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_Working together we can help create National Parks that are nature-rich and climateresilient, and in doing so offer a brighter future for the planet and all those who call it home. And that’s why Campaign for National Parks’ suggested reforms are so important. There are some clear steps which Government can take to help National Parks thrive, but we must act now._
**Megan McCubbin (Zoologist, Wildlife TV Presenter, Conservationist, Photographer and Author)**
## **TABLE OF CONTENTS**
**About Campaign for National Parks ......................................................................................................................................3 An introduction from our Chair .....................................................................................................................................................5 Trustees’ Report ..............................................................................................................................................................................................6 Highlights from 2023/24 ................................................................................................................................................................7 Better for nature ................................................................................................................................................................................8 Equal access and participation ......................................................................................................................................10 More National Parks and an expanded movement ...................................................................................11 Looking ahead to 2024/25 .........................................................................................................................................................14 Equity, diversity and inclusion ................................................................................................................................................15 Financial review ......................................................................................................................................................................................16 Governance and management ...............................................................................................................................................17 Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities..........................................................................................................................19 Independent examiner’s report .................................................................................................................................................20 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................................................................. 32**
Cover image: Buttermere, Lake District National Park © Rob Hutchinson
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About Campaign for National Parks
## **ABOUT CAMPAIGN FOR NATIONAL PARKS**
## **The independent voice of National Parks. For nature, for climate, for everyone.**
From the peaks of Eryri to the ancient oaks of the New Forest, the National Parks of England and Wales are our most treasured heritage. Providing escape, adventure and wellbeing to millions of people, these landscapes are also home to some of our most endangered species and threatened natural habitats.
We are the only independent charity dedicated to securing the future of National Parks in England and Wales. Our independence from Government means we can speak out for Protected Landscapes when no-one else can.
Founded in 1936, we bring together a campaigning collective of organisations and individuals from all walks of life, united in common cause. Our first campaigns resulted in the creation of our National Parks. Now, inspired by our past, we fight for the future. We want a world where nature and people are thriving in our National Parks, where wildlife is wild and natural beauty is protected for generations to come. Where everyone, no matter their age or background, can access, feel inspired by and fight to protect the future of these truly amazing landscapes.
With National Parks at the heart of everything we do, we are here to unite, inspire and empower everyone to take action.
## **Our Vision:**
## **Our Mission:**
**Nature-rich National To inspire action for wilder, Parks for everyone. inclusive National Parks.**
## **Our values:**
**Courageous and bold** Bringing together many voices to advocate for urgent action in the face of the nature and climate emergencies.
**Collaborative and inclusive** We champion diverse and young voices and empower participation for people who are currently and historically unheard and unrepresented in decision-making.
**Constructive and dynamic** Reframing narratives to show how people that love our National Parks – land managers, farmers, communities and the millions of visitors – can together be a force for action.
**Credible and trusted** Building connections from the grassroots, our Friends and National Park Societies, across Protected Landscapes and the international movement.
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About Campaign for National Parks
## **Trustees**
Kate Ashbrook (Vice Chair) Sue Beaumont
Anna Beattie (from November 2023) Catherine Broomfield (Vice Chair) Judith Cooke John Dubber (from November 2023) Rosie MacIver (until May 2024) Andrew McCloy (from November 2023, Chair)
Susie Rabin (until November 2023) Bill Swan (Honorary Treasurer) Richard Stones Janette Ward (Chair until November 2023)
Tish Cookson joined as our Trustee Apprentice in January 2023. This is a one-year, non-voting, co-opted member of the Board, designed to enable younger potential Trustees to experience and learn from Board meetings and strategic decision making.
## **Management**
The Board delegates responsibility for the day-to-day management of Campaign for National Parks to our Chief Executive, Dr Rose O’Neill.
## **Principle Banker**
Barclays Bank 7 St John’s Hill London SW11 1TR
## **Independent Examiner**
Simon Goodridge FCA Knox Cropper LLP 65-68 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 2AD
## **Standing Counsel**
Ned Westaway Barrister Francis Taylor Building Inner Temple London EC4Y 7BY
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An introduction from our Chair
## **AN INTRODUCTION FROM OUR CHAIR**
It’s a privilege and honour to become Chair of Trustees for Campaign for National Parks, especially at this uncertain time when we need accessible and naturerich landscapes like never before. Nearly ninety years ago, we brought likeminded organisations together to campaign for the creation of Britain’s National Parks and now, faced with nature and climate crisis and a changing political world, we are once again leading from the front. Campaign for National Parks continues to be energetic, agile and effective, punching well above its weight, with a powerful vision that clearly inspires others. And, perhaps most importantly for me, it’s a positive vision that is shaped and informed by the young people who will inherit these special places from us.
In a year of notable achievements, perhaps the most significant is our success in achieving an amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act. This ostensibly minor change is in fact of huge potential significance, compelling public bodies to be active and not passive in their duties towards National Parks. It’s arguably the biggest success in terms of legislation for National Parks since the establishment of National Park Authorities as independent planning authorities in 1995.
Indeed, the legislative win was timely as we went into the 75th anniversary year of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. To mark the anniversary, we begun with a shared vision across National Park Societies and organising a fantastic celebration event at the Senedd, which attracted considerable publicity and political support.
In terms of organisational development and impact, we further developed our fundraising and operations to deliver our strategy (2023-2028), with help from Pilotlight.
All of our crucial work is only made possible by generous donations, grants, and funding, and we are very grateful for the support we have received from donors and members of the public this year. We secured major National Lottery Heritage Fund support for our New Perspectives project, which will continue to the end of 2025, creating and supporting opportunities for young leaders to influence the future of National Parks.
We have also been fortunate to secure a generous legacy bequest to support project work in seven National Parks across several years. The project spends down income received in the previous financial year, creating a planned-for deficit as we deliver this important work.
Looking back over the year, I’m struck by how Campaign for National Parks continues to set the agenda and – just as it did back in the 1930s – provides a rallying call for all those who want better, equal and more National Parks. None of this would be possible without our talented staff whose energy, creativity and output matches that of much larger organisations. Also, thank you to my fellow Trustees, as Campaign for National Parks is very much a collective team effort. Susan Rabin and Rosie MacIver have stepped down after great service on the Board; and I would like to pay special thanks to Janette Ward, my predecessor as Chair, who led the organisation through a challenging time with immense clarity and purpose.
Andrew McCloy
Chair of Trustees
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Trustees’ Report
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT**
The Trustees present their Report and Financial Statements for Campaign for National Parks, for the year ending 31 March 2024. The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102 second edition) and all other applicable accounting and reporting standards.
## **Our charitable objectives**
- To promote the protection, conservation and enhancement of National Parks for public benefit;
- To promote the quiet enjoyment of National Parks and the appreciation of their natural beauty by the public in an informed and understanding manner;
- To advance public education in, and understanding of, National Parks through the provision of educational material and by other means;
- To promote and undertake research into issues affecting the conservation and enjoyment of National Parks and to make public the useful results of any such research.
The Trustees have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on delivering public benefit in deciding what activities Campaign for National Parks should undertake in pursuit of these objectives and in exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. A summary of the main activities undertaken by the charity over the last year to achieve our objectives for public benefit is below.
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## **Highlights from 2023/24**
In April 2023, we commenced implementation of our new 5-year strategy. This report, therefore, shares our first year’s progress — and it was significant, including securing a major change in law in England requiring public bodies to take positive action for natural and cultural heritage in National Parks, and scaling up our youth-voice work to support many more young leaders and storytellers to influence the future of National Parks.
## **Our strategy goals**
## **1. BETTER**
We will campaign for and win legislation, policies and management plans which rapidly deliver nature recovery and climate resilience in National Parks. We will campaign so decisions made by public bodies affecting National Parks prioritise nature and safeguard natural beauty.
## **2. EQUAL**
We will champion equality in access and participation, and secure legislation, policy and management plans which deliver inclusive National Parks. We will promote new and diverse perspectives, from farm to city, school to boardroom. We will champion youth leadership and amplify multi-generational voices in our campaigning so that they are part of decision-making.
## **3. MORE**
We will expand our movement, campaigning for new and enlarged National Parks and new opportunities to connect more people with natural beauty. We will campaign in support and solidarity for all Protected Landscapes.
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## **BETTER for Nature**
## **Huge campaign win: changing the law to secure the future of National Parks**
On 26 December 2023 we celebrated as groundbreaking new laws for National Parks came into force, after our long campaign to secure them.
All public bodies in England now must ‘seek to further’ the conservation and enhancement of wildlife, natural beauty and cultural heritage in National Parks, and the promotion of public enjoyment of their special qualities.
Prior to this change, there was no robust mechanism in law to require public bodies operating in National Parks to take action to enhance these landscapes. This had disastrous consequences, with public bodies paying little regard to the impact of operations including sewage pollution, coniferous-forestry plantations and intrusive road-building schemes. The result was National Parks significantly failing to help meet the UK’s international targets to protect 30% of UK land and sea for nature by 2030.
Campaign for National Parks began campaigning for a change in legislation many years ago. In 2022, we began work on the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, working closely with key partners including Wildlife & Countryside Link and notable scientists and experts, building a coalition of over 100 other organisations to secure cross-party support in the House of Commons and the House of Lords. After a long campaign, the Government finally agreed to an amendment in September 2023, which delivered much of what we had been calling for.
As a result all public bodies (including local authorities, water companies, Government departments and many others) are now required to ‘seek to further’ the purposes of National Parks in every decision they make that might affect these landscapes. The legislation also introduces important new requirements for National Park Management Plans and gives the Secretary of State the power to introduce regulations setting out how these new requirements should be implemented. This provides a vital mechanism to hold public bodies to account for their actions in National Parks. Ensuring the implementation and enforcement of the new duty will be a key priority for us as we head into 2024/25.
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## **The first assessment of nature’s health in National Parks across England and Wales**
Across the year, a considerable effort was made by the team in researching, writing and preparing the National Park Health Check: Nature Recovery which was then published at the start of April 2024 to widespread media coverage and acclaim.
The year-long research process was the first of its kind for Campaign for National Parks and included detailed analysis of many data sets for National Parks across several categories to assess the health of water, habitats, species, peatland and woodland. We commissioned GIS analysis and mapping of existing data sets combined with collation of new ones. The results were stark. For example, we found that many rare and endangered species declining nationally are found in all 13 National Parks, including the cuckoo, hen harrier and curlew. But only 6% of the total land area of the National Parks is currently managed effectively for nature.
The team also completed a full analysis of Management Plans of every National Park Authority in England and Wales. This was supplemented by interviews and/ or questionnaires to collate information and views from National Park Authorities. The research and report-writing process was expansive and ambitious, and included dialogue with our Council, experts and stakeholders to develop recommendations, including a peer review by Professor Sir John Lawton and our Vice President Professor Adrian Phillips amongst others, and our Council members Kate Jennings, Meriel Harrison, Julie Martin, Jessica Davison and Janette Ward.
Professor Sir John Lawton CBE FRS, author of the seminal ‘Making Space for Nature’ report, who also peer-reviewed the work, said:
_“The National Parks of England and Wales have the potential to play a key role in restoring nature, but currently only 6% of their area is managed effectively to these ends. I am therefore delighted to see the bold proposals set out by Campaign for National Parks, to make more space for nature by restoring, re-creating, and joining up habitats for the benefit of people and the creatures that live in these beautiful areas. It won’t be easy. They are working landscapes, home to people and to wildlife, but the report makes clear how it can be done. Its vision fills me with hope.”_
## **Defending National Parks against unplanned and uncontrolled development**
Back in 2014, we campaigned hard and secured an important exemption for National Parks and National Landscapes (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) when the Government first introduced ‘permitted development rights’ for converting agricultural and other rural buildings to residential use. This ‘exemption’ is critical in ensuring that all development is properly planned and controlled within National Parks and Landscapes, and that all new housing is therefore appropriate and affordable, with infrastructure needed. We were deeply concerned when, in 2023, the Government published plans to remove these exemptions, potentially allowing thousands of new developments across England’s National Parks. With the support of National Park Societies, we raised our strong objections with the Secretary of State, highlighting how their plans could have led to a proliferation of unplanned and unsustainable development. The campaign over 2023/24 was vital to the success that came after, and we celebrated as Government dropped these plans in Spring 2024.
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Highlights from 2023/24
## **EQUAL access and participation**
## **Bringing youth voice into the National Parks movement**
Our New Perspectives project is a key element of our work for equal access and participation in National Parks, focused on creating opportunities for young people to engage with our movement. Following a successful funding bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund for a total grant of £199,556 over two years, planning began in earnest as the project kicked off officially in December 2023.
The project aims to champion youth leadership, encouraging a wider range of young people to play an active role in Protected Landscapes in England and Wales. It will develop opportunities for young people to learn about, connect with and take action for National Parks.
A host of work over the end of the financial year saw robust project planning put in place including the setup of a project steering group (including young people), project inception meetings and tender processes. We also began working with young people on the core elements of the project, which include:
- Storytelling grants for young people to develop their communication skills and share their stories of National Parks.
- Future Leaders course for young people to develop their leadership, advocacy and influencing skills inspired by National Parks. Three three-month courses will run between 2024 and 2025, with a programme developed with young people, working with partners including Dartmoor Preservation Association and Friends of the Dales.
- Ambassadors - young volunteers that work with us to raise the profile of campaigns, connect with diverse audiences and inspire others. Through the project, we will work with partners to create opportunities for Ambassadors to influence at the highest level. For example, in late 2023, our Ambassadors Jessica Davison, Saima Bibi and Ruth Garrett presented at the National Park Society conference in the Lake District, sharing the stage with National Park Authority Chief Executives and MPs.
A huge thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund for funding the two-year New Perspectives project. To find out more and apply to be involved visit National Parks: - New Perspectives Campaign for National Parks
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## **Celebrating National Park protectors**
In an event hosted in Parliament in July 2023 by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, we met with incredible people who are truly at the heart of our Parks. Our National Park Protector Awards celebrated winners and those nominated across three categories: a new National Park Nature Award, our New Perspectives Award and a new Changemaker of the Year Award.
The joint winners of the National Park Nature Award, sponsored by WWF-UK, celebrated action for nature at different scales. South West Peatland Partnership, a partnership of the water company, government agencies, charities, landowners, commoners and farmers is working at a landscape scale to restore over 2,500 hectares of degraded peatland across Dartmoor and Exmoor by 2025. Nick Sanderson is working with the Broads National Park Authority to open up a hidden nature reserve to local schoolchildren and communities.
The winner of the New Perspectives Award sponsored by Natural England was Sameed Asghar, founder of Summit Special, who are known as the BAME Mountain Leaders. Sameed is a qualified mountain leader who has introduced thousands of people from BAME (black, Asian and minority ethic) backgrounds to National Parks.
The winner of the Changemaker of the Year Award 2023, sponsored by Cotswold Outdoor and chosen in part by a public vote, was Matt Staniek, founder of Save Windermere. Through his sheer energy, persistence and creativity, Matt has put a local issue on the national stage. Judge Saima Bibi said that the change Matt has already made reflects Matt’s commitment, determination and dedication: _“This is an example for us all, that we can contribute and achieve change in different ways.”_
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## **Celebrating 75 Years of National Parks at the Senedd**
Over 2023/24, our policy influencing in Wales gained real momentum.
Funded by a restricted legacy bequest (the 7 National Park legacy), our Wales policy programme has already yielded impact. We have built influential networks in the Senedd and across the Welsh National Parks. This includes working with the Snowdonia Society and the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales amongst others to develop our first joint campaign. In response to the public consultation on the new Sustainable Farming Scheme, we invited members of the public to write to Welsh Government. The action generated significant support for Designated Landscapes to play a greater role in tackling biodiversity loss in Wales through nature-friendly farming.
The work of the Biodiversity Deep Dive Action group continued to progress, and we supported and influenced the final recommendation report, expected to be released in the next financial year.
In March 2024, we welcomed over one hundred guests to an event at the Senedd. Bringing together a range of voices both on and off stage, this was a key moment of coming together to celebrate the 75th anniversary of National Parks in Wales and fight for their future.
The event was also an opportunity to promote our work in Wales and strengthen our connections with Members of the Senedd (MSs), including addresses from Julie James MS (Minister responsible for National Parks); Caroline Thomas MS and Llyr Gruffydd MS.
Alongside this, we platformed voices from those living and working in Welsh Designated Landscapes, including Bannau Brycheiniog grower Louise Southwall (Primrose Farm) and Dianne Spencer from Ein Bwyd 1200 (Our Food 1200); and Alun Elidyr, a Farmer and S4C presenter. We provided grants for young people to attend the event and invited organisations across the Designated Landscapes movement to exhibit their work for nature-rich National Parks for everyone.
With the Alliance for Welsh Designated Landscapes, we published a 75th anniversary statement, shared with MSs (including candidates for the new First Minister) and the media. It included calls for young people to have a right to a night under the stars, long-term funding, an enhanced Sustainable Farming Scheme, new duties and powers and an end to water pollution and access reforms.
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## **New National Park in North East Wales**
We continued to build momentum and support for a new National Park in North East Wales. In January 2024, in collaboration with the Alliance for Welsh Designated Landscapes and other NGOs, we created a statement for the new National Park outlining our collective vision for an exemplar new National Park. We established and chaired a new group within the Wales Environment Link to focus specifically on the developing proposals. This is an important opportunity to see a National Park designated for the full benefit of nature and communities, and we will continue to drive the agenda forward as the designation progresses in 2024/25.
## **Developing National Marine Parks**
The sea is a critical gap in the National Park story. The pressures across land, coast and sea can only be managed by considering ecosystems together and, by connecting people to the sea, we could enhance people’s health and enjoyment and revitalise coastal communities. Over the year, we developed a new programme of work to campaign for the UK’s first designated National Marine Parks and worked with Natural England, Blue Marine Foundation and parliamentarians to build interest and support, and secured funding to scale up this work in 2023/24.
## **Supporting the implementation of our strategy**
We were successful in gaining coaching from Pilotlight as part of their 10-month charity mentoring programme, connecting charity leaders and Trustees with professionals to work on strategy, governance
and finances. We greatly benefited from this support and made progress on our fundraising strategy and operations, including new Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), team development, embedding our values, and supporting staff to ensure full alignment with our strategy. We are a lean, agile organisation and our greatest assets are our experienced team, our history, reputation and track record of campaign wins. But we are small: the Pilotlight process was therefore extremely valuable, to harness the expertise of others, with much more experience in business and organisational strategy, finance and HR.
Kate Allen, Pilotlight 360 Programme Manager said: _“Working with Campaign for National Parks over a 10-month period, I have found their vision and strategy to be inspiring and ambitious, but with robust and achievable KPIs in place to guide the charity towards its aims. There is a strong sense of alignment and cohesion between the board of trustees and the management team of the charity - a clearly unified sense of purpose and values.”_
A significant milestone in our digital transformation was the launch of our new website. Working with company Fat Beehive, the team undertook a thorough process of review and design over a six-month period. Our new website Campaign for National Parks (cnp. org.uk) allows us to maximise our digital offering to current supporters and — crucially — showcase our mission, work and voice to the wider public through a refreshed brand. We worked with Fat Beehive to craft user journeys that reflect our main objectives, generate income from supporter donations and memberships, drive traffic to our campaigns, and raise awareness of our work and issues facing National Parks.
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## **Looking ahead to 2024/25**
With the General Election in 2024, a key focus of our work over the next financial year will be advancing the National Parks agenda with the new UK Government. As we continue to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, we will work with Members of Parliament and the Senedd to highlight the opportunity of renewing and rejuvenating the National Parks of England and Wales.
Having secured an important legislative change requiring all public bodies to ‘seek to further’ National Parks, we will focus on ensuring compliance and impact. This includes monitoring implementation by the bodies to which it applies, calling for changes to policy and guidance, taking legal advice and pushing Government to publish strong guidance and regulations as quickly as possible. There is a particular opportunity to use the new duty to require water companies to prevent sewage spills and improve water quality in National Parks.
We will continue our work to develop public and political support for the new National Park in Wales in collaboration with our partners and through our role as chair of the new dedicated Wales Environment Link working group. As plans for a new National Park in Galloway progress, we will work closely with Scottish Campaign for National Parks to share best practice and build the case for, and public support of, new National Parks across the UK for nature and communities.
We will be recruiting a new member of staff to take forward an innovative two-year National Marine Park project. Working collaboratively with communities and partners, we will co-design and deliver project activities with the ultimate aim of extending the National Park designation into the sea. National Marine Parks offer an opportunity to better manage interconnected coastal, terrestrial and marine habitats, and connect more people with the sea for access, community renewal and enjoyment.
Published in April 2024, our National Parks Health Check report set out the first assessment of, and recommendations for, nature recovery in National Parks. Based on the evidence, we concluded that largescale reforms are needed to restore nature in National Parks. Over the next financial year, the team will meet with parliamentarians, National Park Authorities and other leaders to build support for the reforms.
The New Perspectives project will be well under-way in 2024/25, and we can look forward to launching the first pieces of work from our fantastic storytelling grantees – from a story documenting the journey of young people from black and minority ethnic communities in Greater Manchester as they explore the Peak District, to a short story collection that shines a light on being transgender in the natural world. We’re also excited to host our inaugural Future Leaders course from Autumn 2024 with a residential retreat in Dartmoor National Park in October 2024.
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## **Equity, diversity and inclusion**
Inspiring everyone to look after and enjoy our National Parks is central to everything we do. This means that equity, diversity and inclusion are crucial to delivery of our charitable objectives: we campaign so that everyone across England and Wales, no matter where they live or their background, can access, protect and have a say in National Parks.
Campaign for National Parks is committed to driving inclusivity and addressing inequality in access to, and the governance of, National Parks. We know that the sector is one of the least diverse in the UK and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for staff, Trustees and volunteers, where everyone can contribute their best and develop to their full potential.
We have taken steps to understand and measure our own diversity, introducing new metrics to track socio-economic background, and working with other organisations, such as the Race Report, to learn from and contribute to understanding and action across our sector. For in-house recruitment, we developed skills and capabilities-based job descriptions (removing requirements for degrees or set years of experience)
and introduced ‘blind’ recruitment to help de-bias our processes.
This year, we established an EDI working group, with members of the Board and the team, and have taken practical steps, like having EDI on the agenda at all our weekly team meetings. We are excited to be continuing to develop our EDI into 2024/25 as one of a number of small charities selected for a training programme provided by Full Colour with the support of Wildlife & Countryside Link.
As part of our New Perspectives programme, we have committed to collaborating with and engaging a wider range of communities, in a variety of roles, including Ambassadors, paid story tellers and supporting young leaders from diverse backgrounds. To assist our work, we are honoured to have diversity expert Dr Geeta Ludhra (Founder of Dadima’s CIC, Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Brunel University, and Board member for the Chilterns National Landscape) on the steering group and, as part of the programme, providing support to young participants.
## **OUR VISION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE**
Our charity’s vision is: Nature-rich National Parks for everyone. For us, social justice is ensuring National Parks are truly for everyone. This means confronting racism and inequalities in accessing, working in and governing these places. By 2028, we will ensure that as an organisation, we have equitable systems and policies, and our people are diverse, with knowledge, skills and confidence to be courageous and inclusive in pursuing social justice. As a campaigning collective, we will be an open and trusted source of advice to support our member organisations and partners and invite them to make active changes and share progress in social justice.
Social justice will be at the core of our influencing and campaigning and our programmes of work. As a result, we will secure changes in policy, legislation and leadership to help ensure that National Parks are places where every citizen no matter their background, can immerse themselves in the wonders of nature and spectacular landscapes.
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## **Financial review**
Total income for the year was £280,397. Total income was lower this year than 2022/23 largely due to reduced legacy income (£10,219 this year compared to £321,044 in 22/23). Income from grants was up on previous years (£195,665 in 23/24, compared to £77,581 in 22/23) reflecting ongoing investment in programme development and fundraising.
Total expenditure was £425,967. This was higher than the previous year (2022/23: £353,039) due to delivery of the restricted 7NP legacy restricted project and investment in new projects, including our new website.
This resulted in a planned for and budgeted deficit of -£145,570, designed to spend down previous year’s restricted legacy bequests. Budgeted expenditure of £122,940 supported delivery of the 7NP legacy project, for which all restricted funds were recognised and accounted for in the previous financial year.
## **Valuing volunteers**
Campaign for National Parks receives volunteer support in several different ways, including as Trustees, Ambassadors, individual Council members and ad hoc advisers on specific projects. We are immensely grateful to all of them for their commitment to our cause, their expert insight and their time, all of which are invaluable. In line with the Charity SORP, the contribution of volunteers has not been included in the Statement of Financial Activities, because the value of their contribution to the organisation cannot easily be quantified in financial terms.
## **Reserves policy**
Campaign for National Parks’ reserves policy is reviewed annually by our Board of Trustees. Our policy is to hold unrestricted funds maintained at a level equivalent to between six and twelve months’ unrestricted operational expenditure.
At the end of March 2024, unrestricted funds stood at £341,129 (2023: £366,588). This falls within our target range for the coming year.
## **Restricted legacy bequest**
In autumn 2021, we received notification of a restricted legacy donation of £316,799 to protect seven National Parks, which recognised in the 2022/23 accounts. 2023/24 is the second year of delivery as part of the detailed, multi-year budget that was planned to deliver the restricted project. As this expenditure was made against income received in the previous financial year, in these accounts it therefore creates a planned-for deficit as we deliver this important work. Expenditure will continue to be made against this restricted income over the next two years as we deliver the project.
## **Fundraising approach**
Campaign for National Parks has a diverse range of income streams. A three-year fundraising strategy is being implemented by the Development Manager with the new role of Senior Development Officer adding to capacity within the team. We are registered with the Fundraising Regulator and are committed to professional and honest fundraising practices.
We are very grateful to individual Friends of National Parks who donate monthly or yearly. Their membership fees are supplemented by postal and email appeals for funding to members. Some of our most generous friends also have pledged to leave a gift in their will.
We continue to use the crowd-funding platform The Big Give to run two match-funding appeals: the Big Give Green Match Fund and the Big Give Christmas Challenge. Some of our most generous supporters pledge to double donations.
A new three-year partnership was started with holiday company Sawday’s, focussing on their Canopy & Stars brand, with aims to reach 50,000 people and raise £50,000 over a three-year period from October 2022.
There was successful funding from projects and for core funds. Restricted grants were gained for the development of the National Park: Health Check report from various funding bodies. We were also grateful to the DS Smith Charitable Trust for a grant to commission a film to celebrate the 75th anniversary of National Parks.
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## **Governance and management**
The National Lottery Heritage Fund commenced a twoyear grant for the National Parks: New Perspectives programme that has added real momentum and a new youth leadership strand to our youth voice programme.
## **Risk management**
Trustees have considered the risks to which Campaign for National Parks is exposed and have established systems for mitigating those risks. These comprise:
## **Governing document**
Campaign for National Parks is a Registered Charity (registered on 5 October 1986) and a Company Limited by Guarantee (incorporated on 11 August 1986). Campaign for National Parks has no share capital, and the liability of its members is limited to £1. The governing document is the Memorandum and Articles of Association adopted in 2010.
## **Our members and Council**
- quarterly review of and updates on the risks the charity may face through a risk register;
- the establishment of systems and procedures to mitigate those risks identified in the register; and
- the implementation of procedures designed to minimise any potential impact on the charity should those risks materialise.
It is the delegated responsibility of the Chief Executive to ensure that the risk register is maintained and up to date. The risk register is reviewed at each Trustee Board meeting, ensuring that new risks are addressed as they arise.
Risks are also addressed through additional measures which include:
- an annual business plan;
- quarterly financial reviews through management accounts;
- Board sub committees, and;
Our charity members include independent, individual members (appointed on the basis of expertise and perspectives, including all our young Ambassadors) and organisational members from a range of NGOs (including regional National Park Societies and national NGOs such as RSPB). These members fulfil both the advisory and governance roles as ‘voting members’ of our charity. They also form the basis of our Council.
The Council of Campaign for National Parks fulfil two roles:
- Advisory: provide advice, challenge and expertise to ensure we have impact, we are prioritising the most important campaigning issues, and we maximise opportunities to promote the protection, conservation and enhancement of National Parks for public benefit;
- Governance: vote in election of Trustees.
The full list of our organisational Council members can be viewed on our website on https://www.cnp.org.uk/ our-council.
- succession planning with the Trustees.
There are two sub-committees of the Board: Management Committee comprising the Chair and Vice-Chairs, which considers matters relating to employment of staff and operations, and; a Fundraising and Finance Committee, chaired by the Treasurer, which oversees fundraising strategy and financial management. Both make recommendations to the Board of Trustees.
We also welcome a number of observers to Council meetings. Observers are not voting members of our charity, so are not part of our governance.
Campaign for National Parks has a supporter scheme for the public (the Friends of National Parks), and a select number of corporate partners. Neither the Friends nor the corporate partners are voting members that form part of the charity’s governance.
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## **Campaign for National Parks’ Board of Trustees**
Accountability and responsibility for the work of the organisation lies with the Board of Trustees. All the Trustees must be members of the charity. The Trustees of the charity are the directors of the company. The Trustees have no interest in the company’s assets and receive no remuneration. We can have between seven and eleven Trustees.
The Trustees determine the policy direction of the charity. They meet quarterly, and have additional meetings as required.
## **Appointment of Trustees**
Trustees appoint Honorary Officers including Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and chair of the nominations committee. The nominations committee leads the recruitment process for new Trustees and make recommendations to the full board of Trustees. Following agreement by the Board, new Trustees are proposed for election by the voting members at the Annual General Meeting. In November 2023, the members elected a new Chair, and two new trustees. Trustees are elected for a first term of three years and are then eligible for re-election for two further terms of three years. In exceptional cases, a trustee is eligible for re-appointment following a full nine-year term, only after one year has elapsed and following a recruitment
process. The Trustees may choose to co-opt individuals during the year to fill a vacancy. Co-opted Trustees must stand down at the next AGM but are eligible to stand for election. All new Trustees take part in induction programmes, with ongoing training and development as appropriate.
## **General Meetings**
Meetings of the members of the charity take place twice a year. As of the Annual General Meeting in November 2023 there were 46 voting members. Members discuss and advise on policy which informs the Trustees in their determinations.
## **Management and staffing**
Day-to-day management is delegated to the Chief Executive who reports regularly to the Chair and other Trustees. The Chief Executive and staff team work to deliver the priorities set in the annual business plan. Trustees review performance quarterly, against the annual budget and the business plan.
As responsible employers, the Trustees have approved policies relating to equalities and diversity, health and safety, and other matters affecting the workforce. All policies are updated in line with changes to legislation and best practice guidance and reviewed on an ongoing basis.
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Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities
## **Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities**
The Trustees (who are also directors of Campaign for National Parks for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The financial statements must give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charitable company for the year.
In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.
They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company andhence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
In so far as the Trustees are aware:
- there is no relevant independent examination information of which the charitable company’s independent examiner is unaware; and
- the Trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant independent examination information and to establish that the independent examiner is aware of that information.
## **Fundraising activities**
The Trustees are fully responsible for the activities of the charity including fundraising. At each trustee meeting both fundraising practices and performance are reviewed. The charity undertakes all fundraising activities in-house under the day-to-day management of the Chief Executive. Campaign for National Parks adheres to the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice.
The annual report including the Trustees Report and Financial Report was approved and signed by the Board of Trustees on Wednesday 6 November 2024.
Andrew McCloy Chair
William Swan Honorary Treasurer
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT**
## **Independent examiner’s report to the members of Campaign for National Parks**
I report to the members of the charitable company on my examination of the financial statements of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charitable company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).
Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the charitable company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charitable company’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
The charitable company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of ICAEW.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below) which gives me cause to believe that:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or
- the financial statements do not accord with such records; or
- the financial statements do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the financial statements give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
- the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
17/12/24
Simon Goodridge FCA
Knox Cropper LLP
65-68 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 2AD
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Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2024
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2024**
(Incorporating the Income and Expenditure Account)
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Unrestricted Restricted 2024 Total 2023 Total
funds funds funds funds
£ £ £ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Notes
FROM:
Donations and legacies
Donations 55,905 - 55,905 64,251
-
Legacies 10,219 10,219 321,044
Charitable activities
Grants and contracts receivable 146,341 49,324 195,665 148,372
Investments 11,031 - 11,031 3,709
Other 7,577 - 7,577 6,970
Total income and endowments 2 231,073 49,324 280,397 544,346
EXPENDITURE ON:
-
Raising funds (30,075) (30,075) (30,394)
Charitable activities
Campaigning activities (222,330) (173,562) (395,892) (322,645)
Total resources expended 3 (252,405) (173,562) (425,967) (353,039)
Net (outgoing)/incoming (21,332) (124,238) (145,570) 191,307
resources
Transfers between funds - - - -
Net movement in funds (21,332) (124,238) (145,570) 191,307
Reconciliation of funds;
Total funds brought forward 362,461 240,956 603,417 412,110
Total funds carried forward 13 341,129 116,718 457,847 603,417
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## **Balance Sheet**
As at 31 March 2024
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2024 2023
Notes £ £
Fixed assets:
Tangible assets 8 1,183 583
Intangible assets 8 7,950 -
Investments 9 59,968 57,427
Total fixed assets 69,101 58,010
Current assets:
Debtors 10 21,427 4,066
Cash at bank and in hand 119,609 567,548
Short Term Investment 255,265 -
Total current assets 396,301 571,614
Liabilities :
Creditors : Amounts falling due within one year 11 (7,555) (26,207)
Net current assets 388,746 545,407
Net assets 14 457,847 603,417
The fund of the charity:
Restricted income funds 116,718 240,956
Unrestricted funds 341,129 362,461
Total charity funds 13 457,847 603,417
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The notes on the following pages form part of these Financial Statements.
For the year ending 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Act. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.
These financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Trustees on Wednesday 6 November and signed on their behalf by:
Andrew McCloy Chair
William Swan Honorary Treasurer
## **Registered company number 2045556 (England and Wales)**
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## **Notes to the Financial Statements**
## **1. Accounting policies**
## (a) **Accounting convention**
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity, are prepared in accordance with the _Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities_ (Charity SORP – FRS 102 second edition), applicable accounting standards and the _Companies Act 2006_ .
The financial statements are presented in sterling (£).
## Statement on going concern
After reviewing the charity’s forecasts and projections, the Trustees have reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.
## (b)
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for the use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the charitable objectives of Campaign for National Parks.
Restricted funds are funds subject to specific restrictions imposed by donors. The purpose and use of the restricted funds is set out in the notes to the Financial Statements.
## **Incoming resources**
## (c)
Income from all sources is accounted for on a receivable basis. Income received during one financial year which relates to specific activities to be carried out in the following financial year is treated as a creditor.
Gifts in kind represent services or goods provided free of charge and are included in income at an estimated cost where appropriate.
## (d) **Resources expended**
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been listed under headings that aggregate all the costs directly attributable to that activity. Where costs (including overheads and irrecoverable VAT) cannot be directly attributed they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources and the time spent on those activities.
Direct costs, including directly attributable salaries, are allocated on an actual basis to the areas of activity.
Governance costs are those incurred with the governance arrangements of the Charity which relate to the general running of the Charity as opposed to those costs associated with generating funds or charitable activities. In the case of Campaign for National Parks, governance costs are the costs of the examination of the Financial Statements, the costs of meetings of the Trustees, the costs of preparation of the statutory Financial Statements and any costs associated with constitutional and statutory requirements.
## **Tangible fixed assets and depreciation**
(e)
Tangible fixed assets are included at cost. Depreciation is provided to write off the cost of fixed assets over their estimated useful lives on a straight line basis as follows:
- Furniture and equipment: 33% on cost (straight line).
- Computer equipment : 33% on cost (straight line).
(f)
## **Pension costs**
Campaign for National Parks is using The People’s Pension as our workplace pension scheme for automatic enrolment. We offers an enhanced employer contribution of 5% of
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gross annual salary if employees contribute a minimum of 3%. All eligible employees are automatically enrolled in the pension scheme when they start working for us. Pension costs are charged to the income and expenditure account as they become due.
## (g) **Operating leases**
Operating lease rentals are charged to the income and expenditure account as they become due.
## (h)
## **Expenditure categories**
Expenditure is allocated to one of two functional categories:
Costs of raising voluntary income (fundraising, administration of our regular giving scheme (‘Friends’) and costs of appeals.
## (ii) Charitable activities
Campaigning activities including the activities funded by restricted income:
- Dulverton Trust Youth Voice
- The 7 National Park (7NP) Legacy project
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund (HLF) New Perspectives Project.
- HLF New to Nature traineeship grant.
- (i) Costs of raising funds
## **2. Sources of Income**
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Unrestricted Restricted Total 2024 Total 2023
£ £ £ £
Donation and Legacies
Donations 55,905 - 55,905 64,251
-
Legacies 10,219 10,219 321,044
-
66,124 66,124 385,295
Charitable activities
Grants 146,341 49,324 195,665 148,372
Investment 11,031 - 11,031 3,709
Other 7,577 - 7,577 6,970
164,949 49,324 214,273 159,051
2024 Total 231,073 49,324 280,397 544,346
2023 Total 204,966 339,380 544,346 -
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## **3. Resources Expended**
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Other Total 2024 Total 2023
Staff (direct)
costs (direct) costs
£ £ £ £
Raising funds 18,505 11,570 30,075 30,394
Charitable activities
Campaigning Activities 260,878 135,014 395,892 322,645
279,383 146,584 425,967 353,039
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## **Resources Expended 2023**
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Other Total 2023 Total 2022
Staff (direct)
costs (direct) costs
£ £ £ £
Raising funds 16,329 14,065 30,394 11,260
Charitable activities
Campaigning Activities 207,422 115,223 322,645 230,280
223,751 129,288 353,039 241,540
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## **4. Analysis of Resources Expended**
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Resources Expended Total 2024 Total 2023
£ £
Salaries 279,383 233,751
Other Staff Costs 27,167 23,583
Travel and subsistence 14,899 6,875
Rent 13,077 13,405
Premises costs 3,442 3,852
Printing and stationary 4,505 8,313
IT & Equipment costs 5,199 4,357
Communications 23,807 30,568
Financial charges 3,300 7,396
Professional fees 15,080 6,626
Meetings & Events 6,397 11,776
Governance expenses (Exc Trustees Travel) 3,162 4,532
Restricted Projects 26,549 8,005
425,967 353,039
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## **5. Analysis of governance costs**
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Governance costs 2024 2023
£ £
Independent examination fee 2,520 2,000
Trustees expenses 5,667 5,346
Trustees Other - -
8,187 7,346
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## **6. Net incoming (outgoing) resources**
These are stated after charging:
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2024 2023
£ £
Independent examination fee 2,520 2,000
Depreciation 4,712 292
- -
Operating leases
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## **7. Trustee and employee information**
## (a) Trustee information
No Trustees received any remuneration (none in 2023/24). During the year, Trustees expenses were £5,667, which included costs related to meetings in National Parks, and travel costs to events representing the charity (£5,346 in 2022/23).
## (b) Employee information
Employee costs during the year (excluding recruitment, training and development) were:
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2024 2023
£ £
Salaries 242,123 195,885
Social security costs 24,206 12,095
Pension costs 13,054 6,127
279,383 223,751
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At the end of the year, the charity employed 10 members of staff during the financial year: 3 full-time employees and 7 part-time. Total emoluments (including pay and employers National Insurance contributions) was in the band £60,000 to £70,000 for one member of staff (2022/23: 1). Total key personnel emolument was £101,732 (2022/23: £102,383).
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## **8. Fixed assets**
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Computer equipment Intangible Website Total
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 April 2023 875 - 875
Additions 1,337 11,925 13,262
- - -
Disposals
At 31 March 2024 2,212 11,925 14,137
Depreciation
-
At 1 April 2023 (292) (292)
Charge for period (737) (3,975) (4,712)
- - -
Disposals
At 31 March 2024 (1,029) (3,975) (5,004)
Net book values
At 31 March 2024 1,183 7,950 9,133
At 31 March 2023 583 - 583
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All assets are used in direct furtherance of the Charity’s objectives
## **9. Investments**
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2024 2023
£ £
At 31 March 2023 57,427 61,041
Additional Investment - -
Gain / (Loss) on revaluation 2,541 (3,614)
At 31 March 2024 59,968 57,427
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Investments comprise COIF Charities Fixed Interest Fund – Income Units.
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## **10. Debtors and prepayments**
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2024 2023
£ £
Debtors 4,125 4,066
Accrued income 17,302 -
21,427 4,066
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## **11. Creditors**
Amounts falling due within one year.
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2024 2023
£ £
Accruals 2,820 8,184
Other creditors 4,735 3,023
Deferred income - 15,000
7,555 26,207
Deferred income breakdown
Balance at 1 April 2023 15,000 330,549
Amount released in year (15,000) (330,540)
-
Amount deferred in the year 15,000
Balance at 31 March 2024 - 15,000
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In the prior year, £316,799 of deferred income related to a restricted legacy (7NP project). The project began in April 2022, when the full legacy was recognised, and expenditure was incurred as part of a budgeted 3 year project. Expenditure for planned delivery of the 7NP project continued in 2023/24.
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## **12. Analysis of movements between funds**
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Balance at 1 Income Expenditure Transfers Balance at 31
April 2023 March 2024
Restricted Funds
-
7NP Fund Legacy project 242,230 (122,940) (1,385) 117,905
- -
Dulverton Youth Voice project (1,274) 16,000 (14,726)
- -
HLF National Lottery 17,302 (18,687) 1,385
Other restricted funds - 16,022 (17,209) - 11,813
Total Restricted Funds 240,956 49,324 (173,562) - 116,718
Unrestricted Funds 362,461 231,073 (252,405) - 341,129
Total Funds 603,417 280,397 (425,967) - 457,847
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## **Use of restricted funds**
## 7 NP (National Park) Legacy Project
We gratefully received a legacy restricted to supporting our work to protect and enhance: Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons), Pembrokeshire Coast, Eryri (Snowdonia), Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors and Peak District National Parks. Development and expenditure under this project commenced in April 2022 and continued in 2023/24.
Dulverton Trust Youth Voice Project
We gratefully received funding from the Dulverton Trust #iwill fund for a restricted project to develop youth led campaigning and bring youth voice into our organisation and decision making. This 1-year restricted project started in July 2022, and so income for the final three months of the project was deferred to the first quarter of 2022/23 to coincide with delivery.
## HLF New Perspectives Project
We gratefully received funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for a restricted two-year ‘New Perspectives’ project which aims to give young people from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to influence and decision makers and change the narratives on who National Parks are for and who has a say in their future. This project commenced in December 2023 and so project spend and delivery will run across three financial years until the project completion date of December 2025.
## Other restricted funds
We received funding from Groundwork as part of the HLF ’New to Nature’ project, which allowed us to recruit our first campaigns trainee.
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## **Analysis of movements between funds comparative**
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Balance at 1 Income Expenditure Transfers Balance at 31
April 2022 March 2023
Restricted Funds
- -
7NP Fund Legacy project 316,799 (74,569) 242,230
- -
Dulverton Youth Voice project 20,081 (21,355) (1,274)
Other restricted funds - 5,000 (5,000) - -
Total Restricted Funds - 341,880 (100,924) - 240,956
Unrestricted Funds 412,110 202,466 (252,155) - 362,461
Total Funds 412,110 544,346 353,039 - 603,417
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## **13. Analysis of net assets between funds 2024**
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Unrestricted Restricted Total funds
funds funds
£ £ £
Fixed assets 9,133 - 9,133
Investments 59,968 - 59,968
Debtors 4,125 17,302 21,427
Deposits and cash at bank 275,458 99,416 374,874
Creditors (7,555) - (7,555)
341,129 116,718 457,847
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## **Analysis of net assets between funds 2023**
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Unrestricted Restricted Total funds
funds funds
£ £ £
Fixed assets 583 - 583
Ivestments 57,427 - 57,427
Debtors 4,066 - 4,066
Deposits and cash at bank 311,592 255,956 567,548
Creditors (11,207) (15,000) (26,207)
362,461 240,956 603,417
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## **14. Capital commitments**
At 31 March 2024 there were no capital commitments (none in 2022/23).
## **15. Related party transactions**
There were no related party transactions during the year (none in 2022/23).
## **16. Taxation**
No corporation tax has been allowed for in these Financial Statements because income of the Company, a registered Charity, is within the exemptions granted by Section 505 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988. The Charity has borne tax on its expenditure where appropriate.
## **Comparative Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2023**
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Unrestricted Restricted 2023 Total
funds funds funds
£ £ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Notes
Donations and legacies 68,496 316,799 385,295
Charitable activities
Grants and contracts receivable 123,291 25,081 148,372
Investments 3,709 - 3,709
Other 6,970 - 6,970
Total income and endowments 2 202,466 341,880 544,346
EXPENDITURE ON:
-
Raising funds (30,394) (30,394)
Charitable activities
Campaigning activities (221,721) (100,924) (322,645)
Total resources expended 3 (252,115) (100,924) (353,039)
Net (outgoing)/incoming resources for the year
before reallocation between funds (49,649) 240,956 191,307
Transfers between funds - - -
Net movement in funds (49,649) 240,956 191,307
Reconciliation of funds;
-
Total funds brought forward 412,110 412,110
Total funds carried forward 13 362,461 240,956 603,417
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Acknowledgements
## **ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS**
We are sincerely grateful to all the individuals and organisations that support us, both financially and through other gifts such as their time and expertise. Their contributions enable us to protect, enhance and promote National Parks.
Although there are too many of you to list individually, we would like to say thank you to each and every one of our Friends and supporters, from individuals and families, including generous major donors, through to trust and foundations and our corporate supporters. Our special thanks go to the following:
Pilotlight for their kind support through their charity mentoring programme.
## **Trusts and foundations**
Anson Charitable Trust The Banister Charitable Trust
Big Give Trust British Ecological Society The DS Smith Charitable Foundation The Goldcrest Charitable Trust
Groundwork
King Charles III Charitable Fund Marsh Charitable Trust The Patricia Routledge Foundation The Scouloudi Foundation
## **Corporate supporters**
Breedon Group Every Run Counts Hanson UK Ocean City Media Sawday’s, Canopy & Stars and Paws & Stay Tarmac Ltd
## **National Park Protector Award sponsors**
## **The following people generously left a gift in their will**
John Stebbings
## **National Park Societies**
Cymdeithas Eryri/Snowdonia Society
Dartmoor Preservation Association
Friends of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Friends of the Brecon Beacons (Brecon Beacons Park Society)
Friends of the Dales
Friends of the Lake District
Friends of the New Forest (New Forest Association)
Friends of the Peak District (CPRE Peak District & South Yorkshire)
Friends of the South Downs (South Downs Society)
North Yorkshire Moors Association
The Broads Society
The Exmoor Society
## **Organisational members of our Council**
British Mountaineering Council
Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales Camping and Caravanning Club Caravan and Motorhome Club CPRE the Countryside Charity
National Trust Open Spaces Society Ramblers RSPB
Woodland Trust YHA(England & Wales)
Cotswold Outdoor Natural England WWF-UK
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