FRIENDS OF PAXTON PITS NATURE RESERVE

Charity Number: 1125221
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Through volunteer action, The Friends works to: enhance habitat and create new habitat for wildlife at Paxton Pits; achieve expansion of the nature reserve; enhance visitor facilities and the visitor experience; promote and provide information about the Reserve and its wildlife through public events, publications and the Reserve website, and support informal and formal educational activities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £92,736
Total expenditure: £152,364

People

11 Trustee(s)

140 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 July 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • FPPNR (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Arthur Anderson-Brown Chair 17 February 2021
None on record
Maxine Biggs Trustee 14 April 2024
None on record
Carina Jasmine McKee Trustee 14 April 2024
None on record
Stephen Matthews Trustee 14 April 2024
None on record
Jane Woodhead Trustee 14 April 2024
None on record
Neal Parkin Trustee 17 November 2021
None on record
Ian Michael Crosby Trustee 17 February 2021
None on record
Alison Jean Barwell Trustee 18 November 2020
None on record
David Wilson Trustee 19 September 2017
None on record
Martin Runchman Trustee 04 June 2014
None on record
Mike Thomas Trustee 28 October 2013
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 £70.23k £57.17k £90.14k £67.41k £92.74k
Total expenditure £44.90k £47.70k £52.60k £75.59k £152.36k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 31 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 29 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 06 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 06 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 18 March 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 18 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 23 FEBRUARY 2007 as amended on 13 Mar 2024

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF PAXTON PITS NATURE RESERVE BY PROMOTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Area of benefit

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

CAMBRIDGSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
Visitor Centre
High Street
Little Paxton
ST. NEOTS
PE19 6ET
Phone:
01480406795
Email:
friends@paxton-pits.org.uk
Website:

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