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CARYMOOR HAS IDENTIFIED PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES FOR EACH OF ITS FOUR KEY WORK AREAS. Formal Education “Nnae fs we ; responsibility‘To provide an an e d ucationthe desire programme to help cre th at e a encour sust inable a ges environmental future. ¢ — amr A ‘To establish Carymoor as a centre of excellence for sustainability 7. education and training for Somerset and the wider region. Sustainability and Biodiversity ahaa ais z — To develop a centre rich in positive environmental messages that are used i 4 L.A ; ) as a resource for education and engagement. (><) ‘To provide practical solutions to allow individuals, communities, and businesses to understand, adapt and respond to the challenges of a changing environment. Widening Participation and Engagement ») CARYMOOR participation. ot 92.8 3 \a/? } ‘To deliver inclusive lifelong learning through engagement and SUN Ou ‘To provide volunteering opportunities that boost the physical health and mental well-being of the individual and enhance the natural environment. 0 * 50: Management and Compliance © ‘To regularly evaluate and review all work in line with current best practice. prea O: -To develop financially sustainable work programmes. all °° To maintain good governance and work within the charitable objects of the Trust. . ‘To ensure legal compliance in all areas of work. Ed * Lt UY MDA ih MU Yel RN, bat i TOART ANA? at kalau ail Enya ail
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E D | J CAa | C)N OUR IMPACT IN NUMBERS
The Carymoor site provides unique environmental education 3.200
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We use our site to educate children and adults about the Education
environment through educational days for primary school
children, rural craft sessions for adults, and family activity days.
Through our education programme schools can visit our nature Oe
reserve for 17 different themed activity days.
Schools visited
Our popular ‘Day at the Dump’ explores the capped landfill site Carymoor
and discovers what happens to our rubbish and recycling,
promoting the 3Rs - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
Other activity days explore the extraordinary habitats of the 1 132
Carymoor nature reserve or offer an opportunity to take part in 7
a hands-on history day. Children took part in
outreach education
Our focus is to help children understand how they can reduce
their environmental impact and to help them value and protect
their local environment.
Children benefit from their time with us in many ways. Spending 101
time in nature boosts wellbeing and fosters an appreciation of
wildlife and a desire to protect and enhance it. Our activities Children attended for
also help to build confidence and support each child’s personal other education
development. Sesslorls
Many of our schools repeat their bookings year on year and
many schools come to us from a personal recommendation from
one of their peers.
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EDU CAT ION OUR IMPACT IN NUMBERS
education daysDuring the year with99 school schoolsgroups coming(3,235 fromchildren) Somersettook (77 schools),part in our 0 176
Dorset (7), North Somerset (5), Wiltshire (5), Bristol (3) and BANES (2). =
of waste per student
We continued our Waste Free Lunch competition to help focus schools from winners of Waste
and families attention on reducing waste. Advice is sent home to Free Lunch competition
parents in advance of a trip to Carymoor with ideas on how to reduce
waste by using reusable containers and avoiding single use plastics.
West Pennard Primary School won the competition in 2024, creating
justpresented 0.17g ofwith wasteour per studentWaste Free onLunch theiraward. visit to Carymoor, and were 12
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In Children took part in the
addition to our regular school trips, we continued our partnership John Muir Award
with the Ansford Learning Academy, running 5 sessions for 12 children
who took part in the John Muir Award at Carymoor. The award is an
environmental scheme focused on wild spaces. Over 5 visits the
childrenenvironmentdevelopedin a spirittheir of fun,awareness adventureand andresponsibility exploration.for 10the childrennatural 10
from the Learning Partnership also attended a nurture group for 5
sessions which helped the children to build their confidence and self- Children benefitted
esteem. from regular nuture
group sessions
We participated in this year’s Green Match Fund and received online
donations of £3,266 which were doubled by the fund to £6,532. This
enabled us to provide 13 free school visits during the year which were
groupprioritised with additionalfor schools needs.from more disadvantaged areas or who had a £ 7
We are grateful to all those individuals and groups who supported our Raised for free school
campaign. We'd particularly like to thank the businesses SJH Carpets, visits for disadvantaged
Future Wealth Management Ltd and Mission Control who supported pupils
the campaign. Thank you also to the Cobb Charity who doubled their
donation of £1,500 through the scheme. We still have some funds
Weavailable also tookto support Carymoormore daysschool out tovisits schoolsin 25-26. with 19 outreach visits 13
which reached 1,132 children. These outreach sessions enabled Schools visited for free
children to take part in wildlife, sustainability and history activities on .
their own school grounds saving transport costs ’ thanks to funding
support
We are grateful to the Merck Foundation, the Viridor ‘We Share’ fund,
and Nineveh Charitable Trust for providing vital financial support to our | \@: ,
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Feedback from schools has been unanimously positive. i sh i ul Mihi Ni ' i |
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School children visiting Carymoor
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Duke of Edinburgh award at Carymoor
8 students from King Arthur's Academy attended
weekly sessions for their Bronze Duke of
Edinburgh Award, thanks to a partnership with
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3 aie A\j wary oak 3 aha Many of the students in the group found working
an ya. oa i vy Pe in the mainstream school setting challenging,
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a ee gi es= ; |. Bronze DofE award at Carymoor and showed
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ANovembersecond group starteda programme in confidence and culminated in a camp and
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We absolutely loved having the group with us
Sp each week and watching them grow and develop
DE EDINBURGH’S AWARD nature and the outdoors.
8 IEBIREGE and become more interested and engaged with
Students We hope this learning stays with them and helps
completed them in the future.
their Bronze DofE
Award at Carymoor
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SCHOOLS AGAINST WASTE ~~ our mpact in numaers
We continued our Schools Against Waste project working in
partnership with Somerset Council Waste Services. This dynamic
project enables the Carymoor team to visit primary schools across 7
Somerset to deliver assemblies and workshops about the 3Rs - children attended a
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, championing waste reduction and the workshop to learn about
importance of conserving natural resources. waste issues
Children take part in exciting workshops with interactive games
and activities that bring the issues to life and relate the issues to
their daily lives. We also help schools to embed the messages into
their day to day running, helping to support a culture of waste 7
awareness. Children have now had
Schools Against Waste
During 2024-25 we carried out 41 visits at schools across education
Somerset reaching 5115 children through an assembly. Of those
children, 2659 also attended a workshop to learn about the issues
in more depth, covering issues such as reducing food waste, A 115
composting, and the environmental issues caused by plastics. |]
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COMMUNITY OUR IMPACT IN NUMBERS
VOLUNTEERING AT CARYMOOR
Volunteers play a vital role at Carymoor and bring an incredible 7
range of skills to the team; recording wildlife, helping to prepare '
educational resources, maintaining our centre buildings, ours a by our
woodworking, nature conservation and so much more besides. The eI
skill and commitment that our volunteers bring to Carymoor
fundamentally improve everything we do.
During the year our volunteers recorded 6759 hours of time and
recorded 1871 attendances, which is an incredible level of 7
commitment for which we owe them a debt of gratitude. We
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Some of our volunteers are recovering from mental health issues
and we know that being at Carymoor provides meaningful
activities that boost health and wellbeing. Volunteering at
Carymoor is therapeutic and enables people to connect with one
another and with the natural world. It provides significant benefits
for both people and wildlife. family activity days were
run
‘Carymoor has helped restore my faith in people. | was feeling very
depressed when | first came to Carymoor but being in nature and also
meeting people who are so supportive has helped enormously. | feel so
much better when I'm there.
| have found somewhere where | feel | belong.’
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We are working with Magdalen Environmental Trust on a new 7 wy SR hha
project called ‘Just Act Natural’ which is funded by the National P /
Lottery Reaching Communities fund. Families who have a child with
an additional need can visit for hands-on activity days to help build § gla a
wellbeing and to enjoy time in our inspirational spaces. We ran our » Sey
first events in August and October. The project has enabled us to 7 “=>
buy an all-terrain tramper which has opened up more of our nature a =
reserve to visitors with mobility issues. We will also be purchasing a et.
second tramper thanks to additional support from the Anton aA
Jurgens Charitable Trust. The project is due to run for 5-years and — :
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Thanks to a grant from Somerset Community Foundation we were = : . ~
able to provide 5 activity days to families from Yeovil through a a 7 ©
partnership with Yeovil4Family. Y4F work with families facing a : seal -
wide range of challenges, ranging from trauma associated with al
domesticadditionalviolence,needs, mentalsupportinghealthfamilies challengeson low andincome, familiesmanaging who are Fr hyy
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families and a chance to network and support one another. a=) ie Soe
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public because he can get very overwhelmed very easily. | felt eg eae ge) sore Z
supported and my son had the best time.’ CeeCEENGha,AaNk etree [Manta] tis.ag
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LOCAL ENGAGEMENT PROJECT We worked with Somerset Council Waste Services and Suez on a (> Somerset local engagement project in the Priorswood area of Taunton to NV Council monitor and increase the rates of food waste recycling in the area. VN sue2 Carymoor staff leafleted the chosen round, provided participation i, monitoring and ran a series of community events and activities to promote participation. This included events at the Community Centre, library and Priorswood Family Day. We will be continuing with further projects in Yeovil and Bridgwater next year.
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MP VISIT
Sarah Dyke, our local MP, visited Carymoor in May 2024. ‘It was such a pleasure to visit
Carymoor Environmental Trust this morning, one of my favourite places and a charity I'm
proud to have spoken about in Parliament.’
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ADULT LEARNING
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OUR IMPACT IN NUMBERS
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EXPERIENCE CARYMOOR
During the year we ran 17 of our popular Experience Carymoor
courses that offer a range of amazing learning opportunities
working with natural materials. Led by Karen Boswell, courses Experience courses run
included a pottery club, Christmas Crafts, and a wide range of
willow courses. This included rustic framed baskets, asymmetric
baskets, willow reindeers and Catalan tool bags. In addition to
making a really high quality item to take away these sessions have
proved to be an important place for people to come together and
make new friendships. 83 people attended these courses over the learners attended attended a
year.
course
There was a lot of laughter, support and it was just really nice to be in
such calm surroundings and away from home and all the stuff that goes
with family life. It was some time for self care.’
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FAMILY COURSES
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OUR IMPACT IN NUMBERS
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MINI EXPLORERS
Our Mini Explorers sessions offer parents with pre-school aged
children an opportunity to develop their appreciation and
knowledge of wildlife and habitats. Based in our Forest School
area in Nightingale Woods, each month Beth provided a different Wild Tots sessions run
wildlife-themed session bringing to life the different seasons
through the year. Over 22 sessions, 178 adults and 159 children
attended. Beth was ably supported by our excellent volunteers
Melly, Lydia and Izzy.
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grant that helped to support the costs of the project. pe] e) sesslo')
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Mini Explorers cooking in the mud Exploring Nightingale Woods
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‘Having done other forest school “My son and | absolutely love our
sessions, the ones here differ Mini Explorers sessions. Beth is
completely in that they are themed engaging, makes it relevant for all
towards British nature and wildlife who attend and offers a safe and
rather than just ‘Skills’. As someone educational environment for us to
who already has an interest in spend time together.’
Wildlife/nature, | still managed to
learn new things myself. One of the _-- o-8
activities in particular will stay with aoa an,
mesheer forever quantity - the moth and variety trap, asof the \fo rf8s | @ e@- «@is
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ABLE2ACHIEVE AND THE HUB
We continued with the second year of our project with Able2Achieve and The Hub, providing outdoor learning opportunities for adults with learning disabilities.
A2A bring a group to us each Thursday to learn a wide range of productive outdoor skills, helping to build confidence and self-esteem. Skills learnt at Carymoor are used at a wide range of other settings with A2A now having relationships with 40 other local projects. Weekly sessions at Carymoor help learners to maintain and develop their skills. The group has a real sense of ownership in the site and they contribute in so many ways, including managing the polytunnel, building willow plant supports and hurdles, managing the grassland and recording wildlife. We have enjoyed working with A2A who are ambitious and aspirational for their learners and want them to progress.
Our volunteers Wendy and Gayle provided incredible support to the group and made an invaluable contribution during the year.
We have also provided 4 four day courses for trainees from The Hub. These sessions have focused on building wellbeing through taking part in activities such as pond dipping, sensory walks and craft activities with natural materials. The sessions have been enjoyed by staff and
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‘The team at Carymoor have made the trainees feel valued and given them the support and
confidence to try new things.’ Feedback from The Hub
‘The trainees really enjoy their time outside which helps with anxiety and mental health. Trainee s
also like crafting and seeing links between the outdoors and the crafts they produce, increasing
feelings of self-worth and productivity.’ Feedback from The Hub
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LEARNING AND WELLBEING AT CARYMOOR
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During the year we provided courses for adults and families through
the Community Learning Partnership with Somerset Council.
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ocally. Courses provided t erapeutic activities, 3 ping people to course to improve Hayat
learn new skills, reconnect and socialise, and to experience the health and wellbeing
well-documented benefits of spending time in nature.
These courses work at a preventative level, giving learners time to
enjoy meaningful activities and to learn skills that provide long term
volunteering and employment opportunities that improve life
chances. From a wide variety of willow weaving courses, pottery,
Wild Tots courses for families with pre-school children and
traditional conservation skills such as hedgelaying and scything,
there were courses to meet a wide variety of needs.
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into finding friends locally and . .
quietly nurturing my need to build In the past I have been diagnosed
my wellbeing, confidence, selt- with anxiety and depression. Your
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CASE STUDY -— SADIE
‘Joining this course was a massive 'risk' for me with regards to my mental health and wellbeing. It took a lot of
courage for me to apply for the course. | was made to feel incredibly comfortable, welcome and included:
| felt so welcome and there was an amazing atmosphere at Carymoor. | felt a wonderful sense of belonging,
and | was so encouraged and inspired that | plucked up the courage to speak to the Volunteer Coordinator
about joining the team!
| Know more about my limits, physically and mentally. Yes, | still experience some episodes of social anxiety,
depression and low self-esteem, as well as physical health challenges, but! can cope better with these issues
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CONSERVATION
OUR IMPACT IN NUMBERS
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base for all our work and is an incredible transformation of a
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regular bird walks and bird ringing, and transects for bees, reptiles
and butterflies. We have plans to extend surveying with dormouse, metres of hedges
dragonfly and bat surveys next year. traditionally laid
We were delighted to learn from the Somerset and Bristol Branch of
Butterfly Conservation that our transects for last year recorded the /
Ath highest number of species in the County. There are generally
between 75 and 90 transects undertaken in Somerset during the 7
year so this confirms how special our nature reserve is. Butterfly species
During our transects in 2023/24 Julian, our volunteer recorder, recorded
counted 27 species on site. Sadly, this was the highpoint of our
butterfly year as, like the rest of the country, numbers for the year
were worryingly low. The total number of butterflies counted in the
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on site, the most ever recorded which suggests there may be a butterflies
small colony of these very rare butterflies at Carymoor.
Rebecca Law joined us as a Conservation Trainee for a year thanks
to a one off donation. Bex made an incredible contribution to the
team and managed to secure a full time position with a Wildlife
Trust at the end of her year with us. We were grateful for her
commitment and contribution.
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In September 2024 we extended our site lease and license with Valenciator the futures Waste We Management are grateful untilfor the support 2038, givingofus Valencia added security who are ¢/,lf Va enclia° our partners in the management of the Dimmer site. During2024-25'we. carried out a charity review thanks to support from the Reach Fund. This enabled us to employ Jess Holliland, a charity consultant to look at all aspects of the Trust’s work and to develop. a business plan. The project brought together staff and trustees to review the various areas of our work and to help improve our resilience and business model for the future. This has included the creation of a Senior Management Team to provide additional support and backup to the CEO, reviewing trustee roles and job descriptions for all staff. We have also reviewed impact measurement, data collation and pricing to ensure robust procedures are in place. With a more resilient structure in place, in 2025-26 we plan to improve the efficiency of all areas of our work. In March 2025 we received a grant of £25k from the Gartield Weston Foundation in support ot our Pollinator Power project, which will see us create 3000m2 of new wildflower meadow and improve:1000m of our field margins. This enhancement of the nature reserve will improve the connectivity of our site and will also support our work with volunteers over the next 2 years. We appreciate Garfield Weston’s support for this project. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust has also provided £1k worth of wildflower seed to support the work. Over the next year we want to make some improvements to our centre buildings and also have plans for a new workshop to use for messier activities, particularly for use tor AZA and The Hub groups.
We'currently are fortunate to have a number of medium term-projects that give. our beneficiaries and customers some security..We have successfully tendered’ to runthe Schools Against Waste project for a further 3. years, taking us through to Mareh 2028. Our Reaching Communities project with Able2Achieve and The Hub has a further 3 years to run and the Just Act Natural project will run tor a further 4 years. These important projects will run alongside our core education and volunteering programmes and have come about through-partnerships. We recognise that developing additional partnerships will be essential in the current financial climate for security and in helping us reach those people in.our community who most need help.
During the year our income was £327,620 and our expenditure was £264,083, meaning a surplus of £63,537. The surplus includes a £25,000 grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation for a 2- year project to improve habitats for pollinators at Carymoor during 2025-26 and 2026-27. We also received a grant of £7,371 from the Merck Foundation to support our education programme during the 2025-26 financial year.
It is positive to note the increase in income for school visits to Carymoor (£51,589 up from £39,101 in 23-24). This is partly due to our new partnership with Somerset Council to deliver the Duke of Edinburgh award at Carymoor for students from King Arthur's School. Our income from adult courses through the Community Learning Partnership and through paid courses dropped in 23-24, as did our income for the Schools Against Waste project. This has partly been through a lack of staff capacity and for that reason we have appointed another part-time member of staff to the Education team in the current year. We believe this will provide more flexibility and improve the work balance for the Education team.
Thanks to support through the Reach Fund we have looked at ways to improve our efficiency. We have managed to reduce our support costs to £38,738 (down from £52,959 in 23-24) and in the current year we have reorganised the staff structure in 25-26 to support this.
Our unrestricted funds were £77,325 at the year end, up from £62,254 in the previous year. Fundraising is still key to Carymoor and has remained at a similar level in 2024-25 with £127,719 in restricted grants (£125,300 in 23-24) and we received £36,938 in unrestricted grants and donations (£10,054 in 23-24). We are grateful to all our supporters and funders who enable Carymoor to provide so many different services to our community.
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Chairman's Statement on behalf of the Board
As always running a charity is challenging. Without the support of our grant funders and collaborative arrangements with businesses it would be impossible to provide the benefits we have achieved. We are grateful for this continued commitment. The trustees are proud of the dedication and professionalism of our small staff team and the volunteers who make Carymoor not only a sustainable charity but also an amazing place to “just be”.
The report this year highlights how important the wellbeing benefits are to those participating in our activities, as can be seen from so many testimonials. There is a real need for people to be supported in dealing with anxiety, trauma, depression and lack of self worth. Being at Carymoor; being around nature, allows participants to quietly nurture themselves to understand their strengths and weaknesses and live with purpose and joy.
Our learning programmes are diverse enough for the variety of participants attending and in all situations the underlying purpose is to learn that a sustainable environment brings sustainable life.
Ona personal note, | love the waste free lunch challenge which has been running for some years. We hope those children and their parents continue to adopt the learning and help reduce waste for years to come. If only we could measure this, wouldn’t that be a great statistic!
The economic environment will still be challenging in the future but involvement in our charity brings boundless rewards which will, no doubt, help us meet these challenges.
OUR SUPPORTERS We would like to extend our thanks to Biffa who have agreed to provide sponsorship to Carymoor until 2027-28. Their support is vital in a supporting our work and in enabling us to keep our services affordable to our community. We support their strategic aims to enable a circular Bifts economy, to reduce the impacts of climate change and to support our communities. We would like to thank Valencia Waste Management who who are our partners in the management of the site. We are grateful for their P permission in enabling enabling us to develop a new workshop develop a new workshop a new workshop new workshop workshop building to use to use use 7, Valencia
We would like to thank Valencia Waste Management who who are our partners in the management of the site. We are grateful for their permission in enabling enabling us to develop a new workshop develop a new workshop a new workshop new workshop workshop building to use to use use with groups of adults with learning disabilities.
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Carymoor Environmental Trust Statement of Trustees. Responsibilities The trustees (who are also the directors of Carymoor Environmental Trust for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees, report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). incSuding FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland". Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustees musl not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required lo. select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently: observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent: state whether applicable accounting standards, comprising FRS 102 have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements., and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charilable company will continue in business. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that can disclose with reasonable accuracy at any lime the financial position of the tharitable company and enable them lo ensure that the financial slalemenls comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for iaking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable cornpanvs website. Legislation goveming the preparation and dissomination of financial statements rnay differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. Approved by the trustees of the charity on . 20111125 and signed on its behalf by: Christina Lillian Kennedy Chairman and trustee Page 26
Carymoor Environmental Trust Independent Examinerfs Report to the trustees of Carymoor Environmental Trust ('the Company.) I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025. which are set out on pages 28 to 46. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act.). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination. I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act,). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examlner's report Since the Companys gross income exceeded £250.000 your examiner must be a member of a body Ilsted in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confimi that l am qualified to undertake the examinalion because l am a member of ICAEW. which is one of the listed bodies. I have compleled my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe.. 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of Carymoor Environmental Trust as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those accounting records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view whith is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.. or 4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing Iheir accounts in accordance wilh the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)]. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Sarah Twist FCA DChA A C Mole LLP Slafford House Blackbrook Park Avenue Taunton Somerset TA12PX Date.. 20111125 Page 27
Carymoor Environmental Trust ststement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 {Including Income and Expenditure Account) Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2025 Note Income Donations and legacies Charitable activities Other trading activities Investment income Other income 36.938 140.511 21.182 370 900 36.118 91,601 73,056 232,112 21,182 370 900 Total income 199.901 127,719 327,620 Expendlture Raising funds Charitable activities (13.037) 171,029 (13,037) 251,046 80,017 Total expenditure 184.066 80,017 264,083 Net income Transfers between funds 15.835 764 47.702 764 63,537 Net movement in funds 15.071 48,466 63,537 Reconciliation of fvnds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 62,254 45,275 107,529 18 77.325 93.741 171.066 The notes on pages 31 to 46 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 28
Carymoor Environmental Trust Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) {Including Income and Expenditure Account) Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2024 Note Income Donations and legacies Charitable activities Other trading activities Investment income Other income 10.054 139.289 9.762 226 500 38.327 86.973 48.381 226,262 9.762 226 500 Total income 159.831 125,300 285,131 Expendlture Raising funds Charitable activities (9,269) 150,809 (9,269) 254,223 103,414 Total expenditure 160.078 103,414 263,492 Net {expenditureyincome Transfers between funds (247) 168 21,886 168 21,639 Net movement in funds (79) 21.718 21,639 Reconciliation of fvnds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 62.333 23,557 85,890 18 62.254 45.275 107.529 The notes on pages 31 to 46 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 29
Carymoor Environmental Trust (Registration number: 03605584) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Note Fixed assets Tangible assets 14 38,130 35,545 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 15 103,878 95.670 63,656 76,914 199,548 140,570 Credltors: Amounts falllng due wlthln one year 16 66,612 68,586 Net current assets 132,936 71,984 Net assels 171,066 107,529 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds 77.325 93.741 62.254 45.275 Total funds 18 171,066 107,529 For the financial year ending 31 March 2025 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. Directors. responsibilities- The members have not required the charity io obtsin an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476., and The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Acl with respect to accounting records and the preparats'on of accounts. The financial statements on pages 28 to 46 were approved by the tnjstees. and authorised for issue on .2Q/.1.11.25..... and signed on their behalf by: Christina Lillian Kennedy Chair and trustee The notes on pages 31 to 46 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 30
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Charity status The charity is limited by guarantee. incorporated in England & Wales, and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the trustees is liable lo contribute an amount not exceeding £1 towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation. The address of its registered office is: Dimmer Lane Castle Cary Somersel BA7 7NR 2 Accounting policies Summary of slgnlficant accountlng pollcles and key accountlng estlmates The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied lo all the years presented, unless otherwise stated. Basls of preparatlon and statement of compllance The financial slalemenls have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or Iransaction value unless stated otherwise within these notes. The financial stalements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)) (issued in October 2019) (Charities SORP (FRS 10211, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. Carymoor Environmenial Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Going concern The truslees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the chariws ability lo continue as a going concern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the charity. Income All income Is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable thal the Income will be received and the amount of the income receivable can be measured reliably. Donatlons and legacles Oonations are recognised when the charity has been notified in writing of both the amount and setllement date. In the event that a donation is subject to conditions that require a level of performance by the charity before the charity is entttled to the funds, the income is deferred and not recognised until either those conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of those conditions is wholly within the control of the charity and it is probable that these conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period. Page 31
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 2 Accounting policies (continued) Grants recelvable Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where perfomiance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and induded on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released. Expendlture All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation lo that expenditure, it is probable setllemenl is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expendilure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed lo particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Ralslng funds These are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income and those incurred in trading activities Ihat raise funds. Charltable actSvltles Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of ils activities and services for ils beneficiaries. It indudes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those cosls of an indirect nature necessary to support them. Irrecoverable VAT Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the category expenditure for which it was incurred. Taxation The charity is a registered charity and is. therefore, exempt from liability to taxation on it's income and capital gains, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exdusively to charitable purposes. Tanglblé flxed assets Tangible fixed assets are initially recorded at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairmenl losses. Depreclatlon and amorllsatlon Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected usefvl economic life as follows: Asset class Land & buildings Plant & equipment Office and computer equipment Depreclatlon method and rate 25 Year straight line 20. Reducing balance 3 - 5 Year straight line Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposrts, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. Page 32
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 2 Accounting policies (continued) Fund structure Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity. Restricted income funds are those donated for use in 8 particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose. Flnanclal Instruments The charity only enters into basic financial instruments that result in the recognition of financial assets and liabilities such as trade and other debtors and creditors together with loans to related parties. Debt instruments, such as trade debtors and creditors. are initially measured at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost. Financial assels are assessed at the end of each reporling period for objective evidence of impairment. If objective evidence of impaimient is found. an impaimient loss is recognised in the income statement. Crltlcal accountlng Judgements and estlmatlon uncertainty The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with FRS 102 requires managemenl to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities. income. and expenses. Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The charity makes estimates and assurnptions conceming the future. The resulting accounting estimates will. by definition, seldorn equal the related actual results. The Trustees consider that there are no critical accounting estimates and judgements have a significant risk of causing a malerial adjustment to the carTring amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year. Page 33
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 3 Income from donations and legacies Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds Donations Gift aid claimed Swlre Charitable Trust 26.448 490 10,000 36,118 62,566 490 10,000 Total for 2025 36.938 36,118 73,056 Donations Gift aid claimed The National Lottery Comrnunity Fund Somerset Community Foundation 3.560 6,494 17.327 20,887 6,494 11,000 10,000 11.000 10.000 Total for 2024 10,054 38.327 48,381 4 Income from charltable actlvltles Unrestrlcted funds Restrlcted funds Total 2025 Centre visits Outreach visits Schools against waste Somerset skills and learning courses Other courses Hire of premises Biffa Corporate Sponsorship The National Lottery Community Fund Merck Charitable Grant Resch fund Co-op Winner Shares It All D'oyly Carte Wessex Water Nineveh Trust Anton Jurgen Souter Fund School Visits Magdalen - Reaching Communities Project Garfield Weston Foundation 49.057 2,762 11.216 16.480 7.883 530 40.000 2.532 51,589 2,762 11,216 16,480 7.883 530 40,000 14,795 15,066 8,419 5,000 3,500 2,000 3,500 3,000 2,000 500 18,872 25,000 14,795 15,066 8,419 5.000 3,500 2.000 3,500 3,000 2,000 500 83 18.789 25.000 Total for 2025 140.511 91.601 232,112 Page 34
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 4 Income from charitable activities {continued) Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total 2024 Centre visits Outreach visits Schools against waste Somerset skills and learning courses Other courses Hire of premises Biffa Corporate Sponsorshlp National Lottery Heritage Fund Enterprise Development Fund The National Lottery The National Lottery Comrnunity Fund Merck Charitable Grant Yeovi14Family Visits Somerset Community Foundation Open Mental Health Woodroffe Benton Foundation Viridor - 'We Share, 39.101 2.210 14.227 24,412 8.006 3,333 40.000 39,101 2,210 14,227 24,412 8,006 3,333 40,000 9.650 30,000 9,698 14,039 8,592 2,275 3,500 9,219 5,000 3,000 9,650 30,000 9.698 14,039 8,592 2,275 3.500 9.219 5.000 3.000 Total for 2024 139.289 86.973 226,262 5 Income from other tradlng act5vltle8 Unr•strict•d funds R•strict•d funds Total funds Income from electricity generation Sale of products Management fee income 2.722 460 18,000 2.722 460 18,000 Total for 2025 21,182 21,182 Income from electricity generation Sale of products Management fee income 2,750 1.012 6,000 2,750 1,012 6,000 Total for 2024 9,762 9,762 Page 35
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 6 Investment income Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds Investment income 370 370 Total for 2025 370 370 Investment income 226 226 Total for 2024 226 226 7 Exp•ndltur• on ralslng funds al Costs of g•n•ratlng grants and donatlons Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds Costs of generating granis and dc>nations 13,037 13,037 Total for 2025 13.037 13,037 Costs of generating grants and donats'ons 9.269 9.269 Total for 2024 9.269 9,269 8 Expendlture on charllable acllvltles Activities undertaken dlrectly Support costs 2025 Education 212.308 38,738 251,046 212.308 38,738 251,046 Activlties undertaken directly Support costs 2024 Education 201,264 52,959 254,223 201.264 52,959 254,223 Page 36
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 9 Analysis of support costs Apportionment method ActuallHeadcount Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount Headcount 2025 Education 11.007 375 1.383 4.128 2.762 2.459 1.807 Governance Wages and salaries Staff pensions SL8ff training and expenses Visitor centre costs Insurance Health and safety Electricity Telecommunications and IT Advertising and promotion Printing, postage and stationery Bank charges Sundry Accountancy and bookkeeping Legal and professional fees 11,007 400 1.471 4.403 2.946 2,623 1,927 1,434 981 1.168 874 272 6,663 2,569 25 88 275 164 120 90 61 70 55 17 6,663 2,569 920 1.098 819 255 28,357 10.381 38.738 Apportlonment method Wages and salaries ActuallHeadcount Staff pensions Headcount Staff training and expenses Headcount Visitor centre costs Headcount Insurance Headcount Health and safety Headcount Electricity Headcount Telecommunications and IT Headcount Advertising and promotion Headcount Printing, postage and stationery Headcount Bank charges Headcount Sundry Headcount Accountancy and bookkeeping Headcount Legal and professional fees Headcount 2024 Education 21,926 292 1,022 7.586 2,237 212 3,594 1.867 3,228 989 350 205 Governance 21,926 311 1.090 8,092 2,386 226 3.834 1,991 3,443 1,055 373 219 6,450 1,563 19 68 506 149 14 240 124 215 66 23 14 6,450 1,563 43.508 9,451 52,959 Page 37
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 10 Net incomel(expenditure) Net income for the year indudes: 2025 2024 Depreciation Independent examiners remuneration Other non-ex2mination servi$ 7.122 5.115 1,548 5,386 5.100 11 Staff costs The aggregale payroll costs were as follows.. 2025 2024 Gross wages and salaries Employers national insurance Pension contributions 185,960 9,718 6,570 194,829 10,274 4,218 202,248 209,321 The key management personnel of the charity comprise the Chief Executive Officer. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel were £32.042 (2024.. £32,773). 2025 2024 Average Headcount 10 The monthly average number of persons (including senior management I leadership team) employed by the charity during the year expressed as full time equivalenls was as follows.. 2025 No 2024 No Charltable activities Governance No employee receNed emoluments of more than £60.000 during the year (2024 None). No trustee received remuneration during the year (2024: None). Page 38
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 12 Independent examinerfs remuneration 2025 2024 Independent examination & accounts preparation Payroll Other 5.115 1.308 240 4,200 900 Predecessor firn7 Independent examination & accounts preparation Payroll Other 545 558 247 6,663 6,450 13 Taxatlon The charity is a regislered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation. to the exlenl such income and gains is applied lo charitable purposes. Page 39
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 14 Tangible fixed assets Land and buildings Visitor centre improvements Plant and machinery Total Cost At 1 April 2024 Additions 117.422 66,484 44,303 9,707 228.209 9,707 At 31 March 2025 117,422 66,484 54,010 237,916 Depreclatlon Al 1 April 2024 Charge for the year At 31 March 2025 104.804 4.697 44.354 43,506 1,585 192.664 7,122 109.501 45,194 45,091 199,786 Net book value Al 31 March 2025 7,921 21,290 8,919 38,130 At 31 March 2024 12,618 22,130 797 35,545 15 Debtors 2025 2024 Trade deblors Carymoor Trading Company Ltd Prepayments Accrued income Loan to Carymoor Trading Company Ltd 48.262 47,356 10,137 534 5.629 792 34,824 20,000 103,878 63,656 Page 40
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 16 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2025 2024 Trade creditors Carymoor Trading Company Ltd Accruals 20 17.480 49,112 68,586 66,612 68,586 17 Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts The total value of future minimum lease payrnents was as follows: 2025 2024 Within one year In two to five years 929 3,717 1,211 4.646 1,211 Page 41
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 18 Funds Balance at 1 April 2024 Balance at 31 March 2025 Income Expenditure Transfers Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds 62,254 199,901 (184.066) (764) 77,325 Restrlcted funds Entrust Centre Building SCF Discovery Fund National Lottery Reaching Communities Just Act Natural Capital Retums Trustees Co-op Conservation Trainee Martin Wills Wildlrfe Trust SCF Merck Foundation Viridor Next Energy Group Tractor Reach Fund Wessex Water CLA Charitable Trust Anton Jurgens Charitsble Trust Tesco's Stronger Starts Souter Charitable Trust Green Match Fund Garfield Weston Foundation 12,618 9,767 (4,697) <400) 7.921 9,367 8,254 14,795 18.789 8.000 <14,474) (5,992) 8,575 12,797 10,000 2,000 (866> {14,929) (1,500) (2,380) (7,694) (2,500) (1.500) (7,256) (8.419) (2,000) 14.929 1,500 2,380 15.066 2.500 764 8.136 1.500 7,256 8.419 2,000 2.532 2,532 3.000 500 2,000 9,323 3,000 500 2,000 3,913 (5,410) 25,000 25,000 45,275 127,719 80,017 764 93,741 Total funds 107,529 327.620 264.083 171,066 Page 42
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 18 Funds (continued) Balance at 1 April 2023 Balance at 31 March 2024 Income Expenditure Transfers Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds 62,333 159,831 (160.078) 168 62,254 Restrlcted funds Entrust Centre Building SCF Discovery Fund National Lottery Reaching Communities SCF - Cost of Llving D S Smith Donation Cary Cares Donation Capital Retums Truslees Conservation Trainee HLF Martin Wills Wildlife Trust Petroc SCF Enterprise Dev Grant Merck Foundation National Lottery Community Fund Open Mental Health Next Energy Group Tractor 17,523 (4.697) (233) {208) 12,618 9,767 10,000 25.039 (16,785) (3,750) (1,784) (500) 8,254 3,750 1,784 500 2,000 5,071 9.650 1.500 2,000 (5,071) (9,650) 1.500 (40) (3.395) {30,000) (8,592) 40 5.775 30,000 8,592 2.380 9,698 9.219 1.500 7,256 (9,698) (9.219) 1,500 7,256 23,557 103,414 168 45,275 Total funds 85,890 285,131 263,492 107,529 Page 43
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 18 Funds (continued) Restricted funds Entrust Centre Building - The NBV of our environmental education centre. originally constructed in the year 2000. This fund is fully held as a fixed asset. SCF Discovery Fund - This grant enabled us to purchase a new toilet block which included an easy access toilet. This fund is fully held as a fixed asset. National Lottery Reaching Communities The Reaching Communities project is a 5-year project to support our work with adults with leaming disabilities from both Able2Achieve and The Hub. It also supported our purchase of a new toilet block. £10,303 (2024: £10,743) of this fund is held as a fixed asset and the deficit of £1,728 (2024= £2,489) is in relation lo the ongoing projecl which Is funded retrospectively. Just Acl Natural - Carymoor works in partnership wilh Ihe Magdalen Environmental Trust lo deliver the Just Act Natural projecl which is funded by the National Lottery Reaching Communities fund. The providers offer activity days at both siles and residential stays (Magdalen only) for families who have children with an additional need. £7,355 {2024: £Nil} of this fund is held as a fixed assel. SCF Cost ol Living This grant supported working with groups who were disadvantsged in some way, including families on low incornes, and adults with leaming disabilities. O S Smith Donation - This grant provided support for education equipment and resources. Cary Cares Donation - This donation helped to support our volunteering for wellbeing programme. Capital Returns Trustees - This grant is to support future development at Carymoor. Conservation Trainee - This grant is to support a 1 ar Consepoation Trainee post at Carymoor. HLF The Heritage Lottery Fund supported our 'Nightingale Regeneration and Nature for Wellbeing, project at Carymoor. Martin Wills Wildlife Trust- This grant will support our regular nature conservation volunteer group. Petroc - The Petroc Community Fund supported courses to boost skills for people who were not in employment. SCF This grant from Somerset Community Foundation supports a project to work with families, delivered in partnership with Yeovi14Families. Enterprise Dev Grant - The Enterprise Development Programme provided grant support and training to help Carymoor develop a range of new adult courses and services for businesses. Merck Foundation - The Merck Foundation kindly support our environmental education programme to promote connection to nature and sustainable living. National Lottery Community Fund - This grant supported our Volunteering for Wellbeing programme. Open Mental Health This grant supported a regular group of adults with leaming disabilities from Able2Achieive to visii us. Next Energy Group - This grant will support our regular nature conservation volunteer group. Page 44
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 18 Funds (continued) Tractor - We fundraised to purchase a new second-hand tractor to carry out the conservation work on our nature reserve. Reach Fund - The Social Investment Business provided Carymoor with an invaluable grant to help us develop a business plan and carry out an organisational review. Wessex Water - We received a £2k grant through Somerset Community Foundation's Wessex Water fund which supported our nature consep4ation work with volunteers from September 2024 to August 2025, CLA Charltable Trust- The Trust provided a grant to support a series of nature-themed activity days for families who are supported by Yeovi14Farnily. Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust - The Trust provided a £3k grant to support our purchase of an all-terrain tramper which is used to help people with accessibility issues expenence our nature reserve. Tesco's Stronger Starts - We received a grant of £500 to purchase equipment for our Foresl School area. Souler Charilable Trust volunteering during 2025-26. The Trust provided a grant of £2k lo support therapeutic outdoor Green Match Fund Carymoor raised funds through Crowdfunder from individuals and organisalions which was malch funded by the Green Match Fund. We have used the fund to support visits for schools facing some form of disadvantage. Viridor Through their 'We Share. fund. Viridor helped to support our environmental education programme during the 2024-25 year. Co-op Local Cornmunity Fund - Provided a grant to support free outdoor learning day visits to local schools and children who are disadvantaged in some way. Garfield Weston Foundation The Foundation is supporting a 2-year project lo improve habitats for pollinators at Carymoor and to support our nature conservation volunteer programme. Page 45
Carymoor Environmental Trust Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 19 Analysis of net assets between funds Total funds at 31 March 2025 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Tangible fixed assets Current assets Current liabilities 3.184 140.753 66,612 34,946 58,795 38,130 199,548 66,612 Total net assets 77.325 93,741 171,066 Total funds at 31 March 2024 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Tangible fixed assets Current assets Current liabilities 2,417 128.423 68.586 33,128 12,147 35,545 140,570 68,586 Total net assets 62.254 45,275 107,529 20 Related party transactlons Capltal Returns Trustees During the year the charity received £8,000 (2024: £2,000) from Capital Retums Trustees Limited a Company which Christina Kennedy, the chair of trustees, is a Director. Page 46