DERRINGTON MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (TAR) - 2024
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| Section A - Reference and administration details | ||||||||
| Charity Name Registered Charity Number Charity's principal address |
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| Derrington Millennium Green Trust | ||||||||
| 1179302 | ||||||||
| 20 Twemlow Close | ||||||||
| Derrington | ||||||||
| Stafford | ||||||||
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| Postcode | ST18 9LX |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee Name | Office | Dates acted if not whole year |
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| Michael Clements | Chair | ||
| Joseph Wilson | Vice Chair | ||
| Roy Wood | |||
| Guy Newell | Until 16/05/23 | ||
| Roberto Agostinelli | from 5th June 2023 | ||
| Rob Richards | from 5th June 2023 | ||
| John Busby | Parish Council representative | ||
| Title to the land has been vested in "The Official Custodian for Charities" since 15 March 2000 who is also a Trustee. |
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| Names of Non Trustees who help manage the charity | |||
| Name | Office | Dates acted if not whole year | |
| Diane Firkins | Secretary | ||
| Janet Clements | Treasurer | ||
| Names of Staff members | |||
| There are no paid workers |
Section B - Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity's trust(s)
| Additional Governance issues Trustee Selection methods How the charity is constituted Type of Governing document |
Derrington Millennium Green Trust was registered as a Charity on 19th September 1998 and is governed by a Trust Deed. DMGT converted to a CIO in 2019 to enable the purchase of additional land. |
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| Consists of trustees who manage the Millennium Green and volunteers who help maintain the Millennium Green |
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| With the exception of the Nominated Trustee and the Official Custodian, all other Trustees are appointed on a specific renewable term. New trustees can be appointed in any of the trustees meetings. |
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| Three Trustees represent a quorum. It is the usual practice for the Trust to ask people to show an interest in becoming a Trustee at all our public meetings. The Trust has no paid employees; further, no Trustee receives any remuneration or expenses. |
Section C - Objectives and Activities
| Summary of the Main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects Additional details of objectives and activities Summary of the objects of the charity set out in it's governing document |
The primary objective of the Trust is to hold and utilise the trust fund for the provision and maintenance of Derrington Millennium Green for the benefit of the inhabitants Derrington and surrounding areas. |
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| The property is used for informal recreation, a meeting area or place for community events. In order for the Millennium Green to be available throughout the year, regular maintenance takes place to ensure that the environment is not only safe but also enjoyable. A significant part of the green's management is to encourage wildlife by either carefully husbanding the environment (e.g. Pond Filling from a bore hole) or leaving some areas in a more natural state. The Green (and adjacent 23 acre Woodland Trust wood) is particularly popular with walkers and Dog walkers. Amenities have been provided for disabled access which is another one of our key objectives. |
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| A great contribution is made by the volunteers and 'friends' of the Millennium Green who donate time and money to enable the upkeep and development of the Millennium Green. We are constantly grateful for the support. Without this valuable contribution of time, money and energy we would not have been able to achieve so much. Any surplus funds which are not likely to be needed for upkeep or events are placed on deposit as a contingency. |
Section D - Achievements and Performance
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
2024 was very much a year of consolidation and sympathetic improvement in addition to the normal maintenance activities. The normal maintenance activities occurring throughout the year were: grass cutting, pruning, hay making and limited tree planting. The trust continue to install limited numbers of benches and trees which are sponsored and this is a good source of income. Visitor number seem to be still increasing as are our volunteer numbers. There were several events throughout the year, the main ones being Children's Easter egg hunt, Christmas treasure hunt and the volunteers Christmas meal, all of which were very successful. The following major activities happened throughout 2024: re-lay the WI garden, lay a path to the WI garden, repair the water culvert by the car park, lay hardstanding path to the bottom fields. The trust hope to receive funds from the government's stewardship scheme in 2025. |
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Section E - Financial Review
| Financial Review Details Statement of the charity's policy on reserves |
At the end of the 2024 calendar year the Trust held a balance of £17,895. 2024's closing balance show a decrease of £11,152 from 2023. This decrease is primarily due to one off payment to repair the borehole (used to fill the pond), which had collapsed due to the dry weather. Our main source of income is normally from small regular donations from villagers, usually through standing orders. Other income has sources have been through sponsorship of trees and seats, miscellaneous donations and from rent (wave leave) payments from Severn Trent Water. The majority of DMGT's costs are for maintenance activities and insurance. |
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| It is not the general policy to have a large reserve of funds, however provision is often made for capital projects such as the borehole this year and the potential work shed extension in 2025. Should there be a large surplus of funds, such as a bequeathment, the trustee would normally look to either purchase additional land or make improvement to the existing. |
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| ction F - Future Activities | |
| Future Plans | |
| The main focus for 2025 is to potentially to improve the car park, build a wok shed extension and lay more hardstanding paths ready for winter. The extension to the work shed will provide a space for a wood working shop as this has become a valuable revenue stream. |
Section F - Future Activities
Section G - Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
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Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Michael Clements
Position
Chairman DMGT
Date
30/07/2025
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This report was presented at the Annual General Meeting of Derrington Millennium Green Trust held on the 30th July 2025 held in the work shed on the Millennium Green.
| to 31 Dec 2024 (RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS BASIS) DERRINGTON MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST- Page 1 Registered Charity Number 1179302 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
to 31 Dec 2024 (RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS BASIS) DERRINGTON MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST- Page 1 Registered Charity Number 1179302 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
to 31 Dec 2024 (RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS BASIS) DERRINGTON MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST- Page 1 Registered Charity Number 1179302 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
to 31 Dec 2024 (RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS BASIS) DERRINGTON MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST- Page 1 Registered Charity Number 1179302 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
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| All Funds | All Funds | ||
| 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2023 |
01 Jan-31 Dec 2024 | ||
| 9459.76 0.00 1024.48 1175.00 0.00 0.00 67.60 369.11 |
I01 I02 I03 I04 I05 I06 I07 I08 |
Receipts Income from Donations 5483.54 Income from Interest 0.00 Income from Tax Returns 920.50 Income from Sponsorship 1100.00 Income from Fundraising 0.00 Income from Grants 0.00 Income from Rent 70.66 Refunds 0.00 |
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| £12,095.95 | Total Receipts £7,574.70 |
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| £649.60 £2,234.78 £979.28 £1,559.34 £0.00 |
E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 |
Payments Expenditure on Insurance and Finance £589.10 Expenditure on Facilities Maintenance £14,300.71 Expenditure on Facilities Creation £2,664.46 Expenditure on Management & Admin £1,100.73 Expenditure on Fixed Assets £71.94 |
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| £5,423.00 | Total Payments £18,726.94 |
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| £6,672.95 - £0.00 £0.00 |
NET RESOURCES BEFORE TRANSFERS -£11,152.24 Transfers between Funds - Miscellaneous Transfers £0.00 NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS £0.00 FUND BALANCES B/WD 01 JAN 24 ~> £29,047.80 |
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| £29,047.80 | <~FUND BALANCES C/FWD 31 Dec 2023 | ||
| Balance 31 Dec 2024 -> £17,895.56 |
| DERRINGTON MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST ACCOUNTS | DERRINGTON MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST ACCOUNTS | DERRINGTON MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST ACCOUNTS | Page 2 |
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| General Trust Fund (Unrestricted Fund) £'s RECEIPTS (Income) 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2023 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT AND FUND MOVEMENTS |
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| to 31 Dec 2024 | |||
| 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2024 | |||
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| Income from Donations | |||
| 2325.00 I01 01 1533.00 02 235.43 03 3597.33 04 0.00 06 0.00 07 1769.00 09 9459.76 |
Supporter subscriptions (Gift Aid Donations) Miscellaneous donations (Gift Aided) Supporter Subscriptions (non Gift Aid) Other (Misc) Non Gift Aid Donations Will (bequeathments) Special Project Donations Other Misc Donations Total Donated Income |
3061.00 1273.00 200.00 949.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 5483.54 | |||
| Income from Interest | |||
| 0.00 I02 01 0.00 |
Interest Received Total Income from Interest |
0.00 | |
| 0.00 | |||
| Income from Tax Returns | |||
| 1024.48 I03 01 0.00 02 1024.48 |
Tax Refunds on Gift Aid Self Assessment Tax Donations Total Tax Returns Income |
920.50 0.00 |
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| 920.50 | |||
| Income from Sponsorship | |||
| 750.00 I04 01 425.00 02 1175.00 |
Tree Sponsorship Seat Sponsorship Total Income from Sponsorship |
500.00 600.00 |
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| 1100.00 | |||
| Income from Fundraising | |||
| 0.00 I05 01 0.00 02 0.00 03 0.00 04 0.00 5 0.00 |
Fundraising/ Social Income Publicity Cards/ Calendars Proceeds from publice events Birdhouses Seed sales Total Income from Fundraising |
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 0.00 | |||
| Income from Grants | |||
| 0.00 I06 01 0.00 |
Grants Total Grant Income |
0.00 | |
| 0.00 | |||
| Income from Rent | |||
| 67.60 I07 01 67.60 |
Rent (E-on Wayleave) Total Rent Income |
70.66 | |
| 70.66 | |||
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Refunds | ||
| 369.11 369.11 |
refund Total Refunds |
0.00 | |
| 369.11 | 0.00 | ||
| 12095.95 | Total Income | 7574.70 |
| DERRINGTON MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST ACCOUNTS | Page 3 |
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| General Trust Fund (Unrestricted Fund) £ E01 Expenditure on Insurance and Finance 467.08 01 Insurance - Public Liability 182.52 02 Insurance - Tractor 649.60 Total Expenditure on Insurance and Finance E02 Expenditure on Facilities Maintenance 63.00 01 Maint - Pathways 344.35 08 Maint - Access (Provision) 0.00 09 Maint - Seating 0.00 10 Maint - Signage 346.28 11 Maint - Plant & Machinery 0.00 12 Maint - Litterpicking 186.04 13 Maint - Fuel 557.11 14 Maint - Buildings 738.00 15 Maint - Electricity (Supply) 2234.78 Total Expenditure on Facilities Maintenance E03 Expenditure on Facilities Creation 0.00 01 Creation - Pathways 0.00 04 Creation - Trees & Shrubs 15.60 05 Creation - Orchard & Nuttery 117.12 06 Creation - Hedges & Fences 0.00 07 Creation - Stream Works 20.00 08 Creation - Access (provision) 266.21 09 Creation - Seating 145.80 10 Creation - Signage 313.66 11 Creation - Buildings 100.89 12 Creation - Other 979.28 Total Expenditure on Facilities Creation E04 Expenditure on Management & Admin 0.00 02 Admin - Website fees 727.94 04 Admin - Calendars & cards 76.20 05 Admin - Information Leaflets 65.20 08 Bank Charges 690.00 9 Consultation and Legal fees 1559.34 Total Expenditure on Management and Admin. E05 Expenditure on Fixed Assets 0.00 10 Purchase of Miscellaneous Items 0.00 Total Expenditure on Fixed Assets 5423.00 Total Payments(Expenditiure) RECIEPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT AND FUND MOVEMENTS 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2023 PAYMENTS |
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| to 31 Dec 2024 | |
| 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2024 | |
| £ 391.99 197.11 |
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| 589.10 | |
| 0.00 0.00 34.00 87.30 13020.96 0.00 390.58 719.87 48.00 |
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| 14300.71 | |
| 1140.00 179.97 0.00 39.32 0.00 25.36 80.00 307.80 448.73 443.28 |
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| 2664.46 | |
| 403.20 396.13 149.00 68.40 84.00 |
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| 1100.73 | |
| 71.94 | |
| 71.94 | |
| 5423.00 | 18726.94 |