

## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From  13/07/2023               Period start date   To  31/03/2024      Period end date Charity name: FRIENDS OF BOLEHILL WOOD Charity registration number: 1203979** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The objects of the CIO are, for the public**<br>**benefit of the local community, the**<br>**conservation of the environment of**<br>**Bolehill Wood, Sheffield S8, in particular**<br>**but not exclusively by (a) promoting good**<br>**woodland management (b) opposing any**<br>**detrimental use (c) raising funds to buy**<br>**any available part of Bolehill Wood to**<br>**manage it on behalf of the local**<br>**community (d) advancing the education**<br>**of the local community regarding local**<br>**conservation and wildlife.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Main activities:**<br>-<br>**Submitting Local Green Space**<br>**Designation Application to Local**<br>**Authority**<br>-<br>**Registered as Ancient Woodland**<br>-<br>**Raised awareness of woodland**<br>**and wildlife amongst local**<br>**community**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**They have had regard to the guidance**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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||SORP reference||
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**Drafting of submission documents to**<br>**Local Authority and other bodies – see**<br>**achievements and performance below**|



## **Achievements and Performance** 




||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**First year of operating as a charity.**<br>**Significant achievements include:**<br>-<br>**Submitting Local Green Space**<br>**Designation Application to Local**<br>**Authority**<br>-<br>**Registered as Ancient Woodland**<br>-<br>**Raised awareness of woodland**<br>**and wildlife amongst local**<br>**community**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|**No objectives set**|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**|



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**Reserves at 31st March 2024::**<br>**£12,596.61**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Reserves held with intention of**<br>**attempting to buy woodland (or portions**<br>**thereof) if and when they become**<br>**available**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£12,596.61**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**No uncertainties at present**|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Personal Donations**|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**No risks facing charity.  Risks around**<br>**stated aims in line with general**<br>**conservation risks.**|






## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Memorandum and articles of**<br>**association**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Volunteer based.**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Induction – reading articles of**<br>**association**<br>**Training- none**|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|**Trustees with chair, secretary and**<br>**treasurer**<br>**Members (non-paid)**<br>**Quarterly committee meetings – open to**<br>**trustees and all members – for decision**<br>**making**<br>**Annual AGM with members**|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|Other||**N/A**|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|**FRIENDS OF BOLEHILL WOOD**|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|**N/A**|
|Registered charity number|**1203979**|
|Charity’s principal address|**15A COBNAR AVENUE**<br>**SHEFFIELD**<br>**S8 8RL**|






**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Penelope Dembo**|N/A|Whole Year|N/A|
||**Christopher**<br>**Robinson**|N/A|Whole Year|N/A|
||**Nicola Eastburn**|N/A|Whole Year|N/A|
||**Jennifer Marsden-**<br>**Lambert**|N/A|Whole Year|N/A|
||**Robin Scott**|N/A|Whole Year|N/A|
||**Kathleen Jordan**|N/A|Whole Year|N/A|
||**Pauline Zelaieta**|N/A|Whole Year|N/A|
||**Matthew Falconer**|N/A|Whole Year|N/A|



– 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<br>held in this capacity|**No assets held in this capacity**|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|**N/A**|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own assets|**N/A**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

||**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**<br>**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**<br>**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**<br>**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**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** 




## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc) **<br>**Date**||Penny Dembo|
|---|---|---|
||CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON|PENELOPE DEMBO|
||<br> TREASURER|CHAIR|
||20thNovember 2024||
||20thNovember 2024||





||**Charity Name**|**Charity Name**|**Charity Name**|**Charity Name**|**Charity Name**|**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**|**CC16a**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**For the period**<br>**from**||Period start date||**To**||Period end date|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**||**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Personal Donations|**2,410**||**-**||**-**||**2,410**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**2,410**||**-**||**-**||**2,410**||**-**|
|||||||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**||||||||||
|N/A|**-**||||||**-**|||
|**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**||||||||||
||||||||||**-**|
|||||||||||
|PrintingCosts|**150**||**-**||**-**||**150**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**150**||**-**||**-**||**150**||**-**|
|||||||||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**||||||||||
|N/A|**-**||||||**-**|||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||**-**|||
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||||
||||||||||**-**|
|||||||||||
||**2,260**||||||**2,260**||**-**|
||**-**||||||**-**||**-**|
||**10,337**||||||**10,337**||**-**|
||**12,597**||||||**12,597**||**-**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

20/11/2024 

1 



## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**h**<br>**i**<br>**’**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**Details**<br>N/A<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>N/A<br>Co Op Charity Account<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>N/A<br>**Details**<br>N/A<br>PennyDembo<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**12,597**<br>**-**<br>**12,597**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON<br>PENELOPE DEMBO|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**When due**<br>**(optional)**|
|||||
|||||
||||Date of<br>approval|
|||CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON|20/11/2024|
||PennyDembo|PENELOPE DEMBO|20/11/2024|



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

20/11/2024 

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