Wootton Conservation Trust
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Registered Charity No 1163549
Trustees Annual Report
For the year ending 31 December 2020
Trustees:
Jim Fletcher (Chair to 23 April 2021)
Philip Parker (Treasurer to 11 August 2021, Chair from 23 April 2021)
David Fairweather (Treasurer from 11 August 2021))
Mel Leggett Edward Taylor
Malcolm Barnicoat (from 9 April 2021) Marcus Brown (from 17 April 2021) Sarah Brown (from 18 October 2021)
Address:
c/o Yew Trees House, 32 Castle Road, Wootton OX20 1EG
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Wootton Conservation Trust CIO, Registered Charity 1163549 Trustees’ Report and Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
Objectives
Wootton Conservation Trust CIO (“WCT CIO” or “the CIO”) was established in 2015 by the Trustees of the Wootton Conservation Trust, registered charity 1070246 (“WCT” or “the original Trust”).
The objectives of the CIO and the original Trust are to preserve and protect for the public benefit all forms of wildlife in the civil parish of Wootton, and to advance education of the public regarding wildlife and to increase understanding and appreciation of nature, its value and its conservation, in particular by the promotion of the evolution and enhancement of the landscape and the promotion, preservation and protection of public rights of way over footpaths in the parish.
The CIO was established with the intention that the property and activities of the WCT Trust be transferred to the CIO, in order to simplify the administration of the charities, and in particular to allow the CIO to own the land directly, which is not possible for the original Trust as it is an unincorporated trust.
On 30[th] September 2019 the trustees transferred the Trust’s property and activities to the CIO.
Activities and Finances
Since the transfer of land, assets and activities on 30[th] September 2019 the CIO has taken over the activities of the Trust and the management of Wootton water meadows and adjacent limestone grassland.
Since summer of 2019 the Trust and then the CIO have benefitted from the generous donation of the proceeds of the Wootton Village Hall Talks, resulting in an accumulation of reserves. The Trustees have been considering carefully how to use these new resources, and are developing a plan for long term management of the land.
The CIO received £7,335 in 2020 and incurred expenditure of £7,647. Total funds at the end of the year were £5,644.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on …………………………………. and signed on its behalf by:
Chairman Philip Parker
Wootton Conservation Trust CIO, Registered Charity 1163549 Trustees’ Report and Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
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Receipts and Payments for the 12 months ended 31 December 2020
| Receipts – transfer from original Trust Receipts – donations and grants Total receipts Expenditure Net income/(expenditure) Other recognised gains/(losses) Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total cash funds last year end Total cash funds this year end |
2020 2019 Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted Funds £ £ - 4,629 7,335 3,563 |
|---|---|
| 7,335 8,192 7,647 2,185 |
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| (312) 6,007 0 0 |
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| (312) 6,007 6,007 0 |
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| 5,695 6,007 |
Wootton Conservation Trust CIO, Registered Charity 1163549 Trustees’ Report and Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
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Balance Sheet
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at the end of the period As at 31 December 2020
| Cash funds Other monetary assets Assets for the charity’s own use Note 1 Liabilities Total funds at this year end |
2020 2019 £ £ 5,695 6,007 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
|---|---|
| 5,695 6,007 |
Approved by the Board of Trustees on …………………………………. and signed on its behalf by:
Chairman Philip Parker
Treasurer David Fairweather