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Charity registration number: 1133481

STAA

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Community Accounting Plus Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GL

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Contents (continued)

Reference and Administrative Details	1
Trustees' Report	2 to 4
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities	5
Independent Examiner's Report	6
Statement of Financial Activities	7 to 8
Balance Sheet	9
Notes to the Financial Statements	10 to 23

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Reference and Administrative Details

Trustees Lydia Watkinson, Chair Charles Wesson Clare Soar Alistair Bates Amy Scott Senior Management Team Jo Lees, Chief Executive Officer Charity Registration Number 1133481 Principal Office Unit B1/02, First Floor, Block B Blenheim Court Huntingdon Street Nottingham NG1 3BY Independent Examiner Eva Stevens, employee of Community Accounting Plus Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GL

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Trustees' Report

The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Trustees and officers

The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:

Trustees: Lydia Watkinson, Chair Charles Wesson Clare Soar Alistair Bates Amy Scott Kirsche Walker (appointed 15 April 2024 and resigned 15 September 2025) David Wood (resigned 15 April 2024) David John Parker (resigned 18 July 2025)

Structure, governance and management

Nature of governing document

The Charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. It is operated under the rules of its CIO - Foundation Conversion constitution dated 16 July 2020. Prior to this, STAA was a charitable company, established in 1998.

Recruitment and appointment of trustees

Following the conversion to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in July 2020 STAA has adopted a more formal approach to the recruitment of trustees seeking to attract those with specific skills and experience. We continue to advertise for trustees more widely than we did before converting to a CIO. We advertise trustee vacancies utilising local CVS services as well as other bulletins for voluntary positions, and our own social media channels and regular newsletter.

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Trustees' Report (continued)

Objectives and activities

Objects and aims

The objects of the company are:

A) to promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of St Ann's, Nottingham and the surrounding area, without distinction of sex, or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and the general public in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupation (in particular facilities for allotment and recreational gardening) with the object of improving the conditions of life for those who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances; B) to advance the education of the public in allotment and recreational gardening and the protection and improvement of the natural environment;

C) the promotion for the benefit of the public of urban regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation, in particular the St Ann's area of Nottingham by all or any of the following means:

i) the relief of financial hardship;

ii) the advancement of education and volunteer experience;

iii) the maintenance, improvement or provision of recreational facilities; iv) the preservation of buildings or sites of historic or architectural importance; v) the maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities.

Public benefit

This year we have continued to operate our regular projects.

On the Community Orchard we continue to run outdoor education activities for children aged 0-12 years old. This year we have run over 700 outdoor play sessions for babies and toddlers aged 0-4 years old. Having invested in outdoor kitchen facilities in previous years, we have been able to serve over 1400 meals to attendees at community days and family sessions. Many of these are made from fresh ingredients grown by volunteers on our projects. We also work with local schools to offer bespoke sessions for children. We continue to offer sessions for children and young people aged 12 and over which have had over 200 attendances this year. The Community Orchard continues to hold a Green Flag Community Award in recognition of the high standard of management and good practice.

Our committed and knowledgeable volunteers continue to offer regular tours to members of the public, providing education about the history of this Grade 2* listed site. We also continue to maintain the Heritage Display Garden, known to volunteers and staff alike as “Oliver’s” in honour of Tom Oliver, the previous tenant of the plots. The garden provides information and visual representation of the history of the site, as well as volunteering opportunities and has benefitted from new information boards this year.

On the Nursery we continue to run regular gardening sessions aimed primarily at adults. This project space has been designed to allow access for those with less mobility. All produce grown by volunteers is used, either to provide fresh meals at our own sessions or by working with partners who help us to distribute it to the community as part of our Community Harvest project.

The process of delivering education, training and experience of a green environment enables us to provide a range of volunteering opportunities which, although of value to the organisation, are more significantly beneficial to those volunteers themselves as they acquire both new technical skills and knowledge, but also those softer skills to do with interaction with others. We continue to work with partner organisations to offer appropriate opportunities to members of the community who would most benefit.

Additionally, members of the public are the recipients of those education and personal development activities and heritage tours.

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Trustees' Report (continued)

The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Achievements and performance

Last year we gained accreditation as a training centre for City and Guilds. This year we have successfully delivered a full year to our first cohort of students who have all gained their qualification. We are grateful to the Enterprise Development Programme for their help and support in successfully launching this programme.

Our volunteers have completed 2400 hours of work on our various projects. In total we have recorded 6266 attendances across all of our sessions in the course of the year.

We continue to operate regular feedback weeks and receive positive feedback on sessions. 95% of respondents agreed that their physical and/or mental health benefitted from being in our green spaces.

Financial review

The majority of our funding continues to be in the form of grants and we have received £272,688 in grant funding in this financial year. We continue to receive funding from the National Lottery Community Development Fund. The trustees are grateful to the National Lottery for their continued support. Having successfully launched City and Guilds courses last year, this is now our second biggest source of income. We continue to develop new income streams, as well as maintain old ones. We have continued to develop our offering of corporate and team building days and workshops.

Policy on reserves

STAA aims to keep unrestricted reserves of at least 3 months annual expenditure costs plus designated reserves specifically to cover our redundancy liabilities. The reserves policy is reviewed annually and takes account of known and potential future liabilities, such as redundancy costs, project funding gaps and inflation. In 2025/26, the amount of unrestricted funds to be held in reserves (General Fund) is £80,851, and an additional £35,107 in designated reserves to cover any potential redundancy liabilities.

Major risks and management of those risks

Financial risks

At the time of writing we continue to rely on grant funding for the majority of our income. In common with other charities, we have found this increasingly competitive at a time when our costs are rising, due to inflation and the national insurance increase. We continue to manage this risk by maintaining our grant funding strategy and developing other sources of income. We also continually review expenditure and seek more efficient ways of working where possible.

In addition, we continue to focus on alternative sources of income. In the last year our main focus has been on building the City and Guilds programme. Now that this is more established, we will put more focus on other funding streams such as corporate team days.

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Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.

The law applicable to charities 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 charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, and the provisions of the constitution. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Approved by the trustees of the charity on .................... and signed on its behalf by:

......................................... Lydia Watkinson Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of STAA

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of STAA

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of STAA (the Charity) for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').

I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

Since the Charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), which is one of the listed bodies. 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 that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the accounts do not comply with the accounting 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.

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.

......................................

Eva Stevens, BSc, CPFA, employee of Community Accounting Plus member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)

Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GL

Date:.............................

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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 2 Charitable activities 3 Investment income 4 Total Income Expenditure on: Charitable activities 6 Total Expenditure Net (expenditure)/income Gross transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 18	Unrestricted £ 50,308 37,344 2,647 90,299 (106,067) (106,067) (15,768) 2,746 (13,022) 154,019 140,997	Restricted £ - 222,380 - 222,380 (216,903) (216,903) 5,477 (2,746) 2,731 60,494 63,225	Total 2025 £ 50,308 259,724 2,647 312,679 (322,970) (322,970) (10,291) - (10,291) 214,513 204,222	Total 2024 £ 66,927 245,129 1,981
				314,037
				(280,352)
				(280,352)
				33,685 -
				33,685 180,828
				214,513

All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for the period is shown in note 18.

The notes on pages 10 to 23 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 7

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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

These are the figures for the previous accounting period and are included for comparative purposes

Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 2 Charitable activities 3 Investment income 4 Total Income Expenditure on: Charitable activities 6 Total Expenditure Net income Gross transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 18	Unrestricted £ 66,927 32,010 1,981 100,918 (77,670) (77,670) 23,248 (15,000) 8,248 145,771 154,019	Restricted £ - 213,119 - 213,119 (202,682) (202,682) 10,437 15,000 25,437 35,057 60,494	Total 2024 £ 66,927 245,129 1,981
			314,037
			(280,352)
			(280,352)
			33,685 -
			33,685 180,828
			214,513

The notes on pages 10 to 23 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 8

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(Registration number: 1133481) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

Note Fixed assets Tangible assets 10 Current assets Debtors 11 Cash at bank and in hand 12 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 13 Net current assets Net assets Funds of the charity: Restricted income funds Restricted funds 18 Unrestricted income funds Unrestricted funds Total funds 18	2025 £ 4,329 9,635 201,287 210,922 (11,029) 199,893 204,222 63,225 140,997 204,222	2024 £ 7,301 8,838 208,892
		217,730 (10,518)
		207,212
		214,513
		60,494 154,019
		214,513

The financial statements on pages 7 to 23 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on .................... and signed on their behalf by:

.........................................

Lydia Watkinson Trustee

The notes on pages 10 to 23 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 9

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1 Accounting policies

Statement of compliance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

Basis of preparation

STAA meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

Exemption from preparing a cash flow statement

Under the exemption available to smaller charities the Board of Trustees has chosen not to include a Statement of Cash Flows within the financial statements.

Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

The trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of one year from the date of approval of the financial statements.

Income and endowments

Grants receivable

Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released.

Gift aid

Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the Statement of Financial Activities at the same time as the gift to which they relate.

Expenditure

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregates similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.

Charitable activities

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

Taxation

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

Tangible fixed assets

Individual fixed assets costing £1,000.00 or more are initially recorded at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.

Depreciation and amortisation

Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:

Asset class	Depreciation method and rate
IT equipment	33.3% straight line
Buildings	10.0% straight line
Fixtures & fittings	20.0% straight line
General equipment	25.0% straight line

Trade debtors

Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.

Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

Trade creditors

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

Fund structure

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees' discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds and resources set aside for specific purposes at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.

Pensions and other post retirement obligations

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity. Pension costs charges in the Statement of Financial Activities represent the contributions payable by the charity during the year.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

2 Income from donations and legacies

Unrestricted funds Designated £ General £ Grants, including capital grants; Grants from other charities 6,845 41,155 Other income from donations and legacies 210 2,098 7,055 43,253 3 Income from charitable activities Unrestricted funds Restricted Designated £ General £ funds £ Grants & donations - - 222,380 Service fees - Schools 14,385 - - Services - Enrolment fees 14,354 - - Workshops & corporate days 6,819 - - Tours & talks 575 276 - Sundry receipts 199 - - Other service fees 736 - - 37,068 276 222,380 4 Investment income Unrestricted funds General £ Interest receivable and similar income; Interest receivable on bank deposits 2,647		Total 2025 £ 48,000 2,308 50,308 Total 2025 £ 222,380 14,385 14,354 6,819 851 199 736		Total 2024 £ 65,000 1,927
				66,927
				Total 2024 £ 213,119 12,552 8,500 9,801 1,157 - -
		259,724		245,129
		Total 2025 £ 2,647		Total 2024 £ 1,981

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

5 Grants and donations Groundwork UK Postcode Places J N Derbyshire Trust Awards for All Finnis Scott Boots Charitable Trust Society of the Holy Child Dunn Family Charitable Trust Anonymous National Lottery Community Fund Gemini Fund Nottingham City Council The Evan Cornish Foundation Winifred Eileen Kemp Trust Whitaker Charitable Trust SSBC Sundry donations B&Q Foundation Severn Trent Water The Forman Hardy Charitable Trust Warburtons The Thomas Farr Charity Stanley Smith (UK) Horticultural Trust The Thoresby Charitable Trust The Renewal Trust The Chetwode Foundation The Mary Robertson Trust F Wilde Charity The John Horseman Trust Mansfield Building Society Jessie Spencer Trust The Hilden Charitable Fund The Jones 1986 Charitable Trust The Hedley Foundation Wesleyan Foundation The Gosling Foundation	Unrestricted funds £ - 25,000 - - 5,000 - 15,000 - - - - - - - - 3,000 2,308 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 50,308	Restricted funds £ 999 - 3,000 18,974 - 7,500 - 1,500 750 76,352 4,862 1,000 5,000 2,500 1,000 11,583 - 5,000 13,261 3,000 400 2,000 2,879 2,000 1,268 5,000 1,000 500 13,552 5,000 1,000 1,500 8,000 2,000 10,000 10,000 222,380	Total funds £ 999 25,000 3,000 18,974 5,000 7,500 15,000 1,500 750 76,352 4,862 1,000 5,000 2,500 1,000 14,583 2,308 5,000 13,261 3,000 400 2,000 2,879 2,000 1,268 5,000 1,000 500 13,552 5,000 1,000 1,500 8,000 2,000 10,000 10,000
			272,688

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

6 Expenditure on charitable activities

Activity delivery Bank charges & fees Depreciation Communications Information technology Equipment, materials & resources Insurance Marketing & promotional Legal & professional Recruitment Plot, office rent & rates Printing & stationery Registration fees Salaries, NI & pension Sundry expenses Training Travel & expenses Utilities & office cleaning Volunteer expenses Overhead recharges	Unrestricted General funds £ 10 25 - 1,234 3,096 56 4,494 1,284 24,038 148 13,987 332 - 62,570 787 821 6 463 - (42,966) 70,385	Unrestricted Designated funds £ Restricted funds £ 3,745 2,120 437 - 2,972 - 299 282 2,222 - 663 22,145 - - 137 125 365 - - 153 489 5,420 84 47 1,171 - 18,450 144,902 3 18 245 1,451 7 504 - 38 - 1,125 4,393 38,573 35,682 216,903	Total 2025 £ 5,875 462 2,972 1,815 5,318 22,864 4,494 1,546 24,403 301 19,896 463 1,171 225,922 808 2,517 517 501 1,125 - 322,970	Total 2024 £ 10,170 - 2,972 1,582 5,959 11,503 5,123 606 19,839 102 10,041 711 - 206,979 489 2,920 139 956 261 -
				280,352

7 Net incoming/outgoing resources

Net (outgoing)/incoming resources for the year include:

Depreciation of fixed assets

2025 £ 2,972	2024 £ 2,972

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

8 Staff costs

The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:

The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
Staff costs during the year were: Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs	2025 £ 209,239 10,616 6,067 225,922	2024 £ 192,535 9,010 5,434
		206,979

The monthly average number of persons (including senior management team) employed by the charity during the year was as follows:

Average number of employees	2025 No 14	2024 No 14

12 (2024 - 8) of the above employees participated in the Defined Contribution Pension Schemes.

Contributions to the employee pension schemes for the year totalled £6,067 (2024 - £5,434).

No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year

9 Independent examiner's fees

During the period, the fees payable (excluding VAT) to the charity’s independent examiner Community Accounting Plus are analysed as follows:

Accounting Plus are analysed as follows:
Independent examination Other financial services	2025 £ 925 3,582 4,507	2024 £ 890 1,565
		2,455

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

10 Tangible fixed assets

Buildings £ 29,718	Fixtures & fittings £ 1,100	Total £ 30,818 30,818 23,517 2,972 26,489 4,329 7,301 2024 £ 4,996 3,842 -
29,718	1,100
22,417 2,972	1,100 -
25,389	1,100
4,329	-
7,301	-
	2025 £ 3,070 5,239 1,326 9,635 2025 £ 189 201,098 201,287 2025 £ 5,069 3,292 2,668 11,029
		8,838
		2024 £ 189 208,703
		208,892
		2024 £ 3,639 3,613 3,266
		10,518

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

14 Obligations under leases and hire purchase contracts

Operating lease commitments

Total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

Land and buildings Within one year	2025 £ 5,850	2024 £ 4,500

15 Taxation

The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from corporation taxation.

16 Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions in the year.

17 Trustees remuneration and expenses

No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.

No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

18 Funds

Unrestricted funds *General* General fund *Designated* Orchard Orchard Building Redundancy Contingency IT replacement fund Enterprise Youth Engagement Worker Total unrestricted funds Restricted funds Orchard - New Shoots Growing to Grow Activity and Play (Orchard) The Safe Space CIN (Orchard) Horticulture/Comm Harvest (Edith Murphy) Horticulture/Comm Harvest (Forman Hardy) Heritage Display Garden Awards for All Comic Relief TNL 23/24 Youth Engagement Worker John Eastwood (Orchard) Limbourne Trust (Orchard) 29th May 1961 (Orchard) Thomas Farr (Orchard) Williamson (Orchard) B&Q Foundation Severn Trent Community Harvest Stanley Smith Heritage Garden refurb	Balance at 1 April 2024 £ 80,774 977 7,301 34,500 10,000 5,775 14,692 - 73,245 154,019 2,327 4,469 5,369 546 2,000 1,000 924 2,290 2,139 8,306 15,000 3,000 5,681 2,900 4,043 500 - - -	Incoming resources £ 46,176 13,815 - - - - 30,308 - 44,123 90,299 30,635 - 15,768 - - 3,000 - - 999 76,352 27,000 - - - 2,000 - 5,000 13,261 2,879	Resources expended £ (70,385) (8,729) (2,972) - - (882) (23,099) - (35,682) (106,067) (20,918) (4,469) (16,683) (546) (2,000) (3,765) (924) (2,290) (3,138) (79,777) (12,254) (3,000) (5,681) (2,900) (4,100) (500) (4,635) (13,261) (2,467)	Transfers £ 24,286 - - 607 (10,000) (4,893) (12,254) 5,000 (21,540) 2,746 - - - - - - - - - - (15,000) - - - - - - - -	Balance at 31 March 2025 £ 80,851 6,063 4,329 35,107 - - 9,647 5,000
					60,146
					140,997
					12,044 - 4,454 - - 235 - - - 4,881 14,746 - - - 1,943 - 365 - 412

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

Warburtons Awards for All (24/25) Thoresby (Orchard) Mary Robertson (Orchard) Whitaker (Hort) Winifred (Hort) Horticulture Total restricted funds Total funds	Balance at 1 April 2024 £ - - - - - - - 60,494 214,513	Incoming resources £ 400 18,974 2,000 1,000 1,000 2,500 19,612 222,380 312,679	Resources expended £ - (934) (540) (85) (28) (142) (31,866) (216,903) (322,970)	Transfers £ - - - - - - 12,254 (2,746) -	Balance at 31 March 2025 £ 400 18,040 1,460 915 972 2,358 -
					63,225
					204,222

The transfer from Enterprise fund to the Horticulture fund is to cover the deficit on this activity. The remaining transfers represent changes in the designation amounts as agreed by trustees.

The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:

Orchard (Designated Fund) - deliver outdoor educational and play and activity sessions for schools and local young people. Maintain the Community Orchard’s current infrastructure and equipment to ensure a safe and stimulating environment.

Orchard Building (Designated Fund) - to provide for depreciation of the straw bale building, solar panels and the compost toilet.

Contingency (Designated Fund) - a contingency for capital works, essential repairs and professional fees. IT replacement fund (Designated Fund) - for future replacement of laptops and desktop computers.

Enterprise (Designated Fund) - designated to ensure sufficient funds for City & Guilds and workshop delivery and commitments.

New Shoots funded by SSBC in previous year (2023/24) and by SSBC and The Horseman Trust in 2024/25 to deliver twice weekly drop in sessions on St Ann's Community Orchard for 0-4 year olds, their carers and expectant mothers.

TNL Community Fund - continues to bring people together through a programme of regular activities offering wider access to the local community to get involved in gardening, food growing and new activity for local young people.

Growing to Grow - offers opportunities for local people to learn, gain skills and knowledge about food growing. Activity and Play (Orchard) - Play Grow and Eat activities for local families during the school holidays. Provides a hot meal, family workshops and play activities.

Youth Engagement Worker - to fund a new Youth Engagement Worker to encourage young people onto the Orchard site, providing a safe space and age appropriate sessions.

Horticulture/Comm Harvest (Edith Murphy) - support for the Community Harvest Project, growing food for the local community via foodbanks and social eating projects.

Horticulture/Comm Harvest (Forman Hardy) -Support for Play Grow and Eat sessions during the school holidays.

Heritage Display Garden - renovate neglected areas of the Heritage Display Garden and redevelop existing planted spaces to enhance their use, and diversity of plant varieties showcased.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)

Awards for All - Company vehicle and ancillary purchases. Comic Relief - Play Grow and Eat school holiday provision.

The National Lottery Community Fund - Growing Together 3 year project, providing outdoor community engagement activities for local people.

Sir John Eastwood Foundation - expansion of Community Orchard children and family activities. The Limbourne Trust - increase and expand Community Orchard activity.

The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust - Community Orchard children & family sessions. The Thomas Farr Charity - Support for Growing to Grow and Community Harvest. Williamson Benevolent Trust - Expansion of Community Orchard free activities for local children & families. B&Q Foundation - Outdoor furniture and equipment for the Heritage Display Garden. Severn Trent Community Harvest - Support to create new indoor and outdoor growing areas and harvest storage.

Stanley Smith Heritage Garden refurb - Help renovate areas of the Heritage Display Garden, redevelop existing planted spaces and diversity of plant varieties showcased. Warburtons - Help maintain and repair infrastructure on the Nursery. Thoresby (Orchard) -Support for the delivery of Community Days on St Ann’s Community Orchard. Mary Robertson (Orchard) - Support for the delivery of Community Days on St Ann’s Community Orchard. Whitaker (Hort) - Support for Growing to Grow and Community Harvest.

Winifred (Hort) - Support for Growing to Grow and Community Harvest. Horticulture - Support for Growing to Grow, addressing food poverty whilst developing skills and wellbeing.

These are the figures for the previous accounting period and are included for comparative purposes:

Unrestricted funds *General* General fund *Designated* Orchard Orchard Building Redundancy Heritage Contingency IT replacement fund Fundraising support Horticulture Enterprise Youth Engagement Worker Total unrestricted funds Restricted Orchard - New Shoots TNL Community Fund	Balance at 1 April 2023 £ 55,000 2,000 10,273 32,000 2,000 10,000 8,000 6,148 2,000 3,350 15,000 90,771 145,771 4,064 7,957	Incoming resources £ 67,188 12,677 - - 1,097 - - - - 19,956 - 33,730 100,918 11,209 -	Resources expended £ (41,414) (14,800) (2,972) - (1,497) - (2,225) (6,148) - (8,614) - (36,256) (77,670) (12,946) (7,957)	Transfers £ - 1,100 - 2,500 (1,600) - - - (2,000) - (15,000) (15,000) (15,000) - -	Balance at 31 March 2024 £ 80,774 977 7,301 34,500 - 10,000 5,775 - - 14,692 -
					73,245
					154,019
					2,327 -

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Growing to Grow Activity and Play (Orchard) The Safe Space CIN (Orchard) Horticulture/Comm Harvest (Edith Murphy) Horticulture/Comm Harvest (Forman Hardy) Heritage Display Garden Awards for All SIB Comic Relief TNL 23/24 Youth Engagement Worker John Eastwood (Orchard) Limbourne Trust (Orchard) 29th May 1961 (Orchard) Thomas Farr (Orchard) Asda Foundation Williamson (Orchard) Total restricted funds Total funds	Balance at 1 April 2023 £ 10,428 11,503 1,105 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35,057 180,828	Incoming resources £ 15,500 12,978 10,000 2,000 1,000 2,000 10,000 26,509 8,993 80,107 4,348 3,000 15,000 4,000 5,000 975 500 213,119 314,037	Resources expended £ (21,459) (19,112) (10,559) - - (1,076) (7,710) (26,509) (6,854) (71,801) (4,348) - (9,319) (1,100) (957) (975) - (202,682) (280,352)	Transfers £ - - - - - - - - - - 15,000 - - - - - - 15,000 -	Balance at 31 March 2024 £ 4,469 5,369 546 2,000 1,000 924 2,290 - 2,139 8,306 15,000 3,000 5,681 2,900 4,043 - 500
					60,494
					214,513

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Unrestricted

Tangible fixed assets Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets	General £ - 91,561 (10,710) 80,851	Designated £ 4,329 55,817 - 60,146	Restricted £ - 63,544 (319) 63,225	2025 Total funds £ 4,329 210,922 (11,029)
				204,222

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Tangible fixed assets Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets	Unrestricted General £ Designated £ - 7,301 91,292 65,944 (10,518) - 80,774 73,245	Restricted £ - 60,494 - 60,494	2024 Total funds £ 7,301 217,730 (10,518)
			214,513

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