REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 09443867 (England and Wales)

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1162346

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

FOR

WINGHAM WILDLIFE PARK ANIMAL WELFARE

LIMITED

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Report of the Trustees

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Independent Examiner's Report

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Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of Financial Position

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Notes to the Financial Statements

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The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

Wingham Wildlife Park Animal Welfare Limited is an independent, non-political, not for profit enterprise. Its overall aim is to raise funds to support animal welfare and conservation for both wild animals in their habitat and captive animals. The purpose of the charity is -

To relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and attention:

The charity will be involved in projects to support animals in need of care. This may be because they are suffering from a lack of basic care, poor diet or even physical abuse. It will be the aim of the charity to raise funds to "rescue and rehabilitate" the animal. The animals would be rehabilitated using the resources of the charity at facilities provided by Wingham Wildlife Park (2008) Limited or another wildlife park to suit the animals' individual needs. Once rescued and rehabilitated on going costs of care for these animals will be the responsibility of the wildlife park and not the charity unless due to their previous treatment an animal requires a specific diet and or facilities. In special circumstances, the charity would raise funds to cover these costs that are outside of the animal's usual care requirements.

To provide and maintain facilities for the reception, care and treatment of such animals:

When a new animal comes into the country, the charity will seek to place the animal in a permanent home to limit stress put on the animal that transportation causes. If appropriate this would be Wingham Wildlife Park (2008) Limited or another wildlife park to suit the animal's individual needs. The responsibility for the on-going care of the animal including the provision of new enclosures would reside with the wildlife park and not the charity.

To conserve the earth's natural resources through projects and initiatives dealing with the preservation and protection of living animals and their habitats:

One of the core parts of the charity's aims will be to raise funds to help animals survive in their natural habitats. This will involve tackling problems which wild animals face by going direct to their natural habitats. This objective can also work alongside and within the first objective, as the suffering which animals may be subjected to could be man made issues such as snares in rainforest habitats or even natural phenomena such as wildfires in brushland.

The charity will look for additional projects to support and will assess them based on need and urgency to protect specific species and habitats.

To educate the public in a formal and informal manner through educational programmes raising awareness and respect for animals and nature.

Wingham Wildlife Park (2008) Limited will allocate a space to the charity from which it can deliver various educational activities for schools and the general public which will include specific talks concerning the environment and specific animal species. At the core of these talks will be explanations on how animals are unique and support their local eco-systems and accordingly how it is vital that all these species are preserved, whilst the public talks will also point people in the direction of WWPAW as way of publicity for the work it does.

Such allocated space is not limited to physical space at Wingham Wildlife Park but also extends to the website www.winghamwildlifepark.co.uk (using the secondary URL www.wwpaw.org which will take people direct to the appropriate part of the main website) to allow for a much wider audience to be reached.

Wingham Wildlife Park also produce an annual printed report (which is also available on the website) in a magazine format, which Wingham Wildlife Park pays for as a combined report showcasing the work which WWPAW has carried out and how Wingham Wildlife Park has supported this work and any related work (such as captive breeding and sustainability work) the park has done to compliment this.

SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES

Wingham Wildlife Park Animal Welfare (WWPAW) is a UK registered charity working at its core to facilitate safe homes for life, both in captivity and in the wild, working with projects both in the UK and the rest of the world.

The objects of WWPAW are for the benefit on the public:

- to relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and attention;

- to provide and maintain facilities for the reception, care and treatment of such animals;

- to conserve the earth's natural resources through projects and initiatives dealing with the preservation and protection of living animals and their habitats.

- to educate the public in a formal and informal manner, through educational programmes raising awareness and respect of animals and nature.

We have continued fund raising activities for the World Land Trust, this money is going towards supporting their wider projects in Vietnam because their long term support in Khe Nuoc Trong alongside Viet Nature Conservation Centre has come to an end. Their other project which remains active is in the neighbouring forest department and supports the recovery of a forest named Bac Huong Hoa which is a previous acacia plantation being reforested with native plant species. We did not receive an invoice for the funds in 2024 so this amount is added to the report for 2025 with the cumulative amount now reaching £671.00.

We have now been working with Viet Nature, our Vietnamese partner since the start of this multi-year project and have seen this programme grow since its inception. We are directly funding their work with the crested argus as a flagship species (with many other species also consequently benefiting) with funding of £20,752 (up from £19,603 for the previous year due to the agreement having been made based on US Dollars) in the third year going towards:

- Consultation costs of a senior conservation advisor including mentoring costs by them for 3 interns.

- Allowance to support 3 interns at Viet Nature for a 6 month period.

- Camera trap surveying (including interpretation).

- Snare removal trips in the target area by 5 people covering 4 days once every 2 months.

- Hosting meetings and awareness building events in villages around the target area around sustainable forest use.

- Viet Nature staff travel, office supplies and contributions towards utilities at their field office to facilitate the above activities.

- Livelihood improvement work for buffer communities involving the planting of native bush craft suitable plants.

It should be noted that due to one of our main contacts in Vietnam having been on maternity leave during much of 2025 that the funds were not transmitted to Vietnam until January 2026 upon her return from leave. The funds which were due and payable in 2025 are included within accruals.

Markus Wilder brings the expertise around the husbandry and conservation of the Gooty ornamental tarantula to the organisation as the EAZA EEP co-ordinator of this species. As such it made sense for us to add another conservation perspective to the work which Wingham Wildlife Park Animal Welfare already do with rescuing individuals of this species from the illegal pet trade with the help of HMRC customs teams. As such we started discussions with the Eastern Ghats Wildlife Society (EGWS) in India who are already working in the area where this species can be found in the wild.

We worked with them through the Fishing Cat Conservation Alliance as an intermediary as they are a part of that group. The funding for them was a total of £10,015 which was to be used for a minimum of 12 months + 2 months setup period. The purpose of this project is firstly to carry out field surveying work in tandem with the team doing work like this for the Indian pangolin (a species which this spider shares a distribution and habitat with) to determine approximate population density, geographic distribution and habitat information. As a secondary effect the team will also work with local communities to gather information from them as well as educating them about this species and the negative impact of poaching.

At the start of 2025, while exchanging specimens from 2024 with Flamingo Land, Wingham Wildlife Park collected a new batch of white clawed crayfish from Bristol Zoo to be reared until early 2026 at which point they are due to be returned to allow the park to join the work being carried out by the East Kent White Clawed Crayfish Group to work with Kentish crayfish instead of individuals from Bristol. We continue to work in association with this group, of which we are a member alongside representatives from Natural England, the Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership, Kent County Council, the Environment Agency, the water board and an independent ecologist. The majority of the work however is being carried out by a core group involving us (2 of our volunteers even joined the Bristol Zoo white clawed crayfish training course in 2025 facilitated by Wingham Wildlife Park), the independent ecologist from the Ecology Co-Op as well as Kent County Council.

Public and personal benefit

The wider public will benefit from the organisation's purpose.

All living things depend upon each other for survival. Accordingly, working to conserve natural environments and ecosystems all around the world will help the general public by reducing threats to our own survival.

Educational services will be provided to the public via a website and via the educational facility based at Wingham Wildlife Park. This educational facility will be accessible to individuals and groups accessing the Wildlife Park.

The white clawed crayfish project in particular will help to bring these 2 points together because there will be a direct benefit to the ecosystem here in Kent, where we are hoping that through education both at the park and online, we will be able to get the people of Kent to take pride in their local species. We hope to be able to move forwards further with this local project at the start of 2026 with actual work with Kentish crayfish alongside the East Kent White Clawed Crayfish Group with a couple of ark sites in the lower stour having been established and work almost complete to allow the licensing of work to be carried out by the group with wild crayfish from these river systems. 2026 should see us continuing the work we have been doing with Bristol to allow us to release captive hatched individuals in to Kentish rivers by the end of 2026 / start of 2027.

There may be a personal benefit due to a trustee of the charity who is also a director of Wingham Wildlife Park (2008) Ltd, a company which runs Wingham Wildlife Park in Wingham, Kent. In all probability the animals will, where appropriate, be rehoused at Wingham Wildlife Park. Depending on the animal, this may have the impact of increasing admission fees as more visitors come to see the specific animal. This is less likely to happen if the wildlife park already has a particular species of animal and more likely to happen if the charity rescues a species that is not currently at the park and is popular with the general public. In mitigation of this benefit, although the charity will place the animals at wildlife parks, including Wingham Wildlife Park, free of charge, the parks will then be responsible for ongoing costs of housing and caring for the animals. Such long term costs will always outweigh any increase in revenue.

The crayfish area is using up physical space in the park which could have been used for a more enigmatic display species, and having them as a display instead is not going to be a personal benefit to Wingham Wildlife Park or any of its directors. They are supplying running costs (such as electricity and staff etc) for a secretive and shy species which most visitors will be unlikely to ever see even with the 30 or so enclosures being occupied by this one species.

The trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit.

Grantmaking

There will be no grant making policy. Initially the charity will be funded by Wingham Wildlife Park (2008) Limited. Specific fundraising drives will be held for specific projects. Targets will be set and when the target is met, funds will be used for the specific project they have been raised for.

Volunteers

The charity is able to call on professionals who have anywhere between 40 years and 6 months of hands-on experience with working with a wide range of animals, and this also includes people who are educated in a variety of subjects and to a variety of levels which include:

- BSc Conservation

- BSc Biology

- BSc Animal care and welfare

- NVQ Animal care

- Dip Animal care

The professional experience which is held by people involved in the charity also covers a wide range of topics to ensure that the charity is able to succeed in all aspects of its operations which includes people who are versed in finance, graphic design, marketing, conservation, field research, sales and project management. All of these people and skills are available at all times to the charity through Wingham Wildlife Park (free of charge) and through this network can offer specialist knowledge of not only specific animal species but also topics such as conservation and overseas contacts in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Australasia, giving the charity a wide scope for looking for and supporting a variety of projects on a global basis.

The past year also saw Wingham Wildlife Park employ a full time veterinarian who will be able to aid the charity moving forward with more local hands on work which may require medical intervention, whether this be local wildlife rescue or animals coming to the park as part of our charitable work.

On top of this, through Wingham Wildlife Park we also have people with expertise in education and social media with whom we are able to connect and through WWP gain access to working time from them for work including local outreach, talks at the park, running of social media accounts and more. It is important to remember that advocacy and education work can in many cases be as effective as on the ground rescue work to help animals who are potentially suffering and may even have a much further reaching impact.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Fundraising activities

In 2025 we did not carry out any largescale fund raising activities such as sponsored runs etc which we had done up to 2023, however did for the first time organise a dedicated Vietnam focused fund raising / conservation evening event.

We were also able to successfully claim a funding source for part of the field work being carried out in association with other members of the East Stour White Clawed Crayfish Group, which was a grant for a total of £12,500 which is restricted funding specific to crayfish monitoring, data processing and habitat protection when it comes to white clawed crayfish and collecting data on the signal crayfish. This was a multi-year grant with this having been the final year.

WWP continue to give us access to space near the entrance where we were able to fit a contactless card reader for the purpose of collecting donations for the charity. It is surrounded by signage (again supplied by WWP) which shows some of the work which we are involved in to give people confidence when donating.

In the 2024 report we mentioned that the main funding activity for 2024 was the receipt of a donation made as part of the will of a supporter who left the charity £75,000 of unrestricted funds which were only received in December of that year and as such had not been allocated to a project(s) and would be discussed further in the 2025 report, which is this one. At this point however due to the smaller Indian project having been started, we have still not had an opportunity to put together a proposal for the work to be carried out with that funding.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

Overall income for the year is £16,461 which has decreased by £89,939 in the previous year.

Donations from visitors and events raised £3,290 (2024: £22,900).

Overall Expenditure for the year is £51,497 which has increased by £18,638 from the previous year.

The main expenditure was towards the Crested Argus Project of £20,752, the White Clawed Crayfish Project of £12,941, the Peacock Tarantula Project of £10,015, the University of Kent Project £4,068 and the Accountancy fee of £1,488.

The principal funding sources for the charity are currently by way of donations in the collection boxes from the visitors at Wingham Wildlife Park and from Wingham Wildlife Park (2008) Ltd.

The charity's funds are to be spent in the short term so there are few funds for long term investment. A review of investment policies will therefore be taken during the new financial year.

Reserves policy

The Trustees have examined the charity's requirements for reserves considering the main risks to the organisation. The level of reserves is reviewed by the board on an annual basis considering risks, liabilities and contractual requirements. As overheads are very low, the only real requirement is for the reserves to cover the £1,000 per annum currently committed to McCabe Ford Williams for the Accountancy fee, and Wingham Wildlife Park has agreed to cover any shortfall should fundraising activities fail to raise the full amount.

The current free reserves of £71,345 (2024: £107,052) are therefore more than adequate to meet the coming year's commitments. Extra funds will be distributed to charitable projects at the trustees' discretion. There are currently restricted reserves of £671 (2024: £Nil) which relate to the World Land Trust donations.

Going concern

Based on the level of reserves and future plans of the charity means the charity can meet its liabilities as they fall due, based on this the Trustees believe it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.

FUTURE PLANS

As with previous years we will continue our work with the World Land Trust (WLT) due to the high level of work which they carry out with local partners. The exhibit mentioned earlier as the silent aviary is in a position at Wingham Wildlife Park which is soon going to be used as a through-way from the current part of the park to the new area however it will be relocated and given a new lease of life as part of the new museum exhibit in the big cat house at the park. Wingham Wildlife Park will facilitate this movement of the exhibit.

Moving on naturally from the work which WLT is doing in Vietnam, our project with Viet Nature goes very much hand in hand with this work and the area we are continuing to concentrate on with Viet Nature is actually just a stones throw from where the WLT reforestation area is located (which is the site they continue to work on at Bac Huong Hoa). The work which we are due to carry out in 2026 with Viet Nature leads on from the work completed in 2025, with everything so far being carried out to the schedule we first agreed upon with them. This will include camera trap surveying to match at least 50 locations as well as a further minimum of 4 snare removal trips. These camera traps have already been purchased and unless any need to be replaced due to damage or theft the rest of the plan for 2025 should match that of 2024 and will likely continue much the same for 2026 as well, with the potential of more time being spent with outreach work with rural communities. Some extra work is having to be put into their efforts with the local community, especially for help with snare removal which has required a little more specialist training rather than just using day workers, which is why we have not seen a previously expected drop in funding for the coming years.

We are currently holding a batch of crayfish from Bristol Zoo which are planned for release in 2026 in the Bristol area, however this will be done following a brief time at a Merlin owned SeaLife centre on the south coast. Following this release however we will cease our direct work with Bristol sourced crayfish, instead focusing our efforts on working with crayfish of Kentish origin. The work which Bristol do shouldn't be affected by this decision because there are a number of other zoos keen to work with this species and it had always been the plan for us go down this route.

Other crayfish work will be made up of helping the East Stour white clawed crayfish group with eDNA sample collection, surveying and habitat improvement, which is to include river cleaning work which we have discussed with the groups contact at Dover District Council. Even if there are no white clawed crayfish present in the river Dour this activity will have a general positive impact on the local environment which is also an important rainbow trout habitat. One important area of work with crayfish is two undisclosed streams in the east Kent area where important crayfish populations live. We plan to support an on-line river breeding facility on this stream to help rear crayfish with the potential of some of these individuals also being reared at Wingham Wildlife Park. A third factor recently added to this possibility was the removal of 3 male crayfish along with keeping hold of the females that we will collect berried (or at least a small number of them) to allow for captive breeding of this species as well. This will be done in a dedicated outdoor hatchery which is going to be built by Wingham Wildlife Park for use by us as part of this project, as well as work with another native species of invertebrate, the glutinous snail. A member of staff at Wingham Wildlife Park is part of the BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquaria) run glutinous snail task force, and we may be able to get further involved with this project beyond the captive breeding work that Wingham Wildlife Park are doing.

In the last 4 years we have not been in a position (mainly due to time constraints) to carry out any major fund raising activities however have been able to continue with passive fund raising at Wingham Wildlife Park. We will at the very least continue this fund raising which is mostly around the silent aviary exhibit to raise money for the World Land Trust but also includes a contactless card terminal for WWPAW. We will aim to continue working on these and trying to organise a larger scale fundraising event or activity much like the test event which was organised by Wingham Wildlife Park in 2025 with which we may be able to give this work a boost in 2026 and beyond. At the moment there are plans for a minimum of 2 to 4 such events which would be used to raise funds directly for the charity using specific themes such as a focus on our Vietnam project, or wider themes to bring people to the event and then open up more targeted activities within those events for the purpose of fund raising for the charity. There are potential plans if timing constraints are not a factor for some of the staff at Wingham Wildlife Park to take part in at least 1 or 2 athletic fund raising events such as mud runs in 2026.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

Wingham Wildlife Park Animal Welfare Limited is a private not for profit company limited by guarantee and was incorporated on 17 February 2015 and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The company was registered as a charity with the Charity Commission on 23 June 2015.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The charity's affairs are managed by the Board of Trustees and no trustee or member receives financial remuneration. Trustees are appointed either by invitation of the Board, or through nomination at the Annual General Meeting.

Organisational structure

Wingham Wildlife Park Animal Welfare may have a Management Committee of up to 10 members who meet twice per year and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity. At present the Committee has 4 members from a variety of professional backgrounds relevant to the work of the charity. The Secretary also sits on the Committee but has no voting rights, whilst an independent party with no voting rights also sits on the committee in the capacity of writing minutes of each meeting.

A scheme of delegation is in place and day to day responsibility for the provision of the services rest with the Chair along with the Secretary. The Chair is responsible for ensuring that the charity delivers the services specified and that key performance indicators are met. The secretary has responsibility for the day to day operational management of the charity along with meeting the requirements expected of us in regard to financial recording and reporting, whilst ensuring that the charities finances are used in the manner which it has been agreed up.

In so far as it is complimentary to the charity's objects, the charity is guided by both local and national policy, taking advice and guidance from related parties. The parties which would be relevant to such work and are called upon for such guidance (much of which is generally freely available on their respective websites) are:

- Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in the UK.

- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), an international organization working in many fields of conservation and most relevant for us, in charge of producing and maintaining the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species.

- British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquaria (BIAZA), an organisation which Wingham Wildlife Park is a part of to help bring together the British zoos along with conservation partners to ensure that all aspects of the park run to the most professional and effective standard. This can be extrapolated to the work which the charity carries out, especially in regard to field conservation and through out association with WWP we have access to this network of people and information. The same applies with the 2 organisations below which WWP is a member of on an international and region level:

- European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA)

- World Association of Zoos and Aquaria (WAZA)

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Company number

09443867 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1162346

Registered office

Building 1063

Cornforth Drive

Kent Science Park

Sittingbourne

Kent

ME9 8PX

Trustees

Mr S Binskin

Mr M Wilder - Chair

Mr P Sutcliffe

Ms L Meredith

Company Secretary

Mr S Binskin

Independent Examiner

McCabe Ford Williams

Chartered Accountants

Building 1063

Cornforth Drive

Kent Science Park

Sittingbourne

Kent

ME9 8PX

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 8 April 2026 and signed on its behalf by:

Mr S Binskin - Trustee

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Wingham Wildlife Park Animal Welfare Limited ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

1.	accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

2.	the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3.	the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

4.

the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mrs C Rayner FCA DChA

McCabe Ford Williams

Chartered Accountants

Building 1063

Cornforth Drive

Kent Science Park

Sittingbourne

Kent

ME9 8PX

8 April 2026

31.12.25

31.12.24

Unrestricted

Restricted

Total

Total

fund

fund

funds

funds

Notes

£

£

£

£

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM

Donations and legacies

2

3,290

671

3,961

97,900

Charitable activities

Fundraising activities

-

12,500

12,500

-

Grant activities

-

-

-

8,500

Total

3,290

13,171

16,461

106,400

EXPENDITURE ON

Charitable activities

Fundraising activities

38,997

12,500

51,497

24,359

Grant activities

-

-

-

8,500

Total

38,997

12,500

51,497

32,859

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

(35,707

)

671

(35,036

)

73,541

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS

Total funds brought forward

107,052

-

107,052

33,511

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

71,345

671

72,016

107,052

31.12.25

31.12.24

Unrestricted

Restricted

Total

Total

fund

fund

funds

funds

Notes

£

£

£

£

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

6

220

-

220

2,419

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash at bank

93,005

671

93,676

105,704

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

7

(21,880

)

-

(21,880

)

(1,071

)

NET CURRENT ASSETS

71,125

671

71,796

104,633

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

71,345

671

72,016

107,052

NET ASSETS

71,345

671

72,016

107,052

FUNDS

8

Unrestricted funds

71,345

107,052

Restricted funds

671

-

TOTAL FUNDS

72,016

107,052

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

(a)	ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b)

preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 8 April 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:

Mr S Binskin - Trustee

1.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Presentation currency

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).

Company status

The charitable company, incorporated in England, is limited by guarantee and the guarantors are the Members of the charitable company.

The liability in respect of the guarantee, as set out in the Memorandum of Association, is limited to £1 per member of the charitable company.

Going concern

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charitable company is exposed and assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate. The Trustees have assessed that there are no events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the the ability of the charitable company to continue as a going concern. The Trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of at least one year from the date of approval of the financial statements.

Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the charitable company's accounting policies, management is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period to which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. The key sources of estimation uncertainty that have a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements are the depreciation charges that are calculated with reference to the useful economic life of fixed assets.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor(s) to the Trust that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the charity has been notified of the executor's intention to make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is a treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rate in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life:

Fixtures and fittings

- 20% on straight line basis

Assets purchased during the year are capatalised as tangible fixed assets and are carried at cost, net of depreciation and any provision for impairment.

On disposal, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the item sold is recognised in the profit and loss, and included in other operating income.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Financial instruments

The company enters into basic financial instruments that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities like trade and other accounts receivable and payable, loans from banks and other third parties and loans to related parties.

a) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at bank and in hand.

b) Trade and other creditors

Debt instruments like loans and other accounts payable are initially measured at present value of the future payments and subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method. Debt instruments that are payable within one year, typically trade payables are measured, initially and subsequently, at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid. However, if the arrangements of a short-term instrument constitute a financing transaction, like the payment of a trade debt deferred beyond normal business terms or financed at a rate of interest that is not a market rate or in case of an outright short-term loan not at market rate, the financial asset or liability is measured, initially and subsequently, at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

2.	DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

31.12.25

31.12.24

£

£

Donations

3,961

22,900

Legacies

-

75,000

3,961

97,900

In the year, the charity received donations of £3,290 (2024:£2,900) and no legacy income was received in the year (2024:£75,000).

3.	NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

31.12.25

31.12.24

£

£

Other assurance services

1,128

1,083

Depreciation - owned assets

2,199

2,305

4.	TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2025 nor for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2025 nor for the year ended 31 December 2024.

5.	COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted

Restricted

Total

fund

fund

funds

£

£

£

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM

Donations and legacies

97,900

-

97,900

Charitable activities

Grant activities

-

8,500

8,500

Total

97,900

8,500

106,400

EXPENDITURE ON

Charitable activities

Fundraising activities

23,486

873

24,359

Grant activities

-

8,500

8,500

Total

23,486

9,373

32,859

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

74,414

(873

)

73,541

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS

Total funds brought forward

32,638

873

33,511

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

107,052

-

107,052

6.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Fixtures

and

fittings

£

COST

At 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025

11,527

DEPRECIATION

At 1 January 2025

9,108

Charge for year

2,199

At 31 December 2025

11,307

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2025

220

At 31 December 2024

2,419

7.	CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.12.25

31.12.24

£

£

Accrued expenses

21,880

1,071

8.	MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

Net

movement

At

At 1.1.25

in funds

31.12.25

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

107,052

(35,707

)

71,345

Restricted funds

Restricted Fund

-

671

671

TOTAL FUNDS

107,052

(35,036

)

72,016

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming

Resources

Movement

resources

expended

in funds

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

3,290

(38,997

)

(35,707

)

Restricted funds

Restricted Fund

13,171

(12,500

)

671

TOTAL FUNDS

16,461

(51,497

)

(35,036

)

Comparatives for movement in funds

Net

movement

At

At 1.1.24

in funds

31.12.24

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

32,638

74,414

107,052

Restricted funds

Restricted Fund

873

(873

)

-

TOTAL FUNDS

33,511

73,541

107,052

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming

Resources

Movement

resources

expended

in funds

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

97,900

(23,486

)

74,414

Restricted funds

Restricted Fund

8,500

(9,373

)

(873

)

TOTAL FUNDS

106,400

(32,859

)

73,541

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Net

movement

At

At 1.1.24

in funds

31.12.25

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

32,638

38,707

71,345

Restricted funds

Restricted Fund

873

(202

)

671

TOTAL FUNDS

33,511

38,505

72,016

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming

Resources

Movement

resources

expended

in funds

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

101,190

(62,483

)

38,707

Restricted funds

Restricted Fund

21,671

(21,873

)

(202

)

TOTAL FUNDS

122,861

(84,356

)

38,505

In the year, the restricted income for the White Clawed Crayfish Project was fully spent. The grant was restricted specifically to the monitoring, data processing and habitat protection of the white clawed crayfish.

9.	RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Wingham Wildlife Park (2008) Limited

Scott Binskin, trustee of the charitable company is also director of Wingham Wildlife Park (2008) Limited.

During the year, the charity did not receive any donations (2024: £20,000) from Wingham Wildlife Park (2008) Limited.

The white clawed crayfish project which commenced during 2020 uses space at the Wingham Wildlife Park's site. The company supply the running costs such as electricity and staff free of charge. There are no outstanding balances at year end between the two entities.