## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From January 2022 To December 2022**
## **Charity name:**
**Grange Area Trust**
**Charity registration number: 1167347**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|(1) For the benefit of the public to
provide and maintain a village
green in Widmer Fields and, if so
decided, to acquire and provide
further pieces of land within the
area of benefit for the use of the
inhabitants of the area without
distinction of sex, sexual
orientation, age, disability,
nationality, race or political religion
or other opinion for informal
recreation and leisure time
occupation with the object of
improving the conditions of life of
the said inhabitants.
(2) To promote for the benefit of the
public the conservation protection
and improvement of the physical
and natural environment in and
around the area of benefit.
(3) To advance the education of the
public, in particular but not
exclusively, in the conservation,
protection and improvement of the
physical and natural environment
in and around 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 ensure the land management plan is
followed.
•
To organises the management of
volunteer groups to work on the land
•
To organises the programme for
bramble/nettle control, grassland and
woodland management, scrub
encroachment, footpaths control,
botanical surveys.
•
To set up nature trails, places bird and
bat boxes and wildlife habitat
protection|
|||•
To fundraise and make grant
applications to raise funding from
individuals and organisations
to cover annual running costs.
•
To raise awareness of the Trust by
effective public presentations, leaflets,
notices, press releases, newsletters,
etc.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Grange Area Trust upholds its objective to
the advancement of protection and
improvement of the environment for the
benefit of wildlife, plants and the public.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The charity been a small group of dedicated
volunteers who have willingly given of their
time and a number of residents have expressed
interest in supporting the trust’s work. It is
recognised that the trust requires more
volunteers to carryout this work.|
|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|•
A number of Nature Trails through the
fields were organised for young
children during the year. They were
well attended and enjoyed even when
it was raining! The trustees are keen to
engage young people in recognising
the privilege it is to have this
wonderful area of land available to
them and hopefully encourage them to
become volunteers in the future.
•
Two successful fund-raising quiz nights
took place in the spring and the
autumn. These were particularly
enjoyed by all who attended since they
were the first organised since the
pandemic and lockdowns. Those who
attended felt it was good to get back to
normality.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|A further calendar was produced showing
views of Widmer Fields and sold during the run
up to Christmas. This generated a pleasing
number of donations in addition to the funds
raised for the calendar.|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|As above.|
|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||
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held in case any unforeseen
emergency arises. This is vital as there is a
substantial number of trees on Widmer Fields
Village Green which could be affected by
storms. The Trust has no regular income apart
from donations and fund raisingevents.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£10,000|
|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|Funds are raised by donations from individual
residents, grants from public bodies, such as
the local parish councils, the annual calendar
and quiz nights.|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|•
Accidents to volunteers working on the
land.
•
A reduction in donations which are
necessary for maintaining the land.
•
Ageing volunteers.
•
Ash Die Back|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of
charity’s trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)|Para 1.25|The Trust’s governing document is the 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|Trustees come from a variety of backgrounds. They share a
common desire to protect green spaces around
Buckinghamshire. They each have strengths which are useful
to the Trust, e.g. company directors, accountancy,
environmental, administrative, marketing, IT, local council
representation. There is a staggered retirement programme
which is detailed in the Constitution.
There is full board discussion and approval before the
appointment of any Trustee. A likely candidate must
generally serve for a period of at least two years on one of the
sub-committees – Development or Land Management,
provide a CV and undertakes a short interview. On
appointment, the new Trustee makes a written declaration
stating that:
S/he is willing to act as a trustee of the Grange Area Trust.
S/he understands the organisation’s purposes and rules set
out in its Constitution.
S/he understand that knowingly to make a false statement is
a criminal offence under section 11 of the Charities Act 1993
S/he understands that the charity’s funds are held in its name
in bank or building society account in England or Wales
S/he will comply with his/her responsibilities as a trustee as
set out in the Charity Commission’s guidance “The Essential
Trustee (CC3)
S/he is not prevented from acting a trustee because s/he:
`o` has an unspent conviction shown at
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/automatic-
disqualification-rules-for-charity-trustees-
and-charity-senior-positions
`o` has an IVA, debt relief order and/or a
bankruptcy order
`o` has been removed as a trustee in
England, Scotland or Wales (by the
Charity Commission or Office of the
Scottish Charity Regulator)
`o` is a disqualified company director
`o` is a designated person for the purposes of
anti-terrorism legislation
`o` is on the sex offenders’ register
`o` has been found in contempt of court for
making (or causing to be made) a false
statement|
||`o` has been found guilty of disobedience to|
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||an order or direction of the Charity|
||Commission|
|and is|provided with:|
|•|A copy of the Constitution|
|•|A copy of the up-to-date Annual Report and Accounts|
|•|A Charity Commission Trustees’ Handbook|
|•|Copies of the trust’s policy documents|
## **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|GAT consists of two sub-committees,
Development Committee and Land
Management Committee, who have trustees,
volunteers and expert consultants serving on
them and each has a Chairman who reports
back to the main board of Trustees. Proposals
from these sub-committees are brought to the
main board of Trustees for ratification. They
each meet three times during the year.
There are no paid staff working for GAT. There
is an Honorary Treasurer and an Honorary
Secretary.|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|The Grange Area Trust|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1167347|
|Charity’s principal address|Brambles, Grange Road, Widmer End, High Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire, HP15 6AD|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**for whole year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint**
**trustee (ifany)**|
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||Judy Weaver|Chairman of
Trustees and
Chairman of
Development
Committee|||
||Malcolm Bristow||||
||Brian Dugan||||
||Peter Dwelly||||
||David Field|Chairman of
Land
Management
Committee|||
||Hugh McCarthy||||
||Robert Pangborn||||
||Colin Stevens||Elected
17.03.22||
||Colin Wingfield||||
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– 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
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for 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 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**|Linda Marchant||
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||Linda Marchant||
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Honorary Secretary||
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