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|ObjectivesandActiviti|es||
|---|---|---|
||SORPreference||
|Summaryofthepurposesof|Para1.17|Theobjects ofthe Charitablelncorporated|
|thecharity as set out inits||Organisation aretoassistintheprovision|
|governing document||offacilitiesinthe interestsof socialwelfare|
|||forhealthy recreation, in particularbythe|
|||provision of silent spaces in publicareas.|
|Summaryofthemain<br>activitiesin relation to those|Para1.17 and<br>1.19|Theorganisation encourages opportunities<br>for visitors, staff and volunteers to spend|
|purposes forthepublic||timeinsilent reflection-in parks, gardens,|
|benefit, in particular,the||and green spaces open tothepublic.|
|activities, projects or|||
|servicesidentifiedinthe||Thetrusteesare committedtoensuring|
|accounts.||equalityofoppodunityand aimtodevelop|
|||awidedistribution of spaces for silent|
|||reflection aroundtheUK.|
|Statement confirming|Para1.1I|Whenreviewing aims and objectives,and|
|whether thetrusteeshave||whenplanningfutureactivities, trustees|
|had regard to the guidance||refer totheCharity Commission's guidance|
|issuedbytheCharity||onpublic benefit.|
|Commission on public|||
|benefit|||





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||SORPreference||
|---|---|---|
|||During242314,six moregardensinthe|
|Summary ofthemain||United Kingdom set up silent spacesfor|
|achievementsofthecharity,||quiet reflection makingatotalof 77.Two|
|identifying the difference the<br>charity'sworkhas made to|Para1.20|werediscontinued.|
|thecircumstances ofits||ln ordertomaintainasenseofcommunity|
|beneficiaries and anywider||between participating gardens, a newsletter|
|benefitstosociety asa||wassenttoallthoseworkingin partnership|
|whole.||withSilent Space.|
|||Trustees carried out three furtherfeedback|
|||collections.Trusteesandthegardens|
|||concerned foundtheproceduretobe|
|||helpful. The feedbackwaspositiveand|
|||encouraging.Theresults confirmed the|
|||effectivenessofthe Charity'sapproach|
|||whilealso pinpointing areasinwhich|
|||adjustments can bemade.|
|||Silent SpacewasmentionedinThe|
|||Observer, Resurgence ft/agazine, and ina|
|||book (to be publishedinApril2024) byan|
|||academicat Reading University.|
|||Duringtheautumn,asilent space was|
|||launchedinTheStaff andVolunteer|
|||Wellbeing GardenatTheRoyal Berkshire|
|||Hospital. Fundsfromagenerous donation|
|||toSilent Spacewereusedtobuy signage|
|||fortheHospital.|
|||Agenerous donationwasreceived at|
|||Christmas 2023.|










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|FinancialReview|||
|---|---|---|
|Review ofthecharity's|Para1.21|The charityisina healthyfinancialposition|
|financialposition attheend||attheendoftheperiod. Furthermore,the|
|oftheperiod||charitywasin receipt ofafurthergenerous|
|||donation.|
|Statement explaining the|Para1.22|Thefinancialaccounts aresetup inline|
|policyforholding reserves||withCharity Commission guidelines. An|
|stating why theyareheld||annualbudgetissetsothatanticipated|
|||running costs are adequately covered from|
|||thefinancialreserves forthenext three|
|||years. Theannualbudget and accountsare|
|||regularly shared and agreed with the|
|||trustees.|
|Amount ofreservesheld|Para1.22|Thereisafree cashbalance off10,954|
|Reasonsforholding zero|Para1.22|Not applicable|
|reserves|||
|Details offundmateriallyin|Paru1.24|Not applicable|
|deficit|||
|Explanation of any|Para1"23|Ongoingfinancialreviews ensure that there|
|uncertainties about the||areno uncertainties aboutthecharity|
|charity continuing as a going||continuing asagoingconcern.|
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|The charity'sprincipal||
|---|---|
|sourcesoffunds(including|Pata147|
|any fundraising)||
|lnvestmentpolicyand||
|objectivesincluding any|Para1.46|
|socialinvestment policy||
|adopted||
|Adescriptionoftheprincipal|Para1.46|
|risks facingthecharity||
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|Structure,Governance|and Man|agement|
|---|---|---|
|Description of charity's|||
|trusts:|||
|Type of governing document|Paru1.25|Theconstitution was adopted on31't|
|(trustdeed,royal charter)||January2020.ltwasupdatedin|
|||accordancewithCharity Commission|
|||advice on22ndJune2020.|
|Howisthecharity|Para1.25|TheSilent Space charity is a Charitable|
|constituted?||lncorporated Organisation with six trustees.|
|(e.g unincorporated|||
|association, CIO)|||
|Trusteeselectionmethods|Para125|Thisis by invitation, based on skill-setand|
|including details of any||relevant experience.|
|constitutional provisionse.g|||
|electiontopostornameof|||
|any person or body entitled|||
|toappoint one or more|||
|trustees|||



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|||lnordertominimise risk,theorganisation|
|---|---|---|
|||hasaRiskManagementPolicy in place to|
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted fortheinduction|Para'1.51|monitor governance,operationalrisk,<br>finance,environmental andexternalrisk|
|andtrainingoftrustees||factorsand legal and regulatory|
|||compliance.|
|||Thetrusteesare aware oftheneed to|
|||remain vigilantoftheneedtoreview these|
|||policies regularly.|
|||Theorganisation has a small group of|
|||volunteerambassadors. The Ambassadors|
|Thecharity'sorganisational||provide support totheorganisation,|
|structure and anywider|Para1.51|particularly viasocialmedia.Thoseinvited|
|network with which the||totherole have at least one of the|
|charity works||following:|
|||-Awideknowledgeofparksand|
|||gardens open tothepublic.|
|||-A stronginterestintheworkofthe|
|||organisation.|
|||-An extensivenetwork ofcontactsin|
|||theworld ofhorticulture.|
|Relationshipwithany|Para1.51||
|related parties|||





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|ReferenceandAdminis|trativedetails|
|---|---|
|Charityname|Silent Space|
|Othername thecharityuses|None|
|Registered charity number|1190013|
|Charity'sprincipal address|Knox&EamesLtd|
||Badgemore House|
||Badgemore Park|
||Henley-on-Thames|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
||Trusteename|Office(if any)|Datesacted ifnotfor whole<br>vear|Nameof person(or body)entitled<br>to appoint trustee(ifany)|
|1|LizWareh/A|Chair|||
|2|AngelaButterfield<br>PHD|Secretary|||
|3|YolandaGoldthorpe|Treasurer|||
|4|Faith Douglas||||
|5|Rosemarie Fyles||||
|6|Gary Webb||||
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|||||Unrestricted<br>funds|Restrictedfunds|Endowment<br>funds||Total|funds|||Lastyear|
|||||to thenearestt|to thenearestf|toth!ncarestI||to thenearest||e||to thenearestI|
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|Donations||||2,500|0||0||2,500|||2,750|
|Grants||||0|0||0|||0||0|
|Gift|aidtax relief|||1,846|0||0||1,846|||0|
|Bank interest||||0|0||0|||0||0|
|Sundry||||0|0||0|||0||0|
|||||0|0||0|||0||0|
|||||0|0||0|||0||0|
|||||0|0||0|||||0|
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||table||||||||||||
|||||0|0||0|||0|||
|||||0|0||0|||0||0|
|||Sub||0|0||0|||0|||
||Total|||4,445|0|0||l-:g:l||||2,750|
|A3|Payments||||||||||||
|Website desiqn hostinq and maintenance||||430|0||0||||||
|Professional and membership fees||||0|0||0|||0||0|
|Bankcharges||||0|0||0|||0||0|
|Admin fees||||0|0||0|||0||0|
|Sundry||||412|0||0|||41||0|
|||||0|0||0|||||0|
|||||0|0||0|||0||0|
|||||0|0||0||||||
|||||0|0||0|||0||0|
|||Sub|I|<br>s42l|0||0|||842|||
||Asset and||||||||||||
||ta||||||||||||
|||||0|0||0|||0|||
|||Sub||0<br>0|0||0<br>0|Lol||0||0|
||Total|||842|0|0||I||eezl||380|
||Netofreceipts/(payments)|||3,504|0||0||3,504|||2,370|
|A5|Transfers between|funds||0|0||0|||0||0|
|46|Cashfundslast year end|||5,080|0||0|||||5,080|
||Cashfundsthisyear|||10,954|0||0|CrossAdd Error||||7,450|



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