REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER: 1178790
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
UNAUDrrED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR Et4DED 31 AUGUST 2024
FOR
FENLAND BLACK OAK CIO
Gibbons Mannington & Phipps LLP
Chartered Accountants
Landgate Chambers
24 Landgate
Rye
East Sussex
TN31 7LJ

FENLAMD BLACK OAK CIO
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
P•ge
Report of the Trustees
I to 3
Xndependent Examiner's Report
Statement of Flnancial A¢tlvltl¢$
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financlal Statém•nts
7 to 10
Detalled Statement of Flnan¢lal Actlvltlos
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FENLAND BLACK OAK CIO
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
The trustees present thelr report with the financlal statrments of the chartty for the year ende(I
31 August 2024. The trustees have adopted the provlsions of Accounting and Reporting by Charltles..
Statement of Recommended Practlce appllcable to charities preparing their attounts In accordance wlth
the Financial Reportlng Stsn¢Jard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 102) {effective I
January 2019).
OBJECTIVES AND AcrIvrrxES
Objectlves and aims
The objectlves and alms of the charlty are:
to preserve and promote the heritage and historical importantt of the Jubllee oak and fenland black oak
more generally by crafting a Jubllee oak table and ensurlng that the resulting work of craftsmanship is
dlsplayed to the public..
to promote and raise awareness, research and knowled9e relatlng to the jubilee oak and all matter5
relatlng to or assochated with the formatitin, history and conservatlon of fenland black oak in such ways
as the trustees deem appropriate;
to advance the education and trdining In the Crafts of carpentry and Jolnery assoclated wlth p￿SerVIng
and worklng wlth fenland black oak.
Signrficant artiviti¢S
In 2012 an eTh)mious 5,300 year-old tree trunk was unearthed and excav4ted in the East Angllan Fens.
The dlscovery presented an opportunity to preserve this and use it to make a unlque 13.2 metre long
table and 9Ift it to the natlon. Addltlonallytr It would also seThe to highllght the Importan￿ of farmers
preservlng the dwlndllng supplies of this rarest of native hardwoods and to cast Ikght for future
generatlons on the ancient high forests of Fenland Britain of 3.300 BC.
The Fenland Black Oak Projert would also serve a5 a training and disttjvery exper1eTh￿ for the next
generatlon of master craft men and women.
Accordingly the charfty was founded to put this into effect and to enable a team of dedlcated, skllled
craftsmen to tum thls unlque plece of Black Oak Into a table for the nation.
Publk benefit
The Trustees confim) that they have eomplled with thelr duty to have due regard to publlc benefit.
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FEP4LAND BIACK OAK CIO
REPORT OF The TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGusf 2024
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charltable a¢tivities
Followlng the establishment of the Charitable trust In June 2018 a team of trustees with wide and varled
skills wa5 recwlted. These trustees Included a master cabinet maker, a farmer, a college prfnclpal,
lawyer, an accountant, an administrator and a film maker. Addltlonallyi the charity has attracted
conslderable goodwlll and been helped by partlcipatlon and services from many Companies and
individuals around the world.
A5 ￿Ported prevlously the original oak log wa5 ralsed from the ground In 2012 and the table top
fabrlcated, whi¢h was completed in August 2019.
In March 2023, the Table was moved to Its second resldency in Rochester Cathedral. Kent, where It wlll
be on publlc dlsplay for 14 months. 'A Table for the Nation, was used extenslvely In Rochèster Cathedral
by local community groups and by varlous charttles for fvndraising actlvlttes. A huge number of people
visited the table at Rochester Cathedral.
Followlng on from the very succ£ssAJl Rochester ￿[denCY. the Table continued its Journey on publlc
dlsplay for a further 12 months in LinColnsh￿re, at ￿ncOln Cathedral. The tables 3rd year long resldency
has attracted many vlsltors and agaln local communty groups embraced the use of the table for a hugely
dlver5e range of attlvities and events. The Natlons table has currently been vlslted by an estlmated total
of over slx hurt￿￿d thousand people.
In May 2025 The Table For The Natlons fourth ￿sidencY will be at Llehfield Cathedral for 12 months and
events have already been organised in advance.
Thanks to the generosity of many donors, and the sales of Table-related merchandise at each residency,
the Fenland Black Oak CIO ￿taInS sufflclent fijnds to cover costs to malntaln the Table and the Fenland
Black Oak CIO fvr a number of years.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial position
In the perlod under revlew the charity has added to its reserves, as the sale Of merchandise relating to
the table has been enough to cover the malntenance expenses and the costs a￿O￿ated wlth movlng the
table to its new exhibition space in Lincoln Cathedral.
The Trustees are confi'dent that the￿ a￿ sufficient funds to maintain the table over the next ts¥elve
months and to fund Its next move to Lichfield Cathedrdl.
Reserves policy
The purpose of the charity is to ralse sufflclent funds to bulld the table, and glft to the nation. Costs are
only incurred when the fvnds have been ralsed, so the tnjstees do not conslder It necessary to rnaintain
reserves. Accordlngly, the level of reserves at the end of the pertod Is an amount of £21.336 whi¢h is
sufficlent to cover ongolng expendlture.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governlng document
The charity is controlled by Its goveming document, a constitutSon adopted upon wistration as a
Charfcable Incorporated OrganisaUon {ClO).
Recruitment •nd appolntment of fbew trustees
Every Tr¥Jstee must be appolnted for a terni of three years by a properly convened meetln9 of the tharity
Twstees.
In selecting Indlvldua15 for appolntment as charfty tNstees the Trustees must have regard to the skills,
knowledge and experience need for effectlve administration of the CLO.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS
egisteréd Charlty number
1178790
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FENLAND BLACK OAK CIO
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGusf 2024
Prlncipjl Jddress
Adamson & Low
The Old Plggery
Cuckoo Lane, Brenchley
Tonbrldge
Kent
TN12 7HX
Trustees
H Low {Chairman)
G P Shropshi
L Conway
Mrs A Klng
S Butlef-Gallbe
G Rl(hards
Independent Ex•minér
Gibbons Mannlngton & Phipps LLP
Chartered Accountants
Landgate Chambers
24 Landgate
Rye
East Sussex
TN317U
App
by..
d by order of the board of trustees on
and slgned on Its behalf
H Low - Trustee
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XNDEPENOENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
FENLAND BLACK OAK CIO
Independ￿t ex•miner'g report to the trustees of Fenland Black Oak CIO
report to the charity tnjstees on my examlnatlon of the accounts of Fenland Black Oak CIO {the Trust)
for the year ended 31 August 2024.
Responslbilitieg and basls of report
As the chaNty tnjstees of the Trust you are ￿SpOnSIble for the preparatlon of the accounts In accordance
with the requirements of the Chèrities Act 2011 {'the Act,).
report in respect of my examlnatlon of Trust's account5 earried out under Sectlon 145 of the Act and
In tarrylng out my examlnatlon I have followed all applicable Directions glven by the Charity Commission
under Section 14515llb) of the Art.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examinatlon. I confim) that no materlal matters have come to my attention in
connertlon wlth the examination giving me cause to belleve that In any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do r￿t accord wlth those records. or
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requlrements concernlng the form and content of
accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 other than any
requlrement that the accounts glve a true and falr vlew whlch Is not a matter consldered as part of
an independent examlnatlon.
I have no Concerns and have come across no other matters In connedon woth the examlnation to which
attentlon should be drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper undeTStandin9 of the accounts to be
reached.
Mr K M Luck FCA
Gibbons Mannington & Phipps LLP
Chartered Accountants
Landgate Chambers
24 Landgate
Rye
East Sussex
TN317LJ
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FeNLAND BLACK OAK CIO
ATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
2024
Total
funds
2023
Total
fynds
Unre5trirted
fijnd
Restricted
nd
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMEIITS FROM
Donatlons and le9acies
8,756
8.756
15,989
EXPENDrruRE ON
Raising fvnds
3.068
3,068
2,823
Charftable actlvltles
Jubllee Black Oak Projert
723
2,723
10,706
Totsl
5.791
5,791
13,529
NET INCOME
2.965
965
2,460
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
18,371
18,371
15,911
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
21,336
21.336
18,371
Thè notes ft*mi part of these financial ststements
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FENLAND BLACK OAK CIO
BALANCE SHEET
31 ALIGVST 2024
2024
Total
funds
2023
Total
fun¢ts
Unrestrltted
fund
Restrfcted
fvnd
Notes
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks
Cash at bank
386
21.950
386
21,950
386
18,985
22,336
22,336
19,371
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due withln one year
{i.000)
(1.0001
(1,000)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
21,336
21,336
18.371
TOTAL ASSEfs LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
21,336
21.336
18.371
NET ASSETS
21,336
21,336
18,371
FUNDS
Unrestrlcted fvnds
21,336
18,371
TOTAL FUNDS
21,336
18.371
flEndal
ere approved by the Board of Trustees and authorfsed for issue on
and were slgned on rts behalf by..
Trustee
The notes ft)m part of these fin8nclal statements
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FEMLAND BLACK OAK CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PREPARING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financlal statement5 of the charity, whlch is a publlc benefit entity under FRS 102. have been
Prepa￿ in accordance with the Charitles SORP IFRS 102) 'Ac(x)untlng and Reportlng by Charltles:
Statement of Recommended Prartlce appllcable to charitie5 preparing their accounts in accordance
with the Financial Reportlng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)
(effective l January 2019),, Financlal Reportlng Standard 102 The Flnanclal Reporting Stsndard
applicable In the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Charities Act 2011. The financlal statements
have been prepared urKler the historical cost conventlon.
INCOME
All Income Is recognised in the Statement of Financial Acts'vities On￿ the charlty has entitlement to
the funds, It Is probable that the income wlll be recelved and the amount can be measured ￿lIablY.
EXPENDTnJRE
Uabllltle5 are recognised as expetKliture as soon as the￿ is a legal or ¢tsnstrurtive obligation
¢ommittlng the charlty to that expendlts]re, It Is probable that a transfer of economlc benefits will
be requlred In settlement and the amount of the obllgatlon can be measured reliably. Expenditure
Is accounted for on an accruals basls and has been classified under headings that aggregate all
cost ￿tated to the category. Where costs cannot be dlrectly attrlbuted to partknlar headlngs they
have been allocated to attlvitl85 on a basls conslstent wlth the use of resour￿5,
srocKS
Stocks a￿ valued at the lower of cost and net reallsable value, after maklng due allowance for
obsolete and slow moving items.
TAXATION
The charity is exempt from tsx on ils charitable actSvities.
FUND ACCOUNTINfj
Unrestricted funds can be used In accordance with the charttable objectoves at the di$¢￿tk)n of the
trustees.
Restrlrted fund5 can only be used for particular restricted purposes withln the objects of the
charity. Re5trirtions arise when Specified by the donor or when fvnds are ralsed for paruojlar
restricted purposes.
Further explanab'on of the nature and purpose of each fijnd Is induded In the notes to the financial
ststsments.
DONATED GOODS AND SERVICES
Donations of significant goods and the ServI￿S supplled by those who hokl par￿CUlar sklll sets
necessary to the project are included in the accounts as a Pro Bono restrlcted ftjnd.
The trustse5 have used thelr best efforts to place a value on donated costs and tlme using
estimates, where precise costs and tlmes were not available. The trustees believe that the
monetary value placed on donated costs and time and disclosed in the accounts Is a wsonable
approximation
The tlme donated by general volunteers has not been Included in these accounts.
DEBTORS
Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on Snotlal recognition at
settlement amount after any trade dlscounts or amount adVan￿d by the charlty. Subsequently.
they are measured at the cash or other consideratlon expected to be received.
CREDITORS
The charity has trditor5 which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade dI￿oUnts
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FENLAND BLACK OAK CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS - eontlnued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES - contlnued
HERtfAGE ASSETS
The trust has ralsed fijnds to design and treate the spettaLular 13 metre long table assembled
from 5.000 year old wood excavated froTn the fens of Norfolk.
The table is not ￿p￿sented in the accounts a5 an asset. Its value 15 Ilterdlly pritrle55, as It Is
unique and its craftsmanship cannot be eoualed. The table Is Snsured for É170,000 to cover the
potentlal costs of repalr and restltudon should the Surfa￿ be damaged.
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
2024
2023
Donatlons
Sale of merthandise
565
6,191
1,130
14,859
8.756
15.989
CHARITABLE ACTIVMES COSTS
UnreAtricted
fund
Restricted
fund
Total
funds
Jubilee Black Oak ProJ•rt:
Understruttu
Unvelllng Evert
InSUrar￿ costs
other costs
Governance costs
112,022
5.778
1.215
1.178
1.036
8,000
500
120,022
6,278
1,215
2,178
1.036
1,000
Totsl
121.229
9.500
130.729
JNDEPENDENT EXAMINER
Fees payable to the charty's accountants:
Independent examination of the tharbty's flnanclal statements
1,036
TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFXTS
There were no trustees. remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 August 2024 nor for
the year ended 31 August 2023.
TRUSTEES. EXPENSES
There were no trustees, expenses pald for the year ended 31 August 2024 nor for the year ended
31 Augsjgt 2023.
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FENLAND BLACK OAK CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continuad
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
COMPARATXVES FOR THE ￿ATEmENT OF FINANCIAL AcllV￿Es
Unrestritted
fund
RestNcted
fund
Total
fijnds
XNCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donatlons and legacies
15.989
15,989
EXPENDITURE ON
Rai￿ng funds
2,623
2,823
Chorltsble actlvltles
Jubliee Black Oak Project
10,706
10,706
Total
13,529
13,529
NET INCOME
2,460
2,460
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total fiJnds brought forward
15,911
15,911
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
18,371
18.371
srocKS
2024
2023
Stocks
386
386
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALUNG Due WMIIN 014E YEAR
2024
2023
other creditors
1,000
1,000
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement
In funds
At
3118124
At 119123
Unrestrlcted fund$
General fvnd
18.371
965
21.336
TOTAL FUNDS
18.371
965
21,336
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FENLAND BLACK OAK CIO
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS - contlnued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Net movement In fvnds. I￿l￿ded in the above are as follows:
Incomlng
resources
Resources
expended
Movement
In ￿ndS
Unr•stricted lunds
General ftjnd
8.756
(5,791)
2,965
TOTAL FUNDS
8,756
(5,791)
2,965
Comparatlves for movement In funds
Net
movement
In funds
At
3118123
At 119122
Unrestricted fund8
General fijnd
15,911
2,460
18,371
TOTAL FUNDS
15,911
2,460
18,371
Comparative net movement in fvnds, in¢luded in the above are as follows,.
Incomlng
resources
Resources
expended
Movement
In funds
Ilnrestricted funds
General fund
15,989
(13,529)
2,460
TOTAL FUNDS
15,989
(13,5291
2,460
By thelr very nature, the Pro Bono donated goods anij SerV￿s, other than those of general
volunteer5, are glven in order to facilitste a partlcular part of the projert and are therefore treated
as restricted funds.
10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
Gu Peter Shro
hire - Truste$
In 2012 farmers G.s.ShropShi￿ & Sons Ltd, of whlth Guy Peter Shtrbpshire is a director, uncovered
and donated a massive trunk of black bog oak to the Diamond Jubilee Black Oak Projert. The
projert lattedy became the Fenland Black Oak CIO when it formed a Charltable IncorpotBted
Organlsatlon. No monetary value was placed on the donatlon as the farrners recognlsed the
importance of the find to the nation as a whole.
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FENLAND BLACK OAK CIO
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivrrIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
2024
2023
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations •thd 14gaeie8
Donatlon5
Sale of merchandise
2.565
6,191
1,130
14,859
8.756
15,989
Total Incomln9 resources
8,756
15.989
EXPENDITURE
Ralsln9 doThJtlons and legacles
Just giving subscrlptlon
Websitè costs
Cost of merchandlse
216
192
2.600
216
134
2,473
3,068
2,823
Charltabl¢ )¢tlvltl¢$
Insuran
Understructure
Sundry costs
Dlsplay costs
Movlng costs
1,265
1,592
900
260
440
6.482
1,166
(776)
1,655
9.674
Support costs
Independent examlnatlon fee
1.068
1,032
Total resources expended
5,791
13,529
Net Income
965
2,460
Thts page does Th)t fom) part of the statutory flnanaal ststements
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