2024-04-05-accounts - Kescrg

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date From 06 Apr 2023 To 05 Apr 2024

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)
	Elizabeth Williamson		From 17 Jan 2024
	Mark Richardson
	Edward Walker
	Ian Williamson
	Stephen Davis
	Adrian Crow

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

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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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)

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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.

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In this period KESCRG organised 6 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 Waterway Recovery Group, a subsidiary of The Inland Waterways Association (charity 212342)

Summary of the main Waterways Association (charity 212342) activities undertaken for the • The Cotswold Canals Trust (charity 269721) • public benefit in relation to The Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Trust (charity 702429) these objects (include within • The Friends of the Cromford Canal (charity 1164608) this section the statutory declaration that trustees have The work parties contributed to 5 projects on 4 different navigations, with had regard to the guidance the objective of furthering the restoration and maintenance of the canals, issued by the Charity providing long-term improved environmental and recreational resources Commission on public for the general public. benefit)

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

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;

Over the course of the reporting period KESCRG coordinated 6 weekend working parties, including a 5-day extended working party on the Cromford Canal Beggerlee extension project providing specialist skills and experience to complete drainage and culvert works on the site before a statutory deadline, 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.

Volunteer engagement for weekends is recovering and approaching precovid levels, typically attracting 10-15 volunteers and drawing from a pool of around 30 individuals. In total over the year we have provided around 2000 volunteer-hours to the various canal restoration projects.

contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The Working parties were as follows:

13/14[th] May 2023 – Wendover Arm. This working party was cancelled at short notice due to work permissions on the local project
10/11[th] June 2023 – Lichfield Canal, joint weekend with London WRG. Towpath and ducting work at Darnford Moors Ecology Park.
15[th] – 22[nd] July 2023 – Cotswold Canals, WRG Summer camp. Construction work on the restoration of Westfield/John Robinson Lock west of Stoud.
• 1[st ] - 5[th] Sept 2023 – Cromford Canal, drainage and culvert works on the Beggerlee extension project
9[th] Sept 2023 – 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.
• 7/8[th] Oct 2023 – Cotswold Canals, construction work on the restoration of Westfield / John Robinson lock west of Stroud.
• 2[nd] /3[rd ] Dec 2023 – Wey and Arun, joint with London WRG & WRG Forestry, clearing scrub and hedging to allow access to trees affected by Ash Dieback below Brewhurst Lock
• 3[rd] /4[th] Feb 2024 – Wey and Arun, scrub clearance below Devils Hole Lock
• 2[nd] /3[rd] March 2024 – John Robinson Lock on the Cotswolds Canals west of Stroud. Removal of trees from brook in preparation for installation of culvert under lock forebay

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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)

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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

KESCRG’s principal sources of funding for this period were contributions towards subsistence from volunteers on working parties, and a contribution from our associated 100 club.

KESCRG’s principal out going is the Insurance required to support our activities on construction sites and to protect our equipment, and providing food for our volunteers on dig weekends.

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 Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Trustee

Edward Walker

Trustee

Date 1st December 2024

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	Kescrg	Kescrg	Kescrg	1165205
	Receipts andpayments accounts
	For the period from	6-Apr-23	To	5-Apr-24

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Donations 35 100 Club 1,000 Contibutions from volunteers towards food costs 1,666 Sale of assets 300 3,001 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - Sub total - Total receipts 3,001 A3 Payments Food and refreshments for volunteers 1,122 Insurance 759 Fuel 100 Tools and equipment Subscriptions 73 Goodspurchased for resale Publicityand website 169 Other - Sub total 2,223 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ *Sub total*(Gross income for AR)		to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £
			-	35
			-	1,000
			-	1,666
			-	300
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Food and refreshments for volunteers	1,122	-	-	1,122
Insurance	759	-	-	759
Fuel	100	-	-	100
Tools and equipment		-	-	-
Subscriptions	73	-	-	73
Goodspurchased for resale		-	-	-
Publicityand website	169	-	-	169
Other		-	-	-
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**Sub total **	2,223	-	-	2,223

A4	Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
		-	-	-	-
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	**Sub total **	-	-	-	-

	**Total payments **	2,223	-	-	2,223

	**Net of receipts/(payments) **	778	-	-	778
A5	Transfers between funds	-	-	-	-
A6	Cash funds last year end	6,912	-	-	6,912
	**Cash funds this year end **	7,690	-	-	7,690

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories

B1 Cash funds

B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

		Unrestricted	Restricted
Details		funds	funds
		to nearest £	to nearest £
Cast at bank		7,690		-
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	*Total cash funds*	7,690		-

Details Cast at bank	to nearest £ 7,690 - - Unrestricted funds	to nearest £ Restricted funds
Cast at bank	7,690	-
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*Total cash funds*	7,690	-
Details (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Unrestricted funds	OK
		to nearest £ Restricted funds
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Signature	Print Name
	Edward Walker

lan Williarn50n

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Last year

to the nearest £

962 - - 962

962

680 782 94 38 69 169 - 1,832

1,832 - 870 - 7,782 6,912

Endowment funds to nearest £

Endowment funds to nearest £

Current value (optional)

Current value (optional)

When due (optional)

Date of approval

1st December 2024