## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/01/2023 Period start date To 31/12/2023 Period end date Charity name: Green Early Years Choices Champion Organisation (GECCO) Charity registration number: 1171726** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The Advancement of Education for the
Public Benefit: providing education to the
educators of pre-school children, children in
out of school provision, ie staff of day
nurseries, preschool and childminding
businesses and other small businesses in
the United Kingdom on how to be more
environmentally conscious about the way
they consume and dispose of everyday
items (e.g., electricity, plastic) in ways
which are harmful to the environment in all
its forms.
Through partnership and collaboration to
share best practice research and education
on sustainability, we aim to build the
awareness necessary to help change
unsustainable practice and encourage
progress towards more sustainable
practice.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Websitewww.GECCO.org
Regular meetings to enable educators and
other stakeholders to collaborate, called the
National Early Childhood Education and
Care (ECEC) Sustainability Forum.
Minutes and recordings are on our website,
together with articles and blogs.
Collaboration with OMEP to bring
Education for Sustainability through
Thinkific (online courses platform), the use
of paper passports, and other online
systems such as eyworks and Family.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have had a refresher on the
main elements of the guidance. This was
concluded on the 17 August 2023.| ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**| |---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| ||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Currently not applicable.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Currently not applicable.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Apart from the Trustees, there are no other
volunteers with contribution that are
significant to the charity’s ability to
undertake its activities.| |Other||Not applicable.| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Developing website offering information to
the early years sector on sustainability.
Continuing to promote book, “_CREATING_
_AN ECO-FRIENDLY EARLY YEARS_
_SETTING: A PRACTICAL GUIDE”_by
Cheryl Hadland (sold by Routledge, the
publishers, and also by Amazon and other
third party vendors). And when speaking at
various events such as Festival of
Education at Wellington College, July 2023.
Recording webinars on SDGs and sharing
them onwww.gecco.org
. website| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Achievements against
objectives set||In 2023 the charity achieved all of its
objectives set for that year.
The key objectives were:
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Increase the number of trustees on
the charity board.| |---|---|---|---| ||Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|In 2023 the charity achieved all of its
objectives set for that year.
The key objectives were:
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Increase the number of trustees on
the charity board.| ||||| |||-
Increase the charities visibility,
primarily by utilizing the website.
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Increase the charities visibility by
utilizing Social Media marketing and
having a greater presence.
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Start a project to offer the OMEP
Education for Sustainable
Citizenship Awards to early years
providers, using Thinkific software.
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Start a project, possible EU funding,
on reducing nappy waste by
reducing the age of potty training
and/or changing to washable
nappies from one-use plastic.
nor did it incur any material expenditure.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Charity continued to fundraise through
these primary channels:
1.
Book royalties
2.
Donations from Tops Days
Nurseries.
Please refer to the accompanying financial
report for further information.
In 2023 the charity did not undertake any
other material fundraising activities.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|In 2023 the charity did not undertake any
investment activities.| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity remains in a good financial
position with a year-end cash position of
£12,190.01 after expenses.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity holds a sufficient level of
reserve to cover it in the event of
unforeseen events (such as Covid-19
pandemic) which might impact it or it
primary donors.
The charity also holds a sufficient level of| |||reserve so that it is able to cover the costs
of winding up should the worst happen, and
the charity need to close.| |---|---|---| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Please refer to the accompanying annual
accounts.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Currently not applicable.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Currently not applicable.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None currently.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Donations or royalties from:
1.
Book royalties
2.
Donations from Tops Days
Nurseries.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Currently not applicable.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Tops not being able to afford to contribute
to the charity – the main source of income.| |Other||Currently not applicable.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document|Para 1.25|The Charity’s Trust Deed and Trustee
board resolutions.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation
registered with Companies House| |Trustee selection methods
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|Para 1.25|Cheryl Hadland is entitled to appoint one or
more trustees under the Trust Deed.
Trustees may also be appointed by
election.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Currently not applicable. Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees Currently not applicable. The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Currently not applicable. Relationship with any Para 1.51 related parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|**Green Early Years Choices Champion Organisation**| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|**GECCO**| |Registered charitynumber|**1171726**| |Charity’s principal address|3 Wollaston Road,
Southbourne,
Bournemouth,
Dorset,
BH6 4AR| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Cheryl Hadland|Chair||Cheryl Hadland| ||Micah Faure|Secretary||| ||John Siraj-
Blatchford|Board member||| ||Diane Boyd|Board member||| ||Barbara Chaitoff|Board member||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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 **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets Not applicable. held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable. charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable. safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |Accounting|Lana Kazlauska|| |||| |||| |||| ## **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)** **Full name(s)** **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** **Charity Name No (if any) Green Education To The Community Coalition 1171726 Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date **To from** Period start date 1/1/2023 Period end date 12/31/2023 ## **CC16a** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds** **Total funds Last year** |**Section A Receipts and payments**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**Restricted**
**funds**|**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**|**Last year**| |---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**
Real nappies income
**558**
Other activities income
**1,726**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,284**
**-**
**-**
**Sub total -**
**Total receipts 2,284**
**A3 Payments**
Real nappies costs
**-**
Support costs
**2,578**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Sub total 2,578**
**-**
**-**
**Sub total -**
**Total payments 2,578**
**Net of receipts/(payments) - 294**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**5,661**
**Cash funds this year end 5,367**
**to the nearest £**
**Sub total**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases,(see table)**|**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**
**558**
**1,726**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,284**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,284**
**-**
**2,578**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,578**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,578**
**- 294**
**-**
**5,661**
**5,367**|**to the nearest £**| |||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**558**|**-**| ||||**1,726**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**2,284**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**2,284**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**2,578**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**2,578**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**2,578**|**-**| |||||| ||**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**- 294**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**5,661**|**-**| ||**-**||**5,367**|**-**| |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
Bank
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Creditor - Tops Day Nursery Limited
Signature
**Total cash funds**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**28,314**
**-**
**-**
**28,314**
Agreement Error
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Unrestricted
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||Signature|Print Name|Date of
approval| ||||| |||||