## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1[st ] December 2021 To 30[th] November 2022** **Charity name: Our Villages Crawcrook and Greenside CIO** ## **Charity registration number: 1173252** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote the conservation, protection &
improvement of the natural and physical
environment by mobilising volunteers & raising
awareness of local issues, taking care to
include all members of the community.| |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|Main activities are improving the environment
as well as highlighting environmental issues.
Regular activities include Litter Picking, Dog
Fouling awareness & education, Maintaining
public green areas including flower beds. We
aim to develop the capacity & skills of
disadvantaged sections of the community, to
help them to participate more fully in local
society.| |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 that they have complied
with the requirements of Section 4 of the
Charities Act. This is standard item on our
monthly agenda.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|We are volunteer run and led, with volunteers
drawn from the local community. Our
initiatives and activities are drawn from the
local community.| 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|Our regular Litter Picking events have
encouraged a large number of people to get
involved both at the event and individually,
using our equipment, at times more suitable to
themselves resulting in the villages being
noticeably cleaner, with residents aware of the
part they can play. Open spaces have improved
greatly through our volunteers maintaining the
flower beds both in the park and along the
roadsides, throughout the year. Many
residents, especially the elderly, comment on
how lovely it looks. We have seen an increase
in the number of volunteers through all these
areas.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|As shown on our accounts, attached, we are in
a strong financial position and the Finance
Report is included in all monthly meeting
agendas, where we look, in detail, at all
financial issues & discuss any new spending
requirements.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The funds are held to cover a minimum of 6
months of operational & planned community
projects, in the event of any unexpected loss of
income or unforeseen expenditure that may
occur| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Monies held for unrestricted purposes at 30th
November 2022 were £4,752 and restricted
purposes were £5,660.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**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|Our funds are raised from a variety of sources,
namely, donations, community events and
activities and applying for grants.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Charity constitution document.**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |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|We have developed a membership process to
ensure that we attract people with the correct
range of skills required. We carry out an
assessment of the skills of the trustees and
look to recruit and encourage new members
where necessary to fill any gaps. Any new
members & volunteers are asked to apply in an
open & fairprocess.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Our Villages Crawcrook and Greenside CIO| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1173252| |Charity’s principal address|9 Wesley Mount,
Crawcrook
Ryton
Tyne and Wear
NE40 4XB| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||John Neill|Chair|Elected to position AGM
July 2022 and stood
down as chair/trustee
September 2022.|| ||Christopher Beer|Deputy Chair|Elected to position AGM
July 2022. Acting chair
September 2022
onwards.|| ||Laura Clark|Treasurer|February2022 onwards|| ||Caroline James|Treasurer|Until February2022|| ||Barbara Williams|Trustee||| ||Helen Haran|Trustee||| ||Sue Welch|Trustee||| ||Stuart Lowerson|Trustee||| ||Derrick Marrs|Trustee||| ||Maureen Forster|Co-opted Secretary|Stepped down July2022|| ||John Forster|Trustee|Stepped down July2022|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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**
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**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** ~~Digitally signed by Clark, L.J.~~ (Laura) ~~Clark, L.J.~~ DN: cn=Clark, L.J. (Laura), **Signature(s)** ou=Users Location: Gateshead, UK ~~(Laura) Date: 2023.08.03 12:46:06 +01'00'~~ **Full name(s)** Laura Clark **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 03.08.2023 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES GREENSIDE CIO 11n252 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For tho perlod from 0111212021 To 3011112022 Section A Receipts and payments Unreslrl¢tod funds Restrl¢t•d fund5 Endowment fund5 Total funds Last y toth4 n•*TeOt toth• no&r•¥t£ to th• n4*Nt£ totho noar•st£ to th• rbW•St£ A1 Racelpts Donalluns Communl Fundraisi 1,742 5,735 77 7,gJO 1.134 10,776 3,95& Grants Evants Sub total(Gmss inGon78 for AR) 3,307 13,fj85 16.993 1S,868 A2 Assat and Inv•slment salo$, Isee tablel. Sub total 3,3D7 13.6B5 18,993 15,B68 ents Cost of Fundralsin Comtnuni Advertisin Insurance Print Posta e and Station8 Website Costs Accountan Faes airs & R?n6wals Oonatton Events ense¥ 5,384 20,56U 6.341 20,560 558 7,39 157 140 157 140 403 67 83 9ts0 474 474 100 fuo 27.772 Sub total 25,944 gM37 A4 Asset and Investment ur¢ha$e5. see table Sub total 1.828 25.944 27.772 9.B37 Not of r¢celpts/{paym8nts) AS Tran5fors btheen fvnds A6 cash fund5 last year end Cash fvnds th1$ year end 1,479 663 2.609 12,259 10,779 6,03Q 1B,582 21,191 15.161 4,752 S,860 10,412 21,191 CCXX R1 dwounl¥ ISSI 2310312023 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlcted fvt)ds Restrlctod funds to n•ar•ot£ Endowment funds to nvarnst£ Categories Details 81 Cash funds BHnk Balatir* 4164 5.160 Ca¥h held Total cash funds 4,752 5,660 recelptsend p4ymaThts a¢cwnligll Unre$trlcted funds to n•aT•St £ Rfjstrlcled funds Endowmont fund5 to n•&rnst£ Delails Fundtsiwhlch a*S•t￿l0 Curr•ntvalu• Detai15 Costlopoonal) Fuhdttswhl¢h t bolon C￿1 (op￿0￿￿ ¢￿￿￿n¢¥•1￿¥ Detai15 84 Assets retalned for tho charws own use Fund to *hl¢h r4lot•* Amount onAI Wh•n du onal Details B5 Llabllltlos Signad by one tru5tee5 Oll behalf of 011 Ihe tru5tOèS Slgnalure Print N8rn8 Dat8 of roval CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 2310312023