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2021-07-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 05170904 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1107421

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2021

FOR

RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST (A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

Fortus North Limited Equinox House Clifton Park Shipton Road York Yorkshire YO30 5PA

RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For The Year Ended 31 July 2021

Page
Reference and Administrative Details 1
Report of the Trustees 2 to 6
Independent Examiner's Report 7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Balance Sheet 9 to 10
Notes to the Financial Statements 11 to 15
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 16

RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS For The Year Ended 31 July 2021

TRUSTEES Mr W Brown
Ms M J Fox
Ms V J Hood
Mr P J Lister
Mr D R Mann
Mr M C Phillips
Mr J Renel (resigned 30.6.21)
REGISTERED OFFICE Treebeards Cottage
Main Street
Westow
York
Yorkshire
YO60 7NE
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER 05170904 (England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1107421
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Fortus North Limited
Equinox House
Clifton Park
Shipton Road
York
Yorkshire
YO30 5PA

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RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES For The Year Ended 31 July 2021

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2021. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

In setting the objectives and planning the activities for the year, the Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.

The company is a charity and exists to preserve for the benefit of the people of the locality of any project undertaken and of the nation, the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that may exist in buildings (including any structure or erection, and any part of a building as so defined) of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest, which may, without detriment to the building's heritage, be adapted to generate renewable energy.

The current specific objective has been to complete the renovation and maintenance of Howsham Mill in North Yorkshire and run it as an environmental education centre. All of the Trust's work at present revolves around this objective.

The main activities of the year consisted of:

STRATEGIC REPORT

Achievement and performance

The year has again been significantly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. There were few events in the second half of 2020 and none until spring 2021. During the summer term schools were keen to book visits knowing that most of the activities would be outdoors with low Covid risk. The home educated groups restarted during the year. The total number of children attending educational events was 766 from eight schools and the two home educated groups. There were no events held inside, either organised by Renewable Heritage Trust or by request from other organisations.

The annual Heritage Open Day took place across England and on Sunday 13 September 2020, 80 adults and 18 children came for their first visit to the mill.

Both screws have operated satisfactorily during the year. The waterwheel was off for a period in November and December due to a fault. All systems went off on 26 December with a rising river. The level peaked on 22 January, just below that of the worst recent flood in 2012. This resulted is significant flooding of the building. The river dropped and then rose again and it was not until 21 February that the screws were back generating. The wheel generator took more time to dry out and then suffered bearing failure. Total generated for the year was just 2% less than the previous year but still well below that produced in 2018/19. As with the previous high flood of 2015, the building withstood the inundation and no damage was caused. After cleaning up, the building was soon usable.

Financial review

Financial position

The outstanding FiT payments were received in this period thus inflating income for the year. Receipt of this money allowed the outstanding loans and interest for screw 2 to be repaid in full. During the year £43,475 was gifted from Howsham Power Co Ltd to Renewable Heritage Trust. Expenditure by Renewable Heritage Trust was again less than expected due to Covid-19 restrictions limiting activities.

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RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES For The Year Ended 31 July 2021

STRATEGIC REPORT

Financial review

Investment policy and objectives

At present there are insufficient surplus funds to invest elsewhere. The costs of laying a cable to the Hall will be borne by Howsham Power Co Ltd/Renewable Heritage Trust, which is seen as a long-term investment to secure income for the project.

Reserves policy

The money in the deposit account was untouched and the balance is about £12,665.

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RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES For The Year Ended 31 July 2021

STRATEGIC REPORT

Principal Risks and Uncertainties

The Trustees have given consideration to any exposure and the results are listed below:

Impact
Risk Effect Probability (1 to 10) Exposure
River floods
buildings Damage to tools & equipment 10% 5 0.5
Damage to building fabric 10% 1 0.1
Revenue lost on generation 10% 2 0.2
River floods
generator Generator damaged 1% 5 0.05
Vandalism Equipment or building damaged 5% 8 0.4
Screw/wheel
failure Revenue lost on generation 5% 5 0.25
Public Liability
incident Trust is sued and damages awarded 1% 10 0.1
River flow
changes Revenue lost on generation 5% 3 0.15
Weir collapses Revenue lost on generation 1% 8 0.08
Pollution Incident Cleanup costs, fine 2% 8 0.16
Water
supplycontaminati
on Public become ill after drink water 1% 10 0.1
Electric price falls Revenue lost on generation 15% 3 0.45
Buying company
failure Revenue lost 10% 5 0.45
Risk Trigger Event Mitigation Strategy Actions
Environment Agency Lift all vulnerable items
River floods buildings Storms or snow melt early warning to second floor
Design anticipates
River floods buildings Storms or snow melt flooding Washout afterFlooding
Design calculations
River floods buildings Storms or snow melt include None
O&M Replacement
River floods generator Storms or snow melt Allowance Replace
CCTV System, plastic
windows, Police visits Monitor CCTV, regular
Vandalism etc. site visits, Police callouts
Screw or waterwheel O&M Replacement Regular checks &
failure Allowance maintenance
Install safety signs,
Public Liability checks on play
Insurance & Volunteer equipment, with log
Public Liability incident Site accident Disclaimers book
System only requires a
small part of total river
River flow changes Climate change flow None
Weir is owned by
Environment Agency - Remove vegetative
ABS Licence requires growth & advise
Undermining, them to carry out Environmental Agency
Weir collapses vegetation growth repairs of issues

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RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES For The Year Ended 31 July 2021

STRATEGIC REPORT

STRATEGIC REPORT
Provide spill kits, assess
need for secondary
Minimise use, use containment, no
biodegradable transport of hazardous
lubricants, include materials by river, coffer
Oil spill, concrete berms and secondary dam and silt trap for
Pollution Incident spillage, silt release containment river works
Filters not changed, UV
Water supply filter not working, hot Proper equipment Prepare a maintenance
contamination water not boiled maintenance schedule with log book
Government policy, Long term contract, use
nuclear power, of Feed in Tariff to fix for Assess the market and
Fall in electricity prices recession 20 years choose low risk options

Risk Matrix

Risk Matrix
Impact
9-10 2 0 0
7-8 3 0 0
5-7 3 0 0
3-4 2 0 0
1-2 2 0 0
1% - 20% 21% - 40% 41% - 60%
Probability

Future plans

This will depend on the situation at the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.

No progress has been made on correcting the angle of the second screw and completing the adjacent wall. The agreement to supply electricity to Howsham Hall was signed and work on laying the cable and making the connection started in autumn 2021.

School visits have taken off recently with bookings being taken for the coming year.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 5 July 2004 and registered as a charity on 23 December 2004.

The company was established under a Memorandum of Association, which established the objectives and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the Company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.

Recruitment and appointment of New Trustees

The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purpose of charity law and under the Company's Articles are known as Trustees. Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Articles of Association one-third (or the number nearest one-third) of the Trustees must retire at each AGM, those longest in office retiring first and the choice between any of equal service being made by drawing lots.

Organisational structure

The Trust has a management committee of between 3 and 10 Trustees which meets monthly to discuss and set strategic and operational policy. Individual duties and responsibilities with regard to the day to day operations of the Trust are agreed by consensus.

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RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES For The Year Ended 31 July 2021

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Induction and training of new trustees

Most Trustees are already familiar with the practical work of the Trust and are provided with information on the responsibilities and duties of charity trustees prior to formal appointment. In addition, Trustees are made aware of the specific requirements through provision of the Memorandum and Articles of Association. Opportunities to clarify any queries or areas of uncertainty are afforded by the Chair of the Trust.

Risk management

Individual Trustees hold appropriate qualifications and experience to ensure compliance with Health and Safety ('H&S') requirements. Procedures exist for the safe use of river craft and machinery. A risk assessment is undertaken for all activities, with any issue of concern flagged. A proforma risk assessment schedule is now available as the basis for all event assessments. Following the H&S consultancy during 2017, a full H&S management system is in place.

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees (who are also the directors of Renewable Heritage Trust for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Report of the trustees, incorporating a strategic report, approved by order of the board of trustees, as the company directors, on 28 April 2022 and signed on the board's behalf by:

Mr M C Phillips - Trustee

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Renewable Heritage Trust ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 July 2021.

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 examiner's statement

I have completed 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 the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those 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 fair view which 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 their accounts in accordance with 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.

Chris Land Fortus North Limited Equinox House Clifton Park Shipton Road York Yorkshire YO30 5PA

28 April 2022

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RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING AN INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) For The Year Ended 31 July 2021

2021
Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
44,383
Other trading activities
2
366
Investment income
3
15
Total
44,764
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Charitable activities
6,874
Other
15,583
Total
22,457
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
22,307
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
464,957
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
487,264
2020
Total
funds
£
10,506
540
63
11,109
3,747
10,866
14,613
(3,504)
468,461
464,957

The notes form part of these financial statements

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RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

BALANCE SHEET 31 July 2021

Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
7
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks
8
Debtors
9
Cash at bank
10
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
11
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
FUNDS
12
Unrestricted funds:
General fund
Capital reserve fund
TOTAL FUNDS
2021
Total
funds
£
453,527
100
1,825
33,875
35,800
(2,063)
33,737
487,264
487,264
34,535
452,729
487,264
487,264
2020
Total
funds
£
452,729
100
2,057
13,675
15,832
(3,604)
12,228
464,957
464,957
12,228
452,729
464,957
464,957

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 July 2021.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2021 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The notes form part of these financial statements

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RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

BALANCE SHEET - continued 31 July 2021

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 28 April 2022 and were signed on its behalf by:

Mr M C Phillips - Trustee

Mr D R Mann - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For The Year Ended 31 July 2021

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements and assessment of going concern

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

The Trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets

Plant and machinery are included at cost and less accumulated depreciation.

Land and buildings have been included at valuation. No depreciation is provided on the buildings as the Trustees operate an ongoing refurbishment policy to extend the useful life of the buildings

Stocks

Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Grants and Donations

Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

Revenue grants are recognised in the SOFA so as to match them with the expenditure towards which they are intended to contribute.

Grants which contribute towards specific expenditure on fixed assets are credited to the SOFA over the expected useful lives of the related assets.

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RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued For The Year Ended 31 July 2021

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Contractual Income and Performance Related Grants

These are only included in the SOFA once the related goods or services have been delivered.

Volunteer Help

The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustee's annual report.

Investment Income

Investment income is included in the accounts when receivable.

Governance Costs

Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.

2. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES

OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
2021 2020
Unrestricted Total
funds funds
£ £
Fundraising courses, workshops and
events 366 540
INVESTMENT INCOME
2021 2020
Unrestricted Total
funds funds
£ £
Deposit account interest 15 63

3. INVESTMENT INCOME

4. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

2021 2020
£ £
Depreciation - owned assets 266 -
Independent examiners fee - 850

5. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 July 2021 nor for the year ended 31 July 2020.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 July 2021 nor for the year ended 31 July 2020.

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RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued For The Year Ended 31 July 2021

6. TAXATION

The company is accepted as a charity for taxation purposes and is exempt from taxation on its income or gains to the extent that they are applied for charitable purposes.

7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

COST
At 1 August 2020
Additions
At 31 July 2021
DEPRECIATION
At 1 August 2020
Charge for year
At 31 July 2021
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 July 2021
At 31 July 2020
8.
STOCKS
Stocks
9.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade debtors
Prepayments
Freehold
Plant and
property
machinery
£
£
452,729
201,804
-
1,064
452,729
202,868
-
201,804
-
266
-
202,070
452,729
798
452,729
-
2021
£
100
2021
£
-
1,825
1,825
Totals
£
654,533
1,064
655,597
201,804
266
202,070
453,527
452,729
2020
£
100
2020
£
(20)
2,077
2,057

10. CASH AT BANK

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts.

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RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued For The Year Ended 31 July 2021

11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2021 2020
£ £
Trade creditors (76) 181
Accrued expenses 2,139 3,423
2,063 3,604
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement At
At 1.8.20 in funds 31.7.21
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 12,228 22,307 34,535
Capital reserve fund 452,729 - 452,729
464,957 22,307 487,264
TOTAL FUNDS 464,957 22,307 487,264
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 44,764 (22,457) 22,307
TOTAL FUNDS 44,764 (22,457) 22,307
Comparatives for movement in funds
Net
movement At
At 1.8.19 in funds 31.7.20
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 15,732 (3,504) 12,228
Capital reserve fund 452,729 - 452,729
468,461 (3,504) 464,957
TOTAL FUNDS 468,461 (3,504) 464,957

12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

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RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued For The Year Ended 31 July 2021

12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 11,109 (14,613) (3,504)
TOTAL FUNDS 11,109 (14,613) (3,504)

13. TRANSACTIONS WITH TRUSTEES

During the year, the Trust received donations from Howsham Power Co Ltd totalling £43,475 (2020 - £8,650), a company in which Mr M C Phillips and Ms M Macleod are directors.

During the year, £7,236 (2020 - £3,908) was paid to Mr D Mann and Ms M Macleod, in respect of the lease of land by the Trust. Mr D Mann is a Trustee of the charity.

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RENEWABLE HERITAGE TRUST

DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For The Year Ended 31 July 2021

2021 2020
£ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Donations and membership 44,383 10,506
Other trading activities
Fundraising courses, workshops and events 366 540
Investment income
Deposit account interest 15 63
Total incoming resources 44,764 11,109
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
Event costs 6,874 3,747
Other
Rent 7,236 3,908
Rent - carpark 60 60
Light and heat - 2
Telephone and internet costs 593 539
Independent examiner’s fee 900 850
Subscriptions 67 190
Sundry expenses 148 50
Insurance 2,707 2,652
Repairs to building 1,567 1,058
Professional fees 2,039 1,557
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets 266 -
15,583 10,866
Total resources expended 22,457 14,613
Net income/(expenditure) 22,307 (3,504)

This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements

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