## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/24 Period start date To** **30/03/25 Period end date** ## **Charity name: PENNY LANE WOMBLES** ## **Charity registration number: 1203591** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The object[s] of the CIO [is][are] TO
PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION
AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENT IN LIVERPOOL AND THE
SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR
BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:
(A) THE PROMOTION OF PRACTICAL
MEASURES AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF
PARTNERSHIPS TO REDUCE LITTER
AND IMPROVE THE GENERAL
ENVIRONMENT OF THE LOCAL AREA;
(B) RAISING THE PUBLIC AWARENESS
AND PROVIDING INFORMATION IN
MATTERS RELATING TO THE BENEFITS
OF LITTER REDUCTION| |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|-
Organisation of group litter picking
events
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Creation and maintenance of Penny
Lane Community Garden
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Removal of graffiti
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Reporting of fly tipping| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees have had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on public
benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference N/a Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/a Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment N/a Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|For period 01/04/24-30/03/2025:

Average of 100-120 active
volunteers at any point during year

2,623 bags of litter collected

1778 hours of volunteer time

4,127 NOS cannisters

Facilitated installation of artwork at
Sgt Pepper’s Bistro

Removed graffiti and repainted bins
and junction boxes

Reported phone boxes and postal
boxes for repair and repainting

Hosted 3 group litter picks, each
attended by over 20 volunteers

Hosted Christmas Social Event

Supported 3 junior Wombles to
complete their DoE

Supported creation of volunteer
womble groups at St Michaels and
Lark Lane

Expanded Penny Lane Community
Garden to include beds on Penny
Lane Musical Gates.

Supported Penny Lane Millenium
Green to enhance and open up
local green spaces| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|N/a| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|N/a| |||| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/a| |Other||N/a| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Balance as of April25 is £1291| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Minimum reserve of £250 to be held to
cover next year’s Trustee Insurance.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£250| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/a| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Liverpool City Council Neighbourhood
Funds.
Sale of devalved NOS cannisters to
Nortons Scrap Metal.
Go Fund Me donations from public.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Funds to be spent on litter picking
equipment, Penny Lane Community
Garden and other projects which directly
improve the immediate locality in which the
active Penny Lane Wombles do their litter
picking activities.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|N/a| |Other||N/a| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||CIO with 6 named Trustees| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Constitution| |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
trustees|Para 1.25|10. Appointment of charity trustees Option
1 (1) Apart from the first charity trustees,
every trustee must be appointed [for a term
of [three] years] by a resolution passed at a
properly convened meeting of the charity
trustees. (2) In selecting individuals for
appointment as charity trustees, the charity
trustees must have regard to the skills,
knowledge and experience needed for the
effective administration of the CIO.
For the period 01/04/24-31/03/25 the
following changes were made:

Robert Loxley stepped down Sept
24

David Worrall appointed 18/09/24
for 3 year term

Paul Knapton appointed 18/09/24
for 3 year term

Gill Rimmer reappointed to 24/03/28

Kat Edwards reappointed to
24/03/25| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|N/a| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|N/a| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|N/a| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Penny Lane Wombles| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|n/a| |Registered charity number|1203591| |Charity’s principal address|26 STALBRIDGE AVENUE
LIVERPOOL
L18 1HA| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Kath Maguire|Chair|-|Trustees| ||Alix Cunningham|Treasurer|-|Trustees| ||Gill Rimmer|-||Trustees| ||Kat Edwards|-||Trustees| ||David Worrall|-|From 18/09/24|Trustees| ||Paul Knapton|-|From 18/09/24|Trustees| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** N/a Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |N/a||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/a 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**
**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |N/a||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** N/a ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/a ## **Other optional information** N/a Financial Account for period 01104124 - 31103125 23124 2WZfj Penny Lane Wombles Account Prlwto PLW D•￿￿￿an CODP AccDunt 1610212024 lietal rebate ¢r•d £86 LN) £164.04 £885 69 £836 89 É89D 29 £899 75 £859 75 Fmdi wombleslem £58 80 04120 05120 5120 £￿40 £9.46 'iD fund me fash wrthdrawal- pall* collars (fb matk lace B&Q gfft cards from Cok Kemp Il&Q com B&Q compa Screyffjix PaI￿tb￿Sh gburth H311 Nursenes -&Cre￿iX Paint Garden raised ￿5 £40 £38Weed membranelor garden £45 In total É12 fft c¥d. £25 Solound cash £7 50 cord Garden cotnPD51 Garden paintbrush Garden lants £0. £859 75 £852 25 £822 25 £81876 £756 76 É7J6 78 ￿8￿ 39 f852 92 05120 05120 05120 03120 05120 05120 05120 D5120 St20 e750 £30 00 £62 00 anters Screwfix Garden paintbntsh (iDlund me stre￿1￿ peos icrewfix Il&Q weed killer Screvhix £4B 30 £961 62 Gardeft membranews Garden membrane& pegs fj?rden weed kilkr Refundlrotn £3998- retumed mettthrane 06120 £39 96 £24 50 £901 68 £19.98 £897 16 QL £IRI ## **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)** ALIX CUNNINGHAM **Position (eg Secretary,** TREASURER **Chair, etc)** **Date** 29/10/25