2025-07-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01-August-2024 To 31-July-2025 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	The objects of the CIO are to promote for the benefit of the public, within the areas of Wallingford and surrounding villages, the conservation, protection, and improvement of the physical and natural environment, in particular, but not exclusively, by a) the promotion and support of the creation and maintenance of green spaces, blue spaces (including ponds, streams, wetlands and other water habitats) and grey spaces (including habitats in urban and built up areas) within the area of benefit; b) the advancement of public education and participation in wildlife, conservation and the natural and physical environment.
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 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
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
	Para 1.38	Our organisation is volunteer-led, however with a freelance coordinator supporting us, we have

Contribution made by volunteers		been able to utilise the enthusiasm and contributions of volunteers more effectively. We have also been able to offer volunteers a better experience. Volunteers contributed over 260 hours towards activities and events over the year - and many more 100s behind the scenes supporting administration, fundraising, and planning.
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	During the year we delivered 46 events / activities to support local green spaces and help connect people with nature in their local area. Activities and events have included: - Red Kite awareness campaign advising residents not to feed Red Kites - including targeted door-to-door leaflet dropping and an art trail across Wallingford - maintenance activity and social events at two community orchards in public green spaces in residential areas - including our first wassail in January 2025 - community engagement and outreach activities during Great Big Green Week and a stall on the Kine Croft at the Wallingford Carnival - “greening Wallingford” initiative installed two large planters with multi-stem trees and pollinator-friendly planting and replanted a border in a town centre cut-through - supported Wallingford Town Council’s entry in RHS Britain in Bloom competition (awarded the Community Involvement award for a second year running) and entered into RHS It’s Your Neighbourhood for the Wantage Road / Sinodun Road corner verge, building on last year’s successful first entry - spring-flowering bulb planting on Castle Street verge - wildflower patch maintenance in the Bull Croft - became a “Community Partner” of Ayres House Studios, supporting improvements to their garden - produced a 5-year impact report celebrating our achievements from registration in 2020 We have grown the mailing list for our monthly e- newsletter and have an increased number of Facebook followers.

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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
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	We have continued to secure some small grants and donations which will enable us to continue our programme of community nature-based events and activities. We have also secured some unrestricted donations. Our payments were higher than our receipts but this was mainly due to an 18-month grant that cut across the reporting period.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Last year we revised our “zero reserves” policy to work towards reserves for three months of activity, plus replanting of orchard trees that have failed within the season. We ended the year last year with £2000 reserves and have now built on that to reach our target of £3000.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£3000
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 Para 1.47 any fundraising)

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 and training of trustees	Para 1.51	-
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	-
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	-
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 OX10 9QB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Resigned 29-11-2023
1 [Thomas Henry Oliver]
2 Victoria Jayne Baker Chair
Wendy Penelope Resigned 07-02-2024
3
Tobitt
4 Pete Sudbury
5 Claire Churchill
6 [Michael Charles ]
Acreman
Appointed 29-11-
7 [Sally White ]
2023
Appointed 23-02-
8 [Ceri Groves ]
2024
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity	N/A
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	N/A
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	N/A

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

Other optional information

N/A

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