THE MANFRED HORSTMANN VULTURE CONSERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1200996 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote, for the public benefit, the conservation, protection, breeding, management and preservation of all species of vulture and other endangered birds of prey;, together with their varying habitats worldwide through but not exclusively by captive breeding programs and research into the breeding, habitat, health and conservation of vultures and other endangered species of birds of prey

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(I) PROMOTE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, BREEDING, MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION OF ALL SPECIES OF VULTURE AND OTHER ENDANGERED BIRDS OF PREY;, TOGETHER WITH THEIR VARYING HABITATS WORLDWIDE THROUGH BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY CAPTIVE BREEDING PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH INTO THE BREEDING, HABITAT, HEALTH AND CONSERVATION OF VULTURES AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES OF BIRDS OF PREY INCLUDING THE EVOLUTION OF NEW METHODS OF CONSERVATION, BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WORK AND THE MAINTENANCE OF VIABLE POPULATIONS OF THE CIO’S VULTURE COLLECTION; AND (II) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY IN THE CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION AND WELFARE OF VULTURES THROUGH BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY CONDUCTING EXHIBITIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS TOGETHER WITH THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL LITERATURE, FILMS AND MATERIALS; AND THE PROVISION OF ONSITE AND REMOTE TRAINING IN CONSERVATION, BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF VULTURES.

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 the charity reported a surplus of £19,040 for the year ended 30 November 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £484,375. The trustees confirm that these free reserves are well in excess of their stated policy target of three to six months' anticipated planned expenditure.

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.

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 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2023)

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adam Danby Bloch
• Brett Crouch Sloman
• Dr Neil Alexander Homer-Forbes BVetMed
• Dr Rhian Gwilliam · trustee of 2 other charities
• Elizabeth Holly Cale · trustee of 1 other charity
• Emma Mary Louise Waldron

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire

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