Chairman’s Report for year 2021/2022
Covid 19 has still impacted on the work of the Trust, particularly in 2021 with, thankfully, restrictions easing in the later part of that year. For various reasons the costs of contractors and materials have risen exponentially and it has also proved difficult getting contractors on site. The work programme has consequently has been affected by both the restrictions and the timely availability of contractors, more on this later in the report.
Visitor pressure has again been high but, thankfully, without the misuse by a minority of the public as seen in the previous year. However, sheep worrying and lamb deaths have again been higher than we would have wished for. One of the causes is that visitors are not used to the countryside and see little difference between a recreational park and farm land; this of course is an issue for the Trust to educate our visitors on, and is an on-going task.
As reported in the previous year’s report the Trust has been offered a 5 year mirror agreement which will commence in 2022. We are led to believe that payments may increase, which will assist with the tapering of income from the Basic Payment scheme and help bridge the gap between these two funding streams and the new Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMs).
This has been the second year in the five year transition from direct payments from the Countryside Stewardship scheme (CS) to the ELMs. CS had requested that we reduce the amount of fertiliser used on the estate, which has resulted in a lower grass yield and consequently reduced income. The Board has expressed a wish to find a way to create a more species-rich grassland to benefit wildlife and biodiversity.
In response to the Board’s desire to give archaeology a higher priority, Board members Kim Biddulph and Sandy Kidd invited Aylesbury Young Archaeologists Club (YAC) on site in October to complete a geophysical survey of the Moat and Moat Island, a small but key area near the Manor House, with a follow-up planned summer 2022.
Subsequently a meeting facilitated by Sandy Kidd was held between Bucks Archaeological Society (BAS), Active Archaeology (AA) and YAC with a view to putting a proposal for further exploration of the site to Historic England with the possible inclusion of Dig Ventures. Sandy Kidd is still actively engaged in finding expert advice to help with the proposal.
Early in the year Historic England made an experimental drone flight to photograph the site with live commentary by Sandy Kidd, which we all enjoyed.
Richard Gem and Garry Marshall have both published written accounts of the history of Quarrendon Leas researched from original sources.
This year has seen a catch-up on overdue countryside management tasks, halted by the constraints of the pandemic. This had an adverse effect on the budget, but the additional spending was met from last year’s underspend, so expenditure has evened out over the two years.
The board has also discussed participating in the DEFRA England Trees Action in partnership with the River Thame Society, with whom we are in contact.
In September the board met on site and walked the route of the Aylesbury Garden Town Greenway. The Quarrendon Leas section around the northeast quadrant of Aylesbury town is fully funded and ready to go in early June, bar the completion of planning permission
The preparation of the route has been completed with fencing gates and clearance of ‘the wilderness’, a small parcel of land linking Quarrendon Leas with Buckingham Park to be gifted to the Trust from Taylor Wimpey.
The offer of the wilderness was accepted in principle, but with the proviso there was to be no cost to the Trust. We are delighted that the Buckinghamshire Council has since offered to meet the legal costs. The Trust was also surprised and delighted to be offered £10,000 from Barratt/David Wilson Homes (B/DW), developers of Kingsbrook in the south east of Aylesbury. We marked the event by meeting directors of Barratt on site for a photo opportunity with some of our volunteers. We were fortunate that the photographer used a drone and took a number of aerial images of the area around St.Peters. The Trust hopes to continue a close working relationship with B/DW and provide them with volunteering and team building opportunities.
We appointed a part time ranger for one visit per month to be our eyes and ears on site, liaising with the public, farmer and especially our volunteers. Jamie Woods was already a staff member of Woods Countryside and Leisure Ltd and familiar with the site and the aspirations of the Trust.
The Board welcomed Anne Davies to its last meeting. She was formerly head of legal services at Buckinghamshire County Council, and we are delighted to be able to call on her expertise as well as her interest.
Avril Davies
Chairman of the Trustees 9 June 2022
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CONSERVATION TRUST
ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st March 2022
| Date | INCOME | Total | Grants | RPS | C'side | General | Rents & | Fundraising | Other | Check | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank | Stewardship | Grants | Wayleaves | Donations | Income | ||||||||
| C3 | C1 | A1 | B | C2 | |||||||||
| 17/05/22 | 204.59 | 204.59 | |||||||||||
| 28/06/22 | BBOWT | 73.40 | 73.40 | ||||||||||
| 29/07/22 | 1,072.50 | 1,072.50 | |||||||||||
| 01/12/22 | 15,414.72 | 15,414.72 | |||||||||||
| 06/12/22 | 13,399.76 | 13,399.76 | |||||||||||
| 10/12/22 | 10,000.00 | 10,000.00 | |||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 40,164.97 | 277.99 | 15,414.72 | 13,399.76 | - | 1,072.50 | 10,000.00 | - | - | - | 40,164.97 | ||
| Accrual reversals | |||||||||||||
| RPA | - 204.59 | - 204.59 | |||||||||||
| Accruals: | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 39,960.38 | 277.99 | 15,210.13 | 13,399.76 | - | 1,072.50 | 10,000.00 | - | - | - | 39,960.38 | ||
| TOTAL | 39,960.38 | 277.99 | 15,210.13 | 13,399.76 | - | **### ** | 10,000.00 | - | - | - | 39,960.38 | ||
| - | |||||||||||||
| 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 900 | 1000 | 1001 | 1002 | 1003 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Expenditure | Total | Total | Professional | Site | Site | Maint. & | Conservation | Equipment | Marketing& | C'side | Bank |
Companies | Insurance | Misc | IT | Projects | ||
| Bank | PettyCash | Fees | Management | Security | Materials | /Restoration | & Tools | Interpretation | Stewardship | Charges | House | ||||||||
| D | E | F | G | H | J | K | I | L | N | M | O | P | Q | ||||||
| 08/04/21 | DD | 43.06 | 43.06 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13/04/21 | 100049 | 1,008.00 | 1,008.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20/04/21 | 100050 | 3,600.00 | 3,000.00 | 150.00 | 450 | ||||||||||||||
| 20/04/21 | DR | 6.85 | 6.85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21/04/21 | Pettycash | 262.53 | 262.53 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22/04/21 | DD | 28.78 | 28.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10/05/21 | DD | 53.06 | 10.00 | 43.06 | |||||||||||||||
| 21/05/21 | 11.73 | 11.73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20/06/21 | 7.04 | 7.04 | |||||||||||||||||
| 08/07/21 | DD | 81.86 | 10.00 | 71.86 | |||||||||||||||
| 21/07/21 | 6.69 | 6.69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 28/07/21 | Pettycash | 230.27 | 230.27 | ||||||||||||||||
| 28/07/21 | 10.00 | 10.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 04/08/21 | 100054 | 3,626.00 | 3,000.00 | 626.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 20/08/21 | 9.70 | 9.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 08/09/21 | 768.16 | 755.16 | 13.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20/09/21 | 7.30 | 7.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11/10/21 | 745.16 | 491.16 | 254.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12/10/21 | 100055 | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21/10/21 | 6.85 | 6.85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 08/11/21 | 10.00 | 10.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20/11/21 | 7.65 | 7.65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 21/12/21 | 6.85 | 6.85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11/01/22 | 100057 | 3,400.00 | 3,000.00 | 400.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/01/22 | 10.00 | 10.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12/01/22 | 100056 | 235.70 | 235.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20/01/22 | 5.00 | 5.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 04/02/22 | 100058 | 17,551.14 | 17,551.14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20/02/22 | 6.74 | 6.74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 08/03/22 | DD | 32.00 | 32.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21/03/22 | DR | 5.40 | 5.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| 28/03/22 | DD | 28.78 | 28.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 34,812.30 | - | 12,000.00 | 19,805.46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 119.80 | 13.00 | 880.00 | 1,178.50 | 365.54 | 450.00 | 34,812.30 | ||
| Accrual reversal | |||||||||||||||||||
| Flail hedge | 100049 | - 1,008.00 | -1008.00 | - | |||||||||||||||
| WCL | 100050 | - 3,600.00 | - 3,000.00 | (150.00) | ### | ||||||||||||||
| Bank charges | - 6.85 | -6.85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pettycash | 100051 | - 262.53 | -262.53 | ||||||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accruals: | |||||||||||||||||||
| WCL | 100059 | 3,820.00 | 3000.00 | 220.00 | 300 | 300 | |||||||||||||
| Bank charges | 6.85 | 6.85 | |||||||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 33,761.77 | - | 12,000.00 | 18,797.46 | 220.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 119.80 | 13.00 | 880.00 | 1,215.97 | 515.54 | - | 33,761.77 | ||
| Date | Expenditure | Expenditure | Total | Total | Professional | Site | Site | Maint. & | Conservation | Equipment | Marketing& | C'side | Bank |
Companies | Insurance | Misc | IT | Projects | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank | PettyCash | Fees | Management | Security | Materials | /Restoration | & Tools | Interpretation | Stewardship | Charges | House | ||||||||
| D | E | F | G | H | J | K | I | L | N | M | O | P | Q | ||||||
| TOTALS | 88,812.80 | - | 295.59 | 26.00 | 1,760.00 | 3,077.64 | 1,059.86 | ||||||||||||
| Accrual reversal | |||||||||||||||||||
| accountancy | |||||||||||||||||||
| insurance | |||||||||||||||||||
| Payment in advance reversal | |||||||||||||||||||
| hall hire | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accruals | |||||||||||||||||||
| accountan | c | ||||||||||||||||||
| Insurance | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payment in advance | |||||||||||||||||||
| hall hire | |||||||||||||||||||
| Annual Depreciation | |||||||||||||||||||
| less Capitalpurchase | |||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 88,812.80 | - | 295.59 | 26.00 | 1,760.00 | 3,077.64 | 1,059.86 | ||||||||||||
| netted from income | |||||||||||||||||||
| less YoungArt | |||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 88,812.80 | - | 295.59 | 26.00 | 1,760.00 | 3,077.64 | 1,059.86 |
FIXED ASSET SUMMARY
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
EQUIPMENT
| Brought forward |
Cost - |
Brought forward Addns Dep'n Net - - - - - |
Carried for Charge Cost - - - - |
|---|---|---|---|
rward
Dep'n Net - - - - - - - -
| Current | P/cash | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance as at 1st April 2021 | 113,079.22 | 300.00 | |||
| plus income 2021-22 | 40,164.97 | - | |||
| less expenditure 2020-21 | - 34,812.30 | - | |||
| Transfers 2021-22 Balance as at 31st March 2022 |
- 118,431.89 |
. |
- | - 300.00 |
|
| Statement as at 31st March 2022 | - | 300.00 | |||
| less unpresented cheques | - | 300.00 |
Buckinghamshire Conservation Trust
Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31st March 2022
| £ - 16,622 13,401 - 1,073 505 |
2021 £ INCOME Grants RPA Farm payments Countryside stewardship Fundraising donations Rents & wayleaves Other income 31,601 EXPENDITURE Professional fees Site management Site security Countryside stewardship Conservation / restoration IT related expenses Marketing & interpretation Maintenance & materials Equipment & tools Project expenditure Bank charges Insurance Companies House Miscellaneous 19,142 12,459 Suplus / (defcit) for the year |
£ 278 15,210 13,400 10,000 1,072 |
2022 £ 39,960 33,761 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12,000 3,584 388 - - 593 - - 450 170 697 13 1,247 |
12,000 18,797 220 515 120 880 13 1,216 |
||
| 6,199 |
Buckinghamshire Conservation Trust
Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2022
| FIXED ASSETS Equipment at cost less depreciation CURRENT ASSETS Bank current account Petty cash Sundry debtors and prepayments less CURRENT LIABILITIES Sundry creditors and accruals NET ASSETS FINANCED BY: General funds at 1st April Add surplus / (defcit) for the year General funds at 31st March |
£ - - |
2021 £ - 113,379 204 113,583 4,877 108,706 108,706 108,706 |
£ - - |
2022 £ - 118,732 - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113,079 300 |
118,432 300 |
|||
| 204 96,247 12,459 |
- 108,706 6,199 |
|||
| 118,732 3,827 |
||||
| 114,905 | ||||
114,905 |
||||
| 114,905 |
………………………………………… Chairman
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CONSERVATION TRUST
ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st March 2022
| Date | INCOME | Total | Grants | RPS | C'side | General | Rents & | Fundraising | Other | Check | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank | Stewardship | Grants | Wayleaves | Donations | Income | ||||||||
| C3 | C1 | A1 | B | C2 | |||||||||
| 17/05/22 | 204.59 | 204.59 | |||||||||||
| 28/06/22 | BBOWT | 73.40 | 73.40 | ||||||||||
| 29/07/22 | 1,072.50 | 1,072.50 | |||||||||||
| 01/12/22 | 15,414.72 | 15,414.72 | |||||||||||
| 06/12/22 | 13,399.76 | 13,399.76 | |||||||||||
| 10/12/22 | 10,000.00 | 10,000.00 | |||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 40,164.97 | 277.99 | 15,414.72 | 13,399.76 | - | 1,072.50 | 10,000.00 | - | - | - | 40,164.97 | ||
| Accrual reversals | |||||||||||||
| RPA | - 204.59 | - 204.59 | |||||||||||
| Accruals: | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 39,960.38 | 277.99 | 15,210.13 | 13,399.76 | - | 1,072.50 | 10,000.00 | - | - | - | 39,960.38 | ||
| TOTAL | 39,960.38 | 277.99 | 15,210.13 | 13,399.76 | - | **### ** | 10,000.00 | - | - | - | 39,960.38 | ||
| - | |||||||||||||
| 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 900 | 1000 | 1001 | 1002 | 1003 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Expenditure | Total | Total | Professional | Site | Site | Maint. & | Conservation | Equipment | Marketing& | C'side | Bank |
Companies | Insurance | Misc | IT | Projects | ||
| Bank | PettyCash | Fees | Management | Security | Materials | /Restoration | & Tools | Interpretation | Stewardship | Charges | House | ||||||||
| D | E | F | G | H | J | K | I | L | N | M | O | P | Q | ||||||
| 08/04/21 | DD | 43.06 | 43.06 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13/04/21 | 100049 | 1,008.00 | 1,008.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20/04/21 | 100050 | 3,600.00 | 3,000.00 | 150.00 | 450 | ||||||||||||||
| 20/04/21 | DR | 6.85 | 6.85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21/04/21 | Pettycash | 262.53 | 262.53 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22/04/21 | DD | 28.78 | 28.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10/05/21 | DD | 53.06 | 10.00 | 43.06 | |||||||||||||||
| 21/05/21 | 11.73 | 11.73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20/06/21 | 7.04 | 7.04 | |||||||||||||||||
| 08/07/21 | DD | 81.86 | 10.00 | 71.86 | |||||||||||||||
| 21/07/21 | 6.69 | 6.69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 28/07/21 | Pettycash | 230.27 | 230.27 | ||||||||||||||||
| 28/07/21 | 10.00 | 10.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 04/08/21 | 100054 | 3,626.00 | 3,000.00 | 626.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 20/08/21 | 9.70 | 9.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 08/09/21 | 768.16 | 755.16 | 13.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20/09/21 | 7.30 | 7.30 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11/10/21 | 745.16 | 491.16 | 254.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12/10/21 | 100055 | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21/10/21 | 6.85 | 6.85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 08/11/21 | 10.00 | 10.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20/11/21 | 7.65 | 7.65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 21/12/21 | 6.85 | 6.85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11/01/22 | 100057 | 3,400.00 | 3,000.00 | 400.00 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/01/22 | 10.00 | 10.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12/01/22 | 100056 | 235.70 | 235.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20/01/22 | 5.00 | 5.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| 04/02/22 | 100058 | 17,551.14 | 17,551.14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 20/02/22 | 6.74 | 6.74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 08/03/22 | DD | 32.00 | 32.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| 21/03/22 | DR | 5.40 | 5.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| 28/03/22 | DD | 28.78 | 28.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 34,812.30 | - | 12,000.00 | 19,805.46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 119.80 | 13.00 | 880.00 | 1,178.50 | 365.54 | 450.00 | 34,812.30 | ||
| Accrual reversal | |||||||||||||||||||
| Flail hedge | 100049 | - 1,008.00 | -1008.00 | - | |||||||||||||||
| WCL | 100050 | - 3,600.00 | - 3,000.00 | (150.00) | ### | ||||||||||||||
| Bank charges | - 6.85 | -6.85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pettycash | 100051 | - 262.53 | -262.53 | ||||||||||||||||
| - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accruals: | |||||||||||||||||||
| WCL | 100059 | 3,820.00 | 3000.00 | 220.00 | 300 | 300 | |||||||||||||
| Bank charges | 6.85 | 6.85 | |||||||||||||||||
| TOTALS | 33,761.77 | - | 12,000.00 | 18,797.46 | 220.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 119.80 | 13.00 | 880.00 | 1,215.97 | 515.54 | - | 33,761.77 | ||
| Date | Expenditure | Expenditure | Total | Total | Professional | Site | Site | Maint. & | Conservation | Equipment | Marketing& | C'side | Bank |
Companies | Insurance | Misc | IT | Projects | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank | PettyCash | Fees | Management | Security | Materials | /Restoration | & Tools | Interpretation | Stewardship | Charges | House | ||||||||
| D | E | F | G | H | J | K | I | L | N | M | O | P | Q | ||||||
| TOTALS | 88,812.80 | - | 295.59 | 26.00 | 1,760.00 | 3,077.64 | 1,059.86 | ||||||||||||
| Accrual reversal | |||||||||||||||||||
| accountancy | |||||||||||||||||||
| insurance | |||||||||||||||||||
| Payment in advance reversal | |||||||||||||||||||
| hall hire | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accruals | |||||||||||||||||||
| accountan | c | ||||||||||||||||||
| Insurance | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payment in advance | |||||||||||||||||||
| hall hire | |||||||||||||||||||
| Annual Depreciation | |||||||||||||||||||
| less Capitalpurchase | |||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 88,812.80 | - | 295.59 | 26.00 | 1,760.00 | 3,077.64 | 1,059.86 | ||||||||||||
| netted from income | |||||||||||||||||||
| less YoungArt | |||||||||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 88,812.80 | - | 295.59 | 26.00 | 1,760.00 | 3,077.64 | 1,059.86 |
FIXED ASSET SUMMARY
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
EQUIPMENT
| Brought forward |
Cost - |
Brought forward Addns Dep'n Net - - - - - |
Carried for Charge Cost - - - - |
|---|---|---|---|
rward
Dep'n Net - - - - - - - -
| Current | P/cash | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance as at 1st April 2021 | 113,079.22 | 300.00 | |||
| plus income 2021-22 | 40,164.97 | - | |||
| less expenditure 2020-21 | - 34,812.30 | - | |||
| Transfers 2021-22 Balance as at 31st March 2022 |
- 118,431.89 |
. |
- | - 300.00 |
|
| Statement as at 31st March 2022 | - | 300.00 | |||
| less unpresented cheques | - | 300.00 |
Buckinghamshire Conservation Trust
Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31st March 2022
| £ - 16,622 13,401 - 1,073 505 |
2021 £ INCOME Grants RPA Farm payments Countryside stewardship Fundraising donations Rents & wayleaves Other income 31,601 EXPENDITURE Professional fees Site management Site security Countryside stewardship Conservation / restoration IT related expenses Marketing & interpretation Maintenance & materials Equipment & tools Project expenditure Bank charges Insurance Companies House Miscellaneous 19,142 12,459 Suplus / (defcit) for the year |
£ 278 15,210 13,400 10,000 1,072 |
2022 £ 39,960 33,761 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12,000 3,584 388 - - 593 - - 450 170 697 13 1,247 |
12,000 18,797 220 515 120 880 13 1,216 |
||
| 6,199 |
Buckinghamshire Conservation Trust
Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2022
| FIXED ASSETS Equipment at cost less depreciation CURRENT ASSETS Bank current account Petty cash Sundry debtors and prepayments less CURRENT LIABILITIES Sundry creditors and accruals NET ASSETS FINANCED BY: General funds at 1st April Add surplus / (defcit) for the year General funds at 31st March |
£ - - |
2021 £ - 113,379 204 113,583 4,877 108,706 108,706 108,706 |
£ - - |
2022 £ - 118,732 - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113,079 300 |
118,432 300 |
|||
| 204 96,247 12,459 |
- 108,706 6,199 |
|||
| 118,732 3,827 |
||||
| 114,905 | ||||
114,905 |
||||
| 114,905 |
………………………………………… Chairman