## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 01/08/2022 **Period start date To** 31/07/2023 **Period end date** **Charity name:** Friends of Wallingford and Cholsey Green Spaces **Charity registration number:** 1190055 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote for the benefit of the public, within
the areas of Wallingford and Cholsey, the
conservation, protection, and improvement of
the physical and natural environment, in
particular by promoting and supporting the
creation and maintenance of green spaces
within the area of benefit.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|We support activities, events, campaigns and
projects that aim to improve green spaces in
Wallingford and Cholsey for people and for
wildlife.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Activities are undertaken as decided by the
trustees with reference to the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment - Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other - ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|To work towards our mission of empowering
our community and promoting social action so
every resident has access to and the
opportunity to contribute towards local quality
green spaces we delivered over 10 projects
and events to help connect people with nature
in their local area.
These included:
- maintenance activities in two community
orchards in public green spaces in residential
areas
- spring-flowering bulb planting in the orchards
- family-friendly wildlife discovery event with St
Leonard’s church
- wildflower patch creation and maintenance in
the Bull Croft recreation area, outside
Wallingford Museum and road verge at
Wallingford School
- 309 trees (mixed native hedgerow and
standard species) planted on Wallingford
School land
- community engagement and outreach
activities (including Wallingford Carnival
procession during Great Big Green Week)
- took part in Wallingford Town Council’s entry
in RHS Britain in Bloom competition| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|-| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|-| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|-| Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We have secured grant funding which will
enable us to support the maintenance of the
community orchards and continue to develop
our programme of community nature-based
events and activities.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|In previous years we have held a “zero reserves
policy” as we had no project commitments that
incur costs, no staff, and no property.
As we have become more established and the
community has come to recognise our
contributions to our local environment the
trustees would like to revise this and adopt a
reserves policy.
This would enable us to cover core costs e.g.
insurance, and replant any trees that fail in
future.
We plan to build our unrestricted funds through
general fundraising e.g. crowd-funding
donations.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£4.00| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|No apparent uncertainties.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|-| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|-| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|-| |Other||-| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Elected by committee.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: - Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees - The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works - Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties - Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Friends of Wallingford and Cholsey Green Spaces| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|FoWCGS, Wild about Wallingford| |Registered charitynumber|1190055| |Charity’s principal address|FAO FoWCGS
79 Station Road
Cholsey
WALLINGFORD
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**trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Zac Caleb Etheridge|||| ||Thomas Henry Oliver|||| ||Amy Pritchard|Treasurer||| ||Victoria Jayne Baker|Chair||| ||Wendy Penelope
Tobitt||Appointed 14-10-
2022|| ||Pete Sudbury|||| ||Samuel Alexander
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