## **Annual report** 2022/23
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## **Message from the Chair**
## **Contents**
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|Message from the Chair|3|
|CEO's report|4|
|Why we do what we do: our purpose|5|
|Significant activities|5|
|Strategy to meet our purpose
Areas of focus for coming year & future aspirations
St Nicks: Key achievements in 2022/23|8
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|Achievements: Nature and wellbeing
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|Achievements: Green Corridors
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|Making St Nicks more accessible
Achievements: Waste minimisation|15
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|Events in 2022/23
Achievements: Reducing carbon emissions|17
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|Financial activities 2022/23
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|Thank you to our key supporters|21|
|Who we are|22|
|Risk management
Accounts
Independent examiner’s report on the accounts|23
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|Statement of financial activities
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|Balance sheet|27|
|Statement of cash flows|28|
|Notes to the accounts|29|
It gives me great pleasure to present our Annual Report for 2022/23. After a sustained period of rapid growth, we placed a premium on stabilisation this year, enabling successes to be embedded and the ongoing delivery of our growing range of activities to be secured. Notwithstanding this context we have enhanced the impact across all our core activities and continue to evolve in our priority areas of urban green space regeneration, nature-based wellbeing and sustainable living. Our award-winning recycling service increased its range of items collected, our habitat management work expanded to new sites, Ecotherapy hours increased year-on-year, and on energy efficiency, we hosted warm space events and helped more households install energy savings measures.
For a charity such as ours, increased ambition brings increased overheads. Like any organisation, we are sensitive to inflationary pressures and the impact an emerging cost of living crisis can have, both on our workforce and our benefactors.
We are delighted to have secured multi-year grants from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery Community Fund, enabling us to further develop our Green Corridors work as well as our Ecotherapy and Education programmes. We have also taken steps to adapt our organisational design in response to how we have grown, with the management team assuming increased responsibility. Our secured funding and renewed focus on delivery gives us a strong platform for the years to come and we are grateful for the contributions we receive from all our funders.
This year I’d also like to highlight the ongoing support of our fantastic volunteers, who collectively contribute over 5,000 hours of their time to us. Against a backdrop where across the charity sector we see volunteer engagement in decline, it is a great source of pride that the St Nicks community binds people together and offers a welcoming experience to those volunteering with us for the first time.
We were delighted to see this community out in force once again at our events after a two-year hiatus. To experience over 500 people on the nature reserve for the Autumn Fayre was a real highlight and a great showcase for our surroundings and the activities we conduct both on-site and further afield. Our revived in-person events programme was a welcome reminder of our role within our local community and the support we appreciatively receive in return.
We welcomed Ellie Stead as our new CEO in April 2022, and it is fair to say she has very much hit the ground running in her first 12 months with us! Amongst our delight at Ellie’s arrival, there was also sadness in May 2022 with the news that our long-time patron, Anneliese Emmans Dean, had passed away. Anneliese was involved at St Nicks for over 15 years and will be sadly missed by all of us. Her poetry remains loved by many for its ability to capture the joy of nature and our connection with it, and it feels only fitting to conclude this year’s message in Annaliese’s own words:
When the wren sings, sings long, sings loud, When the wren sings, sings strong, sings proud, When the wren sings, sings sweet, sings true, When the wren sings, my heart sings too.
Stuart Leslie
Chair of the Board of Trustees ~~March 2023~~
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## **CEO's report**
Having now seen St Nicks through all seasons of the year, I am continually surprised and delighted by the passion and strength of our team members and how we utilise our deep skills, knowledge and experience to benefit our communities and the environment in general.
Our success in securing a grant from National Lottery Heritage Fund to extend our Green Corridors programme shows how skilled we are at combining conservation and community in pragmatic and accessible ways through partnerships with multiple local groups and organisations.
A further grant from National Lottery Community Fund to expand our Ecotherapy and Education programmes for the next three years further demonstrates the positive impact and outcomes our activities have in improving mental health through nature connectedness and building resilience and understanding of nature with younger generations.
If those two programmes weren’t enough to demonstrate we are experts in our somewhat eclectic combination of fields, we were also privileged to win Collection Crew of the Year at the Waste and Recycling Awards in May 2023!
We are fortunate to have secured funding to further develop our reach and cement our expertise through partnerships and local communities – we are immensely grateful to all our supporters, funders and volunteers to ensure that in times where the cost of living remains a reality we can continue to provide meaningful and significant benefit to all those who need us.
We launched our new website in the last year, improving accessibility and ensuring the site is easier to navigate and represents a much more accurate reflection of the progressive charity we are today. We have also made physical changes to our site to assist those with mobility challenges and continue to look for ways to improve access to our nature reserve and services across all dimensions. Our GPS nature trails through the reserve also launched this year can also be accessed via our website.
Above all else, we have worked hard to continually evolve and adapt to ensure we are keeping pace with economic pressures, changes in the charity sector and the needs of our communities and volunteers.
Ellie Stead, CEO
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## **Why we do what we do: our purpose**
If you look at the Charities Commission website or our Constitution, our stated purpose is to:
- Preserve and conserve the area known as St Nicholas Fields for the benefit and education of the public
- Educate the residents of York in principles and benefits of environmental and conservation issues and sustainability including recycling and waste reduction
- Provide facilities for residents with the aim of improving their conditions of life through social welfare and leisure
We do so much more than this at St Nicks, because it’s not just the “what” we do, it’s the “how” we do it. We are deeply committed to creating, building and supporting communities through nature. You won't find a more dedicated team of people - truly passionate about the difference they can make and how thery can enable positive change through partnerships with others.
## **Significant Activities**
We deliver our charitable aims in a number of ways:
## **Nature-based wellbeing**
**Ecotherapy:** The Ecotherapy programme has continued with its roster of vital and oversubscribed nature-connectedness groups. Participating in these groups allows people with mental health challenges to improve their wellbeing through connections with nature. The need for these groups has never been greater, with a further 35 new enrolments, taking the 5-year total to 244. A new Ecotherapy Officer post has been created to link Ecotherapy activity to wider Green Corridors work, creating a recovery pathway which can now include a transition into mainstream conservation volunteering for those who feel ready.
**Community support:** The funded Thriving at Work programme entered its final months. Aiming to equip individual employees with the resources to thrive at work and to equip small to medium sized businesses in supporting employee’s mental wellbeing, St Nicks have helped bring natureconnectedness to the workplace in diverse businesses across York. Funded by City of York Council to provide a Warm Space in response to winter pressures, the Nature-based Wellbeing team opened our doors on Thursday afternoons between November and March. Serving homemade soups and cakes, a warm welcome and varied ‘Puzzling for Wellbeing’ activities, we created a warm and hospitable hub which was treasured by those who came along.
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## **Significant activities (continued)**
**Education and young people:** We are running monthly Nature Adventurer groups and very popular holiday clubs, enabling children to grow in confidence, skills and passion about the natural world. Our Green Mentor leads groups of highly engaged young people in several York schools and youth organisations and school visits to St Nicks to learn about nature, sustainability and waste are very popular.
## **Green corridors York**
Green Corridors York strives for “more, bigger, better and more joined up” greenspaces and initiatives. Between September 2021 and March 2023, we successfully implemented the Green Corridors concept across the three landscape scale corridors in York thanks to the Green Recovery Challenge Fund.
**Nature conservation:** The project worked with landowners and managers, community groups and businesses, schools and individual volunteers to enhance habitats including rivers and becks, meadow, woodland, wetlands and ponds. A joined-up corridors approach to nature conservation has benefitted the endangered Tansy beetle. The beetle requires suitable habitat at a minimum of 200-meter intervals as it does not fly, therefore needs to walk between habitats to mix with other populations to expand its range. The project has worked to bridge gaps in habitat by creating more habitat and managing invasive species and scrub to protect existing habitat.
**Citizen science** :Citizen science ecological monitoring collected species and habitat data to increase knowledge of sites to help with their conservation and protection. Survey work confirmed the presence of two healthy populations of endangered water voles across the corridors, habitat improvement work in these areas will allow these species the space to thrive. Joint working with the North and East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre has developed a working citizen science method for using UK Habitats Surveying and the Defra Biodiversity Metric to assess and measure habitats.
**Wild York:** The Wild York partnership (United by Design, Jai Sandhu, DogEatCog, St Nicks) has developed an online interactive map showing York’s green spaces, what habitat they provide, who looks after them, and what you can do there. The Wild York website is currently under further development to include information on key species and habitats, including survey data, conservation issues and solutions we can implement.
**Habitat services** : The Green Corridors project helped build capacity at St Nicks through the developing St Nicks Habitat Services work. This included delivering contract work for national, regional and local bodies including Froglife, Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Joseph Rowntree Housing
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Trust, the Environment Agency, City of York Council, plus private landowners and Parish Councils. Work has included floodplain meadow restoration, pond creation and delivering community engagement activities. Income has increased from £18,000 to £39,000 in the last year, allowing us to invest more into our Green Corridors approach.
## **Waste minimisation**
## **Residential & commercial recycling collections:**
This year we have increased the types of materials we can collect from our residents and commercial customers to include type 5 plastics and cables, leads and wires. The area we collect business recycling from has also increased, with multiple customers in Fulford, Clifton and New Earswick. We have also, proudly taken on the responsibility of managing the foil drop off locations around the city from Foil for Snappy. These are located at various public car parks and household waste recycling sites around the city.
**Vehicles:** In 2022/23 we also secured funding to buy two new E-Cargo tricycles which have helped us achieve the highlights above. Our pedal powered trike is still in use, whilst the other we have donated to the Green Spaces Team.
**Sustainable living** : We have held multiple school sessions teaching children about the issues around single use plastic and enabled them to get hands on with our Precious Plastic York
machinery. We have also increased recycling rates at numerous
houses of multiple occupancy and flats around the city thanks to a project funded by Guildhall Ward.
## **Reducing carbon emissions**
**Energy advice & support** : We have continued to provide a free energy advice service for York residents who are either on a low income, or aged 65+ or experiencing a long term health condition or disability. This partnership between St Nicks and York Community Energy is funded through the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme, and supported by Yorkshire Energy Doctor as well as other local partners.
**Fuel vouchers** ; We have issued these on behalf of the City of York Council to qualifying York residents who need help with meeting their energy costs meeting energy costs.
**Eco Homes events:** Around a third of York’s carbon emissions come from the way we heat and power our homes. Making them much more energy efficient brings numerous benefits so we facilitate information sharing and understanding of energy saving home upgrades via our York Open Eco Homes event series.
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## **Strategy to meet our purpose**
## **Areas of focus for coming year & future aspirations**
Our **vision** is to enable thriving and connected biodiverse communities.
Our **mission** is to build and connect flourishing communities through urban greenspace regeneration, nature-based wellbeing and sustainable living.
Our activities are underpinned by our **values** : Collaboration, Integrity, Innovation and Professionalism.
Our **strategy** to meet and deliver to our purpose comprises of three core elements:
- Urban greenspace regeneration: **Nature**
- Improve wellbeing through nature connectedness: **People**
- Empower communities to flourish sustainable: **Planet**
The key drivers for this strategic approach are embedded within and across all our activities:
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Our people are undoubtedly our biggest asset at St Nicks and their wellbeing and growth is important to us in our commitment to them as individuals but also to the continued evolution of St Nicks.
As well as an extensive Team Member survey to ensure we are continually improving how we work together effectively, we are investing in several training programme to invest in our people. This engagement and investment will continue to enable us to give back to the communities in which we operate, share knowledge and expertise and continue to innovate.
## **Nature**
## **People**
## **Planet**
Following support and engagement we have provided through our mental health expertise via the Thriving at Work programme to local companies and their employees, we are working through a full assessment against the “Mental Health at Work” scheme for our own team members at St Nicks, and hope to make further progress on this during the coming year.
After securing two separate National Lottery grants for our Ecotherapy and Green Corridors work, our attention on fundraising will now shift to our Environment Centre. In 2024 the Centre will be 20 years old and although it was state of the art when built, our continued evolution means that it is not truly fit for the charity we are today and where we want to be in the future. Any extension and/or retrofit is likely to be a multi-year project and we will have to map out significant logistical challenges to ensure we can continue to run all activities while we undertake such a huge change to our working space. This is obviously reliant on securing significant funding to undertake this work, costs for which have increased significantly in recent years.
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## **St Nicks: key achievements in 2022/23**
tonnes of business **558.5** and residential recycling collected and hand sorted
sent for recycling **100%** within the UK
**0%** contamination so no materials are rejected by reprocessors and incinerated
## **Ecotherapy**
**Green corridors**
participant course hours delivered **3,900**
**89 hectares** of habitat (over 200 football pitches) of wildlife habitat improved across York
from materials sent to Terracycle **£3,950**
**363** hours of one-to-one mentoring and assessments delivered
volunteers trained to help manage sites for wildlife manage sites for wildlife
**455** volunteers trained to help manage sites for wildlife tansy plants planted to create and **1,400** improve Tansy beetle habitat
**12** public drop-off locations for recycling maintained, with five new this year
**35** new enrolments to Ecotherapy
**810** people engaged with across the city at information events **41** new Citizen Scientists recruited
**Minimising waste**
**89%** of those attending drop-in or warm spaces events said that being at St Nicks made them feel less isolated
**31** local groups helped through St Nicks' support hub
saved by helping **£5,500** residents to challenge incorrect bills and chase rebates
**51** households provided with emergency fuel vouchers
households advised and supported supported
**640** households advised and supported **132** homes had simple energy saving measures installed
**24,000 kWh** estimated amount of energy saved per year thanks to the installed energy efficiency measures
**Reducing carbon emissions**
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## **Achievements: Nature-based wellbeing**
"As someone struggling with my mental health, it is very difficult to feel comfortable in this kind of environment, but St Nicks is a welcoming friendly place.”
1:1 mentoring continues to be in very high demand with 363 hours delivered by one team member alone. The Grow at Home group ran through summer of 2022, funded by a grant from the Guild of St George. Fascinating and engaging Ecotherapy activities linked and inspired by the work of John Ruskin were delivered over a number of months and provided much food for thought with regards to similarly scoped groups in the future.
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We were part of the successful Department of Work and Pensions-funded Thriving at Work scheme, where we contributed to outputs which exceeded the targets. We cherish the skill set that this project gave our team and we will continue to provide this type of support in a new format. All the stories in this project were inspiring, but one St Nicks case study in particular was very emblematic of the value of the project. In this example, two employees and the business were simultaneously, but separately
supported: the outcomes for all were so striking that it was developed into a film for use by the Department in future.
St Nicks have been awarded several significant funding grants to be able to not only continue with the Ecotherapy programme, but to develop and grow it. Over the next three years we will aim to reach many more adults with mental health challenges. The number of groups has grown, including sessions on a Friday where there was previously a gap in provision. We are running an Ecotherapy group alongside occupational health teams in Foss Park hospital and holding friendly, informal drop-in days co-designed by participants.
"Thank you to the St Nicks team for putting on the Warm Space afternoons. I have found them a real boost to my mood and wellbeing. They’ve been a safe and inclusive space to socialise which is often so difficult for many of us, and something I’ve not found anywhere else. Thank you.”
Co-design and a sense of belonging have been the drivers for a creative revamp of our Ecotherapy chalet, where the artistic and practical talents of group members have been unleashed! Our relationships with Social Prescribers and other referral agencies across the city have strengthened and we are reaching a more diverse group of people in need.
Similarly, we outperformed expectations in the Green Influencers project, and will continue the work of generating groups of engaged, active, inquisitive and confident young green champions across York. The Green Influencer project has been particularly effective at reaching those groups that experience barriers to accessing nature; ethnic minorities, travelling communities and pupils with special educational and behavioural needs in particular.
" It has been hugely rewarding for all our pupils who have found a sense of belonging, purpose and sense of achievement … The impact on pupil's mental health has been considerable! This facilitation has developed confidence and trust in some our most vulnerable pupils."
" I found the Bushcraft group so helpful and it has helped me so much to think more positively and have more confidence."
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## **Achievements: Green Corridors**
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Successful partnership work with Natural England ensured that rare floodplain meadow habitat at Fulford Ings received a hay cut in 2022 after multiple years without appropriate management. Through engagement with local farmers, York University and Natural England we are working on setting up a longer-term agreement to maintain this.
Branding and educational tools were developed to increase the visibility of Green Corridors York and provide innovative methods of engaging communities. A Green Corridors animation (https:// vimeo.com/778910119/0fc196f445) is used for events and education. A logo was created to use on all project literature, signage and posters. A prototype transportable education tool was developed to tell the stories of our corridors and the habitats and species they support, why they are at risk and achievable solutions.
Working with the River Foss Society and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust we successfully established a citizen science project to survey and monitor water voles, and their non-native predator's American mink, across 19km of the River Foss as part of the Yorkshire Water Vole Project.
The Hull Road Park Beck Restoration project successfully restored the natural processes of a heavily modified, often stagnant, 1km section of Osbaldwick Beck.
The beck is now full of wildlife including regularly sighted little egrets and herons. 279 species were recorded during a half day mini-bioblitz event last summer!
The Green Corridors York project is currently being externally evaluated as an 'excellent case study' to showcase project delivery and learning from Green Recovery Challenge funding.
“St Nicks are a key on-the-ground delivery partner in the Tansy Beetle Action Group (a group of local organisations focused on the beetle’s conservation). They have been undertaking actions for habitat management for the beetle along the River Ouse, as well as supporting awareness raising. The Green Corridor York project is a key project in the delivery of this plan and so underpin recovery efforts for the Tansy Beetle.”
**Vicky Wilkins, Species Recovery Trust**
## **Making St Nicks more accessible**
2022/23 saw us secure funding for, and install a handrail to make the slope into our garden more user friendly. The feedback since the installation has been resoundingly positive. We also achieved level 2 as Disability Confident Employers which employers sign up to voluntarily and take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled people.
Our biggest success for improving our accessibility this year came when 11 staff successfully completed their level 1 British Sign Language qualification. Our Nature based wellbeing team have made great use of these new skills already and our recycling team have also utilised these skills whilst out on collection with members of the public. We are seeking funding to continue to build on our skills in BSL.
We have also been developing our website with support from SeeGreen to make our online material more user-friendly and accessible to a wider range of people. The new website will go live in April 2023.
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## **Achievements: Waste minimisation**
However when reviewing the data from our recycling, the composition of the waste collected has changed: in previous years the amount of paper – a traditionally heavy material especially when it comes to magazines and books – has been much higher. We are seeing a steady decline in the amount of people regularly putting papers and magazines in their recycling boxes. Obviously come winter festivities the amount of paper peaks for a week or two after December 25th…
In contrast, though our business recycling has seen an increase in weight from 142.5tonnes in 2021/22 up to 155.3tonnes in 2022/23.
With over 300 regular, one off and event recycling customers it is no surprise that the amounts of commercial recycling we collect continues to increase.
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There were a few big changes in what waste can be recycled in York in 2022. Foil for snappy closed down and in honour of the amazing legacy Karen – founder of Foil for Snappy – we agreed to take on the busiest collection points and collections from the household waste recycling sites. Since November 2022, we have been collecting foil from recycling points in supermarket car parks and from both Strensall and Hazel Court recycling sites.
The other major change was that type five plastics are now recyclable at the kerbside. Type five plastics include products such as ice cream tubs, margarine tubs and yoghurt pots, and they have long been the most common item people included by mistake in their weekly recycling collections. Being able to finally accept them was a relief for all members of the recycling team! The massive increase in plastics collected means we have had to increase the size and number of plastic skip exchanges we have from St Nicks. Luckily our e-trikes (which are now a year old!) and our two hardy Goupils are more than up to the task.
Despite the increase in plastic types collected, the year 2022/23 actually saw a decline in the mass of residential recycling we collected: down by 10 tonnes from the year before to 416.
Unfortunately, progress on our Precious Plastic York project had to slow as the growth of other departments within the organisation has meant that our space is at a premium. As our team have been working at events, sorting Terracycle and running our Zero Waste York Facebook group we have stil been as busy as ever. We are hopeful that we will be able to hit the ground running with it in 2024 and beyond.
## Events 2022/23
This year saw our first major events post-COVID with the welcome return of our annual Ceilidh, Winter Concert and Autumn Fayre as well as a new “taster” day to help ensure our communities are aware of ALL that we do – our mix of activities is somewhat eclectic! Our Autumn Fayre saw the heaviest attendance to date with a fantastic age range and set of activities provided for free by the St Nick’s team and our volunteers and supporters. Keep an eye on our newsletter and website for upcoming events.
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## **Achievements: Reducing carbon, improving lives**
Although St Nicks will continue to work with the community benefit society, York Energy Advice will become YCE’s own project from June 2023. Over time they aim to turn the service into a one-stop-shop for anyone needing advice and support on any energy-related issue, including home retrofits. For more information or referral, see www.yorkenergyadvice.org.uk or call 01904 922249.
## **York Open Eco Homes and Other Events**
Our partnership with York Community Energy gave rise to several themed events in our York Open Eco Homes series. The
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## **York Energy Advice**
This joint project with York Community Energy (YCE) went from strength to strength in its second year. The friendly team spoke to or supported over 640 local vulnerable households on their energy issues. Thousands of pounds were saved on bills thanks to our supplier intervention. During 287 visits, more than 130 homes had some simple energy efficiency measures installed such as LED light bulbs or draught-proofing. Together these are estimated to save almost 24,000 kWh per year – the equivalent of two years’ worth of gas consumption in an average household. The service also shows how improving energy efficiency is such a big win-win for both people and the planet through reducing bills, increasing comfort and reducing carbon emissions.
The project team were also busy securing further funding beyond the original grant from the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme. Thanks to an already blossoming partnership with Age UK and Older Citizens Advocacy York, they were able to get a grant from City of York Council’s Financial Inclusion Steering Board to focus more on people aged 50+. More funding has followed and YCE is now ready to take the project onto the next level.
annual open-door event enabled 150 visits to 5 local homes at varying stages of being retrofitted for energy efficiency, greater comfort and reduced carbon emissions. Knowing that a third of York’s carbon emissions comes from the way we heat and power our homes is a strong motivator for doing all we can to encourage more residents to tackle those.
To further help share knowledge and experiences we also ran a couple of “Eco Homes Café” events and an introductory course on “Energy Saving Home Upgrades” in conjunction with York Learning and Retrofit+ Architecture. These proved popular with around 60 people attending. Unfortunately, improving homes is not always very simple. Although the events generated positive feedback, they also highlighted the complexity and unaffordability of extensive upgrades. These are required in most UK homes if we are to adequately address the climate crisis and fuel poverty. Raising awareness of the need and some of the solutions is our contribution to the process.
We use many ways to also raise the profile of St Nicks and what we do in the city. Talks and tours for various audiences are particularly enjoyable. This year we engaged with over a hundred people, including on site tours for York St John’s and Sheffield Hallam students and a talk for the Ladies Circle.
“York Energy Advice service helped me when I was in a difficult situation. When it comes to practical support, I received a visit regarding energy consumption and energy efficiency of the house. I also received financial and emotional support because I felt supported and I was no longer alone with this problem. I highly recommend this service.” - Ms B
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**2021-22**
**2022-23**
## **Financial activities 2022/23**
In 2022/23 St Nicks generated income of £582,172 against £577,865 in the previous year. Total expenditure amounted to £617,228 (2021/22: £509,376), an increase of £107,852 compared to the previous year. The net results of the charity for the year is a deficit of £35,056 (2021/22 – Surplus £68,489). This deficit was planned last year, in partial support of activities we wished to complete and in partial utilisation of the surplus from the previous year. This expenditure was in part to ensure our team members received a sufficient pay rise to accommodate significant increases in cost of living expenses. A further one of cost of living payment will be made to all staff in October 2023 (to be approved by Trustees in August 2023) as part of the commitment made regarding salary increases. This will still result in a net surplus (and contribution to reserves) across the two years 2021/22 and 2022/23.
At the end of the first quarter of 2023 as we came to our year end, we were delighted to have secured two significant grants from both National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery Community Fund to enable us to expand our Green Corridors York pilot and to extend cover for our Ecotherapy programme for a further three years. We will soon commence dialogue with City of York Council in relation to our contract in relation to residential recycling, which is due to come to the close of the current term in March 2024.
We remain thankful to all our funding partners and supporters, volunteers and members and to the entire team at St Nicks who have worked incredibly hard to deliver an outstanding set of results.
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended: 31 March 2023**
|**Note**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
3.1
Charitable activities
3.2
Other trading activities
3.3
Investments
3.4
Other
3.5
**Total income**
**3**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
4.1
Charitable activities
4.2
**Total expenditure**
**4**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Gross transfers between funds**
**Net movement in funds**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**|**Note**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
3.1
Charitable activities
3.2
Other trading activities
3.3
Investments
3.4
Other
3.5
**Total income**
**3**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
4.1
Charitable activities
4.2
**Total expenditure**
**4**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Gross transfers between funds**
**Net movement in funds**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**2023**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
20,474
349,589
370,063
379,822
156,701
-
156,701
152,337
49,737
1,363
51,100
45,175
285
-
285
24
4,023
-
4,023
507|
|---|---|---|
|||**231,220**
**350,952**
**582,172**
**577,865**|
|||2,114
-
2,114
415
267,383
347,731
615,114
508,961|
|||**269,497**
**347,731**
**617,228**
**509,376**|
||||
|||**(38,277)**
**3,221**
**(35,056)**
**68,489**|
|||15,405
(15,405 )
-
-|
|||**(22,872)**
**(12,184)**
**(35,056)**
**68,489**|
|||153,950
311,437
465,387
396,898|
|||**131,078**
**299,253**
**430,331**
**465,387**|
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Donations & Legacies
Charitable Activities
Other Trading Activitie
Other
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## **Thank you to our key supporters**
Better Connect Brelms Trust City of York Council Department for Enviroment, Food and Rural Affairs Department for Work and Pensions Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme Energy Savings Trust Environment Agency Ernest Cook Trust Green Recovery Fund Heworth Ward Committee Hey Smile Foundation Hull Road Ward Committee Joseph Rowntree Foundation Kick Start Scheme Natural England Seed Corn Fund Neighbourly Persimmon Homes Spark Fund Tang Hall Big Local
The National Lottery Heritage Fund Two Ridings Community Foundation York CVS
Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust Yorkshire Water
## **Organisations donating funds**
## **or other support**
Illingworths Insurance & Financial Services York CVS
York Cares
River Foss Society GoodGym
Special thanks go to Lewis Outing who took lots of our great pictures.
The National Lottery Community Fund
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## **Who we are**
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Board of Trustees and management team at St Nicks
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Our management team have worked together closely over the last twelve months to ensure we are working together seamlessly and leveraging each other’s skills and expertise. We are also working together with our Board of Trustees to ensure that we have clarity and commonality of purpose and a shared view on all aspects of our future strategy and direction. The picture above is from a recent strategy session – it’s important that we also continue to have fun when we do our deep thinking sessions where we sometimes have healthy debate on some fronts!
We continue to provide intensive volunteering programmes to multiple Park Rangers to build knowledge and skills for future roles and careers in conservation and habitat management. We have also been fortunate to secure funding for a place on the New to Nature programme for a fulltime trainee for 12 months in 2023/24.
We continue to work on equality, diversity and inclusion and our new Trustees bring different lived experiences to our Board.
"There are lots of amazing things about working at St Nicks, like how interesting and diverse our job roles are and that we get to work with nature and help people to connect with it"
Staff survey, 2023
Jonathan Dent, Natural Habitats Manager Rebecca Dunn, Recycling Officer Eliza Fergusson, Charity Support Manager Abi Gibbons, Community Engagement Officer Maria Gill, Ecology Officer
## **Trustees**
## Stuart Leslie (Chair)
Sarah Middleton (Vice Chair - until December 2022) Judith Rigg (Secretary - until February 2023) Jonathan Exon (Treasurer, Vice Chair from December 2022) Nick Coad (until October 2022) Lars Kramm (until May 2022) Jane Thurlow (until December 2022) Sebastian O’Connor (until May 2022) Adrian Lovett Emma Beddington Jamie Sims (from December 2022) Suzanne Fagence Cooper (from December 2022) Savannah Green (from December 2022) **Patrons**
Beki Hagger, Green Corridors Officer Rachel Hall, Ecotherapy Assistant David Hammond, Recycling Officer Charlotte Hanson, Recycling Officer Marc Hodgson, Recycling Officer Ivana Jakubková, Sustainability Officer Chris King, Recycling Officer Freya Lovett, Green Mentor Jane Mackay, Thriving at Work Officer Eithne Phillips, Green Corridors Trainee (from December 2021 to June 2022), Project Officer (from June 2022)
Kate Pickett
## **Chief Officer**
Sam Taylor, Waste & Recycling Manager Eleanor Tookey, Ecotherapy Officer Nicola Ward, Habitats Officer Stuart Watling, Recycling Officer
Ellie Stead
## **Other staff**
Mark Claridge, Caretaker Beth Clarkson, Green Corridors Trainee (from January 2022 to June 2022)
Jo Young, Nature Based Wellbeing Manager
## **Risk management**
We have significantly updated our risk approach with a comprehensive risk register and new risk policy per Best Practice. The register is reviewed regularly by both the Senior Management Team and the Board of Trustees.
In relation to some of our highest scoring risks we have made good progress in mitigating these, particularly succession planning (governance), economic and political changes (external), cybersecurity (operational & external) and IT controls (operational). We have also discussed, reviewed and added emerging risks such as Artificial Intelligence to ensure we remain mindful and conscious of wider changes in our working environment.
Overall, the Trustees of St Nicks have given consideration to the major risks to which the charity is exposed and satisfied themselves that systems or procedures are established in order to manage those risks.
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St Nicks’ Annual Report 2022/23
## **Independent examiner’s report on the accounts**
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I report on the accounts of: **Friends of St Nicholas Fields**
## **Friends of St Nicholas Fields**
which are set out on pages 26 to 39.which are set out on pages 13 to 26.
for the year ended **31st March 2023**
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the "2011 Act") and that an independent examination is needed.
## **(Charity Registration Number 1153739)**
## It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act), and
## **Trustees Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended**
**31st March 2023**
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
## **The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of The Chartered Institute Of Management Accountants.**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
- 1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
## have not been met; or
- 2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## Karen Wood ACMA CGMA
Date: 23/08/2023
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## **Statement of financial activities**
## **Friends of St Nicholas Fields**
(Charity Registration Number 1153739)
**Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended: 31 March 2023**
|**Note**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
3.1
Charitable activities
3.2
Other trading activities
3.3
Investments
3.4
Other
3.5
**Total income**
**3**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
4.1
Charitable activities
4.2
**Total expenditure**
**4**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Gross transfers between funds**
**Net movement in funds**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**|**Note**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
3.1
Charitable activities
3.2
Other trading activities
3.3
Investments
3.4
Other
3.5
**Total income**
**3**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
4.1
Charitable activities
4.2
**Total expenditure**
**4**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Gross transfers between funds**
**Net movement in funds**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**funds**
**funds**
**2023**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
20,474
349,589
370,063
379,822
156,701
-
156,701
152,337
49,737
1,363
51,100
45,175
285
-
285
24
4,023
-
4,023
507|
|---|---|---|
|||**231,220**
**350,952**
**582,172**
**577,865**|
|||2,114
-
2,114
415
267,383
347,731
615,114
508,961|
|||**269,497**
**347,731**
**617,228**
**509,376**|
||||
|||**(38,277)**
**3,221**
**(35,056)**
**68,489**|
|||16,792
(16,792 )
-
-|
|||**(21,485)**
**(13,571)**
**(35,056)**
**68,489**|
|||153,950
311,437
465,387
396,898|
|||**132,465**
**297,866**
**430,331**
**465,387**|
## **Balance sheet**
## **Friends of St Nicholas Fields**
(Charity Registration Number 1153739)
## **Balance Sheet as at:**
## **31st March 2023**
|**Note**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
**7**
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**8**
Debtors & prepayments
**9**
Stock
**Current liabilities: amounts falling due**
**within one year**
Creditors and accruals
**10**
**Funds of the Charity**
**11**
Unrestricted Funds (General)
Restricted Funds
**11**
**Total fixed assets**
**Net current assets**
**Total current assets**
**Total Funds Carried Forward**
**Net Assets**|**2023**
**£**
295,645
**295,645**
206,013
72,007
-
**278,020**
(143,334)
**134,686**
**430,331**
132,465
297,866
**430,331**|**2022**
**£**
298,563|
|---|---|---|
|||**298,563**|
|||294,627
46,338
-|
|||**340,965**|
|||(174,141)|
|||**166,824**|
||||
|||**465,387**|
|||153,950
311,437|
|||**465,387**|
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St Nicks’ Annual Report 2022/23
## **Statement of cash flows**
## **Friends of St Nicholas Fields**
## **Notes to the accounts**
## **Friends of St Nicholas Fields**
(Charity Registration Number 1153739)
## **Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended:**
## **31st March 2023**
## **Notes to the accounts for the year ended: 31st March 2023**
## **1 Basis of preparation**
|**Cash flows from operating activities**
**Net income/(expenditure) for the year**
**Add:**Depreciation for the year
**Working capital changes**
(Increase)/decrease in stock
(Increase)/decrease in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
**Cash flows from investing activities**
Purchase of fixed assets
Disposal of fixed assets
**Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year**
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April 2020
**Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March 2021**
**Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities**|**�����**
**2023**
**£**
(35,056 )
3,918|**�����**
**2022**
**£**
68,489
29,184|
|---|---|---|
||-
(25,669 )
(30,807 )|1,224
(8,227 )
2,754|
||**(87,614)**|**93,424**|
||1,000
-|-
-|
||**1,000**|**-**|
||(88,614 )
294,627|93,424
201,203|
||**206,013**|**294,627**|
## **1.1 Basis of accounting**
The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (Charities SORP (FRS 102)).
## **���������������������������������**
There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year.
## **1.3 Change to previous accounts**
No changes have been made to accounts for previous years.
## **2 Accounting policies**
## **Income and endowments**
## **Recognition of income**
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
- the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
- receipt of the resources is probable; and
- the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## **Incoming resources with related expenditure**
Where incoming resources have 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 evidence of entitlement to the resources and receipt is probable.
## **Volunteer help**
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees' annual report.
## **Investment income**
This is included in the accounts when receivable.
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**Expenditure and Liabilities**
## **Expenditure**
## **Raising funds**
Cost of raising funds comprise those costs associated with attracting voluntary income.
## **Charitable activities**
Charitable activities expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
## **Liability recognition**
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
## **Assets**
## **Tangible fixed assets for use by the charity**
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £2000. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at the value to the charity on receipt, less depreciation.
Depreciation is provided at rates to write off the costs less estimated residual value of each asset over its expected useful life as follows:
Office equipment Project equipment Computer equipment Adventure playground equipment
25% straight line basis 25% straight line basis 33.33% straight line basis 25% straight line basis
## **Environment Centre**
Depreciation is on a straight line basis in line with the lease length.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are funds which can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor.
|||**Total**|**2022**|**£**||21,836|-|190|357,796|**379,822**||106,850|12,362|33,125|**152,337**||45|1,502|1,240|42,388|-|**45,175**||24|**24**||118|-|389|**507**||**577,865**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**2022**|**Restricted**|**funds**|**£**||-|-|-|278,634|**278,634**||-|-|-|**-**||-|-|-|-|-|**-**||-|**-**||-|-|-|**-**||**278,634**|
|||**Unrestricted**|**funds**|**£**||21,836|-|190|79,162|**101,188**||106,850|12,362|33,125|**152,337**||45|1,502|1,240|42,388|-|**45,175**||24|**24**||118|-|389|**507**||**299,231**|
|**31 March 2023**|**2023**|**Restricted**
**Total**|**funds**
**2023**|**£**
**£**||-
7,346|-
3,106|-
-|349,589
359,611|**349,589**
**370,063**||-
108,038|-
25,655|-
23,008|**-**
**156,701**||225
1,564|-
800|1,138
4,082|-
44,594|-
60|**1,363**
**51,100**||-
285|**-**
**285**||-
123|-
3,900|-
-|**-**
**4,023**||**350,952**
**582,172**|
|**otes to the accounts for the year ended:**|**3 Income and endowments**|**Unrestricted**|**funds**|**£**|**3.1**
**Donations and legacies**|7,346
Donations|Legacies
3,106|-
Gift Aid|10,022
Grants:|**20,474**|**3.2 Charitable activities**|108,038
Recycling scheme|25,655
Recycling credits|23,008
Local Nature Reserve SLA|**156,701**|**3.3**
**Other trading activities**|1,339
Educational, lettings & rentals|800
Membership fees|2,944
Educational events|44,594
General sales|60
Shop sales|**49,737**|**3.4**
**Investments**|285
Bank interest|**285**|**3.5 Other**|123
Other sundry income|3,900
Open University - Branching out|-
JRS furlough grant|**4,023**||**231,220**
**Total income**|
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## **5 Expenses & fees**
No trustees received a remuneration for services rendered during the year, nor were any trustees' out of pocket expenses reimbursed.
||
expenses reimbursed.|||
|---|---|---|---|
||**5.1 Fees for examination of the accounts**|**2023**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**£**|
||Independent Examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts|**750**|**800**|
|**6 **|**Staff costs and emoluments**|**2023**|**2022**|
||**6.1 Staff costs**|**£**|**£**|
||Gross salaries|384,461|308,540|
||Employers National Insurance|23,659|18,141|
||Pension contributions|7,254|5,602|
|||**415,374**|**332,283**|
||**6.2 Average number of full time equivalent employees by department**|||
|**5.1 Fees for examination of the accounts**
Independent Examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts
**6 Staff costs and emoluments**
**6.1 Staff costs**
**6.2 Average number of full time equivalent employees by department**
Gross salaries
Employers National Insurance
Pension contributions|**5.1 Fees for examination of the accounts**
Independent Examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts
**6 Staff costs and emoluments**
**6.1 Staff costs**
**6.2 Average number of full time equivalent employees by department**
Gross salaries
Employers National Insurance
Pension contributions|**5.1 Fees for examination of the accounts**
Independent Examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts
**6 Staff costs and emoluments**
**6.1 Staff costs**
**6.2 Average number of full time equivalent employees by department**
Gross salaries
Employers National Insurance
Pension contributions|**5.1 Fees for examination of the accounts**
Independent Examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts
**6 Staff costs and emoluments**
**6.1 Staff costs**
**6.2 Average number of full time equivalent employees by department**
Gross salaries
Employers National Insurance
Pension contributions|**5.1 Fees for examination of the accounts**
Independent Examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts
**6 Staff costs and emoluments**
**6.1 Staff costs**
**6.2 Average number of full time equivalent employees by department**
Gross salaries
Employers National Insurance
Pension contributions|**2023**
**£**
**750**
**2023**
**£**
384,461
23,659
7,254
**415,374**|**2022**
**£**
**800**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||**2022**
**£**
308,540
18,141
5,602|
|||||||**332,283**|
||||||||
||**Fixed assets**
**2023**
**Balance b/fwd**
**Additions**
**Disposals**
**Balance c/fwd**
**7.1 Cost or valuation**
**Balance b/fwd**
**Disposals**
**Net book value**
**31 March 2023**
**Balance c/fwd**
No employee received remuneration in
**Depreciation**
**Charge for year**|**£**
**£**
**£**
324,111
-
63,820
-
-
1,000
-
-
-
**324,111**
**-**
**64,820**
26,192
-
63,176
3,274
-
644
-
-
-
**29,466**
**-**
**63,820**
**294,645**
**-**
**1,000**
**Office**
**equipment**
**General**
**equipment**
**Leasehold**
**Environment**
Fundraising
Charitable activities
Governance
Other
Total
excess of £60,000 (2022:Nil)|||**2023**
2.00
10.45
0.50
2.00
**14.95**
**£**
-
-
-
**-**
-
-
-
**-**
**-**
**Computer**
**equipment**|**2022**
1.8
8.0
0.5
1.7|
|||||||**12.0**|
|||||||**£**
387,931
1,000
-
**Total**|
|||**324,111**|**-**|**64,820**||**388,931**|
|||26,192
3,274
-|-
-
-|63,176
644
-||89,368
3,918
-|
|||**29,466**|**-**|**63,820**||**93,286**|
||||||||
|||**294,645**|**-**|**1,000**||**295,645**|
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|**2022**
**8 Cash at bank and in hand**
Current bank account
CAF Cash account
CAF Gold account
Cashplus business debit card
PayPal account
Soldo
Other cash in hand
**9 Debtors and prepayments**
**Debtors and prepayments**
**10 Creditors and accruals**
**Amounts falling due within one year**
Deposits held
Trade creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Tax and social security
**Charge for year**
**Disposals**
Other debtors
**31 March 2022**
Trade debtors
Triodos
**Balance c/fwd**
**Net book value**
Virgin money giving
Go cardless
Prepayments and accrued income
**Disposals**
**Additions**
**Balance c/fwd**
**Depreciation**
**Balance b/fwd**
**Cost or valuation**
**Balance b/fwd**|**£**
324,111
-
-
**Leasehold**
**Environment**|**£**
8,863
-
(8,863 )
**Office**
**equipment**|**£**
63,820
-
-
**General**
**equipment**|**£**
6,823
-
(6,823 )
**6,823**
6,823
-
(6,823 )
**-**
**6,823**
**Total 2023**
**£**
32,380
84,055
20,095
67,124
103
(117 )
-
1,017
737
619
**206,013**
**2023**
**£**
36,947
472
34,588
**72,007**
**2023**
**£**
13,274
202
113,965
15,893
**143,334**
**Computer**
**equipment**|**£**
403,617
-
(15,686 )
**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**324,111**|**8,863**|**63,820**||**387,931**|
||-
26,192
-|8,863
-
(8,863 )|60,184
2,992
-||75,870
29,184
15,686
-|
||**26,192**|**-**|**63,176**||**89,368**|
|||||||
||**297,919**|**8,863**|**644**||**298,563**|
|||**Unrestricted**
**£**
29,159
84,055
20,095
67,124
103
(117 )
-
1,017
737
619|**Restricted**
**£**
3,221
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-||**2022**
**£**
49,328
156,422
20,095
67,031
103
(76 )
-
1,017
137
570|
|||**202,792**|**3,221**||**294,627**|
||||**Total**
**Total**||**2022**
**£**
32,945
472
12,921|
||||||**46,338**|
||||||**2022**
**£**
4,427
-
159,235
10,479|
||||||**174,141**|
## **11 Movement of funds**
## **11.1 Movement of major funds**
|**2023**
TEWV 2
York urban becks
Heworth Ward
Yorkshire water
CYC Fishergate ward
HAF
Deciding together
Thriving at work
**Grants Central**
**Grants Waste minimisation**
**Grants Green Spaces**
**Grants Nature & wellbeing**
Energy redress
Brelms Trust
Green recovery
HR Park
NRN seed corn
Multiply
Nature for all
Waste minimisation
**Total Funds**
**Fund name**
**Unrestricted funds (General)**
Environment Centre
Waste minimisation
Kickstarter
Building capabilities
Green social prescribing
General unrestricted funds
Precious plastic
Guildhall & binstore project
**Restricted funds**
Green influencers scheme
National lottery community fund|**Balance**
**b/fwd**
153,950
-|**Incoming**
**resources**
231,220
-|**Outgoing**
**resources**
269,497
-|**Transfers**
9,041
7,751
**16,792**
(7,654 )
(7,751 )
(1,387 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**(16,792 )**
**-**|**Balance**
**c/fwd**
124,714
7,751|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**153,950**|**231,220**|**269,497**||**132,465**|
||302,299
7,751
1,387
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
21,135
8,340
8,364
4,814
1,700
6,012
1,300
66,626
59,447
3,258
90
15,586
18,563
64,670
6,847
9,950
9,768
8,857
6,867
4,560
24,198|-
-
-
21,195
8,340
8,364
1,533
1,700
6,012
1,300
66,626
59,447
3,258
90
15,586
18,563
64,670
6,847
9,950
9,768
8,857
6,867
4,560
24,198||294,645
-
-
(60 )
-
-
3,281
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
||**311,437**|**350,952**|**347,731**||**297,866**|
|||||||
||**465,387**|**582,172**|**617,228**||**430,331**|
## **Transfer of funds**
The waste minimisation fund has been recognised this year as a designated fund and not restricted as it is underspend that has been set aside for 'rainy day' spending.
The TEWV surplus has been transferred to unrestricted as there was an error resulting in underallocation in previous years. This fund has now been spent with no further reporting required by the funders. The depreciation for the environment centre has been transferred to keep this fund in line with the fixed asset value.
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St Nicks’ Annual Report 2022/23
St Nicks’ Annual Report 2022/23
## **11.2 Details of Funds Held**
|**2022**
HAF
Green influencers scheme
HLF Grassland Monitoring
Wates/TEWV
**Fund name**
Waste minimisation
TEWV 2
General unrestricted funds
Environment Centre
**Unrestricted funds (General)**
**Total Funds**
**Restricted funds**
Growing green spaces
NRN seed
York urban becks
Kickstarter
P&D Shepherd
Pilot Light
Building Capacities
**Grants Volunteering**
Betty's Trees for life
RSA
**Grants Projects**
Action towards inclusion
**Grants Outreach**
Two Ridings Covid
Cobb Foundation
Energy redress
CYC Heworth ward
Thriving at work
**Grants Green Spaces**
Postcode local rivers
Brelms Trust
CYC Fishergate ward
Green recovery
HR Park
Yorkshire water
Bettys Trees for life
CYC Nordic
National lottery community fund
THBL Nordic walking
JRF York committee
Ways to wellbeing
**Grants Central**
**Grants Recycling**
Persimmon
**Grants Ecotherapy**|**Balance**
**b/fwd**
85,461|**Incoming**
**resources**
299,231|**Outgoing**
**resources**
228,966|**Transfers**
(1,776 )
**(1,776 )**
-
-
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,776
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**1,776**
**-**|**Balance**
**c/fwd**
153,950|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**85,461**|**299,231**|**228,966**||**153,950**|
||302,299
7,751
1,387
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|-
-
-
67
1,636
2,310
2,073
4,999
10,250
1,000
2,500
4,711
1,286
15,909
14,128
1,210
16,192
3,266
8,352
1,483
4,950
42,561
4,900
29,465
8,000
2,443
5,432
10,426
1,446
100
62,372
4,998
4,969
5,000
200|-
-
-
67
1,636
2,310
2,073
4,999
10,250
1,000
2,500
4,711
1,286
15,909
14,128
1,210
16,192
3,266
8,352
1,483
4,950
42,561
4,900
29,465
8,000
2,443
7,208
10,426
1,446
100
62,372
4,998
4,969
5,000
200||302,299
7,751
1,387
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
||**311,437**|**278,634**|**280,410**||**311,437**|
|||||||
||**396,898**|**577,865**|**509,376**||**465,387**|
## **Unrestricted Funds (General)**
The General fund is unrestricted and available for the general purposes of the Organisation.
## **Restricted Funds**
The restricted funds are only available for the purposes specified for each fund, which are:
## **Environment Centre**
A fund used towards building of the centre to provide environmental educational facilities. **Waste minimisation**
Contracts to carry out kerbside recycling service, business waste recycling collections & events recycling **TEWV 2**
To provide ecotherapy in a residential and an acute in-patient unit.
## **Energy redress**
Partnership project providing quality advice directly to householders in vulnerable situations underpinned by a ‘whole house’ approach.
## **Kickstarter**
Government Initiative encouraging people back into work on 6 month contracts **Building capabilities**
Supplementary to BLF2 to enable the organisation to build operational capability **Precious plastic**
To set up and test our own in house recycling system for plastics which will be used at events and workshops **Guildhall & binstore project**
A project to trial different signage and messaging in high occupancy buildings in the centre of York to improve recycling rates and decrease contamination
## **Brelms Trust**
Part fund salary of Natural Habitats Manager
## **CYC Fishergate ward**
To develop habitats at Millennium Fields
## **Green recovery**
National Lottery Heritage fund to kick start the creation and restoration of more, bigger, better and more joined up habitats across three landscape scale corridors and 22 sites across York Local Authority Area, including floodplain meadow, hedgerows, woodland and riparian habitat of the critically endangered tansy beetle **HR Park**
Environmental Agency funding to restore natural processes of Osbaldwick Beck through Hull Road Park **York urban becks**
City of York Council funds to undertake ecological surveys of Hull Road park and the wider Osbaldwick beck. **Heworth Ward**
Green Influencer work at Heworth Holme
## **Yorkshire water**
Restore and enhance habitats along urban reaches of Tang Hall and Osbaldwick Becks
## **Green influencers scheme**
Two Ridings Community Foundation funding which funds our Green Mentor to run organised Green Influencer groups with schools and other youth organisations
## **National lottery community fund**
Funding over 5 years (May 2018-May 2023) to fund the Ecotherapy Programme **HAF**
Funding by CYC for food and activity clubs in the main school holidays
## **Nature for all**
Enabled the creation of interactive GPS nature trails through the reserve.
## **Green social prescribing**
Via York CVS, this project aims to embed GSP across the Humber and North Yorkshire region. Provides Ecotherapy (Bushcraft, willow weaving and gardening)
## **NRN seed corn**
Natural England seed corn fund to test out methods to engage more and wider range of people in natural conservation across Fulford Ings corridor
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St Nicks’ Annual Report 2022/23
St Nicks’ Annual Report 2022/23
## **Deciding together**
Via Two Riding Community Foundation, this funding provided for a pilot for increasing partnership work around nature connectedness and mental wellbeing across York
## **Multiply**
Via UKSPF this programme provides various different activities to support individuals with their numeracy skills.
## **Thriving at work**
Government funded programme which allows us to deliver mental health awareness and resilience to small/medieum enterprises and indivudals in work.
## **12 Net assets between funds**
|**Net assets between funds**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|Fixed assets
Current assets
Fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Current liabilities
**Balances at 31st March 2022**
**Balances at 31st March 2023**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
1,000
274,799
(143,334)|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
294,645
3,221
-|**Total**
**2023**
**£**
295,645
278,020
(143,334)|
||**132,465**|**297,866**|**430,331**|
||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
644
312,418
(159,112)|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
297,919
28,547
(15,029 )|**Total**
**2022**
**£**
298,563
340,965
(174,141)|
||**153,950**|**311,437**|**465,387**|
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St Nicks’ Annual Report 2022/23
St Nicks’ Annual Report 2022/23
Photo credit: Joel Fergusson
**Report published in October 2023 by St Nicks**
(a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered as Friends of St Nicholas Fields, charity no. 1153739)
01904 411821 | info@stnicks.org.uk | www.stnicks.org.uk St Nicks Environment Centre, Rawdon Avenue, York YO10 3FW
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