## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date 1.4.22 To Period end date 31.3.23** ## **Charity name: Tree-mendous Learning** ## **Charity registration number: 1181285** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**_1) To advance in life and help young_**
**_people in North Cumbria through:_**
**_a: The provision of recreational and_**
**_leisure time activities provided in the_**
**_interest of social welfare, designed to_**
**_improve their conditions or life._**
**_b: Providing support and activities_**
**_which develop their skills & capabilities_**
**_to enable them to participate in society,_**
**_as mature and responsible individuals._**
**_2) To advance the education for the_**
**_public benefit of young people in North_**
**_Cumbria in the protection and_**
**_conservation of the environment by_**
**_providing opportunities for learning in_**
**_the natural environment._**
**_3) To advance the health and wellbeing_**
**_of young people in North Cumbria_**
**_through active enjoyment of green_**
**_spaces._**| |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|**Facilitate outdoor learning programs for**
**young people to develop life skills,**
**confidence, and enjoyment of the great**
**outdoors. Explore nature & have a**
**relationship with the outdoors and the**
**world in which they live.**
**Using forest school principals including**
**tools, campfire, creative learning & play.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Tree-mendous Learning equality policy**
**states ‘Principle 7: Society should**
**benefit. We intend that our policies and**
**activities should benefit society, both**
**locally and nationally, by fostering**
**greater social cohesion, and greater**
**participation in public life of’**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **A** ll trustees’ are volunteers Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **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|**385 young people aged 3- 11 have taken**
**part in outdoor learning projects made**
**possible by Tree-mendous Learning in**
**this financial year.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |||| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Good**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**No Reserves – All grant funding**
**allocated & spent on completion of each**
**project.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£50**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Funding comes primarily from local**
**community grants.**
**The charity plans to work together with**
**The Woodland Trust in the future**
**planting trees and making a difference**
**to the local environment and the current**
**climate crisis.**| |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|**N/A**| |**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|**Hallburn Community Benefit Fund**| |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|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |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|**The charity has 4 trustees.**
**Every trustee must be appointed for**
**five-year term**
**There must be a minimum of three**
**trustees.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**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|**Tree-mendous Learning has adopted the**
**following polices which are reviewed**
**annually.**
**Child protection Policy**
**Safeguarding policy**
**Equality Policy**| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** Charity name Other name the charity uses Registered charity number Charity’s principal address ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Alison Dickinson|Chair||| ||Clare Sowerby|Treasurer||| ||Nichola Story|Secretary||| ||Stella Lewsley|Trustee||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|**_C Sowerby_**|| |---|---|---| ||Clare Sowerby|| ||

Treasurer|| ||10/10/2023|| ||10/10/2023|| ## **Tree-mendous Learning Annual Report to Trustees 2022- 2023** _**Charity Registered 20/12/2018 Trustees:**_ C Sowerby A Dickinson S Lewsley N Story _Charity Objects:_ _**To advance in life and help young people in North Cumbria through:**_ _**a: The provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions or life;**_ _**b: Providing support and activities which develop their skills & capabilities to enable them to participate in society, as mature and responsible individuals.**_ _**2) To advance the education for the public benefit of young people in North Cumbria in the protection and conservation of the environment by providing opportunities for learning in the natural environment.**_ - _**3) To advance the health and wellbeing of young people in North Cumbria through active enjoyment of green spaces.**_ ## _**Grant Income**_ ## **Tree-mendous Learning Grant Income April 2022 – March 2023** |**Project Title**|**Grant Fund**|**Date Funds**
**Received**|**Amount**
**Claimed**|**School / Participants**|**No of young**
**people**
**benefitted**|**Grant Claims**
**completed**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |EYFS – Helping them
Grow
**_RNB 2021 4082_**|Grantscape
Hallburn
Community Benefit
Fund|5/7/22|**£7000**|Longtown Primary
Blackford Primary
Fir Ends
Pear Tree Nursery|EYFS & KS1 -
175|30/6/22| |KS2 Forest School
**_RNB 2022 4411_**|Grantscape
Hallburn
Community Benefit
Fund|2/8/22
9/12/22|£1075
£7060
**£8135**|Longtown Primary
Blackford Primary
Fir Ends|KS2 - 210|Claim 1 summer
2022
31/7/22
Final Claim30/11/22
2022| ||||**£15135**|**385 children have**
**been involved in the**
**above projects**||| Year End; 30th March 2023 – Annual return _**-**_ completed by C Sowerby Submitted charity commission: **Charitable Donations** TW Armstrong & Sons – land agreement 48 days per year