**THE COAST CARE TRUST ANNUAL REPORT** **Year to 31 OCTOBER 2024** ## **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 2024** ## **OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY** The purpose of The Coast Care Trust is to support Coast Care which is run by the Northumberland Coast National Landscape (previously known as Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) to benefit the Northumberland Coast 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 third 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 deficit of £2,627 for the year as previous surpluses were invested particularly in volunteer training. Subtracted from last year's balance of £4,037 we now have a bank balance of £1,410. During the year we raised £2,160 from donations from services - through volunteers making bird boxes and corporate work days. The expenditure of £4,787 was used to purchase tools for the Coast Care team, volunteer training, and thank you events for the approximately 200 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 2024:** |**Income**
Donations
(note 1)
Charitable Activities
(note 2)
Other
**Expenditure**
Expenses
Welfare event for Coast Care volunteers
Adminstrative charges
Sundries (Including Training)
**Surplus/(Deficit) for the year**
**Assets and Liabilities as at 31 October 2024**
Bank Balance
Representing:
Unrestricted reserves:
Opening balance
Surplus for the year
Balance carried forward|**2024**
**2023**
**2022**
70
1,680
_2,714_
2,087
335
_504_
3
37
_625_
**2,160**
**2,052**
_3,843_
(680)
(429)
_(538)_
(433)
(493)
_(245)_
(54)
(72)
_(54)_
_(3,620)_
0
_(27)_
**(4,787)**
**(994)**
_(864)_
**(2,627)**
**1,058**
_2,979_
**1,410**
4,037
**2,979**
(2,627)
**1,058**
_2,979_
**1,410**
**4,037**
_2,979_| |---|---| ## Note 1 The donations in 2023 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 12th January 2025