Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 April 2024 31 March 2025 From To
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name The Friends of Avon Meadows CIO
Other names charity is known by
| 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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| 1 Mr. R.D.E. Stott | Chairman | ||
| 2 Mrs. V. Wood | Secretary | ||
| 3 Mr. R.J. Gillmor | Treasurer | ||
| 4 Mr. T. Hutton | Resigned 03.06.2024 | ||
| 5 Mr. C. Tucker | |||
| 6 Mrs. S. Comely | |||
| 7 Mr. A. Miller | Appointed 14.01.2025 | ||
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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:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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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.
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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:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main Raised voluntary donations of £621 achievements of the charity during the year Contributed to ongoing management plans.
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Section E Financial review Maintain adequate funds to meet 12 months budget expenditure.
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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Designate life membership donations across ten years. None
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Details of any funds materially in deficit
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~~—~~ 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);
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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.
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Section F Other optional information ~~_~~
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Section G Declaration
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~~___~~ 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,
[Honorary Treasurer ]
etc)
Date 16th November 2025
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Friends of cto Receipts and Payments Account 2024 - 2D25 2022-23 2023-24 555.00 925.00 0.00 1500.00 140.00 0.00 695.00 2425.00 Recetpts Members, donatlons Welctsmè to our Fulure grants Sundry donations Total /2024kn25 596.00 0.00 25.00 621.00 Payrnents Insurance Premium DÈpping P.latfo Machinery Servicing and Repairs Work Party supplies Consarvation and R8cording project costs stationery, postage and adrninistratlon Total SurpluslDeficit for the year 515.74 ¢964.00 658.23 91.66 410.26 0.00 101.99 30.73 31.08 38.39 612.45. 1812.55 478.07 73.51 73.fj7 242.53 0.00 867.28 -246.28 3229.63 -2534.63 Note to th8 accounts WCC GTantsp8crfic£lty forwld Imrplantinu- ath]atr u)st51ightly mDre than grant wnounL Dipping platform payment to Wychavon DC from donations In pr8VIOUS years. Prepared from the Books of Account and supportlng vouchers supplied by Offlcars of the Group. Approved by Gommtttea RD.E. Stott (Hon. Chairman) J. Glllmor (Hon. Treasurer) Date v-L£> ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT I have exam5ned the attached accounts for tr[8 year to 2fst Merch 2025 and confim that they are in accordanc8witrI the records and irffoThation suppffed to me. LOTTEKY FUNDED Dat@
Frtends of cio BALANCES at 31st March 2025 2022-23 2023-24 2023-24 0.00 2655.14 616.08 0.00 4050.93 1032.84 Restricted Funds Designated Funds (1) Unrestricted Funds 0.00 3768.93 1068.58 71.22 0.00 5083.77 0.00 Repre58ntsd b Bank Acc£iunt Cqsh in Hand 4837.49 0.00 3271.22 5083.TT Total of restricted and unrestricted funds 4837.49 ' .2534.63 5805.85 3271.22 1812.55 3271.22 5083.77 Net Surplusl(Defctt) forthe year Oponing balance Closing balanc@ 5083.77 4837.49 Notes to the Balance Sheet 1. Designat8d funds are Mac*in8ry R8seNa £414.93, Dipplng Pl8tfom) Fund £750.00 and Lffe M8mbgrships Reserye £1447, plug plants 8tc £1500 LOTfERY FUNDED