THE PAGE WOODS TRUST
Charity Registration No. 1168506
ANNUAL REPORT for the year ended 30th June 2021
Despite the curtailment of some activities, due to the pandemic, the Page Woods Trust has
remained busy. During the year we put out three paper newsletters. Two of those newsletters
were sponsored by local organisations and delivered by volunteers to over 900 homes., the
balance was left at local businesses and organisations where they could be picked up by other
interested parties. In addition, three email newsletters were sent out to our database of
approximately 100 well-wishers. The newsletters advise people of local events and usually contain
a little bit of k)cal history or information.
The woods remained open to the public during lockdown and re￿iVed visitors. Painted stones
continued to appear and photos were posted on Facebook. The painted stones attracted more
people to the woods and, although many stones were taken by visitors, more appeared on a
regular basis.
Although we had to cancel our planned indoor events and our local historylnature walks, we still
managed to hold a number of outdoor activities. We held our first ever Easter Egg Hunt for local
children. Admittance to the woods was restricted to family groups of six and each group set off five
minutes apart. Parents, whose children attended a Special Educational Needs school, requested a
separate Easter Egg Hunt for their children, and we were happy to oblige. The woods were
decorated with old Christmas decorations and over sixty teddy bears were pla￿d around the
pathways. A volunteer dressed as a teddy and, one afternoon even saw the unexpected arrival of
a pink rabbit!
In April we also organised a Walking Fayre whereby residents stood tables outside their properties
selling crafts or second-hand goods. All tables were asked to comply with covid and social
distancing requirements.
The 2020 Christmas Lights Competition saw a record number of twenty two entries., this event was
again sponsored by Alton Garden Centre which donated £150 of garden vouchers for the winners.
We used a small amount of our own monies to sponsor runners-up prizes.
Throughout the year volunteers continued to pick up rubbish and keep pathways clear. We regard
ourselves as lucky to have so many supporters.
We ended the year with a bank balance of £2538. Almost £900 of this will be used to cover
essential tree crowning and felling during the coming summer months. Despite this necessary
planned expenditure, and the cancellation of some fundraising activities due to the pandemic, our
bank balance remains healthy.
Rose Griffin
Trustee
Elaine Horwood
Trustee
Date..

## **THE PAGE WOODS TRUST** 

## Charity Registration No. 1168506 

## **Income and Expenditure for the Year ended 30th June 2021** 

|Income<br>Fun Walk: Sponsorship & Bonus Pot<br>Community Lottery<br>General Fundraising<br>Community Events<br>Gift Aid<br>Donations<br>Expenditure<br>Insurance<br>Printing, postage, stationery<br>Sundry Expenses<br>**Excess of Income over Expenditure**|**2020/2021**<br> Notes<br>£363.00<br>Note<br>1<br>£215.56<br>£126.54<br>£2.94<br>Note<br>2<br>£106.25<br>£50.00<br>£864.29<br> <br>£170.80<br>£51.50<br>Note<br>3<br>£0.00<br>£222.30<br> <br>**£641.99 **|2019/2020<br>£504.00<br>£50.40<br>£399.55<br>£63.56<br>£0.00<br>£1,017.51<br>£195.40<br>£15.00<br>£103.60<br>£314.00<br>**£703.51 **|
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## **THE PAGE WOODS TRUST** 

## Charity Registration No. 1168506 **Balance Sheet as at 30th June 2021** 

|Assets<br>Land<br>Bank Account<br>Stock<br>Prepayment 2020/21(2019/2020)<br>Debtors<br>Liabilities<br>Community funds brought forward<br>Consolidated Income over Expenditure<br>**Community funds c/fwd**|£<br> <br>£33,000.00<br>Note<br>4<br>£2,538.12<br>£0.00<br>£76.60<br>Note<br>5<br>£46.41<br>Note<br>6<br>**£35,661.13**<br>£35,019.14<br>£641.99<br>**£35,661.13**|£33,000.00<br>£1,963.44<br>£25.50<br>£17.60<br>£12.60|
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|||£35,019.14|
|||£34,315.63<br>£703.51|
|||£35,019.14|





|Notes:||
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|1|We encourage people to sponsor us on the Funwalk rather than make donations:|
||we can then take advantage of a share in  the Funwalk Bonus Pot.|
|2|Community Events are those activities e.g. Easter Egg Hunt.|
||for which we do not seek to make a profit.|
|3|Smith Glass Ltd. Printed and paid for two of the three newsletters.|
||issued during the year hence our costs are low.|
|4|Page Woods came into the ownership of the Trust in October 2017|
||at a purchase cost of £33,000. It is shown at cost value.|
|5|The prepayment is for insurance.|
|6|Debtors are for Basildon Community Lottery / HMRC (Gift Aid).|