CHARITY COMMISSION
| FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 0110112020
Perlod start date To
3111212020
Perlod end date
Charity name: Friends of Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
Charity reglstration number." 1125221
Objectlves and Activities
SORP
referen
Para 1.17
Summary of the purposes of
the charty as set out in its
governing document
to promote for the benefit of the
public the conservation, protection and
improvement of the physical and natural
environmenl of Paxton Pits Nature ReseNe
(PPNR} by promoting biological diversity.
to advance the education of the
public in the conservation, protéction, and
improvemenl of the physical and natural
environment.
FPPNR is involved in a range of activities
which further its objectives. The activities
can be broadly classified as..
enhancement of habitat and creation of
new habitat for wildlife through funding
and vOlunt￿r action
action to achieve expansion of PPNR
engagement with planning issues which
have the potential to impact on PPNR
support for wildlife monitoring on PPNR
by volunteers
enhancement of visitor facilities through
funding and volunteer action
running public events and promoting
PPNR and its wildlife
enhancement of the 'visitor experience.
through support for the Visitor Centre
Volunteers Scheme and funning ihe
Group Visit programme
• $UPPOrt for infomial and formal
educational aclivities
provision of information about PPNR
through public&'ons and the PPNR'S
website
Summary ofthe main
aclivities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit. in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.
Para 1.17,
1.18 and
1.19
FPPNR engaged in all of these activities
during 2020 and this would not have been
possible without the support of the
membership of FPPNR. the adive
volunteers (ca.140 in 2020) and PPNR'S
many other supporters.

Statement confimiing
whether the truslees have
had regard lo the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Para 1.18
The Trustees wnfirm that they have
complied with the duty in Section 4 of the
Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to
the Charty Commission's general guidance
on public benefit, "Charities and Public
Benefit.. The guidance was considered in
detemiining and planning the activities
noted above, at BOT meetings and at
meetings of the Management Groups.
FPPNR delivers this public benefit through
the range of activities noted above. PPNR
is open to everyone at all times, so each
visilor benefits from the activities of FPPNR
to improve the range and quantity of wildlife
which visitors might see during their time
on PPNR. Equally relevant to this goal are
efforts to expand PPNR and support of
wildlrfe monitoring. Likewise, work to
achieve a favourable 'visitor experience,,
the availability of appropriate and
welcoming visitor facilities and a range of
events to enable the public to better enjoy
PPNR'S wildlife are of direct benefit to the
visiting public. An important measure of the
extent of the public benefit deriving from
FPPNR'S activities is thé number of visitors
to PPNR. The total number of visits in 2020
is estimaled to be in excess of 130,000, but
due to the COVID-19 pandemic less than
5,000 recorded as using the Visitor Centre.
Good access for those with mobility
problems is a feature of PPNR, with a high
proportion of the nature trails being
a￿SSible using mobility aids.
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reference
Funds raised by FPPNR are invested into
PPNR to achieve the purposes of the
charity in the fomi of grants to the
managing agency.
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
About 140 active volunteers supported
PPNR and its managing agency,
Huntingdonshire District Council {HDC) CS,
donating time equivalent to around five full
time workers during non-COVID years.
Contribution made by
volunteers
Para 1.38
FPPNR helps to recruit volunteers and
supports their activities through provision of
materials, infom)ation, advi￿ and
encouragement, and organisational
seNices. Volunteer activities range
through staffing the Visitor Centre,
provisioning the Visitor Centre, habrtat
mana
ement, im
rovement of visitor

facilities. organising and running events,
leading guided walks, publicity and
promotion. administration. advocacy,
lannin
and wildlife monitorin
Contributlons from members and
supporters
Without the support of its members and the
enthusiasm and energy of its volunteers.
FPPNR would not be able to achiev8 its
aims.
Other
The number of members fluctuates during
the year with a low point on 1st April. the
start of the membership year. Membership
as of 1st January 2020 was 2,548 bul
reduced to 2,213 by 31st December 2020
due lo recruiting difficulties during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
The level of financial support in 2020 was
£9,469 (including Gift Aid), signrficantly
below p￿viouS levels due to the
circumstances.
Members receive a newsletter., four
editions of which were published in 2020.
Achievements and Performance
SORP
reference
Habltat enhancement
FPPNR ran 10 volunteer work parties on
Sundays and Thursdays during 2020.
Habital management was carried oul on
PPNR and in Little Paxton Quary. The
main activities undertaken by volunteers
were removal of willow from reedbeds,
hedge planting, maintaining habitat for rare
plants and breeding birds, clearance of
viewpoints, removal of invasive species
and Maintenan￿ of exclosures. FPPNR is
9raleful to Aggregate Industries (Al),
operators of Little Paxton Quarry, for their
support and to HDC CS for stsff
involvement and equipment.
Summary ofthe main
achievements of the charity.
identifying the drfference the
charity's work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefils to society as a
whole.
Para 1.20
FPPNR continued to work with Al to
enhance the quality of the wildlife habitat
which has been created within the
company's quarry. These areas will be part
of the planned extension to PPNR (see
below).

Action to achieve expansion of PPNR
In October 2007, agreements were signed
bet￿een Al, landowners, Cambridgeshire
County Council and HDC for a phased
extension to PPNR increasing the size of
PPNR by 3.7 times to ca. 700 acres.
FPPNR had played a central role in
achieving this outcome. being involved with
planning. advocacy, negotiations, and
provision of habitat management expertise
throughout the development period.
During 2020, FPPNR continued to work in
partnership with Al and HDC (as Ihe future
managing agency for the extension to
PPNR) to enhance habitai in those parts of
the quarry which will become part of PPNR
in the near future {as described above).
The planned extension to PPNR was
delayed as quarrying activities were
suspended for a number of years. The
quarry ￿0pened in January 2016 and
extraction commenced in April 2016.
FPPNR have held regular meetings with Al
and were involved in producing an updated
environmental management plan for the
quarry. The first phases of the extension
were expected to be incorporated into
PPNR in 2019. unfortunately this was not
achieved due to delays with the completion
of the necessary legal frjmialities, although
the contra¢tors appointed by Al
coMMen￿d restoralion works in April
2019. The COVID-19 pandemi¢ resulted in
further delays. The first phases are now
expected to be incorporated in PPNR in
2021 with fvll completion by 2029.
Future management of PPNR
FPPNR started a dialogue in 2013 with
HDC, as managing agency for PPNR, to
consider the long-temi future of PPNR.
This was prompted by the fast-changing
funding situation for local authorities. HDC
appointsd consultants in 2018 to produce a
report on investment options for the future
of PPNR,. this report is awaiting
implementation by HDC.
During 2020 FPPNR continued to work with
AI. HDC and the Wldlife Trust for
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and
Northamptonshire (wfBCN) to implement
the management plan for the extended
PPNR Covering the period 2017-2027.

Support forwlldlife monitorlng
FPPNR organised the annual Breeding
Bird Survey (in its 23rd year and involving
30+ volunteers). The survey is designed to
monitor breeding bird Su￿sS and thus
inform habitat management. Analysis and
reporting of the resuits were carried out by
a FPPNR volunteer.
The FPPNR Wldlife Monitoring Group
continued to gather data on a wide range of
Taxa at PPNR during 2020 recording
species at sites throughout PPNR.
Specialist surveys for Dragonfiies,
Buttefflies and Bats were also run during
2020. These results are routinely made
available to those planning habitat
management on PPNR and in Al's quarry
and to the iRecord data recording system.
FPPNR again supported British Trust for
Ornithology volunteer bird ringers in their
operalion of a 'Constant Effort Site, on
PPNR by habitat management in the
ringing area. The results of these studies
are of direct use in planning habrtat
management on PPNR and are of key
Importan￿ in national estimates of the
abundance and breeding success of small
passerines.
The national Wetland Bird Survey IWeBS)
has been carried out by a team of
volunteers at PPNR for several decades.
giving a long-running and useful data set.
FPPNR supports the sutvey by recruiting
volunteers and facilitating site visits.
These a¢tivities enabled FPPNR Io
Produ￿ a report for 2020 on the bird and
wildlife of PPNR which is available on the
PPNR website.
Enhancement of vlsltor facilitles
No major construction projects were
undertaken in 2020 although initial actions
were taken to make safe the Kingfisher
Hide. recenlly destroyed by fire. Minor
items of expenditure included..
Purchase of new work party tools
{£300)
FPPNR rents three moorings on the
River Great Ouse from HDC, for the
exclusive use of visitors to PPNR as
a 'River Viewpoint'1£1.4k in 2020).
The network of benches scattered
alon9 PPNR'S nature trails was
mainlained.
Bird feeders at the Visitor Centre
and at a bird hKle on PPNR are

maint8ined by FPPNR, at an
estimated cost of £400 pa.
Runnlng publlc events and promotlng
PPNR and its wildllfe
Due to restrictions caused by the COVID-
19 pandemic FPPNR only staged 6 events
during 2020. All were open to the public
ex￿pt one member only event. A small
charge was levied for participation in these
events which attracted an average of 30
parti¢ipants.
Enhancement of the 'vlsltor experience,
FPPNR supports the volunteers in their role
of keeping the Visitor Centre open and
providing a friendly and informative
welcome to visitors. Due to restrictions
caused by the COVID-19 pandemic the
Visitor Centre remained closed for much of
2020. FPPNR provide refreshments and
the opportunity for visitors to purchase a
limited seleclion of conservation-related
goods {e.g. bird seed and feeders, wildlife
identification guides, n8St boxes. etc.).
Their main role, however, is to make visits
to PPNR as enjoyable as possible through
friendly interaction and sharing their
knowledge of PPNR and its wildlife.
Support from FPPNR is provided through
volunteer contributions to the
administration of the Visitor Centr8
Volunteers Scheme, funding improvements
to the Visitor Centre, provision of free hot
drinks to volunteers on duty and special
events for participants in the Scheme.
FPPNR facilitates visits by organised
groups to PPNR. Group visits are booked
to ensure they can be accommodated.
Visitor Centre facilities and parking are
guaranleed. and a leader is offered tor a
guided walk. Participants are invited to give
a small donation in return for this service.
Support for Infomial and fonnal
educatlonal activities
PPNR'S Environmental Education Centre
(EEC), run by the VW8CN, is used for both
fomal and infomial education for a wide
range of age groups. Due to restrictions
aused by the COVID-19 pandemic the
Centre remained closed for much of 2020.
Normally around 4,000 participants use the
Centre, in¢luding classes from many
schools in the local area, and public 'dro
in, sessions during the school holidays. The
Trust's 'Little Bugs Club" for pre-school
children, ￿ldlIfe Watch Group for children
ofa
es from ca. 5
eatsto11
ears and

'Greènwatch° group for teenagers are
important contributions to wildlrfe
education.
Although not directly involved in the work
with Children. FPPNR continues to support
this project because it makes a substantial
contribution to delivering objective 2 for the
Charity. Cooperation is ensured by the
wrBCN's EEC Manager being a member
ofthe FPPNR'S Events Team and
Members and Visitors Group.
Provislon of Infomlatlon about PPNR
FPPNR produced programme leaflets for
events on PPNR. The leafiet, covering
January- June was made widely available
to members and the public through
variety of outlets. Events are also
publicised on the PPNR website.
FPPNR'S website, www.paxton-pits.org.uk,
is maintained by a volunteer member. The
site aims to report development5, provide a
resour￿ for information about PPNR, its
history and future plans. and to keep
visitors to the site up to date with latest
wildlife sightings. PPNR is lisled on Trip
Advisor as the number one attraction in the
St Neots area.
A monthly Mailchimp '￿at'S Around. is
sent to members.
FPPNR and the Rangws attempt to keep
PPNR and the activities on offer in the
public eye through regular reporting to the
local media.
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Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activrties against objectives
set
Para 1.41
Investment perfomian
ainst ob'ectives
Para 1.41

Other

Flnancial Review
Review of the charty's
financial position at the end
of the period
Para 1.21
Despite the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic, the charty was able to make a
surplus during 2020.
The charity remains in a strong financial
position to achieve its purposes and to
meet future challenges.
Statement exp5aining the
policy for holding reserves
slating why they are held
Para 1.22
The BOT reviewed and confinned on 18th
November 2020 the chaity's formal
statement of its Financial Reserves Policy,
as follows..
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to explain why
FPPNR holds Financial Reserves and $0
demonstrate that the Charity's finances are
managed in a responsible way to allow for
planned and unplanned funding
requirements. It is written against the
background that Charity Law requires any
income received by a chanty to be spent
within a reasonable period of receipt.
Trustees must, therefore, be able to justify
the holding of income as Reserves.
Deflnltlon
Financial Reserves are those parts of a
charity's unrestricted funds which are freely
available lo be spent on any of the charity's
purposes.
Policy
FPPNR has elected to divide its Financial
Reserves into two elements:
accumulated over time to pay for
planned major projects which
cannot be funded from a single
yearfs income.
set aside to cover unexpected and
unplanned events.
FPPNR has an overriding Financial Policy
nol to make any financial commrtment for
which it does not have sufficient frjnds.
Planned Projects.
PPNR is being developed under a rolling
management plan which includes periodic.
major projects to rèstore gravel workings to
condition suitable for both wildlife and
public access. These projects cannot be
funded from any single yearfs income and
thus money is set aside year on year. The
size of the Financial Reserve will be
calculated on the basis of expected income
and the
lanned date for the
a￿'Cular

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project. It will be reviewed regularfy and, in
any event, not16SS than once per year.
INhere possible these Financial ReseNes
will be placed in risk-free, short-temi,
interesteaming bank accounts. The
reason{s) for. and size of, this Financial
Reserve will be explained at every AGM.
Unexpected and Unplanned Events.
It is prudent financial management to allow
for unforeseen emergencies or other
unexpected needs for funds. Examples
include- an unexpected large repair bill, an
urgent, unanticipated project or a situalion
when funds might be needed to give the
Trustees time to take acts'on if income falls
markedly below expectations. This
Financial ReseNe has been set al £10,000
to be held in an instant aC￿sS bank
account. This sum is reviewed annually and
Ihe reason for, and size of, this Financial
Reserve will be explained at every AGM.
Implementation of the Policy
The Treasurer will normally provide
Trustees with a monthly report of income
and expenditure, a list of all planned
financial commitments and an assessment
of the net income against expectations. The
report will show cuffent balances and
calculate the funds available for planned
future projects. The BOT will formally review
the financial position at each of its
meetings.
Policy Review
This policy will be reviewed annually, prior
to the AGM.
£263,569
Amount of reserves held
Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Details of fund materialty in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties aboLrt the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Para 1.22
NIA
Para 1.24
None
Para 1.23
None
Addltlonal Infomiation (optlonall
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Receipts and payments
Income available for application to
FPPNR'S charitable objects arises from
foLtr main sources.. membership
subscriptions, donations, events. and sales
of goods. In 2020, these sources generated
£10,367 {subscriptionsl. £27,830
donations.
rants. Gift Aid
£5,689
The charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47

{events) and £13,126 (surplus on
refreshments and sales).
The Kingfisher Lottery Club, launched
during 2013. has continued to grow during
2020. Expenditure on FPPNR'S charitable
objects totalled £34,588 in 2020 (£19,729
in 2019). Servicing the membership,
stationery, printing, insurance, etc.,
amounted to £3,707, although much of this
expenditure underpinned delivery of th8
charitable objects. After allowan￿ for
expenditure on refreshments and sales,
funds applied to the charitable objects and
administration costs, a surplus of £9,469
was generated.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social inveslment policy
adopted
Para 1.46
Rlsk management
Throughout its 26 years of operation.
FPPNR has developed policies and
prO￿dureS which have enabled it to further
its objectives while minimising risks to the
organisation's finances and reputation. A
central principle has been to only undertake
activitieslprojects in pursuit of FPPNR'S
objectives which could be comfortably
funded from the current funds available in
the FPPNR bank acwunts. This, together
with the relatively simple land low risk)
operations of the organisation, has enabled
FPPNR to steadily expand its activities and
reputation in the ¢ommunty- This approach
was continued throughout 2020. Income
was mainly derived from four sources..
membership subscriplions. donations,
events, and sales of goods compatible with
the primary purpose of FPPNR. No staff
were employed, and the owned property
was minimal- mainly t¢Jols for habitat
management and some items of shop
equipment and slock. A fomial Risk
Assessment covering Compliance, Law
and Regulation; Funds,. Propety,. Liabilty
and Reputation was adopted in January
2013 and is reviewed annually.
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
Para 1.46
Management FPPNR'S finan￿ are
managed directly by the BOT. The
Treasurer reports on the CU￿ent financial
position at each of the BOT meetings.
other
The Treasurer is authorised to pay costs
incurred through the routine and recurring
activities of FPPNR
refreshments. bird

seed and other sales goods, postage,
stationery, fees for visiting speakers.
events, etc.).
All non-routine expenditure was sanctioned
by the BOT and funds for larger projects
were considered on the basis of written
proposals.
All cheques were signed by of six
authorised signatories.
Independently examined accounts for 2020
were adopted at the AGM on 6thJune 2021.

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusls-
Type of governing document
.1 Ust Oeed. Toval chartefl
Para 1.25
Friends of Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
(FPPNR) was fomied through adoption of a
Constitution at its first Annual General
Meeting IAGM) on 9th May 1995.
Substantial amendments to the Constitution
were adopted at its 12th AGM on 23rd
February 2007, prtor to FPPNR becoming
charity registered in England and Wales on
28th Jul 2008
FPPNR is an Association consisting of
2,213 members (as of 31st December
2020)
How is the charity
Constituted?
Para 1.25
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election lo post or name of
any person or body enlrtled
lo appoint one or more
trustees
Para 1.25
Trustees, including the Officers (Chairman,
Secretary and Treasurer), are elected
annually at the AGM (March). One Trustee
is appointed by the Managing Agency for
Paxton Pits Nature Reserve (PPNR), i.e.
Huntingdon5hire District Council {HDC).
There can be no fewer than three Trustees
and no more than 14 Trustees (including
the offi￿rs). If the number of Trustees is
less than 14, the Trustees may also appoint
any person who is willing to act as a
Trustee. All Trustees linduding Offi￿r$}
must retire at the next AGM after his or her
appointment but shall be eligible for re-
election at that AGM.
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Trustee Inductlon and Trainlng
New Trustees are provided with a selection
of Charity Commission guidance and
information literature and are engaged in
wide ranging discussions with the
Chairman of the Trustees and other
Trustees. The purpose of these discussions
is to enable new Trustees to explore the
breadth of activrty of FPPNR and to better
understand the role expected of them. Most
Trustees are members of at least one of
the Managemenl Groups, and this
enhances their knowledge of the
organisation. 13 of the Trustees who had
seNed during 2019 were re-elected at the
2020 AGM.
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
Trustees- voluntsry role
All Trustees give their time voluntarily and
received no remuneration or other benefits
durin9 2020.

The charty's organisational
slructure and any wider
ne￿Ork with which the
charity works
Organisation
The Board of Trustees {BoT) is required to
meet at least quarterly,. four meetings were
held in 2019. The BOT is supported by
Management Groups, the Members and
Visitors Group IMVG) and the Conservation
and Volunteers Group {CVG}. The
Management Groups are chaired by
Trustees or non-Truslee members of
FPPNR and are composed of Trustees and
members of FPPNR wrth particular
expertise or experience. In accordance with
Clause 29 of the Constitution, the 8oT has
approved Rules which, together with
additional protocolslguidance, set out the
responsibilities and procedures for the BOT
and the Management Groups. It follows
from Clause 29 (5) that the Rules made by
the BOT only concem matters which are
additional to. or derived from, those
governed by the Constitution. Each
Management Group has clearfy defined
responsibilities for progressing particular
areas of FPPNR'S activities. The BOT
receives reports and recommendations
from the Management Groups at each of its
meetings, determines policies and has
responsibility for the good govemance of
the charity and ensuring that all FPPNR
activities are compatible with its Gharitable
objectives. In its role as voluntary support
group for PPNR, FPPNR sets a high
priority on rna1ntenan￿ of good
communications be￿een Trusteesl
Management Group members and
volunteers on the one hand. and HDC
Countryside servI￿s {HDC CS) staff on
the other. This is facilitated through
appointrnent of one of the Trustees by HDC
CS and by the almost daily contact
btheen some Trustees and HDC CS staff.
Para 1.51
Other
Reference and Admlnlstratlve detsils
Chari
name
Other name the chari
uses
Re
istered chari
number
Charity's principal address
Friends of Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
FPPNR
1125221
6 Lakefield Avenue
Little Paxton
st Neots
PE19 6NZ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name
Offlce (If any)
Dates acted if not for
whole year
Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee
If an
Members at AGM
Members at AGM
Members at AGM
David BLrtterworth
Trevor Gunton
Treasurer
Marilyn
McDonough
Martin Runchman
Matt Hall
Members at AGM
Huntingdonshire District
Council as the Managing
Agency for Paxton Pits
Nature ReseNe
Mike Thomas
Trevor Coughlan
David Wlson
Chaiman
Members at AGM
Secretary
Members at AGM
Members at AGM
Janet Prior
Stephen Prior
Mark Hill
Members at AGM
Members at AGM
Members at AGM
10
12
Roger Kenneth
Lloyd
Jill Elizabeth Major
Sophie Baker
Resigned 1310312020
Members at AGM
13
Members at AGM
Members at AGM
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Cor
orate trustees- names of the directors at the date the re
Dlrector name
None
rtwas a
roved
Name of trustees holding title to propety belonging to the chartiy
Trustee name
Dates acted if not for
whole
ear
None

Funds held as custodlan trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
None
held in this Gapacty
Name and objects ofthe
charity on whose behall the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own
assets
Addltlonal infonnation {optlonal)
Names and addresses of advisers {Optlonal Inlorniatlon)
Type of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chlef executive or names of senior staff members (Optlonal informatlon)
Exemptlons from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
ersonnel details
Other o
tional infom)atlon

Declaratlons
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(sl
Full namels)
Posltlon leg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Michael Thomas
lan Crosby
Chair
Secretary
Date
3rd September 2021


**Charity Name No (if any) Friends of Paxton Pits Nature Reserve 1125221** 

## **Receipts and payments accounts** 

|**For the period**<br>**from**|01/01/2020<br>Period start date|**To**|31/12/2020<br>Period end date|
|---|---|---|---|



**CC16a** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £** 

**Total funds Last year** 

**to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £** 

## **A1 Receipts** 

|Donations and Gift Aid|**27,830**||**-**||**-**||**27,830**||**15,985**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Grants|||||**-**||**-**||**254**|
|Membershipsubscriptions|**10,367**||**-**||**-**||**10,367**||**9,920**|
|Visitors' Centre sales|**13,126**||**-**||**-**||**13,126**||**35,487**|
|Events|**5,689**||**-**||**-**||**5,689**||**8,298**|
|Bank interest|**154**||**-**||**-**||**154**||**128**|
|Value of Stock in Hand variation|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**109**|
|Till floats &pettycash accounts variation|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**48**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**57,166**||**-**||**-**||**57,166**||**70,229**|



|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**(see table).**||||||||||
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|||
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|||||||||||
|**_Total receipts_**|**57,166**||**-**||**-**||**57,166**||**70,229**|



## **A3 Payments** 

|Major conservationproject|**28,381**||**-**||**-**||**28,381**||**10,431**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Minor conservationprojects|**1,356**||**-**||**-**||**1,356**||**5,103**|
|Visitor facilityenhancements|**2,398**||||**-**||**2,398**||**4,117**|
|Events|**2,453**||**-**||**-**||**2,453**||**2,892**|
|Visitors' Centre sales stock|**6,310**||**-**||**-**||**6,310**||**15,758**|
|Printing,stationery,computer supplies|**2,581**||**-**||**-**||**2,581**||**3,286**|
|Postage|**2,716**||**-**||**-**||**2,716**||**2,327**|
|Insurance|**991**||**-**||**-**||**991**||**981**|





|Independent examination of accounts|||||||**-**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Pettycash accounts/stock variation|**511**||**-**||**-**||**511**|||
|**_Sub total_ **|**47,697**||**-**||**-**||**47,697**||**44,895**|



|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**47,697**<br>**9,469**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**47,697**<br>**9,469**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**-**|||||||||
||**-**|||||||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||||
||||||||||**44,895**|
|||||||||||
||**9,469**||**-**||**-**||**9,469**||**25,334**|
||**-**|<br>|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**254,100**||||**-**||**254,100**||**228,766**|
||**263,569**||**-**||**-**||**263,569**||**254,100**|





## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**monetary assets**<br>**unds**|**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>Cash at bank (Less unpresented cheques)<br>Stock value<br>Till and Petty Cash and Cash in Hand|**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>Cash at bank (Less unpresented cheques)<br>Stock value<br>Till and Petty Cash and Cash in Hand|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**261,233**||||**-**|
||||**1,973**||**-**||**-**|
||||**363**||**-**||**-**|
||||**263,569**||**-**||**-**|
||||||||OK|
||||||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
||||||**-**||**-**|
||||||**-**||**-**|
||||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||||**-**||**-**||**-**|



## **B1 Cash funds** 

## **B2 Other monetary assets** 

## **B3 Investment assets** 

## **Details** 

|**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|**Cost (optional)**|**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**-**||**-**|
|||**-**||**-**|
|||**-**||**-**|
|||**-**||**-**|
|||**-**||**-**|



**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use** 

|**Details**|**Details**|**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|**Cost (optional)**|**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Conservation management equipment||Unrestricted||**-**||**-**|
|Office equipment||Unrestricted||**-**||**-**|
|||||**-**||**-**|





|**-**||**-**|
|---|---|---|
|**-**||**-**|
|**-**||**-**|
|**-**||**-**|
|**-**||**-**|
|**-**||**-**|



## **B5 Liabilities** 

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees 

**Fund to which Amount due When due Details liability relates (optional) (optional)** Unpresented cheques Unrestricted **425 - - - -** Date of Signature Print Name approval David Butterworth Mike Thomas 



CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Friends of Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
On accounts for the year
ended
31$% December 2020
Charity no
{If any)
1125221
Sgt oirt on pages
1 of Receipts and Payments Accounts
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of thé above
charity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 3111212020.
Responsibilities and As the Charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 {￿he Act").
I report in respecA of my examination of the Trust's accounts carrred out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the appliGable DirectFons given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5){bl of the Act_
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come to Tny attention in connection wth the examination which gives me
Cause to believe that in, any malerial respect-
accounting records were not kept in aGGordano with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not a¢cord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
wrth the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding ofthe accounts to be reached.
Independent
examiner's statement
Date:
16th March 2021
Signod:
Name:
Michael Colsell
Relevant profossional
qualificatlon(s) or body
{if any):
Former Associate of the Institute of Bankers
Address:
3 Capulet Close, Eaton Socon
St Neots
Cambridgeshire PE19 8UQ
IER
October 2018