Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date From To Section A Reference and administration details Charity name,. The Evryas Harold Common Trust Othor namos charity Is known by i EHCT Règistered charlty numbor (11 any) 1185140 Charity's principal addros8 The ProsFeCt Ewyas Harold Postrodo HR2 OJE Name8 of the charity tru8too8 who manago tho charity Datn a¢t•d If not for whol• Tru•ts• nam• Offlc• Ilf •nyl Name of ron lor body) •ntltl8d oint tru•t•o Ifan Madeleinè Bradley Vice Chair I Chair Until June 20241 From June 2024 until August 2024 Martin Clayton Christiana Crouch Caroline Hanks Treasurer Christopher Moughton Andrew Nixon Cttair Until June 2024 Thomas Oliver From March 2024 Helen Shimwell Chair TTUStee from March 2024 I Chair from August 2024 Gillian Urch 10 Judilh Webb From March 2024 Susan Young Secretary 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Name8 of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for examplo. any custodian trustees) TAR March 2012
Name Datss acted If not for wholo ear Names and addro8888 of advisern (Optional Irrfom7ation> ol advl#gr Name Addrn88 Namo of chlof exe¢utlve or name• of 8enlor staff membern {Opllonal Infomiatlon) Section B Structure, governance and management Dfjscrlptlon ol Ihg ch•rlty'• trust8 Constitution Typ8 of govemlng document How the charrty is constituted Charitable Incorwated Organisatw)n Trustee selection methods Trustées elecied by merni)efship ail AGM Addltlonal gav•rn•nco luue• Iopllonal Inforniatlon) During the reporting year the trustees have held 6 meoting8 with an average attendance of 7. The AGM was hekl on 7 March 2024 wilh 21 members pr&sent. Two trustees resigned, as required by our constbtution and were then re appointed. Three ne•V trustees were elected. At the end of the reporting year there were 11 trustees. There are 50 paKI members of the EHCT. During the reporting year solicitors have been drafting an agreament regarding the lease of the necessary land and infrastructure to the Ewyas Harold Ccrfnmon Water Sc¢iety EHCWS). Meanwhile the EHCWS manag8S the water suppty including all the finances. During the reporting year the Trust has deveh)ped policies in relation to cycling and horse riding. A resenles policy has also been drafted. Though still to be finalised rt has been incorporated in the budget for 2023124. During the reporting year the ownershy registration of the Trust's lands ffinally came through. And the Trusl was grfted a field11.25 acres} adjoining the ComrrKn which is In the Groundwat8r Prot8Ction Zone for the water supply. A Deed of Easement for access was drawn up between the EHCT and the owner of land adjoining the Common where permission had been granted for residential use. EHCT will be receiving £25k frorn this In the next financial y8ar. You may choo•e to irKlude additional infomiaticn, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charty's organisational structure and any wder nthork wrth which the charity • relationship Yth any related parties. trusteès, consideration of rnajor risks and the system and procedures to manage them. TAR March 2012
Section C Objectives and activities The purposes of the EHCT are set out in the constitution a5 folk)WS.' o promote. for the benefit of the public. the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of Ewyas Harokl Common ("the Common-} by.. providing amenty Spa for k)cal community and promoting sustainable access managing the land to create and rnaintsin biological diversity and I lo improve and maintain a tradrtional habitat for wildlrfe maintaining the quantty and quality of the grazing, consi$tent with the other objects advancing the education of the public in the conservation, protection and Improvement of Ihe physical and natural environment of the Common protecting against any action which would be detrimental to overall objects or to the exercise of regtstered rights." Summary of tho objgcts of the charity set oul In Its governing document Envlronmental management There were around 5 volunteer Wofking partw on the Common over the winter- mainty scrub dearance for the benefft of paarl bordered fritillary butterflies. Conlradors were paid for br8ck8n cutting {£1134), for a day with roboflail (£900) and for suub dearance (£150). In addition 8 contractor undertook reptile and amphibian rnanag8ment1£630). BPS claimants and Tiust members have also underLqken bra¢ken cutting at no cost to the Tru81. Alongside the grazing by 7 Exmoor ponies and a small flock of commonerfs sheep the above management rnaintained th8 requirements of the Higher Level Stewardship. The Common was the recipient of som• slow worm$ transtocated from a nearby site where development was taking place. Regular surveys of butterflies and reptlles war8 undertak6n - wrth both showing that target species ar• holding their own. The Environmental Stewardship agernent ¢>Jntinues until March 2028. Work has begun on a longer temi management plan with Consideration being given to making a move to a new RPA scheme and app.ng for SSSI de5Jnat10n. Summary of th• maln actlvltlos undortaken for the public benefit in relalion to the objects lincludo within this section the statutory dgclaratlon that tru8t•o8 hav• had regard to the guidance issued by tho Charity Commisslon on publk bonoflt) Amenity Use The Common is extensively used by locals for walking. During wet weath8r this can create muddy condjtions on some well used paths. For Ihis reason we have developed policies restricting cycling and horse riding. We are also looking into some limiled path improvements lo provide better access for l(Kal walkers. Unfortunately some of the svJns installed at the 3 main ontrances (to indicate ttlat cyding, horse rhjing, lohting fires and camping is generally not permitted and encouraging adherence to the countryside code as Tegards dog walking) have been removed. We are in contsct with the neighbourhood police regarding this and other att5la1 tEhav>our. Longer temi. we are planning to repEace the notKeboards at the entrances. We believe that in all our activities w8 have complied with the duty in seCtn 4 of the 2()36 Act to have due regard to guidance on public benefft ublished b the Chari Commission. TAR March 2012
Addltlonal details of obj•ctlvM •nd adlvltlgs (Optlon•l Inform•tlon) You may chooso to include further Statements, where relevanl, about.. pollcy on grantmaking; policy programme related investment contribution made by volunteers. TAR Mareh 2012
Section D Achievements and performance EHCT has continued to provide a welcome place for members of the publ1¢ to walk and relax. The Common is ¥11 used. Summary of the main achlevemonts of tho charfty during the year Even though the Cc¥nmon is a p)pular recreational venue, EHCT has manged to maintain ils value for wikllife. Necessary management undertaken by the Trust has meant that the numbers of protected species have continued to hokl their own. TAR Marth 2012
Section E Financial review With all the legacy loans paid back and the finances of the water suPY tsken over by the Ewyas Harold Common Water Socièty it has been possible to begin to consider budgeting for 2024125 and developing a reserves polw. The latter will maintain approximately 6 months of regular expenditure as reserves. Brief 8tatement of the charlty's policy on r08•rvos Detalls of any funds matorlally In doficit Further financial rovlow dolaila (Optlonal Infornmtionl Our principle source of funding remains the Higher Level Stewardship (about £5k per annurn). membership subscrptions and donations. The costs invofveil in running the water supply have èeen off loaded. The HLS money is ring fenced for habltal management. The other main expenditure is for public liabilty insurance. In addIt)n to expenditure on habitat management our budget envisages spending on preparation of the management plan. new noticEboards and footpath imwo¥emenL You may choo80 to include additional infonnation. vthere relevant about: the charity's principal sourc6s of frjnds (induding any fundraising)., how expenditure has supported the key objectr¥8s of the charty; investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment pollcy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration Tho trustsas declarn that thoy havo approvad the trusto05' rnport abovo. Slgnod on bohalf of tho charity'• trusts•8 Slgnaturels) Full namel•) Position {8g Secretary. Chair, etc) cfrrtIL Date zf TAR M¥r¢h 2012