CORNWALL SEAL GROUP RESEARCH TRUST

Charity Number: 1162936
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust: Research Engage Communicate Conserve. CSGRT gives seals a voice! CSGRT monitors and identifies seals in SW England using each seal's unique fur pattern and long term photo identification enables a picture to be built up about their lives. Research provides a foundation to inform the effective conservation of seals at the southernmost limit of their range.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £85,517
Total expenditure: £78,983

People

5 Trustee(s)

270 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

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Cornwall
  • Devon
  • Dorset
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 July 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • Seal Research Trust (Working 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SUE SAYER Chair 29 July 2015
THE GALAHAD TRUST
Received: On time
DAN JARVIS Trustee 29 July 2015
None on record
KATE HOCKLEY Trustee 29 July 2015
None on record
PHIL KNIGHT Trustee 27 February 2015
None on record
RICHARD MORTON Trustee 27 February 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £114.40k £186.88k £90.09k £63.31k £85.52k
Total expenditure £109.23k £77.35k £80.18k £38.83k £78.98k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £9.89k N/A
Income from government grants £18.66k £92.75k £37.85k 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 March 2024 24 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 March 2024 58 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 March 2024 58 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 12 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 12 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 04 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 04 December 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 30 Jul 2015

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, AMONG THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE GREY SEAL AND ITS HABITAT IN CORNWALL BY THE PROVISION OF TALKS, WORKSHOPS, RESEARCH AND EVENTS

Contact information

Address:
Copperleaf Cottage
Phillack Hill
Phillack
Hayle
TR27 5AD
Phone:
01736754562
Email:
sue@cornwallsealgroup.co.uk
Website:

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