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Habitats & Heritage

Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24

CONTENTS

Reference and Administrative Details ........................................... 3 Message from the Chair ................................................................. 4 About Habitats & Heritage ............................................................. 5 Aims and Objectives ....................................................................... 6 Activities and Performance ............................................................ 7 Financial Review ............................................................................ 16 Governance and Management .................................................... 17 Declaration .................................................................................... 18 Independent Examiner’s Report .................................................. 19 Financial Statements .................................................................... 20

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[st] March 2023. The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and the Accounting and Reporting by Charities; Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 102 ('FRS102')

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Company Number

07469024

Registered Charity Number

1140872

Registered Office

ETNA Community Centre, 13 Rosslyn Road, Twickenham, Middlesex TW1 2AR

Trustees

Ann Hagell Chair Adam Tyson Stephen Houchin Zoe Lawrence Georgina Creighton Chris Lee Appointed 23[rd] March 2024 Gary Butler Resigned 23[rd] March 2024 Saima Habib Resigned 10[th] October 2023 Sharon Willoughby Resigned 27[th] November 2023

Company Secretary

Victoria Phillips

Independent Examiner

R Athauda, FAIA R Athauda & Co International Accountants 306 Staines Road TWICKENHAM Middlesex TW2 5AS

Bankers

The Co-operative Bank PLC, P.O. Box 101, 1 Balloon Street, Manchester ME60 4EP

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

I am very pleased to introduce Habitat & Heritage’s annual report for 2023-24

As our Activities report demonstrates, Habitats & Heritage have had another very productive year. Community engagement continues to be the focus of our work, from supporting Friends groups, through to giving talks, leading tours and giving advice on home energy efficiency savings. Our work and activities provide clear evidence of the value that people put on interacting with and looking after their local green spaces and heritage in south and west London. In the face of national and local species decline, our work co-ordinating biodiversity partnerships in London remains vital, and we continue to facilitate collaboration between partners for the benefit of wildlife and people in local areas.

My gratitude, as ever, lies with my colleagues on the Board, the dedicated and passionate staff; our generous funders and collaborators; and our supporters. Their continued belief in Habitats & Heritage and their commitment to our vision has been essential in attaining the successful outcomes that we have realised this year.

With our ‘Habitats’ programme we have continued to promote biodiversity through practical volunteering and supporting local communities to care for green spaces. The idea of Green Hubs – small green spaces that are vital for connectivity as well as local sense of place – has been a keynote of the year, with volunteer work extending to Richmond, Sutton and Merton. Young people have been active through the Youth Volunteering nature conservation programme as well as educational activities such as an inspiring EcoChampions event in February. Our projects with Thames Landscape Strategy and Crane Valley Partnership have been vital in promoting our commitment to the environment of the Thames and its tributaries. We are dedicated to developing local Biodiversity Action Plans and to supporting Friends’ groups and others who are environmental stewards in their neighbourhoods.

Our ‘Heritage’ programme now includes a major scheme, funded by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, to save Grove Gardens Chapel, which has suffered structural decline in recent years. We have secured a major Lottery grant to restore Sir Richard Burton’s Mausoleum in Mortlake and to develop an education programme with local schools. We have organised many events, including a talk about Sir Joseph Bazalgette, a Heritage Bus Tour and London Open House. The core of our work has been funded by Historic England and we continue to work closely with them on heritage at risk.

Our ‘Climate’ programme has focussed on energy efficiency in partnership with CREW energy, with a new project funded by Richmond Parish Lands Charity. As well as home visits and advice we delivered 3,000 Warm Packs across Richmond and Wandsworth, with Local Authority funding support.

The year has brought changes to the Board and to our staff team. We said farewell to Saima Habib, who served diligently as Treasurer throughout our years of organisational merger and reform. Gary Butler left the Board, having helped us through years of change with his invaluable expertise as a conservation architect. Sharon Willoughby also left and we shall miss her insight into community engagement and many other areas. We were delighted to welcome to the Board Chris Lee, who brings a wealth of experience in economic and social regeneration. Our Chief Executive Officer, Colin Cooper, left to become the CEO of Wimbledon and Putney Commons after thirteen years dedicated to Habitats & Heritage and its predecessor charities. After the steadying hand of Eve Risbridger as interim CEO we are excited to welcome as our new CEO Paul Jennings, who brings great experience in education and management and a fresh approach to the challenges of the future.

Ann Hagell, Chair of Trustees

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ABOUT HABITATS & HERITAGE

Habitats & Heritage is the local charity that acts for the natural and historic environment and climate in south and west London. Our mission is to protect and restore our threatened rivers, green spaces, parks and historic built environment for the benefit of the whole community, for this and future generations.

We are based in Twickenham and work across the London Boroughs of Richmond, Hounslow, Kingston, Wandsworth, Ealing, Sutton and Merton.

Vision and values

Our vision is a restored and extensive natural and historical heritage for south and west London. We want to enrich and connect degraded and isolated green spaces across our urban landscape and to restore neglected historical structures and landscapes that would otherwise fall to ruin or disappear. We want to make those special local places accessible and inviting to all to explore, enjoy and feel part of.

We promote an accessible and inclusive approach to our environmental and historical heritage and seek to deepen people’s sense of wellbeing, belonging and pride in place through learning and appreciation of the local environment. We promote sustainable lifestyles and recognise the interconnectedness of all aspects of human activity.

Our values:

History and governance

Habitats & Heritage is a registered charity (no 1140872) and a company limited by guarantee (no. 7469024) established in 2011 under the name South West London Environment Network (SWLEN). The charity was renamed and rebranded Habitats & Heritage in November 2020 following merger with Environment Trust, a sister charity established in 1984.

The Board of Trustees governs Habitats & Heritage. Operational management is delegated to the executive led by Chief Executive, Paul Jennings. There are a number of committees and subgroups reporting to the board.

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Public benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and that the activities carried out by Habitats & Heritage during the year were all undertaken in order to further its objects. A detailed explanation is shown under activities and performance.

Charitable Objects

Habitats & Heritage was set up with the following objects:

  1. To promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public, principally, but not exclusively, in South West London and surrounding areas by:

  2. Building the capacity of third sector organisations which are working on projects which aim to achieve sustainable development for the benefit of the public by providing them with support, information and services;

  3. Promoting the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, the prudent use of resources, and sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration;

  4. Advancing the education and awareness of the public in subjects relating to sustainable development and the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment and the prudent use of resources, and promoting and conducting study and research in such subjects, provided that the useful results of such study and research are disseminated to the public at large.

  5. To promote, organise and facilitate cooperation and partnership working between third sector, statutory and other relevant bodies in the achievement of the above purposes within the area of benefit.

Habitats & Heritage aims:

a) To protect and restore our threatened rivers, green spaces, parks and historic built environment, and extend them through connecting them along green corridors, and new community spaces.

b) To protect and restore historical built environment for this and future generations, and through engagement with this heritage to deepen peoples’ sense of belonging and pride in place.

c) To realise the mutuality between urban historical and natural heritage goals.

d) To promote an accessible and inclusive approach to our environmental and historical heritage through opportunities for all communities and individuals to be part of restoring, experiencing and co-creating new spaces and becoming part of a larger movement for change.

e) To promote learning for people of all ages and to deepen appreciation of our local natural and built environment

f) To promote a more sustainable lifestyle which recognises the inter-connectedness of all aspects of human activity.

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ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMANCE

The themes of our work are Habitats, Heritage, Climate and Community.

Green Hubs in Richmond

Habitats

Young volunteers thinning invasive rhododendron

Youth programme

Our youth volunteers (ages 14-25) have completed around 368 volunteering hours across 12 practical nature conservation sessions. Tasks carried out by the youth volunteers include Stag Beetle loggery building, bee bank maintenance, litter picking, non-native plant species removal, woodland management, grassland management, community garden maintenance, and tree planting. Sessions have taken place in the boroughs of Richmond, Kingston, Hounslow and Sutton.

We have continued our work turning underutilised spaces into wildlife havens cared for by the community through our Green Hubs project. In Richmond we have worked at these places:

West Temple Sheen. The area was prepared with a log border and topsoil. Free native tree saplings were obtained from Woodland Trust ‘Free trees for schools and communities scheme’. Trees were planted into a mini hedgerow for wildlife with Sheen Mount Primary School pupils. Local residents helped prepare the border and have offered to help maintain the Green Hub.

Raleigh Road Recreation Ground. We confirmed plans with Richmond Council and they are ready for public consultation

High Park Road. We met with local residents to discuss plans and we worked on gaining permissions.

St Luke’s Open Space. We met with local residents to decide which plants to get to replace the ones that didn’t survive the summer heatwave. Chosen more drought tolerant species this time.

Growing Together Project, Merton

Our youth steering group has continued to have quarterly online meetings. The meetings now included a careers Q&A session as well as discussions around a theme or topic. The February 9th meeting gathered the young people’s opinions on ‘Friends of’ groups including what would make young people more or less likely to volunteer with such groups. These opinions were then fed back to our Community Engagement Officer.

Habitats & Heritage partnered with the Tree Wardens and Friends of the Earth Merton to run a community tree care day. 17 volunteers engaged in a litter pick, mulched and pruned the fruit trees, and pulled up the bramble threatening to choke the trees if left unattended.

North Cheam Community Garden, Sutton

Our youth volunteers contributed 28 volunteering hours to the garden, which was set up with funding gratefully received from Hubbub. Other volunteering has involved the

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church and local community. Signs were installed on the planters. Large harvests of potatoes, tomatoes and courgettes were enjoyed by the local community. Local people have been weeding and caring for the garden routinely.

this event and our interim CEO, Eve Risbridger, gave a presentation. The event was very well attended and zoologist and TV presenter Megan McCubbin gave the keynote speech. H&H chaired the inaugural meeting of the Kingston Biodiversity Partnership in December 2023.

Warren Gardens Wildlife Haven

The Warren Gardens Wildlife Haven in Richmond is now almost complete. We acquired some free plants from the Kew Community team for the garden, and the residents have also used some of the budget to buy more plants and bulbs. We donated two wooden pallets which have been used to start bug hotels. A monthly gardening group has been established by residents with some support from H&H.

Eco-champions event

In February Habitats & Heritage took part in the LBRuT Eco-champions event. Run by the Council’s Climate Team with support from H&H and Community Bluescapes, the event saw eco-champions from various LBRuT primary schools visiting the London Wetland Centre to take part in a morning of workshops. H&H CEO Paul gave a talk to the pupils about biodiversity in Richmond and what we are doing to help it, and we ran a ‘minibeasts’ workshop about the importance of invertebrates and how we can help them. The pupils who attended were planning school assemblies and newsletter articles to pass on what they had learnt to other pupils at their schools after the event.

Biodiversity Partnerships

Habitats & Heritage has continued to chair the Richmond Biodiversity Partnership and has formalised and streamlined the process through which partners can report progress on their actions. H&H is still the lead of the Hedgehog Species Action Plan and the Private Gardens Habitat Action Plan.

The Kingston Biodiversity Action Plan was launched in September. The plan went live on our website, and an in-person event to mark the launch of the Kingston Biodiversity Action Plan and Kingston Biodiversity Partnership was held at Kingston University. H&H helped to run

H&H continue to receive biodiversity data from members of the public, community groups, and Richmond council’s ecologists. We keep records of all this data and also submit the data to Greenspace In Greater London (GiGL) with the help of a volunteer.

Citizen science

The garden survey is live on our website and we have been taking paper copies to some of our events. Around 50 people have completed the survey. We held an event on Ham

Common in September to promote the survey. At the event we also gave out our own species ID sheets for kids and did a bug hotel building activity. The ID sheets also included a QR code linking to our species sighting reporting webpage so that people can report the species that they see.

A second training course for the roadside verge survey project took place in July 2023 and 8 more citizen scientists were trained.

Corporate volunteering

Thames Draw-Off litter picking with Be Richmond

H&H ran corporate volunteering sessions for businesses, including the annual Draw Off event for BeRichmond. The corporate volunteers completed over 600 hours of volunteering across 3 different boroughs, and

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took part in activities ranging from litter picking to balsam bashing.

Heritage

Varied volunteering

H&H held three other volunteering sessions, amounting to nearly 100 volunteering hours. 60 members of the public took part in the public Draw Off litter picking event, and we also held tree planting events for the public at the Burton Mausoleum cemetery in Mortlake and for school pupils at our West Temple Sheen Green Hub.

Talks & presentations

In March 2024 H&H gave a talk on ‘Gardening for Wildlife Habitats’ to over 80 people at the Hampton Hub. The event was organised by XR Hampton and aligned with the Richmond Private Gardens Habitat Action Plan. The audience were very engaged and gave good feedback. A follow-up email with links and more information was also sent to 61 attendees who gave their email address.

Thames Landscape Strategy

Managing a meadow for biodiversity

In 2023-24 we have logged 1744 hours of conservation volunteer hours from local residents and corporate volunteers. This includes creating sand martin habitat, removing the invasive plant Himalayan balsam, scrub clearance and preventing riverbank erosion using willow spiling. We have engaged with 323 members of the public through our numerous events including: talks, bat walks, our Camera Obscura open days and a variety of local fairs/markets.

Celebrating local heritage

Historic England

The H&H heritage team continued to work closely with Historic England to secure a further three years of funding for the posts of Heritage Projects Manager and Officer as part of a capacity building grant. This success will ensure that the work to conserve and care for south & west London’s most treasured heritage at risk continue to be looked after. We also investigated and adopted new projects, including at Kensal Green Cemetery, adopting a K6 telephone box in Twickenham and the Kew Road Ha-ha in Richmond. H&H are immensely grateful to Historic England and the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames for supporting the programme.

Grove Gardens Chapel

Grove Gardens Chapel in Richmond is on the Historic England ‘at-risk’ register. We successfully secured £243,000 from Richmond Council as part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for capital works and a further £24,000 from the Pilgrim Trust, Historic England and the Aurelius Trust for developmental works. This money was used to fund an engineering appraisal and an options appraisal to best identify how to secure the building from further subsidence and how best to repurpose the building.

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Burton Mausoleum & project

In the autumn of 2023 we secured a grant of £249,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for the project, Burton: Exploring without Boundaries which involves the restoration of the Burton Mausoleum in Mortlake. As well as works to the tomb of the 19th century explorer Sir Richard Burton and his wife Lady Isabel, the project also includes an extensive education aspect which focusses on the travels of Richard Burton, British imperialism and the influence the empire has had on the lives of modern day Muslims.

St. Leonards Court

H&H continued to make use of the second world war air raid shelter for educational visits by welcoming over 500 local school children. Such visits were undertaken with the assistance of the Mortlake with East Sheen Society volunteers whom H&H work closely with. We continued to liaise closely with the freeholder of the St. Leonards Court estate to obtain a renewed licence to make use of the site and a memorandum of understanding for obtaining a future lease.

Bazalgette Mausoleum

We delivered talks entitled Sir Joseph Bazalgette & the Great Stink of London to eight community groups and civic societies which engaged 303 people as part of the project. The talks have provided a means of initial engagement for a prospective National Lottery Heritage Funded project to conserve the mausoleum and to celebrate the work of the illustrious Victorian civil engineer.

Heritage Events

The heritage team staged 45 events which engaged 1,762 people with our numerous heritage and outreach projects. Events included open days and talks related to the Grove Gardens Chapel, the Bazalgette and Kilmorey mausolea, the London Festival of Architecture, the Richmond Arts & Ideas, Richmond: Know Your Place and London Open House festivals. Further events included the Heritage Bus Tour which enabled the public to visit our heritage sites aboard a classic

Routemaster bus owned by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill.

Kilmorey Mausoleum

Visitors to Kilmorey Mausoleum with a group for speakers of English as an Additional Language

We have continued to look after and open the Kilmorey Mausoleum as part of our commitment to Richmond Council and the community. We have worked closely with the council to arrange for the glass stars in the ceiling to be repaired to prevent water ingress. We also staged volunteer sessions with Duke of Edinburgh award volunteers to care for the wildlife garden. Numerous events were held at the site including the annual Plant Sale for Wildlife and Open House London. Tours of the site have also included diverse groups of people from English as an Additional Language who have used the site to improve their spoken English through the vernacular of heritage.

Kew Ha-ha

Following the offer of a large donation from a local resident, the Nature Conservation Manager (NCM) and Heritage Project Officer (HPO) re-established a relationship with the General Manager of the Old Deer Park Sports Ground in August with the view of creating a larger project to ensure that the restoration of the Ha-ha would be sustainable and maintained. The HPO investigated the conservation of the historic brick wall, engaging stakeholders such as the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and Historic England, to co-ordinate a community and education-led restoration package. This included the recruitment of two volunteers in

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October, researching the history of the site and creating outreach material. Signs were erected in January along the ha-ha with volunteer-created illustrations to demonstrate our engagement with the site. The NCM (subsequently CEO) and Nature Conservation Officer developed relationships with stakeholders such as Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and established a habitat restoration programme suitable for the environment. A crowdfunding appeal was created in January alongside a public consultation attended by 35 local residents. This culminated in the recruitment of two more volunteers to carry out research and to advise on archaeological investigation and two further large donations in support of the project. Subsequently, we engaged with local archaeological firm AOC UK, the Historic England Archaeological Advisory Service and Oxford Archaeology, with planned research and investigation for the following year.

Climate

Boroughs of Richmond and Wandsworth. Habitats & Heritage staff have been particularly active in carrying out outreach in the London Borough of Richmond. Over the year they attended 51 events giving advice to 523 individuals at the event as well as referring many others to have a home energy visit or receive follow up advice by telephone.

Habitats & Heritage is particularly grateful to Richmond Parish Lands Charity for a grant to enable it to carry out more work on the Richmond side of the Borough (postcodes TW9, TW10, SW13 and SW14). As a result of this grant Habitats & Heritage was able to have a regular presence at Castelnau, Mortlake and Vineyard Foodbanks, and to work with other organisations such as the Cambrian Centre, RUILS Health Fairs, Sheen Lane Day Centre, Multicultural Richmond, FISH, Ham and Petersham SOS, and Barnes and Ham Children’s centres.

During the year SWLEAP worked extensively with London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Richmond to develop and deliver the Warm Packs scheme. This provided boxes containing energy saving equipment, such as LED bulbs and radiator foil, to those identified by the Councils as being at risk of suffering fuel poverty due to a low income and a home with a poor energy rating. SWLEAP helped to give out approximately 3000 Warm Packs across the two boroughs, attending launch events at the two town halls and distributing packs via libraries and community centres.

South West London Energy Advice Partnership: advice session

During the year Habitats & Heritage continued to run its energy advice service which is known as South West London Energy Advice Partnership (www.swleap.org.uk) in partnership with CREW Energy a community benefit society based in Wandsworth. SWLEAP provides advice to those struggling to pay their energy bills enabling them to save money and carbon dioxide emissions. Over the year staff carried out 395 home visits and 267 detailed telephone advice consultations in the London

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Community

Gurseva group show tree planting for the Smarter Water Catchment evaluation

Friends of Parks Groups

We have been supporting three new Friends Groups to establish themselves as constituted organisations. We have continued to support existing Friends Groups in offering them advice, marketing, advertising, loaning litter pickers and bat detectors and practical work on site with our Duke of Edinburgh and corporate volunteers.

We have chaired and facilitated the Richmond Friends Forum events, allowing for groups to share strategies, network amongst each other and provide feedback. We have supported the Hounslow Friends of Groups Forum.

We are taking on the role of assisting Friends Groups in organising and putting on small events, helping them with the promotion of their event, lending them equipment, assisting them with risk assessments and insurance. We have launched a volunteering programme for university students interested in a career in nature conservation to help Friends of Ham Lands with managing and monitoring Ham Lands Local Nature Reserve. We hope that this will be successful and can be implemented with other Friends Groups.

Crane Valley Smarter Water Catchment

We have supported voluntary groups along the River Crane and other rivers in the catchment,

bringing people together in common purpose to protect the environment. We have run online meetings, written newsletters and visited groups who have been working on projects funded by the Crane Valley Community Fund. This provided us with case studies for our evaluation report to showcase the success of the funding and to highlight improvements that could be made. This work is part of the Crane Valley Partnership’s programme to improve water courses throughout the catchment, from Harrow to the Thames.

Litter Picks

We are committed to supporting the community with their green initiatives by lending out our litter picking equipment and providing guidance on best practices, including risk assessment templates and advice.

In the financial year of 2023-2024, approximately 500 individuals participated in litter picking events across the entire Richmond borough and neighbouring areas like Hounslow. Among the groups borrowing our litter picking equipment are Friends of Parks Groups, schools, local Councillors, residents' associations, local businesses, and individuals interested in organising their own litter picks.

Our equipment also played a crucial role in supporting significant events such as the annual Barnes Big Clean Up, The Annual Thames Draw Off Litter Pick, and The Clean Sheen, which is part of the Great Green Week.

IT Support for Groups

This year, we have provided significant support to Friends of Grove Gardens Teddington with their communications. We've assisted them by sending various informative emails to their members using Mailchimp. Additionally, we supported the setup, distribution, and processing of their Parks Survey.

We also aided Friends of Northcote Nature Reserve in designing and sending out their newsletters through Mailchimp.

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Furthermore, our IT and website support this year was extended to Friends of Richmond Green and Friends of Radnor Gardens.

Communication

At Habitats & Heritage, we strive to communicate openly with the public. Our main means of communication are our monthly newsletters and our social media channels, which include Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter), LinkedIn and Nextdoor. We actively promote events and opportunities with us and with local environmental groups such as Friends of Parks to raise awareness of local initiatives. This allows the public to get involved in enhancing and protecting local nature, heritage, and the environment. Whether it's activities, walks, talks, gardening and conservation sessions, or litter picking, we communicate these opportunities to a broader audience.

Newsletters

Our audiences continue to grow steadily, amplifying the impact of our message. Our monthly newsletter and flash news amount to 45,109 emails received with an open rate of 55%, indicating strong interest. Our click rate is 4.7%, showcasing active engagement. Additionally, our bimonthly newsletter and flash news tailored for environmental groups in Richmond and Hounslow with reach 239 active subscribers and are also very well received.

Social media

We continue to steadily grow our audience. As of today, April 30, 2024, we have 3,743 X (Twitter) followers (compared to 3,705 in 2023), 2,088 Facebook followers (compared to 1,952 in 2023), and 1,855 Instagram followers (compared to 1,693 in 2023).

Our "Nature in Richmond Borough" Facebook group remains our most popular, having already reached 10.7K members, up from 6.9K in 2023.

Our "Nature in Hounslow Borough" group has grown to 599 members compared to 526 last year.

Additionally, we engage with audiences on LinkedIn and Nextdoor.

Website

The website has a total of 62,226 page views and 20,952 viewers (users). This is a significant number of views and viewers for the website. The most popular page on the website is our home page with 8,732 views and 5,306 users. Other popular pages include "Work with us - Habitats & Heritage" (5,554 views and 2,525 users), "Secret Art Auction 2023 - Habitats & Heritage" (2,875 views and 1,107 users), "Upcoming Events - Habitats & Heritage" (2,573 views and 1,422 users), and "Secret Art Auction 2023 Gallery - Habitats & Heritage" (1,848 views and 622 users).

Green & Gold Drinks

H&H continue to organise the Twickenham Green & Gold Drinks held on the last Thursday of every month in the Eel Pie pub in Twickenham. The regular event is a great informal way for local people, groups and charities with a vested interest in conservation to network and socialise.

Events

Plant sale at Kilmorey Mausoleum

Events to raise funds are also opportunities to engage people in the aims and work of the charity. We ran a popular Plant Sale at Kilmorey Mausoleum and our Secret Art Auction raised more than £10,000, with contributions from Royal Academy members and many new artists. Artist and illustrator Axel Scheffler put on a wonderful show for our benefit, bringing delight to young children and families and raising over £6,000 for the charity.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF 2023-24

250 VOLUNTEERS! We worked with amazing individuals across all of our projects including nature conservation, biodiversity and heritage. A huge thank you to all of them, without whom our work would not be possible..

3,300 VOLUNTEER HOURS! Our practical nature volunteers, adults and children, have devoted 3,300 hours to create habitats, remove invasive species and support biodiversity across south & west London.

1,762 VISITORS TO OUR HERITAGE SITES! Our 6 heritage sites have become vibrant hubs of learning and exploration. We open the doors to 1,762 visitors for events such as lectures, school trips, bespoke visits and our popular plant sale at Kilmorey Mausoleum.

SAVING LOCAL BATS! 300 people have used bat detectors loaned from Habitats & Heritage on bat walks. An excellent way for raising awareness of bats and monitor their populations

ENERGY ADVICE TO HOUSEHOLDS! Together with our partner CREW Energy we carried out 395 energy advice home visits, saving households an average of £300 per year from their bills via equipment installed and advice given. We provided 267 detailed telephone advice sessions for those needing more help with energy bills . We attended 51 events in London Borough of Richmond at which we gave 523 households energy advice.

3000 HOUSEHOLDS HELPED TO KEEP WARM! in collaboration with Richmond and Wandsworth Councils and CREW Energy, we distributed 3000 Warm Homes Packs to lower income households in Richmond and Wandsworth, helping to reduce their energy bills and to inform them about further support that is available.

180 COMMUNITY GROUPS SUPPORTED! Habitats & Heritage have supported 180 Friends of Parks and other neighbourhood groups throughout 2023, including 60 groups in the Crane Valley across five Boroughs.

435 PEOPLE PICKED LITTER! Throughout the year, 19 groups borrowed our litterpicking equipment to conduct their own clean-ups across Richmond. 95 volunteers turned out to help at our litter-picking event during the annual Thames Draw Off.

BOOSTING BIODIVERSITY! Is also worth celebrating our collaborative efforts with Kingston and Richmond councils on Biodiversity Partnerships. We are committed to assisting councils, private landowners, community groups, and individual

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THANKS TO ALL OUR PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS:

Habitats & Heritage works with a wide range of partners and depends upon them not only for financial support but also for delivering work and embedding the benefits of projects in the long term.

Alpkit Axel Scheffler Bat Conservation Trust Benevity donors Be Richmond The Big Give Trust Cantor Hindson Cisco Community Energy London Crane Valley Community Interest Company Crane Valley Partnership CREW Energy Josie Dalli D S Smith Charitable Trust Ecclesiastical Insurance Charitable Fund Edward Stannard Energy Saving Trust English Heritage (Marble Hill) ETNA Community Centre Father Thames Trust C L Fluker Sally Field Christine L Fluker Friends of Kneller Gardens Friends of the River Crane Environment Historic England Hounslow Green Spaces Forum? Hubbub, with Starbucks Independent Merton Green Spaces Forum Phil Kirk Kingston Environment Forum Kingston Technology Kingston University Kingston Voluntary Action Let's Go Outside & Learn London Borough of Hillingdon London Borough of Hounslow London Borough of Merton

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames London Friends of Green Spaces Network May Project, Merton Merton Climate Action Group Merton Friends of the Earth Merton Tree Wardens Mortlake and East Sheen Society (MESS) Multicultural Richmond National Energy Action National Lottery Community Fund New To Nature Old Deer Park Sports Ground Parks for London Paypal Giving donors People’s Postcode Lottery Pilgrim Trust Redington Ltd Richmond Biodiversity Partnership members Richmond Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) Richmond Parish Lands Charity Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew S C Johnson The Stephen Clarke Charitable Settlement 1965 Thames Landscape Strategy Thames Water The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) Unilever Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Zoological Society of London

Thanks also to many other individual sponsors, Supporters and donors to our projects and general work. Thanks to the dedicated volunteers who contribute so much time and care to the environment.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

Principal funding sources

The principal sources of funding during the year 2023-24 were: (1) grants awarded to Habitats & Heritage to carry out work which is in accordance with its objects and (2) donations from members of the public through subscription and fund-raising events.

In 2023-24 grants were given by Historic England, the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, the Energy Saving Trust and many other donors listed in the Annual Report in this document. The Trustees are very grateful to these organisations and individuals for their support.

Reserves Policy

H&H aims to hold sufficient funds to ensure that Habitats & Heritage can meet its obligations. We aim to build reserves of unrestricted funds sufficient for at least three months of core costs (i.e. other than specific projects) in addition to closing down costs. In 2023 - 24 the target was £60,000.

Funds in deficit

There were no funds in deficit at the end of the accounting year.

Investment policy and objectives

Habitats & Heritage does not have significant funds to invest and funds above those needed to deal with day-to-day transactions are kept on bank deposit.

Funds held as custodian for others

Habitats & Heritage acted as an Agent for three community groups, managing £14,175 incoming funds on their behalf. Habitats & Heritage acts in accordance with the direction of the groups, whilst ensuring that the use of the funds is consistent with Habitats & Heritage’s charitable purposes. Receipts and disbursements are not recognised as income and expenditure of Habitats & Heritage. Details of the groups and movements of funds are in note 7 to the accounts.

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GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

Habitats & Heritage is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association.

History of Habitats & Heritage

Habitats & Heritage was set up to promote sustainable development mainly in South West London and to foster partnership working. The name Habitats & Heritage was adopted by South West London Environment Network (SWLEN), retaining the company and charity numbers and registering changes to the Articles of Association. SWLEN became a registered Company and Charity in 2010-11. The Articles of Association were amended by special resolution on 25th November 2020. In 2020-21 Habitats & Heritage assumed responsibility for all assets and liabilities of Environment Trust, which deregistered as a Company and Charity during 2021-22.

Recruitment and appointment of new Trustees

The Trustee Board of Habitats & Heritage is made up of a minimum of five and a maximum of fifteen Trustees. On 31st March 2024 there were seven Trustees.

Organisational structure

The Board of Trustees governs Habitats & Heritage. The Board meets a minimum every two months and has several sub-committees overseeing aspects of the work in more detail. Day to day running of Habitats & Heritage is delegated to the Chief Executive Officer. A number of projects carry out specific activities under the management of a project leader who reports to the Chief Executive Officer.

Related Parties

The Trustees confirm that there were no transactions with related parties during the period.

Risk Management

The Trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which Habitats & Heritage is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud or error.

The Trustees’ strategy is to review the risks that Habitats & Heritage faces on a regular basis and to integrate risk into the strategic and business planning process. It has a risk register which is regularly reviewed by the Board.

New Trustees undergo an induction programme to brief them on their legal obligations under charity and company law, the contents of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, Annual Review and Business plans, Habitats & Heritage’s decision-making process, and its financial performance including the most recent financial statements. During this induction new Trustees meet staff, volunteers and existing Trustees of Habitats & Heritage.

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DECLARATION

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Signed

Ann Hagell, Chair and Trustee

Dated: 29[th] July 2024

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Habitats & Heritage Charitable Company (‘the Company’).

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024.

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

Since the Company’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 Association of International Accountants 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:

  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.

This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Charity's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent Examiner's Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report.

Signed: Date: 1[st] August 2024

Name: R Athauda, Fellow of the Association of International Accountants Address: R Athauda & Co., 306 Staines Road, Twickenham, Middx,TW2 5AS

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of financial activities for the year ending 31st March 2024

Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 2023/24
Total funds		 2022/23
Total funds
Notes £ £ £ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Investment income 3 1,304 1,304 153
0 0
Incoming resources from charitable
activities		 0 0
Activities forgeneratingfunds 0 0
Grants and contracts 4 466,267 466,267 333,479
Donations and legacies 11,032 9,767 20,799 25,112
Gift aid 486 597 1,083 768
Fund-raisingevents 26,564 26,564 30,189
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 39,386
476,631
516,017
389,701
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities
Promote sustainable development for
the benefit of the public principally in
South West London		 5 62,130 334,393 396,523 366,638
0
Cost ofgeneratingfunds 5,796 5,796 6,584
0
Support costs 28,040 6,968 35,008 30,766
0
Governance costs 1,425 1,425 1,250
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 97,391
341,361
438,752
405,238
NET INCOME/EXPENDITURE
Before transfer -58,005
135,270
77,265
-15,537
Gross transfer between funds 6 57,548
-57,548
Net incoming/outgoingresources -457
77,722
77,265
-15,537
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 27,195
113,123
140,318
155,855
Funds held as Agent 7 10,366
10,366
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 26,738
201,211
227,949
140,318

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Balance sheet at 31 March 2024
Notes Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
funds
£		 31/3/2024
Total funds
£		 31/3/2023
Total funds
£
FIXED ASSETS 8 2,135 - 2,135 801
CURRENT ASSETS
Investment and leases 9 10 - 10 10
Debtors and prepayments 10 2,825 - 2,825 2,683
Cash at bank 23,382 206,227 229,609 145,425
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
26,217
206,227
232,444
148,118
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Creditors:
Amounts falling due
within one year		 11 1,614 5,016 6,630 8,601
NET CURRENT ASSETS
24,603
201,211
225,814
139,517
-
NET TOTAL ASSETS
26,738
201,211
227,949
140,318
FUNDS -
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS 26,738 26,738 27,195
RESTRICTED FUNDS 190,845 190,845
FUNDS HELD AS
CUSTODIAN OR AGENT		 7 10,366 10,366
-
TOTAL FUNDS
26,738
201,211
227,949
140,318

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The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31[st] March 2024.

The Trustees have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for:

(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with the Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006; and

(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements so far as applicable to the charitable company.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small charitable companies and with the Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS102). The company therefore claims exemption from preparing a cash flow statement.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on the Twenty Ninth of July 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:

Ann Hagell Chair &Trustee

Zoe Lawrence Vice Chair

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ending 31st March 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A ccounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and the Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities (2019).

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the Charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. Funds held as Custodian or Agent are not accounted as charitable income (see note 7).

Resources expended

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

Assets are capitalised when it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to Habitats & Heritage beyond the end date of an accounting period and that the cost of the item can be measured reliably. See also note 8.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds may be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the Trustees.

Restricted funds may 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 a particular restricted purpose.

Funds held as Custodian or Agent are not included in the Charitable Funds of Habitats & Heritage. See Note 7 below.

Funds are detailed by name in ‘Movement in Funds’ on page 25

Hire purchase and leasing commitments

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the statement of financial activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

2. TRUSTEES REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

Trustees’ Expenses

No Trustees were paid expenses during the year.

3. INVESTMENT INCOME

INVESTMENT INCOME
2023/24 2022/23
Bank account interest £ 1,304 £ 153
INCOMING FUNDS
Grants and Contracts 2023/24 2022/23
Totalgrants £ 466,267 £ 333,479

4. INCOMING FUNDS

The two largest grants in 2023/24 were:

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5. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Staff numbers
2023/24
2022/23
Average headcount
13
13
Full time equivalent
9.4
9.3
Consultancy andpayments to other organisations
2023/24
2022/23
CREW Energy
EnergyProjects
£
43,990
£ 45,013
Let’s Go Outside and Learn
Crane ValleyCatchment
£
3,860
£
-
CYMES,Hockley& Dawson
Chapel consultation,inspection
£
4,440
£
600
Merton MayProject
Communityorchard
£
2,211
£
8,800
Eveconsults
Interim CEO
£
26,410
£
-
Other
£
240
TOTAL
£
81,151
£ 54,413

6. TRANSFERS OF FUNDS

Net transfers from Restricted to Unrestricted Funds were £57,548, as detailed in Movement of Funds table p 23. Reasons for transfers were: agreed Full Cost Recovery with funders; supporting deficit of Restricted Fund; and surplus funds from projects completed to satisfaction of funders.

7. FUNDS HELD AS AGENT

Funds were held on behalf of three community groups and expended in accordance with Habitats & Heritage’s charitable objectives. No remuneration was made from these funds to the groups’ or to Habitats and Heritage’s .committee members, Trustees or staff.

£ OPENING
BALANCE
1/4/2023		 INCOMING
RESOURCES		 RESOURCES
EXPENDED		 TRANSFER
OF FUNDS		 MOVEMENT
IN YEAR		 CLOSING
BALANCE
31/3/2024
FRIENDS OF HATTON FIELDS 0 8,555 -1,415 0 7,140 7,140
FRIENDS OF HAMPTON HEATH 0 1,942 -1,674 0 268 268
FRIENDS OF HATHEROP & OAK AVENUE 0 3,678 -720 0 2,958 2,958
TOTAL 0 14,175 -3,809 0 10,366 10,366

8. FIXED ASSETS

One work of art valued at £800 is capitalised and is expected not to depreciate. A computer acquisition worth £1,779 with expected 3 years of useful life was depreciated by £445.

9. INVESTMENT AND LEASES

The long term lease of Grove Gardens Chapel is valued at £10.

10. DEBTORS – AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2023/24 2022/23
Prepayments £ 2,825 £ 2,683
Sundrydebtors £ £
Total £ 2,825 £ 2,683

11. CREDITORS – AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2023/24 2022/23
Independent Examination Fee £ 1,425 £ 1,250
Deferred Income £ £ 0
Other creditors £ 5,205 £ 7,352
Total £ 6,630 £ 8,602

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MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

£ OPENING
BALANCE
1/4/2023		 INCOMING
RESOURCES		 RESOURCES
EXPENDED		 TRANSFER
OF FUNDS		 MOVEMENT
IN YEAR		 CLOSING
BALANCE
31/3/2024
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
FIXED ASSETS: UNRESTRICTED 801 1,779 -445 0 1,334 2,135
SHARES & LEASE: UNRESTRICTED 10 0 0 0 0 10
GENERAL FUNDS: UNRESTRICTED 7,717 34,339 -98,382 72,548 8,505 16,222
CORPORATE VOLUNTEERING 18,667 5,047 -343 -15,000 -10,296 8,371
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS TOTAL 27,195 41,165 -99,170 57,548 -457 26,738
RESTRICTED FUNDS
RICHMOND PARKS 1,989 51,735 -39,092 -12,340 303 2,292
LBRuT CIVIC PRIDE AND GREAT BIG GREEN WEEK 0 3,084 -3,060 -24 0 0
HOUNSLOW PARKS 4,904 6,037 -8,924 0 -2,887 2,017
DONKEY WOOD AND BRAZIL MILL 3,153 0 0 0 0 3,153
BURTON'S TOMB 13,450 1,292 0 0 1,292 14,742
HISTORIC ENGLAND: CAPACITY 13,283 50,961 -63,508 0 -12,547 736
GREEN HUBS POSTCODE LOTTERY 9,541 0 -1,804 -3,000 -4,804 4,737
BE RICHMOND 435 0 -435 0 -435 0
VINEYARD PASSAGE BURIAL GROUND 4,299 0 0 0 0 4,299
GROVE GARDENS CHAPEL UPKEEP 3,653 266 -3,803 0 -3,537 116
MARLOW CRESCENT 9,500 0 0 0 0 9,500
LBRuT GARDEN SURVEY 0 4,880 -185 0 4,695 4,695
MOATED MANOR CO-OP FUNDS 1,667 0 0 0 0 1,667
KINGSTON GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 500 0 0 0 0 500
SURBITON STREAM THAMES WATER 2,500 0 0 0 0 2,500
ST LEONARDS COURT AIR RAID SHELTER 1,254 1,242 0 0 1,242 2,496
GREEN HUBS LBRuT 8,711 17,163 -7,482 -1,599 8,082 16,793
D S SMITH 3,000 0 0 0 0 3,000
EST/SWLEAP ENERGY 4,556 69,329 -63,166 -4,750 1,413 5,969
GROVE GARDENS CHAPEL RESTORATION 0 73,136 -4,080 0 69,056 69,056
ECO CHAMPIONS 0 600 -590 -10 0 0
TLS REWILDING ARCADIA 1,308 33,110 -28,848 -4,000 262 1,570
SWC CRANE 416 51,480 -21,933 -20,100 9,447 9,863
KINGSTON BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN(KBAP) 4,713 6,550 -9,562 -1,000 -4,012 701
L B MERTON 883 4,843 -5,476 0 -633 250
BATTING FOR BATS 1,150 0 0 0 0 1,150
WARREN GARDENS 3,078 0 -1,140 0 -1,140 1,938
AWARDS FOR ALL YOUTH VOLUNTEERING 9,886 200 -4,953 0 -4,753 5,133
L B RICHMOND ENERGY 2023 5,294 21,774 -20,125 -2,500 -851 4,443
RPLC ENERGY 0 43,355 -22,278 -7,225 13,852 13,852
HUBBUB - SUTTON 0 25,558 -20,881 -1,000 3,677 3,677
NATIONAL LOTTERY CLEAN-UP 0 1,500 -1,500 0 0 0
NEW TO NATURE 0 8,535 -8,535 0 0 0
RESTRICTED FUNDS TOTAL 113,123 476,630 -341,360 -57,548 77,722 190,845
FUNDS HELD AS CUSTODIAN OR AGENT 0 14,175 -3,809 0 10,366 10,366
TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS 140,318 531,970 -444,339 0 87,631 227,949

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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 1 APRIL 2023 – 31 MARCH 2024

Detailed statement of financial
activities 2023/24 £		 2023/24
Unrestricted
Funds		 2023/24
Restricted
Funds		 2023/24 Total 2022/23
Total
INCOMING RESOURCES
Investment Income
Bank interest 1,304 1,304 153
Activitiesforgenerating funds 0
Grants and contracts - 466,267 466,267 333,479
Donations and legacies 11,032 9,767 20,799 25,112
Gift Aid 486 597 1,083 768
Fundraisingevents 26,564 - 26,564 30,189
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 39,386 476,631 516,017 389,701
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Charitable Activities
Salaries and NI Costs 42,428 244,691 287,119 290,793
Consultancyandgrantsgiven 18,085 63,066 81,151 54,413
Project purchases and miscellaneous
costs		 158 24,430 24,588 17,612
Subscriptions 1,459 445 1,904 2,049
Travel,subsistence and training 1,761 1,761 1,771
Sundry project costs 0
Depreciation 0
Total Charitable Activities 62,130 334,393 396,523 366,638
Support Costs 0
Salaries allocated to support costs 6,061 6,061 9,094
Office Costs 7,069 739 7,808 7,710
Insurance 2,875 2,015 4,890 4,324
Rent 6,662 1,305 7,967 6,646
Telephone and internet 888 - 888 978
Travel,subsistence and training 1,272 2,909 4,181 968
Website and IT 3,213 3,213 1,046
Total Support Costs 28,040 6,968 35,008 30,766
Cost of Generating Funds
Fund raisingcosts 5,796 5,796 6,584
Total Cost of Generating Funds 5,796 5,796 6,584
Governance Costs 0
Independent Examiner's Fees 1,425 1,425 1,250
Total Governance Costs 1,425 1,425 1,250
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 97,391 341,361 438,752 405,238
Net Income before Fund Transfers -58,005 135,270 77,265 -15,537
Fund Transfers 57,548 -57,548
Net Income / Expenditure after Fund
Transfers		 -457 77,722 77,265 -15,537

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