## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1.01.2022 Period start date To 31.12.2022 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Headley Down Nature Reserve Trust**
## **Charity registration number:1169644**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 A) To preserve, enhance, conserve,
the charity as set out in its restore and promote the natural and
governing document man-made features of the Headley Down
Nature Reserve and
neighbourhood areas relevant to their
ecology, geology, archaeology
and history.
B) To promote and develop interest,
research, appreciation and
knowledge relating to the Headley Down
Nature Reserve and
neighbourhood areas for the education
and benefit of the public.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and The general maintenance of the nature
1.19
activities in relation to those reserve and pathways has continued, carried
purposes for the public
out mainly by the Trustees but with volunteer
benefit, in particular, the
help when possible. This year, despite
activities, projects or services
drought conditions in the summer, we were
identified in the accounts.
able to keep all our newly planted trees
alive, though unfortunately we lost some
primroses and small shrubs. Lottery funding
allowed us to purchase a stronger
brush/grass cutting machine, more suitable
for slopes.
In June, our bronze bear, Montgomery, was
stolen from his plinth in the heart of Erie
Wood. The bolts fixing him to a concrete
base were sawn off with an angle grinder
and he was carried away. Despite huge local
support and publicity, we were unable to
recover him. Due to popular demand from
children and adults, we decided to replace
him with the same model, Monty II. Our
insurance unfortunately did not not cover the
cost of a purchase price rise and essential
increased security measures. However, local
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fundraising through a GoFundMe campaign and in the collection box at the One Stop reached the target of £1000, so the new Monty is due to be installed January 2023. The projects for 2022 listed in last year’s report have all been completed: 1. Substantial bird feeding stations have been designed, constructed and installed by one of the trustees, and donations for bird food continue to be received from a local resident. 2. An information panel, designed by one of the trustees, was installed in the Heart of Erie Wood with a map showing the number, location, family name and variety of each tree. 3. When all the trees we planted to create Erie Wood had been adopted, there were still other families wanting a tree. They were therefore given the option to adopt one of the newly planted trees in Maple Spinney. The families contributed to the cost of plaques and posts and trustees installed them. 4. A bench with a chainsaw carving (Betty the Badger) was designed and installed near the recently planted Heather area at the Maple Way end of the reserve. Also, a new sturdier bench has been installed to replace the one that was broken last year. 5. Our main project has been the clearing and planting of Beech Bank, now completed. Twenty Beech and Hornbeam trees are now growing well, together with different varieties of Hazel, and the bank sown with wildflower seeds and grass. We have completed monitoring forms for these projects, and for our first year under the three year scheme from the EHDC Supporting Communities Fund, which pays for insurance, internet management and mower servicing. Our projects for the coming year include: 1. The installation of ‘Wildlife Friends’, ie seven animal chainsaw sculptures, already designed and ordered thanks to funding from the One Stop Community Partnership. 2. The installation of ‘Freddy the Fox bird watching bench’, already designed and ordered thanks to funding from East Hants District Councillors. 3. Working with Green Up Britain, a local
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charity, to clear and plant another area of the
nature reserve and install a new loop of
pathway.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees have had regard to the
whether the trustees have guidance on public benefit issued by the
had regard to the guidance Charity Commission. This has involved the
issued by the Charity purchase of insurance, the employment of
Commission on public contractors with appropriate qualifications
benefit and insurance, having a designated
Safeguarding Officer and reviewing
Safeguarding Policies and Risk
Assessments. The chair of our charity is
DBS checked and has a certificate.
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
We are pleased to report that the projects
and goals set out last year have been
achieved and our relationship with the local
Summary of the main community has grown stronger. We worked
Para 1.20
achievements of the charity, on a regular basis with a Duke of Edinburgh
identifying the difference the Volunteer who joined us for clearing and
charity’s work has made to planting, helping him gain his Bronze Medal.
the circumstances of its Two more young people have asked if they
beneficiaries and any wider can do the same this year. The local
benefits to society as a Beavers planted bulbs round the tree they
whole. had adopted and also painted some nest
boxes for us to install on the nature reserve.
Several sacks of daffodil bulbs donated by a
local resident have been planted by trustees
and volunteers. In August, our volunteers
organised and ran a Children’s Scavenger
Hunt on the nature reserve, working in
conjunction with the staff at the Community
Centre at Woodlands Hall who were holding
a pantomime performance for children on
the adjacent playing field. We also attended
an afternoon tea held at the hall for local
groups to meet each other and ‘network’.
Our social media reach has been extended
through Instagram and Twitter accounts, set
up and managed by a local volunteer. Our
Facebook page continues to have a good
following with frequent engagements.
Articles have been added to our website and
care has been taken to comply with data
protection regulations.
During the last year, we have applied for and
received funding from a variety of sources,
including District Councillors, the Parish
Council, the Lottery Community Fund, EHDC
Supporting Communities Fund and the One
Stop Community Fund. The amount we have
received from individual donors has
increased considerably. Support from local
residents has been demonstrated through
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another GoFundMe campaign, individual donations and the small change in our collection boxes at the local One Stop store. The reduction in the amount of littering, flytipping and anti-social behaviour on the nature reserve has continued and the visual impact and biodiversity of the area continues to improve as trees mature and through further varied planting.
## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Accounts for the period 1 January 2022 to 31
financial position at the end December 2022
of the period Income
Donations £3405.80
Fundraising £17247.50
TOTAL £20653.30
Carried over from 2021 £12872.62
Insurance claim 4500.00
Expenditure
Running costs £883.85
Activities £20435.05
TOTAL £21318.90
Restricted Funds
Carried over to 2023 £16707.02
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Reserves not held. Funding is held for only
policy for holding reserves for designated projects and to achieve the
stating why they are held aims of our charity, eg maintenance of the
nature reserve.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 None
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 Our overheads are minimal and we carry out
reserves our capital projects only when funding has
been raised. Our major annual outlay is for
insurance and funding has been raised for
the coming 2 years for the premium.
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 None
deficit
Explanation of any None
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document Para 1.25 Constitution
(trust deed, royal charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 Foundation CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 Elected by Trustees
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
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Headley Down Nature Reserve Trust
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1169644
Charity’s principal address 25 Hillside Close
Headley Down
Bordon GU35 8BL
Hampshire
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for whole
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee (if
year
any)
1 Angela Jackson Chair HDNRT
2 Roger Jackson Treasurer HDNRT
3 Roger Gault Safeguarding Officer HDNRT
Freda McBain HDNRT
4
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## **Declarations**
|**Declarations**|**Declarations**|**Declarations**|**Declarations**|**Declarations**|
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|**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**|||||
||**Signature(s)**||||
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||**Full name(s)**|Angela|Jackson||
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|**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**||Chair|||
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||**Date**|4.01 2023|||