2022-03-31-accounts - Dane Bank Green Space CIO

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 April 2021 31 March 2022 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1189904

Dane Bank Green Space CIO

Charity's principal address

30 Windermere Avenue

30 Windermere Avenue	30 Windermere Avenue

Denton
Manchester
Postcode	M34 2EN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Robert John Rutt	Chair
	Josie Hamnett	Treasurer
	Katherine Clare MaryMcLoughlin	Trustee
	Amanda Claire Jones	Trustee
	Colin Stuart Ingham	Trustee
	Daniel McKay	Trustee
	Moira Kerr Hanson	Trustee

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
NONE

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address
NONE

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Elected

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by promoting biological diversity, environmental awareness and wildlife protection.
To advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment.

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At the start of the financial year (April 2021) the Charity’s status was as follows:

A 25-year lease had been approved in principle by Tameside Council but had not been sealed.
The Charity had received a Development Grant of £15,233 from the Big Lottery
The Charity had also received a grant of £17,314 from the Postcode Lottery.

Activities undertaken during 2021-22 for public benefit in relation to our charitable objectives:

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Planning permission granted 21 May 2021 with conditions for Phase 1 site improvements. Conditions associated with the application approved 25 January 2022.
Tameside Council sealed the Charity’s 25-year Lease and Licence on 13 July 2021.
A ‘Taster Day’ was held 19 July 2021 for residents and local stakeholder groups raising monies to support the Charity
For access and security purposes a lockable steel gate was installed in August 2021
The first organised and supervised community group visit took place 8 October 2021. The local Beaver Group, comprising 20 children, troop leaders and parents took part in a wildlife trail and talks on local ecology.
Subleases for four Undertenants were finalised in November 2021 (Dane Bank Angling Club, Kids Go Wild Forest School, Tameside’s People 4 Wildlife and the DBGS Community Group.
Tendering and appointment of a contractor to undertake Phase 1 site improvements completed February 2022 with a scheduled start in May 2022.
A community tree and hedge-planting event held 18-20 March 2022 organised in conjunction with the DBGS Community Group and Tameside’s People 4 Wildlife. Top soil donated by Tameside Council. On Sponsor Saturday 70 semi-mature trees planted. On Sapling Sunday 200+ hedge saplings planted by volunteers, families and young children.
Just Giving page set up to raise additional funds to meet the balance of costs for Phase 1 site improvements

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Covid continued to impact on the activities of the Charity for most of the financial
Summary of the main year:
achievements of the charity during the year  There was a partial lifting of restrictions on 12 July 2021 allowing some improvement work on site ahead of the Taster Day event later that month.
All domestic and legal restrictions were lifted in February 2022 allowing the Charity to progress appointment of a contractor to undertake Phase 1 site improvements. However, the tendering process was protracted as companies were overwhelmed with requests for work and the price for raw materials had increased significantly. Quotations were in excess of the Grant Funding awarded for the work, so a Just Giving Page campaign was launched with a target of £10k to cover the balance of works.

Section E Financial review

The Charity has received funding for specified improvement projects on Brief statement of the the Sites leased from Tameside MBC. All other financial contributions charity’s policy on reserves and donations are held in a Cooperative Community Bank Account until Trustees approve expenditure. Details of any funds materially None in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:  the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);  how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;  investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

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Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Robert John Rutt	Josie Hamnett
	Chair	Treasurer
	27 January 2023
	27 January 2023

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Charity Name Dane Bank Green Space CIO	Charity Name Dane Bank Green Space CIO	Charity Name Dane Bank Green Space CIO

March 2022	Charity no (if any)	1189904

1 and 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Report to the trustees/ members of

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2022.

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Date: 27/01/2023

Signed: Name: Mark Andrew Astley Relevant professional Head of Service, National Anti-Fraud Network, Tameside MBC qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Tameside One, Market Place Ashton Under Lyne, Tameside OL6 6BH

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

N/A

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Dane Bank Green Space CIO No (if any) 1189904 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/04/2021 31/03/2022

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 372 45 54 1,373 25 - 1,869 - - - 1,869 - - 267 350 180 84 200 - - 1,081 - - - 1,081 788 - - 788	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - 1,216 - - - - - - 1,216 - - - 1,216 7,626 1,527 - - - - - - - 9,153 - - - 9,153 - 7,937 - - - 7,937	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ - - - 1,216 372 45 54 1,373 25 - 3,085 - - - 3,085 7,626 1,527 267 350 180 84 200 - - 10,234 - - - 10,234 - 7,149	Last year to the nearest £
Donation					10
National LotteryCommunityFund Grant					15,233
Post Code Local Trust Grant					17,314
Rental Income from Undertennants					-
Taster Day	372				-
StandingOrders and Donations	45				-
Amazon Smile	54				-
Just Giving	1,373				-
Tree Sponsor	25				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	1,869				32,557

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					32,557

Groundwork Project Fees	-				-
Tameside Council Site Rental	-				-
Public LiabilityInsurance	267				-
Leaflet Printing	350				-
Room Hire	180				-
Studio 49 Graphic Design	84				-
Registration of Subleases (Land Registry)	200				-
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**Sub total **	1,081				-

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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	788	- 7,937	-	- 7,149	32,557
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	788	- 7,937	-	- 7,149	32,557

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

27/01/2023

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 788 - 7,937 - - - - 788 - 7,937 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Robert Rutt(Chair) Josie Hamnett(Treasurer)	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			OK
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			Date of approval
		Robert Rutt(Chair)	27/01/2023
		Josie Hamnett(Treasurer)	27/01/2023

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

27/01/2023