2023-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] April 2022 Period start date To Period end date

Charity name:Plush Paddock Charitable Incorporated Organisation

Charity registration number:1185374

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Provide and maintain Plush Paddock as an area for recreation, leisure time, occupations and community events for the general benefit of the community.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	A plan for developing Plush Paddock as a biodiverse area of recreation for the community was drawn up and approved at community meetings. The first phase of this plan was implemented in November and December 2022 with the planting by tree adopters and volunteers of 27 trees in a communal orchard. The trees, stakes, ties and guards were sourced through a Tree Council grant. A further 8 non orchard trees and 450 whips to create a new hedge were planted by volunteers in March. The trees and whips were supplied by the Tree Council. The hedges were trimmed to keep a tidy, wildlife supporting perimeter and wildlife corridor. An area for recreation was established through periodic topping and mowing to enable community gatherings and parties to be held.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	They have regard to this.

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making

Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Volunteers made a key contribution to the preparation of the communal orchard ground prior to planting and during the planting itself.
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
		The charity has completed the first of
		several parts of its main objective of
		establishing Plush Paddock in
Summary of the main achievements of the charity,	Para 1.20	accordance with the purposes of the charity in its constitution. The communal
identifying the difference the		orchard has been planted by adopters of
charity’s work has made to		the trees, two further non orchard
the circumstances of its		copses established and a hedge planted
beneficiaries and any wider		along one side to promote a wildlife
benefits to society as a		corridor. This has engaged and bonded
whole.		the community and created a biodiverse
		area of recreation and leisure.

Of
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You may choose to include further statements		where relevant about:
		All objectives have been met in this
		period.
Achievements against	Para 1.41
objectives set
		All objectives for claiming grants have
		been met in this period
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives	Para 1.41
set

Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity has a satisfactory financial balance.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The charity proposes to keep the reserves approximately at the present level to cover maintenance. Any additional costs will be covered by fundraising or grants.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£3000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	Not applicable
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	None

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Fundraising at events and grants
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	No serious risks
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Elected by members as per the constitution

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Plush Paddock Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1185374
Charity’s principal address	Manor Gate Cottage Plush Dorset DT2 7RJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	John Lush	Chair
	Roxanne Harbour	Treasurer
	Ann Jordan
	Richard Cake
	Gordon Judd
	Caroline Burnham
	AnthonyMurray
	Jonathan Drori

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Arboreal	The Tree Council	Surrey Quays Road, London SE162XU
General	Dorset AONB	Dorchester DT11XJ

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

General Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	John Frederick Peters Lush
	Chair
	6thJanuary 2024
	6thJanuary 2024

	Charity Name Plush Paddock Charitable Incorporated Organisation	Charity Name Plush Paddock Charitable Incorporated Organisation	Charity Name Plush Paddock Charitable Incorporated Organisation	Charity Name Plush Paddock Charitable Incorporated Organisation	Charity Name Plush Paddock Charitable Incorporated Organisation	No (if any) 1185374	No (if any) 1185374	No (if any) 1185374	CC16a
	For the period from		Period start date 01/04/2022		To		Period end date 31/03/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £		Restricted funds to the nearest £		Endowment funds to the nearest £		Total funds to the nearest £		Last year to the nearest £
JubileeFetefundraising	165		-		-		165
Dorset Community fund grant	1,500		-		-		1,500
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	1,665		-		-		1,665		-
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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Sub total	-								-
**Total receipts **
	1,665								-

A3 Payments
Hedge cutting and grass topping	50		-		-		50
Insurance	183		-		-		183		-
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**Sub total **	233		-		-		233		-
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-
**Sub total **	-								-
Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between fund A6 Cash funds last year en Cash funds this year end
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	1,432								-
	s -								-
	d 5,544								-
	6,976								-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories 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)) Details Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 6,976 - - 6,976 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs	Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to nearest £
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				OK
				Endowment funds to nearest £
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Fund to Amount due When due which (optional) (optional) liability relates Details

B5 Liabilities

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X R2 accounts (SS) Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	~~2~~ Signature	Print Name RoxanneHarbour John Lush	Date of approval	~~0~~24
		RoxanneHarbour	20.11.23
	~~2~~	John Lush	~~05/01/2~~ 20.11.23

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)