Yan Swiderski
Trustee and Founder
Founder of the project. Yan began breeding White Storks at Hamatethy near Bodmin in 2021 and leads the charity's strategic direction, partnerships, and fundraising.
Governance
Trustees, governance and reporting.
The Cornwall Stork Project is a registered charity in England and Wales (no. 1211474). Regulated by the Charity Commission. We are governed by a board of trustees who serve voluntarily and are accountable to the Charity Commission, our partners, and the public.
Our Trustees
The people behind the project
Our trustees give their time for free. They set strategy, do most of the work, oversee finances, and hold the charity to its objects: the conservation, reintroduction and study of White Storks in Cornwall and the wider South West.
Professor Richard ffrench-Constant
Founding Trustee
Expert in molecular natural history at the University of Exeter.
Chris Jones
Founding Trustee
Farmer and founder of The Cornwall Beaver Project and The Beaver Trust. Brings expertise and experience in animal husbandry and ecology.
Kate Venner
Trustee
Head of Governance and Operations and Deputy CEO at the Diocese of Truro, with senior responsibility for operations, compliance, safeguarding, data protection and risk management. Provides governance, finance, and compliance oversight for the charity, ensuring we meet our regulatory and reporting obligations.
Emily McGlinchey
Trustee
Communications Assistant at Cornwall VSF, supporting and promoting VCSE organisations across Cornwall, including the Green Footsteps Guide and the Cornwall & IOS Biosphere Project. Provides expertise in communications, video content and photography.
Charity details
Registered and regulated
We are registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Our full public record, including trustees, accounts, and annual returns, is available on the Commission's online register.
- Charity name
- The Cornwall Stork Project
- Registered charity number
- 1211474
- Country of registration
- England and Wales
- Registered office
- Hamatethy, Bodmin, Cornwall
Annual reports & accounts
Reporting
As a young charity registered in 2024, our first full set of annual accounts will be filed with the Charity Commission in line with statutory deadlines. Once published, they will be available here and on the Commission's register.
- Annual Report 2024 to 2025In preparation
- Trustees' Annual ReportComing soon
- Safeguarding policyComing soon
For early sight of any of the above, contact the trustees via the contact page.
How the charity is run
The board of trustees meets regularly to oversee the charity's activities. Day to day work is delivered by Yan and the other Trustees, assisted by a small team of volunteers, supported by partner sanctuaries and ecologists across Cornwall and beyond.
All donations are spent on the charitable purposes: feeding and caring for the storks, importing rescue birds from Europe, monitoring released birds, and engaging the public through education and community events. No trustee receives payment for their role.
If you have a concern about how the charity is being run, please contact the Chair via the contact page. Serious concerns can also be raised with the Charity Commission.