THE BEVERIDGE HERPETOLOGICAL TRUST

Registered charity 1118017 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote & advance the conservation of amphibians & reptiles, advance the education of the public of herpetofaunal nature reserves, execute, promote, support & publish research relevant to species and habitat conservation, such other purposes in England & Wales as the trustees see fit. Trust is open to applications. Please submit your application to https://funding.ludlowtrust.com

Objects

2.2 THE OBJECT ("THE OBJECTS") OF THE TRUST, BEING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, ARE:(A) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE CONSERVATION OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES, THEIR HABITATS AND THE WIDER ENVIRONMENT ON WHICH THEY DEPEND.(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF HERPETOFAUNAL NATURE RESERVES.(C) TO EXECUTE, PROMOTE, SUPPORT AND PUBLISH RESEARCH RELEVANT TO SPECIES AND HABITAT CONSERVATION PERTINENT TO AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES.(D) TO FURTHER SUCH PURPOSE OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £764 at the end of the period, with additional bank balances of £14,101 and investments valued at £453,802 within the expendable endowment fund. The trustees pursue a policy of maintaining free reserves to cover future needs, opportunities, contingencies, and risks.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW DAVID BEVERIDGE
• JANETTE MARGARET BEVERIDGE
• LUDLOW TRUST COMPANY LTD · trustee of 138 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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