2022-03-31-accounts

Ridgeline Trust – East Reading Hor3cultural Therapy and Community-Based Training Ltd

Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022

Foreword: Ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic

The year opened with the gradual li2ing of lockdown restric7ons and a sense of cau7ous op7mism, in stark contrast to the previous year when the country was shu;ng down in response to the first wave of Covid 19. Ridgeline con7nued to experience the impact of the pandemic during 2021/22, however, and this report outlines the way in which we have managed these challenges. We are not alone in this, as research reported by the Chari7es Commission in October 2021 shows:

Nearly all chari+es (91%) in England and Wales have experienced some nega+ve impact from Covid-19. The consequences have been wide-ranging and oFen severe, spanning service delivery, financial and staffing issues, as well as frustra+on and uncertainty. 72% of chari+es said their finances had been impacted, with lost fundraising, trading and a drop in volunteers. Many chari+es have had to adapt their services: 40% had dipped into reserves, and 32% had paused opera+ons temporarily. In the medium term over half (62%) an+cipate a threat to their charity’s financial viability in the next 12 months, although many expect to be in the same or beTer posi+on overall.1

In prac7ce this meant that although outdoor ac7vi7es were permiKed by March 2021 and we were able to start the gradual resump7on of Hor7cultural Therapy sessions, we were not able to recover our pre-pandemic levels of par7cipa7on for our adult groups this year. Con7nued uncertainty and high levels of infec7on over summer 2021 meant that we took the difficult decision not to proceed with public fundraising events such as the Plant Sale and Harvest Fete.

In other ways the pandemic created new opportuni7es for Ridgeline’s support, as the adverse effects of lockdowns on well-being and mental health became more widely discussed. Groups most affected included young people and those with pre-exis7ng mental health condi7ons. Ridgeline responded to this challenge by offering more bespoke sessions for Addington and the Avenue Schools and by developing our partnership with the University Health Centre, whereby their Social Prescribing team would refer pa7ents whose mental health had deteriorated during the pandemic.

As a direct result of these new ini7a7ves, we have increased the number of Hor7cultural Therapy sessions offered each week as well as the total numbers of clients aKending. These achievements would not have been possible without the commitment of our staff and volunteers. In par7cular we pay tribute to our Development Manager, Sian Hooley, for making use of every opportunity to promote Ridgeline to the wider community, reaching out and working collabora7vely with other partners and recrui7ng and suppor7ng new volunteers to replace those who, for various reasons, decided not to return a2er lockdown

Despite these achievements, however, we had to be careful to manage our expenditure prudently. This remained higher than previously because we had to maintain measures to keep our clients, staff and volunteers safe. As a result of this and a shorYall in our client fee income, our year-end accounts reported a deficit of £5,735 represen7ng 14% of income. Efforts con7nue to minimise expenditure and increase income so as to restore our finances to a break-even posi7on and this will be more important in the coming year, as we face the new challenge of increases to the cost of living.

1 Research and analysis COVID-19 Survey 2021 Published 28 October 2021

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1. Overview

1.1 What we do

Ridgeline Trust offers social and therapeu7c hor7culture to people with mental and/or physical disabili7es and other special needs. Our professionally-trained hor7cultural therapists develop and lead ac7vi7es to build client confidence and skills and regularly monitor and review individual progress and well-being. We offer safe gardening ac7vi7es all year round in our beau7ful garden near Reading town-centre, accessible by public transport. Our pavilion provides shelter and warmth for year-round opera7on, enabling clients to enjoy garden-themed cra2 ac7vi7es in cold or wet weather. With our support, clients recover and develop their skills, confidence, and self-esteem and enjoy the opportuni7es provided for social communica7on in a calm, restora7ve environment. We have extended our services to those with condi7ons which may have worsened during Covid-19 and, having made our premises and ac7vi7es as safe as possible for minimising the risk of infec7on, we welcome new and returning clients to the garden.

We foster evidence-led approaches in the provision of social and therapeu7c hor7culture, delivered with a firm commitment to collabora7on, inclusion and professional prac7ce. All our ac7vi7es are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit.

2. Main ac3vi3es during the year 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022

Our ac7vi7es are set out in the form of the priori7es we agreed at the last AGM, with brief comments on how well we have achieved them.

2.1 To maintain vigilance of the Covid-19 pandemic context and any Government requirements/ advice, carrying out rigorous assessments to mi3gate risks which might affect our clients, our staff or our volunteers.

This has been achieved:

• The year began with the gradual li2ing of lockdown restric7ons. Outdoor ac7vi7es were permiKed and at the end of March 2021 we resumed the Tuesday morning sessions with a few clients who were assessed as less vulnerable to Covid.

• Our risk assessments and prac7ce were regularly updated and communicated in accordance with government guidance, which was revised at regular intervals during this period. We con7nued with safety measures such as mask wearing indoors, restric7ng numbers and social distancing where prac7cable during the Spring and Summer months when the Delta variant was predominant. With the availability of mass tes7ng, this became our main focus and we provided free test kits for use by our staff and volunteers. As the vaccine roll out progressed, we updated staff and volunteers on changes to the requirement to self-isolate for those who had been in close contact with a person who had tested posi7ve for Covid 19.

• Ridgeline staff and support volunteers were given priority access to the vaccines, including the booster, as part of Reading Borough Council social care workforce. We provided support to staff and volunteers to enable them to access the programme.

• As infec7on rates from Delta subsided during the Autumn and more ac7vi7es had to take place indoors, ven7la7on and maintaining good air flow became a priority. We purchased a CO2 monitor which enabled us to measure air quality and adjust ven7la7on accordingly.

• As the Omicron variant took hold in December we maintained vigilance and closed the final Hor7cultural Therapy sessions before Christmas to protect staff, volunteers and clients who were all looking forward to spending the fes7ve period with family and friends. This was the only occasion this year when we had to suspend ac7vi7es.

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2.2 To con3nue to restore and expand the number of client gardening sessions delivered.

This has been achieved:

• With the li2ing of lockdown restric7ons, the Tuesday sessions were resumed at the end of March 2021, in the mornings ini7ally and with a small number of client gardeners. The a2ernoon sessions were resumed at the end of September with a few morning gardeners op7ng to stay all day. The numbers increased gradually throughout the year but we were unable to recover our pre-lockdown levels of par7cipa7on. This was in part due to some client gardeners not returning and to a lack of referrals from Reading Borough Council and other support agencies. We acknowledge that this was a challenge for Hannah Pritchard, who was rela7vely new in post, and she has done well to re-establish this group in difficult circumstances.

• We were pleased that the Avenue School returned to Ridgeline in April 2021. Prior to lockdown the School had sent a few students who joined in with the Monday group. This year we were able to offer them exclusive sessions for up to 10 pupils in the Summer and Autumn terms. Before the pandemic we had offered Liz Slocombe an opportunity to lead the school sessions but this offer had to be put on hold for a year, so we were delighted that she was s7ll available and keen to join the Ridgeline team. Liz has led this group with great energy and enthusiasm and we have received very posi7ve feedback from the School.

• Addington School also returned in the Summer term for three sessions per week as the site they previously used for their third session was unable to meet the required Health and Safety standards related to Covid. We were very grateful to Rachel Jarvis who agreed at short no7ce to lead the addi7onal session. From September the School reverted to two sessions per week, on Thursday morning and a2ernoon. The pupils aKending the morning session have the most severe learning and physical disabili7es, so great care is taken to meet their individual needs to ensure that they get the maximum benefit from their 7me at Ridgeline. As with the Avenue, we have received posi7ve feedback from the School and we acknowledge the dedica7on and professionalism with which Rachel has delivered these sessions to a diverse range of pupils.

• We were unable to resume the Monday a2ernoon sessions in the pre-Covid format as many client gardeners were either unable or unwilling to return. However in June we launched a new group for pa7ents referred by Social Prescribers at the University Health Centre. We received funding from the Reading Dispensary Trust to pilot this venture (see below), which enabled us to employ Julie Roberts to lead this group. This was a new direc7on for Ridgeline as the client gardeners had mostly mental health issues, as opposed to learning disabili7es, and aKendance was ini7ally irregular as they sought to establish a new rou7ne of aKendance. Under Julie’s commiKed and sensi7ve stewardship this group has grown and is now well-established, with individual members repor7ng improvements to their general well-being.

2.3 To diversify our client base while retaining our focus on clients who will benefit from professionally-led social and therapeu3c hor3culture.

This has been achieved and is ongoing:

• Ridgeline’s collabora7on with the University Health Centre and Green Health Thames Valley led to the launch of a new group on Mondays for pa7ents whose mental health had deteriorated during the pandemic. Bespoke sessions were tailored to pa7ents referred by the Prac7ce’s Social Prescribers who supported and encouraged their aKendance. We were awarded a grant of £4,774 from the Reading Dispensary Trust which funded 12 sessions at Ridgeline and 10 sessions with Green Health Thames Valley (GHTV), to which £2,150 was transferred for their par7cipa7on. At the end of the pilot project our partnership with GHTV came to an end and we were successful in securing addi7onal funding independently, which enabled the sessions to con7nue up un7l the end of the year and beyond.

• We were also granted £1,064 in funding from the Wild Being Project (part of a government grant suppor7ng Green Social Prescribing in Reading, administered by RVA) which resourced our par7cipa7on in: Waterway Wellbeing Day on 14 August; Reading Town Meal on 25

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September; and part provided for con7nua7on of our social prescribing project with the University Health Centre, for a further 10 weeks from September-November 2021. This is shown in the accounts as the Thriving Communi7es Fund grant and is also represented as part of Other Income.

• Further resource was granted to con7nue this project un7l May 2022, with £1,000 from the Albert Hunt Trust and £3,360 from the St Laurence Relief in Need Trust. £1,680 of the St Laurence Relief in Need Trust grant has been held over into the financial year 2022-23 to match with social prescribing costs during the months of April and May in this period.

• We par7cipated in the Whiteknights Arts Trail event on 26 & 27 June which raised £713, and in the Pop-up flower stall and plant sale in Woodley on 29th July 2021, which raised £450.

2.4 To develop the garden to accommodate changes to its management, diversifica3on and expansion.

This has been achieved:

• The expansion of Hor7cultural Therapy sessions this year highlighted the need for a new approach to managing the garden and its maintenance. The Hor7cultural Therapists decided the best way forward would be to allocate each group an area of the garden for which they would be responsible for its maintenance and development. This included certain areas deemed unsuitable for maintenance by client gardeners and some areas where maintenance was to be shared. This system has worked well and has reduced the amount of email communica7on required between the various groups.

• Ini7ally Margaret Osborne took on responsibility for coordina7ng the maintenance of the garden and subsequently the Trustees decided to create a new role of Garden Coordinator, in addi7on. We were delighted that Rachel Jarvis took on this role.

• Towards the end of the year we received generous dona7ons in memory of former Ridgeline client Phil Banbury and of Peter Lawlor, the father of another Ridgeline client. We have used these to purchase two new sheds, one of which will be used to store gardening tools with easy access for client gardeners.

• • A group from The Conserva7on Volunteers painted the exterior of the Pavilion in the summer and we are grateful to Adrian Bridges for organising this project

• Another group of volunteers from Vodafone spent a day pain7ng the inside of the Pavilion during the October half-term and we are very grateful to Barbara Ojala and Mick Fallowfield for comple7ng the decora7on of the toilets over the Christmas holiday and of the office over the Easter weekend. The garden furniture was painted by clients supervised by Hannah Pritchard.

• Reading Lions Den Community Grant funded £552 for addi7onal garden equipment specifically for client use. This included mul7-change tools to provide greater flexibility for different needs in client and school groups, and push mowers for those who find petrol mowers in7mida7ng. Both the new tools and mowers have proved popular with all groups.

• We were sorry to lose our Hor7cultural Therapist Cathy Smith a2er 5 years of much appreciated service and wish her well in her new role at Reading’s Museum of English Rural Life.

2.5 To commit energy and resources to professional prac3ce and good governance.

This has been achieved and is ongoing:

• The Trustees met regularly, usually once a month throughout the year, some7mes with the wider Planning Group. At these mee7ng progress on our objec7ves was monitored and a number of policies and procedures were reviewed.

• • In line with our objec7ve of offering high quality professional Hor7cultural Therapy, Trustees have commiKed resources to staff development and training. We funded Hannah Pritchard to study for the Thrive Award in Social & Therapeu7c Programme Development which she

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successfully completed in May, and Liz Slocombe to study for the Thrive Cer7ficate in Social & Therapeu7c Prac7ce which she successfully completed in January 2022.

• Graham Johnson and Faruq Bilbe stood down as Trustees at the last AGM. Ridgeline is very grateful for their many years of service. In February 2022 Jane Ruse and Stuart Donald, both ac7ve Ridgeline volunteers, were appointed as Trustees and have brought new ideas and valuable skills and experience to the Trustee Board and the wider Planning Group.

3. Brief summary of significant ac3vi3es and developments since the end of the financial year, for informa3on:

• The John Sykes Founda7on granted us £1,000 towards con7nua7on of the green social prescribing project un7l the end of September 2022. In addi7on to the £1,680 carried over from the St Laurence Relief in Need Trust for the months of April and May, Reading Dispensary Trust has provided further support amoun7ng to £1,750 for individual pa7ents to aKend for a another 6 months from October 2022 to March 2023.

• Having established that the project was of considerable benefit to and popular with the clients aKending, discussions were progressed with the University Health Centre to establish a more sustainable basis for the project to con7nue. The Social Prescribers are successfully researching addi7onal sources of funding for most of the clients.

• We have renewed our procedures for assessing clients to benefit from our Special Circumstances Fund and seek resource to replenish this to ensure any clients who meet the criteria can be funded.

• In June we held our first fundraising event since 2019. The Plant Sale was well aKended by supporters and members of the public and raised a total of £2,431 represen7ng our best plant sale income to date.

• The Harvest Fete in September 2022 was another success and raised a total of £4,805, which includes funds raised for Marc Bartsch’s guitar-a-thon, which aKracted generous personal dona7ons of £1,200 and a corporate dona7on of £1,000 from his employer, Aurum investment specialists. We are very grateful to everyone who supported both events by dona7ng, volunteering or contribu7ng on the day. The funds raised from both events have provided a very welcome boost to our finances in these challenging 7mes for small chari7es.

• The two new sheds, resourced through the generous dona7ons men7oned in 2.4, were installed over the summer holiday providing addi7onal storage space and beKer access for client gardeners.

• We have been pleased to welcome a number of new client gardeners to our Tuesday sessions since the start of the year. The Monday a2ernoon sessions have also expanded with the numbers aKending on a regular basis increasing over the past few months.

4. Finance

4.1 Accounts for 2021-2022

The accounts have been circulated prior to the AGM. All figures quoted here will be subject to Independent Cer7fica7on. Last year’s figures are shown in brackets for comparison.

• In summary, our income for the period was £39,602 (compared with £29,211 in 2020-21). £7,745 (£12,623) came from project grants and the Coronavirus Job Reten7on Scheme, £7,956 (£7,983) from fundraising ac7vi7es and dona7ons and £23,901 (£8,604) from charges for our services and supplier relief payments.

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• We spent £6,496 (£9,020) on grant-funded projects, including gardening equipment for client use, the Social Prescribing Project with the University Health Centre, and on usage of our Special Circumstances Fund.

• General opera7ng costs were £36,006 (£17,900), of which £28,218 (£13,339) were employment costs (less staff costs aKributed to the Social Prescribing Project). Deprecia7on on the building was £2,123 (£2,123), making total expenditure for accoun7ng purposes £45,338 (£29,042).

• Expenditure exceeded income by £5,735 (in 2020-21 a small surplus of £168 was recorded).

• Total assets at 31 March 2022 stood at £61,698 (£67,433 at 31 March 2021). The Pavilion building is a fixed asset, currently valued at £31,839 a2er deprecia7on. Net current assets totalled £29,858 (£33,471). Of these current funds, £2,430 were treated as restricted with the remaining £27,428 being available in reserves for running costs, general garden development and con7ngencies.

• We con7nued to benefit from £1,489 in payments from the government Coronavirus Job Reten7on Scheme and we welcomed supplier relief support payments from Reading Borough council of £520, making a contribu7on to our ongoing costs. Since the year-end, grants

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totalling £2,750 have been received. At the end of September our cash reserves stood at £29,914 (compared to £32,504 at the end of September 2021).

4.2 Grants from Organisa3ons during the financial year 2021-22:

Organisa3on	Purpose	Amount £
Reading Dispensary Trust	To pilot Social Prescribing Project with University Health Centre and Green Health Thames Valley (GHTV)	£4,774 of which £2,624 to Ridgeline
Reading Lions	To fund gardening equipment for client use	£552
Thriving Communi7es Wildbeing Funding	To con7nue Social Prescribing project	£400
Albert Hunt Trust	To con7nue Social Prescribing project	£1,000
St Laurence Relief in Need Trust	To con7nue and expand Social Prescribing project (£1,680 held over for use in 2022-23)	£3,360 (of which £1,680 aKributed to this fnancial year)

4.3 Friends of Ridgeline Scheme: This encourages regular dona7ons, providing a degree of reliability in our income . £1,834 (£2,065 in 2020-21) was contributed by a total of 14 Ridgeline Friends. We con7nue in our efforts to encourage more of our supporters to join this scheme.

4.4. Reserves Policy: Our aim, in which we have succeeded in the year under report, is always to maintain a balance of sufficient funds in the bank to enable us to con7nue to meet our ongoing obliga7ons and to operate for at least three months (and preferably six months) in the event of unforeseen con7ngencies or failure to aKract sufficient income or grant funding for providing our core Hor7cultural Therapy services. These reserves are regarded by the Trustees as virtually “ringfenced” in the charity’s management accounts.

5. Strategy and Development

In July 2020 the Trustees agreed a new Ridgeline Strategy for 2020-2023. This provided clear direc7on and concrete steps for how we would resume our work in pandemic condi7ons, priori7sing the safety of our clients, staff and volunteers. It aspires to diversify and extend our services to addi7onal clients, including those in need of support and rehabilita7on as a result of the new circumstances arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic, and it affirms our commitment to good governance and professional prac7ce.

This Strategy con7nues to inform our proposals on the priori7es for the coming year and may be viewed on our website via a link embedded in the Our Mission page.

6. Priori3es for the year 2022-2023

1. To build on the achievements of the past year to restore and expand client gardening sessions by increasing par7cipa7on across all our adult groups.

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1. To con7nue to look for alterna7ve ways of funding the adult Hor7cultural Therapy sessions with a view to reducing our reliance on grant funding whilst also ensuring that cost is not a barrier for those who would otherwise benefit from par7cipa7on.

2. To maintain careful monitoring of our finances in view of the infla7onary pressures on our budget and to iden7fy where savings can be made that do not impact on the quality of service we offer.

3. To achieve beKer outcomes by working in partnership with other organisa7ons including schools and to con7nue to develop exis7ng partnerships and establish new ones in order to achieve our objec7ves.

4. To con7nue to develop the garden so that it can provide meaningful gardening ac7vi7es for an increasing number of client gardeners.

5. To commit resources and energy to professional prac7ce and good governance.

7. Governance and Organisa3on

7.1 Governing Document: The organisa7on is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 12 May 2003 and registered as a charity on 15 September 2003. The company was established under a Memorandum of Associa7on which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Ar7cles of Associa7on. In the event of the company being wound up, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £10.

The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company’s Ar7cles are known as Trustees. Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Ar7cles of Associa7on, one third of the Trustees are required to re7re each year by rota7on in the order of the 7me since their appointment. Re7ring Trustees may be re-elected at the Annual General Mee7ng.

7.2 Organisa3on: The running of the Charity is managed through the efforts of an enthusias7c but small number of regular volunteers from the local community. A brief overview of the governance arrangements is as follows:

• Members of the Charity (of whom there were 15 at 31/3/2021) who aKend and are en7tled to vote at all General Mee7ngs of the Charity, are appointed by the Trustees. More Members would be very welcome.

• Trustees (currently five), appointed by the Members, of whom Sara Uren is currently the Chair. We recruited two new Trustees in 2021-22, bringing in new skills, to reduce/share the load and to ensure succession planning for the future. Their appointments are expected to be formally confirmed at the AGM in November 2022.

• The Management & Planning Team comprises all Trustees, the Treasurer, the Development Manager, and the Garden Co-ordinator. Representa7ve Hor7cultural Therapists are invited to aKend mee7ngs from 7me-to-7me. Mee7ngs take place monthly, to which reports are submiKed and any significant developments are reviewed, strategic decisions are taken, approvals are given, policies and procedures are reviewed, and finances and budget are monitored. In addi7on, informal Garden Planning discussions take place regularly throughout the year.

• Volunteers are invited to aKend as observers at the AGM.

The Trustees con7nue to encourage and recruit volunteers for the essen7al and rewarding work of running the garden and the charity’s client services. From 7me-to 7me, we also welcome interest from volunteers who have the skills or experience to contribute to the administra7on of the Charity.

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Our Management Structure and our policies and procedures (23 in all) are carefully reviewed, through an annual calendar of agenda items for the monthly Planning Mee7ngs. The monitoring of risks to the Charity is undertaken, in line with the guidance of the Charity Commission, principally in terms of governance, external, regulatory and compliance, financial and opera7onal risks. The aim is to sa7sfy ourselves that our iden7fica7on and management of risk enable us to fulfil our duty of accountability to our stakeholders, including beneficiaries, donors, funders, employees and the general public.

The Trustees are grateful to our accountant Peter Tilbury for his assistance in cer7fying our accounts, providing payroll services and hos7ng our Registered Office.

A2er many years of generous service, Graham Johnson (Company Secretary from 2004-2020, Trustee from 2010 and Chair of the Trustees from 2012-2020) and Faruq Bilbe (Trustee from 2004, Treasurer from 2006-2019) re7red as Trustees at the AGM in November 2021. On comple7ng 3 years of service as a Trustee, Margaret Osborne was re-elected at the November 2021 AGM.

8. List of Trustees of the Charity (all of whom were appointed at a General Mee7ng under the Ar7cles of Associa7on, originally adopted on 10 May 2003, and were Directors of the Company) during the period under report:

• Sara Jane Uren

• Rosalind Jessie Richards

• Margaret Osborne

• Stuart Donald (to be formally confirmed at 2022 AGM)

• Jane Ruse (to be formally confirmed at 2022 AGM)

9. Companies Act requirements

For the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 the Company was en7tled to exemp7on from audit under sec7on 477 of the Companies Act 2006 rela7ng to small companies.

Directors’ responsibili7es:

• The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in ques7on, in accordance with sec7on 476.

• The Directors acknowledge their responsibili7es for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accoun7ng records and the prepara7on of accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

Public Benefit Statement: The Trustees have complied with their duty to have regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers and du7es.

The above Directors’ Report was approved at the Annual General Mee3ng of the Charity on 16 November 2022

Sara Uren, Chair

East Reading Hor3cultural Therapy and Community- Based Training Ltd (The Charity known as Ridgeline Trust) Company limited by guarantee Company no. 4760734 Registered Charity no. 1099441 Registered Office: 6 Windsor Square, Silver Street, Reading RG1 2TH [e-mail] www.ridgelinetrust.org.uk

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east Readlng Hortlcultural Thorapy and Community Basod Training Ltd Charity No 1099441 Company limi18d byguw8ntse. nur(l)er 4760n4 Income & Expenditure Reportftsrthè Year 1st pril 2021 to 3161 M8r¢h 2022 2021122 2Q20121 Expénd1￿ IKnDvM as Wdgeline Trusii Incom 2021122 202W21 Grnnts forProJKt Gthnins Gtyipment Sp•n¢J¢)n GrBntlundod ProJoct• 5undry￿rd￿￿kng•4￿Ip￿￿ntfor￿l•￿tUII Ro8rtlnp Ll( b¢rtHunt Tru R8adlng Dtspbn5aryT￿Sl StL8urtne R¢ll4ln Nead Tty$t CoMmun￿q Fund £552.00 £i.QfM).00 £2.624.00 £i.$eo.00 £400.00 £1.48&.00 SOCI￿ Pra¥crfblng SO¢1￿ P￿￿ribl￿9 sDc1￿ Pr8ucnblng Ctyonay￿￿jQbRtén￿￿7SCh1rna PrOJ￿r0￿1 £5.704.OQ Ckcumstsn¢•$ £24000 £7.748 £iimJ.zF Projow Tothl £SM9& £611.7e tT58ts0 PlgnlSal•s Other In(thN Co$ £71135 E¥t)i• Tot41 £1.37UB £z.w E¥ffits Totsl £713.30 eo Cost SLiff ¢osts Iles&¢os attrfbutsd to 8rthl prfectl £1,834A1 t1.728.4# £28,217.57 £1,109.94 £W.80 £67.58 £701.11 £51.13 £1￿.97 £1Yd.20 £1.898 11 £2.ieo.10 £301.62 Ornoff dorthn6 I￿0￿ d￿￿[0￿èth mèmwof2 att&ftd##$I9•ènO￿...} GlTr Ahl trom HMRC In(4L￿￿1￿£38s￿Q sn Pfjv8iB UI1118 IDtsmot £1.24209 £thoo GarthiSupF4r £6￿76￿3 Cat•Nng &SuWs19n Equryxn8nt Cb9ning Improvernsnts. 5hBd5fUn￿ Arlh41h Cllert Addl￿On SthDI Aver￿SChxq SukWb?rR•liDfAglldiry CDuwl .671.12 E12.410.OU £3.300.00 £$20.00 Fwstthd. H8ath & Saw. ￿1[@ PtBG8ubDll5 Tr91￿n9 M¢mb¢rthk¢ EI80.OD E138.00 £70. £13 £16.60 £23,901.12 E8&N27 Accounbng & C4mparles Fh>Js•fees BaThk Chllroe5 Op•ratlng C￿t￿TatI1 E36WSA2 (From FIMdAs¥•tsl E2,122.61 .12161 Totsl Incorne £39,60133 £2111Q Totsl Expwdltu E48,337.78 É28.oil42 of In¢<K￿•vEr EMp•Nllttsr• IDJfitit in brack•tsl ,73SAS

East Reading Horticultural Therapy and Community Based Training Ltd (Known as Ridgeline Trust) Charity No 1099441 Company limited by guarantee, number 4760734 Flxed Assets during the Year 01 st April 2021 to 31st March 2022 Flxod Ass•ts 2021-22 2020-21 Tanglble Flxed Assets Building Value as at 01st April 2021 Addltions Disp08als £33,961.86 £0.00 £0.00 £33.961.86 £0.00 £0.00 £36,084.47 £0.00 £0.00 Tangible Assets during the ye8r £33,961.86 £33,961.86 £36,084.47 DeprèciBtIDn Basis Depr8Ci8tSon Amount SL 25 ￿ar$ £2,12261 £2,122.61 t2,122.61 Valué as at 31st Mareh 2022 £31.839.25 £31,839.25 £33.961.86 Investments £0.00 £0.00 Flx•d A¥set$ as at 31$t March 2022 £31839.25 £33,961.86 Creditors due within one year 2021-22 2021>21 Deferred Income Other creditors £3,040.00 £2,190.17 £O.DO E61.48 Total Creditors due within one year £5.230.17 £61.48

East Reading Horticultural Therapy and Community Based Training Ltd (Known as Ridgeline Trust) Charity No 1099441 Cornpany limited by guarantee. number 4760734 Notss to tho a¢¢ounts for tho yèar end•d 31st March 2022 A￿untIng poll¢l Bas15 ofpr8ptlon The 8ccounl8 hav8 b88n pr8P8Ked under th8 h18torical cost C￿ventIOn 8ThJ In 8cccfdance vAlh FRS 102, The Nnanclal R8pDrfng St8nd8rd ar4)IlcaU8 In th8 UK and Reoublic of Ireland las aooli&J ￿ sm811 entities bv section 1A of the standard). Income is Measured at th8 fair vdue of th8 conSiderat￿n recelved or r8ceivaNe. rrtl cf dlscounls. Income includ88 r8venL￿ earned from the sale of goods and from the renderina of swviees, Tanylbl• thdass•ts Tgwible fixed assets sre measured at cost les5 accumulative depreci3tion and anyaccumul8tive impairment losses. Depreciation rs provid￿ M all tangitde ￿ assBts al ralos calculaled lo write off the COSt.185s eslirnaled roSidU￿ v￿￿￿. of each asset even￿ over its exp8ct8d useful lif8. as follows.. Bullrfing Stralght Iln8 ovar 25 y&ars Short temi debt($ are measur￿1 attran$8ction piice Iwhich 1$ usually irNoice W￿}. le55 any Imp8irTnent10558s fcr bad and doubtful debts. Short t¢m ¢r8dhors ar• n%a$ur8d attran$a¢t¥)n prk8 Iwhi¢h 1$ u$uallyth8 inV￿Ce price). Penslons Convibtsiitsns io deffn8d contrftxrtknn plans arè eX￿n$￿ in th8 P8rfod to whl¢h they relats. Employ808 Averag8 number of persons 8mploy8d by the company 318t March 2022 318t MarGh 2021 Tanglbl8 fixed assets See Fixed Assets sheet Tho breakdown of Dèbtots Is en thè ￿￿￿ne& Sheot. Accruéd Inwme r&Lg18s to Gr8nts promlsgd bul not ygt rgc81v￿1. Other information East R&2dlng Hcxlicultural Thèrapy and Community Basèd Tralnlng Ltd18 a priva￿ ts)mpany limited by gJarantÈè and In￿walad in Enuland, no. 4760n4 Its registered Offi￿ is-. 6 Windw Square, Silver Street. Re&ing RG1 2TH It is 8Pso Ragi81ored 85 a Charity, Trj. 1099441

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CHARITY COMMISSION | Independent examiner's report

Section A

Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ East Reading Horticultural Therapy and Community Based Training Limited members of (known as Ridgeline Trust) On accounts for the year | 31°t March 2022 Charity no | 1099441 ended (if any)

| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 03 / 2022. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act’). | report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (etherthanthatdisclesed-belew~} in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,: e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or e the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

| 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.

• Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Name: | Peter N. Tilbury

Relevant professional Fellow of the Association of International Accountants (FAIA) qualification(s) or body (Membership Number 142181) (if any):

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October 2018

Address: | 6 Windsor Square, Silver Street,

Reading, Berkshire, RG1 2TH

Section B

Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.

NONE

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October 2018