## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **Period start date 01 Jan 2024 Period end date 31 Dec 2024**
## **Charity name: Winchcombe Green Town**
## **Charity registration number: 1203637**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**3.1 The promotion for the benefit of the**
**public of the conservation, protection**
**and improvement of the physical and**
**natural environment in Winchcombe and**
**the surrounding area (“the Area”), in**
**particular:**
**1) by raising awareness of the causes**
**and impact of climate change; and**
**2) by encouraging practical steps both to**
**reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide**
**levels and mitigate the effects of climate**
**change and**
**3) by promoting the conservation of the**
**physical and natural environment by**
**promoting biological diversity**
**4) by promoting sustainable means of**
**achieving economic growth and**
**regeneration**
**5) by advancing the education 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|**Speaker event (Jonathon Porritt) 18 Jan**
**Tree planting at Senior School Feb**
**Speaker event (Pollinators) 11 March**
**Stall at Winchcombe summer show 27**
**Aug**
**TED discussion event 20 September**
**Heat pump workshop 07 Oct**
**Community heating event 13 Nov**
**Earth friendly fashion pop up shop**
**Nov/Dec**
**AGM and review of year 14 Nov**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|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**
**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 . The range of activities organised was aimed to appeal to different age groups in the population and to different interest groups**
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP
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|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|**Public awareness of our work has**
**increased during this year due to**
**organising good quality activities which**
**reach out to the whole community, are**
**enjoyable with a consistent message in**
**accordance with our purposes. We have**
**gained the respect of other local groups,**
**being invited to work with businesses,**
**the senior school and other voluntary**
**groups in projects which have mutual**
**benefit. The toy library has reduced the**
**need for parents to purchase toys with an**
**increasing number of families regularly**
**attending. The Earth Friendly fashion**
**pop up with a shop front on the town’s**
**main street had over 150 participants**
**from the community. 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.**
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**The Trustees are pleased with the**
**progress made towards our charity**
**purposes**|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|We have organised a range of local events,
reaching out to different age groups and
interest groups in the community, keeping
within our budget despite increasing venue
hire.|
|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 charity continues to operate**
**successfully within the budget**
**constraints in existence**|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**NA**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**0**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**We have no need for reserves although**
**we aim to keep our bank balance above**
**£1,500**|
|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**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**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|Fundraising events and activities|
|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|**Increased cost of venue hire, availability**
**of volunteers**|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|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 existing 8 trustees remain committed**
**to the charity. They have different**
**experiences and interests which enable**
**the charity to organise a wide variety of**
**events to meet different audience**
**interests. Our key selection criteria**
**remains an enthusiasm to adhere to the**
**charity commission regulations and to**
**support the purposes and objectives set**
**out in the constitution. The trustees have**
**developed a good flexible way of working**
**together which enables trustees to**
**combine their external working and**
**personal commitments with the**
**responsibilities of being charity trustees.**
**Chair and secretary roles are 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 maintained.**|
## **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|
**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|
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|Other name the charity uses|Win Green Town and WGT|
|Registered charity number|1203637|
|Charity’s principal address|12 Riverside, Winchcombe|
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**|
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|||Tim Hall||||||
|||Stuart Pickles||||||
|||Anne-Lise Wall||||||
|||Jane Morgan||||||
|||Naomi Sorrel||||||
|||Chris Etchells||||||
|||JoAnne Freeman||||||
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|||Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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**whole year**||
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets NA held in this capacity Name and objects of the NA charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 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**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **Period start date 01 Jan 2024 Period end date 31 Dec 2024**
## **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 promotion for the benefit of the**
**public of the conservation, protection**
**and improvement of the physical and**
**natural environment in Winchcombe and**
**the surrounding area (“the Area”), in**
**particular:**
**1) by raising awareness of the causes**
**and impact of climate change; and**
**2) by encouraging practical steps both to**
**reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide**
**levels and mitigate the effects of climate**
**change and**
**3) by promoting the conservation of the**
**physical and natural environment by**
**promoting biological diversity**
**4) by promoting sustainable means of**
**achieving economic growth and**
**regeneration**
**5) by advancing the education 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|**Speaker event (Jonathon Porritt) 18 Jan**
**Tree planting at Senior School Feb**
**Speaker event (Pollinators) 11 March**
**Stall at Winchcombe summer show 27**
**Aug**
**TED discussion event 20 September**
**Heat pump workshop 07 Oct**
**Community heating event 13 Nov**
**Earth friendly fashion pop up shop**
**Nov/Dec**
**AGM and review of year 14 Nov**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|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**
**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 . The range of activities organised was aimed to appeal to different age groups in the population and to different interest groups**
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||
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|**Public awareness of our work has**
**increased during this year due to**
**organising good quality activities which**
**reach out to the whole community, are**
**enjoyable with a consistent message in**
**accordance with our purposes. We have**
**gained the respect of other local groups,**
**being invited to work with businesses,**
**the senior school and other voluntary**
**groups in projects which have mutual**
**benefit. The toy library has reduced the**
**need for parents to purchase toys with an**
**increasing number of families regularly**
**attending. The Earth Friendly fashion**
**pop up with a shop front on the town’s**
**main street had over 150 participants**
**from the community. 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.**
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**The Trustees are pleased with the**
**progress made towards our charity**
**purposes**|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|We have organised a range of local events,
reaching out to different age groups and
interest groups in the community, keeping
within our budget despite increasing venue
hire.|
|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 charity continues to operate**
**successfully within the budget**
**constraints in existence**|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**NA**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**0**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**We have no need for reserves although**
**we aim to keep our bank balance above**
**£1,500**|
|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**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**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|Fundraising events and activities|
|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|**Increased cost of venue hire, availability**
**of volunteers**|
|Other|||
## **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 existing 8 trustees remain committed**
**to the charity. They have different**
**experiences and interests which enable**
**the charity to organise a wide variety of**
**events to meet different audience**
**interests. Our key selection criteria**
**remains an enthusiasm to adhere to the**
**charity commission regulations and to**
**support the purposes and objectives set**
**out in the constitution. The trustees have**
**developed a good flexible way of working**
**together which enables trustees to**
**combine their external working and**
**personal commitments with the**
**responsibilities of being charity trustees.**
**Chair and secretary roles are 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 maintained.**|
## **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|
**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|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**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||||||
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|||Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
**NA**||||||
|||**Director name**||||||
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**||
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|**NA**|||
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets NA held in this capacity Name and objects of the NA charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 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**