## ## ## |||||SORP reference|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary ofthe purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing
document||||Para 1.17|The relief and assistance of people
living
within
the
vicinity
of
the
parish
of
Lowdham
and surrounding
areas who are| ||||||the
victims
of flooding
through
such| ||||||support as the trustees deem fit.| ||||||The protection ofthe environment
for the| ||||||public
benefit,
by seeking
to
improve
flood
defences
by
working
and| ||||||communicating
with the community,
other
similar
organisations
and
relevant| ||||||authorities toreduce the risk offlooding
in
the Lowdham
and surrounding
area,
by
helping
manage
the flow of water
into,| ||||||through
and out ofthe village, and giving
support
to the appropriate
authorities
in| ||||||keeping
the drainage
infrastructure
clear,| ||||||well
maintained
and
monitored,
with
a| ||||||view to minimising
the impact on human| ||||||life and
ro| |Summary ofthe main
activities
in relation to those
purposes
forthe public
benefit,
in particular,
the
activities, projects orservices
identified
in the accounts.||||Para 1.17and
1.19|Lowdham
FLAG has
had
a successful
year
in
2022/23
and
has
continued
to
monitor
the
efficiency
of the
culvert
system
to
ensure
water
flows
freely
underground
during
an
event
and
we
remain
confident
that they are
in good
condition.
Thankfully
during the reporting
period,
there
have
been no major flood| ||||||events to test these culverls,
however we| ||||||have successfully
conducted
a simulated| ||||||flood event exercise totest and review all| ||||||our systems.| ||||||We
have
maintained
our
relationships
with
those
who
consider
themselves| ||||||vulnerable
to
flooding
and
who
have| ||||||requested
ongoing
support;
these
are| ||||||mainly
elderly
people, often
living alone.| ||||||Our
water
course
walkers
have| ||||||continuously
checked
drains
and
water| ||||||courses for obstructions.| |||||The excellent
relationship
with
VIA East| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||INidlands
has seen
them
respond
in a
timely manner to all observations
we have| |||||made
and
we continue
to provide
the
critical
link
between
VIA East and
the| |||||village.| |||||We believe there are two culverts that are| |||||poorly sited on Tannery
Dyke, therefore
we continue to press the internal
Drainage
Board
to
carry
out
appropriate
improvements.| |||||We are also continuing
to maintain
very
good relationships
atvarious levels within
the
Environment
Agency.
We are on a| |||||working group and act as a 'critical friend'| |||||to
the
Environment
Agency
as
they
continue
to progress
the 'main
scheme'
between
Lowdham
and Lambley
building
an attenuation
reservoir,
which is due to
be operational
in 2025 having
recently
slipped three seasons.| |||||We are working
with several agencies,
including
Parish and District Councils to| |||||improve
regulations
around
planning
for
Lowdham toensure future developments
are cognisant offlood issues.| |Statement
confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued
by the Charity
Commission
on public|||Para 1.18|In carrying out their activities, the
trustees
have had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission
on
public benefit.| |benefit||||| ## |You ma
choose to include|You ma
choose to include|further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---|---| |||SORP reference|| |Policy on|grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on|social investment|Para 1.38|| |including|program
related||| |investment|||| |Contribution
made by||Para 1.38|| |volunteers|||| ## |||||SORP reference|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe 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|Lowdham
FLAG has had asuccessful year in 2022/23.
It has
built on the successes of the previous
year
which
saw,
under
its leadership,
a comprehensive
programme
of
culvert
clearance
following
the
February
2020 flood.
Through
increasingly
strong
relationships
with VIA East INidlands,
ithas seen them
address
ongoing
maintenance
issues.
Thankfully,
during the reporting
period, there have been no major
flood events
to test these
culverts
but we remain
confident
that they are in good condition.
We are
pressing forthem to bechecked in the autumn
prior to
the winter season.| ||||||We have maintained
our relationships
with those who| ||||||consider themselves
vulnerable
to flooding
and who| ||||||have requested
ongoing
support.
These are mainly| ||||||elderly
people, oAen living alone.
Our water course| ||||||walkers
have continuously
checked drains and water| ||||||courses for obstructions.
The excellent relationship
with
VIA East INidlands
has seen them respond
in a| ||||||timely manner to all observations
we have made.| ||||||We
have
increased
the
number
of sandbags
I
Aquasacs that we hold and are available to distribute| ||||||in advance of a flood event, and have also provided| ||||||some to households
requesting
them.| ||||||There
was
surface
water
flooding
of the
A812| ||||||Nottingham
Road caused
by blocked
culverts
and
chambers, ditches that needed digging out, and debris| ||||||being washed
from higher ground.
Our intervention| ||||||ensured atimely response from the riparian owners of| ||||||assets
and
VIA
East
INidlands
who
cleared
all| ||||||blockages
and had a screen
built to prevent
further| ||||||blockages.| ||||||We
have
provided
the
critical
link
between
the| ||||||Environment
Agency and the village during the repair
of the Cocker Beck left bank flood
wall.
INonthiy| ||||||meetings
have been held, as well as on site meetings.
This project
has
been
well
run,
and
our support„
especially
around
communications,
has
been| ||||||effective.
We are also providing
a 'critical friend' to| ||||||the Environment
Agency as they continue to progress
the 'main
scheme'
between
Lowdham
and
Lambley| ||||||building an attenuation
reservoir, which is now due to| ||||||be operational
in 2025.| ||||||We continue to press the Internal
Drainage Board to| ||||||improve
two
culverts
which
are
poorly
sited
on
Tanne
D ke.| ||||||We are
working
with
several
agencies,
including
Parish
and District Councils
to improve
regulations
around
planning
for
Lowdham
to
ensure
future|We are
working
with
several
agencies,
including
Parish
and District Councils
to improve
regulations
around
planning
for
Lowdham
to
ensure
future|We are
working
with
several
agencies,
including
Parish
and District Councils
to improve
regulations
around
planning
for
Lowdham
to
ensure
future|We are
working
with
several
agencies,
including
Parish
and District Councils
to improve
regulations
around
planning
for
Lowdham
to
ensure
future| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||developments
are cognisant offlood issues.|||| |Additional||information|(optional)|||||| |You ma|choose to include|||further statements|where|relevant about||| ||||||~|We have maintained||our relationships
with those| |Achievements
against
objectives set||||Para 1.41||who consider themselves
vulnerable
to flooding
Our
water
course
walkers
have
continuously
checked
drains
and
water
courses
for||| |||||||obstructions.||| ||||||~|We have successfully
a flood event.||tested our systems
used
in| ||||||~|We have
provided|the critical
link
between
the|| |||||||Environment
Agency
planning
ofthe main||and the village
during
the
scheme on Lambley Road.| |Performance
offundraising||||||||| |activities|against objectives|||Para 1.41||||| |set||||||||| |Investment||performance||Para 1.41||||| |against objectives||||||||| |Other||||||||| ## |Review ofthe charity's
financial
position at the end
ofthe period|Review ofthe charity's
financial
position at the end
ofthe period|Para 1.21|The charity was first registered
and we achieved our initial aim
open a bank account.
These|on 13December 2021
ofsecuring funds and
initial
aims were met| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||following
a generous
donation|from Lowdham
Parish| ||||Council and our Nottinghamshire|County Councillor.| ||||Expenditure
during
2022/23 focussed
on continuing|| ||||maintaining
communications|with
the
relevant| ||||authorities,
our
beneficiaries
ex
ndin
our
resources|and
the
public,
and
for
monitorin
and| ||||assessing
rainfall and other weather conditions
purchase ofa weather station.|by the|by the| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||Whilst income during the year amounted
tof6,
charity has been successful
in being accepted
Cooperative
Local Community
Fund for 2023.|our
by the|| ||||Expenditure
was R25T resulting
in total reserves of||| ||||R1+99,ofwhich f286 is a restricted reserve.||| |Statement
explaining
the
policy for holding reserves
statin
wh
the
areheld||Para 1.22|The reserves
are held
to fund
future
shortfalls
in
income
that
may
arise,
and
towards
the
future
develo
ment ofthe chari||| |Amount ofreserves
held
Reasons for holding zero||Para 1.22
Para 1.22|R1,013excludin
f286 held in a restricted reserve
N/A||| |reserves|||||| |Details offund materially|in|Para 1.24|N/A||| |deficit|||||| |Explanation
ofany||Para 1.23|NIA||| |uncertainties
about the|||||| |charity continuing
as a going|||||| |concern|||||| |Additional
information
(optional)|||||| |You ma
choose to include|further statements||where relevant about||| |The charity's
principal
sources offunds (Including||Para 1.47|During the reporting
period, no funds were generated
and no fund raising was undertaken.||| |any fundraising)|||||| ||||Our investment
policy was and adopted
in February
2023.||| |Investment
policy and|||||| |objectives including
any||Para 1.46|||| |social investment
policy|||||| |adopted|||||| |A description
ofthe principal
risks facing the charity||Para 1.46|There have not been any significant
events that have
affected
the
financial
performance
and
financial
position ofthe charity.||| |Other|||ln accordance with the Charity Commission
requirements,
the required
policies have been||| ||||prepared
and adopted||| ## |Description ofcharity's|Description ofcharity's|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |trusts:||||||| |Type ofgoverning|document|Para 1.25|Constitution|registered|13December|2021| |Trust deed, ro al charter||||||| |How is the charity
constituted'?||Para 1.25|Charitable|Incorporated|Organisation|—Foundation| |(e.g., unincorporated||||||| |association,
CIO||||||| |Trustee selection methods
including
details ofany
constitutional
provisions e.g.
election to post or name of|Trustee selection methods
including
details ofany
constitutional
provisions e.g.
election to post or name of|Trustee selection methods
including
details ofany
constitutional
provisions e.g.
election to post or name of|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed
General Meeting held in|Trustees are appointed
General Meeting held in|Trustees are appointed
General Meeting held in|or reappointed
July|or reappointed
July|or reappointed
July|at|the Annual|the Annual| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |any person or body entitled||||||||||||| |to appoint one or more||||||||||||| |trustees||||||||||||| |Additional
information|toptional)|||||||||||| |You ma
choose to include||further statements||where relevant|about:|||||||| |Policies and procedures||||||||||||| |adopted
forthe induction||and|Para 1.51|||||||||| |training oftrustees||||||||||||| |The charity's organisational
structure
and any wider|||Para 1.51|The trustees
charity
in
preparing
statements.|are responsible
accordance
with
the
trustees'|||for the
the
report|oversight of the
constitution,
for
and
financial|||| |network
with which the||||||||||||| |charity works||||The trustees are involved
in the day-to-day
operation
of the charity which is complimented
by a team (the
FLAG Working
Group) who administer
and monitor||||||||| |||||the various activities carried out by the||||||charity.||| |||||N/A||||||||| |Relationship
with any related|||Para 1.51|||||||||| |parties||||||||||||| |Other||||||||||||| ## |Chan|name|||Lowdham
Flood Action Grou| |---|---|---|---|---| |Other name the chari|||uses|Lowdham
FLAG| |Re istered chali||number||1197083| |Charity's|principal|address||8The Corner| |||||Lowdham| |||||Notting ham| |||||NG14 7AR| ||Trustee name||Office (ifany)|Dates acted ifnot for
whole year|Name ofperson
body) entitled to
a
int trustee|Name ofperson
body) entitled to
a
int trustee|(or
ifan| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |1|Peter Terris Cross OBE||Chair||||| |2|Ann Elizabeth|Carpenter|||||| |3|Katherine
Julia|Rae|Hon Secretary||||| ## ##