**Sussex Green Living Period to 31 March 2023** Charity Number 1189569 ## **SUSSEX GREEN LIVING** **ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01 APRIL 2022 TO 31 MARCH 2023** 1 **Sussex Green Living Period to 31 March 2023** ## **Trustees’ Report for the period ending 31 March 2023** The Trustees are pleased to present their report together with the accounts for Sussex Green Living (the Charity), for the period to 31 March 2023. ## **Objective** Sussex Green Living is a charity and its objective is to provide education to the public on how to adopt an environmentally friendly lifestyle and improve their ability to reduce their negative impact on the planet in meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust’s objectives and in planning future activities. ## **Achievements and performance** It has been a challenging year in that the work of the charity has increased but, in an increasingly competitive market for funds, we have not been able to secure sufficient income to achieve all that we would have wished. It is being widely stated that in the current financial climate, charities have a one in ten chance of an application for grant funding being successful. That said we have been able to employ a part-time member of staff who has assisted the CEO and focussed on marketing and communications. Consequently, demand for our roadshows using the 1974 electric milk-float have increased and our monthly Sussex Green Hub has seen a steadily increasing interest in the repair café, refill and recycling services. During the year we were able to add bicycle repairs to items the charity endeavours to restore to working order. Educational visits to schools, which are a core aspect of our work, we delivered 41 school days and attended 31 events with our mobile eco float. Having been a Charitable Incorporated Organisation since the middle of 2020 we have continued to improve aspects of governance and efficiency through the development or review of policies and the first year of our three-year Business Plan. Key aspects of the Plan included extending the influence and impact of the charity across the county, further develop networks and alliances, establish the ‘repair café’ concept across the Horsham District, encourage communities and organisations to measure their carbon savings; and improve means of measuring effectiveness. The year has seen some modest progress in meeting these objectives. A further key objective is to establish a daily Climate Action Hub on the high street, but because of the overarching challenge of securing additional income streams this remains an aspiration that SGL will continue to endeavour to achieve. SGL continues to work with and extend its partnerships that include Horsham’s United Reformed Church who have been very supportive in continuing to host our monthly Sussex Green Hub event; the Horsham Quakers and Horsham Unitarians who host our main Horsham recycling public drop off and recycling hub; and St John the Evangelist R C Church who provide space for our Horsham Repair Cafe bike repairs. Collaboration with the South East Climate Alliance of which our CEO is a co-founder, and OnePlanet with its platform which is helping us join us our environmental network. 2 **Sussex Green Living Period to 31 March 2023** ## **Constitution** Sussex Green Living is a Foundation Charitable Incorporated Organisation and was registered with the Charity Commission on 20 May 2020. The constitution of the Charity was adopted on 17 April 2020 and was based on the Charity Commission model constitution. This has remained unchanged through the 2022 – 2023 year. ## **Reference and administrative details** Charity number: 1189569 Email: info@sussexgreenlivng.co.uk Website: www.sussexgreenliving.org.uk Contact address: The White House, Coneyhurst, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9DH The trustees at the date of this report and those that served since incorporation are as follows: Paul Bellringer OBE Ian Hutchinson (resigned 30 April 2021) Karrie Mellor Jill Shuker (appointed 30 April 2021) Dan Petrak (appointed 25 August 2021) Liz Thorns (appointed 25 August 2021) Hamish McDermid (appointed 08 November 2022) ## **Financial review** Our policy is to maintain appropriate reserves to cover our immediate operating needs which, at any one time, are normally less than £2,000. The Trustees review receipts and payments on a periodic basis and the level of expenditure is set to ensure that there will be adequate resources available to meet commitments made as they fall due. Approved by the Trustees and signed on its behalf on January 2024. Paul Bellringer OBE Chair of Trustees 3 Sussex Green Living Period to 31 March 2023 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts R•port to th• tru•tMs SvssE)o Liviwq Ch•rlty no (If any) On accounts lor th• year •nd•d NA&cH 102J 11895lq CCi￿A I rep(Yl to the trustees my examInati￿ of th& of the atM)¥e clwity Tn￿r> ernl8d 31 OJ 2ts23 RMponslbllltl•• and b•sh As the (thartrfs Iruslees. y(w are ye4xTh￿ th8 prepar01k￿ ol the of r•port lkne Act"). I fepcrfl kn r88pocI of my examinatkjn ol lh8 Trnsfs 8¢Y￿unIs ￿Tr￿j out Ufxler 145 of ￿ 2011 Act aThJ in Car￿n9 out my exarfilnatson. I haya foknod al the aFplicat4e Dlr•c*** giv￿ by the ch￿'ty ConYni68M)n uThlor 145(5Xb) ol the A( Ind•p•nd•nt examlnof• Tr ch8rtV$ sY08s MKome ex 8tatement un(lertake the exarrinalbcm by beirKJ li¥t•d bc*ll. D*kn I l .(￿ s￿1 l am qudified to altfied nwmber ol Dnsert name ol )n￿.) whkth glvos m cause to ￿leY? that fft, any m8tertal of thè Charitss Act: lh6 actounts rMIt wih the appkatAe requirements Con¢￿1ng the fr*m and eontenl ol acxxxmts set out in Charllio8 IAcg)unts and ReFths} RegulalhTh 2(¥)8 ottw ihan any reqUIren￿nt thal the aCc(x￿ts a Irue and lairf view whith rM)t a matter with the examinatiM to whid) attentK>n slM)uld be drakn in this repJ1 in Slgn•d: kYTh) DJ Ro ￿ LA OS Relevanl professlonal (pMllfi¢•tionl•) or body Ilf any): IER Ocl 2018 **Sussex Green Living Period to 31 March 2023** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD TO 31 MARCH 2023** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** |**Notes**
**Receipts**
Donations and grants
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
Marketing incl. stalls & banners
Salary
Contractors (Educators)
Refill Centre expenses
Website & IT
Print Postage & Stationery
Travel
Insurance
Other charitable expenditure <£1,000
**Total payments**
**Fund balance at 31 March 2023**|**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
45,362
23,855
21,507
**45,362**
**23,855**
**21,507**
12,471
6,558
5,913
12,461
5,671
5,112
4,808
3,411
3,075
3,036
1,597
1,439
2,628
1,382
1,246
2,169
1,141
1,029
1,654
870
784
1,062
559
504
2,102
523
1,580
**42,391**
**21,710**
**20,681**
**20,410**
**15,676**
**4,734**|**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
45,362
23,855
21,507
**45,362**
**23,855**
**21,507**
12,471
6,558
5,913
12,461
5,671
5,112
4,808
3,411
3,075
3,036
1,597
1,439
2,628
1,382
1,246
2,169
1,141
1,029
1,654
870
784
1,062
559
504
2,102
523
1,580
**42,391**
**21,710**
**20,681**
**20,410**
**15,676**
**4,734**|**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**Total**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
45,362
23,855
21,507
**45,362**
**23,855**
**21,507**
12,471
6,558
5,913
12,461
5,671
5,112
4,808
3,411
3,075
3,036
1,597
1,439
2,628
1,382
1,246
2,169
1,141
1,029
1,654
870
784
1,062
559
504
2,102
523
1,580
**42,391**
**21,710**
**20,681**
**20,410**
**15,676**
**4,734**| |---|---|---|---| |||5,913
5,112
3,075
1,439
1,246
1,029
784
504
1,580
**20,681**|| ||||**4,734**| 5 **Sussex Green Living Period to 31 March 2023** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** ## **AS AT 31 MARCH 2023** |**Notes**
**Assets**
Cash in Bank and in hand
**Total Assets**
**Total funds**|**2023**
**£**
20,410
**20,410**| |---|---| ||**20,410**| ## **Notes to the accounts** 1. These accounts have been prepared on a cash basis. As the Charity is registered in England and Wales, is not a company and has gross income that is not over £250,000 it is permitted under section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 to prepare receipts and payments accounts. Approved by the Trustees and signed on its behalf on January 2024. Paul Bellringer OBE Chair of Trustees 6