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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 1 4 2022 31 3 2023
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by FoGB Registered charity number (if any) 1200401
Friends of Great Berry
0Charity's principal address 6 West Hook 0 Langdon Hills Essex Postcode SS16 6SR
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Ann Allen | Chair | |||
| Julie Hills | Treasurer | |||
| Victoria Jackson | Secretary | |||
| LesleyTabner | ||||
| Donna Rodriguez | ||||
| CareyTheobald |
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
CIO
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Elected
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
For the benefit of the inhabitants of Great Berry and the surrounding area (“the area of benefit”) to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving their conditions of life for the inhabitants of the area of benefit in particular but not exclusively by the conservation, promotion, support, assistance and improvement of Great Berry Open Space.
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Planting, watering, weeding, pruning the flower beds and associated areas withing Great Berry Open Space.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
We have picked up numerous bags of litter, planted a couple of hundred bulbs, many plants and herbs and 12 fruit trees - by the shops and around the Open Space.
We have pruned overhanging branches and brambles, swept up leaf litter from the car park, cleared brambles from some areas and replanted with flowers.
That was all physical hard work. In addition we've used our brains and raised £16, 848.82p, and spent most of it, and will have spent the rest by our grant deadlines of end of May 2023.
Only one of our major spending projects was completed by the end of our financial and reporting date, the conversation bench, but I think it has been well used, and is a great asset to our Open Space.
I’m so looking forward to next year’s report, when I'm confident we will have finished another two projects and started on some more.
We did, of course, get the pond dug out, with the help of the Community Payback team under the supervision of Steve, so thank you to them. We have also had a great deal of work done by the Youth Offending team and their supervisor Paul.
We have laughed, groaned, raged, and made two more things – friends and “a difference”.
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Section E Financial review
No policy Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially None in deficit
Section F Other optional information
None
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Ann Allen Julie Hills Julie Hills Full name(s) Ann Allen Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 13 April 2026
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| Friends of Great Berry | Friends of Great Berry | Friends of Great Berry | Friends of Great Berry | 1200401 | 1200401 | 1200401 | CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
01/04/2022 Period start date |
To | 31/03/2023 Period end date |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 72 10,000 246 926 1,800 1,000 2,000 5 16,049 - - - 16,049 474 72 248 1,971 688 5,790 83 385 - 9,711 - - - 9,711 6,338 - - 6,338 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 72 10,000 246 926 1,800 804 2,000 30 5 Cross Add Error - - - #VALUE! 948 72 248 1,971 688 5,790 83 385 - 10,185 - - - 10,185 #VALUE! |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| RotaryClub donation | 72 | - | ||||||
| National LotteryGrant | 10,000 | - | ||||||
| Ford community grant | 246 | - | ||||||
| Basildon Active Grant | 926 | - | ||||||
| Bas Council Grant | 1,800 | - | ||||||
| Groupon Grant | 804 | - | ||||||
| Tesco Grant | 1,000 | |||||||
| Essex Community+ Uplift | 2,000 | - | ||||||
| Donation | 30 | |||||||
| Justgiving | 5 | - | ||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
834 | 16,049 | - | |||||
| - - - 834 474 - 474 - - - 474 360 - - 360 |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| Plants | 474 | - | ||||||
| Hi Viz vests | - | |||||||
| Tools | - | |||||||
| Landscaping | - | |||||||
| Bench | - | |||||||
| Animal Trail | - | |||||||
| Almond Tree | - | |||||||
| Sundries | - | |||||||
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| **Sub total ** | 474 | - | ||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 360 | 6,338 | - | #VALUE! |
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| 360 | 6,338 | - | #VALUE! |
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
11/06/2026
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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 |
Julie Hills Signature Ann Allen Details Current Savings Cash Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Tools and equipment |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - 2,350 - 4,521 - - - 6,871 Agreement Error Agreement Error Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Restricted 248 - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Ann Allen Julie Hills |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| Ann Allen | Ann Allen | ||
| Julie Hills | Julie Hills |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
11/06/2026
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