CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
31" December 2021
From 1st January 2021
Charity nama:
Ambleside Aclion for a Future (AAFAF)
Charity registration number. 1188921
Objectives and Activltles
SORP retsra￿a
Summary of th8 purposes of
the charity as set out in its
goveming document
PaTB 1.17
To promote for the benefit of the public the
conser¥ation. protection and improvement of
the physical and natural environment by taking
action to mitigate climate change and its
effects and by promoting biological diversity.
To advance the education of the public in the
subject of climate change and its mitigation
and to promote research for the public benefit
in all aspects of that subject and to publish the
useful results.
The groupsthat make up AAFAF cor¢tinued to
have regular monthly meetings throughout the
year on Zoom. In September we had our first
hybrid in-person/zoom monthly meeting for all
members.
Summary ofthe main
artFvities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services Klentified in tp
accounts.
Para 1.17 0Th1
1.19
Eady in 2021 we collaborated with Friends of
the Lake Distrirt to plan and execute a Big
Switch-off event ft)r Ambleside. Residents and
businesses switched IEhts over one night to
save energy and draw attention to the harmful
effects of lighting on wildlife. This Is to be
repeated next year and annually thereafter. It
relates to our Ambleside to Zero Carbon
objective and also to our aim of promotin8
greater biodiversity-
Throughout the year we have had a
representative attending meetings of both the
Cumbria Sustsinability Network and the Zero
Carbon Cumbria Partnership in order to stay in
touch with other groups who share our
objectives.
We were awarded a grant of £2,(KJ) by the
Cadent Foundation in February which we
allocated equally to two projects: 11 The
plantin
of a pollinator friendly wildflower
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meadow 21 A serles of tteative Saturday
mornin8 workshops for children focused on
environment and dimate change. These
activities go towards our aims of increasing
biodiversty and providing education on
ecology and climate.
We organised two talks during the year so that
we could focus our efforts more effectively and
8lve accurate infomiation to the public- the
first a speaker provided by Greenpeace on
transport issues and the second by Neville
Elstone. Dlrertor of Cumbrla Woodlands about
the best response to tree regeneratlon after
Storm Arwen.
The A-Z and Energy group researched Solar PV
instsllers to identify reliable flrms and with the
help of our CAts consultsnt organised an
Energy Action Day in September bringin8
together experts on altematlve technolo8les
whith was very well received by the publlc. A
number of people registered their interest In
working wlth us to have solar PV fitted on thelr
homes and businesses to save on fossll fuel
burnlng and save money.
CAfS allocated money from a lottery grant to
employ an or8anlsatlon speclali5ing in Effectlve
Communication to suNey local people identlfy
stskeholders and put forward
recommendatlons forextendin8 our ￿a¢h and
flnding more active volunteers to carry out our
work. The Evldence Agency successfully
tendered for the work and produced a useful
report In October.
Two rnembers have followed the applicatlon
for a new coal mine In West Cumbria closely,
visltiru the site, speaking at the inquiry, lialsln8
wlth local groups and providln8 Infomiatlon to
enable members to lobby 38ainst what would
be a slgnificant increase in carbon emlssions.
We acquired the Infra-red camera for whlch we
got funding last year and volunteers took part
in trainlng on how to use It. Despite Covld
restriction5 we surveyed more than 40 homes
over the winter helping people to save energy.
N.B. The outside temperatu￿ must be cold in
order to carry out the survey5. Thls work wlll
continue in the comin8 winter months.
A new group fornied specificalty to look at
rtunities for tree
lanting and increasing
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biodiversity. The group amalgamated with the
Growing Group and became known asthe
Growin8 and Biodiversity 8roup. Thi5 group
or8anised an event called Midsummer Giving
and gave away over 250 vegetable plants.
herbs and pollinator friendly flowering plants-
donated by members- to local residents - to
encourage growin& food security and insert
pollination.
We planted 3LY) trees on a fell near Ambleside
in the autumn and the maintenance of these
and other intensively planted young trees on
fell sides around Ambleside went on for a large
part of the year improving their chan￿$ of
surviva5 and thus increasing the sequestration
of carbon and increasing wildlife habitat. We
tontinued to search for other suitsble tree
planting sites liaising with the National Trust
and the Woodland Trust.
The smèll orchard in the park continued to
thrive. A site was found for the wildflower
meadow and children from Ambleside primary
School helped plant bulbs in the autumn-
again fulfilling our objective5 of restoring
lond/biodNersity and education.
In November AAFAF submitted a proposal to
the National Lottery Together for Our Planev
initiative for a grant to put together an actlon
plan fora programme of community led tree
planting. tree maintenance and habitat
creation. lThis has been awarded February
2022 and is due to be completed 20231 This
would involve mapping existing trees in and
around Ambleside and engaging the wider
community on how habitat re5toratÉon, tree
planting and tree maintenance can addre55 the
causes and impacts of climate and biodiversity
breakdown.
Members have written emails to minister5 on
issues relevant to our climate and ecological
concems and responded to consultations on
related issues.
In September we organised a Picnic in the Park
with storytellers, drummers and speakers Wlth
an invitation to children to draw what they
wanted to protect. The drawings were sent to
Alok Sharma, President of COP26 and their
parents were encouraged to email him also.
Nineteen members went by coach to Glasgow
for the National Da of Action on November
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6th to add to the message to World Leaders to
stop fossil fuel extraction. There was also a
small demonstration by members in the centre
of Ambleside. Our Picnic in the Park event
inspired a local business owner to pay for
several seats on the Coach to Glasgow.
Membership rose durlng the year and numbers
joiningJusin8 our social media grouplpa8e
increased.
statement ￿nfiMing
whelher the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Pw8 1.18
The trustees have followed the guidance on
public benefit provided by the Charity
Commisslon In its dotument CC3- The
Es5entlal T￿￿ee.
Addltlonal Infornmtion (opllonal)
You ma
choose to includ8 further statement8 where re￿vant about:
Policy on grant making
P•r• 1.38
Not applicable
Policy on social inv88trn8nt
including program related
investment
1.38
Not appllcable
Contrfbution made by
volunteers
Pw• 1.38
The entlre work of AAFAF is carrled out by
volunteers
Other
Achlevements and Perfomianco
SORP r•fw¢rK•
Summary ofthe main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity's work has made to
the circumslances of it8
beneficiaries and any wider
benefrts to sociely as a
whole.
Por¥ 1.20
Our public events- Energy Attion Day. Plcnlc In
the Parl Midsummer Givlng- have all ralsed
awareness of the climate and ecolo8ical crisis.
The Big Switch-off was also effeciive in maklng
people think about energy use and the hamiful
effects of artificlal li8htir6.
AAFAF has also enabled people to reduce their
arbon footprint by giving them acoss to
experts In the fields of alternative energy and
in some cases accompanying them on their
journey to more sustainable energy use. In this
respect we have built on the work we
undertook last yearto provide a carbon
calculator via our website.
Trainin8 our team of infra-red camera users
and helping people to identify heat loss and
take basic ste
s to keep their homeswarmer
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lor, in some cases undertake more ambitious
insulation workl has- and will continue- to
mean le55 energy consumption and help
mitigate some of the worsening effects of
dimate thange.
We do not yet know what effect intensive
lobbying by AAFAF members opposin8 the
West Cumbria Coal Mine has had, but it has
rtainly contributed to the governmenvs
awa￿neSS of opposition to the scheme in
Cumbria and countrywide.
Accordlng to residents who have attended our
growing events. plantin8 for the benefit of
insects andlor food has become much more
forefront in their lives. Feedback from this
group a150 demonstrates a heightened
awarene55 of the need for pollinator-friendly
plants, growing without pesticides, using peat-
free compost and other good practices. This is
evident too amongst members, many of whom
have stsrted growing in their gardens or
containers. giving space to wildflowers etc.
This helps to stem the decline in insect life vital
for our suNival and improve5 biodiversity as
well as adapting to the unfolding crisis by
improvirE food security.
Tree plantin81 maintenance has drawn In new
members including students from Cumbria
University thus raising awareness of the
climate and ecological emergency and getting
more hands-on deck to do the practical work.
This is mitigating tlimate breakdown by
sequesterlng carbon, helping to reduce sheep
numbers and improving habitat for wildlife and
biodtverslry- The lottery grani applied for will
enable us to magnify these effects several fold.
We have spread the message about dimate
and the ecological emergenry in schools and
engaged children in meaningful artions to
improve the natural environment.
Additional infomiation (optional)
You m8
choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against
Para 1.41
No specific objectives were set.
objectives set
Performance of fvndraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41
A target of £2160 for income from donations
and fundraising events was set. The total
income achieved was £2024.77.
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Investrnént performan
against objectives
Pwa 1.41
No investment objectives were set.
Other
Flnancial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at th8 8fKI
of the period
P#r# 1.21
Thlswasthe firstfull yearofthe charivs
operation. At the end of the perlod, sufficient
surplus had been generated to achieve the
target level of reserves plu5 a surplus of
£946.84. This has enabled a budget to be set
for 2022 which includes additional funding for
projects aiming to achleve the chariWs
objectives. The Charity is therefo￿ in a sound
financial
osltlon.
Reserves are held for the following reasons: .
to meet the costs of essential routine items
le.g. Insurance, ICT), In the event of a failure to
ralse sufflclent funds to cover them; .
contingency frjnd for unexperted e55entlal
Costs: _ urgent small projects not anticipated in
the annual budget:.
cushlon for cash flow, In
case of a need to incur planned expenditure
before recelvlng the Income to cover it. The
ts et totsl of reserve5 Is £18CM).
£181XI
Not appllcable
ststement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating ￿Y they are hek
Parn 1.22
Amount of resenfft held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
Un￿rtaInlieS about the
charity continuing as a going
concem
P¥r• t.22
P•r• 1.22
Pm 1.24
Not appllcable
P•ra 1.23
Not applicable
Addltlonal Infomiatlon lopdonal
You ma
choose to includ8 further statements where relevant a￿ut..
The charity's principal
Parn 1.47
sources offvnds (induding
Grants from charltable trusts, and donations by
individuals.
any fundrai8ing)
Inv8slment policy and
objectives induding any
social investment policy
adopted
P•r# 1.46
No such pollcies have been adopted.
A description of the prindpal
risks facing the charity
Para 1.40
The trustees have adopted a risk management
policy which identifies potential financial,
putatlonal. legal. operational and
environmental risks. With the controls that
have been put in place, none of these risk5 is
currently regarded as si
nificanL
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Other
Structure, Governance and Management
Description of tharity's
trusts-
Type of goveming document
Para 1.25
Foundation model constitution
How is the charity
constttLrted?
i e g unincorDoraTe
2%sociation CIO..
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
onstitutional provisions e.g.
election to posl or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Para 1.25
cio
Par• 1.25
Apart from the first trustees, every trustee is
appointed for a temi of three years by a
resolution passed at a properly convened
meeting of the trustees. In selecting individuals
for appointment as trustees. the trustees have
regard to the skills. knowledge and experience
needed for the effective administration of the
cio.
Additional Inforniation (optional)
You ma
choose to indude further statements where re￿vant aboLrt:
Policies and procedures
Para 1.51
Trustees are provided with the Charity
adoptsd for the induction
Commission trustee welcome pack.
and training of trustees
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
ne￿rk with which the
Charity works
Para 1.51
AAFAF has 7formal members who are the
charity trustees, and a wider membership of
about iio. These members meet in 7 different
working group5 Qrganised around specific
topics or projects, each of which is led by a
volunteer coordinator who reports to the
trustee5.
AAFAF works wrth Cumbria Action for
Sustsinabili
. charity number 1123155.
Relationship with any
related parties
Para 1.51
other
Reference and Admlnistrative details
Charit
name
other name the charity uses
Registered chanty number
Charity's principal address
Ambleside Action for a Future
AAFAF
1188921
Dillygarth. LoUghrE￿ Amble5ide. LA22 9HF
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Name8 of the charlty trustses who manag8 tho Charlty
Name of person lor body)
•ntid¢d to appolnt truste• Ilf
an
Tru•tse namo
Offl¢e111 any)
Ihtss acted if not
for *thole year
Gillian Kelly
Caroline Caple
Marywyburn
Sharon Holt
Chair
Secretsry
Treasurer
Steve Lenartowicz
Steve Wyburn
Ursula Brendlin8
TIM Clarke
Until 0910812021
From 1211012021
From 1211012021
Corporate trustses- names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Dlr•ctor nam•
None
Name of tru8tees holding tiue to property belonging to the charity
None
Fundg held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
None
held in thi8 capacty
Name arKI objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity'8 oblect¥
Not applicable
Detai18 of arrangements for
safe cUst¢￿Y and
seg￿gatiOn of such a88ets
from the charrty's own
a88ets
Not applicabl8
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Additional infomiatlon {optlonal)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiation)
Name
Address
Type of
adviser
None
Name of chlef executive or names of senlor staff members (Optlonal infomiation)
Not applicable
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
rsonnel details
Not applicable
Other o
tional infomiation
None
Declarations
The trustee8 doclare that they have approved the trustees, rnport above.
Signed on behalf of the ¢haiYty's trustees
Signature(s}
Full nam8(81
Gillian Margaret Kelly
Caroline Anne Caple
Position leg
Secretaryy Chair,
etcl
Chair
Date
14th October 2022
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Charity Name No (if any) Ambleside Action For A Future 1188921 Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date For the period from 01/01/21 To 31/12/21 

CC16a 

|Section A Receipts and payments||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||Unrestricted|||Restricted funds|||Endowment|||Total funds|||Last year|
||||to the nearest|||to the nearest £|||to the nearest £|||to the nearest £|||to the nearest £|
|A1 Receipts||||||||||||||||
|Unrestricted donations|||1,695|||-|||-|||1,695|||1,114|
|Donation to Warmer Homes fund|||-|||-|||-|||-|||250|
|Gift Aid|||323|||-|||-|||323|||271|
|Funds raised at events|||330|||-|||-|||330|||-|
|Grant from Lake District Foundation|||-|||250|||-|||250|||-|
|Grant from South Lakeland District Council|||-|||1,507|||-|||1,507|||2,000|
|Grant from Cadent Foundation|||-|||2,000|||-|||2,000|||-|
|Grant from Community Lottery Fund via CAfS|||-|||125|||-|||125|||-|
|Grant from MCS Charitable Foundation|||-|||7,000|||-|||7,000|||-|
|Transferred from Ambleside Climate Change Forum|||-|||-|||-|||-|||231|
|Compensation from NatWest Bank|||-|||-|||-|||-|||150|
|_Sub total(Gross income for AR)_|||2,347|||10,882|||-|||13,229|||4,015|
|||||||||||||||||
|A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).||||||||||||||||
||||-|||-|||-|||-|||-|
||||-|||-|||-|||-|||-|
||_Sub total_||-|||-|||-|||-|||-|
|||||||||||||||||
||_Total receipts_||2,347|||10,882|||-|||13,229|||4,015|
|A3 Payments||||||||||||||||
|Subscriptions|||196|||-|||-|||196|||232|
|Public liability insurance|||157|||-|||-|||157|||89|
|Website|||44|||-|||-|||44|||36|
|Event & project costs|||762|||-|||-|||762|||-|
|Printing & promotional materials|||54|||-|||-|||54|||-|
|Room hire for meetings|||45|||-|||-|||45|||-|
|Warmer Homes project|||-|||3,495|||-|||3,495|||-|
|Wild Flower Meadow|||-|||64|||-|||64|||-|
|Pollinating plants|||-|||27|||-|||27|||-|
|Creative workshops for children|||-|||222|||-|||222|||-|
|Picnic in the Park|||-|||109|||-|||109|||-|
|Climate Action Day & community engagement|||-|||6,135|||-|||6,135|||-|
||_Sub total_||1,258|||10,051|||-|||11,310|||357|
|||||||||||||||||
|A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)||||||||||||||||
||||-|||-|||-|||-|||-|
||||-|||-|||-|||-|||-|
||_Sub total_||-|||-|||-|||-|||-|
|||||||||||||||||
||_Total payments_||1,258|||10,051|||-|||11,310|||357|
|||||||||||||||||
|_Net of receipts/(payments)_|||1,089|||831|||-|||1,920|||3,658|
|A5 Transfers between funds|||250|||-250|||-|||-|||-|
|A6 Cash funds last year end|||1,408|||2,250|||-|||3,658|||-|
|_Cash funds this year end_|||2,747|||2,831|||-|||5,577|||3,658|
|||||||||||||||||



|Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Categories|Details|||Unrestricted||||Restricted funds|||Endowment|
|||||to nearest £||||to nearest £|||to nearest £|
|B1 Cash funds|Cash reserve|||1,800||||-|||-|
||Other unrestricted funds|||947||||-|||-|
||Warmer Homes fund|||-||||12|||-|
||Wild Flower Meadow fund|||-||||186|||-|
||Cadent Foundation fund|||-||||1,751|||-|
||Picnic in the Park fund|||-||||16|||-|
||Climate Action fund|||-||||865|||-|
||_Total cash funds_|||2,747||||2,831|||-|
||(agree balances with receipts and|||OK||||OK|||OK|
|||||Unrestricted||||Restricted funds|||Endowment|
||Details|||to nearest £||||to nearest £|||to nearest £|
|B2 Other monetary assets||||-||||-|||-|
||Details|||Fund to which||||Cost (optional)|||Current value|
|B3 Investment assets||||||||-|||-|
||Details|||Fund to which||||Cost (optional)|||Current value|
|B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use||||||||-|||-|
||Details|||Fund to which||||Amount due|||When due|
|B5 Liabilities||||||||-||||
|Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees|Signature|||Print||Name|||||Date of approval|
|||||Steve Lenartowicz|||||||10 October 2022|
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