2023-04-30-accounts - Benchmark At Grinham's Wood

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		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	May	2022		30	April	2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Benchmark at Grinham's Wood

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1175777

Charity's principal address Cairnbank, West End, Horncliffe, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland Postcode TD15 2XN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	James Herriot	Chair
	Adrian Bell	Trustee
	Robert Bulling	Trustee

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser	Name Address	Name Address




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)

How the charity is constituted

Constitution

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(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by members Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

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;

The charity continues to monitor progress with the Tweed source to mouth route. Plans there do progress, and this project would sit well within that plan. While the trustees have considered the future of the charity they continue to believe that the source to mouth route, which would pass along the lower Tweed to, and through, the village of Horncliffe does present a real opportunity for participation by this project in the development of that footpath, the planting of trees on the route and the provision of interesting interpretation.

relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The objects of the charity are:

3.1 to promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Horncliffe and the surrounding areas the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants; and

3.2 to promote for the benefit of the public the conservation protection

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and improvement of the physical and natural environment.

and to carry out these purposes through establishing and thereafter conserving and protecting a community wood, its wildlife, flora and fauna to be known as Grinham's Wood at Horncliffe, for the benefit of the public.

The principal activity undertaken to date has been to explore the possibility of acquiring land at Horncliffe for the establishment of Grinham's Wood and to conduct some initial planning with regard to the implementation of the project. Some exploratory discussion are taking place regarding the potential for the project to compliment the Tweed source to mouth walking route which is being developed.

Summary of the main 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.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

The charity has carried out some consultation in relation to how it might Summary of the main achieve its objectives and remains interests in pursuing them. achievements of the charity during the year

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Given the early stage of the organisation's development, and its very limited funds and activity to date, no reserves policy has yet been established.

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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Adrian Bell
	Trustee
	10 November 2023

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Benchmark at Grinham's Wood 1175777 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 01.05.22 30.4.23 To from

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds

Total funds Last year

to the nearest £

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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			Date of approval
		Adrian Bell	10-Nov-23
			10.11.2023