## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 November 2021 to 31 October 2022** ## **Charity name: The Oakham Canal Green Corridor Project** ## **Charity registration number: 1192074** ## **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**
**inhabitants of Rutland and the**
**surrounding area, the provision of an**
**outdoor park facility based upon the**
**remains of the Oakham Canal for**
**recreation or other leisure time**
**occupation of individuals who have**
**need of such facilities by reason of their**
**youth, age, infirmity or disablement,**
**financial hardship or social and**
**economic circumstances or the public**
**at large in the interests of social welfare**
**and with the object of improving the**
**condition of life of the said inhabitants.**| |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|**The Oakham Canal Green Corridor**
**Project has continued to work with**
**landowners and the local authority to**
**formalise and improve access to the**
**canal corridor between the Springfield**
**housing estate and the Oakham**
**Enterprise Park.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The Trustees have had regard to the**
**guidance issued by the Charity**
**Commission 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|**The Oakham Canal Green Corridor**
**Project has not made any grants and is**
**unlikely to do so unless the recipient**
**will use the grant monies to undertake**
**work which is in furtherance of our**
**purpose. If such circumstances arose,**
**we would undertake appropriate due**
**diligence before agreeing to make any**
**grant.**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**Not applicable.**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Volunteers have given their time freely.**
**There have been no monetary**
**contributions by volunteers.**| |Other||**Not applicable.**| ## **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|**The Oakham Canal Green Corridor**
**Project, working with a range of**
**organisations and local volunteers,**
**levelled and re-surfaced approximately**
**400m of footpath providing a firm level**
**surface to enable the public to access**
**the northern end of the project area all**
**year round. The Project has also**
**constructed 2 new wooden bridges to**
**further improve public access.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The Oakham Canal Green Corridor**
**Project is in a solvent position. There is**
**no set timescale for completing all of**
**the work that we would like to do.**
**Funds will be raised for each separate**
**project or even each stage of a project.**
**We will not spend money on projects (or**
**project stages) unless we have already**
**secured the funding for the project (or**
**stage).**
**Funding largely takes the form of grant**
**income and donations received.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Reserves will generally relate to grant**
**income and donations received which**
**have not yet been utilised.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£4,620.85**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Reserves held will, in the main,**
**generally relate to timing differences**
**between income from grants and**
**donations received where expenditure is**
**yet to be incurred on projects in**
**progress/not completed.**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Not applicable.**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**No such concerns.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal Para 1.47 sources of funds (including any fundraising) Investment policy and Para 1.46 objectives including any social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO Foundation Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Chartered Incorporated Organisation**| |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|**When selecting new Trustees the**
**existing Trustees will take into account**
**the relevant skills, relevant knowledge**
**and relevant experience they have for**
**the role they are to take. Additionally,**
**the existing Trustees seek to promote**
**diversity in the Trustee Board and this**
**will also be taken into account.**
**Every new Trustee is appointed by a**
**resolution passed at a properly**
**convened meeting of the existing**
**Trustees.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Para 1.51 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 Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|**The Oakham Canal Green Corridor Project**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|**1192074**| |Charity’s principal address|**10C Mill Street, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6EA**| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**wholeyear**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**Martin John Ball**|||| ||**Gary Christian Berridge **|||| ||**Neil Anthony Broad**|||| ||**Paul John Cundy**|||| ||**Paul Robert Dadford**|||| ||**Bethany Alice Hunt**||**From 05 January**
**2022**|| ||**James Thomas Mulvany**|||| ||**Stephanie Jane Ross**|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name None** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year **|| |---|---|---| |**None**||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets **None.** held in this capacity Name and objects of the **Not applicable.** charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for **Not applicable.** safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **Not applicable** Other o tional infomiation Local environmentsl company Ecology Resources has continued to support The Oakham Canal Green Corridor Projec( carrying out a number of surveys with the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust to develop our understanding of the plant and animal species within the project area. One of thelr employees, Bethany Hun( has joined the Project as a Trustee and will work with us on environmental matters as well as engaging with the younger generation. The Project has become a key partner in the Climate Action Rutland group and supports Its Inltiatives around biodiversty. The Trustees have continued to engage wldely In the local community. Employees of local company Edmentum supported our work parties, asslstlng In the laying of the new footpath surface and constructing sovoral new benches along the canal corridor. The Project Manager ran a further series of guided walks over the summer months, and provided talks to a number of local groups. generating over £350 in donations. Tho Project has grown its team of volunteer Rangers who arn active along the canal corridor trimming vegetation, engaging with the public, and reporting issues. The Project's website and Facebook page have been instrumental In engaglng wlth the local ¢ommunity and have generated a considerable amount of interest in our work. Our Facebook followers now exceed 1.000. Our Volunteer Manager has managed a larye number of work partios throughout the year. implementing our planned projects and keeping abreast of preventative malntenan¢e works to keep the footpaths well maintained and accessible. The Project has been featured on the BBC'S Escape to the Country and local MP Alicia Kearns visited the Project to lend her support to our wor The Project is in the process of maklng sèverdl funding applications for the levelling and surfacing of a further 400m of footpath to Gontinue to make the canal corridor more accessible all year round. We continue to work with landowners and Rutland County Council to realign a publlc footpath closer to the canal corridor and to protect and promote the canal as a vital public gre•n space. We have gained signifi¢ant support within the local community who take interest in. and help maintain. the canal environmenL Declarations The truslees declare that they have approved the trustees, Yeport above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signaturels) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary. Chair. etc Nell Anthony Broad Martin ohn Ball Trustee Trustee Date 3 November 2022 **Charity Name No (if any) The Oakham Canal Green Corridor Project 1,192,074 Receipts and payments accounts** **CC16a** **For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 1 November 2021 31 October 2022 |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**4,136**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**4,136**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**4,136**
**2,351**
**784**
**29**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**3,164**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**3,164**
**972**
**(798)**
**4,447**
**4,621**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**950**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**950**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**950**
**3,618**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**3,618**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**3,618**
**(2,668)**
**798**
**1,870**
**0**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**5,086**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**5,086**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**5,086**
**5,969**
**784**
**29**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**6,782**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**6,782**
**(1,696)**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |VoluntaryReceipts|**4,136**|||||**8,582**| |Other Receipts|**0**|||||**300**| ||**0**|||||**0**| ||**0**|||||**0**| ||**0**|||||**0**| ||**0**|||||**0**| ||**0**|||||**0**| ||**0**|||||**0**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**4,136**|||||**8,882**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**0**|||||| ||**0**|||||**0**| |**_Sub total_**|**0**|||||**0**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**8,882**| |||||||| |Costs of charitable activities|**2,351**|||||**2,111**| |Governance costs|**784**|||||**454**| |Costs ofgeneratingvoluntaryreceipts|**29**|||||**0**| ||**0**|||||**0**| ||**0**|||||**0**| ||**0**|||||**0**| ||**0**|||||**0**| ||**0**|||||**0**| ||**0**|||||**0**| |**_Sub total_**|**3,164**|||||**2,565**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**0**|||||| ||**0**|||||| |**_Sub total_**|**0**|||||**0**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**2,565**| |||||||| ||**972**|**(2,668)**|**0**|**(1,696)**||**6,317**| ||**(798)**|**798**|**0**|**0**|
|**0**| ||**4,447**|**1,870**|**0**|**6,317**||**0**| ||**4,621**|**0**|**0**|**4,621**||**6,317**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 24/03/2023 1 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unreslricted funds Restricted funds to nea￿t E Endowment tund5 to n8are8t£ Cal¢gorfe Detal B1 Cash funds 4,621 Total cash funds 4.621 a¢coJWSII Unrestrlcted funds to nthrt¥t£ R8Stricted fund$ Endowment funds to n8ar88t£ D•t*ils B2 Other monetary ass•ts FLmd to whl¢h a88et bolon C<*t lrylional) Current valug onal D•t•l - Za43 FLmd to whlch a¥8et belon Current value onal D•tal Ctystlowional) B4 Assets retain￿ for the ¢harlty's own us• F￿d to which rektes Amountdue When due D•tal 85 Liabilities Sig￿￿ by one trustees on behalf of all the trustees S¥Jnature Print Name Date of roval H￿1 A Broad 3Nov22 Martin J Ball 3Nov22 CCXX R2 atxounts ISSI 0311112022