CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trusteeg Annual Report for the period From I"January 2025 to 31" December 2025 Charlty name: Ambleside Action for a Future IAAFAF) Charlty reglstration number: 1188921 Objectives and Artlvltles Summary ofthe purposes of the charlty as set out In Its governlng document Para l.ly To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by taking action to mitigate cllmate change and Its effects and by promoting biological diverslty. To advance the education of the publlc In the subject of climate change and Its mltlgatlon and to promote research for the public benef5t In all aspects of that subjett and to publish the useful results. Summary of the maln arttvides In rela￿On to those purposes for the publlc benefit. In pardcular. the actlvitles. projects or services idendfied In the accounts. Par* 1.1? and L19 AAFAF'S sub8roups have contlnued to work on tree planting and maintenance; energy,. transport; water quallty testin8 and Ilalson wlth sLikeholders. We continue to have monthly public meet6ng5 open to all and have produced two newsletters With a wide dlstrlbutlon. Our ET Project" tested lake water for pathogen5 at a popular locatfjon over the Summer, produclng information on waterquallty and an end-of projert ￿POrt. Ourvolunteers have begun a community garden on the site of an old kitchen rden. We have worked with a wide variety of group5, or8anisations and authorities, and run our annual plant giveawoy. We have completed the "Net Zero with Tree5 and Bees" project {funded bythe National Lotteryl and come up with suggestions for future work.. the first of these appears likely to be a tommunity orchard. Statement confirming whether the trustees have had re8ard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Para L18 The trustees have followed the guidance on public benefit provided by the Charity Commission in Its document CC3-°The Essential Trustee" Pagelof7 Addltional Informatlon loptronall You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP referen Polic nt makin Policy on social investment Intluding program related investment Contribution made bv volunteers Other on Para L38 Nota licable Not applicable Pava L38 Parn L38 The entire work of A4FAF 15 carried out bv volunteers. Achievements and Performance SORP rdertrtt Summary ofthe maln achievements of the charity, identtfylng the dlfference the charity'5 work ha5 made to the clrcumstances of its beneficlaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Porn 120 We have conunued to raise awareness in the local area of climate and biodiversity issues. We have continued with water testing in local rivers and have worked with Lakes Parish Council. Windermere Town Council, the Environment A8ency. Unlted Utlllties and local campaigns around issues of water quallty- Thls year, with funding from Lake5 Parlsh Councll and the Penny Conservatlon Charity, we have condurted weekly water quallty testtng at Waterhead. a popular local slte for entry to Windermere. We have published the result5 of this work wèekly, helpln8 the publlc make informed decislons about whether to go in the water. We have made suggesttons re8ardln8 the practlcal experlence of providing more upto-date information on water quality for lake user5,' highlighted shortcomings in dlfferent methodologies and investigated the contributlons made by different Possible pollutSon sources. We feel our work has contribute(i to recent actions taken by United utilities with re8ard to improvin8 the state of local rivers and lakes. We have planted trees in 3 number of site5 and worked with a variety of private landowners and stskeholders Such as Woodland Trust and National Tfust. We continue to work on maintalnin8 tree plantfng done by ourselves and other landowners in the area. Practical work has contlnued with maintenance of frult tree plantSngs, a wlldflower meadow and helping establish garden areas in the churthyard. By bringlng together different Stakeholders we have enabled projects to develop even rf we have not been doing the work ourselves. Our monthly open meetings with speaker5 have covered subjerts such as winter vegetable growing- water quality; red squirrels; proposals for a visitor charge in the Lake District- changes in local agricultu￿ and aquatic meiofauna (the latter in conjunciion with an international course Page2of7 being run at the Untversityl. These meetings regulady attratt a wide variety of people (both local and visitors) and can result in lively debates. Our annual Plant Giveaway was attersded by around Icrf) people who took away hundreds of plants for their own gardens. The Community Garden project has so far Involved over 20 local people including some "nevktO-gardenlng-. Produce has been shared with the communitythrough food donation projerts and eommunity lunches at the Amble5ide Parish Centre. together with more direct .8iVeawa￿ at meefjngs etc. We have continued to work with a wide varlety of bodie5 and or8anisations. Smaller"one-off" events have included an information stall at the local spotts. and a "Climate Fresk" edu¢atlon afternoon to spread information about climate change. Addltlonal Informatlon loptloTrall You ma choose to include further statements where ￿levant about: Achievements agalnst ObJec￿Ve$ set Para 1.41 No specific objectives were set. Performance of fundraising acttvitres against objectlves set 1.41 Unrestrlcted donatlons totalllng £1,104 were recelved. against a tar8et of £580. In addltlon, grants totsllln8 £3,384 were recelved for speclflc Investment performance ainst ob'e¢fjves Other Parn l.•1 Not applicable Flnanclal Revlew Review of the charlty's financial posit(on at the end of the period Para 111 The charlty remains in a sound finaTrcial posltfon. Unrestrlcted income from donations again exceeded CO￿ costs, allowing some of these fijnds to be allocated to the di￿rt costs of Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Para 122 Reserves are held for the following reasons.. - to meet the costs of essential routine items {e.g. Icr, insLsrancel in the event of a failure to raise sufficient funds to cover them; - a contingency fund for unexpected essentlal 05ts; - a cushion for cash flow, in case of a need to Incur planned expenditure before receiving the income to cover it. £2300 Not applicable Amount of reserve5 held Reason5 for holding zero reserves 4ra 1.22 PaR 1.22 Page3of7 Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charlty continuing as oin concern Pdra 114 Not applicable Para 123 Not applicable Addltlonal Infomiatlon {optlonall You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. The charity's principal sources Para 1.47 Grants from charitable trust5 and donation5 by of funds lincludln8 anv Indlvlduals. fundraisin Investment pollcy and objectives including any social investment oli ado ted A description of the principal rlsks facln8 the charlty P•r• 1.46 No such policie5 have been adopted. Parn 1.46 The trustees have adopted a risk management policy which identifie5 Potential financial, reputational, legal. operational and environmental rlsks. With the controls that have been put in place, none of these ri5k5 is currently rded as si nificant. Other Page4of7 Strurtufe. Governance and Management Descri tion of chari 's trusts.. Type of governing document Para IJ5 Foundation model constitutyon How is the charity constituted? le.g unincorpora":. 125 cio Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.8. elecdon to post or name of any person or body entr'tled to appoint one or more trustees PèR 125 Apart from the initial trustees. every trustee Is appointed for a temi of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the trustee5. However, because over the year5 some trustees have retired before the end of their tem, more than half of the trustees are due to retire in the spring of 2026. To reduce this risk in the future, the trustees have resolved to make sultable ¢hanges to the constltutlon re8ardin8 trustee retirement. In selectlng Indlvlduals for appolntment as trustees. the trustee5 have re8ard to the skllls, knowledge and experience needed for the effecdve administration of the CIO and who has an interest in the charitable ob'ectives. Addltfonal Informatlon loptlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. Policles and procedures ra 1.51 Trustees are provided with the Charity adopted for the induction and Commission trustee welcome pack. A checklist tralnlng of trustees ha5 been developed to ensure Trustees are indutted in all areas ot the charlty's works and rocedures at the oint of election. AAFAF has seven voting member5 who are the charity trustees las at 311121251, and a wider membership of 147 las at 09111120251 who form the volunteer group5. These volunteer groups are organised around specific tOPlC5 or projects. each of which Is led by a volunteer coordinator who reports to the trustees. The charity'5 organisadonal structure and any wider network with which the charity works r• 1.51 AAFAF is a member of Cumbrla Sustainability Network. None Relationship with any ￿latsd arties Other PJr• l.sl Reference and Admlnlstratlve detalls Charity name Amble5ide Action for a Future other narne the charity uses AAFAF Registered charity number Charity's principal address 1188921 Dillygarth, Loughrigg. Ambleside, LA22 9HF Page5of7 Names of the charity trustees who manw the charfty Dates acted rf notfvr whole ar Trustw n•m• offi￿ Ilfaryl Plarneof person lor body) entitled to Peter Marknn Chair Steve Lenartowicz Treasurer Caroline Caple Ursula Brendllng Clare Humphry lane Beenstock Secretary Susan Mathieson io Cor orate trustees- names of the dlrectors at the date the re rtwasa roved Olrectof nime None Name of trustees holdin Trustw n•m• None tttle to ro belon to the cha D•t•s •¢t•d If rw for whole Funds held as custodlan trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in None thls ca acl Name and objects of the tharlty on whose behalf the assets are held and how thi5 falls within the custodlan charl 'sob ect5 Details of arrangements for safe custody and segre8ation of such assets from the charity's own assets Not appllcable Not appllcable Addltlonal Intormatlon {opdonal) Names and addresses of advlsers (OptloTral Infornhltionl Trpe of Narne Address adviser None Name of chlef executlve or names of senlor staff members (Optlonal Infonnationl Not appll¢able Page6of7 Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of ke Not applicable rsonnel detsils Other o tlonal Information None Declarations The trustees declare that they haN* approved the tru51ee5' report above. 518ned on behalf of the charWs trustee Sl8nature(s) Full names(s) er Martin Caroline Anne Caple Posltlon (eg Secretary. 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