Charity Details

Hen Harrier Action

SC049943Registered charity from 11 February 2020

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Charity Information:

Address 31 South Park Crescent
Ilford

Postcode IG1 1XU

Website www.henharrierday.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

4 The company's objects are: (1) to promote conservation of the hen harrier (Circus Cyaneus), in particular its protection from illegal persecution. The hen harrier is a red-listed Bird of Conservation Concern. (2) alongside and in support of its principle objective: to promote the conservation and better protection of other raptors threatened by illegal persecution; to promote biodiversity in the areas, particularly the uplands, where hen harriers and other raptors are found; to raise awareness of activities in such areas which are damaging to the hen harrier, to raptors and other animals or to the environment more generally; and to increase public awareness of wildlife crime and its prevention. (3) thereby to bring wider benefit to the environment, to wildlife and to public enjoyment of nature, especially in the uplands.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

Hen Harrier Action campaigns for the conservation and protection of Hen Harriers and other birds of prey in the UK, particularly against illegal persecution linked to grouse moor management. The charity raises public awareness through events like Skydancer Day and Action for Wildlife Day, runs competitions for children and young people like Young Wild Writer and Young Wild Photographer, raises funds to support wildlife crime detection efforts including satellite tagging and detection dogs, and advocates for sustainable upland land management to support biodiversity and thriving wildlife.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 11 Feb 2020

Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh

Number of Staff: 0

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"

Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
28 Feb 2022	£24,571	£11,397	28 Nov 2022	Yes
28 Feb 2023	£7,582	£4,812	28 Nov 2023	Yes
28 Feb 2024	£22,426	£4,196	24 Nov 2024	Yes
28 Feb 2025	£21,805	£34,016	05 Jan 2026	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
28 Feb 2026			No	Annual Information due by 30 Nov 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Paul	Samuels
Emma	Butler
Adrian	Rowe
Claire	Hopkinson-Brown
Jonathan	Wilson
Indy	Kiemel Greene
Rebecca	Downey
Robert	Knott
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