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← Low Carbon Louth

2024-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 September 2023 31 August 2024

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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 Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) Chair 1[James Olley ] Pocklington Treasurer 2[Alison Byford ] Spittles Secretary 3[Stephen John ] Mansfield ~~fe~~ 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 N/a Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) N/a ~~=~~ TAR 1 March 2012

March 2012

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

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

The structure is a simple one with three 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

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 by, but not exclusively, the provision and the promotion of cycling as an environmentally friendly mode of transport; the promotion of organic food growing and composting.

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The promotion of cycling as an environmentally friendly mode of transport: LCL is a registered local hub for the county-wide Wheels for Life (W4L) project. Volunteers are based at a fully equipped workshop at the rear of the Louth Youth and Community Centre. In 2024, 40 bikes were renovated and re-homed free of charge to residents in transport poverty. Summary of the main In January 2024, LCL organised a local event, part of the national Big Bike activities undertaken for the Revival, featuring free repairs and guidance on safe cycling. public benefit in relation to these objects (include within The promotion of organic gardening: this section the statutory LCL provides organic seeds for the Garden Club at Louth Youth and Community declaration that trustees have Centre. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity The promotion of recycling over disposal of household and other items: Commission on public LCL supports the operation of Louth Repair Café through provision of insurance benefit) and financial management. The purpose of the Repair Café is to try and fix small household items for residents thereby reducing unnecessary waste. For the year 01/09/23-31/08/24 there were eight repair cafes held and 200 items offered for repair, approximately 65% were fixed.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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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.

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 2024: A robust financial regime remains in place and LCL is financially secure. Public liability insurance cover was maintained.

The trustees met formally on two occasions and the meetings were minuted and approved.

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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)

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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)

Full name(s) James Pocklington Stephen Mansfield, Secretary Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 10/03/25

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Low Carbon Louth 1170503 Receipts and payments accounts For the period 01/09/2023 31/08/2024 To from ~~ee ee ee ee~~

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Restricted Endowment
funds		 Endowment
funds		 Total funds Last year
to the nearest
£		 to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Wheels for Life 1,857 - - - - 1,857 8,271
Repair Cafe 735 - - - - 735 812
General 1,498 - - - - 1,498 449
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- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 (Gross income for
AR)		 4,090 - - - - 4,090 9,532
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total -
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Total receipts
4,090
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-
4,090
9,532
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A3 Payments
Wheels for Life 3,868 - - - - 3,868 5,921
Repair Café 567 - - - - 567 359
General 998 - - - - 998 476
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**Sub total ** 5,434 - - - - 5,434 6,756
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total -
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Total payments
5,434
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5,434
6,756
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Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end		 - 1,344
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- - 1,344
2,776
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- -
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3,138
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3,138
814
1,794
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- 1,794
3,590
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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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
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 Signature
None
Details
Repair Café tools
TSB
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
None
Details
Details
None
Details
Composting and gardening equipment
~~including shredders and 4 wheeled trailer~~
Wheels for Life Tools		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
1,794
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-
-
-
-
1,794
-
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
LCL
100
LCL
2,000
LCL
150
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-
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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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-
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OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
A Spittles 10/03/2025
S Mansfield 10/03/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

08/03/2025

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