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| Summary | ofthe purposes of | Para 1.17 | The maintenance and improvement ofa |
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| the charity as set out | in its | public park, nature walks, permissive | ||||
| governing | document | paths and associated support | ||||
| infrastructure forthe benefit ofthe |
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| inhabitants ofSouth Norfolk and North |
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| Suffolk and ofvisitors thereto, with the | ||||||
| objects ofimproving the conditions oflife |
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| forsuch persons and: | ||||||
| Toadvance the education ofthe public | in | |||||
| the appreciation and care ofthe |
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| environment. | ||||||
| Summary activities |
ofthe main in relation to those |
Para 1.17and 1.19 |
Continued maintenance and enhancement offour areas owned by the |
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| purposes | for the public | Parish Council known as Lot 1 (Pocket | ||||
| benefit, | in particular, | the | Park), Lot2(Outdoor Classroom), Lot3 | |||
| activities, | projects or | services | and Lot4(permissive paths). Achieved |
by | ||
| identified | in the accounts. | grass cutting, tree felling and pruning, | ||||
| and further planting ofwild flower | ||||||
| meadow land. | ||||||
| Coordinated volunteers to continue |
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| maintenance ofStAndrews Church |
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| cemetery by means ofgrass cutting and |
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| brush clearance to provide better access | ||||||
| to graves, improvement ofaccess paths |
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| tothe church and improved biodiversity |
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| to support restoration ofwild flowers. |
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| Continued improvement oftourism in and |
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| around Scole by promotion ofthe open |
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| spaces and improved pathways, weekly |
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| litter picking as well as making use of |
| technology by using mobile phone Apps |
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| such as Facebook, etc. | |||||
| Liaising with other groups; District and | |||||
| County Councils, ScoleW.l.,Woodland | |||||
| Trust, River Waveney Trust and the | |||||
| Environment Agency to maintain and |
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| enhance the ecology ofthe Waveney river |
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| and valley. Continued river fly surveying |
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| to help maintain the biodiversity ofthe |
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| river and surrounding countryside |
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| through this countrywide initiative. |
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| Continuation ofOxygen Level Surveying |
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| ofthe stretch ofthe River Waveney within |
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| the area ofthe Pocket Park, recordings | |||||
| being submitted tothe EAto help monitor |
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| oxygen levels and possible pollution | |||||
| incidents. | |||||
| Provision ofwork experience toyounger | |||||
| members ofthe community in relation to |
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| the environment and biodiversity, as part |
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| ofthe Duke ofEdinburgh's Award. |
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| Statement | confirming | Para 1.18 | The trustees have followed the guidance |
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| whether | the trustees | have | issued by the Charity Commission | ||
| had regard | to the guidance | relating to public benefit by building their |
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| issued | by the Charity | objectives to achieve this. | |||
| Commission | on public | ||||
| benefit |
| ou may c | ho | ose to | include fu | rther statements | where relevant about: | |
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| SORP reference | ||||||
| Policy on | grant making | Para 1.38 | NIA | |||
| Policy on | social investment | Para 1.38 | NIA | |||
| including | program | related | ||||
| investment | ||||||
| Contribution | made | by | Para 1.38 | As always we would | like tosay a big | |
| volunteers | thank you to the volunteers for their time |
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| and help to maintain | and improve the | |||||
| facilities in and around the village. | ||||||
| COVID19 guidelines | have continued to be | |||||
| followed whilst carrying out any group |
| activities to maintain the areas mentioned |
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| earlier. The work ofthe volunteers has |
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| achieved a great deal, and has gone a | |||||
| long way towards supporting the health |
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| and mental well-being ofthe villagers and |
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| visitors alike. | |||||
| In addition to our normal volunteers we |
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| were supported by ayounger member of |
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| the community as part oftheir ongoing |
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| Duke ofEdinburgh's Award work. As a |
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| result they were awarded a South Norfolk | |||||
| Junior Champion Award with a prize of |
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| 6250,which they kindly donated tothe | |||||
| SNTT. | |||||
| Other | |||||
| Achieve | men | ts | and Performance | ||
| SORP reference | |||||
| Summary | ofthe main | Para 1.20 | 1.Outdoor Classroom {Lot2) | ||
| achievements | ofthe charity, | ||||
| identifying | the | difference the | The area continued to be used by the | ||
| charity's | work | has made to | school children, although less frequently, |
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| the circumstances | ofits | with Covid rules making it more difficult |
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| beneficiaries and |
any wider | to do so and also large scale changes at | |||
| benefits to society as a | the school itself. We feel that maintaining | ||||
| whole. | and providing this facility will continue to |
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| help the children to appreciate the spaces | |||||
| around them and therefore be less prone | |||||
| to vandalism ofsuch areas in future life. |
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| Volunteers have continued to keep the |
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| area maintained for use throughout the |
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| year even with the restrictions in place. |
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| 2.Canoe Platform Replacement | |||||
| Funded by aSection 106Green Spaces |
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| Fund applied for by Scole Parish Council. | |||||
| The money was secured to install a | |||||
| replacement canoe platform which was |
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| started in the new year, February 2022, |
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| and completed by the middle of INarch |
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| 2022.This now provides asafer access | |||||
| for canoeists to enjoy the river and the | |||||
| surrounding countryside, flora, and fauna |
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| whilst rowing along the river. This social | |||||
| type ofexercise helps improve both |
| physical and mental health. | |
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| 3.Second Memorial Bench (Pocket Park | |
| riverside) | |
| The memorial bench, funded by a local |
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| family, has now been instalied alongside | |
| the wild flower meadow and facing the | |
| river. This provides awonderful view of |
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| the river and wild flower meadow for | |
| contemplation and reflection, by |
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| providing somewhere for the public tosit |
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| and rest a while, and as a result improve | |
| their mental well-being. | |
| 4.River Fly Surveys and Oxygen Level | |
| Surveys | |
| We have undertaken surveys for two |
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| years now, on a monthly basis, ofriver fly |
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| populations in our stretch ofthe River |
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| Waveney. The results are submitted toa |
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| countrywide database and used to |
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| monitor river health throughout the |
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| country in conjunction with the |
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| Environment Agency. |
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| In addition to the River Fly Surveys our | |
| continued Oxygen Level Surveys are |
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| ongoing in collaboration with the EA.We |
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| carry out a reading once aweek at three | |
| points along our stretch ofthe River | |
| Waveney, this has already proved its | |
| worth in helping to identify 2or3possible |
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| pollution incidents on the river in the time |
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| the monitoring has been in place. |
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| This makes sure that any river pollution | is |
| caught at an early stage and dealt with | |
| immediately in order to maintain a healthy |
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| biodiversity within the river and |
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| surrounding areas. Indirectly the health |
of |
| the river and its countryside provides a |
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| wonderful place for people to walk and |
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| view the flora and fauna that surrounds | |
| them. | |
| 5.Public Areas and Nature Pathways |
| Another continuous task ofcoordination |
Another continuous task ofcoordination |
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| ofvolunteers for clearing and maintaining |
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| the public areas and pathways around |
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| and through the village, providing circular |
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| and cross routes throughout the area. |
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| This is achieved by means of; weekly |
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| litter picking, grass cutting, hedge | |
| management, pathways maintenance, |
etc. |
| Again afair amount oftree clearance was | |
| carried out throughout the year due to |
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| storm damage and ongoing safety | |
| maintenance. The result ofthis is |
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| promoting a healthy lifestyle by means |
of |
| unhindered walking and providing a clean |
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| and safe place to come and relax and | |
| enjoy the countryside. | |
| New fruit trees, donated tothe SNTT by | |
| Norfolk County Council and public | |
| donations, were planted in the Pocket |
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| Park to replace deadldamaged trees. |
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| These will help to provide an insect | |
| friendly environment to further support |
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| the wild flower meadow and biodiversity | |
| in the park. | |
| 6.Car Park Fencing Improvements | |
| (Pocket Park Suffolk Car Park) | |
| Existing wooden fencing had degraded | |
| over the years and was in need ofan | |
| update. This was achieved by use of |
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| offcuts ofthe recycled plastic posts used | |
| in the construction ofother projects. |
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| These also provide a deterrent for | |
| vandalism at the Pocket Park grounds |
by |
| boy racers in their cars. | |
| 7.Pollution Events (Pocket Park Norfolk |
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| Car Park) | |
| Anumber ofevents arose in the village | |
| which were managed on behalf ofthe |
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| village by the SNTT volunteers, liaising |
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| and supporting the service supplier, |
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| Anglian Water, and also the Environment |
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| Agency to ensure the pollution did not |
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| affect the river and surrounding areas. |
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| The early intervention ofthe SNTT |
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| reduced the chance ofan even more |
| You may choose to include | You may choose to include | You may choose to include | further statements | where relevant about: | |
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| Achievements | against | Para 1.41 | N/A | ||
| objectives set | |||||
| Performance | offundraising | Para 141 | Wlain Fundraising | ||
| activities against objectives | |||||
| set | The trustees apply for funds via grants | ||||
| from a number ofexternal companies | that | ||||
| support ecology and local community | |||||
| improvement projects. This year we |
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| secured funding from; Scole Parish |
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| Council, Scole Wl, Tesco, Adnams, South | |||||
| Norfolk District Council, and private | |||||
| donations. | |||||
| investment | performance | Para 141 | NIA | ||
| against objectives | |||||
| Other |
| Financial | Review | Review | ||||||||
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| Review of | the charity's | Para 1.21 | The charity, at the time | ofthis return, is in | ||||||
| financial position at |
the | end | a healthy financial position with |
adequate | ||||||
| ofthe period | funds in place to continue the work ofthe |
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| SNTT forthe next year. | ||||||||||
| Statement | explaining | the | Para 1.22 | The reserve amount | is held in aseparate | |||||
| policy for holding reserves | bank account forthe purpose | of | ||||||||
| stating why they are | held | emergency funding |
that | may | be | required | ||||
| from time to time. Should a project arise | ||||||||||
| that is deemed ofan | urgent nature, then a | |||||||||
| meeting ofthe trustees | will be convened | |||||||||
| to agree the project | and | authorise the use |
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| ofthe reserve funds. | ||||||||||
| The reserve funds account will be | ||||||||||
| refreshed tothe normal | holding | amount | ||||||||
| as soon as time and | funding | permits. | ||||||||
| At this time the reserves | held | are at the | ||||||||
| agreed limit (51,500). | ||||||||||
| Amount of | reserves | held | Para 1.22 | R1,500.00 | ||||||
| Reasons for holding | zero | Para 1.22 | NIA | |||||||
| reserves | ||||||||||
| Details offund materially | in | Para 1 24 | NIA | |||||||
| deficit | ||||||||||
| Explanation | ofany | Para 1.23 | NIA | |||||||
| uncertainties about the |
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| charity continuing as a going |
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| concern | ||||||||||
| Additional | information | (optional) | ||||||||
| You may choose to include | further statements | where relevant about: | ||||||||
| The charity's principal |
Para 1.47 | Scole Parish Council | ||||||||
| sources of | funds (including | Scole Wl | ||||||||
| any fundraising) | South Norfolk District Council | |||||||||
| Tesco | ||||||||||
| Adnams | ||||||||||
| Private Donations. | ||||||||||
| Investment | policy and | Para 1.46 | NIA | |||||||
| objectives | including | any | ||||||||
| social investment policy |
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| adopted | ||||||||||
| Adescription ofthe principal |
Para 1.46 | NIA | ||||||||
| risks facing | the charity |
Other
| Description | ofcharity's | The maintenance and improvement |
ofa | |
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| trusts: | public park, nature walks, permissive | |||
| paths and associated support | ||||
| infrastructure forthe benefit ofthe |
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| inhabitants ofSouth Norfolk and North |
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| Suffolk and ofvisitors thereto, with the | ||||
| objects of improving the conditions |
oflife | |||
| for such persons and: | ||||
| Toadvance the education ofthe public in | ||||
| the appreciation and care ofthe |
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| environment. | ||||
| Type of governing document |
Para 1.25 | Constitution | ||
| How is the charity | Para 1.25 | CIO | ||
| constituted? | ||||
| Trustee selection methods | Para 1.25 | Trustees can only be elected by the | ||
| including details ofany |
existing active trustees. The number | of | ||
| constitutional | provisions e.g. | trustees are limited to 8with a minimum | ||
| election to post or name of | of5. | |||
| any person or body entitled to appoint one or more |
Current trustee count is7. | |||
| trustees |
| You may | choose to include | choose to include | further statements | further statements | where relevant | about: | about: | |
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| Policies | and | procedures | Trustees will be | provided | with a link to | |||
| adopted | for the induction | and | online resources | relating | to Charity | |||
| training | oftrustees | governance | and | also to the SNTT set of | ||||
| documents, | both | historical and current. | ||||||
| The charity's | organisational | Para 1.51 | The charity | consists of- | ||||
| structure | and | any wider | ||||||
| network | with | which the | Chair | |||||
| charity works | Treasurer | |||||||
| Elected Trustees | ||||||||
| Relationship | with any related | Para 1.51 | None | |||||
| parties |
Other
| Charity | name | name | Scole Nature Trails Trust |
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| Other name | the charity uses | SNTT | |
| Registered | charity number | 1178798 | |
| Charity's | principal address | 30Clements Close | |
| Scole, Diss | |||
| Norfolk. | |||
| IP21 4EG |
| Names ofthe charity trustees who manage the charity | Names ofthe charity trustees who manage the charity |
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| Trustee name | |
| Christopher | Brooks |
| Graham Fisher |
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| June Brooks | |
| Audrey Fisher | |
| Pete Charles | |
| Peter Jones | |
| Leigh Trevail | |
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| Description ofthe assets |
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| held in this capacity | ||
| NIA | ||
| Name and objects ofthe | ||
| charity on whose behalf | the | |
| assets are held and how | this | NIA |
| falls within the custodian | ||
| charity's objects | ||
| Details ofarrangements | for | |
| safe custody and | ||
| segregation ofsuch assets |
NIA | |
| from the charity's own assets |