Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 9 8 2020 To 8 8 2021
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Hedgerley Wood Trust [HWT] Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1153322 Charity's principal address Hedgerley Wood House Red Lane Chinnor, Oxon Postcode OX394BW
Hedgerley Wood Trust [HWT]
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| Peter Armstrong | [Foundingtrustee] | N/A | HWT board | |
| Anuradha Vittachi | [Foundingtrustee] | N/A | HWT board | |
| Emma Chown | N/A | HWT board | ||
| Florence Miller | N/A | HWT board | ||
| William Finnegan | N/A | HWT board | ||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| Expert on education, climate, global development |
Simon Maxwell | 20 West Drive, Brighton, BN2 0GD |
| Expert on Healthcare | Dr Ros Taylor | c/o the Hospice of St Francis, Berkhamsted |
| Expert on education, psychology, climate |
Christopher Robertson |
37 Staverton Road, London, NW2 5EY |
| Expert on education, global development |
Dr Joe Smith | The Geography Discipline, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
N/A
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
CIO – Foundation registered 09 Aug 2013 Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Unanimous appointment by the HWT board
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
The founding trustees have had 18 years’ experience running a worldwide non-profit NGO network, and are able now to apply that expertise as appropriate to the much smaller charity that is HWT.
New trustees are provided with a trustee handbook and required to complete Declaration of Eligibility and Declaration of Interests. HWT has also developed a Complaints Policy, Reserves Policy, Privacy Policy, and Legitimate Interest Assessment (GDPR).
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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Section C Objectives and activities
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN WORLDWIDE PROBLEMS RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) DISEASE, Summary of the objects of the HUNGER, POVERTY, THE NEED FOR EDUCATION, THE IMPACT ON charity set out in its HEALTH OF INEQUALITY, AND THE PROTECTION OF THE governing document PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. HWT has once more achieved all its learning objectives: enabling the public, and/or relevant professionals interfacing with the public, to deepen their knowledge, understanding and skills of topics outlined in our mission statement. IN YEAR 8 HWT AGAIN ACHIEVED ALL OBJECTIVES: HOSTED REGULAR MEETINGS OF LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK; INNOVATED A UNIQUE SOFTWARE PLATFORM AND PRODUCED A Summary of the main NEW SOCIAL MEDIA CLIMATE CAMPAIGN ‘MY-BIT-YOUR-BIT’; activities undertaken for the PRODUCED DOCUMENTARY ON WORK OF CHRISTIAN CLIMATE public benefit in relation to ACTION; UNDERTOOK RESEARCH, INCLUDING EXPERT SITE VISIT, these objects (include within ON THE BEST USE OF OUR WOODS AND BUILDINGS AS A PUBLIC this section the statutory EDUCATION RESOURCE. declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance Clips from HWT’s work are included on our website issued by the Charity www.hedgerleywood.org. Commission on public benefit) The trustees have discussed and had regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about: • policy on grantmaking; • policy programme related investment;
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• contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
The Trust not only focuses on increasing public knowledge by doing the work as detailed above, but also by widely disseminating the useful results of the work done.
- As a matter of course, the Trust publishes the work on its website; enables its partners to do so on their websites; disseminates these outputs via our social media networks [e,g, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube], and encourages our partners to do the same.
The educational value of HWT’s projects has been ensured in 3 ways:
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HWT delivers projects for and with established charities and other organisations with the capacity to ensure the educational value of the materials being developed. The Trust’s work has received enthusiastic endorsements from all the organisations it has worked with. There are frequent repeat requests.
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HWT has a panel of advisers with recognised expertise in areas of academic enquiry relevant to the work of the Trust, and the necessary knowledge, experience and gravitas. Trustees have consulted in-depth with our advisor Dr Ros Taylor.
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The founding trustees have decades of public education experience themselves, covering both school-based and digital education:
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Peter Armstrong was a distinguished senior executive at the BBC, producing and commissioning award-winning documentaries raising public awareness and knowledge about global development, and is winner of the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award for interactivity.
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• Anuradha Vittachi is a qualified teacher (PGCE, University of Oxford) carrying through those pedagogic practices in her work as an author, lecturer, TV documentary-maker and award-winning digital editor, using media to serve public education on global development.
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Section E Financial review
In 2018, HWT adopted a reserves policy outlining purpose, governance, Brief statement of the and determination of reserves, which is currently set at £4,000 in reserve. charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
The principal source of funds has been fees and donations for You may choose to include documentary-making. additional information, where relevant about:
These funds have enabled the Trust to carry out the work as detailed above.
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) William Finnegan Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc) Date 24/5/22
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Hedgerley Wood Trust 1153322
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 09/08/2020 08/08/2021
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Donations and grants received 359 - - 359 2,050
Gift Aid receipts - - - - -
Investment Income - - - - -
Income (Energy Internet Work) - - - - 1,350
Income (video work) 2,365 - - 2,365 -
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Sub total (Gross income for
2,724 - - 2,724 3,400
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 2,724 - - 2,724 3,400
A3 Payments
Office and software costs 4,143 - - 4,143 1,992
Charitable activity costs - - - - -
Time Walk work - - - - 1,119
Studio services for energy internet film - - - - 1,080
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- - - - -
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- - - - -
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Sub total [ 4,143 ] - - 4,143 4,191
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 4,143 - - 4,143 4,191
Net of receipts/(payments) - 1,419 - - - 1,419 - 791
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 13,261 - - 13,261 14,052
Cash funds this year end 11,842 - - 11,842 13,261
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Co-Operative Bank Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 11,842 - - - - - 11,842 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Peter Armstrong |
Endowment funds to nearest £ 13,261 - - 13,261 Agreement Error Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 10 December 2021 |
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