
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1[st] April 2023                Period start date   To 31[st] March 2024                            Period end date** 

**Charity name: Plush Paddock Charitable Incorporated Organisation** 

## **Charity registration number: 1185374** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To provide and maintain Plush Paddock**<br>**as an area for recreation, leisure time**<br>**occupations and community events for**<br>**the general benefit of the community.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**An area for wildflowers was scarified**<br>**and sown with typical southern England**<br>**wildflower meadow seeds. Wild daffodil**<br>**bulbs were planted around some of the**<br>**orchard trees.**<br>**The hedges were trimmed to maintain a**<br>**tidy wildlife supporting perimeter and**<br>**wildlife corridor.**<br>**The community recreation area was**<br>**maintained through periodic topping**<br>**and mowing.**<br>**The disused telephone kiosk was**<br>**stripped and painted by Pureblast to**<br>**house the village defibrillator. Funds for**<br>**this were donated by a member.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**They have had regard to this.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference **n/a** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **n/a** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment 



|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**Volunteers made a significant**<br>**contribution to the planting of the**<br>**wildflower area and in maintaining the**<br>**newly planted hedge that provides a**<br>**wildlife corridor.**|
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## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**The charity has completed its main**<br>**objectives in establishing Plush**<br>**Paddock as a biodiverse and wildlife**<br>**friendly communal recreation facility.**<br>**As per its Constitution the charity has**<br>**created an attractive and relaxing area**<br>**for recreation and leisure time**<br>**occupations for the general benefit of**<br>**the community and visitors to the**<br>**region.**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|**All objectives have been met in this**<br>**period.**|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|**All objectives for being awarded grants**<br>**have been met in this period.**|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|**n/a**|
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity has a fully satisfactory**<br>**financial position.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity proposes to keep reserves**<br>**at the present level to cover**<br>**maintenance costs.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£3000**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**None**|



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





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

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



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and 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|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1185374|
|Charity’s principal address|Manor Gate Cottage<br>Plush<br>Dorset DT2 7RJ|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Gordon Judd|Chair|||
||Roxanne Harbour|Treasurer|||
||Ann Jordan||||
||John Lush||||
||Richard Cake||||
||Caroline Burnham||||
||AnthonyMurray||||
||Jonathan Drori||||
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## – 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)**|
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|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|||
|**Arboreal**|The Tree Council|Surrey Quays Road, London SE16 2XU|
|**General**|Dorset AONB|Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1XJ|
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||John Frederick Peters Lush||
||<br>Trustee||
||7thDecember 2024||
||7thDecember 2024||






|**Charity Name**||**No (if any)**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Plush Paddock Charitable Incorporated Organisation**||**1185374**|||
|**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**|
|Period start date<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>1st April 2023|**To**|Period end date<br>31st March 2024|||



|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**548**<br>**2,000**<br>**1,800**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> <br> **4,348**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**4,348**<br>**548**<br>**1,537**<br>**1,002**<br>**218**<br>**64**<br>**140**<br>**183**<br>**1,800**<br>**87**<br> **5,579**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**5,579**<br>**-                  1,231**<br>**-**<br>**6,976**<br>**5,745**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**548**<br>**2,000**<br>**1,800**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4,348**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4,348**<br>**548**<br>**1,537**<br>**1,002**<br>**218**<br>**64**<br>**140**<br>**183**<br>**1,800**<br>**87**<br>**5,579**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,579**<br>**-                  1,231**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|FiPLgrant from DCC|**548**|||||**-**|
|DCC Section 106grant|**2,000**|||||**-**|
|Donation|**1,800**|||||**-**|
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||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|<br> **4,348**|||||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
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|~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
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|<br>Seeds,rakes and scarifier hire|**548**|||||**-**|
|Gazebos,Bench,hoses,strimmer|**1,537**|||||**-**|
|Insurance & Legal|**1,002**|||||**-**|
|Transformer screening|**218**|||||**-**|
|Mower repair andpetrol|**64**|||||**-**|
|Planks for bench construction|**140**|||||**-**|
|Flower bulbs|**183**|||||**-**|
|Pureblast stripping&paintingkiosk|**1,800**|||||**-**|
|Hedge trimmingand tidying|**87**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**5,579**|||||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
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||**-                  1,231**|**-**|**-**|**-                  1,231**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**6,976**|**-**|**-**|**6,976**||**-**|
||**5,745**|**-**|**-**|**5,745**||**-**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

12/31/2024 

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

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Stihl strimmer, battery, charger<br>3 * Hoses + reels<br>2 * gazebos<br>Rakes<br>Plush Paddock<br>Bench<br>Disused telephone kiosk<br>**Details**<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**5,745**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,745**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**620**<br>**186**<br>**100**<br>**100**<br>**1**<br>**570**<br>**1**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>John Lush|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**-**|
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||||OK|
||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
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||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
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||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
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||||**-**|
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||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
||||**300**|
||||**100**|
||||**50**|
||||**25**|
||||**10,000**|
||||**285**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
|||John Lush|7/12/2024|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

12/31/2024 

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