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← Green Early Years Choices Champion Organisation

2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 January 2024 Period start date To 31 December 2024 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 GECCO aims to promote sustainability and
environmental awareness in Early Years
education, empowering educators,
children, and families to adopt greener
choices. The charity advances education
by supporting early years providers in
embedding sustainability into learning and
practice, in line with the UN Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
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		 During 2024, GECCO’s main activities
included: coordinating the OMEP Early
Childhood Education for Sustainable
Citizenship Awards; running research
projects with Stirling and Bournemouth
Universities on earlier potty training and
washable nappies; and maintaining
partnerships that drive sustainable
practices across nurseries.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 The trustees confirm they have had regard
to the Charity Commission’s guidance on
public benefit.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment

Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

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 GECCO expanded its educational outreach
through partnerships with Tops Day
Nurseries, OMEP UK, and Aspire Training
Team. The charity continued its role as the
UK coordinator for the OMEP EfSC Awards
and contributed to the DfE Greening
Schools Initiative.
Collaborative university research
progressed on sustainable childcare
solutions, including the establishment of
laundry hubs.
The GECCO website was upgraded to
include a resource library, and social media
engagement increased via Facebook,
Instagram, LinkedIn, and BlueSky.
In 2025, GECCO plans to publish
academic outputs from research on
sustainable childcare practices, pilot the
Southsea laundry hub, and continue the
OMEP EfSC Awards expansion. Further
development of the GECCO website and
funding applications to sustainability grant
bodies are also planned.

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Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41

Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 At year-end, GECCO held £30,000 in its
bank account, with £20,000 allocated for
partner transfers and a closing balance of
approximately £10,500. Income included a
£825.60 payment from the World
Organisation and £163 from book sales.
Expenditure related primarily to website
hosting, administrative costs, and academic
collaborations.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 The charity holds sufficient reserves to
meet ongoing commitments and sustain
operations.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 No funds were in deficit.
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 Not Applicable.
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 There are no concerns about GECCO’s
ability to continue as a going concern.

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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:		 The charity operates in collaboration with
Tops Day Nurseries Ltd and OMEP UK,
leveraging shared infrastructure and
expertise.
Trustees meet quarterly to review financial
performance, research progress, and
strategic direction.
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25 The Trust Deed and Constitution
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 GECCO is a Charitable Incorporated
Organisation (CIO) governed by its
constitution.
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 Trustees are appointed according to the
constitution.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name
Other name the charity uses GECCO
Registered charity number

|Charity’s principal address|3 Wollaston Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH6 4AR
Email: gecco@gecco.org.uk | Website: www.gecco.org.uk| |---|---| |||

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**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Cheryl Hadland Chair
Micah Faure Secretary
John Siraj-Blatchford
Barbara Chaitoff
Diane Boyd

– 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 held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of
adviser
Name
Address
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) Micah Faure Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Sectetary Chair, etc) Date 30/10/2025 ~~=~~

Charity Name No (if any) No (if any)
Green Education To The Communit Green Education To The Community Coalition 1171726
Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a
For the period
from
~~es~~		 01/01/2024
Period start date
~~ee ~~		 To
~~ee~~		 31/12/2024
Period end date
Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Restricted 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 £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Real nappies income 100 - - - - 100 - -
Other activities income 1,561 - - - - 1,561 - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 AR)
1,661		 - - - - 1,661 - -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total -
-
-
-
-
Total receipts
1,661
-
-
1,661
-
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A3 Payments
Real nappies costs - - - - - - - -
Support costs 3,725 - - - - 3,725 - -
Other activities 153 - - - - 153 - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
**Sub total ** 3,878 - - - - 3,878 - -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sub total -
-
-
-
-
Total payments
3,878
-
-
3,878
-
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Net of receipts/(payments)
- 2,217
-
-
- 2,217
-
A5 Transfers between funds
-
- -
-
-
A6 Cash funds last year end
28,314
- -
28,314
-
Cash funds this year end
26,097
-
- 26,097
-
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

30/10/2025

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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
Details
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Bank
Creditor - Tops Day Nursery Limited
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
26,097
-
26,097
OK
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
liability relates
Unrestricted
Signature Print Name

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

30/10/2025

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