## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 09/4/21 To 08/4/22** ## **Charity name: Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley** ## **Charity registration number: 1163812** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To discover, enjoy and protect the Clwydian
Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty. To assist in the safeguarding
and improvement of its amenities for the
benefit of the public, either alone or with
others with the same related objectives.| |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|Visits, walks and lectures for members, also
open to the general public, relevant to the
protection and sustainability of the special
landscape of the AONB. The charity continues
to publish a regular newsletter for its 200 plus
members and this is also circulated more
widely. It also has its own website and
Facebookpage.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees are fully aware of Charity
Commission guidance 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|The Charity is committed to using a proportion
of its funds to support projects of benefit to
the designated landscape of the CR and DV.
Potential projects have been identified and are
under active consideration.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|The Charity is a shareholder in the Corwen
Electricity Cooperative on behalf of the AONB.
The donated asset comprises 4000 shares with
a nominal value of £1 each.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The Charity is run entirely by volunteers but
freely acknowledges the help and support it
receives from the AONB’s full time staff.| Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|Through its newsletter and website, members
continue to gain a much closer understanding
of the AONB and the importance of its
designated protected landscape status.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity’s financial position is sound.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Charity does not have a reserve fund, but
Trustees agreed that a minimum of £3000 be
held in its current account, subject to ongoing
review in the light ofprevailingcircumstances.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**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|The Charity benefitted initially from an
establishment grant from the AONB’s
Sustainable Development Fund. Its principal
source of funds is members subscriptions,
deliberately set at a modest £10 per annum
(£12 if not paying by direct debit). We are now
registered for Gift Aid.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|n/a| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|No immediate risks identified| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Model Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|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|Demonstrable commitment to the Charity’s
objectives. Approved by members at AGM.| ## **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|Member of both Denbighshire and Flintshire
Voluntary Services Councils.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|Close working relationship with the Clwydian
Range and Dee Valley AONB, which is managed
by a Joint Committee of the three constituent
County councils – Denbighshire, Flintshire and
Wrexham.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charitynumber|1163812| |Charity’s principal address|C/O Loggerheads Country Park
Loggerheads
Denbighshire
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Julie Masters|Chair||| ||Christine Evans|||| ||Tony King|||| ||Robert Moore|||| ||Helen Roberts|||| ||John Roberts|Secretary||| ||Mike Skuse|||| ||Mike Smart|||| ||Nick Ward|Treasurer and
Membership Sec.||| ||Ron Williams|||| ||Rajan Madhok|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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
held in this capacity|Residual amount (£ 642) of donation of £10k from member
Michael Ross to be spent on specific improvements.| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|n/a| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|Responsibility of the Treasurer to manage, subject to regular
reporting to Committee of Trustees| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **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**||| |---|---|---| ||Julie Masters|John Roberts| ||
Chair|Secretary| ||10/1/23|| ||10/1/23|| |**Charity Name**|||**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Friends of Clwydian Range & Dee Valley**|||**1163812**||| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**|Period start date
09/04/2021|**To**|Period end date
08/04/2022||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**2,089**
**387**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**

**2,476**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,476**
**77**
**539**
**-**
**14**
**234**
**102**
**-**
**100**
**40**
**1,106**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,106**
**1,370**
**-**
**7,666**
**9,036**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**625**
**625**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**2,089**
**387**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,476**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,476**
**77**
**539**
**-**
**14**
**234**
**102**
**-**
**100**
**40**
**1,106**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,106**
**1,370**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Subscriptions / donations from members|**2,089**|||||**-**| |Share interest from Corwen Electricity|**387**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**2,476**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**
|||||**-**| |~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| |
1. Printing, postage,stationary|**77**|||||**-**| |2. Event expenses|**539**|||||**-**| |3. Website development|**-**|||||**-**| |4. Web hosting|**14**|||||**-**| |5. Public liabilityinsurance|**234**|||||**-**| |6. Prizes,donations, projects|**102**|||||**-**| |7. Translation|**-**|||||**-**| |8. Membershipof other organisations|**100**|||||**-**| |9. Miscellaneous|**40**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**1,106**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**-**| |||||||| ||**1,370**|**-**|**-**|**1,370**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**7,666**|**625**|**-**|**8,291**||**-**| ||**9,036**|**625**|**-**|**9,661**||**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 10/01/2023 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**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**
Donated shares in Corwen Electricity
Cooperative(4000no with nominal value £1)
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**9,036**
**625**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**n/a**
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**-**
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**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
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**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
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**-**
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Print Name
Julie Masters
Nick Ward|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| |||Julie Masters|10/01/2023| |||Nick Ward|10/01/2023| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 10/01/2023 2