IiiiprovemeTrts, There are a few cases where there may be ofifli¢t between m3Thagèment requlrements and uryrestrl¢ted a<ces5, but wherè this occurs NWT 51rive5 to keep"3tty restriction5" 'to a minithum. NevÈrtheless, some sites are désl8nated as 'sanetuarf where access Is Te5tricted to those holdlng a permit issuÈd bv. '"Pubilc berieflt gtatemetlt ",TherStees.Conl1rMthItth"eY have complied wl¢h the duty" In section 17 of the Charltles Act 2011 to have e regard to the Ch'arftv.. Coinmlsslon's general guldance.on publlc benefit,'Charities amd Publlc eerteflt,: ThéTrust'& publ1£ benefit is enshrined in its tharltablè objetts as outlined"above. .ÈIN"ANCIAL RÉWEW. Summai¥of Ilnanclal performance In the period NV. Including its subsldlaries had intome of £5,929,130. )ncJ èxpenditttre of £6,41S,007. TherE was negative nÈt movemerlt in funds of £481,250 compared with negative £683.229 in 2022-23. Page 6
NOTfiNGHAirfSMIRE WIiDUFE TAUST . REPOATOF THE TRIISYEÈ&' FOR THE YEAR ENDEtJ31 MARCH 2024 WE ARE GRATEPiJL TO TE FOLLOlhilNG"FOR TTrtEIRSUPPORT Grant5 Broxtovie Borough Councll D£FRA Envlronment AKen¢v Instltuteof teletery and Crematorlum Managemént. NatsDnal Lottery Heritoge Fund Natural EftEland N'ottinghamshlre Countycounctt Peorile's Postcode Lottery. . 5evern Trentiliater South Yorkshire Community Foundatlon. "C.harltable Trusts". -ChaTles Ilttlewood Hill Charltable Founéatlon Durin Family Ch3ritablefrust' Garfield WÉ5ton Foundatlo The Jones 1986 CharitablèTrust . Mary RobertsonTrust Metarriorph95is Foufid3ttron Sablna Sutherland ChariiatJleTrust ifilhlte Foiindatlo Tfie William Dèan Contry arTd Educational Trust Bil¢$£$Upy0rter$. Albumedl% Aquatlc Control Englnèerlttg Itd- entish Gypsum; Saint-Gobaln Capltal One Castle A(Kk Centre Parc5 Centrurn Pile Ltd jAar51efll . Exploremamufacturing ILalri8 0'RouTkel. Gf¢eds Forest Flolid8VS "Haoson UK "J Mccallll & Co Ltd.. .lawh Master Leoriard Desl8n" ' Murphy& Son Lt NK Motors "Nottingham'frent Unlvèls5t¥ . Quotient Sciences Ransom Wood E5tate5 Ltd Sangeiiic Interhation31'Ltd Mayborn Group ITomrrieèllppeel Trènt ValleyArea Internal OraittagÈ Board Pag¢ 7
NOTtINGHAMSHIAE WILDLIFE TNLlSr.. . REPORTOFTHE TRUSTEES" FOR TAE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 '. Glftsln wlllswere recelvedlroDi the estates of: Marlan Braithwaite . Raymond Hen50tI Robert Robb.. Oanlel Slater. ' Hllary Raberta Sthth Cynth13 Roberta Whltt . Voluntary h8lp Is essentlal. to our Success and th8 fact that'the value protrlded 6y volunteers 15. not forrrialty ouantlfied In. these accounts d¢es not diminisb. their cont¥ibuliori. The Trustèes wish to expresg Éheir thanks 2nd acknowledgement to every Indlvidual. and'orgahisatlots who contrlbutÉs In whatever way to make our progTamme of locab wlldlife ¢on5eryation Pa]ble.. Iniiestment Pollty The iivestment pollcy of Wottingharrishlre WildlifeTrust lim5 to... Offera sustainable regular in¢om¢ stèeam for charltable delwery, from Investmertts, ¢onsidèrin8 an approprlate levÈl ot risk. When analyslng risk, ¢onslderation wlll'be glveri tis factors such a5 a55et dasse5: interest r3tes', currellcy exp05ure, Ilquldlty,. and potentlal d&falt,.11th the".Investmeri¢ POitfollo.havlrig zpproprlate dlverslflcatian. é Atr(xd InvÈstln8 Ity org8ni5atlens whosè"actNltle5 contr8dlcl the Trust's values and5trategicoblecr4ves. .Appiopriate profSional.advlWlll be taken til abpty andbalakfjce these pollty aims to theTrustrs Irwéstment&. ""Rtsk Managemènt. "The.TFOSteeS"'and senloi managèrs constantly revlew th.e risks the charity May fd£e. For the ri5k% Identified, systerhs 3nd prOdre5 havè bèen developed.to miinitor the likeliho¢d of ¥lsk andto mlnimise any potentlal impact on the charity should those risks Materiallsé. Fifian¢lal Yesérvés poll¢y, rhe Trustees. have eamined the"th'arit¢& requirement lotr reserves considering the maln rlsks to the organlsalfon. They have established a policy. %vherÈby sufllclent tsnTestricted n-eOrmaTked rerVeS wlll be held as are d¢?med necessary to meet working capital reouiremehts to cover uns¢heduled core'capltal attd repair costs and to accornmodaté any IlkÈl¥ rtsks identifled In the comlng year. This amounts to the éqtsivalènt.of three months of budgeted 2024-25 total employment costs, all held as cash t)¢af.C85h. This totals £800,000. The budgeted ¢85h and neir-cash positlon covers thls pollcy. Thls oollcy VAII berevleiiied Sniiuallv." . STRucfuRE. GOVEItNANCE AND MANAÈEMENT NWT.isa tompany limitetg by guarantee governed by its Merriorandurn oridArtlclea of Assoclati¢n (originally dated'4January 19631." updated aiid apptoved.at the 2020 AGM and ¢omplylng with the compahles Act 2Q06. Thése are supportÉd by it> Regulatio$ lorlglnally d3ted 2 odtiber 19961"amended and app14)ved by Countil thost recently In November 2022. It ts re8iSteréd as a charity With the Charlty CO11$$10n, Appolntmént ofTrustees. As sel out in the Regulations, thè Chalr of the Counctl of Twstees is elected by the memb'ers of the diaritable comp8ny ittendlNg the apprcptlate Annual 6Èneral eeting1 alortg with normally up" to'live Trustee5 ected every year. Any Trustee vacanty ar$1& betwgen'norynal elections may be filled by cu-option. WhèrK considering electtng orcLFoplingTrustees, the Council has'reÈ3rd to the requireihen¥ fc>r any specialist skills needed, £né a s115 audit 15 ufidertakÈn. All mombÈrs of the Countll of Trustees give theiF tlme voluntarlly and recelve no beneflts the tharity- Page 8
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WILDLIFETkusr
kEPORT OF YHETRUSTEES
"FOR THE YEAR ENOED 3£ MARCH.2024
Twu5tée Induction and tialnln
New Trustee5 are provlded wtth an Inductlort pack and uhdef80 an orientatlon day to brlef them on thelr legal ob1igatlons urlder.
charity. and rompany law, the content of the Memorandum. an&'Arllcle5 01 A550¢18tlon and Regulatlons, the ¢ommittee and
dectsioTr-makinE procésses. the business plan aNd Tecent fin&n
NofYiNGHAMSHIHF IMLDIIFETRUSY .: RfP(tOF.THETROsrEÉS FOR THEVEAR ÉNDEI) jl MARCA 2024 Statement of the Board's responslhliities Thè Trustees (who are a150 1ctorS of Nforthtt purposes of compahy lawl respothsibleforpièpzrlng the trustee>, Réport".. anothe flnanclal'statements In accordancewith appllcable taw aTrd une KirlEdorri Attoutttln¥stsntt3rd5 (United Klri8dDm "6eDerallyAccÉptedAccounting Practice). Company law requlrestheTN5tees to preparèflriaricFalstaterrieThts foreacii ftnan¢Tal yearwhlth g4¥e a true fairviewofihe stste of affair5 of the charitabl¥coYnpany arÈdofthe iTrcomln8 resources and appllcatlon of resources, includlngthe Income énd expÉndtture of ihe thaT¢abl¢groitp11.è' Nwf, EMEt and NwrtLI for thatperlod. It) Vrep8rfnét$ ftnanc131 statements, the Trustees3 reiulredto.. 5elertsvifdble acc0unt1ngpolicT and'then apptyihem cohslstentlv. obSee the method5 arid pHnclples in th¥CharitiesSORV. akèludgements ?nd estimate5 thatafE rèa50nahle and pnÈdent. State whether appll¢ableaccountlllg 5tatid3rds have b.een lollowed. subl¢cttii anymaterial departure5 disclosed an(1 explained.in the financlal statenlents, PreparethÈfin3n¢ialsttitemems a)} Ih"e golnKconeerrE basls un1è5$1¢ 15 InapprDprlatetti presume thatthechafltywlll contlnue In b¥slnew. TheTnEstèes"3re règponsibléior keèping proper ateountlrig recordsthatdisdosèwlth reasonable aCcucyatanVtlmÉ thé ftnanc131 V05ition ofthe charitabl&coMpaV and enable them to enstsre that ttie Finanoal stat¢ments complywith the Comwanie5 Act 200S. "Theyare also r¢spi>nslblefor5afeBuardtngthea$5etsofthe tharitabletompanvand the group and hence fortaknns sOnab. 5tepsf(>rthÉ preventloTr 2nd dÈtertlon of fraud and othèrliregularitiÈs. Statemeht8sto dtsdosy¥e of Info¥mati7 to sudltor5 ' Tho member5 of aoard wh(Fwere in offi0 the dateofapprovalof tftese flnancl31 statementg have coftfimied, as farasthey ar aw4re. that therels nb relevantatrdit infotmatio# of whichthe audltors are uTrawaie. Each olthe rneTr7bers of Board havÈ eonlrmed thatthey havtttaken all 5tep5 thattheyoughtto h3ve taken as members o18oard in orderto rnkke themselves aware of Bny rolevat audlt Informatton and to establlsh that It ha&beeTt tDmmtsnkated tDthe au(lor. The Reportof.rhe MemLser5 of Boart sthich thclude5 the Strategi¢RepDrt. was app¥oved by the 8Tr4rd on... sigiied ontheir behalf., Nkk Patsons. PaJJe 10
"NOTfiNGHAMSHIRE WILDLIFE TAUST
REPORY OFINDEP£NbENT AUDITORS TOTHEMEMBERS OF NOTfiAGHAMSHIRE WIiOLIFE.TRUSr
Oplnion",
W8 have" aijdited the Ilfianaal statements of Nottlngham5hlrè Wildllfe Trust (the parent charitable cOmp3nyi and Its subsldiaries
(the 'group'l for the ye8t ended 31 Malch 2024 on page5 fourtèen to thlrty nlne whlch cornprisÈ the and Parent Charitable
Coryipany Statement of'Èinanci41 Activities, the Group wid"Parent Charitable Company surrirriary Income and gxpenditure Account:
thg Group 3n"d Parent Charitable CDmpèny Bal3nce Sheet..the Group and Parent Charltable Company Cash Flow statement.and the
r4lated notes. Thè flnanclal reporting fraffiework rhai-has been applled in their- prep8r8tian Is applicable law and United. Klllgdom
Accouhtlng. Standards: Including Fln3ncl81 Reportlng Standard "102 The Flnanclal. Retporting Standard applicablè In the UK Irid"
RepÉJbllcof Irand. Ivnited KIngdO Generally Accepted A(countin8 Practice)..
In'ouroplnlo¢i the Ilnanclal ststements..
glvé ? true and folr vleiuof the state of the cliaritablp compHny'5 alfalrs as at 31 March 2024 and
oi'the incomin8 re5Durces and applitatlon of resources lot the year then Ènded..
have been property prepared In accord3ncewith United Klngdom GenérallyA£ceptèd Attounting.
practice.- and
have ljgèn prepared ¢n at¢or
NOTfiNGHAMSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST. REPORT JF INDEPENDÈNT AUDIYORS TO THE MEMBER5 OF NOThINGHAMSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST In connèctlan wlth ouraudit olthe.lin3n£ial statemènts. our responsibility is to read the other inforin3tion znd. in doing so, con51der vihetherth'e otheninforinètion Is materially inconsi5tentwith the financial statements or our kn¢)wledge ob-talned In the audlt or otherwiseappears to be m3terially m155tated. If we Identify such nfateylal Incohklstendes or apparentmatedal'mlsstatement5. we are requlred to deter¥nine whether there Is a thatertal mlsstatÈment in thefinan£ial stateirtentg or è rhaterlal miSSfetorrYent of th& otherSnformatlon. If, based on the vJorkMie hove performed, WÈ tonelude thatihere Is a materfal mlsstatemènt of thls other infDrm3tton. we are requtred to report that fact: We have ri0th1g to report Ih thig regard: Opiiilort 10hèr matters PFescribed by the cofftpanles A"ct'aj6. In otsr oplnlon, baged on the work uhdertaken In the courseof the abdit... the information given in th'eTrustèes Réportwhlch includes'the Dlrectows Tepdrt for the ".linanclal year forv4hich thÈflrian¢lal statements are preP?d 15 conslstent with the linènclal 5tatements,' and. thé Report ofth"e Directors included wlthth thaTrustees report has bèen prepared Sn accord3nce With applleats'le legal-yèqulrements. Matterson i¥hlth.we arè rUledt0 report tjy exeptlon In the light of the knowledge amd un(lerstanding of the eDmpany 3nd its environment obtained in the course cif the auditwe have not Identlfled méteilal thlsstatemeht5 In the Dlrector's Report ihdudedwlthln the Trustees Pleport. . WÈ havè nothinÈ to reportln rgspettof the followlng m3tters where the Companlès t 2006 requlrè5 US to reportth you rf, in our -oplnlon'. 8dequatéartd prtoper accourifjfig recotds have not been'kept by the parent tharitBble companv.. .or rotwms adequate for our audit havp Tr(>t b@eh retéived frth bron¢he5 not V151ted by us- or. Parent charitable èompany financlÈl statÉments are notln agreement with the actountirtg . recdrds andretufns,. or tertain disclosiEres of tftJstee'5 remunerttloft specified by law are not made: or we hove not received 411 the information and explan3tlCn5 we reguire for our audlt,. or thotrustees wcre natentiÉled to prepare the flnandal statements In accordance wlth the small companies"re8ime ènd tak.e advantage of thÉ sm211 companies, exemption from the requiremeDt to prepare8Stratew¢ Report or In PrerE& the Tru5tee5 report: 'Responslbllltles ol Trustees A5 explairtèd More fully In.the"St8tement ol Trustèes Respor45ibilltFe5 Sèt out. Or¥ page thlrteen. the Trustees Iwhd aré also the dlrèctors of the charitahle. cornparty. for the purposes. of company lawl are responsible for the preparalion of the financial slatements ènd for belng 5atlsffed that they give d true and falr view, and.for such internll control a5 th8 trib5tees determlne Is necessary to enable the preparatlon of""flnancial statements that are freè from material mlsst2tement, wh.ether due ro fraud or. In preparing Ihè finanelal statements, the trustees are re*ponsible for sssessin8 the-charit3bl@ comp3ny's ability to contimue as goin& concern, disdosln8, a5 applica61e. mEtters related tri golng cortcern ancl using thè going concern bas of aceountlng unless the trustees èith'er intend to Ilquldate the tharitable corripBnyorto r£a5e opÉr8tions, or has reallstlcallernatlve b.utto do so. Au" dltors, re$pon$ibilltiesforthe airditof the flnanclBI 5tatements'. Our ijbjectives are tri obtaln reasonable assurance. about whether'the flnancièl statements as a whole are flee from material mlsstatement, whether due to fraud or error. and to Issue a Report of the Audltors that Includes our oplnlon. Reasonable 3ssurancè" Is 8 hlgh"level of a55urance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAS IUKI will always detect è material mlsstatement when it exist5. Misstatements can arise From fraud or eirur and are consldered Yn8terlal If, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to Inflvence the economlc deusions of users taker¥ on the basls of thÈse finènclal statements. Page 12
NOlGHAMsHIR£ WILDLIFE TAUf", "REPORTOFINt)EPENOENT AUDITORS TO THE MEM8ERS OF NOThINGHAMSNIRE WILDLIFE TRUST". Irregolarities,, Including fraud, are IstanCeS. ol non-compliance wlth. lèws aod regulations. Wè design procèdure5 in Ilne with oui re%ponsibilitse5J Outllned abavÉ. to detect rnaterial misstJtements Iri respect of irregularities, includiw fraud. Thè extent. to whlc our pra£edures-are t3pahle ol dètecting irrtgularltiès, In¢ludlnÉ fraud Is'detailed below,. kÉvIeWO. the fi"nandai statement disclosures and. te5tln8 to. supporting dorurnent¥tlon lo 8ssess cornpliance wlth provisions of relÈv3nt laws and regulailons de5cri6ed as having a dirèct effect-on the financial statemènts. Sp'eclfl¢alW- revl¢wlng ¢oinpllance v4ith Cha¥ltlÈs SORP FRsio2 Jt)d the Companie5 Act.2(YJ6, Performing recalculations. of consolidatiorE process and ensuring èhv'adiustnients made vlere agreed back to 2upporlinG" .documentatiah. Perfoimlng 8rialytiC81 ptotedures to idéntily any UnsU81 or unexpected r¢latlonshlps that may Indlcate an intreased risk.oi mgterièl misstatement as a rosult of fraud. performlng substsntlvè Iling evei a"sele(tlon of joumal entrtos made In thè p(ériod. to.addres5 the rlsk i?f fraud due to management oiierrid& of contrijls. Asse5$1ng nlatelial accountlng estlmtes tu"dÉtermlne If thèrè aie Indlcatlons of management bla5. We 81so Communicated"rewant identifiEd,18ws artd regulations 8rtd potenEial fraud f15k5 to all. engagement team rnbers, and rémained alertto an¥.ill"dlcations ol fraud trr non<ompllaricewith laws and".re8ulatlons throughout'the atsdit., DÈgplte the aud*t.bein¥"plarinèd and eondutted in accordance with ISAS IUKI therE rÉmalns" an unavoidable risk that materlal misstat@ment5.Irk the tinariclal"statèrnents in8y not be d¢tected owlng to th.e Inherent limitations of the audit. and that by theirvery -riaturè, any such Instartces of fréud or Irregularity likely Involve colluslon. forgery. intentional misrepre5entatlOn5, or the overrfde of. nte¢tsal controls. .A fiJrther"descrlptior of our Yesponslbllltie5 for the audlt of thè financial statements Is located on the Flnandal Reportln8 Countil's .wehslte atwww.frt.or8.uklaudltorsresp.onsibille5. This de5criptlori forms part of our Reptsrtol the Audltors. "Lrse i)f Report This repoTt is vnade solely fo the Compan¢5 T[stee5 members. as a body in accordance with Chipter 3 of Part 16 of the Companles Ad 2006. "Our audlt work.ha5 been undertaken so that we mlght state to the Tru5tee5 those matters wè are requlred to state to them in ari auditorfs roport. Ind for no other. pu¥pose, To the fullest exlent permittèd by law. we do not accept or assume responslbillty to anyone other tho Coinpanws Trustèes as a body, for our audit woyk, lor this report, or for the opinlons we havÈ formed. . Jamesliptrott"FCA-5enio statutory Audi¥tir For and on.b&half of Haines Watts". Stati6toryAuditors-. io stadium Business CoiJ¥t Mlllennlum Way, Prlde Park. Derby, Df24 8HP. Page 13
'NofTINGHAMSHIREWILDLIFÈ TRUST CONSOLIDATEI) STATEMENfoF FINANCIALACYIVITIES'IINCORPORATIMG AN IACOIVIE AND EXPENL)ITURE ACCOUNT AND A" . STATEMENTOF RECOGNIS'ED GAINS AND LOSSESIFOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Endowrn¢ni Fund Total 2024 Total .. Unrestflcted. Restrlcted Notes Incon8 arid'Ertd¢Mments fr¢)m'. Donatlolls and legaciE5 arltable 8ctlvle$ Othertrading activltlès Inve5tm¢nts 626,171 44?.805 3,737,763 .26.893 667,375 l444.743 3,737,763 S6,547 22,701 LOOI.93R 1,151,495. 2,048,6ti 46,459 23,067 6.587 4,856.334 1,066 209 5,929,130 4,035,958 Eipendltuie on.. Raisingfund5 Ch4rltable actlvlt(es 3,922.124 L.,339,79D 403 1.146.103 3,92?.,527 2,492,480 2.363,986 1224,873. 6,587 Total 5,261.914" 1,145.SOS 6,587.. 6.415.1)07. 4,5É8.859 .tJrtrealisèd galnsjllu55é51 OD Investments 16 55rk 18384 197,Si2j Netincomelloxpèrtdlturel,. .1405.030 161.a63 1466,8931 165tr,413'. OlhérietbBh!stdgalnsfl105se5J', ctuariaEg8ln511105gÈslon deli benefitpertsion scheknEs 21 ' It4,3571 114.3571 132AA61 Net Movemeits Infvnd5 419,3871 61,863 1481,2501. 683,2291 RetoNcl¥atldrtof lunds: .Transiers betweenlunds" TOtalfund5 bfou8htforw4rd 2,232,6 3,256,Q75 ts&21 5.676 351 6 359,580 YL*¥lfvnds urrle(Ifonvard . 1.812.679.. 3.194,212 188.210 5,195,IQI 5,676,3S1 Th'e statement of flnanclal acrivitlès contains all galns and1051es for the year and 31] actlvltles refate to continuithg operatlons. Thé profit. lor theburposès'ol the Corrip3niès Art20061s the nèt inu7minE rèsources before unreallsed losseslgains, Page 14
NOTTINGHAM5HIREWlii)tIFÉtRu¥r'. CONSOLIDArtDANDCH14RITYJAiANt£ SFIE£fAs"AT31 MARCII 2014 Charlty 223.. 202Y. . Notes Flxed assets '" Tangible assets. HÈrtt4geassets InvestmÈnts 1,385236 2,089.052 1,07&773". IA78,$78 Z,08Y.062 LOS6.539 1.253,939 2,089,062 1,076,973 1.35O,7CI8. 2.089,06Z 1,056.739.. 15. 16". Total assets ' 4 551.071. 4.624.179 4,419974 CuTrontassÈts Stotks DébtOES ltivestrneDt5 Cash atbank¥nd in h&nd. 180.192 . 1.121.289. 2,0 1,46Y,17U ' 135.432 1.098.888 2,000 1,019,3rf0 61.613 942.lJOI 2,00 1,227,561 48,256 "794,431 19 889,8¢3 ' rolalcurrent 8*ets 2.770.651 2".255.660 2,233.175 1,734,530. CTeditors'. Amountstsllihg due wlthin tPyear 20 1027.6211 11,104.4881. 1.461.914 1581,704 Npt Lwr¥enta5sets Cvedltors. Amountsfalllngdue afterrnore than'one year 743,230 L151.172 77L261 1,152,826 hretassets extludln provtslons for liabi11ti25 5.294,101 5.77$351 5.191,235 5,649,335 Provlsion fortsabilities 21 199,000 199,0001 199,OODI 99,LX)O . Tofal net assets ' 5.IY5,101 5.676.351 5.OJ2,235 5,550,335 Yhe fund¥of the ¢harfrty Restrleted Incornefvnds Ettdijwment. 22 23 3.194,212 J88.210 3.256.075 188,210 3,194.212 188.210 3.256,075. 188.21LTr 3,382.d22. 3,444,285 3,382.422" 3.444.285 UnrÈ5Ertcted fuh(f&" . Mhorltylnterest 1,812.679. 2'232,(J66 1.709.813 Z,IC6.050 . Yotaifund5 26 .5,195,101 5,676.351 5.092.23S 5,550.a35 These'accoun 'ré appr(wed bythe BoarLfon 06A112024 Chalrrnan. NlckP3rsons Trea5urer- Colln Git>son The notes on pages 17to 39form partofthese atcouttts Comp•ffiy number 00748865 Page 15
NoINGHAMSHIflE WILDUFE TRUST CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMEhlT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2024 2023 2023 Note5 Cash flow5 from operailn8 acihrftles.. Net cash provlded by lused Inl operatln8 actlvltles 31 475,490 1631,3601 Cashflow$ from Invtstlng attl¥ldes'. Dlvldends, ¢nlerest and rents from Investments Purchase of tangible fixed 355ets Payments to acquiwe shares sale of flxed asset Investrnents 47,710 176.3701 111,9501 12,950 46.459 1150,7591 Net cash prOved by Iu5ed In) investlng actlvltles 447830 173S.6601 Ca$hflows from flnanclng artl¥ltles Repayment5 of borrowin8 Net cash Inflows from new borrowing Net ¢a$h used In flnanclng artlvltle$ Change In Cash and (ash equlvalents In the reportlng per40d 447.830 1735.66DI Cash and cash equlvalents at the beeinning of the reportlng perlod 1,019,340 A,755.ODD Cosh at)d cash equlvaleThts atthe end ol the reportlng perlod 1,467,170 1,019,340 Page 16
NOTTINGHAMSHifiEWILDLIÈETRUSI
NOTE5 TOTHEACCOUNTS FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
"St3tu¢ory Inforrnatto
'PlottlnÈh3m5hire Wlldllfè Trust 15 a priiiate IIMited company,.limited by guarantee". reglstered in England and Wales. The companvs
registered number and registÈred office address can be found £sn the cornpahy 5nform3t1 page.
Accountlfig pollclès
Ba51s bf ac¢L7untlng
The firianclal statements haiie been preparéd under the hlstorlcal cost ¢(vEnI10n,. wlth the exceptlort of115ted lrtvesttnEnts
which are IntIded at thelr ktiarket value, The finzncial. 5tatemenfs have been preparèd.ln accordancé with the Chaflty.
Comfftis*ion Statement of RecommericJe(J Practlce-Accoufiilog and Reportlrix by prtbvlslons of the Charitfes SORP I#RS 1021..
Accounting and Reporting by tharitie5'. Statemént ol ft"ecomTriended. prnCti applÈcèble to charltle5 preparing thelr"
' accounts in accordancé with the Yinanclal Reportin8 Standard applic8ble In the UK ?nd Republ1¢ ol Ireland leffectivo I
januaty 20191. Tiie Trustèe5 c4Jnflrm that the Charlty Is a publ•c benefit etitity. rhe flaanc531 statements are prÈsented in
Sterllngl£l..
Golng Conièrn.
. Thlsvear showed an improvemertt on lastyèar even after unèxpected costs. The Trustees have reviewed the charitfs
flt7aric131 p-osition. includlngitg r&serves and future forecasts, as part of their assé85rnent olth'e ¢harit¢s ability to tontlnuè
85 3golng concèrn. Aiehough the ch-arity. h3s reported a delicitfor the current financial year, It holds slgnillcant cash
reseyves that£resuffi£iènt to Cover operatlonél costs For the foreseeablè fvtuie and malntain its reserves poliry..
In"addltion, thè frustÉes have approved a budgetforthè next linancisl yèarthat projects a brèak-even posltlon. The
forécasts and.cash flow prolettion5 have been prepared with rEa50nable assumptions regarding income and experidlture.
Baséd on thesé revlews, theTTU5tee5 are confident that the charlty has adequate resources to meet its Ilabllitles as they fall
due for. a perlod o.f at least 12 months from the date of sIgni the financ131 statements..
Therefore, theTrustÈes consider li appropriate topreparethe financlal statementg 2 golrvg rrincem basls.
G¥0A(coUnts
.Thé St3tement of Financial Activities ISOFAI and Palarice Sheet consolldote the financial ststements of the tharlty and Its
subsidiary utldertaklngs. The resulis of the sub51dlarle3 are consolldated on a line by Ilne basis.
The'charity has."av311ed itself ol Paragraph 411) of Schedule i af'the Large and Mediutii-sized Companles and Groups
(Accounts and Reports) Ré8ulatioris 2008 and adapted.the Corripanles Acl formats to rellecr the speclal nature of the
charivs. 3¢tlvlti8s. No" sep8rate" SOFA has bèen pieserited for the charlfy alone 35 fjermltted by Sectlon 408 of the
Companles Act 20U6. A5 rri05t of the Income fron7 the Sbsid14ryMp5nieS is transferred to theTrustthe tr¥Èw taken is that
there Is"no significant Llifferencé bétweon the Group and Company flgures. The subsldièrles are aceounted for separately
lor management
oiTIGNAMSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST . "NOTESTOYHE'ACtouNrs FOR THE YEAR.ENDÉD ai MARCH 2024-. coNfiNuED. 1.4.4 Desl8riated funds aiid Eari7)arked P¥olÉ£t5." The Finan¢lal Contihgenty Fund represents monles set aside by.the TrustÈes to cover unexperted cash flow deficlts, or unekpected unavoldable Costs In orderto be able to dlschBf8e theTrtssVs oblectlves effecdvelv. l¥i£oni1n¥resriyra. All Trycornlng rèsoiirces.. 3Te rectsgniséd gross In the 5tatÈmertt of fina.ncial attltieS when the chaitiv Is entitled to th Incurrie"and the èinourit. cari be quantified. wlth. reasonèblè ètcuracy. The following speclff¢ pollcles are applled to" parti¢ul¥r catègories of Income.. liolunt8ry income recefved by way of gr8nts is re£ognlsed In full when there is entitleriient, cèrtainty of receipt and thé'amount èaii be mèasurèd wilh 9fficient rellabillty, Svch Snccme Ls deferred whèh:. .Yhe donorspecifle5 thatthe grant or donatlon mustonly frje used in future actountlrig peri¢Mls,' tir Tile donorhas.Iii)posed condltlons v4hith must be mer before the charlty had unconditlonal entitlement. Le8acios ad glfts. arÈ rE¢¢gnlsed tit the earlièr of receipt Gl at"¢he tlmqthe amfjunt can be measured wltl¥ reasonable". certainty. tk>nations a'reCOgniSed when recèNed.. . tsor%ated 5ervicÈs and facilitie5 ore lthcluded at the vae tothe charitywhere thls can beqtsantitsed. "Itèm5 donated for resale. èra in£ludèd ès incorning resources wiilyn tho actlvities for genèrailne funds when. tecolvable. The 8ros9 values of'donated ossets are recoBn15ed os Incorning resou¥cts and wlthin the relevant flKed Issèt"cattBOry of the balante sheet whén recelvable. ""Income from. ¢¢mthercial"ttadin8 acttvities exclud"In8 iIAt is ré£ognlsed fc¥ goods on delivèry and for servitss to the. extentthat the'ctr5tor!fer hèèan obligatlan to"pa¥all or partof the eontract5Vin5. ' IhvestmenE l¢)come Is recognlsed on a receSvable basll... Incomes from erEdèwinentfunds aro restritted. Incomeheld for thÉTd partles [ not included In Incoming resources. Volunteei Help The Trust receiveg support from a wide variety of volunteèrs. It is not p¥a£tttal to Place a lue on IhE time volunteered b all'these petsons. due to the iiarietyof duties performed,. the differences In Ilm8 spent, and the sheér nvmher of voluriteeTS, whti gavè of thelr tin¥e. . .MembetshiF& l#£ome Membershlp incothe Is retO8nised on a rerelvable b'3515. PaEe 18
NoffiNGHAMSHIREWILDLIFETRUST. NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS'FOR THE"YEAft ENOEO 31 MARCN 2O24- CONMNUED :. Resources Expended . Indirect ¢ost5 are alloeated to the expenditure hèadinB5 In th"'e SOFA. orw the basls of the Dmtr of employees In each arpa of ivork.. Cost of Ralsiri8 Funds consi%ts of expenditu rèlatlng to appeèls, corhmunlcatlons requesting fun"ds, applylTrg lorgrat5 and.. other8enero1 publldty'35'part of fundralslrig tO8efh'erwltb a5soclated suppart activltles and c(isl ol s3le5.' Support f-or charitable activltles consists of those c05t& In¢vried Eri support of expenditure on the objects of the chaiity. These include the provision ol thé premises, persoonel,. irtformation tethnology and audit fèes,. these are 8llDCated to. actvltles on the ba515 of the proportlon of dirÈct Costs ol indlvlduals ¢ondu¢tin£ the actlvitie5 and are set out in riote lo.. .. 1.8.1 ." Irrecoverable VAT" Thè <harify.is partlally eempt. Irrecoverable VAT is allocated to the approprlate cost catègorle5. FIKedAssts.. Unles&oth'erwlsÈ statéd,. tangi.ble flxed asset5 are statÈd at cost less accumulated deprè£latlori. Depreciatlon rates.are reviewed annually. and. have been Computed to write off the cost of't&n8iblè flxed a55ets to thelr èstimated tealisable value afterthelr useful lives islng the followlng rates'.- . Assèt Category Annual Rgte. Freehold'".land Freehold.buildln8s & restNes. Leasehold bulldlngs Wllwell Cuttinglease Plant, e4ulpment &vèhEtle% roject-specilic assets No depreciatlon 1%, 2%, 10% and 2<YA per annbm ofcost. 1%, 2%, 10% and 20% per innum af cost "Èqual Instslments over the period of the leasè 20% per annum of net book value 2nd 20% olc05t Variou5- Written off in line wlth the length of the prolect'5 fundlng. Impa1rment* asÈets'arÉ zsse55ed at.the yÉ3r Ènd as to whetherthere Is any indlcatlon that ati asset may be Impalred. 1.10 Herltage assets... Thé Charit¥'s oblè¢ts Include the thtisÈniatlon of nature f(Jrthè purpose of study and researth and to ducat8 the pb}It kn understaridlngand appreciatlon ol natijre, the awareness of its value and the'nèed'for It5 conservation. As Su'th the Charit¥ owns and.m31ntalns a number of nature rtstrnes that fall Into the dèllhltlon of heritage assets In attord2nce with FR5 102. Donated herit3ge asséts acquired in'accountlEI8 perlods endlng 31 Decp.mbp.r ?cx)5 arÈ included 8t tasi lindudlng lÈgal 8nd . othèr:feesl Sihce there Is no reliable data which to con5ttuci V61uatlon5 of land. assets used for nature conservatlon. purposes. Th'e h'erltagé assets whlth are all held as physltal land. are assumed to h8we 8n Indèflnite economlc.llfe and therore Jre not" dépfèEiatèd'...7he cost of an arUal Impalrment reiiiew of these.'assets is prohibitive and" therefore has not. been ndertakem. Aftor that date,"donations of her[t0 a55ets wlll.tarry a. value in the balonce sheet arid be 1nduded.as Income In the ststemènt of Fin8n¢l31 Actlvltleg ITr aFT amount to be determinod by relerence tu any available market Information ih the tocation of the asset approprlatÈlydlscounted by reference to the restricted use. Where the tosts 5nVoed in establishing the valuatlom zre not asonable compared to thÈ benefrt galned by a reader of tho fln3ncl81 statements then novaluatlon will t)e Included and an explanalion will be given. nie c05t5 of malntalnln8 the herltsge assets ale expensed throu8h the Statement of Flnancial Act¢vitiÈ$ 2s Incurred, a5 part of the Trust's charltable aclivities. Page 19
NorriMGHAMSHikE WILDLIFE TRIJSY .NOTESTOTHE ACCOUNTS FOR tHE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2024- CONTINUED 1.11. , . Investments. . Inve5tment5 are statèd at market'value. It 15 thèTrust's policvto keep ValUaon$ up to date 5urh thotwhen Ihvestmpnts are gold. there 15 no gain'or loss arisln8"relating to the pievlous ye?r. As a result, thè SOFA Includes those unrealised'gains and losges arlslng Irom'iho rèv31uation of thé investment, portfolio at the yÈai end. DistltisurÈ is macle in. thé notes to the accoonts'of ihe dlfferehce b"etweeri historic C05t and Sale proceeds ol Investments sold during the yeal. .Investtnehts In %ubsldiarle5 are Iiitludod atcost.... "I".11 .' Stocks Tradlng stock5 h'ave b"eeD value'd 3t the lower of cost and net realisable value. The trust also has sheep and cattle that ar used to fflalhtain the land OTr Its nature reserves," this livestack ha4 boon. accumulattd over many yeaTS, These have been valuèd in acc(Ird8nce tsiith HMRC guidelines and Included In the'stockvaluatiun. pènslon Costs Yhe cliarily partlclpated in a multl-erriployer deftned bèneflts penslon scheffiè, the Wlldiife Trusts Pen51on Scheme, for sorhè of its Èmployee5..Thls a5 operated by the Royal Society of WildlifèTrusts 2nd associated Wlldlife Trusts. The pemsion Ilabillty is the résponslblllty ol the Wlidllfe Trusl Penslon Schèffte which has identified thy 8.%5Ètsjllabllities of ,thè scheme that ar& attrlbutablè to the charlty.. Yhe value of the a55etfjlablllty has been shown sÉparately on the balance. sheot. Penslon sch-eme assets are measured-At- falr value and- Ilabillties are meagured )Jn' an. aetuarlal 'basls using the OrOje¢ted" unlr ri)ethod and distounted at a rdte eqtslvalènt to the current rate of return on a hlgh quality COfporÈte bond ol. eqvlvalentterm and currency to the Ilabilitlès. .tbe a¢tuatlaiiialuations arè obtalnÈd at least trleDnlally and aré updated at Èach balJnce sheet date. Thé penslon 5urplus/ldellcltl is calculaied based oii..net present value of fvture deftclt P8yrnents over a set tefm, whith Is currently 8 years.. Thls Is In accordance wilb ¢vrréAt UK GAAP under FRS102 SORP. The Trust.'also operates a"deffned contribution scheme lor the bènefit of its enlployees. Thè tosts of contributlolbs 8r wrftten off aealnst Incomlng resources iri ihe year they are payable. The a5seis of the scheme are held separat21y from the Trust in ihdependentl¥ adminisrer¢d.fvnd5: 1.14 Leases ond Alr* Pur¢ha$è Comnlitmehts ReDtals payable under opÈt8tlng leaseg are charued to.s0rteS. expended on a siral8ht-Ilne basls over the perl(xl of the .Ad.hK hlr8of"mach"inery and equipment Is ch3r8edto resources expended when Service provided. A55ets'obtaltrYed" utider.hire.puYchase.' èontracts or flnante leases are czpltzlised in the b'alance sheet. Those helrt under 11fi3nce lease5 argdeprètiated" ovèrthelrestlfft3ted.usÈful livè5 or the leaseterm""whlchever IS the shorter. ' Oelerrè(tra]tatlon Deferred tix Is priivlded In respect of the. tax effect OF all tlrrilrig.dlffereri& that havÈ ¢ri8lnated. bui not reversed at the balance sheet date." A deferred tax 3sset15 regardÈd as recoverable and therefore'rects8vised Onty wheiT, on the basls of all available evid"entÈ., It tan bts garded as moro likèly thèn not Ihat thp.re will be Suitable taxable prafits from which the future reVers81 of the underlylngtiming diffeTènces'tan be deducted. Page 20
NorriNGHAMSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST." NOTESTOYIIE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2024. cowrlNUEO..: tyeferred tax 15 Meèsuréd on a non-discounted. basis, at thè average taA rates that are expected to apply in tlie periods ift "whl¢h the tlmlng dlflerences ere expecred to Yevèrse, based ori the ta% rates and laws that have been enartod OT gubstantively enacted the balance sheet darè, Thlg acaiuntlng pollcy Is levant for the subsidlarles onltr. A5 Is stated in note 12, Nottinghainshire bilildllfe Trust Is a rewStert char.lty and Is thus exempt froFn tax on Intome and gains.. Ethployee benefits The cost of any nSed holldèy entltlèMÉnt is recoBnlsed in the period In whkh the employee5, 5ervice5 are recelved. Térmlnauon OF beneflts ale rétognlsed immediately as an expense when tho company Is derrionstrably commltted to tertninat6 the Èmployment of an emplrJyee,'or to provide termlnation bertellts: Judgeménts and Key Sources of Estlmatlon Ufitertalfjtv . The preparation" of accounts vslng generall¥ acceptèd accountin8 princlples requlres man?8eMent to make estimates and . assUmptlDns that affect the reported arnounts of.assets ènd llabl1les at the date of the accounts and th2 reported 'amour¥tstil revenues and expertsel.dufill8the réportlng perlod, .Thè key èstim8tes and a5sumptlons in Ihese'tonsolluated Iln$nclal statements are detailed in fiote$ 1.5. 1.8 and 1.13. 1,18 . Debtors Debtors are'reco8nlse"d at the settleinÈntainouni owed to The Charlty (jr pre"pald. .1".1g" ¢redltoks Creditors and provlslons are rfeco8nlsed where the Ch#Dty hos'a presettt obllgètion resultin8 from a past event that will probably result In the transfer ol fvnds to a thlrd party, and the amount due to settle the obligatlon can be Me.aSu.d or esknrhared'rèllal'y. Creditor.5 ond provssloms are normally reco8nlsed at thelr settlement amount. Flnantlal InAtri&Ments The Cli3rity.' has-financial assets ?Md financial liabllltles of a klnd that quallfy a5 b85ic fin8rttial Instrumenrs. Bastc financlal instruments 2re irtitially recognised atiransac*oJ value and subsequelltly measured at thelr settlement value. Donatlon$ and1gga£les Total 2024 Uest(ted . Re5trtcted Fund 2023 . fvAembershlplncome bonatlons. .[ecl 492.606 119,594" 157,451 41,204. 102.944. 19,050. 19,050 626,171 41,204 667 375 769,631 PagÈ 21
NorriNGHAMsHIRE WILDLIFE TRVST NOTES'TOTHÉ ACCOUNTS FOR.THE YEAR ENDED 3£ MP4RCH 2024- CONfiNUED'. ChèTitsble actlvStles. En4owmeDI FtsD Tolal. 2024 Total 2023 Unrestrlrted Iléstrkted Grdnts anLi ¢ontracls PrlmarypuTP05etrodln¥ 144,461 298,344 815,682 186,256 960,142 484,600 1,022.377 13Q.118 I,fX)1.938 .. 1,444,743 1,152 495 . OthertYading3Ctivities doL¥ment ", Total 2024 Total 2023 Unre5trtLted Restricted "EMEC-Consu¢tay!tySeNlce5 Nwrr-, cales, retal and. torkfeec 2.643,321 2.643,321 990,936 1,094,442 1,094.442 a.737.763 3.737,763 2,048,611 tNvestm8ht Intomg Endovhwnt fund Total 2024 Total 2023 Unrestrlcted Rp5trfthd arth Intèresf. InvestrnEnts11sted on stockexchangè Roallsed. eainsjllossesj o . dlspos81¢tlnvestments 10.166 5,105 6.587 34,131 41354 .4.633 . 2,094". 156 2,250" 23.067 6.587 56,547 46.459 Olher Incoffte. Total 2014 Total 2023 Unrestrlcted Restrlrted Fmd 22,702 22.702 22,702 32,702 Page 22
. MorriNGHAMSHIRt WILOLIFETRUST . NOTÉS'YO THÉ.ACCOLINTS FOR THE'YEAR ÈNDÈD 31 MARCH 2024- CONTINUED..: Experidiiure on rai$inÈ funds Total 2024 Urttl¢ted'. Restrfctèil 2023 Fundral$ing IAembership Subsidiary companytosts- "Invesimentthon3gement'. 158,177 318,388 3,4145,559 403 158,580 318.38a 3,445,559 213.474 3,9?2,12¢ 403 3,92Z,527 CharltablÈ actlvitles End¢)WTnen¢ Total ijnftstrlrted Aè5trlcted 2023 . Naturé Rec<)very.',: People & Nature 1,071i,752 . 265.038 1,014,492 131,611 2,089.244" 403.236 1,543,938 680,935 ' 1,146.103 6.587 2,492,481J 2.224.873 Total 20z4. Djreci Costs. 2023 Naturè Rècovèry" People & Nature . 1.642.296 258.859 446.948. 13 377 2,089,244 403,236 1.549,938 680.935 . 1.911.155 581,325 2.492.480" 2,224.873 Total expendllure.. cosis. R¥lslnEtunds' .Nature Hécovéry Péople & Nature -3,È13.825 1,642,296 268,859 108.702 . 446,948 134,377 a.92Z.527. 2.089,244 403,2>6 . 2.363,986 1.543,9.48 680,935 690.027. "4.58485* ' Page 23
hloT¥INGHAIASHIRÉWILOLIFETRUST . NOTES TO YHE ACCOUNTS FOR THE IfEAR ENDEQ 31 MARCIH 2024.". CONYIN'LIED.. 2024:. 2023 Total resources expended 8re stated after thar8lng'. Audltorfs rerriuneratioll. IS,550 2,Q(M)" 169.712 12.2501- 110,761 14.550 3,000 184,554 . otherservl¢e& . Deproclati¢yi. IGainl/loss on'dlsp0581 of Investme¢& AmouNts pa¥able undèr operatlng leases 56,26a '" 10. Analysls"of supp¢)rt COSt¥ Peoii1e & r4aturÈ' , Governance .. Fundr51n& Mcmbershlp Recovéry Total 297 35,133 4,277 12,430 6a,48 .Piern15e5 . 182 Id,020 4.215 21,526 Vehlcl&' 7.242. &516 Other Costs. 877 7.992 10.764 67,5SO 20.310 107,493 Staff Costs 32.365 ?.È,30(5 . 273,538 82.240 ¢19,996 t)epreclatloii 615 S.941 1,786. 9.122 446,948. ..S'upport Costs are éllocated tct actwitles oti the'basls of thè proportio of direct Costs of ivtrdhiiduals conductlng the 8ctkFtleg'. Nature Recovery.. People and Nature Fundraising ltsrllbership.". Governance 68 Page 24
.NOThINGHAM5HIRE WILDUFÉ YRUST ". Noft5 TO THE ACCOUATS FOR THE YEAR ENDEL) 31 MARCH2024-CONTINUED. 11." St¥ff ¢osts 2024 2023. . The nfovèméntlothe yeir is stated After¢har4ng-. Salariesarid wdges. ' Sothal sécurlfy ¢05ts. "Other pensiom tosts 2,519,3Q7 196.756 210,570 2,DIO,313 172,654 18.575 2 926.63a ' IX)1.542 , Èinpl¢)yè¢s.. "The.'3verage Tber of. employees, calwlatÈd en the bas15 of fuw-tlrp équivalents, analysed by,.tun¢tion was.. 'N8ture Recovéry". .Pèopl¢ & Nature Fundralslng, M#rketlThg'l Conlms" Tradln& Ctsnsultancv. U51ffiess Stspport & DÈvÈlopment": 21 20 14 27 13 24 The charfty Telle5 on volunteers to help in all aspects )fwork. Board's and employees. emoltsments MembÉrs ol the Board did not rè¢elvè any remuneratlon or benef(ts In klnd during the perlod". Costs incurred by thè Board travellin{ on Trust b'uslness and reiinbursed to them amounted to Enil12023.. £2831, Total donatlons receivèd from Members of the Board were £56412023.. £8931.. .. Onè thmpliiyee tstelved. èmolurnents of É60,000'Or over. Th"e 'total Including empl¢)yerfs rlational Instsrance and penslon" 'tontrlbutioMsln 2024for Mr P Wilklnson wès £81,22812023'. £80,145). Total rehiurferatiQfff"of key riiana8emeritpersonnèl Ih the pèriod igas £414,02812023-. £373,D37j. .12. Toxation 2024. 2021 corpo.rati lax Delertpdt8X Tlie" Nottinghamshlre Wildllfe Trust ts a reeistered ch3rlty and Is thus exÈmpt from Income and galns falling iiJRhln settlo# $05 01 the TatIon Act 1988 OT 5256 of tho Taxatlon of chargeable Salns Act 1992 to the extent that these 8re applled to its charltable ob[ect5. No tax charges have arlsen In the Charlrv. Pa8e 25
NOTfiNGHAMSHIRE WJLDLIFE7RUST ' NOTESTO THE ACCOUNYS FOR TKÉ YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024CONTINuED 13 Pènslon arrangement&. The Trust'operat&'a Group Personal Pension Stheme.. Ctsntributlons to thè schème ar& charyed to the accounti as they fall duÈ, The Trusr has set up a stakèholder pension'plan,. open to all erilployeès,. to cover those who dts not wSsh to contrfbute to the Gioup Scheme," to whleh no emploKer's. contrlbutions are rnade. rotal amouiits paid dring the ye2rwÈre £210.57012023'. £219,575). .. 14"" fanglble aisets. Reserve Plènt& Machinery 4TrJ Motor ' Vehides. Froehold Leasehi>ld Flxturés. Flttlw Building & MÈseNe$": ImprovenJe.ntl tOWOPeTty 8lllldlTr8S Equipment... Total. Costor'don4iedvalue l April 2023 'AddltIor¥ Rèvèluatlo Dt5posals 4,463,736 1,588.32S 50,047 22,923". 405 585 35,817 38&143 17,630 6,895,836 76,a70 12,4271 12,427 "At31 March 2024. . "4J64,'7a6 L588.325" 72,970 441.402 403.346 6.%9,779 Depreiiatlort At l Aprn 2023 CharÉé fortheyèar .DIspos$ 1,038.658 4L257' 693,499. 57,584 2&573 IL014 356,948 Z2,949 210,51&" 36,908 12.427 3,328,196 J69,712 12,427 Af 31 MaKh 2024. 2 079.91$. 751083. 39.587 379.897. a.495,481 Nerbookvohje.: .. At31 m4h 2024, Z,383,821 B3Y.242. 33.383. SJ.505 3,474,298 'At31 March 2023.. 2h2S,DY8 48.617 177,625 '3,567,'640 NBV carried forward. Hvltaee asset5. 2,089.062 2.089,062." Page 26
. NorriNGHAMSHIREWILDUFETRUST.': NOTES fo THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE Y£Ak'ENDED 31 MARCH 2024. CONTINUED Tanglble assetskncontlnued Charity FrÈehold land, Bulklin8& Reserve5. Plant & Machinery and Motor Vehlcles Leasehold land &.. FirS. Fittings &. Equlpment Totsl eosi or'donate"d vae l April 2023.: '. AddltioTh& 4.463.736 1,588,325 207,125 15,720 27a,247. 9,500 6.532,433 25,220 'Di5pos3Is At 31 Mèrth 2024, 4.463.736 i,588.g25. . 222,845 282,747. 6.557,653. epreclatlon At l April ?023 'thar&Èlorfhtyèan ' j()38.653' 204.899 2,492 155.607 20.656 3.092,66Y 12L.989 57,584 At31March"2024 2.079.915 20?. 176,263 3,214.6S2 -Netbook value Ai 31. Maich 2024 2,383,821. 837.242 106.484 3,343.001 At 31 March 1023 2.425,078 894,826 2.226 117,640 3.439.770 15 Heilt3Èè a4ets .TheTru5t's tisre re5erve5 ate held to advance the con5eNation objectNes of the rh811ty ond therelore are remEnised 05 Herltage a5set$. "Such 4sset$ are. ceiytr81 to the'a£hlèvenfnts'of the Trust. Prthased heritsge assets Included In the b8l•nr2 5hqet rt C05t. Don¥fed herllage assets are iecognised. at an amount detertnln¢d by reference to any avala)lé m8rket Informatlon In the locatlon of tlte a55et appToprlatèlydi5wunted by reférèneetothe restrkted use. . Page 27
..NorriNGHAMSMIRE ifiiILDLIFE TRLIST. . NOTES TOTHE"ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024- CONYINUEO Herltage 3sSets-" coiitlnued Flve year suthmaryof herltage agsettrans?c¢ions 2024 2023. 2021. C05tbroughtforw¥rd' Purchases Iny¢ar L)epr¢clati 2.089,062 2,089,062 1239,062 750,0 1,539,062 Costcarrled loFWOr 2,089,062 ' 1089,062. 1,085,062 2,089,(1 1.339,062 It is riot pra¢tlcal to 5epar3tely Identlfy thÈ amount spent on maintAiniii8 these assèts as It is'so integral to the seneral work of the Trustr... 16 Investmeiits.. Quotedand llst4dln¥ostirieThts 2024 2023 Quoted investinen(s. . Ca$h.hel<l ès p¥rtofthe portlollo 1,052,858 23,915 1.076,773 1,030.5JO 26,0?9 1,056,539 The rngiiéiiiÉnt'ort quoted invéstments is as follow5'.- 2024 2023 MaFket vai¥e at l April Addit10th5at cost Dlsposa15 &Lmarketvalue'bioughtforward. Urirealised A8ins/llossesl- Mlstellaneous chaT8es 1,056,539 11,9SO 110,7001 Is.4 1,154,05L 197,5121 Mèrketvalue at31 Marth 2024" 1.076.?71 1,056.539 . Hi%toÈlc Cast4t 31 M4rch 2024 L0I5,495 I,I11,785. Quoted"a Ilsied ih¥estrnènts 5hareslnAbsldlary urtdertaklngs 1,076.Y73 1,056.529, 20D L076,q79 1,056,739 Page 28
NorriN6HAMSHIREWILDLIFETRVSr. NOTESTO YHE AccOuNfs.FOR THE VEAR ENDED3J MARtH 2024"_CONTINVED" 16 Invesrmenis l¢ohtinuedl. No iiivwtments are con5i"dered to be matorialirtthe contexfof thevalue litthe portfollo.. Nottinghamshire Miildlifè Trust owns the entire share capi1811100 ordlnary share5 of £11 its subsldiary, East Mld1ands Envlronrnental Con5ult£nts Umlted, whlch Is Incorporated In Eng13rid *d Wales." Mottinghamshire Wildllfe Trust.. also owns IOD%"tyl the sharé capital IIOO. Ordinary share5, of £11 ln Its other subsidiary, Noltin8ham5hire Wildllfe Trust Tradlng Limited, whlch Is incorporated in England Bnd Wales. Furtherdetail¥coTrcernfn8 the artivltyes anii assets of these coMpaNles are glven in note 25. . ch2rfty 2023 2024 "223. 2024. caterKn8ar retai Llvesto&. 87,176 61,613 IBO,192 61,6J3' "48,?56 48,256 135.432 .18 Debtors Group company 2024 2024 2023 2023 Tradé"debtors Gffintsand'otfver Iteros Arriount&due from Sb51dl[Y companiès. orherdebtors repayments accruedintome 735.110 . 719,548 444,tQ8 301,418 467.065 189,674 196,475 93.514 285.826 196,475 285.825. 1.121.289 1.098.888 942,fj01". 794,431 19 Invèstfflents-'Cuwrent 35sets". ' Group Company. Z024. 2023 Artwork 2,000.. 20 Crèdttors., Amounts falllrE8 due wlthln oneyear 6r . Cornpany 2024.. 2023 2023 -Tr3de craitor5 Oiheroreditors . AmoDnts due to subsldlary companle5 Soclal SeCrItyand othef ta%e& Attrttals and deferred Income 492,981 394,651." 303,681. 342,033 217.113. 26,872 97,507 131.16l 989,261 IE6,711 21.879 150.727. 989,261 143,176 315,598 127,416. 315,598 2.027.621 I104.488 1.461.914 58L704 Pa8e 29
NOTTINGfrtAMSHIRE WILtsIIFe fRUST NOTESTO THE ACCOUNTS FOR TfrIE YEAR. ENDED 31 MARCH 2024-" CONTÉNUÈD ProlS[010r Ilahllitie& Gri>iip Chèrlty 2024 Ch•rll¥ 2D23 2024 tiefliied bènent t5enslon113bllltv"" 199,0001 199,0001 99,0( Dellned bonefft.penslon Ilabillty "The pen51on Scheme èsThe iWildlifeTrusts Scheme whlch is a tnultl Etnyloyèr schem&, contrbi utoryand wos operated QD behalf ofcertalm émployeè5 of member Trusts. The deflned benefitscheme was frozen on 30 kptember 2005 with a deficit and the pen$ion trustee5 Ifave. Incurred further losses sln¢ethat"date due to ¢hanges In the value'of"tnve5tmonis as well as chan&es to 8Ctuarlal assumpt¢on5 applied to the fund... , Duringthe Veer endEd 31 Marcb 2022, thetriJstÈesolth'e charfty weTe m3de aware of a tentIal Issue rèlatihg tothedefined beneflt secttoh of theWildllfeYrv5t PeTr5i0n Schemé. A detalled investl8?tlon Is drawlng tlj 8 close to establlsh tliq exEOnt to whlch thls'could result 'kn Iln3ntlèl Ilabilityto employers who part5clpated in th'at seetlOl)¥ The outcorne of thls pioce55 lsexptrled to bÉ known within the •eyl 12- ia moiith5. ManKgeMen¥s bestestlmate fijr patential pendUre to b.e in¢urrèd Is currerntly irncluded wlthin the provlslons. Th'e amounts recognised Iri the statement oFfinanclal p051tlon ète as follows: 2024 ' Oefined beneflt penslun plan asset" Oeflned benellt..penslon plan liability IS46,291 Nét deftned benetht assetllllaljllityl 32.85& ResÉrlttlon'oM nèl scheme asset" 132.8581 rotal"assets"/lliabElltlesl recognosed Chartges thÈ present'iialu8 of the defined benefit obllgatlons are as follows.. At l Apr11"202a Iiiterest expense Admithistration c05t5 -Betielits paid RèmeasuKethents.. -.ActiJ'ar.lal Éalns and losses-. 1548,7191 115,9051 1,807 At31 March 2024. {546,2911 Pi8e 30
)TfiNGHAMsHIRE WILDUFI YRUST NOTfSTO THE.ACCOUNTS Fbrt THÈ YEAR ENDEP 31 MARCH 2024-"CONTIP4UED 'Change lritiiefalr valuè of plan assets arèas follow$'. . 2024 'At IApril 2023 Interest Inthme Ben¢lt5 pald .Adtnlnlsiratltih expensès Contributlons by employer. Remeèsuretnénts- Return on plan assets. excludlng ariiount Included In intérest Income 5Y8,183'" 17,656 120,1411 117,9371 3J,938 112,5501 A't 31 March 2024"" 579.149 '.The total costs torthe year Fri re1311on to deflned benefit plans are 35 follows.. 2024 Aè¢ognlsed iri. pr¢TIt or105S-. et littere5t inctsrtie "Admlnlstlatlve expenses Past Servicè cost 1,7SO 117,9371 16.187 ' RecoÉnlsed In.c>ther comprehensivè ljtome: Reffleasurerrient of.the11ttblllty.' Attuarlal galn5 and1055e5. 11,8071 Return on plan assètg. excluding arnounts lricluded In net Interest. 12.550 ."Thè kir,Inclpai attuarlal assumptlohs as at rhe statemetit of fina£1?1 p051tlon date were.. 2024 tX5COtÉnt ratè N4ortality te5.. Crrent pengioners at 65-m81è -Cttrrènl pensioners at 6S- female Future pensloners at $5 inale" Future peDslonèr5 at 65.-'fetnale ' I3tuof Inuèage of peiisloTrs In payment. pènslons accrued before l Julv. 1996 R3te of Fncrease ot pensions in payment'"penslons accrued after l July 1996 Rate of Increasé of ps1On5 in deferrnent 4.85 22.30. 24.80 23.60. 26,20 5.00 3.25 2.75 Page 31.
NbviN6HAMSIiiRÉ WILDLiFETRUSr.. NorE¥TO'THE'ACCOUNTS FOR THE YUR ENDÈ031 MARCH 2024- CONTINUED . Restrkted Income fuftd$" ' Year£¢ided31 March 2024. 63lnsl ILossesl Asat 31.03.24 IncornlnÈ Transfers 2023 Funded Land.. Duk#'sWood ' Aagged sthtsol. Bèacon'Hill" .Atienborougfr(." Visito¢ Qntrè 1,56g,oJs 39,821 359,836 45000 I,S69,015. 1,394. 1.394 8,080 367,91é 36116 d50,0th)' . 829,323. 3,156,075. 53,783.. 7Y,C¥)7 775.540. 3.a94,212 829,323: 3,25G.075 17.144. Year Ended 31 March 2023 637nsj Asat 31".Ol23 313.22,. IrKornins Outi¢ing Transfers 2022. Funded Land". Dukè's Wood. ""RJgged Sthool. . Beacon Hlll ,Attenborough. Visltor Ceotre '. j569,015' 39,821 379,918, 1,569,015. 39.821 367,916. 450.th1 . LS69.015 1,391 12,002 15,750 379,918" 450.OQO ". 859.797 3.298,55J 30,474 59,620. 829,323. 3,256,075 859,797 3,298,551 17,144.. unded land represents the fullds provided by donors and grant makers towards the caplt81 costs of the Wlldlifé Tfusvs nature . re5enTes,. .Duke's Wood"repTesents re5trlcted funds madè 3vallable fur the long-term management and enhancelnent olthe Wlldllfe TTUSV Duke'5 Wotid riOtuTe rÈsetve. Ragged School represent5 the furods providèd by donors and grant hbakers towards thè tapltal Cost of the Old.. Ragged Schotsl as oEf.Ice accomtiiodation..for the Wlldllfe Trust..: Bèacon H!11 repteSent5 funds provided ftjr the lan¥-tèrm tMan8gement and enhancement of Beacon Hili nature reserve. Any futre .capital growth beyond the lund's need may 31so be transferred to unrestrlcted funds. Page 32
NOTfiNGHAMSHIRE WIIDLIFETRusr NOTESTO THgAc¢ouN75 FOR TkÈ YEAR ENDED31 M"ARCH 2024-CONTINUED, "13. Endowment Punds Ye3r Ended 31 March 2014 Galnsl ILo55tsl A53t 31.03.24 31.03.23 Incomlng Oulgolng.. Transfers 2Q23 PFowhman Wood '. North Muskh8 Woodthorpè Meadow 102,70a 28.749 56.753 188.210 39$ .106 1,986 6,587 IQ2,"708 28,749 56,753 188.210 102,708 28,749 S6,3 181,210 I,Q06 L986 6,587 Year. ErKied 31MaYch 2023 Asat 31.03,22 Galnsl ILo%esl' l•comlThg otoI Trathsférs 31.03,23 2022 Plou8hM3nillood orth Muskhèm". Woodthtsrpo MeadoQ4 102.708 2&749. 56.753 188,210 2,008 1.006 1,986 5.000.. J02,708 . 28,749 ,753 182,210 006 28,749 56.753 88,210 s.000 "Ploughman Wood represents Èndoviment lurids forthe long-term tnanrfement and enhantément of the Wlldllle Trust's Ploughrnan Wood fiature réserve. North Muskharri. preSentS endowmerit."funds for the. long-tèrm h)anagement and enhancement of thè Wlldlife Trusvs North ' Muskham nature resewe. Woodthorpe Mè3d(sw.representg endowmènt funds for the long-term mènageinent and enhancernent of the Wlldllfe Tru*Vs W(trodthorpe hleadow nature reserve. Page 33
NOlGHAmsHIRE WILDUFÉTrtUST . NOTES TOTHEACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024- ¢ONTIrtVED. ' Unrestrtrt¢if Funds These funds liave b.eén set aside for prole¢t5 that are not fully funrjed by restricted income, Any unspent fvnds will bè spent over th'e ){ng years for expenditure used to NDttingham5hrre Wildlife Trust.. YearEnded 31 March ZO24 As?t 31.03.13 Ir0m1n& Out6oinÉ IL0$5esl TiJn5fers. As at 31.03.24 FknaN£lal ContingmCV Fund Sustalfflabftltyand Cothmérelal Investment Fund Pension Fund tseneral ReseNes 'TradlnESubsld13r5es 250,tsXI 250,]0 134,000 99,[0. 1,623,050 126,016 2,232,066 134.000 99,000. 1,360.813 102,866 ¥812,679 9.9.000 I,S23,050 126.016 2,232,066 262,337. 3,9ts4,271 4.300.508 3,881,121 3,881,121 . Charlty .Year Ended 31 March 2024. 41.03.23 IDCOtMID8 Outgofn IL05se5I. Yr3n5fer5 A5 at31.03.24 2023 -Finaricrdl Contina@nÉy Fukid. 5u5talnBblllty 3ndCoththefciBI: "Investr)ntFund Pen51on Fund General Re5er¥es" 2SO.00 25LiOOQ 134.000 99.000 1623,050 2,106,0 134,000 ' 134,000. 99,00 1623,050 2,106,050 99,000 L360.813 1,709.813 396,237 Year Ended 31 March 2023 8t 31.03.22 fjain51 ILossesl Incomlri¥ Transfers A5 Bt 31.0123 2022 250,000 250,QC 250.(NIO &t5talnabllity andcommertial. Investment Fvnd," Reltsveoadon Fund.. Pension Fitnd 'General Reserve5. ..T¢èdinggu6-51diarie5- . 470,O)o 167.fX)D 36,00D. 84,OOD 13DO,OOOI" 183,0(X)I ia4,000 470,000 167,000 59.ODJ 99,000 1,613,1%O' 125.016 2.232.066 L874.210 634,260 383,000 1.874,310 111.509 2 872 819 2 872 819 113,507 7S4.260 tharltv YearEndeti.31 March 2023 Asat 31.03.22 Galnsl ILosse5j Inwmlng Outgolng. TFansler5 As Ht31.03.23 202Z FknancialcOntinÈeWFd". 5vstaln8blllty athd Cornrnercbl-. Investrne Fund Rejven3tI0n Fun(k. Pen&an Fund General Resen5 250.000 250,000 ?50,OQO 470,000. 167.ODO . 36,(M)O 134,000 470,000 IS7,IXIO 183.0001. 99,000 1,623,050 2.106,050 1,874,2iO 2,761,310 634,260 754,260 383,IKJO 1,874.3JO 2,761,310 Page 34
IYOTTINGHAMSHIRE WILDLIFE TRU5t NOTES TQ THE ACCOUNTS ÉOR THEY£AR ÉNDEO 31 MARCH 2024-"CQNTINUEO. Flnand81". G)ntin8ency Fund. represents: fuAd& earmarked to coyer vtlexpected cash" flo%V deficits, (. unexpecred"unavoldablo operational costs, . Su5ts1tkablllty and commercial InvesErnentfund represents fund5 earmark'ed for fiittsfÈ Invè5trrfpllt Ii>r our 5U5t&inabllity- Reluvénation fund repre5enfS funds earmaikedfiir PaIrS and replacement4 of èylsting asset5. General"ResErves r¥ireseAts the free luftd"s of the chirtty which are not de5iEnated for partitsJ13r purposes. These funds are rfol èll avallable In cash, some of the funds aiÈ held as fixed asse.ts. Trading. S(Jb5tdiarles'tepresÈnts the 'funds troin the tradln8 gubsldlarles to the Wldllfe trust.. East. Mldlands.. Emilronmerttal Consultants .LlmlteLI. and'NottittBhaNnshire Wlldllfe Trust Trading L1rriltÈd. . fhls is held as ivorklng caplt31 for the subsldlary. companies". .TradlngCorripahleJ Eastmldlands ÈriTrAroriinental Cohsultants Ltd lcohipanyntsmbér026235sy1) Tt)é tharlt¥."owns 100% oF'thÈ Issued. sh2re c3plt31 of E3St MIdlat5 Èriviroriment81 Consiiltants Ltrt IEMEQ a company re8lstered in England and WalÈs havtng the s8me règistereLI office a5 thg charity. Thè subsidlary Is vsed to further the overall objects of the Trust by the provisloTh of environnient81 consultanty and land mana8errient seNlces OF) a commercial basls,. 'Thelr proflts are given as a charifable donati to the Trust by Gift Atd. the amount pèld and payable for 2024 w3s £268.39612023.. £34,001): A summary of the'results of the subsldlary 15 shown below- PrOt and IoS5Accont Year Endoil 31 March 2024. 2024 2023 Tuihover . Costof s21é$ Gross profft. Admlnislrdtive eMpé#ses 2.786,679 12.133,97SI 652.704 1377.9861 1,139,244 816,4931.. a22,751 1274,2431.. ' T¢adln8 profil. OthèropeTrtln&lritorrie' 274,718. .OpEiailnB ilèssllprofit.oii ordary attillesbefOre taK*IDn Intèrèst receivable ".T8Kon profit¢)nordlTharya¢tlvltles 2Y4.718 314 48,50S ': Prohtoo or(InBryaitlVities 3ftertaxation 275,031 48,508 ' fteserves b"roughf forward '. Charrf(&ble tlonatlort 143,452 1268,3961- 1?8.945 134.0011. Rèsèrvesc?rr18d lorwwd 150,088 Id3.452. P/ge 35
'AOTtINGNAMSIHRÈ WILDL.IFEtRUST'. NOTESTO THEACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENtseD 31 MARCH 2024 ' CONTINUED Eastmldlands EMwlronmentJl C(Insultanls Lld (company tiumb.er 026235901 Balariee Shèét" AS at 31. March 2024. 20Z4" 202a Axed assets. . 18.02Ct 11,338 Currenl Es$èts. Debtorg -Ca5hat bank In hand. 4.714 19Q164" 722,'461 4,401 694,87.8 766,863 Creditors;. AMount$1811in6 due thIn onèyeat- 1562,7101. 1634.649 NetcuYréntassetsjlhabllltlE51 132,16 132,214.. TotaFAttts (iwient Ilabllliles 150,188 143,552.. NOltln8hatn5hiTe wirdiife Iru5tTtsdltig Llmiied I¢tiMpatiy num&'er026290261 The charity h(Ild$ 100% of.the issued share capital of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Tra'dlhg Ltd INWT Tradlng Ltdj ornpany feglstered in thè"Eng13fjd and. Wales havlng the same regiSted oflice ès the charity- Commercl&l activitles iindÉrt8kèn by'.the comp'any are conferenclrs& caterlng. vehlcle parklnB, retèil and engagemeht.. Thelr proflts are gSven ta the Trust by Glft Ald. thè amount paid and payable for 2024 w8s £nll12Q23: É10,4801. A summary ot the results of the. 'subsldl3ry"Is sh.own below.. Prollt and lots A<count' Year Ehlded31 March 2924 2024 2023 Turnovor . C05t af 5ale5. 'Gross proflt I,LU4.442 771,5991, 322.843 1,051,304" 1738,106. 313.198 'MmihlStratlve expeii&es 1352.8291 1311,7721 '.Tradlng.p'roflt Othor operating lricoine. 129.9861 1,426 OpÈratln8 Ilossllprofft on or(Ilnaryactlvlties before taxatlon .'Tax on prolit.on tsrdihary dctlvitles. ILossl/prollrti¥i ordlnary activities aftertaxatlon 129,9861 10,480 129,9861 10,480 ." Fleserves broht forward Charitable Doiiation 117,4%) 117,4361" jIO,4801 Aéth$ carrred ¢orward 117,4361 Page 36
NorriNGHAMSHIRÈwiLDLIFE TRUST NOTEStO TtrtEACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024-'CONTINUED.' Nottli?ghamshlVe Wildlrfe frust Tradlns Limlted Icompany number 026290261. BalantéShe*t As at31 March 2024., 2024. 2023 N¥ed a$5éts 113.27& 116.533 CtiNent i5sets Stocks Oebtors Cash at baok and In hand 118,579 IOX,787 49,445 .,.556.. 85.097 276,Ati 254.S29 trorkntors-. Anyonts lalling duèwithlri oneyea¢ 437 411 388 698 NetCurrent8sSetlllablllile$) ' Total a5Set41ess cutreritllabiiities" 116Q60DI 147,322 1133.8691". 117,3361 26.. Analy4$'of nerassets betwieell luDd5 Year Eed 31. Morth 2024 Restrleted ITorne Unfftstrlcted . Endowmert ran8lble fLKed asset& long-term Inwèstment$" othEr assets and liabilltles. 769,907. 367.550 675.222.. 2,7Q4,391 521,013 131,1921 3,474,298 1,076,773 644,030 . 188,210 Total rét as$et% 1,812,679 3,194,212 188,210 S,J95,Ioi YeaffEn&ed 31 Klarch 2021 RestrÉcted' UrtiÈstrlttÈd l.ndowmenl Total Tan4iblehxed-a55èt5 .LoME-tevm Invè5trnerits otlef 355Er5 and113billties 2.970.WO.. 489.821 04.346 . 3,567,64Q' 1,056,S39, 1,052,172 378,508. 1.256.518". 188,210 ."Totsl rtetass&ts. 2.232.066, 3,256.D75 188.?10 5,676,351 Mombeis gualant. . Th"e liablllty."of eath Memberlsllmiled to £1. Contlngent Ilabllltle5 Under the term5 of thè agréem'ent between the Trust and the Trustees of the National LoLtery Herltage Lottery Fund, art" agreed proportlon of the grants iyiade towardg the costs of the Ragged School project would become repayable Sf certain condltltsns are breached. The Trust wlll not breach these condltlons if It Continues to functlon in accordahce wtth its arElcles and charltable-stètus, wlth on8olng ownershlp of the Ragged School. Page 37
"OT¥INtsHAMgHIREinflLDUFE TRLlSt t40TESTO fHE A"CCOLFNTS FOR THEVEAR ENDÈLfv31 MARcbi 2024-coNfiNIJED". 29" . commltrrienisuiidei 0oeY2tlrtg leases 'At31 Marth 2024 thèch8rity had non-carscèllable tommltments vnder operating le2s@s 0prIng as follows:_ Land and Bulldings 202 2024 2023 ExplriTrgwlthin I r. 2-5 year> 25,966 69,$34" The total rriminitmernt outstandirtg.forthe8roup3t31 March 2024 wa5 £110,761. Ihe"total commkn)entoutstaridingforthè Ehanty at. . "31 M"rch 2024w8s£104.175'4pllt bèiwèÈn £34,541. less th8noDe yearand £69.634forniorethan one yetr. .30 Coiiiparati12e Inform8tÈori Endwnènt. Fund Unrestrictèd.. Re5trlcted 2023 ".Ddnatlonsand le83cles. Charlt8ble-actTrrflries OthÈptradlitgacti¥ibes. Inve5tmen¢$' 761,867.. 216,670 2,048,611 2,764 935,825.. 769.631 L152,495 ia48,611 46.459 18.762 17,144 4.404 14,358 3.07¢.821 960,137 5,000" 4,a35.95& 'Expenditureon:' tiaisin¥funds Charit&ble activ+tles 2,357,644 947.616 6,342 1,272,257 1,363.986 2.224,873 5,WO 3,305,26iI 1,278,599 5,oao 4,588,859 Net lS/[lo$Se$loTh Ihvestments. 137,9#71 159,5251- 197.5121 Nét IncoMele¢ftdItU1e 272,4261. 1377,9871- 650,4131 Otherreco%is*dgalnslllossesl',. ActUaTl31 £oln5111ossesl on deflnetl. benertt pets5105¢heinÈ... Mlnorlty Int&est . la2,8161' (32,8161. Nel mwq•ieiit5 In funds 1305,2421- 1377,9871 1583,2291 rraR5fersbÈkneeth itinds Total lund5 bri>ughtfoNar(l. 1335.slli 2,872,819" 3.298.551 188,210 Totèl funds 11edfDhlra1 2,232,066 3,256,075 188,110 5,676,351 Pa8È 38
MOThINGHAMSHIRE WIIDiIFE TRUSY NOYÉSTO THÈ AÉCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENOÉO 31 MARCH 2Q24'"CONTINUED' 31. Reeonclllatlon of nèt. in¢om¢l lexp8ndlture) to e1'c¥Sh flow fri>Th Ippe¥ètlng actlvltles Net IncoYrt¢ljeynditsrej foi the reportlng pédod Ios yr the statement of Ilna*tlal actlvltlesl ."Dtiprecl•tloli UDreali5ed105se5jlgolnsl un investmènt5 Realised Ios5esllgainsl on Investments Inferesi recetved IlntreJ5Èi/déc¢eÈse In stock Ilncre?stl/dec¥e3se In debtors Increa5@Ildecreas@I In Ereditors.. 1481,2501 169.712 118,9841 12,1501 147,7101 144,76uI 122.4011 923,133 1683.2191 184,554 97.512 146,4591.. 11&4391 1468.1181 9,819 Netca¥h"Inflow Irom ¢¥eratlngathvity 475,49 1631,IGQI 32 Related paitles Steven Cllfrori Is a Yrustee tif ihis ch8rity aNi also ?n ein0Vee of NaturHI Englathd with Wh¢'thiS charffy has links. Nlck parsons LS a tiustee of Rswfwith whom'thls tharlty also has links to. 'Graham"Osborn is an employèe of Seveyn Trentwjth whom thls charlty has IlThks to. .TheTeare'no'othet related partytransaetlons to record. Page 39