## Litter Free Norbury - Trustees' Annual Report 2025 (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1200540)
## **Aim and purposes**
Litter Free Norbury (LFN), rooted in its commitment to environmental sustainability, focuses on reducing litter and enhancing green spaces in Norbury. Our vision is to foster a community deeply engaged in environmental stewardship.
## **Objectives and Activities**
In line with our charitable objectives, we continued to:
- Employ dedicated Street Cleaners to tackle persistent litter and environmental hazards.
- Encourage residents to report issues through the LoveCleanStreets app, helping track and escalate graffiti, flytipping, and other incidents.
- Support community clean-ups and ongoing care of green spaces, including Manor Farm Nature Reserve.
- Provide equipment and resources for volunteers and Street Champions to undertake independent litter picking.
- Raise awareness through education, campaigns, and signage across Norbury.
## **Achievements and Performance**
## **Street Cleaning and Community Action**
- Our Street Cleaners collected a total of 2,376 bags of rubbish between April 2024 and April 2025 Daily Street Cleaning Report (R…
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- Volunteers and residents logged 4,333 reports via the LoveCleanStreets app, covering graffiti, fly-tips, and general litter Daily Street Cleaning Report (R…
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- While the number of individual reporters remains relatively small (5–10 residents form the core each month), the impact of their efforts is significant, ensuring that issues are consistently logged and addressed.
## **Community Engagement**
- At Manor Farm Nature Reserve, our volunteers held several sessions throughout the year, clearing litter, cutting back vegetation, and making the site more welcoming.
- Despite over 30 Street Champions being registered in Norbury, reporting activity is mainly carried out by 6–9 people each month. This suggests that community contribution is likely being under-reported, as many may not log their efforts through the app.
## **Graffiti Reporting**
- Graffiti continues to be a challenge, particularly on shop shutters where some business owners have shown little willingness to act, despite council services and paid contractors being available.
- However, consistent reporting has meant that graffiti is generally addressed promptly when logged. Issues remain with the lack of feedback from the Council to confirm closure of reports, which has been raised previously but not yet resolved.
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## **Overall Impact**
The combination of daily street cleaning, resident reporting, and volunteer engagement has ensured Norbury continues to improve in cleanliness and community pride. Variations in report numbers demonstrate that intensive efforts can lead to sustained improvements, with months of high reporting often followed by reduced incident levels.
## **Financial Review:**
In the past year, LFN has seen a positive financial performance with notable achievements in both income and asset management. Total unrestricted fund receipts amounted to £3,580, Additionally, we received a refund from account refunds to £6.
Expenditures for the year were well-managed, totaling £17,559, and necessary operational costs like street cleaning labour (£15,934) and equipment (£149).
The net result of our over-expenditure payments was a robust £13,979, which reflects our commitment to efficient financial management and community engagement.
We also saw a healthy cash fund increase from the previous year's end balance of £40,605to a closing balance of £26,626. This is a testament to our successful fundraising activities and prudent financial stewardship.
Our assets have been strategically utilized to support the charity’s mission, with investments in computer equipment, litter picking equipment, and advertising materials such as leaflets and posters. These assets are essential for our ongoing community outreach and operational effectiveness.
As we move forward, we are dedicated to continuing our work with vigilance and fiscal responsibility, ensuring that every penny is put towards making Norbury a cleaner and greener place for all.
## **Structure, governance and Management:**
Litter Free Norbury is governed by a dedicated team of charity trustees who are foundational to our structure and operations. The initial trustees appointed are as follows:
Guillaume Raillard Anthony Hooker James Evans
These trustees have been entrusted with the responsibility of guiding LFN towards achieving its charitable objectives and ensuring that the organization’s governance is robust and transparent.
At LFN, our trustees are responsible for making key decisions on all matters of significance to the charity. This includes strategic planning, operational management, and the allocation of funds. Each trustee brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to their role, contributing to the effective oversight of the charity's activities.
Meetings of the trustees are held regularly to discuss and review the progress of LFN's projects, financial status, and future plans. In the past year, the trustees met multiple times, maintaining a high level of engagement and attendance. Given the breadth of responsibilities, the trustees may form committees to focus on specific areas of LFN's work, such as community engagement, environmental impact, and financial oversight. These committees are tasked with managing particular facets of the charity’s work and reporting their findings and recommendations back to the full board of trustees for discussion and decision-making.
The trustees are committed to fostering a transparent and inclusive atmosphere where all members of the community are encouraged to offer their input and support for the charity's mission.
Through this structure of governance and management, Litter Free Norbury aims to continue its work effectively, ensuring that our goals for a cleaner and more sustainable community are met with the highest standards of integrity and accountability.
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## **Litter Free Norbury - Financial statements for the period 06/04/2024 to 05/04/2025**
## **Receipts and payments**
|**Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**|||**Total**
**funds**||**Last year**
**to the**
**nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**to the**
**nearest £**||**to the nearest**
**£**||**to the nearest**
**£**|||**to the**
**nearest £**|||
||**2,435**
**-**
**3,580**
**15,934**
**705**
**47**
**90**
**121**
**17,559**
**500**
**645**
**662**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||||||
|**Donations**|**2,435**|||||||**2,435**||**-**|
|**Interest Income**|**645**|||||||**645**||**-**|
|**Direct Donations**|**500**|||||||**500**||**-**|
||**-**|||||||**-**||**-**|
|**_Subtotal (Gross income_**|**3,580**|||||||**3,580**||**-**|
|**Payments**|||||||||||
|**Street Cleaning (Labour)**|**15,934**|||||||**15,934**||**-**|
|**Sticker and signage Camping**|**47**|||||||**705**||**-**|
|**Equipment**|**705**|||||||**662**||**-**|
|**Administration**|**662**|||||||**47**||**-**|
|**Insurance**|**90**|||||||**90**||**-**|
|**Maggie's Garden Project**|**121**|||||||**121**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**17,559**|||||||**17,559**||**-**|
||||||||||||
|**_Net of receipts/payments)_**|**-13,979**||**-**||**-**|||**-13,979**||**-**|
|**_Transfers between funds_**|**-**||**-**||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Cash funds last year end_**|**40,605**||**-**||**-**|||**40,605**||**-**|
|**_Cash funds this year end_**|**26,626**||**-**||**-**|||**26,626**||**-**|
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## **NOTES**
The financial statements of Litter Free Norbury (LFN) have been prepared in accordance with the applicable accounting standards using the Receipts & Payments basis for the period 06/04/2024 to 05/04/2025.
## **Principal Assets and Fund Management:**
The primary fixed asset of LFN includes equipment used for litter collection and community clean-up projects. These assets, while recognized, are not individually valued in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
LFN does not hold endowment funds. All resources are directly utilized for our active environmental projects and operational costs, aligning with our charitable objectives.
## **Financial Movements Summary:**
The movements in funds during the year were as follows:
|Fund Type|Balance B/fwd|Receipts|Payments|Transfers|Balance C/fwd|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|General Fund|£40,605.23|£3,580.06|£17,558.84|-|£26,626.45|
- The Transfer column has been left blank as there were no transfers between funds.
- The balance carried forward represents the closing balance post the year's activities, set to be utilized in the following year.
## **Expenditure Breakdown:**
The expenditure reflects LFN’s commitment to its mission, with a significant portion allocated to street cleaning and community projects. The details are as follows:
- Street Cleaning (Labor): £15,934
- Equipment: £705
- Bank Charges (HSBC): £61
- Administration: £662
Total Income: £3,580.06 | Total Expenditure: £17,558.84 | Net Income for the period: £-13,979 Administrative costs were minimized to maximize the allocation of funds to our charitable activities.
The financial statements were approved by the board and signed on their behalf by the trustee on ………….
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## **Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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|||**Income & Expenditure Summary 2025 (Annual Return)**
(Details receipts and payments for LFN Charity period 06/04/24 - 05/04/25)|**Income & Expenditure Summary 2025 (Annual Return)**
(Details receipts and payments for LFN Charity period 06/04/24 - 05/04/25)|**Income & Expenditure Summary 2025 (Annual Return)**
(Details receipts and payments for LFN Charity period 06/04/24 - 05/04/25)|**Income & Expenditure Summary 2025 (Annual Return)**
(Details receipts and payments for LFN Charity period 06/04/24 - 05/04/25)|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Money In**||**Money Out**||
|**Starting**|**Balance 06/04/2024**|**£40,605**||**Expenditure:**
~~**a) Street Cleane**~~**rs**
**b) Stickers & Signage Campaign**
**c) Equipment**
Litter Picking/Events Equipment
Trackers/SIMs
Admin/Bank Fees
Miscellaneous
Examination fee
**d) Insurance**
**e) Administration**
**f) Maggie's Garden Project**|£15,934
£47
£383
£322
£90
£61
£101
£500
£121|
|**Income:**
Donations
Savings Ac
||£2,435
£645
£500||||
|**Total income**||**£3,580**||**Total Expenditure**|**£17,559**|
|||||**Income vs Expenditure**|**-£13,979**|
|||||**Cash Balance carried forward**|**£26,626**|
|||||**(as at 05/04/2025)**||
Accounts prepared on: 07/10/2025 by Tony Hooker