Ymddiriedolaeth Gerddi Hanesyddol Cymru Welsh Historic Gardens Trust
Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2022
Patron: HM King Charles III
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Chairman’s Report Joanna Davidson
2022 was a year of regrouping and adjusting to the Post Covid world. By September we were sufficiently confident to hold our AGM in person. However,e Trustee meetings were held on Zoom, a mixed blessing for some but unfortunately the rise in fuel prices added to the costs in reaching a central point. We have now settled to a mix of on-line and in person which we expect to work for the forseeable future.
Covid added the final straw to the problems that were facing branches such as West Glamorgan and Montgomery, but we have hopes that they will re-establish in the future. We have some extremely robust branches who are always willing to help and welcome branchless members, but the distances involved in attending meetings can sometimes be too much. This can also a problem within branches, and I would urge members from the less well served areas to become actively involved as it is virtually impossible to organise a social event in a distant part of a county if there are no involved members living close by.
We gained a new minutes secretary, Vicki Jordan, who is very efficient and is currently working alongside our membership secretary Jennie Macve with the aim of taking over the full secretarial role.
Rosie Humphreys, branch chairman for Monmouthshire and Gwent, was unfortunately obliged to resign due to ill health. We wish her well and thank her for all her support in the past and it would be wonderful to welcome her back in the future if circumstances allow.
Our AGM was organised by the Brecon and Radnorshire branch and was a triumph of organisation and hospitality. Unfortunately it took place during the week following the death of the Queen and much thought was put in to whether we should cancel. However, as it was not primarily a social event we took the decision to go ahead. Many thanks to Sue and Jonathan Reeves.
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee took place in happier times earlier in the year and many branches planted trees for the The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC).
During this year we lost a highly esteemed former Chair, Jean Reader. Her last article was published in the Bulletin just after her death. She will be greatly missed.
I would like to thank all our hard-working Trustees for their continuing support. We have had superb bulletins edited and, in part, written by Glynis Shaw, our finances are cheerfully, and extremely efficiently, administered by Leigh and I would like to thank Jennie Macve, Elaine Davey, Caroline Palmer and Sarah Green for always being there for consultations about planning and other matters also to Vicki for taking us on. We are very lucky to have Stephen Lacey as our President especially when a speech is required as he is always a pleasure to listen to.
Finally, I would like to thank all our members for their continuing support through difficult times.
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National Planning Sarah Green
The Welsh Historic Gardens Trust is not yet a statutory consultee in the planning process in the way that the Gardens Trust is in England. The Welsh Government, in national planning guidance, and Cadw, in Managing Change to Registered Historic Parks and Gardens in Wales, say that planning applicants may take advice from the Trust. These forms of guidance set out general principles to follow when considering changes that may have an impact on registered historic parks and gardens. A local planning authority must consult Cadw on planning applications that affect registered historic parks and gardens, or their setting and may also consult the Trust if it wants to. The Welsh Historic Gardens Trust is promoted as a good source of information about historic gardens in Wales and can usefully offer advice about proposals for change before a planning application is submitted.
The success of this approach can be seen in the number of high-profile cases reported elsewhere in the Annual Report where branches and members have made significant contributions in high profile, and sometimes controversial, planning cases.
The Welsh Register of Historic Parks and Gardens became statutory on 1st February 2022, raising awareness of the heritage value of registered sites and significantly raising their profile in the planning process. With the passage of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2016, Wales became the first nation in the UK to recognise that historic parks and gardens should be protected in the same way that listed buildings and scheduled monuments are. This was the culmination of several years’ work by both the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments (Wales) and Cadw acting together to update and enhance the records of the 400 sites across the country which are on the register, mapping their boundaries, writing statements of significance to justify their inclusion in the register, and liaising with their owners. The information in the register was added to Cadw’s online service Cof Cymru.
The 2016 Act, in addition to amending parts of the 1979 and 1990 acts, includes a number of new provisions, one of which requires the Welsh government to compile and maintain a statutory list of historic place-names in Wales, and to compile and keep up to date a historic environment record for every local authority area in Wales.
The change of status of the Register is most welcome, as is the continuing work on consolidating historic environment legislation in Wales. The first consolidation bill of this kind, the Historic Environment Bill (Wales), was laid before the Senedd on 4th July 2022.
By way of comparison, the Twentieth Century Society became a statutory consultee in Wales in September 2022, a role it has held in England since 2005. This status was achieved with the help a group of heritage experts and its example may give the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust the hope that, with similar support at some point in the future, we may be able to consider approaching Cadw to revisit the status of our own amenity group. In the meantime we will continue to build and maintain strong links with Cadw and with local planning authorities.
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Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 December 2022 WHGT trustees, also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act, present the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) Accounting and Reporting by Charities March 2005
Reference and Administrative details
Registered Company number: 02829630 (England and Wales) Registered Charity number: 1023293
Registered Office 2022
Aberglasney Gardens, Llangathen, Carmarthenshire, SA32 8QH 01558 668 485 / admin@whgt.org.uk www.whgt.wales
Trustees
Joanna Davidson Chairman Elaine Davey Vice-Chairman Leigh O’Connor Treasurer Jennie Macve Membership Secretary
Angela Adams Rice, Merilyn Anderson, John Edmondson, Sarah Green, Judith Holland, Vicki Jordan, Caroline Palmer, Karen Peers-Smith, Maldwyn Rees, Jonathan Reeves, Sue Reeves, Glynis Shaw, and Anthony Tavernor.
President
Stephen Lacey
Council
Elizabeth Banks CBE, John Borron, Bettina Harden MBE, Gwyneth Hayward, John Dixon Hunt, David Lambert, William Wilkins CBE, Elisabeth Whittle, Lady Auriol Linlithgow.
Bankers
Barclays Bank PLC, Llandeilo
Independent Examiner
First appointed by Trustees at AGM 12 September 2022.
Daphne Jeffreys.
Rochelle, Four Crosses, Llanymynech, Powys SY22 6RB
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Structure Governance and Management
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. The annual report is prepared according to the small companies regime (Section 419(2)) Companies Act and the Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting and Reporting by Charities issued March 2005.
Ymddiriedolaeth Gerddi Hanesyddol Cymru - Welsh Historic Gardens Trust was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee (company registration number 02829630) on 23 June 1993 and registered with the Charity Commission (registration number 1023293) on 1 July 1993.
The company and charitable trust are governed by its Articles and Memorandum of Association and is a membership organisation with branches throughout Wales. The Trust’s governing documents provide for the day-to-day administration to be undertaken by the Trust Committee, whose members are thus trustees of the charity and directors of the company which is limited by guarantee. Ultimate authority rests with the Trust’s members at either the Annual General Meeting or at an Extraordinary General Meeting; such meetings to be conducted as provided for in the foundation documents.
Recruitment and Appointment of new Trustees
The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company’s Articles are known as members of the Trust Committee. The trustees are either elected at the Annual General Meeting or nominated by the branches as their representative.
Organisational structure
The Trust Committee meets four times throughout the year and the Trust is also managed through the branch committees.
Risk Management
The major risks, to which the charity is exposed, as identified by the trustees, are constantly being monitored and systems have been and are being established to mitigate those risks. It is recognised that systems can only provide reasonable but not absolute assurance that major risks have been properly managed.
Membership
Currently we have 670 Members, many of which are joint; 67 Life Members; 11 Honorary Members and 8 Corporate with Total of 858 Members..
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Annual General Meeting 2022
The 33rd Annual General Meeting held at Hay Castle, Hay on Wye Saturday 10th September 2022
MINUTES
Attendance:
67 members attended and the meeting was therefore quorate.
Apologies:
Apologies were received from Chris Alexander, Anthea Alexander, Gwyneth Hayward, John Borron, Jennie Macve, Jane Moyle, Stephen Briggs, Anthony Tavenor, Bettina Harding, Simon Baynes, Elizabeth Sibery, Jane Pace, Advolly Richmond, Penny David, Beth Brunning, Helen Gerrish, Janice Harris, Tom Lloyd, Ursula Pumfrey, Rose Lewis, Evelyn Evans, Kathy Hooper.
The Chairman of the Brecon and Radnor Branch Jonathan Reeves welcomed members to this 33rd meeting. The membership present observed a minute’s silence to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
The President of the Trust Stephen Lacey followed with introductory words. He offered thanks to the Brecon and Radnor branch for hosting the weekend. Other wider issues noted and concerning the WHGT were the resumption of normal activities post-Covid, the relatively extreme recent weather with excesses of rain and drought as part of general climate change which presents huge implications for gardens; also the changing attitudes to social history through which gardens are viewed, notably slavery and its legacy.
More specifically, the President noted the continuing quality of the Bulletin and that Wales now has a Statutory Register of Parks and Gardens which assists the Trust in its guardianship role. Finally, he offered his thanks to Jo Davidson for her continuing leadership.
Agenda:
1. Approve the Minutes of the Annual General meeting held 13th September, 2021.
There were no amendments and no matters arising.
Elaine Davey proposed and Merilyn Anderson seconded the motion.
2. To adopt the Annual Report:
There were no questions arising.
Sarah Green proposed and Caroline Palmer seconded the motion.
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3.To adopt the Financial Report:
There were no questions arising.
Glynis Shaw proposed and Sue Reeves seconded the motion.
4. To appoint an Independent Examiner:
Helen Lilley of Total Accounts Ltd. Being recommended.
Joanna Robertson proposed and Merilyn Anderson seconded the motion. The motion was carried.
5. To elect Officers and Trustees, for a term of one year each as listed below:
Officers:
Chairman: Jo Davidson (nominated by Anthony Tavernor, seconded by Rosa Andrew) Vice-Chair: Elaine Davey (nominated by Val Caple, seconded by Merilyn Anderson) Treasurer: Leigh O’Connor (nominated by Maldwyn Rees, seconded by Jennie Macve)
Secretary: TBC
Elected Trustees
Merilyn Anderson (nominated by Rosie Humphreys, seconded by Lucy Prichard) Beth Brunning (nominated by Jennie Macve, seconded by Glynis Shaw) John Edmondson (nominated by Glynis Shaw, seconded by Caroline Palmer) Sarah Green (nominated by Stephen Watkins, seconded by Mary Smith)Vicki Jordan (nominated by Ann Gardner, seconded by Margot Greer)
Jennie Macve (nominated by Caroline Palmer, seconded by Philip Ellis) Maldwyn Rees (nominated by Jennie Macve, seconded by Jonathan Reeves) Sue Reeves (nominated by Leigh O’Connor, seconded by Maldwyn Rees) Glynis Shaw (nominated by Advolly Richmond, seconded by Caroline Palmer) Anthony Tavernor (nominated by Jo Davidson, seconded by Glynis Shaw)
Appointments made by the committee
Glynis Shaw – Publications Officer Sarah Green – Conservation and Planning Officer
Jennie Macve – Membership Secretary
6. Any Other business
Congratulations were offered to John Edmondson as a new Trustee
Special thanks offered to Glynis Shaw for the high quality of the bulletins Jo Davidson offered her thanks to all the Officers of the Trust and to the membership for their continuing support.
7. Date of the 2023 Annual General meeting
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Small Grants Scheme 2022 Elaine Davey
St Mary’s church was originally sited on Old Church Road, Whitchurch, hence the name. New St. Mary’s Church was built on the junction of Church Rd. and Penlline Road in 1883/4. St. Mary’s Gardens is a small Cardiff County Council Park which occupies the site of Whitchurch’s original Church and Graveyard. The half-acre plot was transformed into a miniature arboretum by the City in the early 1970s after it had been more or less abandoned for seventy years. It opened in 1974 with a designated park keeper. The entrance off Old Church Road was created at this time.
It has since suffered deterioration due to stretched resources.The Friends of St Mary’s Gardens was formed in 2017 and formally constituted in 2019 to address this neglect. Zoe Pearce and her husband Graham have been the driving force of this group. A very enthusiastic group of volunteers meet regularly to clear the gardens and recover this lovely haven. Their activities were curtailed during the pandemic, the storms and other inclement weather but they are back with renewed vigour and celebrated the unveiling of an information panel by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Cardiff, Cllr. and Mrs Mckerlich in April 2022. There was a wonderful turn out of supporters and Parks folks who worked on the garden in the past.
The panel was funded by grants from WHGT, Cardiff Council and People’s Postcode Lottery.
After the ceremony we were all invited across the road to the Fox and Hounds for refreshments, which included a vast range of delicious cakes. Mike, the manager, regularly supplies the volunteers with a tray of tea and coffee and in return some of the group enjoy lunch together there after their working sessions. It’s proving to be a very sociable community project whilst restoring a secret gem amongst Cardiff’s Parks.
Branch reports 2022
The branch reports reflect the diversity of the different regions and the activities that are undertaken throughout Wales. 2022 has been a good year with normal meetings enjoyed by members following the restrictions of the pandemic.
Special thanks to all committee members for their work in keeping branches going and all who contribute to the numerous social events which are enjoyed by the membership.
The Trustees would like to thank everyone involved in responding to planning issues and campaigns concerning parks and gardens and all members who have remained loyal to the trust despite difficult times.
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Brecon & Radnor Chairman Jonathan Reeves
The branch has had an excellent year. We started with a Snowdrop Day on 7th February when we visited The Rococo Gardens near Painswick and then moved on to Colesbourne Park near Cheltenham. The weather was brilliant and the snowdrops superb in both gardens with a huge variety of species and topography. A worth-while expedition in mid winter.
Our AGM followed at Llanstephan House in April where we had the meeting and tea in a squash court and then a visit to the then Prince of Wales’s garden at Llwynywermod in May. Again the weather was superb on both occasions and the gardens delightful.
Our much delayed visit to Brussels took place in mid June. This was organised by our Belgian members Ken Baker and Pierre Du Chateau whose knowledge of the very best of Brussels could not be exceeded. We were wonderfully entertained in the most exotic of gardens and again the sun always shone. A very memorable treat!
In June Lady Bingham ( the mother of Kate Bingham of Covid fame ) entertained us to a drinks party overlooking the River Wye. We then went in July to two very fine houses near Brecon, Penpont and Abercamlais, both built by branches of the same family in the seventeenth century and who are still living in them today. We saw the two walled gardens, both of which are reached by the original bridges over the Usk and which we have supported with grants to repair their walls.
In September we had the honour of hosting the AGM for the WHGT in Wales.We had chosen the newly restored Castle in Hay on Wye as an interesting venue and it certainly was superb. Sadly HM Queen Elizabeth died shortly before the meeting but life had to proceed and over seventy members attended. After a good lunch at Llangoed Hall we visited our Trust logo, the gate pillars at Old Gwernyfed, and the restored Messenger greenhouse at New Gwernyfed with tea under glass.
It was rather sad to be told that we could no longer have our stand at the Royal Welsh Show. The garden tent was proving too expensive and there was no room. New buildings are planned and we hope that we can return one day.
The year finished with our Winter Lecture at Llangoed Hall. James Bolton talked to us about The Grand Tour of Europe in the eighteenth century together with all its excitements, trials and tribulations. The lecture was fascinating and much enjoyed by all. Sadly a radiator had burst in the room we were sitting in and as a result it was freezing cold !
We had a lovely year and the weather was endlessly kind. Many thanks to all our hosts and hostesses and a huge thank you to our members for supporting us. Finally a thank you too to the hard working committee who make the whole organisation possible. I have been told that we have just passed the figure of two hundred members...a record !!
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Conservation and Planning
Stephanie Grant has pursued some red herrings but generally B&R seems quiet. Pencerrig continues to fester but not much is achieved, least of all by the Planning Department. A new vibrant committee is forming locally with the intention of rescuing the house and garden.
We are concerned that Bute Power are planning an energy park consisting of 36 wind turbines 220 metres high, (the highest in the UK). They will be constructed in the Radnor Forest and the pylons will stretch to Carmarthenshire and they intend to build a new bridge over the Wye at Aberedw.
Ceredigion Chairman Caroline Palmer
On 26 March the Branch was at last able to hold its traditional AGM and public lecture, although ongoing post-covid restrictions caused us to change our venue from the Waun Hall to St Paul’s Methodist Centre, Aberystwyth. Following the AGM, Glynis Shaw gave a fascinating illustrated lecture on the subject of Ornamental Gates.
The Branch organised four excursions in the summer months. On 11 May members visited Pigeonsford Mansion, Llangrannog, where the mansion, grounds and the walled garden are now returned to single ownership. On 22 May a group visited Carreg Llwyd in Upper Corris. This remarkable garden on a steeply terraced slope was created by Mark Bourne in the 1970s–90s, and contains several hundred concrete scale models of historic buildings ( See Bulletin No 82). On 20 July we visited The Tywi Gateway Project, Abergwili, Carmarthen, a lottery-funded project where the grounds of the Bishop’s Palace (now the Carmarthenshire County Museum) are being restored and the kitchen garden is once more in productive use under the care of volunteers. On 14 August members visited the Penglais Campus to view the new planting adjoining the Hugh Owen Building which was designed by Peter Wootton-Beard with input from Ros Laidlaw and Caroline Palmer. A walking tour of the established beds on campus revealed some very disappointing management where mature shrubs including camellias, Drimys winteri and Illicium anisatum had all been brutally pruned in August to rounded blobs. The campus grounds contain some extremely rare shrubs – such as a tall Lomatia ferruginea which is possibly the only one in Wales!
The committee met twice to arrange the programme, and was delighted to co-opt garden photographer and writer Helen Harrison. The committee resolved to take part in the Queen’s Green Canopy scheme whereby trees are planted to mark the Platinum Jubilee and their identity and donors recorded on the QGC website map. A Tulip Tree was offered to Hafod, and one or more Monkey Puzzles to Trawscoed, and these have been accepted.
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Conservation and Planning
During the year an agreement was reached between National Resources Wales (the owners of the Hafod Estate) and The National Trust. Under a 99 year lease the National Trust will take over its management for the public, while NRW will continue to own the trees. This agreement should ensure the long term future of this Grade I Listed Landscape. The Hafod Trust, which raised the funds for 29 years of restoration, will be disbanded but Philip Ellis, Caroline Palmer and Jennie Macve have been invited to serve on a new Hafod Advisory Panel.
The Aberystwyth University Grounds Advisory Group which was formed in 2017 and includes WHGT members Ros Laidlaw, Caroline Palmer and Peter Wootton-Beard did not meet during 2022. This arose in part due to changes of staffing within the University, but is regrettable because further works to the historic gardens have been During the year an agreement was reached between National Resources Wales (the owners of the Hafod Estate) and The National Trust. Under a 99 year lease the National Trust will take over its management for the public, while NRW will continue to own the trees. This agreement should ensure the long term future of this Grade I Listed Landscape. The Hafod Trust, which raised the funds for 29 years of restoration, will be disbanded but Philip Ellis, Caroline Palmer and Jennie Macve have been invited to serve on a new Hafod Advisory Panel.
The Aberystwyth University Grounds Advisory Group which was formed in 2017 and includes WHGT members Ros Laidlaw, Caroline Palmer and Peter Wootton-Beard did not meet during 2022. This arose in part due to changes of staffing within the University, but is regrettable because further works to the historic gardens have been commissioned in 2022 without the benefit of any external scrutiny.
Ros Laidlaw continues to monitor planning applications which impact on listed gardens. At Coedmore we successfully opposed the development of a glamping site within the grade II listed landscape setting.
Clwyd Chairman Glynis Shaw
Members enjoyed visits to Bailey Hill, now successfully reopened after restoration funded by HLF; a tour of the very beautiful garden at Maenan Hall, with Head Gardener Debbie Adams, which was glorious in the Spring; and we had a most enjoyable visit to Glyn Arthur, which has a beautiful, terraced hillside garden and parkland high on the Clwydians, kindly hosted by Anne and Peter Rowley-Williams. Members also supported the St Kentigern Hospice fundraiser open garden at the Laundry in Llanrhaeadr.
Unfortunately, we cancelled a visit to Plas Newydd in Llangollen as the weather had been atrocious and there was concern the dell walk might be difficult. One member who did make it had a wonderful private tour with Head Gardener Lisette Davies and was much impressed. We will rearrange this visit!
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Our AGM in October at Bodlondeb was followed by an excellent talk on Kemp given by Barbara Moth from the Cheshire GT. Kemp designed the Bodlondeb landscape when Albert Wood built a new house on the site in 1876-7. The civic offices of Conwy County Borough Council now occupy the former Bodlondeb Hall. We very much appreciated being able to see the original Kemp plan thanks to Richard Jones, Manager at Conwy Council, who kindly opened the council offices for us on a Saturday. Surviving Kemp plans are extremely rare. The branch hopes to support the restoration of this landscape.
We supported the Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee by planting heritage orchard trees at Plas Newydd; our planting will continue in 2023 at Bodlondeb, the Lower Park in Denbigh and a park in Rhos-on-Sea.
We are delighted that the Hartsheath Charitable Trust have continued to give us a generous grant which helps support such projects in the area.
Conservation and Planning
Glynis took a few people to visit Talacre including the Flintshire Conservation Officer. As yet there are no arrangements to save the listed grotto with unique relief work and Folly Tower which has a ground floor shell house, all in urgent need of restoration.
Members visited the listed John Summers Garden at Shotton to discuss reinstating a plaque in the sunken garden commemorating the founding of the garden for the Shotton Steel Headquarters. volunteers have undertaken a lot of clearing but there is no Conservation Management Plan. Although the original plans are available, the recent developments are degrading the Brenda Colvin landscape.
We objected to a planning application for 16 pods on the grade II* listed site at Kinmel Hall. Its landscape embodied the taste and ideals of the Hughes of Kinmel and especially Lady Florentia Hughes (1828-1909), a favourite of Queen Victoria, who introduced the court taste in garden design to North Wales. The Kinmel garden was laid out by the famed William Andrews Nesfield and his son Arthur Markham Nesfield to complement the house by William Eden Nesfield. Kinmel is a rare example where all three Nesfields worked together on a single site, creating a special unity of landscape and building. Its Picturesque Shrubbery with sloping walks and drives, as shown on the OS six-inch map of 1878, had planting with species from all over the Empire. This landscape style by Arthur Markham was first developed in the Coliseum Garden and planting plans for the Avenue Gardens in Regents Park. William Andrews Nesfield laid out the Venetian Garden was advisor to the London Parks and designed the arboretum at Kew. The tree planting at Kinmel would have been exceptional. A pod enterprise will degrade this heritage and setting to the house and as an enabling development it will not secure the funds to save the house.
WHGT also objected to an Allotment scheme at Gwrych which will be in the direct view lines from the terraces and fragment the parkland. A proposed large communal services centre, toilets and car parking including camper van parking makes the scheme sound more like a future camper van park. Dividing boundary features,
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new planting and fencing would destroy the open arcadian landscape of the original layout, and the proposed buildings have no architectural merit and are alien to the original stonework at Gwrych.
We are pleased that branch member John Edmondson has now become a Trustee of WHGT.
Gwynedd Chairman Christine Newsham
Our AGM held at the Telford Centre, Menai Bridge was very well attended. Jonathan Hulson gave an informative talk on the management of trees in parks and farmland. A donation of £100 was made to the Woodland Trust.
In May our first event of the year was a coffee morning at Coron, Llanbedrog, courtesy of Janet and Berwyn Jones. We enjoyed coffee and cakes in their wonderful garden, which was full of Spring colours. Members had donated lots of plants for sale, and this was a successful fundraising event for the branch.
In June members joined The Friends of Treborth Botanic Garden, to visit the new RHS garden in Salford which had opened in May 2021. We were given a private guided tour and it was very exciting to see how the Worsley New Hall Estate has been transformed into one of the most impressive new gardens in Europe.
A garden party was held in June at Crûg Farm Caernarfon, courtesy of Sue and Bleddyn Wynne-Jones, with more than 50 people enjoying a finger buffet provided by the committee. We were treated to a tour of the walled garden with Bleddyn and Stephen Lacey, a very sociable event.
In July our three day trip to Derbyshire went ahead. The main event was a full day visiting Chatsworth, we approached through the splendid parkland designed by Capability Brown, to see the amazing interior of the house, followed by a tour of the formal gardens. A day wasn’t enough.
We also visited the impressive Sheffield Botanical Gardens laid out in the Gardenesque style, with winding paths, in 1836 by Robert Marnock. Many original interesting trees remain, and much of the early layout has been retained. On our final day we visited Renishaw Hall, with an entertaining tour of the garden by the head gardener David Kestaven, including information on the history of both the house and the garden with personal anecdotes regarding the Sitwell family. The present gardens were mainly the creation of George Sitwell, father of the famous Sitwell siblings and still owned by the family. On our return journey we called in at Stoneyford Cottage gardens, for a a welcome cream tea followed by a tour of the garden and necessary plant purchases.
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Conservation and Planning
Penrhos Nature reserve has been causing concern with an application by Land and Lakes for a 500 chalet holiday park. This would involve felling 27 acres of ancient woodland within an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on Anglesey. As Penrhos deservedly received a prestigious award for being the best park in the UK in 2022, there is a campaign to save this site.
Parc Glynllifon: There have been some improvements in the council-run park, notably the mosaic floor leading to the amphitheatre has been beautifully restored by Ned Scharer. Unfortunately the council has also installed industrial style railings near this, matching other very basic repairs using materials not in keeping with the pleasure grounds of the estate. A letter of complaint has been sent. Glynllifon College has made applications for expansion, including a new milking parlour close to Fort Williamsburg, a very important site. As the college has promised funds to maintain and restore part of the buildings, and as the new buildings will cover the same footprint as a group of mainly C20th buildings it was decided not to object to the application.
The new development of parking arrangements for camper vans at Portmeirion, to which we had objected, seems not to be causing a problem.
A project to restore the Marquess of Anglesey’s Column in Llanfairpwll has been progressing, using funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Column itself sits upon a steep rocky outcrop 106m above the Menai Strait and is a site of significant geological interest on the outskirts of Llanfairpwll and a conspicuous landmark on the Anglesey skyline. Before it reopens we hope that the landscape, originally part of the Plas Newydd estate, will also be restored.
St David’s College on the Gloddaeth Estate near Llandudno plan a full sized all weather sports pitch on the Great Lawn - we are actively seeking other solutions to this proposal.
Monmouthshire and Gwent Chairman Helena Gerrish.
On 7th April 2022, we held our 11th AGM at Llanfihangel Court, Llanvihangel Crucorney, a grade I listed manor house with magnificent interiors, by kind invitation of Julia Johnson. This was followed by an illustrated lecture by Caro Lyle Skyrme about the restoration of her walled garden at Broadward Hall in Shropshire. After tea members were able to visit the impressive stable block, garden house and walled garden.
On Thursday 30th June, we visited Wildegoose Nursery in the walled garden at Millichope Park and enjoyed an excellent talk by the owner Laura Willgoss about the derelict walled garden and its glasshouses. She then took us on a tour of its restored 2 acre garden divided into rooms of ornamental vegetables and cut flower gardens, crab apple walk, phlox walk, hot garden, plum orchard, floral meadow, and specialist
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collection of violas, followed by lunch in their tea room. In the afternoon we visited the walled garden at Broadward Hall to see the national collection of historic Hemerocallis and visit the once derelict regency walled garden with restored potting shed and rebuilt walls and enjoyed a superb cream tea.
In July our chairman Rosie Humphries invited members to the charming gardens at Usk Castle for drinks and canapes, and a video was shown of the creation of their new entertainment space built with splendid timbers within the banqueting hall at Usk Castle, and members visited the castle and banqueting room.
In November Helena Gerrish gave an illustrated lecture, The Birth and Rebirth of Mounton House, following the launch of her new book. This ambitious project was one of the last country houses in Wales in 1912 by the influential architectural editor of Country Life magazine, H Avray Tipping. The house has been restored over the last twenty years and gardens recreated by the renowned garden designer Arne Maynard. Our chairman, Rosie Humphreys, has retired this year but has left a lasting legacy in our branch’s unique interactive web page which covers listed gardens in Monmouthshire, designed by Stephen Horton https://www.whgtmonandgwent.wales It now covers the Nelson Garden, Mathern Palace, Llanwern Park, Machen House, Bertholey House and Wyndcliffe Court. Steve is now working on Mounton House and High Glanau Manor.
Julia Alexander and Ann Robinson have also retired from the committee. They were very efficient planning officers for the branch monitoring local planning applications and visiting sites. We will miss their expertise and humour. Rosemary Trump has agreed to take over their role.
We are delighted to welcome a new committee member, Sarah Withers, who has recently moved to Monmouth and is studying for the diploma in garden history at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh.
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Pembrokeshire Chairman Robbie Watson
On 24th April we visited Norchard, in conjunction with an NGS open day. It was a beautifully sunny, mild Sunday afternoon, and everything, including our hostess, Heulwen Davies, was absolutely blooming in these wonderful gardens beside a mediaeval manor house. We paid another visit on the 11th May to the outstanding garden at Treffgarne Hall, where we admired the view, which seems to embrace half the county, and marvelled at what has been achieved with many rare species and hard and soft landscaping. The garden includes sculptures, pergolas, a wildflower meadow, a gravel garden, and a stumpery.
An old favourite, Grade II Upton Castle, which we visited on 24th June, fully came up to expectations and justifies its inclusion on the statutory register of historic parks and gardens. We revelled in the walled garden. An amazing amount of work has produced wonderful results with flowers and vegetables. And of course, the trees are glorious. The medieval chapel dedicated to St Giles is always a thing of wonder, maintained apparently by a sect known as the High Anglican Church. We visited Jordanston Hall on 13th July, where a farmhouse garden has a functioning parish church in its centre, which has many associations with the family of David Lloyd George. Our hostess, Roz Raymond, served us a superb tea, all donations going to the Paul Sartori Foundation, of which she is president.
Our meetings were cancelled in August because of covid, and in September, after the death of HM The Queen. On 12th October, by popular request, we visited Colby Lodge Woodland Gardens, with a reputation for wonderful trees, a fascinating history and excellent catering. The woodland gardens are statutorily registered Grade II and were developed by various owners from the 19th century onwards. An unusual gazebo, designed by a local architect, Wyn Jones, and built in 1975, entranced us with its decoration inside. In 1979 the American painter Lincoln Taber added the trompe l’oeil and murals that cover its walls, with a complete ‘window’ painted on one wall mirroring the view from the actual window opposite, while a ‘shelf’ runs around the eight sides of the gazebo holds painted items such as a wine bottle, a silver mug and a vase of flowers. There are painted cracks in the wall, through which some of the garden’s plants appear to have pushed their way. The site at Colby is now owned by the National Trust, which looks after it beautifully.
We had a Christmas Lunch at Maria’s café at Picton Castle on 7[th] December which was as convivial as ever with the bonus of the wonderfully decorated Castle set in the Grade II* gardens leading down to the River Cleddau.
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South and Mid Glamorganshire Chairman Elaine Davey
Yet again it was a tricky year for all of us due to the ongoing concerns about catching covid in its various forms. We are now told we must live with it and treat it like flu, I hope this is truly the case.
Sadly, the year began with the funeral of one of our former Chairs, Dr Jean Reader, who served as a national Chair, after her sudden death in December. It was a great shock to us all as she was still so active in the autumn.
Better news arrived with the announcement that, at long last, The Statutory Register of Parks and Gardens in Wales of Special Historic Interest came into force on 1[st] February 2022. This followed the passing of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2016 when Wales became the first nation in the UK to recognise that historic parks and gardens should be protected in the same way as listed buildings and scheduled monuments. This process had taken Cadw and the RCAHMW seven years to update and enhance 400 records of sites across Wales. Hopefully enforcement will protect these important sites from a range of threats to their integrity.
As a committee we have been able to meet together regularly, in person, in various venues from Cowbridge to Cardiff.
Some of us were also able to attend the unveiling of the interpretation panel by the Lord Mayor, Cllr. McKerlich, in St Mary’s Church Gardens on old Church Road in April. This was part funded by WHGT through our small grants scheme.We were invited for refreshments in the Fox and Hounds public house opposite, by the Manager, who is a great supporter of the volunteers trying to restore this lovely haven. We will organise a visit to the garden for members when work has progressed further.
At long last, we were able to offer an event for our members to get together on Wednesday 15[th] June for a guided tour of St Fagan’s grounds on the Castle side of the site. We were guided by Juliet Hodgkiss, Janet Wilding and Bethan Scorey around the gardens. We had a fascinating tour of this Museum of the Year, recently ranked by Which and the Art Fund.
Juliet has offered to guide us around the other half of the site next year. I have asked for an article on the restoration of the glasshouses for the Bulletin to advertise this project for NMW.
In July we met together for our AGM, an introductory talk and delicious tea at Y Fan Mansion in Caerphilly and then we toured the gardens.
On Monday 8[th] August 2022, we enjoyed a visit to Aberglasney. We were a small but happy group; the sunshine was glorious; it was relatively quiet there and the gardens looked wonderful. I have 45 photographs as a memento of the visit. I particularly loved the blues of the Agapanthus and Hydrangea against the vivid greens and cerulean blue sky.
Sadly we lost a very dear old friend and committee member, Dot Thomas, in October 2022.
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We also met together as a committee, at the beginning of December for a Christmas lunch in the Red Lion, Bonvilston.
Thanks of course, as ever, to the committee for all their hard work throughout this difficult period.
Conservation and Planning
We were consulted about the work on the Grade I Roath Park Spillway/Dam Project which is quite an extensive scheme.
There was also notice about the proposals for a swimming pool at Grade II* Ty Gwyn, Lisvane, which was thankfully sympathetically designed. I also commented on an inappropriate extension to one of the houses in the grounds of Grade II Cefn Mably Park.
The Grade II gardens and grounds around Whitchurch Hospital continue to be of concern (as do the hospital buildings).
Carmarthenshire Chairman Ken Murphy
The Carmarthenshire branch has had a quiet year with one notable event with the official opening of Parc Yr Esgob-Bishop’s Park and visitor centre of the Bishop’s Palace on the 15th of July 2022.
The Carmarthenshire branch has been very much involved in the Tywi Gateway Trust,set up in 2016 and who have now completed a £2.4m Parks for People project, restoring the historic grounds of the former palace which was the residence of the bishops of St Davids for more than 400 years. In 1903 it was gutted by fire and extensively refurbished in the Arts & Crafts style and became home of the Carmarthenshire Museum since 1978.
The historic grounds have been restored to the period of their last major re-design in the 1840s. This includes installation of new gardens, bringing the attractive walled kitchen garden back into production and creating new public access to the adjacent Great Meadow, which will be managed to benefit the rare flood plain meadow habitat. The project will also conserve the Bishop’s Pond ox-bow lake which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The current committee are now looking for members who will take the branch forward.
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West Glamorganshire Support group leader Sylvia Carlisle-Read
After valiant efforts to raise a new committee failed, the final AGM for the foreseeable future of the West Glamorgan Branch of WHGT was held on the 14th June,2022. The meeting was short, allowing the current committee to stand down, to give thanks to Ann Gardner, Chair for her long service and pass on to Ann and her husband Hugh our best wishes for their new life in Australia.
We celebrated the long and successful life of the Branch with an afternoon tea party and thanked the members for their loyal support over the years. Whilst officially the Branch is now dormant, many of those present decided to form a support group.
The West Glamorgan WHGT support group meet once a month and using the expertise within the group we have enjoyed such topics as Dulcie Vivian of Clyne Castle, visited Swansea Museum and shared our experiences of visiting historic gardens. For further details Sylvia.carlisleread@gmail.com
Note:
The above document was the source of an article on Penllergare in Garden History by John Edmondson, and scanned by Michael Norman. Research in this area continues despite the demise of the Branch.
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Financial Review 2022
Report by Trustees and Financial Statements for the Year to 31st December 2022
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 26 June 2023 and signed on its behalf by
Leigh O’ Connor Director
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31st December 2022
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity’s trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent examination is required.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
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Examine the accounts under Section 145 of the 2011 Act;
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To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given
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by the Charity Commission (under Section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act);
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To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of the independent examiner’s report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair view” and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below.
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Independent examiner’s statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
• Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of Sections 394 and 395 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities have not been met;
or
• To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signature
Date 12th May 2023
Daphne Jeffreys. Rochelle, Four Crosses. Llanymynech, Powys SY22 6RB
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Statement of Financial Activities (Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
| Notes INCOMING RESOURCES Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income 2 Activities for generating funds 3 Investment income 4 Income reources from charitable activities 5 Total incoming resources RESOURCES EXPENDED Charitable expenses 6 Branch Head Offce Governance costs 7 Total resources expend- ed NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR BEFORE TRANSFERS Gross transfers between funds Net income / (expenditure) for the year RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds b/f TOTAL FUNDS C/F |
Unrestricted Funds £ 2,676 39,494 236 14,623 |
Restricted Funds £ - - - |
31.12.22 Total Funds £ 2,676 39,494 236 14,623 |
31.12..21 Total Funds £ 2,547 7,575 124 14,159 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57,029 40,879 6,984 8,985 |
- - 500 - |
57,029 40,879 7,484 8,985 |
24,405 9,493 8,111 6,922 |
|
| 56,847 | 500 | 57,347 | 24,526 | |
| 182 | (500) | (318) - |
(121) - |
|
| 182 112,265 |
(500) 25,155 |
(318) 137,420 |
(121) 137,233 |
|
| 112,447 | 24,655 | 137,102 | 137,420* |
The notes on pages 34-41 form part of these financial statements
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Balance Sheet at 31st December 2022
| 31.12.22 | 31.12.21 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | £ | £ | |
| FIXED ASSETS | |||
| Tangible assets | 9 |
- | - |
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||
| Stocks | 10 | 1,986 | 2,286 |
| Debtors | 11 | 5,184 | 6,000* |
| Cash at bank | 12 | 134,922 | 133,563 |
| ---------- | ---------- | ||
| 142,092 | 141,849 | ||
| CREDITORS | |||
| Amounts falling due within | |||
| one year | 13 | (4,990) | (4,429) |
| ---------- | ---------- | ||
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | 137,102 | 137,420 | |
| ---------- | ---------- | ||
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS | |||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | 137,102 | 137,420 | |
| ---------- | ---------- | ||
| NET ASSETS | 137,102 | 137.420 | |
| ====== | ====== | ||
| FUNDS | 14 | ||
| Unrestricted funds | 112,447 | 112,265 | |
| Restricted funds | 24,655 | 25,155 | |
| ---------- | ---------- | ||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 137,102 | 137,420* | |
| ====== | ====== |
*** restated**
The notes on pages 34-41 form part of these financial statements
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Balance Sheet at 31st December 2022 (continued)
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31st December 2022.
The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2022 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for:
- a Ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006
and
- b Preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the require ments of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the require ments of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements so far as is applicable to the charitable company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small charitable companies and with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective January 2015).
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and were signed on its behalf by Leigh O’Connor on 26 June 2023
The notes on pages 32-39 form part of these financial statements
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2022
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting convention
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008), the Companies Act 2006 and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Resources expended
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year-end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Plant & machinery etc – 25% on cost and 20% on cost.
Stocks
Stocks and work in progress are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow-moving items.
Cost includes all direct expenditure and an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overheads.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund in included in the notes to the financial statements.
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For the year ended 31 December 2022
| 31.12.22 | 31.12.21 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| 2. Voluntary Income | ||
| Grants – branches | - | - |
| Donations – branches Donations – Head Offce Grants – Head Offce |
500 - - |
260 32 - |
| Gift aid | 2,176 | 2,287 |
| ---------- | --------- | |
| 2,676 | 2,547 | |
| ====== | ===== | |
| 3. Activities for generating funds | ||
| Fundraising events – branches | 39,002 | 7,314 |
| Sundry income – branches | 44 | 28 |
| Sales of books- branches Sundry income – Head Offce |
448 - |
223 10 |
| --------- | ---------- | |
| 39,494 | 7,575 | |
| ===== | ===== | |
| 4. Investment income | ||
| Deposit account interest – branches Deposit account interest – Head Offce |
75 161 |
42 82 |
| ---------- | ---------- | |
| 236 | 124 | |
| 5. Incoming resources from | ||
| charitable activities | ||
| Membership fees | 11,931 | 13,196 |
| Lectures, visits, meetings | - | 960 |
| AGM | 2,692 | 3 |
| ---------- | ---------- | |
| 14,623 | 14,159 | |
| ---------- | ---------- |
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For the year ended 31 December 2022
| 31.12.22 | 31.12.21 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| 6. Direct Costs of Charitable activities | ||
| Insurance | 278 | 260 |
| Postage and stationery | 996 | 549 |
| Sundries | 167 | 113 |
| Lectures, meetings and visits | 35.316 | 5,691 |
| Administration expenses and publicity | 6,401 | 3,915 |
| Bulletins and literature | 2,870 | 5,076 |
| Website | - | - |
| Grants payable | 500 | 2,000 |
| Small equiipment | 135 | - |
| Donations | 1,700 | - |
| ----------- | ------------ | |
| 48,363 | 17,604 | |
| ====== | ===== |
7. Governance costs
Accountancy 400 400 Administration expenses and AGM 3,170 1,322 Honorarium 2,500 2,500 Annual Report 2,915 2,700 ----------- ---------- 8,985 6,922 ====== =====
8.Trustees’ Remuneration and Benefits
Honorarium totalling £2,500 were made to trustees for additional services undertaken during the year (2022 - £2,500). These payments were agreed
by the remaining trustees in line with section 6 of the Memorandum of Associ ation.
Trustees’ Expenses
Expenses totalling £0 (zero) (2022 £0- zero) were paid to none (2022 none) of the trustees during the year.
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For the year ended 31 December 2022
| 31.12.22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9 Tangible fxed Assets | Plant and machinery etc | |
| Cost | ||
| At 1st January 2022 | 12,934 | |
| Additions | - | |
| Disposals | - | |
| ----------- | ||
| At 31st December 2022 | 12,934 | |
| ======= | ||
| Depreciation | ||
| At 1st January 2022 | 12,934 | |
| Charge for year | - | |
| Eliminated on disposal | - | |
| ------------- | ||
| At 31st December 2022 | 12,934 | |
| ======= | ||
| Net Book Value | ||
| At 31st December 2022 | - | |
| At 31st December 2021 | - | |
| ------------ | ||
| - | ||
| ======== | ||
| 31. 12. 22 | 31. 12. 21 | |
| 10. Stocks | ||
| Books - Ceredigion | - | - |
| Books - Carmarthenshire | 1,986 | 2,286 |
| * Restated | ----------- | ------------ |
| 1,986 | 2,286 | |
| ======= | ====== | |
| 11. Debtors: amounts falling | ||
| due within one year | ||
| Prepayments | 2,625 | 3,272 |
| Other debtors | 2,559 | 2,728* |
| ------------ | ||
| --------- | ||
| 5,184 | 6,000 | |
| ======== | ======= |
*restated
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1 2. Cash at Bank
| General Fund Head Offce |
General Fund Branches |
Contingen- cy Fund |
Develo- ment Fund |
Conser- vation Fghting Fund |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays Current Account |
10.492 |
- | - | ||
| Virgin Money Deposit | 4,671 | - | 7,000 | 5,500 | 15,062 |
| Brecon & Radnorshire |
- | 10,825 | - | ||
| Ceredigion | - | 5,492 | - | ||
| Clwyd | - | 15,155 | - | ||
| Pembrokeshire | - | 555 | - | ||
| South & Mid Glamganshire |
- | 3, 847 | - | ||
| West Glamorganshire | - | - | - | ||
| Gwynedd | - | 12,350 | - | ||
| Montgomeryshire | - | - | - | ||
| Monmouthshire & Gwent |
- | 9,046 | - | ||
| Carmarthenshire | - | 5,434 | - | ||
| Bonus Saver / Paypal | 508 | - | - | ||
| ----------- | ------------- | ----------------- | ------------ | ----------- | |
| Total | 15,670 | 62,704 | 7,000 | 5,500 | 15,062 |
| ===== | ====== | ======== | ======= | ====== |
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1 2. Cash at Bank continued
| Re- stricted Fighting Fund |
Small Grants Fund |
Research & Education Fund |
31.12.22 Total Funds |
31.12 .21 Total Funds |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays Current Account |
- | 10,492 | 9,098 | ||
| Virgin Money Deposit | 16,979 | 7,676 | 4,330 | 61,218 | 61,218 |
| Brecon & Radnorshire |
10,825 | 11,593 | |||
| Ceredigion | 5,492 | 5,320 | |||
| Clwyd | 15,155 | 15,335 | |||
| Pembrokeshire | 555 | 689 | |||
| South & Mid Glamganshire |
3,847 | 3,880 | |||
| West Glamorganshire | - | 1,596 | |||
| Gwynedd | 12,350 | 10,557 | |||
| Monmouthshire & Gwent |
9,046 | 9,137 | |||
| Carmarthenshire | 5,434 | 5,106 | |||
| Bonus Saver / Paypal | 508 | 34 | |||
| ------------ | ---------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | |
| Total | 16,979 | 7,676 | 4,330 | 134,922 | 133,563 |
| ====== | ===== | ====== | ====== | ====== |
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13. CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year
| 31.12.22 | 31.12.21 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank loans and overdrafts | - | - | |||
| Other creditors | 4,990 | 4,429 | |||
| ----------- | ------------ | ||||
| 4,990 | 4,429 | ||||
| ======== | ====== |
14. Analysis of Net Assets between funds
| Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted funds |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | - | - | - | ||
| Current assets | 117,437 | 24,655 | 142,092 | 141,849 | |
| Current liabilities | (4,990) | - | (4,990) | (4,429) | |
| -------------- | ------------ | ----------- | ---------- | ||
| 112,447 | 24,655 | 137,102 | 137,420 | ||
| ======= | ====== | ====== | ====== | ||
| * Restated fgures |
15. Movement in Funds
| 15. Movement in Funds | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted Funds |
At 01.01.22 | Net Movement in funds |
At 31.12.22 | |
| General fund Head Offce | 14,375 | 2,755 | 17,130 | |
| General fund -Branches | 65,998 | (2,573) | 63,425 | |
| Contingency fund | 7,000 | - | 7,000 | |
| Development fund | 5,500 | - | 5,500 | |
| Research and Education | 4,330 | - | 4,330 | |
| Conservation Fighting fund | 15,062 | - | 15,062 | |
| ------------- | ------------- | ----------- | ||
| 112,265 | 182 | 112,447 | ||
| Restricted Funds |
||||
| Restricted fghting fund | 16,979 | - | 16,979 | |
| Small Grants fund | 8,176 | (500) | 7,676 | |
| ------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ||
| 25,155 | (500)) | 24,655 | ||
| -------------- | ------------ | ----------- | ||
| Total Funds | 137,420 | (318) | 137,102 |
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Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Incoming Resources |
Resources Expended |
Fund Transfer |
Movement in Funds |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds |
||||
| General Fund-Head Offce | 15,853 | (14,688) | 1,587 | 2,752 |
| General fund -Branches | 41,176 | (42,159) | (1,587) | (2,570) |
| Contingencyfund | - | - | - | - |
| Development fund | - | - | - | - |
| Research & Education fund |
- | - | - | - |
| Conservation Fightingfund | - | - | - | - |
| ----------- | ----------- | ---------- | ---------- | |
| 57,029 | (56,847) | - | 182 | |
| Restricted funds |
||||
| Restricted fghting fund | - | - | - | - |
| Small Grants fund | (500) | - | (500) | |
| ----------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | |
| - | (500) | - | (500) | |
| ----------- | ------------ | ----------- | ----------- | |
| Total Funds | 57,029 | (57,347) | - | (318) |
| ======== | ======== | ======== | ======== |
The general funds reserve represents the free funds of the charity which are not designated by the trustees for particular purposes.
General fund – Branches is broken down as follows: Ceredigion £5,876 Carmarthenshire £7,420 Brecon & Radnor £10,250 Gwynedd £11,660 South & Mid Glamorgan £3,787 Clwyd £15,155 Pembrokeshire £554 Monmouthshire £8,724
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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 31st December 2022
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 31st December 2022 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Incoming Resources | 31.12.22 | 31.12.21 | |
| £ | £ | ||
| Voluntary Income | |||
| Grants branches | - | - | |
| Donations - Branches |
500 | 260 | |
| Donations - Head Offce |
- | - | |
| Grants Head Offce | - | - | |
| Gift Aid | 2,176 | 2,287 | |
| --------------- | --------------- | ||
| 2,676 | 2,547 | ||
| Activities forgenerating funds | |||
| Fundraising events - branches | 39,002 | 7,314 | |
| Sales of books - branches | 448 | 223 | |
| Sundry income - branches |
44 | 28 | |
| Sundry income - Head Offce | - | 10 | |
| --------------- | --------------- | ||
| 39,494 | 7,575 | ||
| Investment income | |||
| Deposit account interest – branches |
75 | 42 | |
| Deposit account interest – Head Offce | 161 | 82 | |
| -------------- | --------------- | ||
| 236 | 124 | ||
| Incoming resources from charitable activities | |||
| Membership fees | 11,931 | 13,196 | |
| Lectures, visits meetings | - | 960 | |
| AGM | 2,692 | 3 | |
| -------------- | -------------- | ||
| 14,623 | 14,159 | ||
| -------------- | --------------- | ||
| Total incoming resources | 57,347 | 24,405 | |
| ======== | ======== |
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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 31st December 2022
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 31st December 2022 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Resources Expended | 31.12.22 | 31.12.21 |
| £ | £ | |
| Charitable activities | ||
| Insurance | 278 | 260 |
| Postage and stationary | 996 | 549 |
| Sundries | 167 | 113 |
| Lectures Meetings and Visits | 35,315 | 5,691 |
| Administration and Publicity | 6,401 | 3,915 |
| Bulletins and Literature | 2,870 | 5,076 |
| Website | - | - |
| Small equipment | 135 | - |
| Donations |
1,700 | - |
| Depreciation of tangible fxed assets | - | - |
| Grants to institutions | 500 | 2,000 |
| --------------- | --------------- | |
| 48,362 | 17,604 | |
| Governance costs | ||
| Accountancy | 400 | 400 |
| Administration expenses and AGM | 3,170 | 1,322 |
| Annual Report | 2,915 | 2,700 |
| Honorarium | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| --------------- | --------------- | |
| 8,985 | 6,922 | |
| ---------------- | --------------- | |
| 57,347 | 24,526 | |
| --------------- | ---------------- | |
| Net income | (318) | (121) |
| ======== | ======== |
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WHGT CONTACT DETAILS
President Stephen Lacey
mail@stephenlacey.com
Chairman Joanna Davidson 01407 720431 jo.davidson57@gmail.com Vice Chairman Elaine Davey 029 2038 7384 elainemdavey@gmail.com Treasurer Leigh O’Connor 016091 830097 leigh-oconnor@btconnect.com Membership Secretary Jennie Macve 01686 639460 jennie.macve@btinternet.com Publications Glynis Shaw 01745 710261 glynis@castell-photography.co.uk Planning Sarah Green 07717 522761 lsg.caerfarchell@gmail.com
Branch contacts:
Brecon and Radnor Jonathan Reeves 01982 560205 jhwreeves@outlook.com Carmarthenshire Judith Holland 01558 825992 whgtcarms@gmail.com Ceredigion Caroline Palmer 01970 615403 carolinepalmer.wales@ gmail.com Clwyd Dee Jones 01745710495 dee@valeside.co.uk Gwynedd Joanna Davidson 01407 720431 jo.davidson57@gmail.com> Monmouthshire & Gwent Merilyn Anderson 01600 780389 m.anderson666@btinternet.com Pembrokeshire Stephen Watkins 01239 820711 welshcountrymilk@aol.com South and Mid Glamorgan Val Caple 01446 775794 Val.t.caple@care4free.net West Glamorgan Vicki Jordan
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