2023-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Period start date 19 June 2023 to 31 December 2023 Period end date

Charity name: Winchcombe Green Town

Charity registration number: 1203637

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	3.1 The promoton for the beneft of the public of the conservaton, protecton and improvement of the physical and natural environment in Winchcombe and the surrounding area (“the Area”), in partcular: 1) by raising awareness of the causes and impact of climate change; and 2) by encouraging practcal steps both to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and mitgate the efects of climate change and 3) by promotng the conservaton of the physical and natural environment by promotng biological diversity 4) by promotng sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneraton 5) by advancing the educaton of the public in the above subjects
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	Public speaker event 04/05/23: Adam Henson – sustainable agriculture Toy library – 2 Saturdays each month Tree planting around the football field 25/03/23 Hedgehog family trail 15/04/23 Public speaker event : Gill Kime – Hedgehogs Public speaker event 09/11/23: ‘Taste of Autumn’ - Orchards and cider Stall at Winchcombe Show 28/08/23 jointly with seed swap representative and community allotments Film showing 2040 plus discussion 15/09/23 Homes and energy public meeting 17/09/23
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public	Para 1.18	The Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and have sought to ensure all activities have been accessible to as many members of the local community as

benefit		possible. This has been done by advertising events widely on social media, in print form, via our website and in local retailers. Ticket prices have been kept low and concessions offered to any who ask for it with free tickets offered to young people attending local schools. The range of activities organised aimed to appeal to different age groups in the population and to different interest groups

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	NA
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	NA
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Volunteers are vital to the continuation of the charity. Volunteers are involved in planning, organising and supporting events, in publicising activities and in attending events. We are delighted at the high level of attendance at all events organised by the charity and seek to continue this in future years
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	This is the first 6 months of Winchcombe Green Town as a registered charity. The events and activities listed took place over a longer period of 2023 to demonstrate the type and range of activities organised by the charity. Public awareness of our work is increasing due to well attended activities and appealing to different interest groups. The toy library has reduced the need for parents to purchase toys with an increasing number of families regularly attending. The homes and energy group have supported a number of residents to have the confidence to install solar panels. The interest in helping hedgehogs and swifts

		across the community has widened. Trees have been planted in public parks supported and maintained by local people. The senior school has a popular ecogroup which is supported by the charity.
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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	The range of events and activities organised during 2023 all contribute in a small way to the achievement of the charity’s objectives set out above.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	NA
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	NA
Other

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The Transition Town gave the charity £500 seed funding to help us get established. All ticketed events also made a profit so by 31 December 2023, the charity had over £2,000 in the bank account. Having become a charity, WGT applied to the Cooperative Bank with the aim of moving accounts to a more ethical bank. Funds were transferred from Natwest to Cooperative Bank in February 2024
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	NA
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	NA
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	The charity has no long standing financial commitments and no assets. There are therefore no reasons for holding financial reserves
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	NA
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	NA

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Our principal source of funds is from profits made at events organised. These are primarily via ticket sales (although deliberately cheap with concessions) and sale of refreshments at the events.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	NA
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	NA
Other		NA

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	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	The 8 trustees volunteered to help set up the charity having been involved in the group prior to it becoming a CIO. At this stage in the charity’s existence, the key selection criteria is an enthusiasm to establish the charity as an ongoing organisation, to adhere to the charity commission regulations and to support the purposes and objectives set out in the constitution. The trustees have a range of professional and other skills and knowledge and work together to use these to support the development of the charity. Roles within the charity are allocated flexibly depending upon external commitments with Chair and secretary roles being rotated across all trustees for each monthly meeting. Banking is undertaken by three nominated trustees who work together to ensure accounts are correct, accurate and updated.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	All trustees have read and agreed with the charity commission guidelines for trustees.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The charity works closely with various local community groups eg St Peter’s Church, Winchcombe senior school, the community allotment, Winchcombe Town Council. It also works with the national Transition Town as well as receiving support from other environmental groups at national level. We also have strong links to other local environmental groups eg Cleeve Transition and CK Futures.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	All relationships outlined in the previous section are for mutual support and advice.
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Winchcombe Green Town
Other name the charity uses	Win Green Town and WGT
Registered charity number	1203637
Charity’s principal address	12 Riverside, Winchcombe

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Corinne Goatley
	Tim Hall
	Stuart Pickles
	Anne-Lise Wall
	Jane Morgan
	Naomi Sorrel
	Chris Etchells
	JoAnne Freeman

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name NA

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
NA

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets NA held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects NA Details of arrangements for NA 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

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)

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date

2Winchcombe Green Town income and expenditure for 2023

date	actvity	Payee	expenditure £	**income £ **	Balance	Notes
8-Feb- 2023	seed funding	Transiton Network		£500.00	£500.00	grant approved for start up use - arranged by Chris Etchells
16-Mar- 2023	donaton Guardian seminar	Chris Etchells		£10.00	£510.00	Contributon forpartcipatngin online event
17-Mar- 2023	donaton Guardian seminar	Corinne Goatley		£10.00	£520.00	Contributon forpartcipatngin online event
21-Mar- 2023	donaton Guardian seminar	Stuart Galey		£10.00	£530.00	contributon forpartcipatngin online event
12-Apr- 2023	posterprintnghedgehogtalk	Saxon Printng	£22.54		£507.46	printngcost,hard copyreceipt
14-Apr- 2023	annual membershipcar club	Annie Wall		£30.00	£537.46	car club membership
11-May- 2023	online tcket sales Adam henson speaker event	eventbrite		£118.30	£655.76	online tcket sales via Eventbrite
11-May- 2023	donaton	Corinne Goatley		£50.00	£705.76	given in cash by JoAnne's daughter, paid in by CG
11-May- 2023	proft from Adam Henson speaker event	Corinne Goatley		£702.00	£1,407.76	CG given cash from event & paid amount taken into WGT
23-May- 2023	Adam Henson speaker event printng	Saxon Printng	£46.44		£1,361.32	printngcost,hard copyreceipt
23-May- 2023	Adam Henson speaker event printng	Saxon Printng	£5.00		£1,356.32	printngcost,hard copyreceipt
23-May- 2023	treeplantngsocial	Joanne Freeman	£23.53		£1,332.79	3 receipts received - payment made for total amount
23-May- 2023	Xmas fund raising& laminaton	joanne Freeman	£77.99		£1,254.80	no receipts received but payment approved by CE & CG
27-May- 2023	hedgehogtalk room hire	Abbey Fields C Centre	£27.00		£1,227.80	Abbeyfelds Communitycentre room hire

5-Jun- 2023	Henson bookprofts	Just in casegifs		£51.00	£1,278.80	proceeds from sale of Adam Henson books at event
16-Jun- 2023	hedgehogtrail room hire	Abbey Fields C Centre	£24.00		£1,254.80	Abbeyfelds Communitycentre room hire
3-Jul-2023	Givey paydonaton			£10.00	£1,264.80	automated website donaton
25-Jul- 2023	car clubpayment	M Dufon		£87.50	£1,352.30	car club membershipand vehicle hire
27-Jul- 2023	arts for summer show	Gill Kime	£59.21		£1,293.09	origami buterfies and associated craf material, receipts received
27-Jul- 2023	insurance	Corinne Goatley	£88.66		£1,204.43	annual public liability insurance cover, hard copyinvoice
14-Aug- 2023	donaton			£75.00	£1,279.43	automated website donaton
21-Aug- 2023	donaton			£50.00	£1,329.43	automated website donaton
27-Sep- 2023	profts from refreshments flm showing2040	Corinne Goatley		£67.10	£1,396.53	profts from refreshments sold
27-Sep- 2023	print for summer show inv 4556	Saxon Printng	£45.99		£1,350.54	printngcost
10-Oct- 2023	sale ofjewelleryXmas fund raising	Clare John		£283.24	£1,633.78	proft from sale at Christmas fayre at Winchcombe Museum
25-Oct- 2023	poster designpurchase	Postermywall	£1.99		£1,631.79	download ofposter from website
25-Oct- 2023	Orchards speaker event printng inv 4855	Saxon Printng	£20.40		£1,611.39	printngcost
9-Nov- 2023	donaton	Square card reader		£0.98	£1,612.37	donaton made at event via card reader
10-Nov- 2023	refreshments Orchard speaker event	Cooperatve	£30.60		£1,581.77	drinkspurchase
10-Nov- 2023	tckets Orchard speaker event	Square card reader		£38.31	£1,620.08	cardpayments for event tckets
17-Nov-	tckets sold flm 2040 showing	Chris Etchells		£70.00	£1,690.08	door tcketpurchases cash

2023
1-Dec- 2023	printngOrchard speaker event	Saxon Printng	£15.44		£1,674.64	printngcost
1-Dec- 2023	tckets sold Orchard speaker event	Chris Etchells		£154.00	£1,828.64	door tcketpurchases cash
4-Dec- 2023	miscellaneouspurchase	Chris Etchells	£1.00		£1,827.64	test of bank account
8-Dec- 2023	refreshments Orchard		£29.90		£1,797.74	drinkspurchase
20-Dec- 2023	donaton	Barbara Heard		£10.00	£1,807.74	donaton made at event
21-Dec- 2023	print cartridge collecton	Recycle4charity		£4.35	£1,812.09	income received for collecton of empty print cartridges
		2023 Total	£519.69	£2,331.78	£1,812.09	Balance Check