DERRINGTON MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST
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TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT (TAR)
- 2025
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Trustees' annual report for the period
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| Section A - Reference and administration details | ||||||||
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity ST18 9LX Charity Name Registered Charity Number Stafford STAFFS Postcode Charity's principal address Derrington Derrington Millennium Green Trust 1179302 20 Twemlow Close |
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| Derrington Millennium Green Trust | ||||||||
| 1179302 | ||||||||
| 20 Twemlow Close | ||||||||
| Derrington | ||||||||
| Stafford | ||||||||
| STAFFS | ||||||||
| Postcode | ST18 9LX | |||||||
| Trustee Name | Office | Dates acted if not whole year | ||||||
| Michael Clements | Chair | |||||||
| Joseph Wilson | Vice Chair | |||||||
| Roy Wood | ||||||||
| Roberto Agostinelli | ||||||||
| Rob Richards | ||||||||
| 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 2025 , apart from the usual maintenance activities, centred around achievements of the charity building a work shed extension to create more covered work space. This during the year workspace is used for a variety of applications but mainly woodworking to create bird boxes, bird tables seats and custom products which is now becoming a valuable source of revenue. 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.
Section E - Financial Review
| Financial Review Details Statement of the charity's policy on reserves |
At the end of the 2025 calendar year the Trust held a balance of£10,681. 2025's closing balance showed a decrease of £7,214 from 2024. This decrease is primarily due to the extension of the work shed for much needed covered workspace. Our main source of income is normally from small regular donations from villagers, usually through standing orders. Other income has been through the countryside stewardship scheme, sponsorship of trees and seats, miscellaneous donations and from rent (wave leave) payments from Severn Trent Water. |
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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 digging of scrapes (ponds) in 2026. 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 2026 is to improve the car park area, complete the work shed extension and focus on the potential for implementing ponds in the lower fields. |
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
29/07/2026
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This report was presented at the Annual General Meeting of Derrington Millennium Green Trust held on the 29th July 2026 held in the work shed on the Millennium Green.
| to 31 Dec 2025 (RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS BASIS) DERRINGTON MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST- Page 1 Registered Charity Number 1179302 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
to 31 Dec 2025 (RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS BASIS) DERRINGTON MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST- Page 1 Registered Charity Number 1179302 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
to 31 Dec 2025 (RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS BASIS) DERRINGTON MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST- Page 1 Registered Charity Number 1179302 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
to 31 Dec 2025 (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 | ||
| 01Jan -31 Dec2024 | 01 Jan-31 Dec 2025 | ||
| 5483.54 0.00 920.50 1100.00 0.00 0.00 70.66 0.00 0.00 |
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Receipts Income from Donations 9077.03 Income from Interest 0.00 Income from Tax Returns 710.82 Income from Sponsorship 1400.00 Income from Fundraising 1090.00 Income from Grants 0.00 Income from Rent 71.98 Refunds 0.00 Stewardship Scheme 3956.00 |
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| £7,574.70 | Total Receipts £16,305.83 |
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| £589.10 £14,300.71 £2,664.46 £1,100.73 £71.94 |
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Payments Expenditure on Insurance and Finance £580.50 Expenditure on Facilities Maintenance £5,788.01 Expenditure on Facilities Creation £16,600.23 Expenditure on Management & Admin £551.27 Expenditure on Fixed Assets £0.00 |
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| £18,726.94 | Total Payments £23,520.01 |
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| -£11,152.24 - £0.00 £0.00 |
NET RESOURCES BEFORE TRANSFERS -£7,214.18 Transfers between Funds - Miscellaneous Transfers £0.00 NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS £0.00 FUND BALANCES B/WD 01 JAN 24 ~> £17,895.56 |
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| £17,895.56 | <~FUND BALANCES C/FWD 31 Dec 2024 | ||
| Balance 31 Dec 2025 -> £10,681.38 |
| 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) RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT AND FUND MOVEMENTS 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2024 |
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| Income from Donations | |||
| 3061.00 I01 01 1273.00 02 200.00 03 949.54 04 0.00 06 0.00 07 0.00 09 5483.54 |
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 |
3110.00 3743.90 686.00 1537.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 5483.54 | 9077.03 | ||
| Income from Interest | |||
| 0.00 I02 01 0.00 |
Interest Received Total Income from Interest |
0.00 | |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Income from Tax Returns | |||
| 920.50 I03 01 0.00 02 920.50 |
Tax Refunds on Gift Aid Self Assessment Tax Donations Total Tax Returns Income |
710.82 0.00 |
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| 920.50 | 710.82 | ||
| Income from Sponsorship | |||
| 500.00 I04 01 600.00 02 1100.00 |
Tree Sponsorship Seat Sponsorship Total Income from Sponsorship |
0.00 1400.00 |
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| 1400.00 | |||
| 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 Woodworking sales Seed sales Total Income from Fundraising |
0.00 550.00 0.00 540.00 0.00 |
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| 0.00 | 1090.00 | ||
| Income from Grants | |||
| 0.00 I06 01 0.00 |
Grants Total Grant Income |
0.00 | |
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| Income from Rent | |||
| 70.66 I07 01 70.66 |
Rent (E-on Wayleave) Total Rent Income |
71.98 | |
| 71.98 | |||
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Refunds | ||
| 0.00 0.00 |
refund Total Refunds |
0.00 | |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| I09 01 | Stewardship scheme | ||
| 0.00 0.00 |
Stewardship scheme Total |
3956.00 | |
| 0.00 | 3956.00 | ||
| 7574.70 | Total Income | 16305.83 |
| DERRINGTON MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST ACCOUNTS | Page 3 |
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| General Trust Fund (Unrestricted Fund) £ E01 Expenditure on Insurance and Finance 391.99 01 Insurance - Public Liability 197.11 02 Insurance - Tractor 589.10 Total Expenditure on Insurance and Finance E02 Expenditure on Facilities Maintenance 0.00 01 Maint - Pathways 0.00 04 Maint - Trees & Shrubs 0.00 06 Maint - Hedges and Fences 34.00 09 Maint - Seating 87.30 10 Maint - Signage 13020.96 11 Maint - Plant & Machinery 390.58 13 Maint - Fuel 719.87 14 Maint - Buildings 48.00 15 Maint - Electricity (Supply) 14300.71 Total Expenditure on Facilities Maintenance E03 Expenditure on Facilities Creation 1140.00 01 Creation - Pathways 179.97 04 Creation - Trees & Shrubs 0.00 05 Creation - Orchard & Nuttery 39.32 06 Creation - Hedges & Fences 25.36 08 Creation - Access (provision) 80.00 09 Creation - Seating 307.80 10 Creation - Signage 448.73 11 Creation - Buildings 443.28 12 Creation - Other 0.00 13 Creation - Land Acquisition 2664.46 Total Expenditure on Facilities Creation E04 Expenditure on Management & Admin 403.20 02 Admin - Website fees 0.00 03 Admin - Stationary & Equipment 396.13 04 Admin - Calendars & cards 149.00 05 Admin - Information Leaflets 68.40 08 Bank Charges 84.00 9 Consultation and Legal fees 1100.73 Total Expenditure on Management and Admin. E05 Expenditure on Fixed Assets 71.94 10 Purchase of Miscellaneous Items 71.94 Total Expenditure on Fixed Assets 18726.94 Total Payments(Expenditiure) RECIEPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT AND FUND MOVEMENTS 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2024 PAYMENTS |
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| 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2025 |
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| £ 391.99 188.51 |
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| 580.50 | |
| 624.00 1426.00 126.96 695.29 0.00 745.97 251.89 43.14 1874.76 |
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| 5788.01 | |
| 624.00 0.00 0.00 179.40 0.00 782.78 0.00 14879.17 134.88 0.00 |
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| 16600.23 | |
| 0.00 0.00 406.07 0.00 49.20 96.00 |
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| 551.27 | |
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| 18726.94 | 23520.01 |