2025-03-31-accounts - The High Leasowes Trust

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date From 20 Feb 2024 To 31 Mar 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

The High Leasowes Trust

Other names charity is known by

None

Registered charity number (if any) 1207101

Charity's principal address 60 High Street Church Stretton

Postcode SY6 6BY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body) entitled

1 Sandra Whitlock Chair
2 William Dunne Vice-chair 3 John Rowlands Treasurer 4 Peter Whitlock Administrator 5 Cherril WilsonSecretary 10.12.24 onwards 6 Alison Jones 10.12.24 onwards 7 Chris Naylor 18.03.25 onwards 8 Graham Porter 18.03.25 onwards 9 Peter Carty Up to 27.11.24
10 Steve Rooney Up to 02.09.24 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser

Name

Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document Constitution - dated 08.02.2024

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation with voting members other than its (eg. trust, association, company) charity trustees

Trustee selection methods Elected from membership

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

For the public benefit, to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of the Strettons and their surrounding area by promoting biodiversity, in particular, but not exclusively by:

acquiring, leasing and managing land containing diverse connected habitats rich in plants, trees and wildlife;

maintaining and monitoring the site for the purpose of promoting biodiversity;

and, facilitating public access to the site.

With the help of volunteers we have:

Improved public access at our Watling Street kissing gate; where there was a slippery slope there are now steps.
Improved public access at kissing gates by adding hardcore to improve traction underfoot.
Installed interpretation boards at the main entrance and by the pond to aid visitors’ understanding of High Leasowes.
Installed 4 benches so that people can enjoy the meadows, views and birdsong.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Conducted guided walks to encourage people to understand our management and the need to protect nature.
Together with our volunteers we have worked to encourage biodiversity through our management of High Leasowes, including:
Adding a pond to create new habitat for water-dwelling creatures.
Hedgerow restoration including hedge laying and replanting gaps and adding hedgerow trees.
Creating dead-hedges, which tidies away the brash whilst providing cover and habitat for a wide range of species.
• Tree planting.
Cutting the meadows late, thereby enabling more flowers to set seed, which will help floral diversity.
Sowing locally-gathered native seed such as yellow rattle, which reduces the vigour of the coarser grasses thereby allowing more flowers to thrive.
Installing 34 bird boxes, and surveying their use.

The Trustees of The High Leasowes Trust have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charity Act 2006 to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Commission in exercising their powers or duty.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Almost 500 volunteer hours have been worked by our local community, including staff from Agilent of Church Stretton and iDEA of Longnor, and participants in Shropshire Wild Teams.

We have worked effectively in partnership with local organisations such as the Parish Paths Partnership, Shropshire Wild Teams, Shropshire Wildlife Trust and the National Trust.

We have renovated 50m of existing hedgerow and laid a further 30m of hedge.

We have planted 250 trees; this will help to combat the increasing carbon in our atmosphere, while providing shade, improving air quality and creating an attractive woodland edge.

All of our work has created opportunities for community engagement, through volunteering.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

No reserves policy.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Prior to the establishment of The High Leasowes Trust (THLT) and our bank account becoming active, tools and equipment were purchased using money held in a ring-fenced account for THLT by Middle Marches Community Land Trust (MMCLT). This is not included in the expenditure shown in form CC16a.

When THLT had an active bank account MMCLT transferred half of the ring-fenced funds to THLT in January 2025; all subsequent expenses were paid from THLT’s account and are shown in the financial report.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)	Sandra Whitlock	Sandra Whitlock	Sandra Whitlock	Peter Whitlock	Peter Whitlock

Full name(s)	Sandra Whitlock			Peter Whitlock

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)		Chair			Administrator

Date			31.08.2025

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	Charity Name	Charity Name	Charity Name	No(if any)	No(if any)	CC16a
	The High Leasowes Trust			1207101
	Receipts andpayments accounts
	For the period from		To
		20/02/2024			31/03/2025

Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds		Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £		to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations	2,048	-	-		2,048	-
Grants	- 0	3,064	-		3,064	-
Gift Aid from High Leasowes purchase	15,034	-	-		15,034	-
	- 0	-	-		-	-
	- 0	-	-		-	-
	- 0	-	-		-	-
	- 0	-	-		-	-
	- 0	-	-		-	-
*Sub total*_(Gross income for AR) _	17,082	3,064	-		20,146	-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	- 0	- 0	- 0		-
	- 0	- 0	- 0		-	- 0
*Sub total*	- 0	- 0	- 0		-	- 0

**Total receipts **	17,082	3,064	- 0		20,146	- 0

Insurance	15				15
Room hire	28	-	-		28	-
Consumables	47	-	-		47	-
Sundries	82				82



		-	-		-	-
	- 0	-	-		-	-
**Sub total **	172	-	-		172	-

A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table)
Tools and equipment	48	565	- 0		613
Repairs and maintenance	4,821	2,489	- 0		7,310
**Sub total **	4,869	3,054	- 0		7,923	- 0

**Total payments **	5,041	3,054	- 0		8,095	- 0

**Net of receipts/(payments) **	12,041	10	-		12,051	-
A5 Transfers between funds	- 0	-	-		-	-
A6 Cash funds lastyear end	- 0	-	-		-	-
**Cash funds this year end **	12,041	10	-		12,051	-


Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories	Details		Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Endowment funds
			to nearest £		to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	Bank account		12,051			-
			-		-	-
			-		-	-
	*Total cash funds*		12,051		-	-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

31/08/2025

	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	Agreement Error	Agreement Error	OK
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
	Details	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-

	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets			-	-
			-	-
			-	-
			-	-
			-	-

	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	Tools and equipment	Unrestricted	864	-
			-	-
			-	-
			-	-
			-	-
			-	-
			-	-
			-	-
			-	-

	Details	Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
B5 Liabilities			-
			-
			-
			-
			-

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print Name		Date of approval
	G. J. Rowlands	Gareth John Rowlands		28/08/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

31/08/2025