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← Low Carbon Louth

2023-08-31-accounts

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 September 2022 31 August 2023

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Low Carbon Louth

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1170503

Charity's principal address 10 Keddington Road, Louth, Lincolnshire

Postcode LN11 0AA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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5		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (if any)
James Olley
Pocklington		 Chair
Alison Byford
Spittles		 Treasurer
Stephen John
Mansfield		 Secretary
David Ford Trustee 01/09/22-14/05/23

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year
N/a

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser
Name
Address		 Type of adviser
Name
Address		 Type of adviser
Name
Address
N/a

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

N/a

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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

Proposed, seconded and voted upon by existing trustees. Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

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:

Transition Town Louth (an unincorporated not-for-profit association) that is one of some 300 “transition towns “around the UK including several in Lincolnshire. Friends of the Lincolnshire Time and Tide Bell (a Community Interest Company, registered in August 2017 under Companies House no. 10934941).

Management of risk is applied to individual events on a case-by-case basis.

Section C Objectives and activities

To promote, for the benefit of the public, the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment in particular, but not Summary of the objects of the exclusively, by the provision and promotion of a food composting scheme; the charity set out in its promotion of cycling as an environmentally friendly mode of transport; the governing document promotion of organic food growing.

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The provision of a food composting scheme:

The Community Composting Scheme (CCS) represented a wholly charitable activity – outside normal public or private provision. It had a successful track record, being in operation from 2014 to August 2022. The scheme operated by collecting food waste by bicycle and trailer from households that were part of the scheme and turning this into organic compost suitable for growing food. CCS member households were offered organic compost bags on favourable terms. It was non-profit making – the small sums derived from the sale of organic compost were ploughed back into supporting the work. During the eight years of its life, approximately one tonne metric of organic compost was produced. The scheme was brought to an end in August 2022 having, in the view of the trustees, achieved its objectives. The model of a local food waste recycling scheme had been proved to be feasible and its benefits made clear – both to participating households and more widely. Individual households are able to continue the practice though other avenues.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the able to continue the practice though other avenues. public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have The promotion of cycling as an environmentally friendly mode of transport: had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Inter alia, LCL undertakes the repair of bicycles free of charge with voluntary Commission on public donations ploughed back into the support of its activities. benefit)

The promotion of organic gardening:

Three organic community gardens were established by LCL with the food grown being given away free. Work on the gardens is now mainly volunteer-lead with LCL taking a watching brief.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Low Carbon Louth welcomes the participation of community volunteers as well as the public at large in all 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.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity Summary of the main milestones and achievements of the charity during the during the year year to 31 August 2023: A robust financial regime remains in place and LCL is financially secure. Public liability insurance cover was maintained.

No formal meetings took place between the AGM in May 2023 and that in April 2024 but the trustees met informally, participating in LCL and associated events and at other times. Specifically in relation to LCL’s three objects: The three organic community gardens established by LCL are maintained to a generally satisfactory standard. It may in the future be possible to increase the volume of food grown. As above, the Community Composting Scheme was ended during 2023. Presently, LCL pursues its public benefit objectives in two main ways. Promotion of cycling has to a large extent been formalised within the framework of the county-wide Active Lincolnshire programme, specifically by the establishment of a bicycle repair hub in Louth as part of Wheels for Life (W4L). This project works by accepting donations of bicycles which are then renovated and passed on to individuals (free of charge) needing a bicycle for essential journeys such as work and/or those in transport poverty. The transfer of ownership is facilitated by referrals from social agencies. The hub is located within the Louth Youth and Community Centre (LYCC) and is managed by James Pocklington with the help of two volunteers who receive [informal] training. The W4L project is being further expanded throughout Lincolnshire. While the number of bicycles donated has been more than satisfactory, both generally and in Louth, provision of roadworthy bikes to individuals has been less than was hoped for. This seems to be due to the limited number of referrals made. LCL itself continues to publicise the scheme through the work of the Louth hub itself and as part of associated projects such as the national Big Bike Revival, a two day local event being promoted by LCL in Louth during January 2024. During the period of the report LCL inaugurated a local “Repair Café” (RC) in Louth. More accurately this is a revival of earlier events managed by Transition Town Louth and reflects much greater international and national interest in the concept that broken items should be brought back into use rather than replaced. The events take place regularly at the Louth Youth and Community Centre during the late spring to early autumn period. Repairs are undertaken by skilled volunteers; members of the public are asked to sign liability disclaimers; and the work carried out, whether successful or not, is recorded. Free coffee and cakes are available and the cafes have the flavour of a drop in event where people can meet informally. To date 4 events have taken place and approximately 100 items examined. Donations are voluntary. Donations have amounted to £448 which are recorded in the LCL accounts. RC monies and those associated with the W4L hub are ringfenced in LCL accounts . .

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Section E Financial review

As we have limited funds and no ongoing financial commitments, we do Brief statement of the 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:

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) Stephen Mansfield, Secretary Full name(s) James Pocklington

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Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 17/04/2024

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Low Carbon Louth 1170503
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/09/2022 31/08/2023
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Wheels for Life set up 8,271 - - 8,271 150
Repair Cafe 812 - - 812 -
General 449 - - 449 -
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Sub total (Gross income for
9,532 - - 9,532 150
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 9,532 - - 9,532 150
A3 Payments
Wheels for Life 5,921 - - 5,921 602
Repair Café 359 - - 359 -
General 476 - - 476 -
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Sub total [ 6,756 ] - - 6,756 602
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 6,756 - - 6,756 602
Net of receipts/(payments) 2,776 - - 2,776 - 452
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 362 - - 362 814
Cash funds this year end 3,138 - - 3,138 362
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

31/03/2024

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

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
None
Details
Composting and gardening equipment
including shredders and 4 wheeled trailer
Wheels for Life Tools
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
None
Details
TSB
Details
Repair Café tools
Signature
None		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
3,138
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3,138
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OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
LCL
150
LCL
2,800
LCL
200
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Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
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Print Name
A Spittles
S Mansfield		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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Current value
(optional)
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Current value
(optional)
-
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
11/04/2024
11/04/2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

31/03/2024

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