2025-04-05-accounts - Festival Waste Reclamation And Distribution

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 06/05/2024 Period start date To 05/04/202 Period end date

Charity name: Festival Waste Reclamation and Distribution Charity registration number: 1168696

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	1. The protection and preservation of the environment for the public benefit by: a) The promotion of waste reduction, reuse, reclamation, recycling, use of recycled products and the use of surplus; b) Raising awareness and educating the public about all aspects of waste generation, waste management and waste recycling. 2. The relief and assistance of people in any part of the world who are the victims of war, natural disaster, trouble, or catastrophe in particular, but not exclusively, through the provision of survival equipment to such persons. For the purpose of this clause ‘survival equipment’ refers to anything necessary to ensure a person can meet their basic needs including, but not limited to, food, shelter and clothing. 3. The prevention or relief of poverty in the UK by providing items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations
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	1. a) By salvaging at UK festivals we diverted unwanted items away from landfill and incinerators. These items where possible were then used to help those who are without. b) Through face- to-face interactions and via social media. 2. Items collected from events attended went on to be given to homeless people in England and to refugees abroad. 3. Temporary relief of poverty through the provision of food, shelter, bedding

		and toiletries. 4. We ran a free shop at festivals, lending out salvaged equipment with a deposit to encourage festival-goers to return their items aft
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	As per advice from the Charity Commission we have kept our aims specific to what we do and have as a result been able to focus our attention. Everything we do as an organisation is for the public benefit.
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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	We do not make grants
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	We do not take part in social investment programmes.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Volunteers have been our backbone this year as with every year, providing us with their time, resources and distribution experience. All of these aspects mean that we have been able to collect large amounts of usable survival equipment and get it directly to those who need it.
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	We salvaged thousands of tents, sleeping bags and other camping equipment which was redistributed , as well as running the FWRD Free Shop, encouraging festival-goers to return the items rather than buying them new and abandoning them, as is the norm. The free shop was stocked with camping chairs, airbeds and wellies, as well as a small number of tents.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
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	We are in a relatively comfortable position financially with no significant day-to-day running costs.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We do not hold significant reserves, most of our finances is spent each summer on food, transport and temporary storage of salvaged equipment.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£0
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

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Charitable activities
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	Festival production companies are sometimes wary of getting bad press on account of the level of festival waste, and FWRD’s role in bringing the problem to public attention can turn some members of production companies against us. In general festival organisers are very much in support of our mission so this should not be a huge hindrance
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Charity constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
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 chosen based on passion, experience and willingness. New trustees are appointed by existing trustees

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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	N/A
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other		N/A

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Festival Waste Reclamation and Distribution
Other name the charity uses	FWRD
Registered charity number	1168696
Charity’s principal address	The Glade, Corbar Woods Lane, Buxton SK17 6RH

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)
	Katie Elizabeth Richards
	Katherine Robyn Pepper
	Sam Popper
	Harrison Hardy
	Sam Brearey

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name Chris Mastricci

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

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Katie Pepper Full name(s) Katie Pepper

Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc)

Date

23[rd] April 2025

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Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	- (Gross income for AR)	-	-	-	-
- - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts - - - - - A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~——_———~~
A3 Payments
Bank Costs	60	-	-	60	-
Reimbursment	1,338	-	-	1,338	-
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Sub total 1,398		-	-	1,398	-
- - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 1,398 - - 1,398 - A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) ~~———=—~~
Net of receipts/(payments) - 1,398 - - - 1,398 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 1,398 - - 1,398 Cash funds this year end - - - - ~~SSS5~~					- - - -

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

Details Bank Balance Details Details Details Details Signature Katie Pepper *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Katie Pepper 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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		Date of approval
Katie Pepper	Katie Pepper	4/23/2025