NATUREWATCH FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 22 July 1994
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02944372
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £388,791
Latest expenditure: £668,727
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 49 RODNEY ROAD, CHELTENHAM, GL50 1HX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.naturewatch.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Aims to end animal cruelty and advance animal welfare standards around the world. The charity is committed to improving the lives of animals by:Campaigning peacefully against animal abuse,Lobbying to improve animal protection legislation,Raising awareness through education,Supporting the World Animal Day movement to raise the status of animals.More info - www.naturewatch.org

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £388,791
Total Gross Expenditure: £668,727

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £720,160
Total Gross Expenditure: £582,741

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 23 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £672,999
Total Gross Expenditure: £536,493

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £559,724
Total Gross Expenditure: £467,666

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £448,994
Total Gross Expenditure: £375,358

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £388,791
Total Gross Expenditure: £668,727
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £720,160
Total Gross Expenditure: £582,741
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £672,999
Total Gross Expenditure: £536,493
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £559,724
Total Gross Expenditure: £467,666
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £448,994
Total Gross Expenditure: £375,358
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 719082
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1078
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 720160
Income Legacies: 571108
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £148,839
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £433,902
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 582741
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 40168
Expenditure Governance: 5040
Expenditure Support Costs: 433903
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,359,999
Assets Total Fixed: 400000
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 400000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £960,729
Assets Total Liabilities: £730
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,359,999
Creditors One Year Total Current: 730
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £960,729
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1359999
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1359999
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 672444
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 555
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 672999
Income Legacies: 257000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £122,494
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £413,999
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 536493
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 4957
Expenditure Governance: 5040
Expenditure Support Costs: 104671
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,222,579
Assets Total Fixed: 400000
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 400000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £824,932
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,353
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,222,579
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2353
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £824,932
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1222579
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1222579
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 558680
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 44
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 558724
Income Legacies: 266769
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £112,116
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £355,550
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 467666
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 9293
Expenditure Governance: 5040
Expenditure Support Costs: 130058
Expenditure Depreciation: 245
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,086,073
Assets Total Fixed: 400000
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 400000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £693,265
Assets Total Liabilities: £7,192
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,086,073
Creditors One Year Total Current: 7192
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £693,265
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1086073
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1086073
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ukraine
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: NATUREWATCH FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1994-07-22T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30 JUNE 1994
Charitable Objects: 1.TO CONSERVE PRESERVE PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL HABITAT AND ENVIRONMENT OF WILDLIFE.2.TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO WILDLIFE AND ITS CONSERVATION.3.TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND TO PROTECT THEM FROM ILL USAGE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS BY PROVIDING FOR THEIR RESCUE CARE AND TREATMENT.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 128565
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: NATUREWATCH EDUCATIONAL TRUST

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests