Pitton Nature Trust Pitton Nature Trust Charity Registration No. 1203375 Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts For the year ending 31st March 2025 Pitton Nature Trust Contents Page Trust Infomiation Trustee's Report Objectives and Activrties Public Benefft Statement Achievements, perfomance and financial review Collaborats'on and Engagement Report Volurjteers IT Report Financial Review Reserves Policy Plans for the future Structure Governance and Management Trustees, responsibilit￿S Financial Accounts 2024r25 Statement of assets and liabilities Pitton Nature Trust Trust Inforniation Rogistration No. 1203375 Trustees Paul F￿er￿Ck5 (Appointed 1612r23) (Resgned 718124) {Appointed 2611 or23> GaryP Lyn Fredericks ROS￿ Lane (Appoinled 2611 or23) Lindsay Thcthpson {Appointed 28111 r23} Suzie Gutterwjge {AppointgJ 718124) Matthew Judd (Appointed 718124) Caroline Loader {Appointed 1619￿4) Officers Chair Paul F￿deriCkS (From 28111r23) Secretary Lindsay Thompson (Frorn 28111123) Treasurer Lyn Fredericks (From 26110r23) Registered Address Penny Royal The Green Prtton SP5 1DZ 8ankers e￿operatiVe Bank P•9è1ot9 Pitton Nature Trust Report of Trustees for the year ending 31 March 2025 The Trvslees present their Annual Report and accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025. The Trust is a charitable incorporated organisation with inc(wne and expenditure below £25.000, the Trtsstees have opted to prepare the accounts using receipts and payments accounting principles consistenl with the Charty CommissK)n guidance. Objectives and Actlvltles P￿On Nature Trust was established in March 2023 and was registe￿0 by the Chanty Comrnissic￿ as a Chantable Incorporated OrganisatK)n on 2nd June 2023. Registered chanty number 1203375. The objects of the Trust are -(a) To promote for the benefrt of the public the ¢￿seyvO￿.0n. protection aThJ improvement of the physical and natural environment by promoting bicKliversity. and (b) To advance the education of the public in the conservation proteCt￿n a￿1 inwrovement of the physical and natural environmenr. This ts the seco￿1 year the tharity ha5 nc>w secured a lon*term management agreeft￿rnt with pffton & Farfey Partsh Council to manage an 0.2 acres of The Ck)se to create a biodiverse habrtat. Fruit t￿es, wildfk)wer bulbs and seeds have all been planled during the year. The trustees have engag￿ with Wllshire Counal aThJ Pitton & Farfey Parish Council to create a rbew communty cychard and nature reserve on land currentty owned by Wfiltshire Council that will be transfefred to the Parish Council on a 125 year lease. The aim is for the charity to have a long term management agreement viith the Parish Council to manage this afea of land. Towards the end of the reporting peri(MJ work commenced with fen erected, hedge trees and fruit trees planted. A key activity for the charity is to provKle infomation to the public to enhance their knowledge of conseDiatson, protection arKI improvement of the natural environment. This is achieved through regular posts on our website and events. Publlc Benefrt Statement The Trustees confinn that they have considered the gu￿anCe from the Charity Cornmission regarding public benefft when reviewing the Charity's aims and ot4'ectives and In planning future activthes. They are satisfied that the a￿l¥1b'eS undertaken during the reporting perbcmd fully meet t￿e requirements. Pa9¢2o19 Achievements, performance and finaTrcial review This is the charity's second year of operation and there has been a signfficani growth in Ir￿rne. in the main frorn grant funder5. and the activities in which the charity s engaged. Review 018cfivili8s and achrevements Key Achievements. Successful furKling application to Coronation Living Herrtage Orchafd Fund to creale Iwo orchards. one in The Close consisting of five fruit trees and one in the Community Orchard and Nature Reserye consisbng of trNelve frurt trees. Donation of 420 hedge trees from the Woodland Trust to create 100 metres of new hedgerow in Community Orchard and Nature Reserve. Erecth)n of fencing and gates lo enclose the Communty Ofchard arKJ Nature Reserve. Hosting a Joint evenl wrth the RSPB to educate ihe communty on the work of Pitton Nature Trust and the RSPB'S plarts for a new nature reseNe at Roundbarrow Farm. Engagement with Wiltshire Council and Pitton & Fartey Parish Council to secure I￿9-terrn management agreement on the C(Mnmunity Orchard and Nature Reserve. Publication of nature suNeys on our website. Creation of Biodiverse Habitats.. The Tfustees have Iwo main projects they are currently work1r￿ on to delwef the Trust's objects to enharbce biodiversty. The charrty has a long-term management agreement wrth the Parish Courbcil to create a biodivepJe environment on this area of land In March 2024 the Trust re￿iVed £1,900 in grant fur*ding from the Wessex Water Environment Fund vthich provmled funding to purchase equipment to manage The Close and enable the charrty to purchase wildfiower plugs and seed. During 2024r25 snowdrops and wibJfiower seed were sown as part of the management plan to attract an increased numbw of pollinators. FOllowi￿j a sucKesslul grant application to the Coronat'on ￿'Ving Hentage Orchard fund five frurt trees We￿ planted as part of a c(Nnmunity event. One tree was planied by the preschool thihyren, one by a lrfelorKJ reswjent of the village who ts in his nineties, olhers were plante(I by a volunteer, the chair of the Parish Council and Trustees. Wrth the assistan￿ of Ihe lo￿1 Girl GuKJes a bughOl￿e ha5 been constwcted. Ouriry the year volunteers have conducted surveys, of grasses. wildfiowers and insecis found in The Close. The results of these supieys are pUbl￿he￿ on our website. P89é3019 mm L• In July 2023 the Charity launcw a survey within the local C￿lMunity io estsblish if there was support for the creation of a Ccmmunty Orchard and Nature Reserve on land that Vthltshire Council own&1 at RouThdbarrow Farm. The resp￿Se demonstrated there was strong support for the proposal wth tsv￿ thirty people offering to volunteer to establish and maintain the orchard. In September the Trust submitted a proposal to Pitton & Farfey Parish Council and V+Altshtre Council for the creaiion of a Ccffimunity Orchard and nature reserve on ￿NShire Council owned land at Roundbarrow Fanh. During 2024125 Ihe trustees continued lo engage with Wittshire Council and the Parish Council over the transfer of an acre of land from Wiltshire Council to the Parish cou￿11. The intention being Ihe charty will have a long-term managernenl with the Parish Ccmjncil to create a biodiverse community O￿ard and nature reseive on Ihe site. trustees secured £4847 in fundmg from the Coronakn'on Living Hentage Orchard lund to establish the orchard and nalure reserve. This has enabled twelve fruit trees to be planted and fencing lo be erected ak)ng tsvo SKJe ol the Sile. the others sth beiro already Foll¢)wing a successful applicatson to the ljvoc￿1ar￿I Trust's "Trees for CcKnMunrt￿s. sthemes the charity secured 420 hedge trees and Ihese were planted in Marth 2025 creatiTh3 100 trths of new hedgerow wh￿h in time will provide focKI arKI habrtat for a range of birds, insects and mammals. Collaboration and Engagomont Report The Chanty has formed a strong collaboralion wrth Prtton & Farley Pansh Council wrth whom it has a seven year marwement agreement for The Close. It has worked closety with the Council over the land transfer from ￿ttShire Council for the creat￿n of the convnunty orchard and nature reserye. When planting the frurt trees in The Close we were assisted by children from tPE PreS¢P￿1. Trustees also helped at a session to plant trees at the village primary school. The local Girf Guides group were involved in the Constr[￿tIOn of a bughouse in The Close. During the year we have forged close links with Ihe Ic¢al RSPB team who will be creating a new reseNe on land at Roundbarrow Fami. In October 2024 we held an event to update the ￿mmunity on the work of the charty and invrted Patrick Cashman, the RSPB Chalk County Reserves Site Manager to present on their plans for RourKlbarrow Fam. Trustees attended village fete and ran a slall lo educate the community on the woth of the charity. P•p•4019 Voluntegrs The trustees are gfateful io all the volunteers who have played a key role in deliverir¥J t chariti'es activities, they have assisted in,. Undertaking natu￿ surveys and pr(yJucing reports which can be share(l on the website. Planb"ng P￿erOW trees arKI erecting fencing. Planting wildflower seeds Planting and watering fruit trees. Engaging in wotkir¥J parb'es in The Close Ihe Communty Orchard & Natu Reserve The Trustees are particulaty grateful to Ged Mirski-Fitton who has provided pro-b)no support and has designed and hosts the charity's websile. IT Report The website was launched in April 2023 and has been regulaty updaled to prov#¥e news Upaates The srte is a key tool in infomiing and cducating the public on aspects of biryjiversty arKI consepiation a key feature has been the publicats.on of the surveys undertaken by volunteers identjfying flora and fauna The charty has a social media presen￿ on Instsgram which is used to share images and updates. Flnanclal Revlew The total Income for the year was £6.227 induding a grant of £4,847 from the Coronation Living Heritage Orchard Fund. The event in October 2024 raised funds and there have been a nurrthr of public dC￿allOr which have helped the charity estsblish a secure financial posthon. Rese￿e9 Policy As a rthv charity the locus for the Trustees has been to ensure the￿ are sufficient furKJs to deliver propcts. The pOI￿Y has ttrtrefore been io establish suffiaenl furbds to operate t chanty. As the charity becon*s more estsblished this policy will be reviewe(l. Plans for the futurg The Truslees plan for 2025126 is to continue to improve the nature biodiversty in The Close and to create a Cofflmunity Orchard and Nature Reserve on the land due to be transferred from Wiltshire Council to Prtton & Farley Parish Council. The trustees will continue to engage with the Parish Council over a long-tefm rnanagement agreement to create a biodiverse habilat in the new ccrfnmunity orchard & nature reserve. PagèSot• The trustees will continue to explo￿ the availability of other areas of land in close proximity to Pitton. As the charty's actsvrties expand so will the need for addth'onal funds. The trustees will conlinue to expkjre sutsble grant fundiTh3 and seek public donations. Structure Governance and Maha9èment Govemanco The trustees are closely involved in all aspects the Trust's vffjrk. Tl* trustees meet regularly throLyJhoul the year. Truslees The trustees who served during the repc￿Ing period are listed on page 1 of this reporL New trustees are appointed by the exisb'ng trustees arKI recTUited for the sknlls and expertise they bring to the charity. Struclurps The charity has no staff aThJ Ihè trustees provmje day-lTrday management of projects. Risk Facto The Trustees have reviewed the risks to Ihe charity and are sat￿fied that suff￿￿nt controls are in place. Tnistees. responsibililigs The Trustees are responsible for prepanng the Trustees. Annual Report and the accounts in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The law applicable to Chan￿"eS in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standafds and applicable regulations). Under that law the Trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied thal th¢y give a true and fair view of the slate of affairs of the charty and of the incoming resources and applicats'on of resour￿$ of the charty for that year. In preparing these accounts. the TrLJStees are required to,. - select suitable aeeounting pdicies and then apply them consistentty; - obserde the Meth0￿S and principles in the Charit￿S SORP.. - make judgements and estirnates that are reasonable and pr￿jent, - slate whether applicable accountiTrJ standards have been followed. subject io any material departures dixlosed and explained in the financial statements,. and - prepare the accounts on the goiNJ Concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charty will contsnue in operation. The Trustees a￿ responsible for keeping adequate accountirKJ records ￿thIch are suffia.eni to show and explain the Charty's transathons armd disdose vrfrth reasonable accuracy al any time the financial position of the Chanty and enable them to ensure that the accounts Pap6ofg comply with the Chanties Act 2011. the Charibes (Accounts and ReFrf)rts) Regulatsons 2008 and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible fof safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hen￿ for takirKJ reasonable steps for the preverrtton and detection of fraud ar￿ other irregularities. Approved by the Trustees on 24th November 2025 Chair of Trustees: Paul Fredericks Tr&%urer. Lyn Fredericks Pry•7of9 Pitton Nature Trust Financial Accounts 2024125 Re￿iptS and Payments 2024r25 Inc¢>rn• c* UMostriGled Restrictert Total Tot FtsThds Funds 21Y25 2024 cknati￿$ £875 £87S £0 £4.847 £4.847 t1,￿ | Funthais Chwrtgble A¢livrti•s CSOS Totsl Inc¢xne e1.380 £4.847 £6.227 Q2.100 £2,194 £4.730 £6.924 £0 ol Fun(knSsir £0 £0 £0 Totsl Expenditure [4.730 f6.924 £0 N•1 ts*om•llExp¢ndltsxv -t814 £117 -fC)97 P.2.1(Kl Trdnsler betW￿n lur)Jx £0 Cash Furyjs Bfought FonN¥d 20￿/23 £2.190 Total Funds C•rri¢d Forwanl 2024125 £1.28t> 117 £1,403 £2..100 P•g•8of9 Pitton Nature Trust Financial Accounts 2024125 Statement of assets and liabilitses at the end of the 2024125 pfrriod C•i•pri•s O•lnils Unrwriawl Endowm￿1 Cash Fthds Cth * Bank £1286 £117 Tts￿1 Cash F￿r￿J$ £1286 £117 UnrestnaeKI FI￿r￿t•￿ Enth)wmffji asséts DbtDIIs Funds io ValL* asset b￿￿)95 | lopM)n4) .[. ICw0n￿l assèts WA C*ioil$ Funtr) tts t)d(¥ws Cost VJ IWMJn*l [ 1cpbon￿￿ l<•r the GhJrltV3 t)rfails Funos io WITh￿￿ li•bilily f•loi•s Arn￿nt Lkn tkn {op￿n￿l Icyriontsll Liabilili•s WA Notes: 1. The Coronation Living Orchard Heritage Fund 2. Events £405. Management Fee for The Close 2 x £ Signed.. Chair of Trustees" Paul Frederid(s Treasurer. Lyn Fr￿erickS Date. 24th November 2025 Date, 24th November 2025 Papaotg