Charlty Number 1174989 The Noith Yorkshlre Branth of the Campw toProtett Ruial En818nd Trustee￿ Annual fteport& St•tements For.the ￿ ended 31 Dotember 2020 The North Yorksmre BTanth of the Camp* to Protect RuY81 En8land Contsnts Page Reference and Qdrnintstratlve detalls Trusteeg Report Statementof Trustees, Responslbllities io Independent Examirberfs Report li ststementof financial activities 12 Bakn¢eshe8t 13 Notes to thefinandal ststements 14_20 The NoTth Yorkshire Br•Kh of the Campagn to Protett Rural En*nd Reference and admi￿stratIve delaus Name.. Campalgn tn Protéct Rural En8land (County of North Yorkshlre Br8nch} Reglstered Charlty Number: 1174989 Addres&. PO Box 189, YORK, Y07 9BL web address: ¢prenorthyorkshire.co.uk Truste￿ durlngthe perfThl l January 2020- December 2020 and at the date of $18nlng the report Mr Stuart White Mr Ron Healev .Mrs Katie Atkin50n Mrs Gail Simmons Mrs Frantesca Evans Mfs Jan Arger Mrs Rosy Eaton Chair IRE5i8ned l OctobtF 2020) IResi8ned 30 November 20201 (Resigned 18 November 20201 Actlng Chair IAppolnted 14January 20201 (Appointed 19 November 2020) Lwl Counsel: Robert Nieri, Sh005miths, Thè XYZ Buildingi 2 Hardrnan Boulevard, Splnnlngfields. Manchester. M3 3AZ Herltage consultaSlL IV0￿48e Umlted. 6 FeVe￿harn Road. Helm51ey, North.Yorkshlre, Y062 5HN Piannlo%Consuliant". Katie Atkin50n, KVA plann1￿ B Acres Close. Helmsley, Y062 50S Bank: CAF￿nk Limited, Wèst Malling ME19 4JQ HSBC Market Place Bedalg DL8 IEF Independent examlner: Sally Appletun FCA Saffery Champness LLP Mitre House,'North Park Road, Harrogate, HGI SRX The North YoTk5hire Branch of the c￿PaIgn to Protert Rural En814nd Trustees, Report For the year ended 31 Decem1￿ 2020 Structure> govelnano and management How our tharlty Is constltuted The North Yorkshire Branch of the Campaign to Pfotect Rural England Ireferred to as CPRE North Yorkshire or CPRE NY within these financial statements) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation ICIOI. The CIO was registered at the Charity Commission on 4 October 2017 under a Tn￿t Deed dated February 2017. On l January 2018 the assets, liabilities and funds of The Campa5gn to Protect Rural England North Yorkshire Branch lan unincorporated registered Charity, reference 500333, which Subsequently became inactive although remains registered) were transferred to this Charity. The IK• Charities have the same objects and beneficiaries, antl a number of Common Trustees. Tfustees Trustee$ may serve for a period of 6 years and the Chair can serve for a period of up to 9 years. CPRE North Yorkshire Trustees operate a Nominations Committee to approve candidates for the trustee board - the Trustee Board is moving towards skill-based recruitment of suitable Individuals. Trustees co- opted in 2020 were both known for thelr professional experien¢e both within and out with the charity. Both Trustee's were considered by the existing Trustees to have skills that would be beneficial to CPRE North Yorkshire and would fill role5 that were considered 'gaps' at that time which would aid the remit of the Charity. Flnandal revlew The Charity made an overall surplus in the year of £39,53912019- £51,176), which included spending £5,463 12019.. É4,6401 of the restricted funds brought forward. At the year end there were £193.302 12019: £148,3¢KII of unrestricted funds and £93,74212019- £99.2051 of restricted funds. Our Reser¥es Pollcy In March 2017 CPRE NY Trustees approved a Resep4es Policy produced with National Offi¢e 8uidan¢e. The CPRE NY polity is that the level of cash and investments in unrestricted funds should be sufficient to cover planned and unforeseen variations in operational income and expenditure on a rolliriR year basis. This is to be reviewed duTin8 every bud8et wle with wn5ideration of operational rlsk5 and external factors. The year end t4rget for CPRE NY opening and closing unrestricted cash will be £15k for working Capital and betsveen £45k and £75k of cash andlor investments to cover the risks in CPRE NY'S sources of income and expenditure over the following 24 months la total of £60k to £90kl. The £15k working capitsl cash balance rÈfiÈcts the amount required to Ènsure the peaks and troughs of cash flow requirements durin8 the course of an annual operating ¢ycle can be mèt. In order to respond to new opportunitiès and threats CPRE NY will hold a further £20k to £50k in tts strategic investment fvnd which will be used to finance specific programmes of activity over future periods. In total, this creates a tsrget unrestricted reserves range of E80k to £140k. If unrestricted reserves are below £80k the objective will be to reach this minimum level. as 500n a5 15 practicable. subjert to competing inteiests. The level of unrestricted reserves at 31 December 2020 was £193,302. Re5trirted Reserve Funds will be held tt> ensure that monies subjert to a restrirted legacy are used for the purpose specified by the teststor. Funds hetd as • ¢ustodlan tnjstee ffi beham ol othors Thecharity owns no land or property. The Ntyth Yorkshlre Branth of the Campal8n to Protert Rural En8land Trustee< Report For the year ended 31 December 2020 Insurance In the opinion of the trustees, the charity ha5 adequate insurance cover to help mitigate the financial impart of a range of rbsks and liabilities tt) the charity's assets. ObJectl¥es and Actlvltles Our charftable objects". 'To promote and encoumge for the benefit of the public the improvement. protertion and preservotlon of the countryside of North Yorkshire and its towns ond villogÈs ond the better development of the rural environmenv. TheTrustees have referred to ¢urrent8uidance from the Charity Commission on public benefrt In producing this report and Twhen remewing our aim5 and objertive5 and planning our fu￿re activitie5. In particular the Trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set. Our Vlslon To create one CPRE North Yorkshire managed professionally to enable this charity to protec¢ enhance and uttimately promote the North Yorkshire countryside, its rural towns and villages and ensure that we enable the right kind of development, in the right place, at the right time, for the right reasons and prevent ill- conceived and inappropriate development. We also wish to highlight the importance of tranquillity. food and farmlng and Ibght pollutlon across thls county. Artl¥ltles and ￿r¥￿e$ pn>vlded We campaign actlvely on all issues relating to plannln& the protection, promotlon, enhancernent and a￿renesS of the Countryside. We provide expert help where required and moral support to those who face the minefield known as planning. We have responded to an unprecedented rise in requests for help from both members and non-members and assisted local groups and parish councils. We work tt> protect. enhance and promote the 35(￿ square miles of North Yorkshire. Our 4thle¥emL)nts and p•rfomiance In 2020 DQNATIONSILEGACIES I Serena Moore nee Denholrn-youn In 2016we were notified of a lèrge legaty left to Natlonal Office with the wlsh that it be used for or towards the future protection of the landscape of North Yorkshire. The sum totsl of that legacy was six hundred thousand pounds. The trustees remain grateful for the legacy and wlll do thelr best to use the funds to Protect and enhance the North York5hlre landscape. We have and will continue to honour the wish that funds not be used for administration purposes. In 2020, we received the final payment of £87,(￿ from the national CPRE body who hold the funds. Thb money has and will continue to be used for the protection of the countryside and has been carefully budgeted to last us for a number of years. The North Yorkshlve Branch ofthe Campalgn to Protect Rural Enzland Trtssteeg Report Forthe year ended 31 DecemberZ020 CAMPAIGN5 CPRE Norlh Yorkshire is a campaigning organisation. The three principal ways we a£hieve our objects.are:. L Influencing government policies and legislation that4ff￿t the countryside. 2. Influencing planning decisions that affect thecountryside at local and national levels. 3. Initiating and supporting activities that directly Improve the coyntryslde and rural communltlés. Our vqlues We belleve that'a beautiful. tranquil. dlverse and productive countryslde is fundamental to people's quallry of life. wherever they live. Wè belleve the cotsntryslde should be fdlued for Sts own sake. We believe the planning system should protect and enhance the couF)tryside in the public interest-. Westrive to be competent, con5tru¢ttve and to att with Integrity. We use our Te50tsrce5 where they ar.e Ilkely to have the most effect. The cohtlnued exIste￿e and quality of so much of the English landscape is a testament to almost 90 years of succe55ful campaigni CPRE led the early campalgns to create the town and country plannlng system, Natlonal Parks, Areas of Outstsnding Natural Beauty IAONBS) and Green Belts. Ev2n 50, the cr￿ntryside continues to face a multittsde of "threats. CPRE Nwth YoA(sh4re campai8n5 to protect and enhance our landscape heritsBe for the benefit of all. We Increased liaison and 5UPPOrt of'local campalgning groups acr055 the'county includlng wlthln areas of the£ountry v¥here we have not reached before. MedlalPR/Competltlons 2020 Saw irttere5t across the webslte. Instagr4m and FaG¢book in¢rease drimatically.. Facebook has increased by 30% in 2020, Instsgram has seen double the number of followers in 2020. 7he Photography competition was continued. Awards will be presented at the AGM in May 2021. The North Yorkshlre Branth of the Camp4gn to Protert Rural En81?nd Trustees, Report For the year ended 31 December 2020 Unks vAth other tharllles: We work closely with the other charities where our aims are similar. In addition. our planning work has dramatically increased, to levels never achieved in the past by CPRE in North Yorkshire. Plannlng Indudlng Local Hans It has offi¢ially been 3 years since CPRE North Yorkshire ICPRENYI restructured and thè new plannin8 regime introduced. In that time. CPRENY has prepared 187 planning representations across the county includlng to requests for help or advice from individual rnembers of the public and Parish Councils and have provided both written and oral evidence at a number of appeals lylithout Rule 6 5tstusl. Specifically* in the last calendar year, CPRENY has responded to 71 different consultatlons and enquiries. 2020-21 provèd anotherchallenglngyear with the loss of 3Trustees (Gail Simmons and Fran Evans-Trustees and Stuart White - Chairl and our President, due to relocation and retirements. We are pleased to have retsined Fran Evans in her administration role which secures the proper management of the charity in line with our constitution. Following the departure of our Chair after the delayed Sept 2020 AGM, CPRENY has had a busy few months. On behalf of the Trustees. KVA Planning has prepared responses for several Policy Consultstions, Development Management applications and participated in variou5 National Office 'OneCPRE' tonsultstlons. The cov1￿19 pandemic has undoubtedly impacted our ability to conduct site visits and meetings this year, however. whilst there has been a 51ight reduction in the number of applicatlons made and policy consultations, towards the end of the year, once new protocols had been established and 'issues' 501ved. zoom-style meetings became the new nom), and consultstlons recommenced, Includlng hybrid style appeal hearings and Examinations in Public IEIPI. Via both KVA Planning Consultsncy and One Voyage (Heritage Consultsntl. CPRENY has responded iointlv to 10 Policy Consultations since January 2020 including.. Scarborough 8C Issues and Options Local Plan Review- North York Moors Main Modifications to the Local Plan; 4x Red¢ar and Cleweland Supplementary Planning Do¢uments- Selby DC Issues and Option Local Plan Review; Various Neighbourhood Plans across the county linc. a Middlesbrough one we borderl; and CPRENY were also gavè written evidencè to the Hambleton Local Plan EIP. It is antlclpated that further pollcy representation5 on behalf of CPRENY viill be required in the next year as Local Planning Authorities work through the latest COVID restrictions.. Hambleton District Council Local Plan- Main Modifications: Phase l of the EIP for City of York Local Plan Main Modifications- Phase 2 of the EIP for City of York Local Plan- Development Management Policies- Selby DC Preferred Options/Publication Draft Local Plan- Scarborough BC Review- Preferred OptionslPubllcatlon Draft Local Plan; Richmondshire Local Plan Revlew prefe￿ed Options: Yorkshire Dales NP Issues and Options. The North Yorkshlre Branch ofthe Campal8n to Protect Rural En¥and Tcustees, Report For the year ended 31 December2020 Thls is just a gllmpse of our achlevements In 2020, full detalls are available on the web. site under new5 at www.cprenothyorkshire.co.uk Strate8ic Mana8ement The CPRE North York5hlre Plonning Register: Including projects completedlin progress is now worklng effectlvely, itcontaln5 all plannin8 Eomments made y the charfLy. Such a re£tster instantly identifie5 trends. Any trends are then rtotlfled to the national CPRE enabling more effectlve Infiuenclng ctf govemment pollcles and legislation. ARlsk Assessment & ManBgement l)ollcy whlch formed pèrt of our forward plan in 2017 has been prepared and approved enablin8 the charity to manage r4sk in a professional manner. We conduct quarterly risk ssessments. Additlonally, thecharity hos a wmplaints policy and.clear.actlon guldelines. Trustees contlnue to meet quarterly ula 200m with weekly "operatl¢Ms conference emails. to ensure n application QT issue slips through the net in betrdeen meetings. Robert Nieri. Is our legal councll from Shoosmlths and contlnues to provlde overslght and advice as required to the TTUStees. forn8rd StrnteglcPl8n LoDking forward, we'are still in a position to give our full attention to phase 2 of our fiye year plan'Boyond Compllance-Towards Effe¢tlve Campalgnln¢. The Branch Twstees have created a forward plan to guide us through the next five years, a key aspect of which is the e5tabli5hment of a budget which will underpin delivery. The key asperts of thefonvard plan: I.. I￿rease membership trj 101)D by 2030 by increasing awareness and donations 2. Increase effective campaigning across the 3500 square miles of North Yorkshire 3. Increase our medla profile- through the press, show, cQmp￿rE0ns and intemeL 4. Ensure the twstee board members are 'sklll based as well as eothmitted to the protectlon qnd enhaneement of North.Yorkshlre's countryslde. and now include: "Ltvlng your Chari￿s values- itain't just what you do, ivs the way thatyou do Itl. The North Y•xkshire Hranch of the C•npalgn to Protect Rural England Tntstees, Report For the year ended 31 December 2020 OvenpiÈw The measures lo ensure good govemance are In place and set in stone. the strategle plan is ongolng. our finances are in a strong position to enable continuance of our work in the long term. The commitment and dedication of the tfLlStees has ensured that we INe our values. As we move forw4td5 as a well 8ovemed charity. we..are able to campaign effectively. We shall contlnue to increase our bank of plannlng experts to ensurewe can meetthe ever-incrÈasiDg demandfrom our members..our I￿algroUpS and thegeneral public. Jan'Arger Chair The North Ytykshlre Branch of the C*npalgn to Protett Rural En8land Statement of trustees, ze5pon51bllltle5 For theyear ended 31 December 2020 The trustees are responslble for preparlng the trustees. report and the financlal statements in accordance with appli¢able law aftd United Ktn8dpm Accountin8 Stsndards Iunited Kin8d¢Jm Generally Accepted. Account1￿ Practlcel. The law applicable to charities in England & Wale5 requires thetrustees.to prepare financtal statsrnents foi each flnandal year which give a true and falr vlew of the stsre of affalrs of the chailty and of the incoming rasoUrc￿aThd appli£•tion of resource5 oflhe charity forthat period. In preparingthesefinancial ststements, the trustees are required to:. $￿ett suitHble at¢ountinB policies and then apply them consistentlyi observe thè methods ahd prlnclple5 in the Charitles 5.ORP"IFR51021; makejudgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether applicable accountlt)g standards have been followed. subject to any material departure5 disclosed explained in the finanrial statements,. and prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unles5 it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will contlnue in bu5ine55. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting iecords that disclose with reasonable accuracv at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that'the financtal statements comply w)th 1he CharltlesAct 201.1, appllcable accountlng r88ulatk>ns and the provlslons of the trusr d¢¢ 49 174. 7. Investsnentassets Carrying value at l January Additions Dlsposols (LossyGaln Carrylng on value at 31 revalu8tion Decembei I￿0 2020 CAF UK equltyfund 3,189 (2￿) 2,9B9 8 Credltots 2020 Total 2019 Total A¢crua15 4.OQO 18 Tho North Yorkshlre BrAn(b ofthecampalgn to Prolett Ruial En8lanO Nrfe5 to the Ilnand81 statemaits For the yearended 31 Detember 21120 9 Anabsls of movements In re5tr1cted funds R•strlcted fund Funds at i Incomlng Resources January reSoU￿eS expended 2020 Transfers Funds at31 2020 Funds realised from Land and property- Paton Estate 15A63) 82,111 Paton Estate 11,109 IL109 Harrogate grea restrlcted 522 522 99.205 15,4631 93,742 Comparative restrlcted fund movements Restriaed fvnd Funds at i Incoming Resources TransfÈrs January resources expended 2019 Fund$ at 31 2Q19 Funds realised from Land and property- Patots Estste 91,714 14,1401 87.574 Paton Estste 11,109 11.109 Harrogate area restricted 522 522 CravÈn Distrlctarea TrstrSrted 500 15001 103.845 14,640) 99205 The land and property and Pdton estate funds relate to a parcel of land and barn In Horsehouse and Crakehall. part of the Isabel Paton Estate. who left the land to CPRE North Yorkshlre In 2006, the.pr￿eedS of￿1Ch are restricted to be used to fund acts'vity in the Yorkshire Dales. The Harrogate area restritted fund relates to a donation in Harrogate for the Charitys work In the Eree belt The North Yorkshire Bran¢h of the Campalqn to Protert Rural E￿afjd Notestothè financlal slatsments Forthe year ended 31 December 2020 10 Anajysls olmovements in unrestricred funds Balance l January 2020 Incoming Resources re￿￿CeS expended (Loss)IGaln on In¥estments Fund$ 31 December 2020 .Unre5tricted funds 148,300 100.133 154,931) (2001 193,302 11 Analysls olgroup assets between funds Flxed Asset5 Cash at.bank Othernetcutrent Restricted fund5 93.742 93,742 Unrestricted funds 2,989 194,303 (3,9901 193.302 288,045 (3,990) 12 Related party transacllons Duringthe year the Charity made payments of £35,738 {2019.' £29,1611 to K Atkinson {a Trustee of the ChaTity} for planning consultancy 5ervice5. These payments were made under sertlon 6.2 of the Charity's Ccnstlwlion. KAtkinson received no rÉmuneratlon for her rale as Trustee.