2021-03-31-accounts - The Friends Of Warnham Local Nature Reserve

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Summary	ofthe objects ofthe charity	ofthe objects ofthe charity	ofthe objects ofthe charity	ofthe objects ofthe charity	To promote for the benefit ofthe public the
set out in	its governing		document		conservation protection and improvement ofthe
					physical and natural environment ofWarnham Local
					Nature Reserve, in particular but not exclusively by (a)
					advancing the education ofthe public about all aspects
					ofthe natural history ofthe reserve and (b) promoting
					biological diversity.
Summary ofthe main activities undertaken for the public benefit				in	This was a very challenging year because ofthe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and during which time the
relation tothese objects {include					Reserve was closed at some times, while partially open
within this	section	the	statutory		at others but with restricted access to facilities including
declaration	that trustees have had				the Visitor Centre and Cafe.
regard to the guidance			issued by the
Charity Commission		on public benefit)
					The social restrictions that resulted from the pandemic
					severely disrupted our ability to run events for the public
					benefit in the way that The Friends ofWarnham Local
					Nature Reserve (FoWLNR) would normally do so, and all
					physical events were cancelled in the year.
					With the support ofa renowned independent ecologist,
					we were able to stage an online event in early March
					2021to present the results ofhis Invertebrate Survey of
					the Reserve that was funded by FoWLNR and which was
					completed before social restrictions were in place.
					Our newsletter The Reedbed was issued on a quarterly
					basis to Members, while the internet website was
					maintained and social media sites on Facebook and
					Twitter provided regular updates.
					Visitor Centre Mana ement
					With the aid ofvolunteers, we would normally meet and
					greet visitors to the Reserve, collect admission fees of
					behalf of Horsham District Council {HDC)and run a cafe
					for the benefit ofvisitors, seven days a week.
					During the pandemic and in line with Government and
					HDC guidance:
					—the Visitor Centre was closed and cafe operated a take-
					out service when permissible. Track and Trace processes
					were implemented along with social distancing and
					appropriate PPE.
					—admission to the Reserve was free to members ofthe
					public.

~Fnndin
The absence ofincome generated	from admission	fees
and reduced income from the cafe	resulted in a
substantial reduction in funding to	the charity (down
approximately 70%from the previous year). We very
grateful to those members who generously made
donations to FoWLNR to enable us	to continue our
contributions to the Reserve.
In planning our activities, we keep	in mind our Objectives
as a Registered Charity and the trustees have had		regard
to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission		on
public benefit.

ddit	ional details ofobjectives and activi	ional details ofobjectives and activi	ties (optional information)
You	may choose to include further
statements,		where relevant, about:	Not applicable —we do not make grants.
~	Policy	on grant making;	Our charitable funds are held through high street
~	Policy	programme related	bank accounts only.
	investment;		We are extremely grateful to our loyal band of
~	Contributions made by volunteers.		volunteers whose contributions enable us to operate as a charity and to maintain services at The
			Warnham Local Nature Reserve.
			While significantly impacted by the pandemic,
			volunteer hours still totalled 3,680 in the year
			(compared to 8,000 in the previous year).

Summary ofthe main achievements	Events
the charity during the year	Due to the pandemic, all physical events were cancelled.
	A virtual event, presenting	the results ofan Invertebrate
	Survey ofthe Reserve, was	held for Members.
	The results and suggestions	from the survey will also be
	used by Horsham District Council VldFardens to modify
	some oftheir Management	ofthe Reserve (including
	grazing), for the benefit of	Invertebrates and therefore
	the wider wildlife ofthe Reserve.
	Newsletters
	Quarterly newsletters were	issued to Members that
	included images from the Reserve, news about wildlife
	and a variety ofpuzzles for	their enjoyment.

			Social Media S.Internet
			Social Media and Internet sites were maintained	with
			news and mages from the Reserve, when possible, for
			the benefit ofthose unable to visit the Reserve.
			Charitable S end on The Reserve
			f18,051was reinvested back into the Reserve during the
			financial year, the most in a single year since the	charity
			was incorporated. This included support for the "Keep
			Rookwood Green" campaign, a comprehensive
			invertebrate's study, the purchase ofa night vision
			camera and enhancements to the heron camera system.
Briefstatement	on the charity's	policy	The Charity's Policy on reserves isto hold 20/o of	the
on reserves			annual surplus (before charitable expenditure) or	the
			amount ofthe next year's budgeted administration
			costs, whichever greater.
Details ofany funds materially		in	Not applicable —there are no funds in deficit.
deficit

urth	er financial revi	ew details (optional	information)
You	may choose to	include additional	The principal sources offunding are:
information, where		relevant, about:	~ Membership Fees
~	The charity's principal source of		~ Profit on sales in the Herons Rest	cafe in the Visitor
	funds (including	any fundraising);	Centre
~ ~	How expenditure has supported the key objectives ofthe charity; Investment policy and objectives		o Donations from Horsham District Council ofa percentage ofpermit monies collected.
	including any ethical investment policy adopted.		f18,051was reinvested back into the Reserve during the financial year, the most in a single year since the charity
			was incorporated.
			Charitable expenditure was less than	expected due to
			the completion ofthe new Discovery	Hub being further
			delayed and our contribution off20,000towards
			interpretation displays and landscaping not being called
			upon within this financial year.
			There are no investment policy and objectives as high
			street bank accounts only are used to	hold monies.

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							Forthe period from		01/04/2020	To	31/03/2021
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							Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total	funds	Last year
							tothe nearest E		tothe nearest E	to the nearest 5	to the nearest R		tothe nearest 5
A1 Receipts
Sales Food and	Drink							5,843				5,843	26,077
Sales Other								81				81	2,416
Membership Fees								820				820	1,520
Events Income								298				298	4,019
Donations								8,494				8,494	10,245
Sub total (Gross			income for AR)					14,940				14,940	44,277
A2 Asset and	investment				sales,
(see table).
				Sub total
		Total			receipts			14,940				14,940	44,277
A3 Payments
Purchases for resale								4,057				4,057	10,887
Admin Expenditure								2,398				2,398	5,617
Charitable Expenditure								18,051				18,051	15,167
				Sub total				24,506				24,506	31,671
A4 Asset and	investment
purchases, (see table)
				Sub total
	Total		payments					24,506				24,506	31,671
hlet ofreceiptsi(payments)								9,566				9,566	12,606
A5 Transfers	between			funds
A6 Cash funds last year					end			63,857				63,857
Cash funds		this		year end				54,291				54,291	12,606

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				Unrestricted		Restricted			Endowment
				fullde			funds		funds
				to nearest R		to	nearest L		to nearest	K
B1Cash funds		Lloyds	Bank Treasurer Ace+Petty Cash		7,893
			Lloyds Bank Saving Account		6,204
			Lloyds Bank Notice Account		40,194
			Total cash funds		54,291
		(agree balances with receipts and payments
			account(s))
				Unrestricted		Restricted			Endowment
				funds			funds		funds
		Details		to nearest K		to	nearest L		to nearest	K
B2Other monetary assets
		Details		Fund asset	to which belon s	Cost		(optional)	Current value o tional
B3Investment	assets
		Details		Fund asset	to which belon s	Cost		(optional)	Current value o tional
B4Assets retained for the
charity's own	use
				Fund	to which	Amount due			When due
		Details		liabili	relates		o	tional	o tional
BSLiabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees			Signature		Print	Name			Date of a roval
					JOHN	ALSOP			08/10/2021
					ANDREW	ROBERTS			08/10/2021