## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** **From: Period start date 1[st] May 2024 To: Period end date 30[th] April 2025** **Charity name: The Elements Foundation** **Charity registration number: 1199399** ## **Company number:** ## **Objectives and activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote for the beneft of the public
the conservation, protection and
improvement of the physical and
natural environment of east Devon.
To advance the education of the public
in the conservation, protection and
improvement of the physical and
naturalenvironment.| |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|The improvement of the land at Higher
Marley Road, to encourage biodiversity
and habitat.
To advance the education of the public
in these particular areas.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees of the charity shall
exercise his or her powers as a trustee
to act within the guidance of the
Charity Commission, to advance public
beneft.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and performance** |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|We had 420 trees delivered from the
Woodland Trust on the 3rdMarch 2025.
These trees have been planted by 2
separate volunteer groups of
neighbours in the community.
We are aiming to maintain this green
space in an ever changing
environment where housing is being
built in the surrounding areas.
Neighbouring land has planning
applications on it. The land at HMR is
home to many deer, bats, rabbits,
foxes and other wildlife which is why it
is so important to keep it as a green
space.|| |---|---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
We have successfully applied for and
planted trees on the land on Higher
Marley Road. We have involved the
community in these endeavours**.**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial review** |**Financial review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity remains in a strong
fnancial position at the end of this
period. The charity has minimum
fnancial outgoings, and it’s objectives
are supported by volunteering within
the community.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We hold reserves of £1000 in case of
needed expenditure.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£1000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Para 1.47 The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.46 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, governance and management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||The charity is to beneft the public by
protecting and improving the physical
environmentof East Devon.| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document:
for example,trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc|Para 1.25|Trust deed| |How is the charity
constituted?
for example limited company,
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|Trustees have been selected that are
educators, some with specifc subject
knowledge in geography, experience
as trustees and interest in the
environment.| |||| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Para 1.51 Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Other ## **Reference and administrative details** |Charity name|**The Elements Foundation**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|**N/A**| |Registered charitynumber|**1199399**| |Charity’s principal address|**Three Oaks, Higher Marley Road, Exmouth, EX8 5DT**| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Abigail Chubb|Chair||| ||Andrew Harvey|||| ||TimothyLowe|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors** **Signature(s)** Timothy Lowe (trustee) **Full name(s)** Abigail Chubb Chair **Position (for example Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 20/02/26 ||**The Elements Foundation**|**The Elements Foundation**|**The Elements Foundation**|**The Elements Foundation**|**The Elements Foundation**|**1199399**|**1199399**|**1199399**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**||01st May 2024||**To**||30th April 2025||| ||||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**37**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**37**
**-**
**-**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**funds**
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**-**
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**to the nearest £**
**37**
**-**
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**37**
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**-**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations|**37**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**37**||||||||**3,280**| ||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|**37**
**60**
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**60**
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**purchases, (see table)**|||||||||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|**60**
**- 23**
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**-**||**- 23**||**3,280**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 20/02/2026 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Cash in bank
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
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**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**3,257**
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**3,257**
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Print Name
Abigail Chubb
Tim Lowe|**Endowment**
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**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
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approval| |||Abigail Chubb|19/02/2026| |||Tim Lowe|**19/02/2026**| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 20/02/2026 2