PENRITH DISTRICT RED SQUIRREL GROUP

Charity Number: 1117418
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Conserve red squirrels by feeding,improving habitat and advising on timing of timber operations to avoid breeding season. Controlling grey squirrels in north east Cumbria. Educating the public on the best ways of doing this and to the threat of squirrel pox and tree damage as a result of grey squirrels.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £146,894
Total expenditure: £182,594

People

4 Trustee(s)

30 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Cumbria

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 December 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROBERT CHARLES BENSON Chair
THE LOWTHER SCHOOL AND EXHIBITION ENDOWMENT
Received: On time
THE ASKHAM SCHOOL
Received: On time
Richard Peter Greenwood Trustee 08 July 2024
None on record
Jill Pettigrew Trustee 21 September 2017
None on record
MR JERRY MOSS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £128.71k £255.31k £373.01k £344.50k £146.89k
Total expenditure £123.64k £138.25k £198.87k £226.39k £182.59k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £139.00k £93.92k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 10 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 10 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 15 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 15 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 11 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 11 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 23 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 16 March 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 16 March 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 10 OCTOBER 2006

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF THE RED SQUIRREL POPULATION IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT OF PENRITH DISTRICT, AND THEIR PROTECTION FROM EXTINCTION, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, AND CONDUCT RESEARCH, CONCERNING THE RED SQUIRREL POPULATION IN THE PENRITH DISTRICT AND ITS ENDANGERED STATUS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

PENRITH DISTRICT

Contact information

Address:
Celleron House
Tirril
PENRITH
Cumbria
CA10 2LS
Phone:
07836 610463
Email:
info@penrithredsquirrels.org.uk
Website:

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