## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From: 1[st] January 2024 Period start date To: 31[st] December 2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Lenham Meadows Trust** ## **Charity registration number: 1176004** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To promote the conservation, protection**
**and improvement of the physical and**
**natural environment of the area known**
**as Lenham and the surrounding area in**
**the parish of Lenham. To provide or**
**assist in the provision of the interests of**
**social welfare for recreation and leisure**
**time occupation with the objective of**
**improving the conditions of life for**
**those living or working in the parish of**
**Lenham.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**To take into the Trust ownership open**
**space land and manage such land for**
**the benefit of the residents and visitors**
**of Lenham. Glebe pond has been**
**purchased and the area restored for the**
**enjoyment of the public**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**All Trustees are familiar with the Charity**
**Commission guidance and have regard**
**to the public benefit**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**All LMT members assist the Trust in**
**maintaining our open spaces and help**
**with fund raising**| |---|---|---| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**As per last years return the Lenham**
**Meadows Trust continued to maintain**
**Glebe pond to the benefit of residents of**
**Lenham and its visitors. We also**
**maintain a garden in the heart of the**
**village for the benefit of the community**
**and land north of the cemetery.**
**We continue to look after and maintain**
**Kettle Meadow Field which was gifted to**
**us the previous year.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**The Trust’s achievements continue to**
**be set against our objectives and we**
**were able to review what we do to**
**benefit the community**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Again we were able to fundraise by**
**advertising in our local village magazine**
**for members and raise funds by selling**
**tote bags, duck food, local history**
**books, fridge magnets and refreshments**
**at our annual main fund raising event**
**‘The Apple Pressing Fun Day’**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The trustees have reviewed the Trust’s**
**financial position and deem it to be**
**satisfactory**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**We are a relatively new charity and have**
**no need for reserves**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**The trustees have no uncertainties**
**regarding the LMT continuing as a going**
**concern**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**This year we raised funds through**
**donations, subscriptions, tote bags,**
**duck food, local history books and the**
**main event ‘The Apple Pressing Fun**
**Day’**| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO (Foundation)**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees appointed usually by personal**
**recommendation, Chairman and**
**Treasurer and elected by Trustees**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Trustee Training via Charity**
**Commission website.**| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**Trustees meet on a quarterly basis, and**
**the management team meet monthly.**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**Kent Wildlife Trust and the Kentish**
**Stour Countryside Partnership.**| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Lenham Meadows Trust| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|1176004| |Charity’s principal address|1A High Street, Lenham, Kent ME17 2QD| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Daniel Matthews|Chairman|2018-2024|Trustees| ||Valerie Woollven|Treasurer|2017-2024|Trustees| ||Richard
Greenwood||2017-2024|| ||Hannah Goodwin||2024|| ||Sharon Prior||2024|| ||Marshall Osborne||2017-2024|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**|**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**| |---|---| |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|N/A| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| ||N/A|| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **N/A** ## **Other optional information** ## **N/A** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** _D Matthews_ **Full name(s)** Daniel Mark Matthews **Position (eg Secretary,** Chairman **Chair, etc) Date** 25-10-2025 CHARITY COMMISSION ' FOR f NGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th• pèrlod from To 0110112024 3111212024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restrict¢d funds Endowment fund8 Total funds Last year lo the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ lo the nearost £ ¢0 tho nearos¢£ A1 Recelpts Donalions 1.820 1,41S 3,829 1.820 1,415 3,829 489 88$ 1,510 3,108 500 Events & Merchandise Grants Gift Aid 489 Sub total (Gross incom8 for AR) T,064 489 7.553 6.003 A2 Asset and Investment 8ale8, (see table). Sub total Total receipts 7.064 489 7,553 6,003 A3Pa ments Consorvaiion Conlr3GI Work Eveni Costs Fixiure Repai Property Maintenance General Insurgnce Design & Priniing Social Media Meeiing Expenses Prole5siofial Fees offi￿ Expenses 763 226 4,922 a18 762 226 A,922 818 1,253 1,650 72S 242 63 343 525 63 343 525 12 354 S,654 38 Sub total 7,672 7,672 9,916 A4 Asset and investment purchases, see table) Sub total 7,672 7,672 9,916 Net of re¢elpts/{paymentsJ AS Transfèrs between funds A6 Cash funds last year 8nd Cash funds this year end 608 489 119 3,913 17,839 17.720 21,752 17,839 608 489 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 2511012025 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to nearest £ Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ Categories Details to nearest E B1 Cash funds 489 Total cash funds 489 (agree bal￿$￿TrI1 receiptsand pdymerls accauny$II Unrestrlcted funds lo noar8St £ Restricted funds to nearest £ Endowment funds Details to n•arest E Fund to which a888t bèlon Details 0$¢ loptlonall Currtrntvaluo 83 Investment assgts Fund to which asset bélon Curront vèlug Details 08t lopllonall B4 Assets retalngd for the charity's own usè Fund to which rolates Amount dug When duè Detalls B5 Liabilities Slgned by one or two Irus18e8 on behalf of all the trustees Date of ioval Signature Prinl Nam8 V J WOOLLVEN D MATTHEWS CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 2511012025