Annual Report and Financial Statements 2022-2023 - Flipbook - Page 2
Contents
Introductions from the Chair and
Chief Executive .................................. 2-3
2022-23 highlights calendar ........4-5
Who we are ............................................ 6
Our impact ............................................... 7
Case studies ........................................8-9
Trustees’ and Directors’ report ..... 10
Strategic Report ...................................12
Policies......................................................16
Structure, governance and
management ..........................................17
Trustees and advisors ..................19-21
Independent auditor’s report to
the Trustees of The Conservation
Volunteers .......................................22-24
Financial statements ..................26-39
Schedules of restricted and
conditional grants .......................40-45
I’d like to begin by thanking my
predecessor as Chair of The
Conservation Volunteers, Professor
Tony Crook CBE, for everything he
helped us to achieve during his two
terms of office, the last of which
ended in December 2022. Similarly,
I’m grateful to those Trustees who
served with such distinction and
whose terms ended during 2022-23:
John Mallalieu, Simon Rennie, Julie
Royce, Rosslyn Stuart, and Vanessa
Quigg. In their place, joining me to
govern our work to connect people
and green spaces, we were delighted
to welcome Keith Connal, Joanne
Gilbert, and Shipra Gupta. Keith joins
us having recently retired from a
senior civil service role in the Scottish
government, Joanne is Director of
Conservation Programmes at the
RSPB and Shipra has a wealth of
experience in responsible investment.
For the first time since 2017-18,
we ended the year with a financial
deficit due to challenges, which
were common across, and beyond,
the sector, including rising costs,
staff recruitment and an increasingly
competitive funding environment.
Thanks to our strong performance
over many years, our reserves were
sufficient to cover these losses. This
cannot be sustained indefinitely,
however, and we will continue to
manage our finances prudently,
while seeking new ways to generate
income for our important work.
This work, delivering lasting
outcomes for people and green
spaces – outcomes for environment,
communities, health & wellbeing,
and learning & skills – remains
as important as ever. In a world
where the climate and ecological
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emergency threatens our very
existence, and in a United Kingdom
where environmental, economic,
health, and social inequalities
continue to grow, we will continue to
use our expertise and resources to
cut across all of these challenges.
I’m grateful to our extensive network
of funders and partners who share
our vision for healthier, happier
communities for everyone. Their
support has been invaluable and you
will find many great examples in this
report.
Following the year end, Darren
York, our Chief Executive, chose to
step down from his post. I want to
offer my personal thanks to Darren
for his enormous contribution to
The Conservation Volunteers over
more than a quarter of a century.
A recruitment process is underway
and Debbie Adams, our experienced
Director for Scotland and Northern
Ireland, has taken up the role of
Acting Chief Executive, with strong
support from other members of the
very capable leadership team.
And last, but not least, I would like
to thank each and every one of our
volunteers and employees, who are
the lifeblood of this organisation,
for their passion and dedication to
our cause and for the impact they
enabled us to deliver this year.
Jon Towler, Chair,
The Conservation Volunteers
