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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1172343 Charity's principal address Moonrakers Back Road Wenhaston, Suffolk IP19 9DY
BLYTH WOODS
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Alan Miller | Chair | |||
| Geraldine Lines | Secretary | |||
| SallyAmery | Treasurer | |||
| Marie Rolfe | ||||
| John Rolfe | ||||
| Ann Edwards | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution adopted 26[th] January 2017 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly Trustee selection methods convened meeting of the charity trustees (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include Blyth Woods is affiliated to Green Light Trust (registered charity# additional information, where 1000977) whose mission is “Bringing people and nature together”. relevant, about:
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policies and procedures Blyth Woods works closely with the Wenhaston Commons Group, who adopted for the induction and manage the commons surrounding the village of Wenhaston. training of trustees;
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Blyth Woods is the official tree warden for the parish of Wenhaston with
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the charity’s organisational Mells, and Trustees are regularly in touch with the Tree Warden network.
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structure and any wider network with which the charity Blyth Woods has a child protection policy and an equal opportunities
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works; policy in place and produces activity and place risk assessments as
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relationship with any related necessary. parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environment in the parish of Wenhaston, Suffolk and surrounding parishes of the Blyth Valley, and the creation of community woodland and green spaces for the public at large, with the object of improving their education and condition of life.
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At meetings of the Blyth Woods steering group, we have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when planning our activities for the year ahead. We have been able to follow our programme with the primary school children. A bioblitz was organised followed by a picnic for all our volunteers.
Management work on the Trust’s property continued, with maintenance of Grove Piece and Malsters Little Field: weeding, replacing saplings and cutting rides. Green hay was obtained from a local species rich common and spread on the grassland we are turning into a hay meadow. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the Blyth Woods includes the management of Vicarage Grove, an adjoining public benefit in relation to piece of ancient woodland. This is in the third year of a 5-year renewable these objects (include within lease, at peppercorn rent from the local church. this section the statutory declaration that trustees have The group continued to maintain new fruit trees in the Community had regard to the guidance Orchard. issued by the Charity Commission on public The large pond in the north boundary was restored. benefit)
Articles continue to be written for the local village newsletters to keep the public informed, as well as the website and Facebook.
All records of flora and fauna are submitted to the local county records office.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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Blyth Woods is supported entirely by volunteers of all ages and backgrounds from the local communities.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity The main work involved weeding and maintaining the new trees and during the year replacing any failures. The path network was mown for easy access and a meadow area established in Little Malsters Field was augmented with green hay from a local common. Last winter’s work was mainly removing the invasive holly from the ancient woodland and included help from the AONB volunteer team who used the cut remains to build a dead hedge around our experimental coppice plot. This should stop deer browsing the cut stools as they regrow. Various additional wildflowers have been introduced including ragged robin, cowslip, and oxeye daisy grown by volunteers and yellow rattle seed. The restoration of the overgrown pond was completed by a local contractor. We are now in our 4th year of carrying out a full breeding bird survey in Grove Woods which includes Grove Piece, Vicarage Grove, Little Malsters and Ian Copse. To date 30 different species of birds have been recorded as nesting including for the first-time barn owls who raised two chicks.
Section E Financial review Brief statement of the A proportion of funds are kept in reserve for future land purchases. The charity’s policy on reserves balance has been used to pursue our action plan of maintenance and planting and acquiring the necessary tools for this.
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It was agreed to hold £2600 in reserve over each year to cover expected expenditure.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Not applicable
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
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| Alan Roy Miller | ||
| Chair | ||
| 11/10/2023 |
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| Blyth WoodsCharityRegNo 1172343 | ||||||
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| Receipts and Payments Account Year ended 31st March 2023 | ||||||
| Unrestricted 2023 |
Restricted 2023 |
Total 2023 | Unrestricted 2022 |
Restricted 2022 |
Total 2022 | |
| Income | ||||||
| Friends - annual | £24.00 | £24.00 | £54.00 | £54.00 | ||
| Friends - lifetime | £500.00 | £500.00 | £400.00 | £400.00 | ||
| Grants and donations - restricted | £425.00 | £425.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | ||
| Donations - unrestricted | £359.26 | £359.26 | £296.21 | £296.21 | ||
| Sale of cards andproduce etc | £97.40 | £97.40 | £50.70 | £50.70 | ||
| Equipment | £348.00 | £348.00 | £0.00 | |||
| Events inc AGM - floats | £30.00 | £30.00 | £0.00 | |||
| Bank interest and compensation | £120.69 | £120.69 | £0.00 | £0.00 | ||
| Refunds | £0.00 | £0.00 | £96.00 | £96.00 | ||
| Wilder Wenhaston(ringfenced) | £500.00 | £500.00 | £0.00 | |||
| Total income | £1,131.35 | £1,273.00 | £2,404.35 | £896.91 | £0.00 | £896.91 |
| Expenditure | ||||||
| Hall hire,affiliation fee and loft storage | £92.50 | £92.50 | £45.00 | £45.00 | ||
| Event costs inc AGM - Speakers,refreshments and floats | £91.20 | £91.20 | £94.30 | £94.30 | ||
| Insurance | £231.05 | £231.05 | £0.00 | £0.00 | ||
| Printing, postage,computer,website and stationery | £170.87 | £170.87 | £97.77 | £97.77 | ||
| Plants and timber | £361.27 | £361.27 | £105.00 | £105.00 | ||
| Equipment | £696.00 | £696.00 | £2,683.73 | £2,683.73 | ||
| Sundrysmall items | £0.00 | £0.00 | £19.46 | £19.46 | ||
| Accountancyfees | £0.00 | £0.00 | £300.00 | £300.00 | ||
| Pond work | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | ||
| Wilder Wenhaston(ringfenced) | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | ||
| Total expenditure | £585.62 | £1,057.27 | £1,642.89 | £556.53 | £2,788.73 | £3,345.26 |
| Surplus(Deficit)of Income over expenditure | £545.73 | £215.73 | £761.46 | £340.38 | -£2,788.73 | -£2,448.35 |
| Treasurers Bank balance brought forward | £6,125.89 | £15,276.27 | £21,402.16 | £5,785.51 | £18,065.00 | £23,850.51 |
| Business Instant bank balance brought forward | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
| Adjustment for expenditure from 2018 to 2021 from Unrestricted expenditure to Restricted expenditure for interpretation board, pond work, trees and timber, equipment and tools all covered by grants awarded. |
£4,187.00 | -£4,187.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Total carried forward | £10,858.62 | £11,305.00 | £22,163.62 | £6,125.89 | £15,276.27 | £21,402.16 |
| Bank balances carried forward | ||||||
| Treasurers bank balance | £21,580.93 | £21,402.16 | ||||
| Business bank Instant bank balance | £582.69 | £0.00 | ||||
| Total carried forward | £22,163.62 | £21,402.16 | ||||
| Reserves Policy: | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | |||
| Wilder Wenhaston(ringfenced) | £500.00 | £500.00 | ||||
| Pond Work in The Copse - invoice due | £5,000.00 | £5,000.00 | ||||
| Professional fees for landpurchase | £3,000.00 | £3,000.00 | ||||
| Information board - inprogress | £250.00 | £250.00 | ||||
| Insurance | £150.00 | £150.00 | ||||
| Events -planned | £250.00 | £250.00 | ||||
| Maintenance - expected | £500.00 | £500.00 | ||||
| Total | £900.00 | £8,750.00 | £9,650.00 |