Patchetts Green Bridleways Trust CIO
Registered Charity Number 1189953 and Registered Company Number CE022190.
Report and Accounts 2020
Governance
Registered Charity Number 1189953 and Registered Company Number CE022190.
Principle Address and Registered Office: 12 Home Close, Newlands Road, CORSHAM, Wiltshire SN13 0BE
Trustees during the reporting period:
Sue Harrington (chairman), Phil Wadey (Honorary Secretary) and Bob Ritson (Treasurer).
The governing document (CIO constitution) is dated 15 June 2020. It is identical to the initial governing document dated 11 June 2020 save that the home addresses of the initial trustees have been removed on the recommendation of the charity commission.
The appointment of trustees is covered by article 10 of the constitution. This power of appointment is reserved to the board of trustees and is exercised by board resolution.
The purposes of the charity are set out in article 3 of the constitution. They are to promote for the benefit of the public the creation of new and the protection and preservation of new and existing bridleroutes and other rights of way, particularly by creating or assisting in the creation of such rights of way and recording such rights of way on definitive maps, in the interests of social welfare with a view to improving the conditions of life of the public, and to advance the education of the public in the use, creation and recording of public bridleroutes and in such other ways as the trustees shall from time to time determine.
No policy has been formulated by the charity trustees for the purpose of determining the level of reserves appropriate for the charity to maintain in order to meet effectively the needs designated by its trusts.
Annual Report 2020
Financial Year
This Annual Report covers the period from 15 June 2020 to 31 December 2020. It is intended that future annual reports will cover the calendar year.
Activities Undertaken
The Patchetts Green Bridleways Trust CIO (registered charity 1189953) was formed as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation based on the foundation model constitution on 15 June 2020. The charity is also known as the ‘Patchetts Green Bridleways Trust’ or ‘PGBT’.
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The trustees of the CIO are also the trustees of the Patchetts Green Bridleways Trust unincorporated charity (number 1109497). Both charities are legally in operation awaiting the transfer of the assets, liabilities and operations of the unincorporated charity to the CIO and subsequent closure of the unincorporated charity. As at the end of the financial period, 31 December 2020, the transfer had not taken place. As such the CIO had no assets or liabilities.
During the reporting period, in addition to the formation of the CIO, two main activities were undertaken.
Firstly, the trustees of the CIO worked to set up the policies and processes needed before the transfer of the assets, liabilities and operations of the unincorporated charity could take place. It is planned that these will be formally adopted immediately prior to the transfer of the assets, liabilities and operations of the unincorporated charity to the CIO.
Secondly, work commenced on the acquisition of land by gift from the Jasmine Safety Track Trust on which a bridleway would be dedicated, and discussions were held with the Jasmine Safety Track Trust and the Hertfordshire County Council so that the land could be transferred, dedicated as a bridleway and accepted by the council as a highway maintainable at public expense. This work had not completed at the end of the reporting period.
Main Achievements
The main achievements for the year was that the charity was set up and so had legal personality, and that the documents were signed for the land transfer and an application was made to the county council for their agreement to maintain the prospective new bridleway. It is expected that the bridleway will come into existence in 2021.
Section 4 Duty
Section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 requires the trustees to have regard to guidance published by the Charity Commission. The trustees confirm that they have had such regard during the reporting period.
The Unincorporated Charity
The accounts for the unincorporated charity for the 2000 calendar year were submitted to the Charity Commission on 3 Jul 2021. These should be referred to for completeness.
Dated: 23 October 2021
Signed on behalf of the trustees by Dr P D Wadey, Honorary Secretary.
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Income and Expenditure 2020
| INCOME | £ | EXPENDITURE | £ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 0 | Affiliation to British Horse Soc | 0 |
| Gift Aid | 0 | Affiliation to Open Spaces Soc | 0 |
| Website Hosting (UK2.net) | 0 | ||
| TOTAL INCOME | 0 | TOTAL EXPENDITURE | 0 |
| Balances 2020 | |||
| At 15 June 2020 | 0 | ||
| Excess Income over Expenditure | 0 | ||
| At 31 Dec 2020 | 0 | ||
| Represented by: | |||
| Funds at Bank | 0 |
Dated: 23 October 2021 Signed on behalf of the trustees by Bob Ritson, Treasurer.
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