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Trustees. Annual Report lor the period
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Period end date
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Section A
Relerence and administration details
Charlty na
The Evryas Harokj Common Tnjst
Other nan￿ charity is krKbvm by
EHCT
Flogistered charlty number 01 ￿y)
1185140
Charlty'5 prln¢lpo1 addiess
The ProspeLt
Ewyas Harok
Postcode
HR2 OJE
Nam08 Ot Ihe charlty tn*tees who manage Ihe ehar
O•l•s •ct•d if not lor whol•
TNst•• n¥n•
Offic• lif any)
Nwn• orpor￿ lorbodyl •rrtlllad
Madeline Bradley
artin Clayion
Christiana Crouch
Caroline Hanks
Chair
Chair Oct 24- t)ec 24
Treasurer
Chair
Ghair Dec 24 - Feb 25
Christopher
Moughlon
Andrew Nixon
Chair
Chair Feb 25- April 251
Trustee until 17.4.25
Thomas Olrver
Sherridan Reed
Helen Shimwo11
Gillian Urch
Trustee from 19.3.25
Chair Sep 24- Crt 24
Chair
10
Judith Webb
Chair
ChaiT April 25- Sep 25
12
Susan Young
Secretary
13
14
16
17
Naffles 01 th• tTU8te88 lor the charity, rf any. (lor oxaryAe, any cu8todian tru8to09)
Name
Dates ac￿ it not tor whole
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Names and addre88es of advigers (Oplirywl inft>nnailon)
of advlsar
Nam•
AddTeSS
Name ol chl•f 8x8cutlv• or nam•s ot s•nlor slaff memtjfrrs (Optlonal intormatlon)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Descrfptlon of th• ctArlty'8 trujts
constiiu￿n
Type of goveming dttumenl
How the charity is ¢onslrtuted
Chanlthe In¢orForaled Trgantsalion
Twstee selection melhods
Trustaes elected by rnemtershi) at AGM
Addtlonal govemonc•18aues {OpllonMI Inlorrn•tlon)
, During the reportrng year trustees have held 6 meelings vllh an
average attendance of 9.
Th8 AGM was held on 19 March 2025 V￿th 24 members presenl, Fthjr
poliues and procedures
| Iruslees resigned, as required by our constitution and were then re-
appointed. One new trustee was el&¢ted. At tre end ol th8 reporting year
adopted lor the iThYuction an(i thore were 11 tTUStees. It has been d8cthJ to lurKI all trustees lo
Irainino ol trustees:
, undertake govemance trainiTra. Some have already done Ihe NCVQ
Ihe charty s organisalonal
,' Iratniffj.
structure and any w*Jer
There are 52 paKI m￿)be[S d Ihe EHCT.
The lomial agreement regarding the lease ol th8 necessary land and
netrKrk with which Ihe charlly inlraslruclurè to thè Ewyas Harohj Common Watèr Socwty IEHCWSI Is
works,,
urKJer negotHtion. as wèl as discussions regardiTrJ regular watèr
relationthip with ary relat￿ ', intraslruct￿re mainlenanc8. A ￿deS[Tran palh betweer the windmill and
parties-
I Ihg well has been improNpd & one reservryr has b8en 1gnc•J ofl al lh8
liu6tees' conshjeralion of
I request of Herefordshire Counul inspe¢lw. The EHCWS manages tho
mai)r fisks and Ihe system
' water supply.
and proce(Sures lo manage
i A policy has been devel￿￿ Tegarding financial reserves and a policy
them.
', approath to patking and drwing. DekAs of legislatK)n affecling the
I Common and local rule5 and regulations have teen collated 8 pul on the
', W8b &te. All Ihose with wcperties abutting the Common were remirKled ol
| their bouThJary resr*)nsit)ililie&
Approval has giv8ri lo Nalional Grid to trench an 81ectricity
' suppty lo a new pro￿rtY adjoiniw Ihe Common- the necessary
pemiissions having been soL￿1rt ar￿1 grdnled.
Considerat￿￿ has bew given to the queslion ol fire risk and thscussions
. held with Ihe IcKal fire bngade. A 5tralL¥y is beng drawn up includirHJ
advi￿ to resldents.
Unauihorlsed dfviro. camrArg. BBas, Ilttedng, etG continues to take
place- Waison with Ihe polth regardkng these inc¥Jents ts always posilNe.
You rnoy choo¥e to includ•
additional inlomialion, where
re￿Vant, about:
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March 2012

Section C
Ob'ectives and activities
. The purkK)se5 ol the EHGT are set out ￿ the constitution as follows..
o promote. for the L*nefit of the public. the o)nservation, protection
arxl improvemwl of the phy5ral and natural environmenl ol Ewyas
Harold Commonllhe Commonl by:
proV￿ry amenity wa¢e for the )yrmunity and promoting
sustainable access
rnanagiry the ￿nd to create aThJ mawitaii biologi(21 drversily and
to inprove arxl maintain a tradIt￿nal habitat for wildlif
mamtaining th8 quantty and quality of thè grazing, consistenl
the oihef objècts
advan¢¢ng the edu¢ati)n ol the publi¢ in the conseNation,
proteCt￿n aTrd Thprovoment ot the physul and natutal
environment of the Common
prolecling aaainsl any acaion which would be detrimenkl io
overall objects or to the exercise ol regislered rights."
Summary of tho Obl￿ts of I
tharlty Set out In Its
governing document
EnvIr￿mental management
There wore 6 voluni8er working part*s on th8 c￿￿mOn over the wlnter-
mainly scrub clearance for the L￿efit of the pearf bortlered fritillary.
Contractors were paid lor bracken cuttirvJ1£11341 and far a day %Mlh
robollail {t9LKJI. In addition, a contractor undertook reptile and amphibian
management1£6301. BPS claimanls & Tnjsl members have also
urKlertaken bracken CLrtting al no cosi lo the Twst.
Along￿de the grazing 017 Exmoor ponies a￿1 a small Hock ot
Commoner's sheep the above tnanagemenl maintained the requlremenls
ot the Higher Level Siewardship.
Regular surveys of butterfltes and rewilps wore undertaken. The lavel8 01
Ihe target species are ￿lding up.
i The Envirorwrenlal Siewardship agreement (t)nllnues untll March 2026.
Work continues on a longer-term management plan wtth consid6ration
being gNen to maktyig a move lo a new RPA stheme and applying lor
SSSI designation.
Sumrnary ol the malft
activlties undertaken lor Ihe
public benefit In relation lo
these oblect• (Include wllhln
Ihls aecllon the Statutory
dèclaratlon that trust￿ havo
had regard to the guldan¢e
19s￿d by ihe Charlty
Comrnis3ion on publlc
benellt)
Amenty us8
Three silted up Catt￿ gnds have bgen cW8d out (partly by volunlegrsl
arKI fencing replaced around one of them.
The issue of mu(Idy path5 in winler has been pAnsldered in detail il
has been decKJed 1101 clearitvj old ditches and improving drainage will
make a big dIfferern￿ and wod( is proposed to tathle this on some key
a￿esS roules when the weather is right.
A guKled walk was offered lor l(xals ar* m8mb8rs to see pearl
bordered tritillarias vthen they wore lty￿g in May.
Three new inlofftiation bjards have been ccrfnmissioned lo replace the
okj ones- ￿ of wtrNth have crywwetely disinlegrated and had lo be
removed.
We bdleve thal In all our aCtI￿￿e$ we have complied wllh the duty In
section 4 01 the 20C6 Ad lo have due ffjgard lo ouidants on public
benofil publi8h8d by the Chanty Cunmisgon.
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March 2012

Addltlcnal detals ol oblectlves and actlvltles (Optlonal lnlorma1i(￿)
You may choose to I￿lUde
further stalements, whare
relevanl, aboul..
policy on granimakkng",
policy programme related
investment;
contritmjtion mad8 by
volunteers.
Section D
Achicvomeiits and performance
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Ma￿h 2012

Section D
Achievemeiits and performance
Summary ot the maln
achlevements of the chartty
durlng thé yèar
', The EHCT has (*)nlinued to maintain the Cornmon as a valuable
recreabonal space for bcal festhnts and those from turther afield. In
addition lo regular local W￿kers, wsr(ors come sp8ufi¢ally lo see some ol
the rarrties. Lorg th's1ance routes (the Herelortlshire Tr&1 and the Gobjen
Va118y Pilgrim Way) pa5S through the Common and bring more visitors.
Desptte Ihe pTessure5 (xeated IxTrth legitimate awe55 and antisocial
behavtour the EHCT has managed lo maintain and ellhance the
environment lor th8 target species and for V*id8r bio-dNersity.
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Math 2012

Section E
Financial review
The EHCT has no emphjyees or other regular financial commitrnents.
Our insuranc£ poliw covers us for wblic liability whid) is our major
| financial risk. Acwdingly our reserves policy is to retain a reserv8 01
apwoxunately 6 months expenditure.
Brlef statsment of t
charlty's pollcy on resoms
Details of any funds mateTially
In dellclt
Further Ilnanclal revlew delalls Ioptlonal Inlorrnatlon>
You may choose lo include
Our princwl source ol lunding rwiains Ihe Hsgher Level Siewaidshp
a(Agilional inlorrnalion, WI￿re
labjut £5k per annurnl. membership subscriptions and donations.
relevant about..
The HLS money is ring fenced lor habrtal management. The other main
Ihe charity's princpal
expenditure is lor public liabilty insurance.
sources ol funds Iincludiry
In addition lo 8xp8ndilure on habrtal managemenl our budget envisages
any lundraisingl-,
spending on preparat￿n of the management plan. new noliceboards arKI
lootpalh impiovemenl.
how expenditure has
During the rrf)ortir¥ year ￿ received a of £25k as a resull ol
supported the key obi8Ctives I granting an easemenl lo a new resKlential prL)pety adjoining the
ol the charity:
common. This sum needs lo be husbanded carefully. EHCT plans lo
invest siyne ol Ihis lor lh8 short lem) and envisages Ihal much ol it will be
inveslm8nl policy alld
j required for the development and implementalton ol the new
objectives including any
' management pLqn.
ethical investment pjlicy
adopted.
Seclion F
Other o
tional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare thal they have approved the trustees report above.
Slgned on behalf ol the chaflty's Iwstees
Slgnaturels).
Full narnels)
Posltlon {eg Secretary, Chalr,
etcl
7> 1i1t
C/l*(Jirt
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PA8rth 2012

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGIAND AND WALES
Receipts and pa
ents accounts
CC16a
For lh• perfad
24
31.kn25
Seclion A Receipls and payments
Unresirfcied
nd$
Flasitlci•J
Endowmwl
L•* ymr
AIRK
Mombeith SL*
emi
nor Lévol STÉwartsN Giant
4fv77
av•
137
Tianstor trorn ckn
MY ml¥
acownt
14
Sub fo¥1 (Grom incots￿ for
ARJ
i,J2J
A2 A￿•t and In¥••tThhl
•e• ttbl•l.
Sub totsi
31223
4,5$2
A3P•
•M•
ui4rKe
Hw]Hir• + uf AGM
En￿lan￿e(rt￿l CATrptratht5
Cosis As•ock￿￿j ¥wm wat•1 lu
411
471
4,317
A4 A88•t and
uichu•s, I¥•D t4bl•l
Sub iotsi
1.17S
4,917
A5 Trxn•l•r¥ b•iwMn fuThl•
A6 Cuh lunds laol y•ar On
C••h lund• thls y••r•nd
13.237
112r
g.CQ2
13.
CCXX A1 l&Sl

Section B Slatemenl of assets and liabilities at the end ol the period
Unrestricied
funds
Aestricied
lunds
io n*rest t
EnElowmenT
funds
nea￿* £
B1 Co*h fvnd$
Totsl lunds
37.665
Endt>wnwl
lunda
lynd•
(amTrtV*lu•
B3 I￿￿•1M•￿t •wt•
FU￿10 **A¢h
CAmMv•Iu•
B4 As••t8 retalned for th•
ch•rlty'* own u
Fundto w
Whnd
BS Ll•bllltl•*
zaa£
gn8d IrnL8*•SLY¢
ol all ithetrL￿1[￿5
Date of
Pthi Name
CCXX A2 xctyjnls l&SI

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
7k£￿
4ILS H c(rriol
rws
On accounts for the year
ended
Charity no
lif any)
31 A-.
.Y gozs
I Igs Ilto
Set out on pages
I report lo the truslees on my examination of the acMunts of the above
liarity ("the Trust") foi the year ended 3110 3/ ZOZ>
Responsibilities and As the charty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance wth the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ltthe Acf'}.
I report in respect of my examination of the I'rust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination,
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come to my attention {
") in connection with
the examination which gives me caus8 to bèlièva that in, any material
respect..
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
tne Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting rÉe.ords
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no cOn￿M$ and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attèntion should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the acGounts to be reached.
itrase delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
ob/og1go2
Name:
T<eievant proTessional I
aualificationls) or bodv I
{It any): I
A c. ft. Ireka)
Address: |
Jskn qk4
IER
October 201 *

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern {see CC32,
Independent examination of charity account5.' directions and guidan￿ for
examiners)-
Glve here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
dlsclose.
IER
October 2018