EUROPEAN SQUIRREL INITIATIVE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 16 September 2004
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04994772
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £34,691
Latest expenditure: £27,345
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: HENSTEAD OLD RECTORY, HULVER ROAD, HENSTEAD, BECCLES, NR34 7LA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote the survival of the red squirrel and the preservation of trees and woodlands in the UK and throughout Europe through control of the grey squirrel and invasive alien species.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 13 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 13 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £34,691
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,345

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £31,836
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,979

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £40,059
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,276

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 12 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,951
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,977

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £39,951
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,977

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £34,691
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,345
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £31,836
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,979
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £40,059
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,276
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 12 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,951
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,977
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £39,951
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,977
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: EUROPEAN SQUIRREL INITIATIVE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2004-09-16T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 DECEMBER 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 17 AUGUST 2004 AND 5 JUNE 2008.
Charitable Objects: 1. TO CONSERVE PRESERVE AND RESTORE THE NATIVE RED SQUIRREL SPECIES AND WOODLAND HABITATS;2. TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE RED SQUIRREL SPECIES;3. TO CARRY OUT AND PROMOTE RESEARCH TO ASSIST WITH 1. AND 2. ABOVE INCLUDING RESEARCH IN HUMANE METHODS OF CONTROL OF THE ALIEN GREY SQUIRREL SPECIES; AND 4. TO CONSERVE PRESERVE AND RESTORE WOODLANDS WHETHER OR NOT IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER PARTIES FROM TIME TO TIME, AND MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, WITHIN EUROPE.
Area Of Benefit: EUROPE

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 371423
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ESI

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures