Charity Name No (if any) LOVE HAMBROOK MARSHES CIO Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01-Apr-24 31-Mar-25 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 10,192 - 10,192 10,829 Grants 14,877 2,610 - 17,487 7,803 Interest 2,592 - 2,592 464 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sub total (Gross income for AR) [ 27,661 ] 2,610 - 30,271 19,096 ——=== A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - Total receipts 27,661 2,610 - 30,271 19,096 = ~~=~~ A3 Payments Maintenance 2,165 - - 2,165 3,522 Insurance 161 - - 161 153 Administration 411 - - 411 289 Workshop 2,563 - 2,563 2,549 Contract Kent Wildlife Trust 5,890 2,610 - 8,500 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sub total [ 11,190 ] 2,610 - 13,800 6,513 = ~~o~~ A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total [ - ] - - - - —SSe Total payments 11,190 2,610 - ~~5=~~ 13,800 6,513 Net of receipts/(payments) 16,471 - - 16,471 12,583 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 76,599 - - 76,599 64,016 Cash funds this year end_ ===== 93,070 - - 93,070 76,599
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
12/07/2025
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | 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 B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Cafbank Metro bank R Norman Signature H Adams |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 41,210 51,860 - - - 93,070 - 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 H Adams R Norman |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 4.7.25 4.7.25 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
12/07/2025
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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1.4.2024 To 31.3. 2025
Charity name: LOVE HAMBROOK MARSHES CIO
Charity registration number: 1156473
Objectives and Activities
| Objectives and Activities | Objectives and Activities | Objectives and Activities |
|---|---|---|
| SORP reference | ||
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document Para 1.17 The Objects of Love Hambrook Marshes CIO are: “To protect, manage and preserve the Hambrook Marshes for the benefit of wildlife and for the public benefit.” These are delivered through the following detailed aims: 1. to ensure that the land remains open, undeveloped marshland; 2. to ensure conservation of the area through application of effective land management; 3. to protect existing vegetation and wildlife; 4. to guarantee controlled public access to the area, including free access to the cycle path; 5. to encourage participation of the local community. |
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| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. Para 1.17 and 1.19 The Trustees have continued to manage the land in conformity with Natural England requirements to protect and conserve it as wetland, protect wildlife, ensure continuity of grant income, and maintain public access. |
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| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The Trustees, in promoting the objects of the CIO, have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Para 1.38 |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
N/A | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | The CIO continues to use the assistance of volunteers for activities such as litter-picking. Some maintenance work is also done in occasional sessions with volunteers provided by the Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership. |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
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This review provides a summary of what has
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| Achievements and Performance | Achievements and Performance | Achievements and Performance |
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| SORP reference | ||
| This review provides a summary of what has | ||
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | been achieved during 2024-25 mapped against each of the aims. AIM 1: Ensure that Hambrook Marshes remain open, undeveloped marshland (a) The continuing existence of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation ensures that, for the foreseeable future, this aim will be met. (b) Site insurance is in place for basic public liability, and for problems arising from contamination. (c) Trustees ensure that the site is managed as farm land in order to claim the annual Natural England Basic Payment Scheme to fund maintenance and infrastructure work on the site. (d) The CIO continued to receive funding from the Natural England Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier grant scheme on a year-by-year basis, and the site is managed to meet the requirements of the scheme to maintain the site as wet grassland. (e) The agreement established with the Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership in 2023-24 functioned well in 2024-25 and plays an important part in ensuring a continuing future for the site and its management. AIM 2 Ensure conservation of the site through effective land management (a) Cattle were brought in to graze the site in the summer, as required by Natural England grant conditions in order to maintain the site as wet grassland. |
(b) Maintenance work included the renewal and repair of stiles, fences and gates. (c) Hay was cut in summer 2024. (d) Mowing of the riverside and cycle path margins was again undertaken. (e) Clearance of litter continued on a weekly basis. (f) Site maintenance continued to be monitored in according with an annual Inspection Regime and a Calendar of Tasks. AIM 3 Protect and encourage plant and wild life (a) One of the trustees who has specialist knowledge of wildlife continues to perform the role of monitoring wildlife habitats and exploring opportunities for environmental improvement. (b) A number of hibernacula were created on the site to encourage reptiles and amphibians. (c) Willow was again harvested by local basket weavers. AIM 4 Guarantee the existing public access to the site (a) The agreement with Kent County Council and Canterbury City Council for the operation and maintenance of the Great Stour Way as a permissive path for pedestrians and cyclists continued in place. (b) Permissive public access across the site via footpaths was maintained. AIM 5 Encourage community involvement in the site (a) Monthly Newsletters containing updates on all site activities including wildlife reports were circulated electronically and published on the CIO web-site. (b) Volunteers from Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership provided help with scrub clearance. (c) A team of volunteers has continued to provide help with activities which include litter picking and site maintenance. (d) The Charity’s Facebook group is effective in encouraging interest in the site and its flora and fauna among the local community. (e) An arrangement has been made with a local primary school for visits to the site for nature study, and an educational resources pack has been produced.
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements against Para 1.41 See previous section.
objectives set
Performance of fundraising Fundraising is not one of the objectives of
activities against objectives Para 1.41 the CIO.
set
Investment performance Para 1.41 N/A
against objectives
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Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The charity has sufficient funds to continue for the foreseeable future which is important as it is dependent on grants and donations. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The charity aims to keep a reserve higher than its annual expenditure as the repairs and improvements that are needed periodically are considerable and the income is limited. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £93,070 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | |
|---|---|---|
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document | Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? |
Para 1.25 | CIO |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Trustee vacancies are publicly advertised, and appointments are made by the existing trustees. Election to specific roles is by the votes of the trustees. No new trustees were appointed in 2024-25. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
|---|---|---|
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
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Charity name Love Hambrook Marshes CIO
Other name the charity uses LHM
Registered charity number 1156473
Charity’s principal address 34 St Michael’s Place, Canterbury CT2 7HQ
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Jon Winder Chair 1.4.24 – 31.3.25
2 Hilary Adams Treasurer
3 Margaret Love Trustee
4 Richard Norman Secretary
5 Sian Pettman Trustee
6 Paul Roberts Trustee
7 Michael Walter Trustee
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
Other optional information
N/A
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
R. J. Norman Hilary Adams |
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| Richard Norman Hilary Adams |
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Secretary Treasurer |
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| 4.7.25 | |
| 4.7.25 |
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1.4.2024 To 31.3. 2025
Charity name: LOVE HAMBROOK MARSHES CIO
Charity registration number: 1156473
Objectives and Activities
| Objectives and Activities | Objectives and Activities | Objectives and Activities |
|---|---|---|
| SORP reference | ||
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document Para 1.17 The Objects of Love Hambrook Marshes CIO are: “To protect, manage and preserve the Hambrook Marshes for the benefit of wildlife and for the public benefit.” These are delivered through the following detailed aims: 1. to ensure that the land remains open, undeveloped marshland; 2. to ensure conservation of the area through application of effective land management; 3. to protect existing vegetation and wildlife; 4. to guarantee controlled public access to the area, including free access to the cycle path; 5. to encourage participation of the local community. |
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| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. Para 1.17 and 1.19 The Trustees have continued to manage the land in conformity with Natural England requirements to protect and conserve it as wetland, protect wildlife, ensure continuity of grant income, and maintain public access. |
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| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The Trustees, in promoting the objects of the CIO, have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Para 1.38 |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
N/A | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | The CIO continues to use the assistance of volunteers for activities such as litter-picking. Some maintenance work is also done in occasional sessions with volunteers provided by the Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership. |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
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SORP reference
This review provides a summary of what has
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| Achievements and Performance | Achievements and Performance | Achievements and Performance |
|---|---|---|
| SORP reference | ||
| This review provides a summary of what has | ||
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | been achieved during 2024-25 mapped against each of the aims. AIM 1: Ensure that Hambrook Marshes remain open, undeveloped marshland (a) The continuing existence of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation ensures that, for the foreseeable future, this aim will be met. (b) Site insurance is in place for basic public liability, and for problems arising from contamination. (c) Trustees ensure that the site is managed as farm land in order to claim the annual Natural England Basic Payment Scheme to fund maintenance and infrastructure work on the site. (d) The CIO continued to receive funding from the Natural England Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier grant scheme on a year-by-year basis, and the site is managed to meet the requirements of the scheme to maintain the site as wet grassland. (e) The agreement established with the Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership in 2023-24 functioned well in 2024-25 and plays an important part in ensuring a continuing future for the site and its management. AIM 2 Ensure conservation of the site through effective land management (a) Cattle were brought in to graze the site in the summer, as required by Natural England grant conditions in order to maintain the site as wet grassland. |
(b) Maintenance work included the renewal and repair of stiles, fences and gates. (c) Hay was cut in summer 2024. (d) Mowing of the riverside and cycle path margins was again undertaken. (e) Clearance of litter continued on a weekly basis. (f) Site maintenance continued to be monitored in according with an annual Inspection Regime and a Calendar of Tasks. AIM 3 Protect and encourage plant and wild life (a) One of the trustees who has specialist knowledge of wildlife continues to perform the role of monitoring wildlife habitats and exploring opportunities for environmental improvement. (b) A number of hibernacula were created on the site to encourage reptiles and amphibians. (c) Willow was again harvested by local basket weavers. AIM 4 Guarantee the existing public access to the site (a) The agreement with Kent County Council and Canterbury City Council for the operation and maintenance of the Great Stour Way as a permissive path for pedestrians and cyclists continued in place. (b) Permissive public access across the site via footpaths was maintained. AIM 5 Encourage community involvement in the site (a) Monthly Newsletters containing updates on all site activities including wildlife reports were circulated electronically and published on the CIO web-site. (b) Volunteers from Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership provided help with scrub clearance. (c) A team of volunteers has continued to provide help with activities which include litter picking and site maintenance. (d) The Charity’s Facebook group is effective in encouraging interest in the site and its flora and fauna among the local community. (e) An arrangement has been made with a local primary school for visits to the site for nature study, and an educational resources pack has been produced.
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements against Para 1.41 See previous section.
objectives set
Performance of fundraising Fundraising is not one of the objectives of
activities against objectives Para 1.41 the CIO.
set
Investment performance Para 1.41 N/A
against objectives
Other
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Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The charity has sufficient funds to continue for the foreseeable future which is important as it is dependent on grants and donations. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The charity aims to keep a reserve higher than its annual expenditure as the repairs and improvements that are needed periodically are considerable and the income is limited. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £93,070 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | |
|---|---|---|
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
||
|---|---|---|
| Type of governing document | Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? |
Para 1.25 | CIO |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Trustee vacancies are publicly advertised, and appointments are made by the existing trustees. Election to specific roles is by the votes of the trustees. No new trustees were appointed in 2024-25. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
|---|---|---|
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
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Charity name Love Hambrook Marshes CIO
Other name the charity uses LHM
Registered charity number 1156473
Charity’s principal address 34 St Michael’s Place, Canterbury CT2 7HQ
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Jon Winder Chair 1.4.24 – 31.3.25
2 Hilary Adams Treasurer
3 Margaret Love Trustee
4 Richard Norman Secretary
5 Sian Pettman Trustee
6 Paul Roberts Trustee
7 Michael Walter Trustee
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9
10
11
12
13
14
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
Other optional information
N/A
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
R. J. Norman Hilary Adams |
|---|---|
| Richard Norman Hilary Adams |
|
Secretary Treasurer |
|
| 4.7.25 | |
| 4.7.25 |