## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 1 September 2020 31 August 2021
**From To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Low Carbon Louth
## **Other names charity is known by**
> **Registered charity number (if any)** 1170503
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Charity's principal address 10 Keddington Road, Louth, Lincolnshire
Postcode LN11 0AA
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee (if
whole year
any)
Chair
1 [James Olley ]
Pocklington
Treasurer
2 [Alison Byford ]
Spittles
Secretary
3 [Stephen John ]
Mansfield
4David Ford Trustee
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
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Name Dates acted if not for whole year
N/a
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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Type of adviser Name Address
N/a
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Constitution (“Foundation” constitution suitable for a CIO). Type of governing document
(e.g., trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Proposed, seconded and voted upon by existing trustees. Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
The structure is a simple one with four voting trustees. As an environmental (although non-political) organisation, LCL exists within a loose network of similar organisations within the North Lincolnshire area. Specifically, it has strong links (and some shared membership) with:
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees.
- and training of trustees. Transition Town Louth (an unincorporated not-for-profit association) that is one of some 300 “transition towns “around
- the charity’s the UK including several in Lincolnshire.
- organisational structure and any wider network Friends of the Lincolnshire Time and Tide Bell (a Community with which the charity Interest Company, registered in August 2017 under Companies works. House no. 10934941).
- relationship with any Management of risk is applied to individual events on a case-by-
- related parties. case basis.
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
To promote, for the benefit of the public, the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment in particular, but not exclusively, by the provision and promotion of a food composting scheme; the promotion of cycling as an environmentally friendly mode of transport; the promotion of organic food growing.
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|**Summary of the main**
**activities undertaken for**
**the public beneft in**
**relation to these objects**
**(include within this**
**section the statutory**
**declaration that trustees**
**have had regard to the**
**guidance issued by the**
**Charity Commission on**
**public beneft)**|The provision of a food composting scheme:
The Community Composting Scheme (CCS) is a wholly charitable
activity – outside normal public or private provision. It has a
proven track record, having been in operation since June 2014,
since when it has expanded. It operates on environmental
principles within the town of Louth. When LCL was set up in
December 2016, the ongoing costs of the scheme were funded
with fnancial help received from Transition Town Louth.
Subsequently, a grant of £500 was given by East Lindsey District
Council for the purchase of further start-up equipment: a second
shredder, a two-metre cubed fold-down composter, and some
food caddies. It is non-proft making – the small sums derived
from the sale of organic compost are ploughed back into
supporting the work.
The scheme works by collecting food waste by bicycle and trailer
from households that are part of the scheme and turning this into
organic compost suitable for growing food. CCS member
households are ofered organic compost bags on favourable
terms.
The promotion of cycling as an environmentally friendly mode of
transport:
Inter alia, LCL undertakes the repair of bicycles free of charge
with voluntary donations ploughed back into the support of its
activities.
The promotion of organic gardening:
Three organic community gardens are managed by LCL. The
food grown is given away free.|
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## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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|You**may choose**to include
further statements, where
relevant, about:
policy on grant making.
policy programme related
investment.
contribution made by
volunteers.|Low Carbon Louth welcomes the participation of community
volunteers as well as the public at large in its work, whether
actively or passively, and is mindful, if young or vulnerable
people are involved, of the need for suitable safeguarding
policies and practices to be put in place.
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in less activity
at the public access community gardens in line with government
guidelines.
The community composting scheme continued throughout the
periods of lockdown as it was considered an essential service.|
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|Section D Achievements and performance|Section D Achievements and performance|
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|**Summary of the main**
**achievements of the**
**charity during the year**|Summary of the main milestones and achievements of the
charity during the year to 31 August 2021:
A robust fnancial regime remains in place and LCL is fnancially
secure.
Public liability insurance cover was maintained.
The trustees met formally on 2 occasions and the meetings were
minuted and approved.
Specifcally in relation to LCL’s three objects:
The three organic community gardens managed by LCL were
maintained to a satisfactory standard. The level of participation
by local people was recorded as part of monitoring LCL activity.
For the year ended 31 August 2021, the Community Composting
Scheme took in 24 households within the town of Louth –
comprising perhaps 55 people. During the period of this report
876 individual house collections were made and the 2233
kilograms of domestic waste collected were diverted to the
process of production of organic compost.
Approximately 1 tonne of fnished compost was produced, the
bulk of which was applied to the community gardens, a small
amount being donated back to householders.
The charity registered as a “fx your bike” repairer, and James
Pocklington, repaired 11 bikes under HM government scheme to
encourage active travel. The charity funds beneftted by
£503.50.
The charity also created an online “Louth Cycle Survey” and
received responses from 123 local residents who shared their
views on how to encourage more cycling in Louth, the results
have helped inform investment of the Active Travel Fund for
Louth. The charity also facilitated “Louth Cycle Forum” which
met online several times and brought together ideas from a
number of local cyclists.|
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Section E Financial review
As we have limited funds and no ongoing financial
Brief statement of the commitments, we do not have a policy on reserves
charity’s policy on
reserves
Details of any funds
materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include
additional information,
where relevant about:
the charity’s principal
sources of funds
(including any
fundraising).
how expenditure has
supported the key
objectives of the charity.
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
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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Stephen Mansfield, Secretary
**Full name(s)** James Pocklington **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 12/05/22
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**Low Carbon Louth**
**1**
## **Receipts and payments acco**
09/01/2020
## **For the period from**
**To**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
## **to the nearest £**
## **A1 Receipts**
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Fix your bike credits 548 - -
Sale of donated items 106 - -
Hotbin credit 215 - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
869 - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - -
- - -
Sub total - - -
Total receipts 869 - -
A3 Payments
Expenses 303 - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Sub total 303 - -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - -
- - -
Sub total - - -
Total payments 303 - -
Net of receipts/(payments) 566 - -
A5 Transfers between funds - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 248 - -
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_**Cash funds this year end**_ **814 - -**
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of**
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|**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|248
**_Total cash funds_**||**to nearest £**
**814**
**-**
**-**
**814**|
||(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))||OK|
||||**Unrestricted**|
||||**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**
None||**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||||**Fund to which**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**
None||**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**|
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**
Composting and gardening equipment||LCL
**asset belongs**|
|**charity’s own use**|including shredders and 4 wheeled trailer||**Fund to which**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**
None||**liability relates**|
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Signature Print N A Spit S Mans
**170503**
## **ounts**
## **CC16a**
08/31/2021
## **Total funds**
## **Last year**
## **to the nearest £**
## **to the nearest £**
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548 240
106 -
215 -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
869 240
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- -
- -
869 240
303 233
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
303 233
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-
- -
303 233
566 7
- -
248 248
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814
255
## **the period**
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Restricted Endowment
funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £
- -
- -
- -
- -
OK OK
Restricted Endowment
funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Current value
Cost (optional)
(optional)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Current value
Cost (optional)
(optional)
150 -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Amount due When due
(optional) (optional)
-
-
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Date of
Name
approval
ttles 05/11/2022
sfield
05/11/2022
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