## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1st March 2023 Period start date To 29th February 2024 Period end date**
## **Charity name: The Barby Woodland Trust**
## **Charity registration number: 1202123**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote for the benefit of the public, the
conservation, protection and improvement
of the physical and natural environment of a
23-acre woodland site adjacent to Barby
village by:
**•**
Engaging with local stakeholders;
local and national bodies; and local
businesses in order to plant and
maintain an area that will include
woodland, wildflower meadows and
wetland areas.
**•**
Providing opportunities, through
volunteering, for people of all ages to
learn about the ecology of natural
areas and to develop skills in
planting and maintaining these
areas.
**•**
Providing a space for people to
exercise and enjoy the beauty of the
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|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 Barby Woodland Trust have:
• Planted some 7000 trees on the site
• Constructed a Forest school area
• Dug out a wetland area that will provide
important natural habitat for wildlife
• Improved accessibility to the site by
constructing small bridges over water
flows and ditches
• Renovated and installed a container to
keep tools and equipment in
• Recruited trustees and volunteers who
regularly work on the site
• Established positive relationship with our
local school and pre-school who now visit
the site regularly
• Enabled access to the site for dog
walking and exercising
• Developed positive relationships with
several locally based businesses who
have supported our work by providing
volunteers from their workforce as well
as funding and equipment|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All the trustees have been provided with
the guidance and made aware of their
responsibilities and obligations|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The Barby Woodland Trust is not a grant
making charity|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not Applicable|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|• The Barby Woodland Trust has some 40
volunteers some of whom come to work
on the site at least twice per month.
Additionally we have links with three
local companies who supply volunteers
as part of their community engagement
programmes
• At our community planting day in
February 2024, some 100 people came
and planted trees|
|Other||Not Applicable|
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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|• The planting of some 7000 trees is
primarily intended to give environmental
benefit to the local community and more
widely
• Work to improve the flow of water into
the sight and the development of the
new wetland area provides sustainable
habitats for wildlife, birds and insects
• Local children have been involved in tree
planting and the forest school provides
opportunities for learning and exercise
• The site is now being used by large
numbers local people for exercising and
dog walking
• Volunteers from the local community
and businesses have been able to learn
about what is involved in developing and
maintaining a sustainable woodland|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|• Although we have not yet planted the
wildflower meadows, firm plans are in
place for this to start next year
• To further enhance the use of the site, we
have a number of picnic tables that will
be put in place in early spring. We also
have an active sponsorship scheme for
benches and several of these will be
installed soon|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|We are active in seeking grants and
donations and this year have received
some £30,000 from these sources. These
grants have enabled us to get the tree
planting done and to purchase equipment
for future projects
We have a website which provides
information about the woodland and
enables people to donate
We have received help in kind, in the form
of material and a tractor provided on a
loan basis
Overall our fundraising has been successful
in enabling us to carry out the projects we
identified in our first three year plan|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Not applicable|
Not applicable
Other
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Barby Woodland Trust is financially
sound and has sufficient resources to
meet its objectives (see accounts)|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We have a sum of £5000 invested in a
savings account which is equivalent to
approximately 18 months of our annual
financial commitments which are basically
rent and insurance|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£5000|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not Applicable|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not Applicable|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Not Applicable|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|• Grants from schemes funded by local
businesses (e.g. National Grid)
• Individual donations
• Help in kind by the provision of
equipment and materials
• Partnerships with local businesses|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Apart from the bank savings accounts we
do not have any investments and as such
do not carry any risk|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Not applicable|
|Other||Not applicable|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
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Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Our governing document is the:
Constitution of The Barby Woodland Trust,
a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
whose only Voting Members are its
Charitable Trustees|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g 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
|Para 1.25|Trustees are recruited from local people
with particular skills required to
administer the charity. Possible trustees
are suggested and voted on by the
existing trustees|
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|New trustees are given the Charity
Commission’s information about trustee
responsibilities on appointment.|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Not Applicable|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|Not Applicable|
|Other||Not Applicable|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
Charity name
Other name the charity uses Registered charity number
||Charity’s principal address
2 Cleve Cottage
Barby
Rugby
CV23 8TF|
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**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
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||Paul Reynolds|Chair||~~**(if any)**~~|
||Graham Sloper|Secretary|||
||Josephine
~~Mti~~|Treasurer|||
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Pippa Reeve||||
||Gareth James||||
||Gavin Callard||||
||Natalie
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Stephen Gee||||
||Nigel Parkinson||2nd July 2024||
||Malcolm Smith||2nd July 2024||
||Robert Wilson||||
||Neill Smith||||
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## Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name None**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Dates acted if not for whole year**
**Trustee name**
None
**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held We do not hold any funds on behalf of others in this capacity
Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable 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
## **There is no reason for non-disclosure of trustees**
## **Other optional information**
**Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Graham Paul Sloper
> **Position (eg** Secretary **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** ~~4th November 202~~ 4
THE BARBY WOODLAND TRUST
Unaudited financial statements for the period
from 01 March 2023 to 01 June 2024
' THE BARBY WOODLAND TRUST
Unaudited financial statements for Ihe period from 01 March 2023 to 01 June 2024
Contents
Company delails
Directors. report
Income statement
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Balance sheet
Notes to Ihe accounts
' THE BARBY WOODLAND TRUST
Unaudited financial ststements for the period from 01 Marth 2023 to 01 June 2024
Company details
THE BARBY WOODLAND TRUST is a prlvate company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales,
rogistered number CE031536.
The company's registered address is: 2 Cleve Cottage, 8arby. Rugby, United Kingdom, CV23 8TF
Directors and Advisers
Directors
Paul Reyrnlds
Jo MartTrn
. THE BARBY WOODLAND TRUST
Unaudited financial statements for the period from 01 Marth 2023 to 01 June 2024
Dlrectors. report
The directors present their report and the unaudited financaal ststem6nts of the company for the pèriod from
01 March 2023 to 01 June 2024
Serving officers
The directors who served the company during the period were as follows:
Paul Reynolds
Jo Martin
Provisions
These accounts have been prepared in accordance wtth the micrtrentsty provisions and d81ivered in
accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subj'ect to the small companies regime.
This report was approved by the board of directors on 15 October 2024. and is signed on behalf of the
board by".
Signed
Date
' THE BARBY WOODLAND TRUST
Unaudited financial statements for the period from 01 Marth 2023 to 01 June 2024
Balance sheet
15 months to
01 Jun 24
Current assets
10.287.17
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
(1,954.34)
Net current assets l (liabilities)
Total assets less current liats'lities
Net assets
8.332.83
8,332.83
8.332.83
Capital and reserves
8.332.83
For the period from 01 March 2023 to 01 June 2024 the company was entilled to exempts'on from audit
under section 477 of the Companies Act 20C6 relating to small companies.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the micro*ntity provisions and delivered in
accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subj'ect to the small companies regime.
Directors. responsibiltliès..
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of ts accounts for the period in question in
accordance with section 476",
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complw'ng with the requirements of the Acl with respect
to accounting records and Ihe preparation of accounts.
These accounts were approved by the tx)ard of diredor5 on 15 October 2024. and a signed on behalf of
the board by:
Signed
Date
/kGry/f
' THE BARBY WOODLAND TRUST
Unaudited financial statements for the period from 01 Marth 2023 to 01 June 2024
Notes to the accounts
Average number of employees
During the period the average number of employees was O.
**Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** The Barby Woodland Trust **On accounts for the year** 1st March 2023 to 1st June 2024 **Charity no** 1202123 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1-7 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the period ended **01/06/2024 (15 months)**
**Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of **basis of report** the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
**Signed:**[Nigel Gove] **Date:** 8th December 2024 **Name:** Nigel Gove
**Relevant professional** ACMA **qualification(s) or body (if any):**
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**IER**
**Address:** 37 Holme Way Barby Rugby CV23 8UQ
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
None
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October 2018