Combeposters Trustees’ Annual Report -May 25 to April 26
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, Elizabeth Byne-Grey Jo Rosvall, Jacqueline 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
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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:
a) Providing and organising facilities for composting domestic (noncommercial) 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 compost and woodchip mulch, 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 the report, Combeposters have continued to maintain the site, but have also made plans for the move to a new site.
Combeposters have collected and sold compost earning £376.84 for the Charity.
The group have continued to ring-fence the donation which was given to support a move to the new site.
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, site mowing etc, £559.00
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Recycling credits reserved for donations to village projects £376.84
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Grants, reserved for specified capital expenditure, including £2646 reserved for costs of moving to the new site, given in the period May 24 to April 25.
Exceptionally, subject to approval by the trustees and the executive Committee, Sales and Re-cycling 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.