## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 23 November 2021 Period start date** **To 05 April 2023 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Trees for Bermondsey** ## **Charity registration number: 1196737** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||**SORP reference**|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|1.’To promote the conservation protection
and improvement of the physical and natural
environment for the public benefit, in
particular by the planting of trees and other
plants on streets and in publicly accessible
spaces within the London borough of
Southwark and in particular the wards
around Bermondsey to mitigate the
detrimental effects of climate change and
urban overheating, encourage biodiversity
and improve air and water quality’.
2. ‘To advance the education of the public in
the conservation, protection and
improvement of the physical and natural
environment including by promoting tree
planting as a means for the public to learn
about wider environmental issues such as:
sustainability, climate change, ecology and
the mitigating need for trees’.
3. ‘For the public benefit to promote the
physical enhancement and beautification of
streets and publicly accessible spaces
around Bermondsey and the wider borough
of Southwark as the trustees shall
determine, by the planting of trees and
securing their guardianship’.| |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|Main activities and projects carried out
during the reporting period included:
1. The Rouel Estate Community
Orchard was conceived,
designed andplanted byaround| 1 60 local adult and child volunteers and was a collaboration between Trees for Bermondsey, the Rouel Blue Garden Club and Southwark Council’s Tree Section, with generous help and advice from the Orchard Project and London National Park City. 24 fruit trees were planted including apple, pear, plum, cherry, apricot, black mulberry, peach and quince. 135 metres of fruiting hedge was added to surround and protect the orchard including elder, hazel, dog rose, sea buckthorn, blackthorn, hawthorn, rowan and cornelian cherry. A total of 1500 tree whips were planted to complete the hedge. 2. Our second community orchard was planted in St James’s churchyard as a tribute to Bermondsey’s famous, treeplanting mayor, Ada Salter, and named after the Joy Slide (Peek Frean boss, Arthur Carr’s gift to the children of Bermondsey which stood in the churchyard for fifty years). Elected in 1922 as London’s first woman mayor, the planting of the orchard in Spring 2022 marked Ada’s centenary year (see “Other” below). Trees for Bermondsey collaborated with London National Park City Ranger, Divya Hariramani, on the design and choice of unusual fruit trees, working closely with Southwark Council’s Tree Section. Persimmon, Fig, Strawberry Tree, Quince, Medlar, Pomegranate, Cornelian Cherry and Black Mulberry were planted. With help from our Orchard Project mentor and National Park City Ranger, Lesley Wertheimer, we were also able to rescue six existing fruit trees in the churchyard which had been badly damaged by dogs. By pruning 2 and protecting them, Trees for Bermondsey has given them a new lease of life. 3. The idea of the Octopus Garden was conceived during the Covid pandemic and became a rare positive consequence of the days of lockdown and the discovery of the importance of green space and being in the open air for health and well-being. An unloved, grey, polluted and flytipped street corner was taken and transformed into a lush, green oasis, equally welcoming for birds and pollinators as it is for its human visitors. Trees for Bermondsey brought together local residents to form “The Octopus Gardeners”. Funding was secured from Southwark’s Cleaner, Greener Safer scheme and the London Mayor’s Grow Back Greener fund to de-pave 120 square metres on the corner of Dunton Road and Lynton Road and plant it with thousands of native species plants to encourage biodiversity. 100 native trees were included to create hedging to protect the garden from traffic pollution and noise. Existing uncomfortable metal seating was upcycled using timber from end-of-life street trees and a large mosaic birdbath was commissioned to invite more birdlife to the garden. The Octopus Garden was a highly successful collaboration with the council, their Highways Contractor, FM Conway Ltd, Southwark Nature Volunteers (SNAV), Trees for Bermondsey and many others who generously gave their time and brought skills to this exciting project. Work which had started in Spring 2022 was complete by late September and celebrated with a joint street party with the Octopus Garden’s 3 neighbour and supporter, Café Crol. 4. Hedge-planting in public spaces has been an important activity since Trees for Bermondsey’s inception. It helped Trees for Bermondsey open a positive dialogue with Southwark Council around tree-planting and was a simple way to raise awareness and bring people together to create greener neighbourhoods. In this reporting period, we extended and added to the hedge for wildlife in Spa Gardens. In the year previously (2020 – 21) we planted around 400 native species whips provided for free by the Woodland Trust. The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) provided another 200 in 2021 – 22 and in March 2023 Southwark Council’s Tree Section gave us another 200 including yew and holly to complete the hedge. In February 2022, we also added a further 200 whips to the native species hedges planted previously with the Friends of Galleywall Nature Reserve in Shuttleworth Park. In March 2023 we added another 200 whips to the fruiting hedge planted around the Rouel Rd Orchard (1500 had already been planted in December 2021). The total number of tree whips planted by Trees for Bermondsey in public places since 2020 is approximately 3000. 5. Tree-planting campaign – increasing tree canopy cover – Right tree, right place. Trees for Bermondsey liaised between members of the public and Southwark Council’s Tree Section between 2020 and 2022 to replace felled trees and plant new trees for streets, estates and parks in Bermondsey. We processed over 100 requests from single trees, e,g, the 4 Queen’s Platinum Jubilee tree, to entire streets. We estimate that at least 250 trees have been planted in response to these original requests. Others, such as Blue Anchor Lane (one of Trees for Bermondsey’s early campaigns) remain outstanding, but with promises to progress once infrastructure and planning issues are resolved. The campaign continues. 6. Post-planting tree-care campaign Trees for Bermondsey lobbied councillors and officers to introduce systems to check contractors were fulfilling planting contracts, especially watering sufficiently from Spring to early Autumn and drew attention to systemic failures which became particularly apparent during the drought and high temperatures of 2022. Since then, with an ever more ambitious planting programme in place, a tree-planting and ecology post has been created to oversee tree-planting and monitor after-care. New systems have been introduced to help ensure that wide-spread failures of new trees on council-managed land will be a thing of the past. 7. Shuttleworth Park In 2019 local residents started to fund-raise to improve Shuttleworth Park located on the noisy and polluted corner of Southwark Park Rd and Galleywall Rd in the area of Bermondsey known as the Blue. They asked Trees for Bermondsey to help and at the end of 2021, we launched a Crowdfunder and Marks and Spencer Energy matched donations made by 50 members of the public. With the Blue Bermondsey Business Improvement District (BID) and others, Trees for Bermondsey formed a loose coalition under the banner “Greening the Blue” 5 |||(see also “relationship with any
related parties”) to promote and
lobby for more and better public
green space. A successful bid to
the Mayor of London’s Grow
Back Greener fund added to the
Crowdfunder and grants from
Southwark’s Cleaner, Greener,
Safer fund meant that plans could
be drawn up and work will start
from summer 2023 to revive the
park, refurbish the playground
and create a more welcoming
and nature-friendly space for all.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All projects and activities approved by the
Trustees and undertaken by Trees for
Bermondsey have been for the public
benefit.
The charity is entirely volunteer-led and run,
and all projects and activities undertaken are
accessible and available to all. As can be
seen in the “Summary of main activities”
above, all projects are located in the public
spaces of Bermondsey for the benefit of
everyone who lives, works or visits the area.
In addition to the activities and projects listed
previously, the Trustees have raised funds
for and organised free workshops and
events which attracted hundreds of
participants and volunteers over the
reporting period. These included:
•
Tree and hedge-planting days in the
parks and in the new orchards
•
Planting and maintenance days in
the Octopus street-garden
•
Bulb-planting thanks to the
Metropolitan Gardens and Parks
Association who supplied hundreds
of free bulbs.
•
Maintenance days and events such
as mulching and pruning under the
instruction of volunteer Orchard
Project mentor, Lesley Wertheimer.
•
Bird and bat-box and bug-hotel
making on the Blue Marketplace in
collaboration with the Bankside Open
Spaces Trust and help from The
Conservation Volunteers
•
A guided walk in collaboration with
Fruity Walks, London National Park
City ranger Divya Hariramani. This
took place as part of the Salter
Centenarycelebrations in summer| 6 2022 and showcased the fruit-trees and fruiting hedges newly-planted in the Rouel Estate Community Orchard and the Joy Slide orchard. • Mosaic workshops with Age UK and the Blue Marketplace which were delivered by the London School of Mosaic who Trees for Bermondsey had commissioned to design and build a large commemorative, mosaic birdbath for the Octopus Garden. • The Bermondsey Wassail, which the Trustees hope will become an annual tradition, was made possible by the generosity and not inconsiderable musical and theatrical talent of members of the famous troupe “The Lion’s Part”. Their Green Man and friends performed on the Blue Marketplace while Trees for Bermondsey and the Rouel Blue Garden Club oversaw lantern and crown-making. The Green Man led a lantern-lit procession through the streets of Bermondsey to the Rouel orchard where everyone joined in the ancient tradition of Wassailing the apple-trees with songs, instrumentplaying and mulled cider. • An exhibition showing the history of Shuttleworth Park and the drawings and visualisations of proposed works to improve Shuttleworth Park was held on the Blue marketplace in February 2023 with project partners, Bankside Open Spaces Trust, and an online consultation and public engagement event held to gather feedback from the community. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||**SORP reference**|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A| |Policy on social investment|Para 1.38|N/A| 7 |including program related
investment||| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Trees for Bermondsey’s volunteers make
everything the charity does possible.
Although grants and donations mean we can
pay outside providers for some services,
day-to-day running and activities are entirely
dependent on the goodwill and generosity of
our volunteers.
We try to set an example and use best
practise in everything we do, e.g. we don’t
just plant trees, but make sure they are
cared for to ensure successful
establishment.
We run WhatsApp groups for different
projects e.g. The Octopus Gardeners and
Orchard Group. For larger events such as
hedge and tree planting we call on our wider
group, which stood at approximately 160
members at end of the reporting period.
Our partners and friends, Southwark Nature
Action Volunteers and Bermondsey and
Rotherhithe Litterati are other important
sources of volunteers.
Our regular groups of volunteers are vital for
taking care of our greenspaces, new trees
and plants. Their dedication was amply
illustrated through spring and summer 2022
during the drought and exceptionally high
temperatures.
In the Rouel Estate community orchard 23
trees received between 20 and 50 litres each
weekly and in the hottest part of the
summer, this was doubled. A dedicated
group of neighbours from the estate and
surrounding streets had to fill endless
watering cans, but determination paid off
and all the trees have thrived.
The Octopus Garden was particularly
challenging through the drought, as although
the garden was deliberately planted with
climate change in mind, to succeed, it had to
be watered daily through its early stages.
Without a water-supply onsite, volunteers
had to transport water to a storage tank and
set up a watering rota. Thanks to the
Octopus Gardeners, the garden flourished,
despite unpromising conditions.| |Other||•
The charity was nominated for the
2022 “Tree Oscars”, the London Tree
and Woodland Awards, sponsored
jointly by the Forestry Commission
and Mayor of London. Our Chair took
the coveted Acorn Award- “for an| 8 ||individual member of the public who| |---|---| ||has made a particular contribution to| ||promoting or conserving trees” and| ||Trees for Bermondsey were Highly| ||Commended in the “Community| ||Tree” category.| |•|Trees for Bermondsey took an active| ||part in the Salter Centenary| ||celebrations which took place| ||throughout 2022 and our Chair was| ||on the steering group and helped| ||organise events and activities. In| ||1922 Ada Salter became mayor of| ||Bermondsey while her husband,| ||Alfred Salter, was elected MP. The| ||couple devoted their lives to the| ||environment, housing and public| ||health and transformed a deprived| ||inner-city area into a healthy green| ||oasis.| ||During 2022, thousands of| ||Southwark residents and visitors| ||from further afield took part in| ||activities and attended events to| ||honour the lives and actions of the| ||Salters. These included| ||performances, concerts, guided| ||walks, films, radio plays, tree-planting| ||and talks.| |•|Some of the oldest and best-loved| ||street trees in Bermondsey are| ||hybrid Black poplars (Populus nigra)| ||and in early 2022 Trees for| ||Bermondsey heard that a 120-year-| ||old tree on Southwark Park Road| ||had become dangerous and needed| ||to be removed. We negotiated with| ||Southwark’s tree officers and our| ||local councillors to have the tree| ||removed by “Fallen and Felled” who| ||specialise in removing street trees as| ||intact as possible to ensure they are| ||re-used. Fallen and Felled milled and| ||seasoned the timber for 12 months| ||and Trees for Bermondsey were| ||awarded a Cleaner, Greener, Safer| ||grant to have some of the wood| ||made into seating in the Rouel| ||Estate’s new community garden, just| ||a few metres from where the old tree| ||stood.| 9 Most street trees are chipped and incinerated, so using the timber for furniture is far more sustainable and a perfect example of the circular economy, with the tree returning to the place where it grew and preventing its stored carbon being released into the atmosphere. The seat will be installed ready for summer 2024. • Friends’ group, Southwark Park Association 1869, invited Trees for Bermondsey to advise on treerelated matters and co-opted Trees for Bermondsey’s Chair onto their management committee. Trees for Bermondsey’s first duty was to consult with the council and assisted in choosing a heavy-standard tulip tree to plant in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year as part of the UK-wide Queen’s Green Canopy scheme. ## **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 geographical area Trees for
Bermondsey is active in has some of the
lowest tree-canopy in London, highest
deprivation and worst access to green
space.
The planting of trees and plants, the creation
of new green space and the improvement to
existing ones, provide many important eco-
system services for the benefit of the human
and wildlife populations of Bermondsey and
the wider community of Southwark.
Research has proven that proximity to trees
and greenspace has a positive effect on
physical and mental wellbeing and
community cohesion. We have seen this in
action again and again and it is reflected in
feedback from volunteers:
_“…the idea of creating beautiful green spaces_
_has brought our community together through a_| 10 _shared interest.” “I am certain that the work that the group does helps my mental stability… I love to be outside and not only have I learned from being with the group, I have also felt a strong sense of responsibility and ‘belonging’”_ Just two examples of the difference the charity’s work has made to its beneficiaries over the reporting period are shown below: 1. The Octopus Garden is a street corner, so open 24 hours a day 365 days a year. De-paving and planting with thousands of native species plants has created a tiny new green lung for the area. Before Trees for Bermondsey transformed it, this was one of the most common places for fly-tipping in the area. This is now a rare occurrence and our partnership with the Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Litterati means it stays clear of rubbish. Trees for Bermondsey even installed a street bin which is now emptied by Southwark’s streetcleaners. In March 2023, within days of being installed in the Octopus Garden one of the birdboxes made with local children at our public workshop, was occupied by a pair of bluetits. The large birdbath, made by the London School of Mosaic from design ideas collected from the community during workshops is not only a beautiful centrepiece, but an important source of water for our local wildlife. When the plants and wildflowers started to bloom in Spring 2023, they were soon abuzz with pollinators and it was hard to believe that barely 12 months earlier, the garden hadn’t existed and was barren, polluted tarmac. It was exciting to experience the positive reaction to the transformation. 11 The Octopus Garden has inspired its neighbours to de-pave their driveways and others to fundraise for their own street garden. 2. The Rouel Estate Community Orchard is the result of an impressive joint-effort between the newly-formed Rouel Blue Garden Club, Trees for Bermondsey, Southwark Council, the neighbouring St James’s School and others. It is being cultivated to provide a significant fruit harvest within a few years which will be shared with residents and the Love North Southwark food pantry. The school has installed gates from the playground to the orchard meaning that the space can be used for recreation and eventually, as an outdoor classroom. The space is being managed to maximise biodiversity in collaboration with the estate’s maintenance team who have agreed to a reduced mowing regime. The native species fruiting hedge will be trimmed in rotation so there is always habitat for birds and other wildlife. The orchard already hosts a large and noisy colony of sparrows and pipistrelle bats hunt over the long grass on summer evenings. Trees for Bermondsey does not simply organise one-off events but encourages and works with the community to care for their trees and greenspaces. This brings neighbours together and has engendered a collective sense of pride in the local environment. 12 ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Please see above sections and below. The charity
fulfilled and exceeded objectives set.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Trees for Bermondsey had 100% success rate in
grants and awards applied for, most notably, two
successive Grow Back Greener grants from the GLA
to create a community street garden, the Octopus
Garden, successfully completed in 2022 and the
restoration of Shuttleworth Park (onsite works due to
start Summer 2023).
Both projects received match-funding from Southwark
Council’s Cleaner Greener Safer fund.
Another grant was awarded by Southwark’s Cleaner,
Greener, Safer fund for items needed for the Rouel
Estate Orchard.
A donation was received from London National Park
City to spend on events and tools for the Rouel Estate
Orchard.
A grant was received from the Mayor’s Weekend Fund
to be spent on summer 2023 activities (storytelling, a
guided walk and a family picnic).
We also received unrestricted funds through ASDA
Foundation’s green token campaign and from Thames
Water which fulfilled the objective of boosting
reserves.
In addition, 50 members of the public contributed to a
fundraiser for improvements to Shuttleworth Park and
donations were matched by Marks and Spencer
Energy.
A new Paypal account was set up and a link
embedded in the Trees for Bermondsey website
enabling donations to be collected online from
supporters.| 13 |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A| |---|---|---| |Other||N/A| 14 ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|During the reporting period Trees for
Bermondsey had a total income of
£53761.38 comprised of £2017.09
unrestricted funds and £51,744.29 restricted
funds.
Net income was £30,947.02 after
expenditure. (See Financial Statement
attached to this document)
Trees for Bermondsey has no current
liabilities.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The target reserve level is set at twelve
months of operating expenses, adjusted
according to our specific operational needs
and risk assessment outcomes. Currently
this would be £400. This amount would be
sufficient to cover the annual running costs
of the charity should there be no other
unrestricted income in that financial year.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|As of 5thApril 2023, we have £30,947 in
reserves.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A Reserves held.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Trees for Bermondsey has no material
deficit.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|We have no financial uncertainties about the
Charity continuing as a going concern for the
next 12 months. The Charity is run solely by
volunteers and as such has no high fixed
costs. Any annual expenses can thus be
kept to a minimum and be funded if needed
by reserve fund which is held for the coming
financial year.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
The majority of funds are restricted for
specific purposes e.g. from grants or awards
from the GLA (Grow Back Greener) and
Southwark Council (Cleaner Greener Safer)
Unrestricted funding such as that raised from
Paypal Donations and ASDA foundation
green token scheme is important for
maintaining reserves for day-to-day costs
such as public liability insurance and internet
fees.
A Crowdfunder was run for works and
maintenance to Shuttleworth Park and funds
raised were matched by Marks and Spencer| |---|---|---| 15 |||Energy.
A large part of our work is dependent on in-
kind benefits provided by partners such as
Southwark Council’s Tree and Parks
Sections e.g. provision of trees, hedging
whips and mulch. Highways contractor FM
Conway provided de-paving, paving, soil and
bike racks for the Octopus Garden. Others
are listed under “relationships with any
related parties.” As Trees for Bermondsey
work with London National Park City
rangers, we were awarded a grant by LNPC
for the orchards. Thames Water provided
funds for general use e.g. planting activities
and tools.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The trustees maintain a risk register to log
and assess the charity’s principal risks. Our
top two risks refer to maintaining a
sustainable financial position; and
succession planning for trustees.| |Other||N/A| 16 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|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|Potential trustees are invited to apply by
existing trustees. Appointment to the Board
is made by a resolution passed at a properly
convened meeting of the charity trustees.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|New trustees are provided with induction
material (background information, The
Essential Trustee (CC3), the constitution,
and policy documents). New trustees are
formally inducted in a meeting of current
Board of Trustees.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|N/A| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|As a volunteer-run charity, teamwork is key
to Trees for Bermondsey’s success and
none of our work would be possible without
collaboration with a multitude of partners and
friends some of whom are shown below:
Southwark Council – working closely with
Trees, Ecology and Parks teams who
provide services as well as trees, hedge
whips and mulch for projects. The Cleaner,
Greener, Safer scheme provides match-
funding and useful funds to kick-start new
projects.
Greater London Authority – awarded
generous Grow Back Greener grants for the
Octopus Garden and Shuttleworth Park. A
successful application to the Mayor’s
Weekend fund will enable activities like
story-telling, guided-walks and picnics to
take place in the orchards and other
locations in Bermondsey.| 17 The Blue Bermondsey Business Improvement District (BID) – generous support and advice and partners in the Greening the Blue coalition, help with space on the Blue marketplace for activities and work-shops Bankside Open Spaces Trust – their dedicated Green Hub Co-ordinator for South Bermondsey provides invaluable time and help to Trees for Bermondsey and the Greening the Blue project in the form of expert horticultural advice and public engagement. Southwark Nature Action Volunteers – partners and friends of Trees for Bermondsey who provide ecological advice and volunteers. Greening the Blue – coalition of environmental groups in South Bermondsey including Big Local Works, the Blue Bermondsey BID, Trees for Bermondsey, Southwark Park Association 1869, Friends of Galleywall Nature Reserve and others, promoting greening of the area and holding annual Greening the Blue event Rouel Blue Garden Club – Partners and friends of Trees for Bermondsey, collaborators on the Rouel Estate Community Orchard and other local projects e.g. the Bermondsey Wassail The Orchard Project – Orchard Project volunteer mentor, Lesley Wertheimer, has collaborated on the orchards and advises Trees for Bermondsey on orchard-related matters London National Park City – Southwark rangers, Divya Hariramani and Lesley Wertheimer (see Orchard Project also) collaborated on all aspects of the Rouel Estate Community and Joy Slide Orchards The Octopus Gardeners – group of local residents and Trees for Bermondsey volunteers who care for the Octopus garden Salter Centenary Project – collaboration on events for the Salter Centenary Year celebrations in 2022 Southwark Park Association 1869 – Trees for Bermondsey help liaise with the council and collaborate and advise on tree-matters related to Southwark Park Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Litterati - partners and friends of Trees for Bermondsey keeping our greenspaces and tree-pits clean and litter-free Friends of Galleywall Nature Reserve ASDA Foundation 18 |||Marks and Spencer Energy
Thames Water
Local businesses providing pro-bono
services and support: FM Conway, Sterling
Landscapes Ltd, Bronzewood Metals, Crol &
Co, WeWork| |---|---|---| |Other||N/A| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Trees for Bermondsey| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|1196737| |Charity’s principal address|107 Grange Road
London
SE1 3BW| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |


|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Sarah Vaughan|Chair||FoundingTrustee| ||Robert Hutchinson|Treasurer||FoundingTrustee| ||Andrew Readman|Vice-Chair||FoundingTrustee| ||Katherine Hayes|Secretary||FoundingTrustee| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** N/A Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |N/A||| 19 ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **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)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |Independent
Examiner for
Trees for
Bermondsey
accounts|Neelai Patel|31 Howcroft Crescent, London N3 1PA| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** N/A ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A ## **Other optional information** N/A 20 ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Katherine Hayes **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc) Date** 31/01/2024 21 TrÉES IOR WMC*OSEY .1￿37 Int￿m* LOL7.U9 L9La22 fjrnrt- ALWI Oichard Grdnt. GLAL￿d0￿￿rfS WEe*nd 24376.70 10.6x37 s￿￿￿eWOrth $176138 Lar￿st?￿rI. Ott(W Birthfh. O(tOPUS s & EoJiweTht. S￿￿ary&Re*reS￿- AL￿1 Oi£hA t*sigrt.StMrttÈw Timberlot 5tarinÈ- (k10￿5 Tcds &Equipnefit. 5rdt4￿•ry￿Re￿resmertS-0ci Sl67. 4.144.51 1.260.98 J.)25m 865.20 646.10 17LOO 403.f 150.QO 51.QO 183 179.08 Insuarlfic Wwk5hgpfo¢. R0￿ck(￿ld sharedth?thysfor8LiLWwalk P4yal F 21814.36 3Q917 6•P Gop Q5hot Sar Q5hin PaspBI Pmtssh >18ts.3S 127.65 4.01 3D947￿2 30,947 Rese￿5 CIF Irwne & E¥￿tU￿￿L￿ll*tsvE 5.+202J 2D473.53 yJg47.02 Wtapm th &b￿ar£O￿Tr￿a￿ corllnhthatwe havo mad2ayalla￿all rèle￿rt re¢tyts•hdlfifoMYatl￿l￿￿*irFrepar￿t￿Th. ga hVauEhanl ircl Trt￿te￿5) RoiÈrt HuEdin5un IT￿a5￿[erI FQ551 (Art<￿v￿￿11 Dote 22 CHARifi COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examine￿5 report on the accounts sects.on A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to th• trustoe8 TREES FOR 8ERk10N&%EY On aeeounts forthe year endèd 05 April 2023 ChaAty no Ilf any) 1198737 out on ￿ge8 I report to the trustees on my examination of the ac¢ounts of1he abovg charity (￿he Tnjst I for the year ended 05 10412023 Re$pon8lbllltl•J and ba8is of report As t1￿ tharty's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the eeounts in accordance wth the requirement5 of the Chanties Aet 2011 he A(Yl. I report in r8$p8ia ol my exarnination of the Tru8Ys a￿ount8 carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Diwbons glven by the Charty Commission under section 1￿{5)(bI of the Act. Indèpèndent rrhe charity's gross in¢orne exceeded £250.000 and l am qualrfied to •xamlnerfs statsm•nt undertake the examination by teing a qualified member of linsert name ol applica￿e li8ted l)odyll. D8l*t• I l rfnd applK8bh. I have completed my oxamination. I confirm that no material matt?rs have jme to tny attention in wnnecbon with th8 examinatioTr (other than that disclosed bel(M'l which gNes me cause to believe that in, any material respect the accoLJnting ￿COrdS were not kept in accordance with secl*)n 130 of the Charities A¢t'. or the account5 did not accord with the acwunting mcords,. or the accounts did not comply with th• applirAble requirem•nt$ n¢eming the lorm and content of accounts set out in the CharrtieB IA¢counts and Reports) Regulations 2008 otherthan any roquirement th8t the a¢count5 gTve a Irue and fairf view which 1$ not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have ng ¢oncems and have come across no other rn8tters in conneetion with the examination to which attention should be drawn in thi5 report in ordgr lo enable a proper und¢r$tanding of the account$ to be reaL*ed. . Pleasè delsle th8 words in th& br*ck8ls if Ihey do nol apply. Signgd.. Dat•: 24101r2024 Name: Neelai patel Ralevant professional ACCA (The Assooation of Chartered Certffied Accountants) quallficatlonlsl or l)ody IER Oct2018 23 Ilf anyl: Addre80: 31 Howcroft Crescent North Finchky London. N3 1PA Section B Olsclosure Only urnplete rf ihe examiner neeos to hignlight matenai fflatters ot COn￿M (see CC32. Independent examinaliof of charrty accounts.. ￿1￿ctionS and guKlance lor examiners). Give here brief detalls of any item5 that the examiner wish95 to i5cIos¢. IER Oet 2018 24