01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 21 December 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £521,139
- Latest expenditure
- £522,869
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: BARN OWL TRUST, WATERLEAT, ASHBURTON, NEWTON ABBOT, DEVON, TQ13 7HU
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.barnowltrust.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Conservation of the Barn Owl and its Environment through practical conservation work, research, education and free national information and advice service. We also run a Live Owl Emergency Service, a small sanctuary for owls unable to survive in the wild and manage 26 acres of land purchased with a legacy in 2001 for Barn Owls and other wildlife. Our website is - www.barnowltrust.org.uk
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
- 27 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £521,139
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £522,869
- Fin Period Start Date
- 21 December 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,473,557
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
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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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £521,139
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £522,869
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 46
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 21 December 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 21 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,473,557
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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Charity Annual Return Partb
- 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
- 27 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 348918
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 17749
- Income Charitable Activities
- 122413
- Income Investments
- 25578
- Income Other
- 6481
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 521139
- Income Legacies
- 164997
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £20,927
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £501,942
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 522869
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 20274
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 38638
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 39575
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 5343
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £266,265
- Assets Total Fixed
- 279111
- Assets Own Use
- 279111
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,206,576
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £13,860
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,471,827
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 13860
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,171,458
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1440439
- Funds Restricted
- 31388
- Funds Total
- 1471827
- Count Employees
- 20
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 21 December 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 21 August 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1473557
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1473557
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £0
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 0
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 273768
- Assets Own Use
- 273768
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,220,634
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £20,845
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,473,557
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 20845
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,151,021
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1457842
- Funds Restricted
- 15715
- Funds Total
- 1473557
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BARN OWL TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-12-21T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Dec 2022
- Charitable Objects
- (1) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION OF THE BARN OWL, OTHER WILDLIFE SPECIES AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:(A) SUPPORTING CONSERVATION PROJECTS IN SUCH WAYS THAT ARE CHARITABLE(B) CONSERVING AND PROTECTING THE NATURAL HABITATS OF BARN OWLS.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN BARN OWL, WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE INCLUDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE, RESEARCH AND THROUGH TALKS, TRAINING COURSES, TEACHING SESSIONS FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL AND YOUTH GROUPS AND WORKSHOPS.
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Charity Policy
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- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
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- Policy Name
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- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
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- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
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