Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 01 2025 To 31 12 2025
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Leavening Allotments & Gardens Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1201997 Charity's principal address Madeira House York Road, Leavening Malton Postcode YO17 9SN
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(if any) |
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| Louise Ann Hampson |
Chair | |||
| Karen McDermott | Secretary | |||
| Kelvin John Dudfield Hughes |
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| Susan Carter- Ferris |
Treasurer | |||
| Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) | Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) | |
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts CIO Foundation Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitably Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) By election Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
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
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TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE RESIDENTS OF LEAVENING WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, Summary of the objects of the RELIGIOUS, OR OTHER OPINIONS BY PROVIDING ALLOTMENT charity set out in its FACILITIES, COMMUNAL GARDENING SPACE AND PROMOTING governing document SUSTAINABLE GROWING PRACTICES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATIONAL LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.
The running and maintenance of a community garden, including orchard, raised beds, greenhouse, composting and allotments. Activities include volunteer training and engagement, for the residents of Leavening.
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)
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Volunteer engagement is central to our activities as the CIO is entirely volunteer run and managed. Volunteers are also vital to the maintenance of the garden areas.
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.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
We have been supported in our work by donations of money and Summary of the main materials from local companies. Monetary grants and donations income achievements of the charity amounted to £3,890 in this financial year, but we have also benefitted during the year from donations in kind of steel arches, stone for hardstanding and a reduced cost for wire gabions. The Allotments are managed on a day to day basis by the elected Allotment Committee, who manage the waiting list. There are currently 3 people awaiting allotments.
The site has been visited by County Councillors and Council Officers who have supported the site with local grants. We were used as a case study by North Yorkshire Council Communities Development Officer, and we were nominated for a Community Impact award (outcome awaited). Our principal activities, as per our objects, have focused on volunteer involvement to improve the site for village residents. These have included regular maintenance jobs, such as grass-cutting, bird-feeder maintenance and general garden work. We have also offered specific training sessions in pruning and seed-sowing and run task-focused volunteer days to undertake specific jobs such as installing land drains, further hedge planting around the boundary, building gabion retaining walls and seating, installing hard standing etc.
Our largest stand-alone project this year has been the creation of a wildlife pond, supported by an Inspire grant and a grant from Kingspan Planet Positive fund. Our volunteers are managed by a volunteer coordinator, who attended a Community First course on managing volunteers. Across the year we have engaged 150 volunteer sessions: some of these are regular volunteers, whilst others are unique sessions.
The Community Garden continues to evolve in response to our community’s needs and feedback, but engagement is growing and the range of audiences with whom we engage is increasing as we hoped.
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Section E Financial review
The CIO maintains sufficient funds to ensure our routine expenditure on Brief statement of the utilities etc is met, but we do not seek to maintain substantial reserves. charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially NONE in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
We rely on local fundraising and project-specific grants to develop our You may choose to include work. The rental income from allotment holders helps to maintain the site. additional information, where relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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 trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) LOUISE ANN HAMPSON KAREN JULIE McDERMOTT Position (eg Secretary, Chair, CHAIR SECTRETARY etc) Date 08.02.2026
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| Leavening Allotments & Gardens | Leavening Allotments & Gardens | 1201997 | ||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | |||
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01/01/2025 | To | 31/12/2025 |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - 620 - 309 - 929 - - - 929 - 52 - - - - 253 - - - 309 309 309 614 - - - 309 614 - 308 685 - 207 - 308 478 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - 1 000 2 635 - - - - 3 635 - - - 3 635 - - - - - - - - 1 345 1 716 - 3 061 - - - 3 061 574 - - 574 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ - - - - 1 000 2 635 620 - 309 - 4 564 - - - 4 564 - 52 - - - - 253 - 1 345 1 716 309 309 312 675 - - - 312 675 - 308 111 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| NYCC Localities Grant | - | 5 000 | ||||
| Ryedale Communities Grant | - | 17 909 | ||||
| Nation LotteryGrant | - | 20 000 | ||||
| UK Shared ProsperityFund | - | 10 000 | ||||
| NYCC Inspire Grant | - | 1 000 | ||||
| Kingspan Grant | - | - | ||||
| Allotmentplot rentals | 620 | 690 | ||||
| Bank compensation | - | 900 | ||||
| Village fete fundraising | 309 | 266 | ||||
| Loans from Trustees | - | 220 | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
929 | 55 985 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 55 985 | ||||||
| Searches & Planningfees | - | 1 360 | ||||
| Membershipfees | 52 | 45 | ||||
| Water installation | - | 790 | ||||
| Groundworks, fencing, pipeworks, boundaryhedging |
- | 24 850 | ||||
| Raised beds | - | 3 282 | ||||
| Solicitor's fees | - | 6 925 | ||||
| Insurance | 253 | 291 | ||||
| Trees &plants | - | 2 638 | ||||
| Bench Seating& Cold Frames | - | - | ||||
| Pond Construction | - | - | ||||
| Grounds Maintenance | 309 309 | - | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 309 614 | 40 181 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Communityshed &greenhouse | - | 17 013 | ||||
| Land | - | 10 300 | ||||
| **Sub total ** | - | 27 313 | ||||
| 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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| 67 494 | ||||||
| - 308 685 | 574 | - | - 308 111 | - 11 509 | ||
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| 207 | - | - | 207 | 11 716 | ||
| - 308 478 | 574 | - | - 307 904 | 207 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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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 B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Nat West Current Account Details Details Land Community shed & greenhouse Details Loans from Trustees Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 731 574 - - - - 731 574 Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted 10 300 Unrestricted 17 013 - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted 220 - - - - Print Name Sue Carter-Ferris Karen McDermott |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval |
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| Sue Carter-Ferris | 02/02/2026 | ||
| Karen McDermott | 02/02/2026 |
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