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
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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 Pro￿dureS 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
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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.
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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 volUnt￿rS 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
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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.
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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
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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￿,189a￿es, 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
CortIo￿on•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&
r*nal
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