**To** 


## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date 06 April 2021 05 April 2022 

**From** 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** Winchcombe Community Allotments and Orchard **Other names charity is known by** Winchcombe CAO **Registered charity number (if any)** 1196185 

**Charity's principal address** 78 North Street, Winchcombe 

**Postcode GL54 5PS** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Tom de la Rosa|Chair|||
||Denise Laxton|Treasurer|||
||Sarah Davies||||
||AmyVerey||||
||Jess Nicholls||||
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**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)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) 

Elected from membership Trustee selection methods 

- (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

-Governance including trustee decisions occasionally uses digital platform You **may choose** to include (Whatsapp) 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** 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

(1) To benefit the residents of Winchcombe and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide growing facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents. (2) To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by promoting sustainable growing practices. 

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- Charity formally established 

- Secured c. £9,000 in grant funding 

- Opened up community orchard and allotments for public use 

**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** 

**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. 

**TAR** 

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## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 

- Established as a formal constituted body 

- • Agreed and signed a 10 year lease on ‘Land off Mount View Drive, Winchcombe’ with Winchcombe Town Council 

- Secured £9,000 in unrestricted grant funding from the following organisations: 

   - Tewkesbury Borough Council 

   - Gloucestershire Community Foundation 

- Cleared and made good our allotment site 

- • Planted the community orchard (c. 35 trees) and native hedgerows 

- Completed our site design and laid our individual and community allotment plots 

- Open registration and allocation for members of Winchcombe Community to join the allotments and orchard 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

Reserves will be used to cover a minimum of 2 years average expenses, **Brief statement of the** anything above this will be used to further the charities objectives as **charity’s policy on reserves** outlined above. **Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit** 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

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

Principles sources of funding raise for this year have been: 

   - Charitable grants (c. £8,500) 

   - Private plot fees (c. £500) 

- 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)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**<br>**etc)**<br>**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||Tom de la Rosa||
||<br> <br>Chair||
||30/07/2022||
||30/07/2022||



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**To** 


## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date 06 April 2022 01 February 2023 

**From** 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** Winchcombe Community Allotments and Orchard **Other names charity is known by** Winchcombe CAO **Registered charity number (if any)** 1196185 **Charity's principal address** 78 North Street, Winchcombe 

**Postcode GL54 5PS** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Tom de la Rosa|Chair|||
||Iain Knight|Treasurer|From 08-08-2022||
||Sarah Davies||||
||AmyVerey||||
||Jess Nicholls||||
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

**TAR** 

March **2012** 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) 

Elected from membership Trustee selection methods 

- (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

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

-Governance including trustee decisions occasionally uses digital platform (Whatsapp) with records saved online 

- 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** 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

(1) To benefit the residents of Winchcombe and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide growing facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents. (2) To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by promoting sustainable growing practices. 

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- Provision of 49 private allotment for the benefit of Winchcombe 

- Provision of a large, freely accessible community growing plot 

- • Free public access to a community orchard 

**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

- Community growing activities supported by volunteers through the year 

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

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

**TAR** 

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Section D                      Achievements and performance 

• Fencing erected on site **Summary of the main** • Water supply arranged to site **achievements of the charity** • Community food grown and established **during the year** • Planning permission secured to enable sheds and community facilities and wider site design • C. £11k grant funding secured • Space allocated within community plot for local seedsavers 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

Reserves will be used to cover a minimum of 2 years average expenses, **Brief statement of the** anything above this will be used to further the charities objectives as **charity’s policy on reserves** outlined above. **Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit** 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

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

   - Principles sources of funding raise for this year have been: • Charitable grants (c. £11,000) 

- 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)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**<br>**etc)**<br>**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||Tom de la Rosa||
||<br> <br>Chair||
||02/02/2023||
||02/02/2023||



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Charity Name No (if any)<br>Winchcombe Community Allotments and Orchard 1196185<br>Receipts and payments accounts CC16a<br>For the period  Period start date Period end date<br>To<br>from 06/04/2021 05/04/2022<br>Section A Receipts and payments<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds Last year<br>funds funds funds<br>to the nearest<br>to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>£<br>A1 Receipts<br>Gloucestershire community grant payment<br>                            -                                -                          5,000                            -<br>                      5,000<br>Tewkesbury COVID-19 grant                       1,000                              -                                -                          1,000                            -<br>Plot fees 22/23                            10                              -                                -                               10                            -<br>Alpkit charitable grant                          200                              -                                -                             200                            -<br>Fencing refund                          703                              -                                -                             703                            -<br>Gloucestershire council build back better                       2,500                              -                                -                          2,500                            -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total  (Gross income for<br>                      9,413                              -                                -                          9,413                            -<br>AR)<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>(see table).<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Sub total                                -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total receipts                   9,413                            -                            -                        9,413                           -<br>A3 Payments<br>Key cutting                            35                              -                                -                               35                            -<br>Grass topping services                          150                              -                                -                             150                            -<br>Compost purchase                          161                              -                                -                             161                            -<br>Orchard tree stakes and guards                          282                              -                                -                             282                            -<br>Orchard tree stock                          367                              -                                -                             367                            -<br>Lease agreement fees                            45                              -                                -                               45                            -<br>Fencing materials                       3,969                              -                                -                          3,969                            -<br>Insurance                          104                              -                                -                             104                            -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total [                      5,113 ]                             -                                -                          5,113                            -<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total [                              - ]                               -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total payments                   5,113                            -                            -                        5,113                           -<br>Net of receipts/(payments)                   4,300                          -                            -                      4,300                        -<br>A5 Transfers between funds                           -                          -                           -                                -                          -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                            -                          -                           -                            -                          -<br>Cash funds this year end                   4,300                          -                            -                     4,300                        -<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>Current account (Co-op bank)<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**4,300**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4,300**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Tom de la Rosa|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
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