2023-12-31-accounts - Humber Conservation Volunteers

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2023

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Section A Reference and administration details

Humber Conservation Volunteers

Charity name Humber Conservation Volunteers Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1165781 Charity's principal address 5 Meadow Drive Healing Grimsby Postcode DN41 7RU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
K Lenthall	Chair	Chair from April 2024
D Heinrich	Vice Chair
B Sidell		New Trustee 05/04/24
R Brett	Treasurer	Treasurer pre 2023, Donna Morrison, non trustee is now treasurer
Callum Brammer	Chair	Chair 2023 and to Mar 24, resigned Mar 2024
B Johnson	Secretary	Secretary 2023 to Mar 24, resigned Mar 2024 Secretary role then taken by Alan Jones, non trustee

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	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address
Environment officer	Alan Jones	HNP, Waters Edge Visitors Centre, Barton upon Humber, DN185JR
Volunteer Organisations	Paula Grant	VANEL, 82 Grimsby road, Cleethorpes, DN357DP

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by members at formal meetings Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

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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.

Section C Objectives and activities

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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document 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)	To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment.
	Humber conservation volunteers (HCV) has continued to support projects for the benefit of the public. HCV continues to work closely with PRAX Linsey Oil refinery on annual maintenance of Burkinshaws Covert woodland. Although this land is not open fully to the public it provides a much-needed conduit for the area’s flora and fauna and limited public access is available to interest groups and a Forest School. HCV has worked to enable access for the school. HCV has one community project at Littlecoates Academy. With help from VANEL we have brought a disused area back to life where the children plant trees and care for the environment. East Halton marshes where HCV have continued to work with Able making repairs to drainage valves, grass cutting, and thistle control work. This work was to promote a habitat for wading birds. HCV members used their skills and qualifications to assist with public access and habitat management on a local project at the Barrow Blow Wells Nature Reserve.

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
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)

To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical
and natural environment.

Humber conservation volunteers (HCV) has continued to support projects
for the benefit of the public.
HCV continues to work closely with PRAX Linsey Oil refinery on annual
maintenance of Burkinshaws Covert woodland. Although this land is not
open fully to the public it provides a much-needed conduit for the area’s
flora and fauna and limited public access is available to interest groups
and a Forest School. HCV has worked to enable access for the school.
HCV has one community project at Littlecoates Academy. With help from
VANEL we have brought a disused area back to life where the children
plant trees and care for the environment.
East Halton marshes where HCV have continued to work with Able
making repairs to drainage valves, grass cutting, and thistle control work.
This work was to promote a habitat for wading birds.
HCV members used their skills and qualifications to assist with public
access and habitat management on a local project at the Barrow Blow
Wells Nature Reserve.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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HCV does not make grants; the policy is to finance the group's activities

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

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

The ongoing woodland activities in Burkinshaws Covert has benefitted Summary of the main the natural environment of this area and helped facilitate access and achievements of the charity activities of the Forest School. The Littlecoates school pupils, families during the year and staff have benefited from an outdoor activity, education and improved natural environment.

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Section E Financial review

HCV is a small charity and is able to finance its needs only, the only Brief statement of the requirement at the present time is to cover operating costs, this remains charity’s policy on reserves the primary objective with regard to funding.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

N/A

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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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) Kevin Lenthall Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 18/10/2024

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	Charity Name	Charity Name	Charity Name	Charity Name	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date	To

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Fees for Charitable Services 10,316 Amazon Credit 5 - - - - - - 10,321 - - Sub total - Total receipts 10,321 A3 Payments Tools & Maintenance - Contractor Cost 770 Insurance 453 Tools and Equipment 7,084 Fuel,materials and Sundries 1,415 Memberships 25 Training 563 Materials - Trees Nursery 912 Sub total 11,222 - - Sub total - Total payments 11,222 Net of receipts/(payments) - 901 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end - 901 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)		to the nearest £ Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Details Details Details Details Details Signature *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - Agreement Error OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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