May 2024 to April 2025
Combeposters Trustees’ Annual Report
1. Name, Address and Trustees
Name: Combeposters Registered Charity Number: 1187222 Address: 5, Spurway Gardens, Combe Martin, Ilfracombe, EX34 0PL
Trustees during this period:
Sara Bennett Elisabeth Byne-Grey Jo Rosvall Jaqueline Smith
2. Structure, Governance and Management
Combeposters is a CIO, governed in accordance with an approved constitution (association model) dated 6[th] January 2020.
Induction and training of trustees is informal, following the guidance provided by the Charity Commission website. No formal policies have been adopted.
3. Objectives and Activities
The objects of Combeposters are set out in the governing document as follows:
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To promote for the benefit of the public, the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment in Combe Martin, North Devon and the surrounding areas, in particular but not exclusively by:
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a) Providing and organising facilities for composting domestic (non-commercial) garden, compostable vegetative material and redistribution.
The activities of Combeposters in this period have been:
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Running a composting facility by volunteers at a site provided to the charity
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Collection and processing of compost material from domestic premises in Combe Martin
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Sale of woodchip mulch, also sourced from Combe Martin homes
The trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to guidance on public benefit published by the commission.
4. Achievements and Performance
During the period covered by this report Combeposters has continued to maintain the site, and collected and sold approximately 7.4te (green waste equivalent) of compost earning £333.17 for the charity. The charity has also attended one local event, earning £102
The group was given a donation of £2646 from the Combe Martin Community Shop, for the purchase of materials and equipment required for a possible move to a news site. This money is to be returned if the proposed move does not take place.
5. Financial Review
The group’s balance is reserved in three funds:
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Sales income: reserved for operating costs, e.g. insurance, shredding etc., £773. This fund was also used for some spending on the new site.
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Recycling credits: reserved for donations to village projects, £333.17
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Grants: reserved for specified capital expenditure, including £2646 reserved for site moving expenses.
Exceptionally, subject to approval by the trustees and the executive committee, Sales and Recycling Credits may be used for expenditure required by another fund. Grants may only be used for the specified expenditure. None of these funds is currently in debt.
| ACCOUNTS FOR A.G.M. APRIL 2025 | ACCOUNTS FOR A.G.M. APRIL 2025 | |||
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| INCOME | EXPENDITURE | |||
| SALES | £774 | PURCHASES | £5755.27 | |
| Compost & Mulch | New Shredder | £1845.00 | ||
| Container for Shredder | £3708.00 | |||
| Tools | £170.46 | |||
| New Gate Post | £31.81 | |||
| RECYCLING CREDITS | £333.17 | INSURANCE | £309.99 | |
| (Oct 23- March 24) | £53.41 | TRAVEL EXPENSES | £60.00 | |
| (April 24- July) | £279.70 | (For collectons) | ||
| DONATIONS | £2655.00 | CHURCH HALL HIRE | £30.00 | |
| (Received from Combe Martn) | (For A.G.M. 2024) | |||
| (Community Shop Feb.2025 £2646.00) | ||||
| (From members £ 9.00) | TOTAL | 6155.26 | ||
| TOTAL | £3762.17 | |||
| N.B. The donaton to us of £2646.00 from the community shop is to enable us to relocate to a new site | ||||
| Further recycling credits from the council are pending |