2024-03-31-accounts - Willderland Farm

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 04 2022 31 03 2023

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Willderland Farm Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1182071 Charity's principal address 4 Ramsey Road Ely Postcode CB7 4RL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
Michelle Griffiths- Secretary
1
Reeve
2 Lewis Crowder
3 Rebecca Taylor
Johnathan
4
Griffiths-Reeve
5 Sam Hurst
6 Peter Lennard
7 Andrew Dunlop
8 Claire Law
9 Will Birkin Chair
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

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Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

N/A

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Charitable Incorporated Organisation Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Proposed by existing trustees and appointed at trustee meetings Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

We are an accredited Care Farm with Social Farms and Gardens https://www.farmgarden.org.uk/. Our Codes of Practice have been reviewed and are available from our website www.willderland.com. All trustees and volunteers leading activities with children will have had a full a DBS check.

the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system

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and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Relief of those in need

We will be relieving the needs of people with learning disabilities, autism, or mental health problems, by providing access to calm, natural setting, within which they can participate in farming activities.

Education

Summary of the objects of the To advance the education of the public in the subject of horticulture, charity set out in its animal husbandry, and the natural environment. governing document Advancement of Environmental Protection or Improvement

To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection, and improvement of the physical and natural environment by promoting biological diversity and providing opportunities to participate in the enhancement of habitats and species surveys.

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All trustees have read the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

We have developed Codes of Practice to ensure we operate to the Social Farms and Gardens accredited standard.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Through the year, we conducted regular therapeutic visits with a number of adults and children with leaning disabilities, as well as groups such as Red Balloon. We also expanded our volunteer base, who have helped with the construction of a grow house, the production of a range of fruit and vegetables, abd the improvement of our paths around the raised beds with gravel provided from Travis Perkins.

The Environment Agency supported us with a green leave day, clearing the southern side of the pond, so light can get to our giant water lily and other aquatic plant life. Kier kindly installed a water pipe for us, so that we can have mains water next year once, we get approval and connection from Anglian Water. To provide a shelter belt for our sheep and goats, we have sown tree samplings – courtesy of the Woodland Trust – so they have a windbreak in winter, and shade and food in the spring/summer. Support from RSPB Operation Turtle Dove continued, with seed and advice. We know that at least one turtle dove chick fledged as we flushed it from a raised bed! We also had swallows nest in the goat shelter. Some funding was gratefully received from Ely Tesco as well as Ely beer drinkers at the annual Ely Winter Beer Festival. Trustees and volunteers participated in a donkey husbandry training course in Birmingham in preparation for Sidmouth Donkey Sanctuary sending us two donkeys in the next financial year.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Willlderland Farm CIO trustees ensure that grant funding is applied in accordance with the terms of the grant funding agreement. The trustees also obtain donations and loans to cover on-going expenses.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

N/A

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

We are funded through donations and grants, and will continue to be.

All expenditure is made to help us achieve our charitable objectives.

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Will Birkin Michelle Griffiths-Reeeve Full name(s) Will Birkin Michelle Griffiths-Reeeve Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair Date 17/09/2024	Will Birkin Michelle Griffiths-Reeeve	Will Birkin Michelle Griffiths-Reeeve
		Chair
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Willderland Farm CIO 1182071
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/04/2023 31/03/2024
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 7,087 - - 7,087 4,074
Insurance claim - - - - 1,424
Grants - - - - -
Loans - - - - -
Gift Aid 1,478 - - 1,478 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 8,565 ] - - 8,565 5,498
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 8,565 - - 8,565 5,498
A3 Payments
Sundries and consumables 938 - 938 780
Insurance 1,765 - - 1,765 1,401
Equipment 1,076 - - 1,076 1,374
Goat shelter - - - - 1,200
Security system - - - - 168
Pond dipping platform - - - - 455
Livestock expenses 949 - - 949 230
Loans 2,900 - - 2,900 100
Repairs and Maintenance 828 - - 828 -
- - - - -
-
-
Sub total [ 8,456 ] - - 8,456 5,708
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments [ 8,456 ] - - 8,456 5,708
Net of receipts/(payments) 109 - - 109 - 210
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 160 - - 160 370
Cash funds this year end 269 - - 269 160
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Bank account Details Details Details Loans Will Birkin Signature Michelle Griffiths-Reeve	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 269 - - - - 269 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted - - - - - Print Name Michelle Griffiths-Reeve Will Birkin	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 17/09/2024 17/09/2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

18/11/2024