OXFORD URBAN WILDLIFE GROUP
Management of Boundary Brook Nature Reserve
Objects
A) THE CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF BOUNDARY BROOK NATURE RESERVE AS A VITAL WILDLIFE OASIS AND AMENITY FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.B) THE CREATION, MAINTENANCE AND/OR MANAGEMENT OF NATURE RESERVES AND OTHER SITES OF BIOLOGICAL, SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL AND AMENITY IMPORTANCE.C) THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR, YOUNG PEOPLE, IN THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF URBAN NATURE CONSERVATION
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 30
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 20
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 06/08/2024, 188 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/09/2024)
Trustees
- Helen Edwardschair
- Karen Salter
- Margaret Savory
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £6k | £12k |
| 31/03/2025 | £16k | £11k |
| 31/03/2024 | £0 | £0 |
| 31/03/2023 | £0 | £0 |
| 31/03/2022 | £0 | £0 |
Common questions
Who funds OXFORD URBAN WILDLIFE GROUP?
Funders whose own accounts filings name OXFORD URBAN WILDLIFE GROUP as a grant recipient include MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | FY2023 | £3k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/12/2021 | £8k | Connecting in Nature |
| Oxford City Council | 12/02/2014 | £2k | Grant to Oxford Urban Wildlife Group |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/04/2009 | £5k | Boundary Brook Nature Park |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/05/2007 | £10k | Boundary Brook Nature Park |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/03/2007 | £7k | "This Charity Who Maintain Wildlife Interest Areas In Oxford Will Expand A Local Nature Park By Converting Derelict Allotments Into A Richer" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/03/2007 | £7k | Development of Boundary Brook Nature Park |