## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From: 01/01/2021 To 31/12/2021**
**Charity name: Green Early Years Choices Champion Organisation Charity registration number: 1171726**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 To provide education, training,
purposes of the charity guidance and support on
as set out in its environmental sustainability.
governing document
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Information relating to
1.19
activities in relation to sustainability in the early years
those purposes for the sector has been added to the
public benefit, in www.GECCO.org.uk website.
particular, the activities, 6 weekly public meetings have
projects or services been held to share best practice,
identified in the these have been recorded, with
accounts. minutes shared on the GECCO
website.
The chair of the board has spoken
at several events on the topic of
sustainability in the sector.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 Yes.
whether the trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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SORP reference **No grants have been made** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **No investments have been made** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **Trustees time only.**
Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers **NA** Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
SORP reference **“Creating an eco-sustainable early years setting” book has been bought via Routledge and** Summary of the main **on Amazon, royalties to GECCO.** Para 1.20 achievements of the charity, identifying the **Website has been accessed: +50** difference the charity’s **times a month.** work has made to the **Facebook pages: GECCO Real** circumstances of its **Nappies = 162 likes and 192** beneficiaries and any **followers, GECCO – 488 likes and** wider benefits to society **553 followers.** as a whole. **Reach per week 120. Developed association with OMEP with the aim of offering OMEP sustainable education opportunities to nurseries in the UK.** October & November 2020; virtual (live), Croydon Practitioner Development Forum, _Green EY Setting_ November 2020; virtual (pre-recorded), Festival of Early Years, _Sustainability in our Time_ February 2021; virtual (live), Nursery World Online September 2021; Ricoh Area, Coventry, Childcare and Education Expo, _Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability in Early Education_ October 2021; November 2021; virtual, GECCO Washable Nappies: A Sustainable Future for Childcare Conference November 2021; virtual, Childcare and Education Expo Virtual Summit, _Panel Session: Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability in Early Education_ November 2021; virtual, Connecting Childcare Webinar, _Panel Session: A Sustainable Future Feb 2022_ International Leaders UK event online _– Sustainable Entrepreneurship_ Mar 2022 Early Years Business Summit Cheltenham _sustainability._
May 2022 Florida, World Forum on Early Care & Education (postponed from 2021 due to Covid) – _Sustainability at Tops Day Nurseries – sharing good practice_ June 2022 Manchester Council Sustainability
Fair – workshop leader July 2022 _Festival of Education – Tops Day Nurseries and B. Corp._ July 2022, Nursery World Sustainability Conference London – _Key note_ speech July 2022, International Leaders Event, Westminster, London – Sustainability for Good Business
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All objectives set for the return
year have been achieved.
Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Donations for speaking and
royalties for the book only.
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
N/A
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Please refer to the accounting
financial position at the statement accompanying this
end of the period return.
Statement explaining Para 1.22 We do not hold reserves.
the policy for holding
reserves stating why
they are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 N/A
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 All of the income is utilised to
reserves provide the charity’s services.
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 There are none.
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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Donations from Tops Day
Nurseries
The charity’s principal Royalties from book
sources of funds Para 1.47 Commission from Amazon smile
(including any
fundraising)
N/A
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
Donation policy of Tops Day
Nurseries (B.Corp)
A description of the Para 1.46 Financial position of Tops Day
principal risks facing the Nurseries
charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 The charity is governed by a Trust
document Deed.
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 The charity is a CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 The Trustees are elected for a 3
methods including year term.
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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Policies and procedures
adopted for the Para 1.51
induction and training of
trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Working with OMEP in the
facilitation of making Nurseries
Relationship with any Para 1.51 more sustainable, from their
related parties curriculum to their surroundings.
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Green Early Years Choices Champion Organisation
Other name the charity GECCO
uses
Registered charity 1171726
number
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Charity’s principal 3 Wollaston Road
address Southbourne
BH6 4AR
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Cheryl Hadland Cheryl Hadland
2 Barbara Chaitoff 04/08/2022 Cheryl Hadland
3 Micah Faure Cheryl Hadland
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for
whole year
Cheryl Hadland
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements N/A for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Micah Faure **Full name(s)** Micah Faure
**Position (eg** Trustee Administrator **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 28/10/2022
**Charity Name N Green Education To The Community Coalition 1**
## **Receipts and payments acco**
Period start date
**For the period To from** 01/01/2021
## **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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Real nappies income 258 - -
Other activities income 1,084 - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
1,342 - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - -
- - -
Sub total - - -
Total receipts 1,342 - -
A3 Payments
Real nappies costs - - -
Support costs 1,249 - -
- -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Sub total 1,249 - -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - -
- - -
Sub total - - -
Total payments 1,249 - -
Net of receipts/(payments) 93 - -
A5 Transfers between funds - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 5,418 - -
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_**Cash funds this year end**_ **5,511 - -**
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of**
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|**Categories**|**Details**|**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|Bank
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**24,611**
**-**
**-**
**24,611**
Agreement Error|
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|||**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
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|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**|**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**|
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**|**asset belongs**|
|**charity’s own use**||**Fund to which**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**
Creditor - Tops Day Nursery Limited|Unrestricted
**liability relates**|
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print N
**o (if any) 171726**
## **ounts**
## **CC16a**
Period end date 12/31/2021
## **Total funds**
**Last year**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
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258 -
1,084 -
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1,342 -
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1,249 -
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5,418 -
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5.511
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the period
Restricted Endowment
funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £
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Restricted Endowment
funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £
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Current value
Cost (optional)
(optional)
- -
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Cost (optional)
(optional)
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Amount due When due
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Date of
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