2021-03-31-accounts - The Hurst Water Meadow Trust

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 31 August 2020 To 31 March 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1191096

The Hurst Water Meadow Trust

Charity's principal address 11 Queen Street Dorchester-on-Thames Oxon Postcode OX10 7HR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Richard Farrant	Chairman
	Gillian Johnson	HonorarySecretary
	Michael Southon	Land/Volunteer Mgt
	John Metcalfe	Ecologist
	Graham Beland	Land/Tree Mgt
	Christopher Hill	Parish Councillor
	ShammyPuri	Eco-hydrology
	Louise Aukland	Education
	Christopher Smith	Project/Volunteer Mgt
	Roger Seabrook	HonoraryTreasurer

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Charitable Incorporated Organisation constitution Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by the Trustees for a period of 3 years. Trustee selection methods The Dorchester Parish Council may nominate one trustee. (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

To promote, for the public benefit, the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of the Hurst Water Meadow and any other land acquired by the Trust, its terrestrial and aquatic life Summary of the objects of the and their habitats; 2. to advance the education of the public in the study and charity set out in its research of land owned or managed by the Trust and its conservation and the governing document dissemination of the useful results of such research; 3. to provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of the public at large with the object of improving their conditions of life.

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Main activities carried out by the Trust

The priority is the care and appropriate management of the land currently owned by the Trust, using volunteers and contractors as needed
• Special attention is given to the creation of a ‘riparian wildlife corridor’ along the River Thame
Provision of educational materials & facilities for school parties and other visitors to the meadows

Objectives for 2021-2022

Summary of the main • Implement a plan prepared by an independent consultant, to enhance activities undertaken for the biodiversity public benefit in relation to • Creation of permanent wetland areas in Old Bridge Meadow in cooperation with these objects (include within the Earth Trust and the Environment Agency as part of their ‘River of Life II’ project (delayed from 2020 because of COVID restrictions)
this section the statutory declaration that trustees have • Excavation of additional scrapes and deepened channels to improve the biodiversity of the Hurst Water Meadow through the creation of areas which
had regard to the guidance retain rain and flood water for longer periods of the year (delayed from 2020
issued by the Charity because of COVID restrictions)
Commission on public benefit) • Study and monitor wildlife populations on the meadows

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

The Charity was set up in August 2020 to assume the assets and Summary of the main activities of the pre-existing Hurst Water Meadow Trust (Charity Number achievements of the charity 1050272). during the year No activities were undertaken in the current year. The Trust established a bank account with the CAF Bank using a loan from the pre-existing Hurst Water Meadow Trust.

The assets and activities were then transferred to the new CIO Trust on 1[st] April 2021.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Trust maintains restricted funds when the donor stipulates how the income may be expended. Where there is a timing difference between when the income is received and spent, the balance will be held in reserves at the year end. Unrestricted funds are received with no stipulation from the donor as to how they can be used. The Trustees can designate these funds for specific purposes.

Details of any funds materially Not applicable in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	Roger Seabrook	Richard Farrant
	Roger Seabrook	Richard Farrant
	Hon. Treasurer	Chairman
	14 November 2021
	14 November 2021

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The Hurst Water Meadow Trust

No (if any) 1191096

Receipts and payments accounts

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 31-Aug-20 31-Mar-21

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £

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A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

			Unrestricted		Restricted
Categories	Details		funds		funds
B1 Cash funds	CAF Bank Account *Total cash funds*		to nearest £ 1,000 - - 1,000		to nearest £ - - - -
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		OK	OK
			Unrestricted		Restricted
			funds		funds
B2 Other monetary assets	Details		to nearest £ - - - - - -		to nearest £ - - - - - -
B3 Investment assets	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) - - - - -
B4 Assets retained for the	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) -
charity’s own use					- - - - - - - -
			Fund to which		Amount due
B5 Liabilities	Details Loan from Hurst Water Meadow Trust (Charity Number 1050272)		Cash funds liability relates		1,000 - - - - (optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature	Print	Name
			Roger Seabrook
			Richard Farrant

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Endowment funds to nearest £

Endowment funds

to nearest £

Current value (optional)

When due (optional)

Date of approval