## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From April 2024 (Period start date) To April 2025 (Period end date)** ## **Charity name: Windmill Community Gardens** ## **Charity registration number: 1194070** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To further or benefit the residents of
Nottingham City, without distinction of sex,
sexual orientation, race or of political,
religious or other opinions by associating
together the said residents, voluntary and
other organisations in a common effort to
promote the preservation, conservation and
the protection of the environment through
environmentally friendly gardening practices,
the promotion of physical and mental health,
and the improvement of the conditions of life
in socially and economically disadvantaged
communities| |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|Weekly
genera
l
volunteer sessions
providing
physical and mental health benefits through
the growing of produce in a climate- friendly
way.
School groups and Small Steps Big
Changes Outdoor Fun for under 4s sessions
throughout the year. Sessions for
young
families aimed at helping them to feel more
comfortable with their children playing
outside and provide opportunities to learn
about gardening and the natural world.
Lithe Lunches which involved harvesting,
cooking and eating with a gentle exercise
session before the meal aimed at those
wanting to increase mobility and to promote
healthy eating and confidence in preparing
fresh produce from scratch.
S
essions for local primary school classes
Provision of meals for Thursday volunteer
sessions
Several successful events including
Pumpkin day and wreath-making workshops
providing public benefits| |||Development of Wild Space providing a safe
additional space for volunteers and
ecological benefits through the provision of a
wildlife area.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees have regard to the commission’s
public benefit guidance and are able to show
that:
-they are aware of the guidance
- they have taken it into account when
making a decision to which the guidance is
relevant
- if they have decided to depart from the
guidance, they have a good reason for doing
so| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|| |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|The main achievements of the charity have
been to:
Provide voluntary work, including gardening
experience and training to Local people.
Provide fresh fruit and vegetables to
volunteers, local residents and food banks
and community meals.
These have improved the physical and
mental health of participants, so relieving
dependence on NHS services. We have
also provided space for Growing Forward, a
project to helpthose strugglingwith their| mental health, with similar rewards. We have held several Events this year, which were open to the public, free and widely advertised in the area. This provides an opportunity for local people to be outside, enjoy themselves and engage socially with others. Similarly we host events for Small Steps Big Changes who run activities for the under 4s. ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**See enclosed CC16a**| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |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|**N/A**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|| |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|| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Windmill Community Gardens| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1194070| ||Charity’s principal address|Windmill Community Gardens
Ascot Road
Bobbers Mill
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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 N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for 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 adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional**
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Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Matthew Hilton
Position (eg Treasurer
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Date
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**Windmill Community Gardens** ## **No (if any)** ## **Receipts and payments accounts** Period start date Period end date **To** 06/04/2024 05/04/2025 ## **For the period from** ## **CC16a** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**
Charitable Funding
**480**
Crowdfunder
Donations(general)
**595**
Memberships
**40**
Stalls & Events
**1,248**
Sessions and workshops
**574**
**2,937**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 2,937**
**A3 Payments**
Rent
**829**
Insurance
**426**
Volunteer Sessions and expenses
Expenses (General)
**576**
Expenses (events and workshops)
Materials/ labour/ Construction/ repairs
Cash correction from previous year
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 1,831**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 1,831**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 1,106**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**358**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**3,281**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 4,745**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases,(see table)**|**to the nearest £**
**47,347**
**47,347**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**47,347**
**24,170**
**920**
**1,164**
**7,453**
**-**
**-**
**33,707**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**33,707**
**13,640**
**- 358**
**18,822**
**32,104**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |||**-**|**47,827**
**-**
**595**
**40**
**1,248**
**574**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**50,283**|**26,070**| |||**-**||**6,663**| |||**-**||**506**| |||**-**||**120**| |||**-**||**559**| |||**-**||**1,621**| |||**-**||| |||**-**||| |||**-**||| |||**-**||| |||**-**||| |||**-**||| |||**-**||**35,539**| |||||| |||**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|| |||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**50,283**|**35,539**| |||||| |||**-**|**829**
**426**
**24,170**
**1,496**
**1,164**
**7,453**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**35,537**|**796**| |||**-**||**409**| |||**-**||**20,731**| |||**-**||**5,740**| |||**-**||**1,154**| |||**-**||**226**| |||**-**||**11**| |||**-**||| |||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**29,067**| |||||| |||**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|| |||**-**||| |||**-**||**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**35,537**|**29,067**| |||||| |||**-**|**14,746**
**-**
**26,103**
**40,849**|**6,472**| |||**-**||**-**| |||**4,000**||**-**| |||**4,000**||**6,472**| |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
Business Current Account
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**4,745**
**32,104**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,745**
**32,104**
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OK
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**funds**
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**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**4,000**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**4,000**| ||||OK| ||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
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approval| ||||| ||||| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of INJDfftJLL C£)()YnONJ ij x GAoD£K)S. Charlty no (If any) On accounts for the year ended 5 A-PR I L c&o?S Set out on page8 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Ihe above chartty {Ihe Trust") for the year ended CS/cwl &as . Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the p￿Paration basls of Trport of the accounts in accordan￿ with the r4uirements of the Charilies Act 2011 <'the Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 145{5)(b} of the Act. I have completed my examination. l ¢onfim that no material matters have ¢ome to my attention {other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any materlal réspect." accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no contems and have come across no olher matters in connection wrth the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please del the words in thè brack&ts rfthey do not apply. Independent examinefs statement Slgned: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualificatlon(s} or body (If any).. Addres3: SF IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlighl matters ot concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give he￿ brief detsils of any Items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018