Hackney Tree People (Registered tharity. number 1168716) Financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 Page Contents Trustees, annual report Independent examinerfs report Receipts & payments account Statement of assets & liabilities Notes to the accounts capLUS I,u[i'lj￿ lillNI i Y kiiiLuUN I iiNLJ Hackney Tree People Trustees, annual report for the year ended 31 March 2024 Full nam• Hacknéy Tree Peop18 other namos by which tho charity is known Hackney Communlty Tree Nursery Tree Musketeers Oryanlsation type Charitable incorw)rated organisatson Ragisterod Gharity number 1168716 Prlnclpal addrn55 155 Chatsworth Road, London. E5 OLA Trustees Christine Kings, Chair Olivia ￿"1martIn. untsl 0210912023 Sarah Lo Natalie Sutton. fr(Mn 0210912023 Stephen Lee, Treasurer, until 3115124 Annie Chlpchase Francisco Marcelo White Felicity Jones, from 0210912023 Independent examlner John O'Brien, employee of Communty Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street. Nottingham. NG15GL GovernanGe and management The charity is operated under the rules of its CIO conslitution adopted 10 August 2016. Hackney Tree people is govemed by its Board of Trustees. There are currently six trustees, board meetings take place approximately every 12 weeks. New Trustees are recruited from being voluntaèrs Ihey are proposed and seconded by existing Trustees. In accordance with the constitution ￿lch states that at the annual general meeting of the members of the CIO one third of the chaiity trustees shall retire from offic£. the longest serving trustees may resign but have the option to show their willingness to continue with their duties and may be re-elected. Membership of the CIO is open lo anyone who is interested in furthering its purposes and who, by applying for membership, has indicated their agreement to become a member and acceptance of the duty of members. Only individuals are eligible to be members of the chaiity. Objactives and activities 1) For the public benefil, to promote improvement of the physical and natural environment, and public health, in particular but not exclusively by the growing, care and conservation of trees, and other activities ralated to trees. mainly but not exclusively in the London Borough of Hackney; 2) The advancement of education of the public in the conservation. protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, mainly but not exGlusively in the London Borough of Hackney, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of workshops on woodland management and Iree GOPPiGing and felling. Hackney Tree People Summary of tho main activities undertakon for the public benefit Within the year HTP organised multiple community tree planting sessions including the planting of six mini forests over two days in winter. HTP continues to maintain previously planted trees wlthln the Hackney area and grow elm trees for the London Elm8 Project %thich aims to re-plant elms across the Capital by using disease resistant clones. An ambitK)us propagation project was set up, graftlng workshops pr(xJuGed new apple trees and a programme of winter orchard pruning was undertaken in parks with local volunteers. Publlc benefit ststèment The Trustees confinn that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidancE on publiG benefit. 'Charities and Public Benefit,. Summary of the main achievements during the period HTP continue to upgrade and improve the tree nursery. Wilh the help of a grant, Frrp installed a new automatic irrigation system which will free up volunteers to do other tasks, provide consistent watering and save water. HTP are progressing discussions with The London Borough of Hackney to develop new facilities at the nursery. Financlal revlew As can be seen below, The HTP have had a good year with plenty of activity. A large school project saw the income and expenditure lo be increased as did the start of the irrigation proiecL The charltys policy on res•rv•• The charity has no specific policy vAth regard to the level of reserves. Signed on behalf of the Gharivs trustees: Signed Christine Kings, Trustee Date Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Hackney Tree People for the year ended 31 March 2024 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Hackney Tree People (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2024. R•8ponsibilities and basls of r•port As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for Ihe preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,). I report in respecl of my examlnaiknn of the charfty's accounts carried out under seGtio 146 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinalion I hava followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examlner's statement I have completed my examination. l 12)nflnn that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any matgrial respect: i. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act: or 2. the accx)unts do not accx)rd with those records. I have no concems and have come across no olher matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enabl8 a proper und8rstanding of the accnunts to be reached. Signed John O'Brien MSC. FCCA, FCIE Employee of Cowntnunity Accounling Plus Date 0810712024 Hackney Tree People Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 March 2024 2023 2024 Receipts Grants & donations Cor6(tsr￿y￿ SdK)ol proFGts irKxJn 2785 Tree sales 150 Trees spor60red 211 Plart & sales 161 BeekeepiTrJ sales 270 T sh.rt sales 2584 CaleTrJar sales Bar& interest 455 MisGellarwu5 40923 Total roc¢ipts 22501 11800 19266 11800 11250 639 20 53 107 300 43435 Payments kk)rtiCLAtwal sw)plies Tree rusery site maintenance ve￿.Cle mainterBrrE EqL4pmer( repairs & renewals hswarre (vehicb & sitelactivities) vol￿er provisions Everts, projects & activities Website & social media PL￿￿Ca￿.Orts & prirtirKJ Pthlicity materials Admirdstration TrairMrKJ (first aid & otsr) Professional fees 10957 Cor6Llta Bart ttRrges s￿￿ry paynerts Total paym•nts 2078 5090 3466 2379 1867 870 363 13314 222 927 1737 6583 927 226 2125 637 1865 70 150 674 605 804 456 10944 60 959 42326 92 28121 12802 39377 52179 Net rncelptsl(payments) Cash fwKls at start of trms period Cash funds at end of Ihls perlod 1109 52179 53288 Hackney Tree People Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 March 2024 2023 2024 Cash assets 52092 Bar& acco 87 Cash in haThl 52179 53284 53288 Other monetary ass•ts 298 Prepaynerts - 298 277 277 Assets retained for the charlty's own use Ger£ral eqLipme Gou)i G3 Electrical pwdxsed 28104r2020. cost £15,600 Llabllltles Creditors - hJepeTrJert eyamination 456 (456 504 504 These financial ststements are accepted on behalf of the tharity by: Signed Christine Kings. Trustee Dated I Hackney Tree People Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 1. Receipts & payments accounts Receipts and payments accounts conlain a summary of mney received and money spent durlng Ihe perlod arKI a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received arKI cash spent will indude transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand. 2. Grants & donatlons London Borough of Hackney Sundry grants & donations 15000 4266 19266 3. Trustees, remuneration Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period. 4. Relat￿ party transactlons There were no related party transactions during the periixl. 5. Glossary of tomis Crédltors: These are amunts owed by the charity. but not paid during the accounting period. Prepayments: These are serrfices that the charity has paid for in advance, but not used during the accounting period.