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WOLD RANGERS WAY

WOLD RANGERS WAY
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the period 1 April 2022 to 31st March	2023
Registered Charity no. 1193343
Contents	Page
Receipt and payment account	1
Statement of Assets and Liabilities	2
Chairpersons Report	3

Wold Rangers Way - Charity No. 1193343

Statements of asset and liabilities for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024

Cash funds
Cash at bank	2549.29	need bank statement
Total cash funds	2549.29
Creditors	0
Reserves
Unrestricted	2549.29
Restricted	0

Wolds Rangers Way – charity number 1193343

Receipts and payments account for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023

Receipts

Receipts Grants Restricted – DIFEY unrestricted Grants – Donations Scheme Other Income Total Receipts Payments Training costs. Events Merchandise Assets Sundries (Marketing & Promotion) Total Spend Net Receipts Cash fund balances brought forward Cash fund balances carried forward	2355.00 656.12 000.00 00.00 _ £3011.12 110.00 3378.56 4070.39 703.30 1340.00 £9602.25 £-6591.13 £9140.42 £2549.29

Chairpersons Report for the period 1 April 2022 to 31st March 2023

The Wold Rangers Way was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in February 2021 but due to the pandemic launched later in that year in August. The four founding trustees are actively involved in the operation of the charity on a voluntary basis with no employed staff.

The organisation was established with three clear ambitions:

1. To educate the public in the heritage of the Yorkshire Wold Rangers;

2. The preservation and conservation of the natural environment around Driffield and the Wolds, and;

3. The promotion and community participation in healthy recreation by encouraging walking.

The Wolds Rangers Way is a challenging circular walk which winds its way 44-miles over the Yorkshire Wolds through amazing chalk landscapes with dry valleys with stunning wildlife alongside vibrant market towns and ancient Wolds villages. It also captures the unique history of the Yorkshire Wold Rangers and ensures that their names and stories live on forever.

In addition to the main route, there are several shorter trails providing a unique, progressive way to enjoy walking. Offering a variety of guided walks and events, the Wold Rangers Way appeals to local residents and visitors alike, bringing into the area people who want to walk the Yorkshire Wolds and perhaps stay locally along the way.

The Wold Rangers Way audience is anyone wanting to experience walking in the outdoors from short accessible health walks to those seeking the challenge of trekking 44-miles in a day. All support materials, maps, guides and route planners can be accessed online free of charge with free guided walks delivered on a regular basis by experienced leaders. First aid training specific to walking was undertaken by the Trustees by a local specialist.

Two new routes with maps and walking guides, delivery of the first Wold Rangers Way Walking Festival in June 2022 which included a week-long programme of free guided walks. ‘Drumming Up’ - a recreation of an old Wold Ranger in July which included a guided walk followed by overnight camping, entertainment and actors playing the part of Wold Rangers. Much of the original research done by the trustees into the history of the Wold Rangers was based on a book written by Countess Angela Antrim. The book is no longer in print but the trustees believe it contains a rich and valuable record of the Wolds social history as well as an insight into the lives of the Wold Rangers themselves. Therefore the trustee’s produced a reprint of the book with a new foreword added bringing it up to date with the story of the Wold Rangers Way walks.