2025-03-31-accounts - Green Southwell

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Period 1 April 2024 To 31 March 2025

Charity name: Green Southwell

Charity registration number: 1195481

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 public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment in Southwell and the surrounding area; and education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the 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	There are two strands to Green Southwell’s activity - information provision and practical action to support local biodiversity. During the financial year, we ran or attended events to provide information on home decarbonisation, which benefits local residents and the global environment.
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 issues by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional information

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Green Southwell volunteers are working with the local Town Council to improve the biodiversity of an area of land known as Beryl’s Meadow. Around 40 volunteer hours were spent developing a plan, clearing brambles and nettles, scything, and clearing the arisings, and sowing yellow rattle in an effort to reduce the dominance of the grass. This will allow a variety of wildflowers space to grow in future. Volunteers also undertook a soil analysis to understand the suitability for different flowers. Over 30 volunteers also helped with two litter picks to clean the town in Autumn and Spring.

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	Volunteering opportunities have improved the local environment, through reduction of litter and reducing the spread of invasive weeds; and have educated the wider population through their promotion in local and social media. Volunteering also benefits individuals’ social wellbeing, and the work on land management has also improved knowledge and skills. During the year the group contributed to the Great British Spring Clean, community tree planting, the Big Garden birdwatch, a Christmas tree festival, a local COP, crop drops, bat walks, butterfly transects, no mow May and produced a Green not Grey leaflet to promote better driveways for biodiversity and flood resistance. Our Facebook reach during the year was 8.3k. The page is used by a number of volunteers to share local events and initiatives, individual stories and our own activities, and we have around 1000 followers across Facebook and Instagram.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity received income of £108 in the year. A total of £415 was spent leaving available funds of £2,648 of which £325 carry restrictions.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves are held for the continuation of activities
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£2,648
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	Foundation Model 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	Founding trustees appointed from volunteers on basis of skills, knowledge and experience needed for the efective administration of the CIO.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Green Southwell
Other name the charity uses
Registered charitynumber	1195481
Charity’s principal address	2 Nottingham Road Southwell NG25 0LF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Liz Laine	Chair
	Steve Wright	Treasurer
	Ruth Murray
	Sam Bremner- Harrison

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Stephen Wright Full name(s) Liz Laine Position (eg Secretary, Chair Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 09/01/2023

Charity Name No (If any) Green Southwell 1195481 Recei ts and a ments accounts p p y For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/04/2024 31/03/2025

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - 201 - - 106 - - - - - 307 - - - 307 - 307 - - - 307	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - 108 - - - - - 108	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ - - 108 - - - - - 108	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	-				-
Grants	-				-
Other Income	-				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	-				-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-	-	-	-	-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Insurance	201				-
Equipment	-				-
Consumables	-				-
Professional Services	106				-
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**Sub total **	307				-

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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	- 307	-	-	- 307	-
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

10/11/2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 2,324 - -	Restricted funds to nearest £ 325 - -	Endowment funds to nearest £
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2,324	325	-
Agreement Error Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs	Agreement Error Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional)	OK
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Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates	Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional)	Current value (optional)
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Print Name Stephen Wright
		Date of approval
Stephen Wright		10/11/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

10/11/2025