Trustees’ Annual Report
For the year ended [01 October 2025] Pocket Wilding: (CIO) Charity No. 1203005
1. Structure, Governance and Management
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Legal structure: Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered with the Charity Commission
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Governing document: Constitution adopted on 5th August 2022
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Recruitment & appointment of trustees: Trustees recruited via local networks, co-opted and approved at trustee meetings
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Trustee names: Dan Tipney (Chair), Tom Danning (Treasurer), Helen Bradbury, Muryel Boulay, Natasha Somers,, Laura Fairs, Harriet Pleming
2. Objectives and Activities
Charity’s charitable purposes:
Promote rewilding and nature recovery in the community for public benefit by engaging local volunteers, raising biodiversity, and increasing ecological awareness.
Activities undertaken in the year:
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Created a fundraising platform.
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Continued engagement with parish councils to understand and overcome nature recovery barriers in towns.
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Successfully implemented nature recovery interventions in local park for Marlow Town Council. Secured more funding. Ran three events to bring the community together to plant and tend to the work carried out. The project runs over two years initially and will include up to 200 meters of native hedgerow, mature trees, small hazel coppice, wild flowers and hawthorn scrub.
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Continued to foster partnerships with environmental groups, schools. As well as initiate conversations with larger national organisations who may be aligned with our mission.
3. Public Benefit
In line with Charity Commission guidance, trustees confirm awareness of public benefit rules and report positively on how activities:
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Increase biodiversity and community engagement in nature
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Provide educational opportunities and inclusive access to green space
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Support mental and physical wellbeing through outdoor volunteering
4. Financial Review
Income and expenditure:
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Total unrestricted Income: £262.22
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● Total restricted Income: £4,698.81 ● Total Expenditure: £1,705.00
Income from donations and grant funding
Reserves:
- The charity maintains a minimum unrestricted reserve level of £500 (two years of fixed costs)
At the year end, unrestricted reserves stood at £115.76 (2024: £585), below the target level. The reduction reflects the payment of insurance costs during the year. To add, while fundraising income was received, the majority was restricted and therefore not available to replenish unrestricted reserves. The trustees are aware of this shortfall and will seek to rebuild unrestricted reserves to the target level, including through unrestricted fundraising, over the coming year(s). Initially this will be done by increasing support for Easyfundraising and small monthly donors.
- Closing restricted funds stand at £1000 for 2024 and £3,232 for 2025. The project is ongoing and further expenditure will be needed further into the project.
Fundraising, risk and governance:
No serious incidents or safeguarding issues occurred. Internal financial controls were applied, and all policies were implemented.
5. Approval
This trustees’ report was approved on 31/07/2026 and signed by:
[Thomas Danning], Treasurer
Annual Account Statement
Financial period start date: 2/10/2024 Financial period end date: 1/10/2025 Pocket Wilding: (CIO) Charity No. 1203005
1. Statement of Receipts and Payments
Receipts
Unrestricted donations £262.22 Restricted donations £4,698.81 Total receipts £4,961.03
Payments
Total payments £1,705.00
2. Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Assets
Cash in bank £4,837.97
Equipment (tools, value under £500) £ 0
Total assets £4,837.97
Liabilities
Total liabilities £0
3. Notes to the Accounts
Basis of accounts: These accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis.
Restricted funds: £ 4,698.81
Gifts in Kind
For this financial year a trustee (Natasha Somers) met website and email costs of £274.80 on behalf of the charity by paying the supplier directly, rather than through the charity's bank account. This was also done for the two preceding financial years (2023 and 2024) where a total of £372.20. As these did not represent cash receipts or payments by the charity, they are not included in the receipts and payments statement but are disclosed here as gifts in kind.
Trustees and related parties: No trustees received any remuneration or reimbursement of expenses during the year.
Reserves policy: Pocket Wilding aims to hold a minimum of £500 in unrestricted reserves to cover basic fixed costs. This financial year holds reserve of £115.76
4. Trustees’ Approval
These accounts were approved by the trustees on 31 July 2026.
Signed on behalf of the trustees:
Name: Thomas Danning (Treasurer)
Signature: __ ____ Date: 31st July 2026