## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Month Month Day Year Day Year **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Blaise Community Garden **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1160376 **Charity's principal address** Church Lane Henbury Bristol **Postcode BS10 7QG** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Name of person (or body) Dates acted if not for Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee whole year (if any)** Alastair Chair 1 Blackwell 2 Charles Claxton Hon Treasurer Greg AshdownHon. Secretary 3 Hoare Kim Ashdown4 Hoare 5 Tim Parkinson 6 Sally Brown 7 Colin Marrs 8 Aimee Rose 9 Caroline Rosser 10 Keith Rosser 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** March **2012** **TAR** 1 **Dates acted if not for whole year** **Name** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** Description of the charity’s trusts Type of governing document Association model constitution ## (eg. trust deed, cons Charitable Incorporated Organisation iHow the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by members Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** March **2012** **TAR** 2 ## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** **To provide facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation by providing an area for use as a community garden and other activities for individuals in Henbury, Bristol and the surrounding area, who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants.** **To advance education for the public benefit particular by providing opportunities for learning about horticulture in and around the community garden.** **To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of the garden by restoring derelict areas and promoting biological diversity.** The main activities undertaken , in no particular sequence:- 1. Making facilities available to organisations / groups working in the field of mental and physical disabilities. 2. Restoring structures of historic interest. 3. Recruiting and training new members. 4. Planting a large variety of different plants and vegetables. 5. Refurbishing existing buildings and greenhouses so that they are watertight and fit for purpose. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** 6. Ensuring that all trustees place working to the public good as their priority ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 3 The CIO has no grant making policy and does not make grants. The CIO has no employees and only reimburses volunteers for purchases they have made for use in the garden. Building maintenance is carried out by volunteers where this can be done safely and within the skill level of the volunteer. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: All management and growing activities are carried out by volunteers. - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** Major improvements to sustainability were introduced. These included: the restoration of a disused cistern tank to collect rainwater and develop a gravity feed watering system stretching the length of the garden; The decision to go peat free and in its place, the introduction of hot composting and shredding of plant material for soil improvement purposes. The recycling of vegetation has also meant that this no longer needs to be incinerated. The planting of insect- attracting plants to improve pollination levels and sustain our own beehive. There has been an increasing footfall of visitors from the surrounding community as a result of the volunteers’ hard work on open days and the introduction of Winter and Spring Fairs giving local people the opportunity to both buy and sell. A number of local charities supporting vulnerable groups have been able to take advantage of our largest glass house which has been converted (by our volunteers) into an indoor meeting area. Another large greenhouse, dating back to Georgian times and inherited in a generally poor state, is in the process of restoration; significant progress has been made this year but further work and funding will be required to bring it back to productive use. ## **Section E Financial review** March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** Funds received (mainly from our own initiatives – see below) are very rapidly reinvested in the Garden, with the result that reserves remain insufficient to warrant a specific policy. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** None ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: We have a policy of not charging volunteers any form of membership fee. - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); Funding has been raised mainly from the following activities: Plant sales Café sales - how expenditure has Holding hugely popular Winter/Spring Markets as well as an Art supported the key exhibition objectives of the charity; this year where local micro businesses leased pitches to sell their wares. - investment policy and objectives including any All sales and leasing arrangements are set at prices well below - ethical investment policy those available commercially elsewhere and are widely - adopted. welcomed by the local community. ## **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)** Alastair Blackwell **Full name(s)** Alastair Blackwell **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 27 Dec 2022 March **2012** **TAR** 6 |u!,,pa^lalatosle a/v1suolleuopqs
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