Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date Day Month end dale Month From Day Year To Section A Reference and administration details Charity namo Goring Gap Environmental Organisation Other names charity is known by GGEO Reglstered charity number (if any) 1197496 Charity's princlpal address Rest Harrow Cleeve Road Goring on Thames. Reading Postcode RG8 9BH Names of the charity trustses who manage the charlty Trustee name Officg Ilf any) Dates a¢ted rf not for wholè ear Namè of perytson lor body) entitled oint tru8tÈe ifan John Dart Rogers Ellen Moran Ronald Stanley Bridle NIA NIA Active whole year NIA Active whole year NIA Active whole year NIA NIA NIA NIA NIA Catherine Salzedo Treasurer 01.10.2024 onwards NIA 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any. (for example, any custodian trustses) Name Dates acted If not for wholo ear NIA TAR March 2012
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional Infomiatlon) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff mèmbers (Optional inforniation) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Constitution Type of goveming document How the charity is constitLrted CIO- Charitable incorporated organisation Trustee selection m8thods Appointed by trustees Addltional governance Issues (Optional information) Risk management- the trustees monitor and review the risks facing the charity regulady. Conflicts of interest policy - confiicts are declared at each meeting You may choos8 to include 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 chartty works., • relationship with any related parties- trustees. consideration of major risks and the system and ProdureS to manage them. Section C Ob ectives and activities Forthe publi¢ benefrt in the area known as the "Goring Gap" {primarily in and around the adjacent villages of Goring-on-Thames in Oxfordshire and Streatley-on-Thames in Berkshire), to.. 1. Promote the consetvation of flora. fauna and the environment generally; and 2. Advance education of the public in relation to suth conservation. Summary of the objècts ofthe charity set out in Its governing document TAR March 2012
The trustees confirm that they have regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefft and consider each period how it meets the public benefrt objectives. They are satisfied that the charity meets the requirements in this respect. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects {Include withln thls section the statutory declaration that trustses have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charty Commission on public benefit) Additional dotails of objoctives and actlvltles (Optional infomiation) You may choose to include further slatements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmakn'ng., policy programme related investment- contribution made by volunte8rs. TAR Marth 2012
Section D Achievements and performance During 2024, trustees and a range of GGEO volunteers on different assignments and projects were active throughout the year and these are summarised below.. Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity during the year Water Quality Monitoring of the River Thames A 20-week citizen science study to measure the quantity of 2 faecal bacteria pollution known to be hamfvl to human health, namely E. Coli and Intestinal Enterococci. Twenty volunteers were trained in the technique of how to collect water samples using a specially designed aseptiG protocol using a telescopic pole attached to a stainless-steel collecting vessel to fill sterilised bottles. Samples were taken every week between May and September from 4 drfferent locations along the Thames in the Goring Gap and were analysed by a registered microbiology laboratory. The results were recorded and statistically analysed. along with weather and river conditions, to fom conclusions as to how to identify sources of the pollution and what needs to be done to reduce the problem. A summary of this study can be viewed on GGEO'S website: eo.online Invasivè Spocies Control Sevèral teams of volUntrS were trained and equipped to identify and remove Britain's most invasive, non-native plant species, Himalayan balsam. Over several weeks teams pulled up over 4,500 plants before they seeded from three wooded islands in the Thames known lo be a source of much of the plants downstream. It was agreed thal this should be an annual activty and will be repeated and expanded in 2025 to try to keep the spread ofthis plant under control. A summary of this 2024 study can be viewed on GGEO'S website.. eo.onlin Development of a Repair Cafe seNice A local Goring Repair Cafe service was initiated in April 2023 by a GGEO volunteer wrth the view that our charty would adopt the project once it had become established, was working well and had become a worthwhile free and sustainable service for the benefrt of the ¢ommuniiy and reduced carbon emissions at a meaningful level. See the Gorin air Cafe website. This service has proved popular and self-funding through voluntary donations and was adopted as a GGEO project in October 2024. Organisation of a publlc sustalnablllty event (The Great Big Green Day) GGEO set up an environmental event for a day as part of a large, 1¢>day communty festival. This was achieved in collaboration with several other local groups on 9 June 2024 and GGEO'S events within this day included providing education on the decline of swtfts in the UK and the opportunity for families to assemble their own swift box to lake home and put it up in a suitable place on their house. GGEO provided 24 nest box kits and a carpenter with a work bench for the family to help increase the number of local nesting sites in the communrty for years to come. At the GGEO stand on the Rectory Garden in the village ntre GGEO also provided 2 cycle mechanics to repair people's unused bicycles to increase the number oftrips on bicycles rather than by car and reduce carbon emissions. GGEO also input into the main event of the day, an environmental Conferen on sustainable food production. Increasing Awareness of GGEO and Environmental Issues A number of environmental articles were written and published by GGEO in the Gorin Ga News to increase awareness of the or anisation and TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance local environmental issues and build up educational content about these. There were editorial artides in 7 of the 12 monthly issues of the Goring Gap news totalling 9 pag8s, most being full page reports. Representing GGEO in Parish assemblies and other communlty meetings GGEO trustees attended all the main meetings in Goring & Streatley with an exhibttion stand where there was an opportunity to promote awareness of the charity and Ihe work and projects it undertakes. Activities in Environmental Training Workshops with Thames21, Wild Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre's Spring and Autumn Conferences. Development of the GGEO charity and its website During the year several candidates were inteNièwed to increase the number and strength of GGEO trustees and work continued to improve its website. Meellngs with other envlronmental oryanlsations GGEO met w¢th members of other environmental and sustainabilty groups throughout the year to discuss possible collaborations in projects of mutual interest to extend the reach of our acttvities. TAR March 2012
Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves It is the policy of the charity to maintain sufficient unrestricted funds to ensure the charity can continue to operate for a one year period plus and an additional amounl to provide start up funding for new projects in the year. The trustees believe that this policy is a prudent approach to lake account of the chanty being relatively new with projects and funding streams being more volatile than for longer established charities. The policy is reviewed annually. Based on this approach, the target reseNes are £5,000 consisting of £3.000 to cover annual expenses and £2,000 to fund new project development. The charty currently has SLrficient cash to cover the tar et reseTres. Details of any funds matsrially in deficit Not applicable. The charity has no deficits and accounts are no prepared on an accruals basisl Further financial review details (Optional inforniation) You may choose to include additional infomiation. where relevant aboLrt-. the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising). how expenditure has supported the key objectives ofthe Gharity., 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 trustses Signaturels) Full nam8(s) Cki T14eoide stLW) Position (eg Secretary, Chair. otc) Date 202f TAR March 2012
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR fNfjiAIID AND WA GoYin9 Gap EnviTonrnental Organisation Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period To 01.01.2024 31.12.2024 Section A Receipts and payments Unre$trictefJ fund$ Restrfjcted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year iotho ntrarest £ toth8 no8rngt£ tothg nouest t to thg to tho n•artst£ A1 Recel DonatIo,189aes, orants ross income or AR) 11.th) 11.880 an 18¢9 tsblgl. nv 11.880 A3Pa ent* Insurance Professional fee$ Advertisirtg aNJ yomoiion Tele hone, Iniemet and ws Miscdlaneous 223 817 817 109 74 Sub total A4 Asset and Investment bl Sub total 1,520 Net of receiptslfpayments) A5 Transters between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end CCXX R1 acu)unts ISSI 16IOW2025
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrictsd funds to mW88t£ Restricted funds rwrest£ Endowment fund5 to ngarost t Catogorf rkntsi B1 Cash funds 12.140 Total Cash funds 12,140 Unrestri¢t¢d funds to nosw¢st¢ Reth¢ted nds to twr•&t£ Endowment funds lo nKmt£ Dots1 Fundto hkh ¢urr•ntvalue tlon81 Dots118 CortIoon•1} Fund to whlcb as8•t bplo uffentvalu D•tsl Cojtlokmionall B4 Assets rotslnod for thg charity's own usè Fund 10 whlch Amountd When du& rnal Dgts118 85 Llablliti05 S&ned by one or tsvo trustees on behalf of all trustees Print Name Date of roval Signature Irlo ozi CCKX R2 accounts ISSI 1m025