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Let’s Grow Trees!
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
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Table of Contents The Annual Report ............................................................................................................. 3 Foreword: Rooted in Community, Growing for the Future ................................................. 4 Review of the Year to 31st March 2024 ............................................................................... 5 Treasurers Report or Financial Review ............................................................................. 10 Statement of Financial Activities ...................................................................................... 12 Notes to the Financial Statements ................................................................................... 13
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More Trees (for Bath and North East Somerset) Registered Charity No: 1198828 Company Registration No: CE028939
The Annual Report
The trustees present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2024.
Reference and Administrative Details Charity No. (CIO) 1198828
Registered Address:
54 Cedric Road Bath BA1 3PB
Trustees
The following trustees served during the year: Adam Gretton (Founder Trustee) Harriet Bosnell (Chair) George Britton-Read (Treasurer)
Accountants
Inni Corporation Ltd. 1 Queen Street Bath BA1 1HE
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More Trees (for Bath and North East Somerset) Registered Charity No: 1198828 Company Registration No: CE028939
Foreword: Rooted in Community, Growing for the Future
As we conclude our 15th year and second full financial year as a registered charity, it’s a fitting moment to reflect on how far we’ve come and what lies ahead for More Trees.
Our journey began with a simple approach: raising a few hundred pounds each year to plant trees locally. These efforts were supported by a growing community of passionate individuals. While this work was noble and impactful, we always aspired to achieve more.
Three years ago, we pivoted towards a transformative vision—growing our own trees from seeds and cuttings. This decision addressed a critical issue: the UK was not producing enough trees to meet increasing planting targets, leading to the import of trees and the associated risks of pests, diseases, and a higher carbon footprint. Today, we are proud to say that our network of community tree nurseries is actively tackling these challenges.
The importance of our work is reflected in the support we receive from organisations such as DEFRA, the Forestry Commission, Tree Council, Forest of Avon, BANES Council Parks Department, and Curo. Equally invaluable are the contributions of local businesses and individual donors, many of whom are acknowledged in this report.
Our progress is driven by a dedicated team of staff who consistently go above and beyond, alongside an "army" of volunteers—the backbone of our organisation. Whether contributing on an ad-hoc basis or as regular team members, their commitment has been instrumental in our success.
Thanks to this incredible community, we are now well-positioned to cement our presence in BANES and explore opportunities to grow our impact further. This is just the beginning, and we are excited for what the future holds.
With heartfelt gratitude,
Adam Gretton
Founder, More Trees BANES
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More Trees (for Bath and North East Somerset) Registered Charity No: 1198828 Company Registration No: CE028939
Review of the Year to 31st March 2024
Growing and developing our work
This year has seen us further develop and refine our work and deliver more impact for the local environment and the communities that are part of it. After the big expansion in numbers of nurseries last year we have continued growth with two more, and focused on ensuring that every nursery is set up with the right infrastructure and support to make it succeed. We have also refined and tested our “hub and spoke” model of a central nursery supporting a network of community tree nurseries at different locations and different set ups. To make this work requires a huge, coordinated effort from hundreds of volunteers and we have continued to recruit, train and work with a wide range of individuals and groups. Volunteering is not just about how we get things done, its what we do – enabling communities to do something for their local environment.
We have added a new nursery at Roots Allotments at Newbridge Bath, and are about to start work on another in partnership with local charity Avon Needs Trees at Great Avon Wood, South of Bristol. These both help us test models of a community nursery as part of an allotment site and also a partner led model. This now gives us a total of 17 nurseries with a good spread of different types of nurseries with a variety of set ups and geographical locations. It enables us to test different ways of working with communities. Our current nurseries are listed below:
| Community Tree Nurseries |
Schools |
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| Barrow Mead near Odd Down | |
| Walnut Springs in Combe Down | |
| Haycombe Vale near Southdown | Oldfield Park Junior School |
| The Shed at Keynsham | St Marks Senior School,Larkhall |
| Greenlinks (Bath MIND) in Oldfield Park | Roundhill Primary School, Southdown |
| Dry Arch, Bathampton | St Michaels Junior School, Twerton |
| Lyncombe Hill Fields, Bath | Weston All Saints Primary School |
| Weston Springs Farm (Community Assisted Agriculture) |
Fosse Way Specialist School, Radstock |
| Bath Investment BuildingSociety,central Bath | |
| Roots Allotments,Newbridge | |
| Great Avon Wood (partnership with Forest of Avon). Atplanningstage |
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Work this year has included setting up water collection systems at some nurseries where we can, improvements in infrastructure such as paths and beds, and better weed, shade and soil management. Volunteers lead this work and enjoy seeing the development and improvements which all help us be more efficient and ultimately grow more trees for planting projects. Nurseries learn from one another as part of the network activities, sharing ideas and best practice.
Work in Schools
Our work at the schools that have tree nurseries has developed together with the school staff and we now run two sessions at each school each term so a total of 36 sessions in total. This involves up to 200 pupils in the various activities of tree growing. These are carried out by our two educational officers supported by some dedicated volunteers. The children cover the full range of tasks looking after the trees in the nursery from planting the seedlings to lifting for planting projects. The Tree Council part fund this work. The programme continues to get great feedback from the children and teachers. This is delivered as a free service to the schools and is an important part of how we deliver our mission on education.
Developing a new Central Nursery Hub
We recognised that to continue our growth and develop our model we needed our own site as a central hub nursery, but must thank BANES Council for the use of space in their nursery at Victoria Park for the last 3 years as this has enabled us to set up and establish our “hub and spoke” model. We carried out a search and options appraisal of potential sites and choose the site offered by Curo on a 20 year lease at Woodview Allotments, Redland Park, Twerton, Bath. This is a perfect site in terms of its location, access. It is a situated in one of the most deprived areas of the city. We carried out a consultation with local residents and intend to keep engaging with them as we develop our plans and involve people as much as possible. Planning permission was submitted and approved for the development of the site with a 5 x 6m building and 13 x 6m polytunnel and tool store. Some volunteer work parties cleared the site ready for construction. Work has started with fencing around the site, initial groundworks and installation of services. The design of the building is agreed, working with a bespoke manufacturer that utilises locally sourced timber. The design incorporates a steel roof that will make fitting of solar possible in the future and a high insulation specification. The volunteer team has planted a hedge around part of the perimeter. The project is funded by a combination of a DEFRA / Forestry Commission grant and CIL funding from BANES Council. More Trees are extremely grateful to the many local organisations who have been incredibly generous and given their time for free to make this project happen including Stride Treglown, Ethos |Environmental Consulting, BLB Solicitors and PlanningSphere. The site will be where collected seed is processed, stratified and sown. The seedlings are then delivered out to one of the 17 community tree nurseries where they are grown on before planting. It will also provide a site for training and meetings and events with the local community.
The whole team are really excited about the move in early spring 2024 and having our own space to continue to grow our work.
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Tree Planting Projects
We lifted and planted out approx. 3,000 trees this year at three sites. At Stirtingale Road in Bath we planted a small forest and a 50m hedge. At The Oval in Bath we planted a small forest and at Green Hart Farm in Almondsbury, we planted a new woodland together with the Forest of Avon and Ecosurety. All the planting was carried out by lots of volunteers including those from Bath Building Society who have funded our work, The Emberson Group who regularly volunteer with us, Curo staff, and local residents who learnt of our work through flyers delivered to local residents. A large team of staff from Ecosurety helped at Green Hart Farm. We were particularly pleased to have volunteers from MIND from the Greenlinks nursery who came to plant some of the trees at The Oval, that they had grown at their nursery. The MIND staff reported that this opportunity to work outside of the nursery had a tangible beneficial impact on their clients with people showing a marked increase in confidence and social interaction. We have further refined our tree planting techniques this year, putting effort into weed control at planting stage with the use of mulch mats as well as mulch which will reduce the need for aftercare and make the newly planted trees more resilient to drought conditions.
We also provided a few hundred trees to the Tree Council for some of their projects. Surplus trees at the end of the season were offered as part of a tree giveaway (for a donation). Around 1,000 trees were provided to 20 different planting projects - large and small. This exercise is a good way of engaging with a wide range of individuals and groups who are carrying out planting projects and helps us clear the nurseries ready for the next season in a way that continues to benefit climate, biodiversity and people. It was good to partner with Bath City Football club as they provided the location for the giveaway and we plan to work with their Foundation in the future.
Training, Learning, and Skills Development
To support the volunteers and the effective growing of trees across the network, the charity provided a series of training workshops, sharing and feedback sessions, question and answer sessions. The purpose of the training and sharing sessions is not only to increase skills, knowledge and confidence about growing and looking after trees, but to develop community between the volunteers, encourage social connections and relationship building. We ran get togethers, fruit tree grafting workshops, 2 Tree ID workshops, and have weekly tree ident sessions as part of the regular volunteering sessions at the central hub.
Our dedicated volunteer Natalie Hartwell, has continued to organise regular sessions for young people doing their Duke of Edinburgh Awards (bronze, silver and gold). The DofE Volunteers have made an incredible contribution to More Trees BANES over the years, and this year have continued to develop the Dry Arch tree nursery.
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Volunteering
More Trees for BANES is primarily made up of volunteers. We involved an estimated 300 people in volunteer activities from seed gathering to planting trees this year and all the growing that happens in between. Our part time Volunteer and Engagement Manager Emma Jones recruits and manages all of our volunteer activity alongside the rest of the team. We strive to set nurseries up as self-supporting as possible with volunteer leaders, but the extent to which this happens is variable depending on the length of time they have been established and other local factors. Local engagement in activities that benefit people’s local environment are key to the benefits we aim to deliver so we recognise that different nurseries function in different ways to account for local situations. Being flexible and agile in how we work and accommodating what people want and need is a key aspect of how More Trees functions. As we look to expand, we will consider all of the benefits that a community tree nursery can deliver.
Engagement in our central hub activities continues to be really strong and we have developed a committed group of volunteers supporting us on a weekly basis. Volunteers tell us that the social aspect of this is important to them and also doing something positive and active to benefit their environment. Volunteers love the seed collecting sessions out in woods around Bath in autumn and also get involved in our planting projects so some people get to be involved the whole annual cycle from seed to planting and then aftercare in the first 2-3 years of the woodlands establishment.
Partnerships and Engagement
As More Trees becomes more established and better known in the area we are becoming a known actor in local environmental groups and activity. We are part of the West of England Tree and Woodland Strategy group, have close links with the tree and landscape teams in the Council as well as being part of local growers and other environmental groups. We have also developed links with other organisations such as Bath City Football Club Foundation and local artists looking at how we can combine work particularly with local communities. We see partnerships as the way forward to help deliver more impact as well as unlocking funding opportunities.
Structure, Governance and Management
In September 2023 we recruited our first Director, Richard Higgs who has a career history in Environmental Project Management and General Management in the National Trust, and a wealth of tree knowledge from an early career as a tree surgeon. Sandra Tuck moved back into her core role as Community Nursery Manager having delivered fantastic work in developing new nurseries and also getting the new hub project started, including securing funding and getting planning permission.
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Update on Trustees
Over the last 12 months we said goodbye to Lewis Morrison, who has left the board to focus on his job, but remains a strong advocate for our work. Harriet Bosnell stepped into the Chair role, with George Britton-Read remaining as Treasurer and Adam Gretton as Founder Trustee.
We intend to recruit more Trustees during the following financial year, and have identified particular skillsets we are looking for.
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More Trees (for Bath and North East Somerset) Registered Charity No: 1198828 Company Registration No: CE028939
Treasurers Report or Financial Review
Income
Total income for the year was £109,553. This included £74,955 of funding from charitable trusts and foundations and other grants shown below.
| Postcode Local Trust | £18,650 |
|---|---|
| Heritage Lottery Community Fund Awards for All | £10,000 |
| Forestry Commission | £15,451 |
| Quartet Community Fund | £4,553 |
| Bath and North East Somerset Council | £9,302 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | £8,000 |
| Dixon Foundation | £5,000 |
| The D’Olyly Carte Charitable Trust | £4,000 |
| There were also donations from the following: | |
| Ecosurety (planting at Green Hart Farm) | £10,000 |
| Mallory Jewellers (planting at the Oval, Bath) | £5,000 |
| Raby Family Trust | £1,000 |
| Bath University | £1,230 |
| Avon Needs Trees (set up costs for tree nursery) | £1,641 |
There were also a large number of individual donations through the local giving page including donations received for trees as part of our annual tree giveaway to clear surplus stock at the end of the planting season.
The grant from Bath and North East Somerset (CIL Funding) was only part spent with £27,475 being held on the balance sheet to fund the work at the central hub in 24/25, alongside a secured grant from The Forestry Commission to be claimed once the funding is spent in 24/25.
Expenditure
The two largest expenditures were for wages and salaries and associated costs to the charity for our part time Director (0.6FTE) (from September) Community Tree Nursery Manager (0.6FTE) and Volunteer and Engagement Officer (0.6)
The other main area of expenditure relates to the installation and operation of tree nurseries, including the central nursery Hub and the purchase of materials and equipment to support our work across the network. We also purchased materials and equipment for tree planting.
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Travel, Office, Publicity
Other core costs are kept to a minimum with all workers being mostly home-based for office work. Running costs at the central nursery are kept to a minimum due to the generosity of the BANES Council Parks Dept.
Assets and Liabilities
Net current assets were £1,532 (2023 - £19,711). Total creditors (falling due within one year) were £39,660 (2023 - £32,303), and this included £27,475 (2023 - £29,727) accrual from the BANES Council CIL fund (see above). The total net assets (less current liabilities) owned by the charity at year end were £35,485 (2023 - £19,711).
Reserves
The trustees agreed upon a policy of maintaining 3 month running costs as a reserve. This target was achieved with funds owned by the charity at the end of the year, of £41,192 (2023 - £35,441), representing between 3-6 months core running costs.
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Statement of Financial Activities
| Note INCOMING RESOURCES Incoming resources from generated funds: Voluntary income, grants and donations 2 Activities for generating funds Other income resources Total incoming resources RESOURCES EXPENDED Costs of generating funds: Costs of generating voluntary income Charity activities 3 Support costs 4 Total resources expended MOVEMENT IN TOTAL FUNDS FOR THE YEAR NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) FOR THE YEAR Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
2024 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Total £ £ £ 109,533 - 109,533 - - - - - - 109,533 - 109,533 - - - 11,282 - 11,282 82,494 - 82,494 93,776 - 93,776 15,757 - 15,757 19,711 - 19,711 35,468 - 35,468 |
2023 Total £ |
|---|---|---|
| 72,989 - - |
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| 72,989 | ||
| - 12,797 44,282 |
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| 57,079 | ||
| 15,910 3,801 |
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| 19,711 |
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More Trees (for Bath and North East Somerset) Registered Charity No: 1198828 Company Registration No: CE028939
Notes to the Financial Statements
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Legal Status of the Charity
More Trees Bath and North East Somerset is a charitable incorporated organisation and is registered in England and Wales with the Charity Commission (Reg No: 1198828) and with Companies House (Reg No: CE028939).
Registered and principal office
The registered and principal office of More trees Bath and North East Somerset is 54 Cedric Road, Bath BA1 3PB.
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) (Charities SORP 2015) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (FRS102).
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
More Trees for Bath and North East Somerset meets the definition of a Public Benefit Entity under FRS 102.
Going concern
The trustees have determined that there are no material uncertainties over the charitable organisation's ability to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the trustees believe it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.
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The principal accounting policies which have been adopted are set out below:
Income
Income is recognised in the SOFA when the charity becomes legally entitled to the income. It is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Grants receivable that do not relate to the performance of a service or the production of charitable goods are classified as voluntary income and those that are performance related are performance related are classified as income from charitable activities. Grants are credited to income in the SOFA, with unspent balances being carried forward to subsequent years within the relevant fund.
Income is deferred only when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future period.
Legacy income is included when there is sufficient evidence of entitlement, probable receipt and where the amount is measurable. Pecuniary and residuary legacies notified before the year end, are accrued where it can be demonstrated that the charity had entitlement at the year end, the amounts can be quantified with reasonable certainty and where receipt is probable.
Expenditure
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis.
Expenditure on raising funds represents expenditure incurred in attracting funding and the costs of disseminating information about charitable activity.
Expenditure on charitable activities includes the direct costs of operating overseas programmes and grants made to third parties. It also includes support costs incurred at the UK office directly in support of the overseas activities.
Allocation of support costs
The majority of costs are directly attributable to specific activities. Certain shared costs, including Governance Costs, are apportioned to activities based on the proportion of staff time allocated to the activity.
Pension scheme
The costs of providing defined contribution pensions are charged to the SOFA as they fall due. The difference between contributions payable in the period and those actually paid are shown as accruals in the balance sheet. The costs of the pension scheme are allocated
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between restricted and unrestricted funds in proportion to the time allocated for work done by members of staff.
Operating leases
Instalments paid under operating lease contracts are charged to the SOFA as incurred.
Presentation currency
The functional currency of More Trees Bath and North East Somerset is considered to be in pounds sterling because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the charity operates. The consolidated financial statements are also presented in pounds sterling.
Assets under development
Assets under development are valued at cost less impairment. When complete, those assets where ownership rests with the charity are transferred to fixed assets and those where ownership is retained by a project stakeholder are expensed to the SOFA.
Debtors
Other debtors are recognised in the financial statements at the settlement amount. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid at the balance sheet date.
Short-term bank deposits and cash
Short-term bank deposits and cash includes cash in hand, deposits held with banks and other highly liquid short-term deposits.
Creditors
Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or reliably estimated.
Fund accounting
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Restricted funds are funds that can only be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or that have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The costs of administering the restricted funds are charged against the specific fund
Designated funds are funds that have been set aside by the Trustees out of unrestricted general funds for specific purposes
General funds are unrestricted funds that can be used at the discretion of the Trustees to further the charitable objectives.
Financial instruments
More Trees Bath and North East Somerset only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their amortised cost.
Significant estimates and judgements
In the application of the charity's accounting policies, which are described in note 1, Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates, assumptions about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects the current and future periods.
The annual depreciation charge for the tangible fixed assets is sensitive to changes in the estimated useful economic lives and residual values of the assets. The useful economic lives and residual values are re-assessed annually. They are amended when necessary to reflect current estimates, based on economic utilisation and the physical condition of the assets.
Taxation
More Trees Bath and North East Somerset is a registered charity and as such is entitled to tax exemption on all its income and gains, properly applied for its charitable purposes.
VAT
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Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.
Volunteers
In line with the requirements of SORP 2015, the value of services provided by volunteers is not incorporated in these financial statements.
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2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
| Individuals Grants Charitable trusts and foundations Community groups Fundraising activities and events Total |
2024 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2,476 - 2,476 9,302 - 9,302 75,022 - 75,022 - - - 22,753 - 22,753 109,533 - 109,533 |
2023 Total |
|---|---|---|
| - 35,771 14,366 - 22,851 |
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| 72,989 |
3. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
| Trees growing and planting Volunteer expenses Total |
2024 Unrestricted Restricted Total 10,443 - 10,443 839 - 839 11,282 - 11,282 |
2023 Total |
|---|---|---|
| 12,797 396 |
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| 13,193 |
4. ANALYSIS OF SUPPORT COSTS
| Management team Staff and volunteer training and meetings Motor and travel Office and administration Marketing Trustee expenses Total |
2024 Unrestricted Restricted Total 50,933 - 50,933 436 - 436 1,294 - 1,294 28,319 - 28,319 1,352 - 1,352 160 - 160 82,494 - 82,494 |
2023 Total |
|---|---|---|
| 17,315 1,182 19,565 4,156 1,796 268 |
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| 44,282 |
5. TRUSTEES REMUNERATION AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The trustees were not remunerated during the current or preceding financial years.
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6. STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS
The costs of employing contracted staff were: Salaries National insurance Pension scheme Total
| 2024 £ 45,524 4,557 852 50,933 |
2023 £ |
|---|---|
| 13,200 1,016 221 |
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| 14,437 |
The average number of contracted staff during the year was 3 in 2024 (2 in 2023).
7. DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS
| Trade debtors Other debtors Prepayments and accrued income Total 8. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash in hand Total |
2024 £ - - - - 2024 £ 41,192 41,192 |
2023 £ - 88 16,483 16,571 2023 £ 35,443 35,443 |
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9. CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year
| 9. CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bank loans and overdrafts Trade creditors Other creditors Taxation and social security costs Accruals Total |
2024 £ - 6,872 - 2,744 30,044 39,660 |
2023 £ |
| - 680 - 1,095 30,528 |
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| 32,303 |
10. FUNDS
| Restricted funds Tree activities Unrestricted funds General fund Total funds |
Balance at 1 April 2023 Income Expenditure Transfers Balance at 31 March 2024 £ £ £ £ £ |
|---|---|
| - - - - - |
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| - - - - - |
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| 19,711 109,533 (93,776) - 35,468 |
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| 19,711 109,533 (93,776) - 35,468 |
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| 19,711 109,533 (93,776) - 35,468 |
Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees by:
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Harriet Bosnell, Chair …………………………….
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Independent Examination
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of More Trees for Bath and North East Somerset
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of More Trees for Bath and North East Somerset (the Charity) for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Foundation's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
We have completed our examination. We confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives us cause to believe that in, any material respect:
(1) the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
(2) the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- (3) the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be d awn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name: G n
Relevant professional qualification or body: MAAT Address: 1 Queen Square, Bath, BAI 2HA Date: 31 January 2025
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