## Natural Kirklees
Charity number 1174259
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2021
## Natural Kirklees
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2021
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 3|
|Receipts and payments account|4|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|5|
|Notes to the accounts|6 to 7|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service**
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## Natural Kirklees
## Trustees' report for the year ended 30 September 2021
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Position Dates** Timothy Duke Chair Joan Vevers Secretary Mary Kenworthy Resigned 19 November 2020 Edwin Day Treasurer Christine Senior Phil Slater David Rudd Appointed 19 November 2020 **Charity number** 1174259 **Principal address** The Depot Beaumont Park Huddersfield HD1 7AY **Bankers** Virgin Money 40 New Street Huddersfield HD1 2BT
**Accountants West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 15 August 2017.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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## Natural Kirklees
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 30 September 2021
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment in Kirklees by promoting biological diversity.
To advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment.
## **The charity's main activities**
Umbrella organisation for volunteer groups in Kirklees promoting conservation and biodiversity. Providing free insurance and tool share for groups working on Kirklees green spaces.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular giving help and support to the 113 member volunteer groups who work tirelessly to improve their green space, hold events to raise funds and most importantly bring the local community together. In normal, unrestricted years the final outcome is £1,000,000 in volunteer time improving green spaces and looking after the environment, conservation, education and guidance on working practices, grants, exercise, fresh air, good company and a healthy feeling.
## **Achievements and performance**
Our Charity has been of particular help this year. The local Council has had to impose many restrictions on the use of Green spaces and Parks and we have had to keep our member groups informed of these and interpret how the restrictions affect our members activities. We have acted as mediators and points of contact as the local authority has moved staff into other roles to fight the pandemic.
We have continued to hold our quarterly meetings by Zoom and been available to our members to sort out their problems, liaise with the local authority and be there for just a chat if required. When restrictions were lifted in stages again we have given advice and provided Covid related risk assessments to enable our members to restart their activities in a safe manner.
Throughout the whole of the lockdown periods we have sent out regular newsletters to keep members aware of developments, keep them in touch with each other and try and keep things as normal as possible . We are now back to meeting in person and most restrictions have been lifted by the Council.
The activity in the past year has been severely impacted due to the Covid-19 virus and as a result both our income and expenditure have been a lot less than planned. Our income derives from a Kirklees Council grant that was less than in previous years due to the inevitable inactivity but is not seen as an issue going forward. The trustees have reassessed the charity’s ability to continue for at least 12 months from the date that the accounts are approved and conclude that no material uncertainties exist that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to meet its liabilities as they fall due.
## **Financial review**
Net payments for the year were £3,990, all relating to restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves at the year end were 'nil' as all activities are funded.
The charity has no formal reserves policy. All project funds are restricted and the group have no liabilities beyond the running of the funded activities.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on 14/10/2021
Edwin R Day (Trustee)
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## Natural Kirklees
## Receipts and payments account for the year ended 30 September 2021
|Notes
2021
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants
(2)
-
**Total receipts**
-
**Payments**
Insurance
-
Tool store
-
Website
-
Administration
-
Events and activities
-
Accounting
-
Knotweed eradication work
-
Small grants programme
-
**Total payments**
-
-
**Fund balances brought forward**
-
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
-
**Net receipts / (payments)**|2021
Restricted
funds
£
10,000
10,000
9,707
1,320
417
66
30
300
2,150
-
13,990
(3,990)
42,769
38,779|2021
Total
funds
£
10,000
10,000
9,707
1,320
417
66
30
300
2,150
-
13,990
(3,990)
42,769
38,779|2020
Total
funds
£
25,000
25,000
7,855
889
919
51
-
252
475
3,333
13,774
11,226
31,543
42,769|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Natural Kirklees
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 30 September 2021
2021
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Yorkshire Bank
-
**Total cash funds**
-|2021
Restricted
£
38,779
38,779|2021
Total
£
38,779
38,779|2020
Total
£
42,769
42,769|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Assets retained for the charity's own use**
Computer, printer and accessories
**Liabilities**
Independent examination
**Approval of the accounts**|£
240
240|
|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 14/10/2021
Edwin R Day (Trustee)
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## Natural Kirklees
## Notes to the accounts
## for the year ended 30 September 2021
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## Natural Kirklees
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 30 September 2021
|**2 Grants**
Kirklees Council
**3 Restricted funds**
Kirklees Council
Kirklees Council (Knotweed)
**Fund name**
Kirklees Council
Kirklees Council (Knotweed)|2021
2021
2021
2020
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
funds
funds
funds
funds
£
£
£
£
-
10,000
10,000
25,000
-
10,000
10,000
25,000
Balance b/f
Incoming
Outgoing
Balance c/f
£
£
£
£
40,244
10,000
11,840
38,404
2,525
-
2,150
375
42,769
10,000
13,990
38,779
**Purpose of restriction**
Towards the costs of insurance, tool share scheme, website,
publicity and promotional events. Also monies for distribution
as part of a small grants programme.
Towards the costs of Japanese Knotweed eradication.|
|---|---|
## **4 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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