**THE COAST CARE TRUST ANNUAL REPORT** **Year to 31 OCTOBER 2023** ## **COAST CARE TRUST** A Charitable Incorporated Company Charity Registration number: 1196390 Trustees: John Everitt Wendy Pattison John Woodman Patron: Ann Cleeves Administrative address: 1 Summit Cottages Alnwick Northumberland NE66 2AU Banker: Unity Bank ## **COAST CARE TRUST TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 October 2023** ## **OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY** The purpose of The Coast Care Trust is to support Coast Care which is run by the Northumberland Coast (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) to benefit the Northumberland Coast Protected Landscape? and the people who live, work and visit. Activities carried out by Coast Care consist of the following: 1 Wildlife and habitat conservation activities 2 Beach Cleaning 3 Dealing with invasive and non-native species 4 Plant and wildlife monitoring and recording 5 Improving access to the coast. ## **STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT** This is the second year of the charity. The charity is administered by the board of trustees who operate in line with the constitution. The charity does not employ any staff. The trustees have referred to the guidance in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, when reviewing the aims and objectives and in planning its activities. The charitable objectives above provide a clear and demonstrable public benefit. ## **FINANCIAL REPORT** The results for the year show a surplus of £1,058 which is retained in our bank account. Added to last year's surplus we now have a bank balance of £4,037. We raised £2,051 from donations, from services - through volunteers making bird boxes - and corporate work days. Of this, £992 was used to purchase tools for the Coast Care team, on Barn Owl box monitoring, on thank you events for the approximately 100 Coast care volunteers and a public demonstration event at a sustainability fair. ## **RISKS AND RESERVE LEVELS** The Trust has very limited risks, as one of its principles is only to assist in activities that it can afford to pay from current assets. If the Trust can not afford to pay from current funds it will not commit to the activity until the funds have been raised. In addition, the Trust only exists to raise money to support Coast Care and does not undertake other activities. It maintains a small level of reserves the amount of which will depend on the timing of suitable Coast Care activities. These are held in a low risk current account. ## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES** The charity's trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). ## **COAST CARE TRUST: Financial statements** ## **Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31 October 2023:** |**Income**
Donations
(note 1)
Charitable Activities
(note 2)
Other
**Expenditure**
Expenses
Welfare event for Coast Care volunteers
Adminstrative charges
Sundries
**Surplus for the year**
**Assets and Liabilities as at 31 October 2023**
Bank Balance
Representing:
Unrestricted reserves:
Opening balance
Surplus for the year
Balance carried forward|**2023**
**2022**
1,680
_2,714_
335
_504_
37
_625_
**2,052**
_3,843_
(429)
_(538)_
(493)
_(245)_
(72)
_(54)_
0
_(27)_
**(994)**
_(864)_
**1,058**
_2,979_
**4,037**
**2,979**
**1,058**
_2,979_
**4,037**
_2,979_| |---|---| ## Note 1 The donations include £650 received from corporate work days, and £1000 from being Coastal Grains Charity of the year Note 2 Sale of birdboxes, amazon donation and other promotions The charity collected and subsequently sold the old Northumberlnd Coast Path signs after they were decommisioned. These accounts were approved by the trustees: J Everitt W Pattison J Woodman 3rd February 2024