UK NATIONAL PARKS CHARITY FOUNDATION YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT ACCOUNTS
Charity number 1182566 Also registered in Scotland with Charity Number SC049846
Page Reference and administrative information 2 Report of the Trustees 3 Statement of receipts and payments 7 Statement of balances 8 Additional analysis 9
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UK NATIONAL PARKS CHARITY FOUNDATION YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT ACCOUNTS
Reference and Administrative Information
Charity number
In England and Wales 1182566 In Scotland SC049846
Address
c/o Brecon Beacons National Park, Plas y Ffynnon Cambrian Way, Aberhonddu, Wales LD3 7HP
Trustees
Sarah Fowler (Chair) David Cameron (Treasurer, Secretary) Tegryn Jones Peter Dixon Emyr Williams
Office bearers in period
Sarah Fowler (Chair) David Cameron (Treasurer, Secretary)
Bank
Triodos Bank, Deanery Road, Bristol, BS1 5AS, This arrangement since January 2020
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UK NATIONAL PARKS CHARITY FOUNDATION YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
The Trustees are pleased to present their second Trustees report together with the financial statements, for the period to 31 March 2021.
Structure, Governance and management
The Charity was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 20 March 2019, and subsequently registered with the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator on 9 January 2020.
The Charity has a double tier structure with the Trustees nominated by members of the Charity.
The UK National Park Foundation Members are:
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority Broads Authority Cairngorms National Park Authority Lake District National Park Authority National Park Partnerships Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority Snowdonia National Park Authority Peak District National Park Authority Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority New Forest National Park Authority
Appointment of Trustees
Membership of the CIO is open to anyone who is interested in furthering its purposes.
A National Park Authority, established by the government of the UK or either or any devolved governments of Scotland or Wales shall be welcomed as a new member, with membership required to be approved by Trustees
Members appoint a Board of Trustees who hold regular meetings and control the activities of the Charity.
The charity trustees manage the affairs of the CIO and may for that purpose exercise all the powers of the CIO. The Charity must have a minimum of three Trustees with no maximum.
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Objectives and Activities
Charitable Purpose
The charity is established for the benefit of the public within the areas designated as National Parks in England, Wales and Scotland to support the following objectives and activities while recognising at all times the requirement to respect the special qualities of those designated areas:
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The preservation, conservation and enhancement of natural and cultural heritage;
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The promotion of sustainable development by:
(a) the preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the prudent use of natural resources;
(b) the promotion of sustainable means of communities achieving rural economic growth and regeneration;
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The education of the public in the physical and natural environment of the national parks and their special qualities;
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The promotion of the national parks as facilities for appropriate recreation and enjoyment for members of the public at large in the interests of social welfare;
Sustainable development within these objectives means “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
Activities
The Charity refers to itself more commonly as The UK National Parks Foundation
In the past year the following activity has taken place:
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Linking into the fundraising group ‘Pedal 4 Parks’ www.pedal4parks.co.uk an initiative which is likely to raise upwards of £2,000 for the Foundation in summer/autumn 2021.
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Application to be Times 2020 Christmas Charity (unsuccessful)
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Agreements (negotiated by National Parks Partnerships) with ScratchMaps and Adventure Pins www.adventurepins.co.uk whereby £1 from every National Park pin and Map sold goes to the UK National Parks Foundation, to date £1,300 has been raised
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Continued registering of the Charity on ‘Amazon Smile’ which has generated £13 in the financial year covered by this report.
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Receipt of £2,574 from Columbia Sportswear in relation to a donation per survey initiative.
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First AGM held on 26 March 2020.
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Achievements and performance
As noted above, the main focus of trustees in this reporting period has been initiating our first income generating relationships and beginning the process of drawing together funds for future disbursement in support of our charitable objectives.
The various and extensive impacts of the COVID19 pandemic throughout the financial year covered by this report has prevented any significant work by trustees in pursuance of their income generation and charitable support plans. The ‘Pedal 4 Parks’ referenced in our summary of activities was originally planned to take place during 2020 and deferred because of the pandemic. We are delighted that the organisers have remained linked to the Foundation as their chosen charity as they plan to take their event forward in 2021.
Financial review
While achieving the accumulation of the first £3,887 in donations toward delivering our charitable objectives in the 2020/21 financial year, the Trustees have not yet made any distributions of those funds toward charitable projects. Through existing and planned relationships with donors, we hope and aim to accumulate sufficient funds to enable investment in projects delivering our charitable objectives by the end of the 2021/22 financial year or into the 2022/23 financial year.
Trustees and our colleagues at National Park Partnerships who have supported us in seeking to deliver our fundraising ambitions have been careful to avoid damaging any potential charitable income generation activities being pursued by charities based within individual National Parks. We believe our actions since formation have caused no adverse impacts for any National Parks and will continue to work to ensure there are no negative consequences for charities based within the National Parks or for the National Park organisations.
Plans for the future
Trustees expect further donations to be received from the three sources of income secured over the course of 2020/21, while also working to secure further sources of income support for our charitable ambitions. Trustees will continue to work with the charity’s membership to develop income generation plans and establish investment plans which support the charities purpose of supporting the enhancement and sustainable development of the UK’s National Parks.
Trustees also recognise that since establishment of the Foundation on 20 March 2019, we have secured membership of nine of the UK’s 15 National Parks. We will continue to communicate the work and ambitions of the Foundation in the hope of securing a fuller membership of the National Parks.
The Foundation will also continue to have regard for the benefit of all National Parks in planning and delivering its work.
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We will continue to have dialogue with any parties interested in securing our charitable objectives in order to ensure the Foundation sits well within the overall framework of organisations working for the benefit of National Parks in England, Wales and Scotland.
David Cameron MA CPFA
Trustee and Treasurer, for UK National Parks Charity Foundation
6 May 2021
Independent Certification
Having reviewed the bank statements I certify receipts and payment accounts statement of year ended 31 March 2021 are accurately recorded.
Richard Griffiths
(A.C.M.A.)
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UK NATIONAL PARKS CHARITY FOUNDATION YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT ACCOUNTS STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
| Receipts Grants Donations Investment income Payments Total expenditure Net income for period Reserves brought forward Reserves carried forward |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total funds 2021 Total funds 2020 £ £ £ £ 0 0 0 0 3,887 0 3,887 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| 3,887 0 3,887 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| 0 0 0 0 3,887 0 3,887 0 0 0 0 - |
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| 3,887 0 3,887 0 |
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The notes on pages form part of these financial statements UK NATIONAL PARKS CHARITY FOUNDATION YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 STATEMENT OF BALANCES
| Notes CURRENT ASSETS 2,3 Cash and cash equivalents NET CURRENT ASSETS FUNDS Unrestricted funds 2 Restricted funds 3 TOTAL FUNDS |
2021 2020 £ £ 3,887 0 |
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| 3,887 0 |
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| 3,887 0 0 0 |
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| 3,887 0 |
David Cameron MA CPFA Trustee, Treasurer
UK National Parks Charity Foundation
6 May 2021
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The notes on pages form part of these financial statements
UK NATIONAL PARKS CHARITY FOUNDATION YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS
| 1 | DONATIONS | Unrestricted | Restricted |
Total |
Total |
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| Reserves | Reserves |
funds 2021 |
funds 2020 |
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| £ | £ |
£ |
£ |
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| Donations | 3,887 | 0 |
3,887 |
0 |
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| 2 | UNRESTRICTED INCOME | Balance as | Movement | Balance as | |
| FUNDS | at 31 March | in year | at 31 March | ||
| 2020 | 2021 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Columbia Friends and Family | 0 | 2,574 | 2,574 | ||
| Amazon Smile Contributions | 0 | 13 | 13 | ||
| Adventure Pins | 0 | 1,300 | 1,300 | ||
| General Fund Total | 0 | 3,887 | 3,887 | ||
| RESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS | Balance as | Movement | Balance as | ||
| at 31 March | in year | at 31 March | |||
| 2020 | 2021 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Total of restricted funds | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 STAFF COSTS
The charity considers its key management personnel comprises of the Trustees only. No Trustees received remuneration during the period from the Charity
The charity has no directly employed staff.
5 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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There were no related party transactions in the year.
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