## **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.| ## **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**||| |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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name of
person (or
body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to
whole year
appoint
trustee (if
any)
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
9
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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**
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