## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 1[st] January 2020 Period start date To 31[st] December 2020 Period end date Charity name: Gloverspiece Community Carefarm Limited Charity registration number:1142648 Objectives and Activities ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The charity’s objects are specifically restricted
to the following;
(1) To relieve the needs of the elderly, people
with mental health issues, learning
difficulties, behavioural issues and young
offenders by enabling them to access a
therapeutic benefit from engaging with
animals.
(2) The advancement of education for the
public benefit in particular children and
young people by teaching them about
animal welfare and conservation
(3) To promote humane behaviour towards
animals by providing care, protection,
treatment and security for animals in need
and to educate the public in matters
pertaining to animal welfare and the
prevention of cruelty and suffering among
animals.
(4) The provision of a public amenity in the
vicinity of a landfill site, where it is for the
protection of the environment. The work of
the charity shall not be for the benefit of
the landfill site operators who may
contribute to the charity and claim credit
under the Landfill Communities fund. Nor
shall it be for the benefit of contributing
third parties as defined in the landfill tax
regulations. Any projects that are funded
by landfill tax money shall only be
undertaken once he project has been
registered by Entrust.
(5) The charity shall not carry out, promote or
pay for work required to be completed
under any notice issued under the Control
of Pollution Act 1974,The environmental
Act 1990,The Water Resources Act 1991
or required by any planning permission
,statutory consent or by agreement under
section 106 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990| |Summary of the main activities
in relation to those purposes
for the public benefit, in
particular, the activities,|Para 1.17 and
1.19|To provide a safe home for animals in need of
our care either on a permanent basis “the
sanctuary” or for rehoming if appropriate.| |projects or services identified
in the accounts.||To provide volunteering opportunities on the
farm including supporting the Duke of
Edinburgh programme.
To provide carefarm placements for young
people and adults who need our support
To provide a community venue| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming whether
the trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have received guidance issued by
the Charity Commission on Public Benefit.| |Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| ||SORP
reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Gloverspiece does not give grants to other
organisations| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Gloverspiece welcomes the contributions made
by our team of volunteers, they are valuable
members of our team.| |Other||| ## Achievements and Performance ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to the
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a whole.|Para 1.20|Gloverspiece rescue centre is full to capacity as
there continues to be a high need for caring for
unwanted animals.
We have also seen an increase in the number
of Duke of Edinburgh students wanting to
complete their volunteering element with us and
are now working with many schools in
Worcestershire.
The community building is occupied fulltime
during the term by our own special needs
school.
The farm is a major customer for local feed and
farm supplies in the area as we always try to
shop local.| ## Financial Review |Review of the charity’s financial
position at the end of the
period|Para 1.21|The Charity made a loss of £3623 this year as
donations and client fees were dons
significantly due to the pandemic.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the policy
for holding reserves stating
why they are held|Para 1.22|The Charity does not hold cash reserves but
does own the building worth £208933| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|It is difficult to build up cash to save for
reserves as we have had to replace all of our
animal housing| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the charity
continuing as a going concern|Para 1.23|| |Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal sources
of funds (including any
fundraising)|Para 1.47|Donations and gift aid
Client fees
Venue and management fees from the school| |Investment policy and
objectives including any social
investment policy adopted|Para 1.46|We do not hold any investments| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Lack of resources is always a risk as there is
little time to apply for grants. The ongoing
pandemic will affect 2021 donations too.| |Other||| Structure, Governance and Management |Description of charity’s trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Memorandum and Articles of Association| |How is the charity constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Incorporated company limited by guarantee| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of any
person or body entitled to
appoint one or more trustees|Para 1.25|Word of mouth| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Health and Safety, Safeguarding children and
Safeguarding Adults, Complaints, Equality and
Diversity, Whistleblowing.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works|Para 1.51|The Charity is closely linked with the three other
companies operating on the same site –
Gloverspiece School, gloverspiece College and
Gloverspiece Minifarm.
There is a management team running the
organisation.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## Reference and Administrative details |Charity name|Gloverspiece Community Carefarm Ltd| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Animal Farm Rescue| |Registered charity number|1142648| |Charity’s principal address|Ladywood, Droitwich,Worcs, WR9 0AJ
Registered Office – 66 Little Hill, Droitwich, Worcs, WR9 0RQ| ||| Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity |1
2
3
4
5|Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for whole
year|Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee
any)|
(if| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Jennifer Chaudry||||| ||Kathleen Carter||||| ||James Duffy||||| ||Jacqueline Rouse||||| ||||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name Gloverspiece Minifarm Ltd Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |Trustee name|Dates acted if not for whole
year|| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## Other optional information Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees |Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Date||| |---|---|---| ||Kathleen Carter|| ||
Trustee|| ||30 September 2021|| ||30 September 2021|| ## **GLOVERSPIECE COMMUNITY CAREFARM LTD** ## **COMPANY NUMBER 7241444 CHARITY NUMBER 1142648** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020** |**Recommended categories by activity**
Note
**Incoming resources (Note 3)**
Voluntary income
3
Activities for generating funds
3
**Incoming resources from charitable**
**activities**
3
**3**
**Resources expended (Note 4)**
Fundraising trading costs
4
Management costs
4
**Charitable activities**
4,6
**Governance costs**
4
**4**
**Total funds brought forward**
**_Total funds carried forward_**
**_Total incoming resources_**
**_Total resources expended_**
**_Net incoming/(outgoing) resources_**
**_before transfers_**
**Gross transfers between funds**
**_Net incoming/(outgoing) resources_**
**_before other recognised gains/(losses)_**
**_Net movement in funds_**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
34,297
35,688
10,500
**80,485**
23,887
7,543
52,679
-
**84,109**
3,624
-
2,800
-
6,424
-
27,731
**21,307**|**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**
-
2,800
2,800
166,501
**169,301**|**Total this year**
**£**
34,297
35,688
10,500
**80,485**
23,887
7,543
52,679
-
**84,109**
3,624
-
-
3,624
-
**-**
194,232
**190,608**|**Total last**
**year**
**£**
41,880
75,150
**117,030**
6,509
9,067
83,351
**98,927**
18,103
-
18,103
**-**
167,810
**185,913**| |---|---|---|---|---| ## **GLOVERSPIECE COMMUNITY CAREFARM LTD** ## **COMPANY NUMBER 7241444 CHARITY NUMBER 1142648** ## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020** |Note
**Fixed assets**
**Tangible assets (Note 7)**
7
7
**_Total fixed assets_**
7
**Current assets**
**Stock and work in progress**
**Debtors (Note 8)**
8
**Cash at bank and in hand**
**_Total current assets_**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year (Note 9)**
9
_Net current assets/(liabilities)_
**_Total assets less current liabilities_**
**Creditors amounts falling due after**
**one year**
**_Net assets_**
**Funds of the Charity**
**Unrestricted funds**
**Restricted income funds (Note 10)**
**_Total funds_**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
6,301
-
6,301
3,000
4,000
10
7,010
7,010
13,311 -
**13,311**
21,307
**21,307**|**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**£**
202,632
-
202,632
-
-
202,632 -
33,331
**169,301**
169,301
**169,301**|**Total this year**
**£**
208,933
-
208,933
3,000
4,000
10
7,010
-
7,010
215,943
33,331
**182,612**
21,307
-
169,301
**190,608**|**Total last**
**year**
**£**
174,377
-
174,377
5,000
5,227
10,227
-
10,227
184,604
-
**184,604**
18,103
-
167,810
**185,913**| |---|---|---|---|---| The accounts are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part VII of the Companies Act 1985 relating to small companies Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Date of approval Kathleen Carter ## **Note 8 Debtors and prepayments** ## _**Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.**_ |**Analysis of debtors**
**Trade debtors**
**Amounts due from subsidiary and associated**
**undertakings**
**Other debtors**
**Prepayments and accrued income**
**Total**|**This year**
**Last year**
**This year**
**Last year**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
- -
- - - -
4,000.0
- -
- -
4,000.0
- - -
**Amounts falling due**
**within one year**
**Amounts falling due after**
**more than one year**| |---|---| ## **Note 9 Creditors and accruals** ## _**Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.**_ **12.1 Analysis of creditors** |**Loans and overdrafts**
**Trade creditors**
**Amounts due to subsidiary and associated**
**undertakings**
**Other creditors**
**Accruals and deferred income**
**Total**|**This year**
**Last year**
**This year**
**Last year**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
- -
- -
1,884 - -
33,331
- -
- -
33,331 1,884
- -
**Amounts falling due**
**within one year**
**Amounts falling due after**
**more than one year**| |---|---| ## **Section C Notes to the accounts** ## Note 1 **Basis of preparation** _**This section should be completed by all charities** ._ ## **1.1 Basis of accounting** These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except that investments are shown at market value) in accordance with: - Accounting and Reporting by Charities – Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005); • and with*  Accounting Standards; or Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Enterprises (FRSSE); • and with the Charities Act 1993. [** except for the following]. _**Give details in this box if a different standard has been followed.**_ ## **1.2 Change in basis of accounting** There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year (§ except for the following). _**Give details in this box of any material changes that have been made.**_ ## **1.3 Changes to previous accounts** No changes have been made to accounts for previous years (§§ except for the following). _**Give details in this box of any material changes that have been made.**_ **Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)** ## **Note 2 Accounting policies** _**This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those deleted. Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.**_ ## **INCOMING RESOURCES** **Recognition of incoming** These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when: **resources**  the charity becomes entitled to the resources;  the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and  the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. **Incoming resources with** Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) **related expenditure** the incoming resources and related expenditure are reported gross in the SoFA. **Grants and donations** Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources. **Tax reclaims on donations** Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift to **and gifts** which they relate. **Contractual income and** This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services have been delivered. **performance related grants** Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the **Gifts in kind** amount actually realised. Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable. **Donated services and** These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources **facilities** expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material _._ The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or facility received. The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the **Volunteer help** trustees’ annual report. **Investment income** This is included in the accounts when receivable. **Investment gains and losses** This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year. **EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES Liability recognition** Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources. **Governance costs** Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters. **Support Costs** Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage. **ASSETS Tangible fixed assets for use** These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. They **by charity** are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt. **POLICIES ADOPTED ADDITIONAL TO OR DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ABOVE** ## **Note 5 Details of certain items of expenditure** ## **5.1 Trustee expenses** _**Please provide details of the amount of any payment or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses made to trustees or to third parties for expenses incurred by trustees. If no expenses were paid, please enter ‘None’ in the appropriate box(es).**_ |**Number of trustees** **who were paid expenses**
**Nature of the expenses**
**Total amount paid**|**This year**
**Last year**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**| |---|---| ## **5.2 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts** _**Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner or auditor. If nothing was paid please enter NONE in the appropriate box(es).**_ |**Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the**
**accounts**
**Other fees (for example: advice, consultancy, accountancy**
**services) paid to the independent examiner or auditor**|**This year**
**Last year**
**£**
**£**
0
0| |---|---| ## **Note 6 Paid employees** _**Please complete this note if the charity has any employees.**_ |**Fundraising**
**Charitable Activities**
**Governance**
**Management and**
**Administration**
**Total**
**6.1 Staff Costs**
**Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind**
**Employer’s National Insurance costs**
**Pension costs**
**Total staff costs**
**6.2 Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year**
**The parts of the charity in which the**
**employees work**|**This year**
**Last year**
**£**
**£**
11,250 39,894
11,250 39,894
**This year**
**Last year**
**Number**
**Number**
- -
8 7
- -
1 1
9 8| |---|---| ## **Note 3 Analysis of incoming resources** ## _**Incoming resources may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.**_ **----- Start of picture text -----**
This year Last year
Analysis £ £
Voluntary income Donations 34,297 76,147
Total 34,297 76,147
Activities for generating Road show fees -
funds Client Fees 4,688 46,172
Gift Aid 4,749 12,034
Int receivable
School Management Fee 31,000
Total 35,688 58,206
Incoming resources from Grants 10,500 -
charitable activities
Total 10,500 -
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## **Note 4 Analysis of resources expended** **Resources expended may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.** |**Fundraising trading costs**
**Management costs**
**Charitable activities**
**Governance costs**|**This year**
**Last**
**year**
**£**
**£**
4,679
1,530
Fund raising costs
19,208
4,979
23,887 6,509
5,426
3,299
Bank charges
4
Stationery
Telephone and internet
538
594
Depreciation
1,575
4,124
-
-
7,543 9,067
11,250
39,894
Contract Labour( Leader)
5,140
3,463
693
377
Training
Premises costs
10,325
15,741
rent
5,660
5,660
Volunteer Expenses
Conservation Projects
Animal costs
18,447
15,783
1,164
2,433
52,679 83,351
-
-
- -
**Analysis**
Transport
Protective clothing and uniforms
**Total**
Professional fees
**Total**
Salaries
Insurance
Water
Tools
**Total**
Toilet Hire
**Total**
Accountant's Remuneration
Consultant's Fees| |---|---| ## _**Please give details of the movements of the major funds summarised in the restricted and endowment columns of the Statement of Financial Activities.**_ **----- Start of picture text -----**
Fund Fund
balances balances
brought Incoming Outgoing Gains and carried
forward resources resources Transfers losses forward
Fund names £ £ £ £ £ £
Restricted 166,501 36,131 33,331 - 169,301
Total Funds 166,501 36,131 33,331 - - 169,301
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## **13.3 Transfers between funds** ## _**Please give details of any transfers between funds.**_ **From Fund (Name) To Fund (Name) Reason Amount** ## **Note 7 Tangible fixed assets** ## _**Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets**_ ## **9.1 Cost or valuation** |||**Freehold land**|**Freehold land**||**Other land &**|**Other land &**|**Plant,**||**Fixtures,**|**Fixtures,**|**Payments on**|**Payments on**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**& buildings**|||**buildings**||**machinery**||**fittings and**||**account**|**and**|| ||||||||**and motor**||**equipment**||**assets under**||| ||||||||**vehicles**||||**construction**||| |||**£**|||**£**||**£**|||**£**|**£**||**£**| |Balance brought||||||-|12,000||||166,501||178,501| |forward|||||||||||||| |Additions||||||-|||||36,131||36,131| |Revaluations|||-|||-||-||-||-|-| |Disposals|||-|||||-||-||-|-| |Transfers *|||-|||-||-||-||-|-| |Balance carried|||-|||-|12,000||||202,632||214,632| |forward|||||||||||||| |**9.2 Accumulated depreciation and**||||**impairment provisions**|||||||||| ||****Basis**|SL or RB|||SL or|RB|RB||RB||SL or RB||| ||**** Rate**||||||20%||20%||||| ||||||||||||||| |Balance brought|||-|||-|4,124|||||-|4,124| |forward|||||||||||||| |Depreciation charge|||-|||-|1,575|||||-|1,575| |for year|||||||||||||| |Impairment provisions|||-|||-||-||-||-|-| |Revaluations|||-|||-||-||-||-|-| |Disposals|||-|||-||-||-||-|-| |Transfers*|||-|||-||-||-||-|-| |Balance carried|||-|||-|5,699|||-||-|5,699| |forward|||||||||||||| |**9.3 Net book**|**value**||||||||||||| |Brought forward|||-|||-|6,301||||166,501||172,802| |Carried forward|||-|||-|6,301|||-|202,632||208,933| ## **9.4 Revaluation** _**If any fixed assets have been revalued please give details of the valuer and method of valuation**_ CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl rnembers of Lol'cosQiÉcÉ CcwmunlTh ￿M)re srf Charlty no (If any) On accounts for the year ended 31 DÉce()*R 101 Sg1 out on pages I rep￿ to the twstees on my examination of the accounts of the above chartsty (Ih8 Trusf) for th8 year ended Responslblllties and basis of report As the chariws trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the a¢Munts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act"). I rep￿ in respect of my examination of th8 Trust's accounts carri8d out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all thè applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent rrhe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examlner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of linsert name of applicable listed bodyl]. D8lete [ ] rfnot applicable. I have Completed my examinatlon. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection Y￿th the examination (other than that disclosed below ") which gives me cause to believe that in, any materfal respect: the accounting reccxds were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charit18s Act: or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records: or the accounts did not comply with lh8 applicable requirements onceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities IA¢o)unts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter ¢onsidered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 07 02. 2ozz Name: foThJiA ￿e￿uR￿l Relevant professional qualffication(s) or body