SWAN SUPPORT

Charity Number: 1163624
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Rescuing and treating sick and injured swans and occasionally other waterfowl in the Thames Valley area.Training emergency services,Network rail,Highways Authority and other public services in handling swans. Educating the general public about swans and their environment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2023

Total income: £65,969
Total expenditure: £83,381

People

4 Trustee(s)

15 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:
  • Education/training
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bracknell Forest
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Hampshire
  • Oxfordshire
  • Reading
  • Slough
  • West Berkshire
  • Windsor And Maidenhead
  • Wokingham
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 September 2015: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Afi Webber Trustee 16 January 2020
None on record
Pauline Thompson Trustee 07 February 2019
None on record
JOANNE DE NOBRIGA Trustee 04 May 2015
None on record
WENDY HERMON Trustee 04 May 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2019 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023
Total gross income £27.57k £32.32k £56.26k £51.18k £65.97k
Total expenditure £34.69k £32.23k £33.04k £41.19k £83.38k
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 30 September 2023 29 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 29 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 25 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 25 July 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 13 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 13 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 02 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 02 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2019 02 March 2020 On Time
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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.

TRUST DEED DATED 16/08/2015

Charitable objects

TO RESCUE AND PROVIDE TREATMENT, CARE AND REHABILITATION OF SICK AND INJURED SWANS AND CYGNETS AS WELL AS ANY OTHER SPECIES OF WATERFOWL THE TRUSTEES AGREE SHOULD BE TREATED. TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON SWANS AND OTHER WATERFOWL. RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF POLLUTION AND HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON SWANS AND OTHER WATERFOWL. TO PROVIDE A TWENTY FOUR HOUR RESCUE SERVICE FOR INJURED SWANS, TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE TREATMENT AND CARE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. TO PROVIDE TRAINING IN SWAN HANDLING TO POLICE, FIRE, AND RESCUE SERVICES, RSPCA, HIGHWAYS AGENCY, NETWORK RAIL AND ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE ORGANISATIONS. TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO CHILDREN ABOUT WATERFOWL AND THE CHALLENGES TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND HABITAT.

Contact information

Address:
Swan Support
Bray Lake
Monkey Island Lane
Bray
MAIDENHEAD
Berkshir
Phone:
01628876336
Email:
info@swansupport.org.uk
Website:

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