THE RAPTOR FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1042085
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

A rescue and rehabilitation centre for wild native birds of prey. Providing education, conservational talks, flying displays and close encounters with the birds of prey to public visiting and Outreach sessions to schools and clubs, bird groups about the work we do. Offering volunteer/ work experience opportunities to schools and high educational pupils.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £335,847
Total expenditure: £352,206

People

3 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 November 1994: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • RAMSEY RAPTOR RESCUE (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Graham Mark Wesson Trustee 04 September 2021
None on record
RUSSELL MUNRO HIRST Trustee
None on record
PAUL FROST Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £276.26k £379.11k £353.24k £322.03k £335.85k
Total expenditure £309.67k £310.02k £382.32k £409.22k £352.21k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £35.78k £172.54k £4.37k £1.42k 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 May 2024 24 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 24 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 25 June 2024 86 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 25 June 2024 86 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 06 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 06 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 17 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 17 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 09 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 09 November 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 8 NOVEMBER 1994

Charitable objects

1)THE RESCUE AND CARE FOR SICK OR INJURED BIRDS OF PREY 2)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY RESEARCH INTO THE CARE AND REHABILITATION OF BIRDS OF PREY AND PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
THE HEATH
ST IVES ROAD
WOODHURST
CAMBS
PE28 3BT
Phone:
01487741140
Email:
info@raptorfoundation.org.uk
Website:

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