2023-04-05-accounts - Kescrg

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date
From	06	Apr	2022	To	05 Apr	2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	KESCRG	KESCRG

	Kescrg Canal Restoration Group
	1165205
	Unit 16B First Floor
	Chiltern Court, Asheridge Road
	Chesham
	Postcode	HP5 2PX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	RoySutton		6 Apr 2022–17 Jan 2023
	Mark Richardson
	Edward Walker
	Ian Williamson
	Stephen Davis
	Adrian Crow		From 17 Jan 2023

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

March 2012

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

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

[Constitution ]

How the charity is constituted[Charitably Incorporated Organisation ]

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods Appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the (eg. appointed by, elected by) charity trustees

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.

Organisation :

KESCRG exists to coordinate volunteer working parties to aid Canal restoration projects generally but not exclusively around the south of England. These working parties run broadly one weekend a month. The working parties are organised by the KESCRG working Committee, drawn from the body of volunteers, which comprises both trustees and nontrustees. Our body of volunteers is around 30 individuals over the year, with each working party attracting up to 15 people.

Relationships:

KESCRG works closely other canal charities and trusts to coordinate and identify opportunities to contribute voluntary effort to suitable restoration projects.

Risks:

KESCRG volunteers work on construction sites, consequently KESCRG operates a full Health and Safety Policy including Risk Assessments and Method Statements covering our operations.

Section C Objectives and activities

To promote the restoration, conservation, maintenance and protection of Summary of the objects of the canals and waterways within the UK for the use and benefit of the public charity set out in its in particular but not exclusively through the provision of work parties and governing document voluntary labour to undertake physical restoration and maintenance in conjunction with waterways societies and other organisations.

TAR

March 2012

In this period KESCRG organised 8 weekend working parties and provided the leadership team for a Waterway Recovery Group summer week-long Canal Camp. We also assisted the Wey and Arun Canal Trust with a publicity stand at the Surrey Hills Wood Fair to raise public awareness of the Canal Restoration activity in their local area.

KESCRG volunteers contributed to the restoration objectives of the following partner charities:

The Wey and Arun Canal Trust (charity 265331)
The Wendover Canal Trust (charity 801190)

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)

The Canal and Rivers Trust (charity 1146792)
The Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust (charity 1010721)
The Waterway Recovery Group, a subsidiary of The Inland Waterways Association (charity 212342)
The Cotswold Canals Trust (charity 269721)
The Shrewsbury and Newport Canals Trust (charity 1088706)

The work parties contributed to 5 projects on 5 different navigations, with the objective of furthering the restoration and maintenance of the canals, providing long-term improved environmental and recreational resources for the general public.

We confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Over the course of the reporting period KESCRG coordinated 8 weekend working parties and a week-long summer Canal Camp working holiday on behalf of the Waterway Recovery Group. We also provided skilled volunteers to assist with the ‘Drive a Digger’ experience for young people at the Surrey Hills Wood Fair.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Volunteer engagement for weekends is still below pre-covid levels, and consequently several of the weekends were held in conjunction with the London WRG and WRG Forestry groups to ensure the working parties were viable. The summer camp was curtailed due to several volunteers testing positive for Covid part way through the week.

However the contribution that our volunteers are able to make to the various canal restoration projects is extremely valuable due to the skills and experience we are able to draw upon.

TAR

March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The Working parties were as follows:

14/15[th] May 2022 – Wendover Arm, joint with London WRG. Investigating leakage at Whitehouses overflow weir, and earthworks at Little Tring.
• 11/12[th] June 2022 – Hereford and Gloucester, preparation works for 3 weeks of WRG Summer camps - culvert installation.
• 2[nd] -9[th] July 2022 – Hereford and Goucester WRG Summer camp, completing installation of culvert and stream diversion for canal reinstatement at Malswick. This camp was curtailed to 4 days due to a Covid outbreak among the volunteers.
• 10/11[th] Sept 2022 – Assistance with the Wey and Arun ‘Drive a Digger’ experience for young people at the Surrey Hills Wood Fair, raising awareness of the Canal Restoration project.
• 1/2[nd] Oct 2022 – Wey and Arun, joint with WRG Forestry, clearing trees affected by Ash Dieback around Drungewick
• 5/6[th] Nov 2022 – Wey and Arun, joint with WRG Forestry, clearing trees affected by Ash Dieback around Drungewick
• 26/27[th] Nov 2022 – Wey and Arun, joint with London WRG & WRG Forestry, clearing trees affected by Ash Dieback around Drungewick
• 4/5[th] Feb – John Robinson lock on the Cotswolds Canals west of Stroud. Site clearance and lock excavation
• 4/5[th] March – John Robinson Lock on the Cotswolds Canals west of Stroud. Continued lock excavation, preparation of compound and relocation of Coping Stones to facilitate rebuilding work planned for the summer.
• 25/26[th] March – Shrewsbury and Newport, joint with London WRG and WRG Forestry. Scrub clearance around Uffington.

TAR

March 2012

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the KESCRG maintains a reserve sufficient to cover insurance for its charity’s policy on reserves operations for 1 year

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

KESCRG’s principal sources of funding for this period were contributions towards subsistence from volunteers on working parties.

KESCRG’s principal out going is the Insurance required to support our activities on construction sites and to protect our equipment.

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

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) Full name(s) Ian Williamson Edward Walker Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc)[Trustee ] Date 19 November 2023

TAR

March 2012

	Kescrg	Kescrg	Kescrg	1165205	CC16a
	For the period from	06-Apr-22	To	05-Apr-23

Section A Receipts and	payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 962 962 - - - 962 680 782 94 38 69 169 - 1,832 - - - 1,832 - 870 - 7,782 6,912	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ - - 962 - - - 962 - - - 962 680 782 94 38 69 - - 169 - 1,832 - - - 1,832 - 870	Last year to the nearest £
Donations
IWA raffle - share ofproceeds
100 Club
costs	962				394
Sale of assets
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	962				394

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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Food and refreshments for volunteers	680				316
Insurance	782				747
Fuel	94
Tools and equipment	38				105
Subscriptions	69				54
Goodspurchased for resale
Publicityand website					262
Other	169				95
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**Sub total **	1,832				1,579

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					1,579

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	7,782	-	-	7,782	8,967
	6,912	-	-	6,912	7,782

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

06/02/2024

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 B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details Cast at bank Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds 6912 to nearest £ 6,912 - - - - - 6,912 - 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 Ian Williamson Edward Walker	Endowment funds to nearest £

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			Date of approval
		Ian Williamson	19-Nov-23
		Edward Walker	19-Nov-23

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

06/02/2024