WHARFEDALE NATURALISTS SOCIETY

Charity Number: 509241
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote and foster the study of all branches of natural history and add to existing knowledge, both generally and regarding Wharfedale in particular. To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 29 February 2024

Total income: £10,860
Total expenditure: £12,602

People

13 Trustee(s)

60 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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Bradford City
  • City Of Wakefield
  • Leeds City
  • North Yorkshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 November 1979: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Ian Russell Brand Chair 01 April 2020
None on record
Philip Reed Trustee 18 September 2024
None on record
Aidan Smith Trustee 17 July 2024
None on record
James Tate-Smith Trustee 20 September 2023
None on record
Stephen Parkes Trustee 26 March 2019
None on record
DR Catherine Anna Louise Burton Trustee 15 March 2016
None on record
Helen Catherine Steward Trustee 01 April 2015
None on record
Jennifer Watson Trustee 24 March 2015
None on record
Jeffrey John Davitt Trustee 06 August 2014
YORKSHIRE REWILDING NETWORK
Received: On time
KAREN ANNE SHACKLETON Trustee 18 July 2012
None on record
MS ROS LILLEY Trustee 18 July 2012
None on record
GORDON BARRET HAYCOCK Trustee
None on record
PETER BOYD RILEY Trustee
OTLEY WETLAND NATURE RESERVE TRUST
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 29/02/2020 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024
Total gross income £13.08k £8.69k £10.58k £17.84k £10.86k
Total expenditure £11.83k £9.40k £10.16k £17.48k £12.60k
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 29 February 2024 24 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 Not Required
Annual return 28 February 2023 16 January 2024 19 days late
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 Not Required
Annual return 28 February 2022 29 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 Not Required
Annual return 28 February 2021 27 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 Not Required
Annual return 29 February 2020 30 April 2021 122 days late
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2020 Not Required
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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 01/03/1945 AS AMENDED ON 26/03/2002 AS AMENDED ON 22/03/2005 AS AMENDED ON 27/03/2007 AS AMENDED ON 17/10/2012

Charitable objects

I) TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER THE STUDY OF ALL BRANCHES OF NATURAL HISTORY ( BY OBSERVATION, RESEARCH AND RECORD-KEEPING) AND THEREBY TO ADD TO THE EXISTING KNOWLEDGE OF THESE SCIENCES IN THE WORLD AT LARGE AND IN WHARFEDALE IN PARTICULAR; II) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTS "WHARFEDALE" IS DEFINED AS ALL THE CATCHMENT OF THE RIVER WHARFE ABOVE THE 430KM EASTING GRID LINE NEAR ROUGEMONT CARR IN WEETON CIVIL PARISH NEAR HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE

Area of benefit

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

WHARFEDALE AND ELSEWHERE

Contact information

Address:
Hillside
Moor Road
Burley Woodhead
ILKLEY
LS29 7AS
Phone:
01943 863229
Email:
info@wharfedale-nats.org.uk
Website:

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