## **Charity Trustees Annual Report 2024/2025** Charity Name: Project Planet Earth Charity Registration Number: 1204914 Year Ended: 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025 Date of Report: 29[th] June 2026 ## Table of Contents ## 1. Introduction 2. Objectives and Activities 3. Achievements and Performance 4. Financial Review 5. Structure, Governance, and Management 6. Future Plans 7. Acknowledgments ## 1. Introduction The trustees present their annual report and the accounts of Project Planet Earth for the year ending 31/08/2025. This report provides a summary of our activities, achievements, and financial position, demonstrating our commitment to transparency and accountability in relation to our charitable objectives. ## 2. Objectives and Activities Core activities remained the same in our second year – looking to raise awareness through attending public events, providing school talks and private/public invite beach cleans – with the majority of this promoted through use of social media and press. ## 3. Achievements and Performance Based against our core activities we achieved the following – - 9 school talks delivered to local (Dorset) schools 7 awareness events attended – which included a variety of events including a podcast and partnership with the National Trust 20 Beach Cleans completed – with a total of 911kg of waste removed from beaches 116 volunteers attended beach cleans ## 4. Financial Review Summary of Financial Performance: Total Income was £3790 and Total Expenditure was £ 6390 In comparison to our first year of operation the income from donations was noticeably smaller, and expenditure was very similar to previous. Our detailed accounts are included in appendix 1 . Net Assets: Our charity has no net assets. Financial Reserves Policy: The charity aims to maintain a reserve of £2000 to cover expected costs around administration and IT systems . ## 5. Structure, Governance, and Management The charity continues to be governed by a board of trustees. Our trustees during the 2024- 2025 period were: 1) Nicholas Baker 2) Rebekah Harris 3) Stuart Purcell, with a previous founding trustee Cathy Lewis unfortunately resigning the position in November 2024. The charity operates under a constitution that guides decision-making, supported by our policies and procedures. Our governing document outlines our working practices and regular meetings are held to ensure effective governance and compliance. Our guiding principles are to ensure full transparency of all activities and finances and to harness a volunteering spirit in all our activities. We are meticulous in ensuring there are no personal gains for trustees and no vested interest being forwarded by trustees. We have developed risk policies for our beach cleans and awareness events. Safeguarding policy and measures are in place for all charitable activities. ## 6. Future Plans Our second year of operation has shown us some shortcomings and minor risks to operations that we not evident in our first. Likely we have ridden the wave of optimism and generosity in the first year, and have noticed our performance has been slightly lower this year. In identifying items to address for our third year we have noted the following – - Increase the number of ambassadors to maximise options for beach cleans (currently relying on 1 or 2 people is not sustainable) - Increase alternative income streams to enable financial forecasting - instead of relying heavily on donations - Improve and add to our governance – safeguarding policy to be updated, introduce training for volunteers and trustees ## 7. Acknowledgments We receive a huge amount of support in various forms from volunteers, from assistance on the beaches cleaning, to professional advice on our activities and fundraising. To all we say a huge thank you – your endeavours continue to keep us going and its truly appreciated. Signature of Chair of Trustees I confirm that all current trustees have read and approved this report Stuart Purcell Chair of Trustees 29th June 2026 ## **Appendix 1** |**Appendix 1**|**Appendix 1**|**Appendix 1**|**Appendix 1**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Date**
**Description**
**Outgoings **
**In**||||**Balance**| |**01/09/2024**
03/09/2024
13/09/2024
08/10/2024
14/10/2024
16/10/2024
16/10/2024
17/10/2024
17/10/2024
29/10/2024
05/11/2024
18/11/2024
03/12/2024
10/12/2024
16/12/2024
03/02/2025
03/02/2025
04/02/2025
07/02/2025
11/02/2025
11/02/2025
19/02/2025
07/03/2025
14/03/2025
08/04/2025
15/04/2025
15/04/2025
25/04/2025
30/04/2025
07/05/2025
12/05/2025
23/05/2025
05/06/2025
10/06/2025
19/06/2025
23/06/2025
23/06/2025
25/06/2025
30/06/2025
02/07/2025
09/07/2025|**BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD**
Oly Rush Invoice
Green Folk charitable donation
Oly Rush Invoice
Donation
Donation
Donation
Lee Cooper Invoice
Donation
Charitable donation
Oly Rush Invoice
Elizabeth Mills charitable
donation
Donation
Uniform order
Oly Rush Invoice
Oly Rush Invoice
Donation
PPE purchase
Donation
Paypal fund donation
Green Folk sponsorship
Uniform order
Donation
Oly Rush Invoice
Donation
Uniform order
Donation
Donation
Oly Rush Invoice
Donation
Donation
Donation
Donation
Oly Rush Invoice
SumUp Donation
SumUp Donation
Stuart Marshall Donation
Greenwood Insurance
Anna Patycka Yoga Donation
Donation
Donation|£677.40
£805
£600
£366
£142.80
£120.30
£427.20
£23.98
£37.18
£523.25
£63.94
£575.85
£745.86
£206.90|£400
£9.46
£9.46
£19.17
£9.46
£400
£922
£102.68
£39.06
£24.12
£103.35
£500
£29.10
£19.26
£19.15
£9.50
£28.92
£89.39
£30
£38.62
£0.98
£103.27
£410
£300
£14.31
£19.15|**£11,353.95**
£10,676.55
£11,076.55
£10,271.55
£10,281.01
£10,290.47
£10,309.64
£9,709.64
£9,719.10
£10,119.10
£9,753.10
£10,675.10
£10,777.78
£10,634.98
£10,514.68
£10,087.48
£10,126.54
£10,102.56
£10,126.68
£10,230.03
£10,730.03
£10,692.85
£10,721.95
£10,198.70
£10,217.96
£10,154.02
£10,173.17
£10,182.67
£9,606.82
£9,635.74
£9,725.13
£9,755.13
£9,793.75
£9,047.89
£9,048.87
£9,152.14
£9,562.14
£9,355.24
£9,655.24
£9,669.55
£9,688.70| |10/07/2025
14/07/2025
06/08/2025
28/08/2025|Oly Rush Invoice
Donation
Donation
Donation||£1,074.35
**£6,390.01**||£9.47
£33.66
£96.15
**£3,789.69**|£8,614.35
£8,623.82
£8,657.48
£8,753.63| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|