## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From Period start date 1/4/24 to Period end date 31/3/25** ## **Charity name: The Hoyland Lowe Stand Trust** ## **Charity registration number: 1167232** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote the public benefit of the
Hoyland Lowe Stand. To secure and
repair, restoration and the preservation of
the ‘area of benefit’. To advance education
into the history of the area of the ‘area of
benefit’.| |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|To secure funding to further restore and
preserve the Hoyland Lowe Stand and
carry out the appropriate restoration and
maintenance of the property and its
immediate surrounding area.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|I can confirm that the trustees have had
regard to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission 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|n/a| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|n/a| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers help with trying to secure and
raise funding for the Trust and help to keep
the immediate area surrounding the Stand
tidy, safe, secure and accessible.
Volunteers also maintain the upkeep of the
Trust’s website and respond to enquiries
from the public.| |Other||N/a| ## **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|The first stage of the restoration has been
completed which involved maintenance on
the whole building and the installation of a
roof on the tower which means that it is
now watertight. People in the ‘area of
benefit’ can view the Stand close up from
the adjacent public footpath (which has
been regularly cleared and maintained by
volunteers) and learn about its history via
the website. Progress has been slow
during the period due to trustee illnesses
and lack of opportunities for significant
funding.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|See above.| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|N/a| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/a| |Other||N/a| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Trust’s finances are still in credit
following the completion of the first stage of
the restoration.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The small amount of reserves are kept for
emergencies and are not sufficient to start
and complete the next phase of the
restoration, pending further securing of
funds.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£3618.16| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/a| |**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 Trust initially raised funds from various
small-scale activities (raffles, bring and buy,
local fairs etc) and then subsequently
secured a grant from the Dearne Valley
Landscape Partnership. The Trust is now
seeking further grants to finish the
restoration.| |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|Risks are that the Trust may not be able to
secure further grants to enable completion
of the restoration and ongoing
maintenance. Other risk is that there will
not be enough volunteers going forward to
maintain and further restore the Stand.| |Other||**N/a**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |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|Elected 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|N/a| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and volunteers| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|N/a| |Other||N/a| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Hoyland Lowe Stand Trust| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/a| |Registered charity number|1167232| |Charity’s principal address|50 Hoyland Road
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Michael Erwin|Treasurer||| ||Martyn Burdin|Chair||| ||Steve Burdin|Secretary||| ||Elizabeth Burdin|Trustee||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** N/A Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |N/A||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| ||N/A|| |||| |||| |||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** N/A ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A ## **Other optional information** N/A ## **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)** Michael Erwin ~~a~~ **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc)** ~~es~~ **Date** 3/1/26 ~~|~~ ## **ACCOUNTS** ||**Opening**
**Balance**|**Credit**|**Debit**|**Closing**
**Balance**| |---|---|---|---|---| |01/04/2024|3515.08|0.00|0.00|3515.08| |**Plus 'Friends of HLST**
**account**|101.58|1.50|**0.00**|103.08| |||**Closing balance**
**31/3/25**||**3618.16**|