||**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**Trustees' Annual Report**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**From**|Period start date|||**To**|Period end date||| |||**01**|**April**|**2023**||**31**|**March**|**2024**| ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** The Friends of Avon Meadows CIO **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1174083 **Charity's principal address** 20 Loughmill Road Pershore Worcestershire **Postcode WR10 1QB** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Mr. R.D.E. Stott|Chairman||| |||Mrs. V. Wood|Secretary||| |||Mr. R.J. Gillmor|Treasurer||| |||Mr. T. Hutton|||| |||Mr. C. Tucker|||| |||Mrs. S. Comely|||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| |||**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**|||| |||**Name**||**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser** **Name Address** March **2022** **TAR** 1 none **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)[Constitution] How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)[C I O] Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)[Elected by members] ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** (1) To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of Avon Meadows Community Wetland and Local Nature Reserve, Pershore, Worcestershire. **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** (2) To advance education in the principles and practices of conservation and promoting, encouraging and carrying out study and research. (3) To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances or for the public at large. March **2022** **TAR** 2 Organise volunteer work parties on the Reserve, providing training as required, to maintain and improve the ecological and amenity value of the site. Organise volunteer citizen science biological recording sessions, providing formal and informal training in identification of species of flora and fauna. Hold public engagement activities on the site. **Summary of the main** Facilitate school site visits and formal education activities. **activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2022** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main** Raised voluntary donations of £925 **achievements of the charity during the year** Contributed to ongoing management plans. March **2022** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** Maintain adequate funds to meet 12 months budget expenditure. **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** Designate life membership donations across ten years. None ## **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - 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)** Robert James Gillmor **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Honorary Treasurer] **Date** 19th September 2024 March **2022** **TAR** 5 Friends of CIO Receipts and Payments Account 2023 - 2024 2021-22 880.00 750.00 0.00 700.00 1_QO 2331.00 2022-23 Receipts 555.00 Members, donations 0.00 Dipping Platfomi donations 0.00 Welcome to our Future grants 0.00 Worcestershire County Counal grant {1) 14Q.00 Sundry don*1 695.00 Tot 2023-24 925.00 0.00 1500.00 0.00 00 2425.00 Payments Insuran￿ Premium Plug plants (funded byworcs. County CoL￿clI)I1) Dipping Platfom Notice Boards Machinery Serviang and Repairs Work Paty supplies Consarvation and Recording project costs Stationery, postage and administratton Total SurpluslDeficit for the year 515.74 799.79 0.00 66.Q14 113.23 347.99 67.19 116.78 2026.76 304.24 515.74 0.00 1964.00 0.00 658.23 91.66 0.00 0.00 3229.63 -2534.63 410.26 0.00 0.00 0.00 101.99 30.73 31.08 38.39 612.45 1812.55 .KDteto tltE accounts WCC Grant specifically for wld flower planting - actual cost slighuy more than grant £mounL Dtpping platfomi payTnent to Wychavon DC from donations in previcyjs years. Prepared from the Books ofAccount and supporting vouchers supplied by Offfcers of the Gr¢Jup. Approved by Committee R.D.E. Stott (Hon. Chainnanl R.J. Gillmor {Hon. Treasurer) ACCOUNTANTS REPORT I have examined the aiiached accounts for the year to 31st Marth 2024 and confim that they are in accordance with the records and information supplied to me. Peter Dann FCA Chartered Aco)untant LOTTERY FUNDED Date Friends of cio BALANCES at 31st March 2024 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 Restricted Funds Designated Funds (11 unr￿tricted Funds 4740.14 1065.71 2655.14 616.08 4Q50.93 1032.84 5805.85 3271.22 Represented by. Bank Actount Cash in Hand 5083.77 58DS.85. 3271.22 TotaT of restricted and unre*tsicted funds S083.77 Net Surplusl(Defi¢it) for the year Opening balance -.xx Closing balan 1812.55 55"Q(I sei Notps to the 8a.laocB Sheet 1..D£sjgnabtt.TuMdsArB.Miohinery Reserve £414.93. Dipping Platfom Fund £750.(Kl and Lifé MèrAfvRth" ip&.Ro&eFve £1386, plug plants etc £15 LOTTERY FUNDED