## ## ## ## |Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted jf not for whole
• year|Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (jf any)| |---|---|---|---| |Madeleine_Bradley|Vice Chair||| |Martin Cfayton|||| |Christiana Crouch|Treasurer||| |Caroline Hanks|||| |Peter Jinman||Until May 2023|| |Luey Morton||Until February 2023|| |Christo\pherMoughton|||| |Andrew Nixon|Chair||| |Gillian Urch|||| |Susan Young|Secretary||| Namos and addrnsses of advis•rn (Optlonal Inforniatlon) of advls•r Name AddbTrss Name of chl•f •xocutlv• or names of sonlor staff m•mb•r• qopknal Infomiatlonl Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Dmcrfptlon ofth• charfty'• trusts Constitution Type of goveming ronsi How the charity is con8trtuted leg. rrusl. assoTraTion. company, Chaiilable IncortK)rated OrganisatK)n Trustee selec￿On methods TnJstee8 elec*8d by Membersh￿ al AGM Addlllon•l govornanco l•su•s Iopfjonal Infomiatlon) Durina the reporting year the Irustee8 have held 10 meets'ngs (4 on Zoom) with an average 8ttendance of 7. The AGM was hekl on 9 February 2023 Imth 27 members present. Thre8 trustee8 resoned. as required by our constitLrtion and were then r appointed. A further trustee retired. One truste8 d￿d in May 2023. At the end of the reporting year there were 8 trustees. There was a discussion at the AGM (requested by a member) on the trustees. decision making processes. As a result we have souaht to improve our communications. The web site and Facebocjk wje are regularfy updated. There are 49 ￿ membern of the EHCT. During the reports'ng year, dixussions have continued with the Ewya8 Harokl Common Water Sooety {EHCWS) regarding the lease of the necessary land and infrastructure. In the meantime the EHCWS has taken over Many￿ of the water supply from the EHCT. You may choos• to indude additK>nal infomiation, where relevant, about.. poli(ae8 and procedure8 adopted for the induction and training of trustees; the charity's organisational structure and any WKler nelwork with which th• charity rks,. relationship with any related parties.. trustees, con8ider8tion ol major risks and the systsm and procedures to manage them. Section C Objectives and activities The purposes of the EHCT are set out in the constrtuts'on as follows: 'To promote, for the benefft of the public. the consep4alion, protection and improvement of the physical and naturd environmènt of Ewyas Harokl Common (Ihe Common") by.. providing amenty space for the local communty and promoting sustainable access managing the land to c￿ate and maintain biological divernty and to improve and mantain a tradrtional habitat for wildlrfe maintainin the ua and of the razin , consistent wrth Marth 2012 Summary ofthe objects ofthe charlty set out In Its govoming document TAR the other ows advancing the education of the public in the conserrfation, protection and improvement of the phys￿￿ and natural environment of the Common protecting aganst any xtion which would be detrimental to Over￿ objects orto the exerose of registered IvJMs.' There *Yre about 6 volunteer *Drking partie$ on the Common over the winter- mainly Scrub dearance for the benefft of pearf bordered fritillary butterflies. A waste management ex8mpts.on was applth for and granted to enable brash to be bumt in situ. Contractors were paid for for bracken iJJtting (£1134), for 8 day wrth rot)ofiail (£900) and for scrub dear81￿8(£47l). In addition a contractor undertwk reptile and amphikn'an management {though costs did not fall within this period). 8PS daimants and Trust member8 have a180 undertaken brxken cutting at no cost to the Trust. Aktngsth the grazing by 7 Exm¢)or ponies and a small flock of commonerfs sheep the atthTe management maintained the requirements of the Hwjher Level Stvwardship. The Environmentsl Stewardship agreement was exterKled for 5 years - unttl March 2028. The grant from Herefordshire Council (awarded the previous year, but received in the reporting year) enabled the purchase of a brush cthter. Iraining & public evenls l activities. H8dgelw ranp8 ￿tro ffttf•J to Iho8• ¢atUe gThJ• which dkj not have VYY. them. On¢X again, Iwo pearf borderod fritillary gravid femalès taken for captNe breeding ahead of TeintroductrJn on the Malvom Hill8. Regular surveys of buttefflies and reptiles ware undertak￿- wlth both showing that target SP￿￿8 are holding their own. Summary ofthe maln actlvttles undertaken for th• publlc benefft In relatlon to theso objects (Include wlthln thls s•ctlon the statutory doclaratlon that tru8ts•s h•v• had r•gard to the guld•nc• l•$ued by the Charlty Commlsslon on publlc b•nefft) Amenty Use The Crxnmon is extensivety u8•d by locals for walking. During Iyat weather this can create muddy ￿nditionS on Some well used palh8. For this reason we have darif￿1 our Fdicy on cyding (only permitted for locd use, particularly by children. to cydo au0&8 tho Common for acco purposes). Similarly we do not pemirt horse riding. although due to pressure from s(xno mwnbern we Introduced a one year pemilt trlal in January 2023. Signs have been in8ts11ed at the 3 main entran￿ lo indute that cyding, horse riding. Iyhting fires and cam￿n9 is gener811y not pemirtted and enmuwing adherenca to the h￿hWaY code 88 regard$ dog walking. During the reporting year we have undertaken maintenance work on cattle grids and tree guards. have planted one new tree and fitted one new bench. We believe that in all our acbvilies we have complwj wrlh the duty in section 4 of the 2006 Aca to have due regard to guidanca on public benefft ublished b the Cha Commission. Addlllon•l d•t•lls of obJ•ctlv•8 and actlvltles Ioptlonal Infom￿t￿ln> TAR March 2012 You may choose to indude further statements, where relevant, about: policy on grantmakiNJ: policy programme remad inve8tment,' contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance TAR Mareth 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe maln achiovoments of the charlty durlng tho year The Common continues to provide a welcome place for members of the pubk to walk and relax. Even though the C(xnmon is a popular recr&knnal venue the management undertaken by the Trust has maintained its value for wildlrfe. Habitat manaJement has been praised by experts and t numbers of prote¢Xed speaes have hekl their tr*n. .Ir TAR Marth 2012 Section E Financial review A polw on resen4es is still to be devek)p&l. Be¢aus8 of the legacy of a loan to pay back (see below) and the fact that the sItuat￿n as regards the running of the water suppty is still not settled this has been another unusual year. Brt•f stat•m•nt of the charlty's pollcy on re￿r¥03 Dolalls of any funds m•tsrf•lly In defiGIt Furth•r flnanclal revlew d•tsll• (Opiion•l Informalkn) Our principle sourrx of funding is the Hwher Level Stewardship (about £5k per annum). membership subscriptK>ns and donations. A grant of £4.5k Irom Herefordshire Councl 8vArded in 202112022 for specjfic expenditures was partially sperrt during this reporting year and the grant You may choo•0 to indude additional infomation. where relevant about". the charity's prfndpal Sources of funds (induding any fundraisingl,. how expenditure ha8 supported the key otiectNes of the charity., investment Fy)liry and objectives induding any ethical inve8trnent policy adopted. We atAe to pay back the outstanding loan of £3k from an individual which had arisen frorn historical costs of the transfer of the Common to the Trust. The costs involved in running the watar $upply have been covered by paymerts from the water users. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration Tho trusteu declarn that th•y hav• approved the trust••s' rnport abov•. sIgn￿ on b•half of th• charlty's trustO0S Slgnature{•) 8 &_Y.- Full n•m•(•) Posltlon (•g Secr•tary, Chalr, 2F TAR Mar¢h 2012 CHARITY COMMIS510 FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a FIX th• p•rlod 1.9.22 31.8.23 Section A Receipts and payments nd• lund• funth Total fund• n•wwl£ * th• knlh• k• th• n•v••t£ A1 R•c• lJ5 138 671 Momb•rnthl W•t H h•r I qlwrr •2 4.•TT 133 4.177 1)3 13) Gi•nl• c9ntn￿jtr)nl to M￿nt￿On¢• Sub total fGffjss Incon￿ lor AR) 19210 1•310 A2 AsS•t ind Inv•*tnwnt 4al••. Suts toi•l 11.210 f•210 10.249 A3P• Soltsloi + IM Em4ronm•ntd Contrxtorl 3.7J• J.7J6 973 741 loj Trdning H41 + ¢c•l• Lrf Equipmom Common mdnt•nMc• 10S 471 Sub fot•l 14013 x* purchag••. {•• tsbl•l Sub tot•1 14513 14613 i.)os Pl•t of r•¢elptsl(p•ymwrt¥J AS Trnn•f•rn b•t**•n fun Al C••h fund¥ l••t y•ar •nd Cash funds thls yMr •nd J.697 SJ2S 25 3,366 6JlO 9,022 CCXX R1 a¢uurrts18S) Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categoriva fvnd• funds 81 Ca•h fund• To*1 ¢•sh funds I￿2? funds fund• fund• J n•Arut¢ ty) Fund tr) *thlBh Detalts D•tails Co•tloptk ury•nt B4 AM•ts r•taln•d for th• ch•rfty'• own du• Details 85 Uabllltle• b•h•ll ol •ll lh• Print ￿mI val Fil CCXX R2 x¢ounts ISSI