DARK WOODS FOUNDATION ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER2024 BELDENN LTD CHARTERED ACcOuP￿ANTs DARK WOODS FOUNDATION CHARITY INFORMATION REGISTERED OFFICE Unit 3 Holme Mills West Slaithwaite Road Marsden HD76LS CHARITY NUMBER 1208146 TRUSTEES P Meikle.lanney- Chair D M Blackburn K L Garthwaile REPORTING ACCOUNTANTS Beldenn Ltd Unit Al Empire House 11 Mulcture Hall Road Halilax HXI ISP DARK WOODS FOUNDATION ACCOU￿5 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER2024 CONTENTS Page Chairper50n report Trustees, annual report 24 Independent examiner's report Income and Expenditure Statement of Assets and Liabilities Notes to the Flnanclal Statements DARK WOODS FOUNDATION CHAIRPERSON REPORTFOR THEYEARENDED31 DECEMBER2024 Chalr's Foreword 2024 has very much been an establishmentyearfor us here atlhe Dark Wood5 Founijation. We registered with the charity commission in May but had to wait until Septemberfor our bank account to be activated. This certaintly put a dent in what we could achieve by the yeaf end. but it did give u5 time to make preliminary decisions on what we would work toward5 in 2025. The Board convened in person for the first time to make some key decisions. at this meeting I was appointed as the Chair, a responsibility I was honoured to take on. We approved grants which we issued before the end of the year.. one to support the Welcome Centre in HLJddersfield and one to the Slaithwaile's Moonraking Festival. Thanks lo Dark Woods Coffee Ltd who provide us with pro-bono services including taking on all admlnislrative responsibilities for the foundation and any granis we decide to give. They also provide the foundation with a domain name and website which we aim lo launch in 2025, this will allow us to increase awareness of our eth05 and the workwe do with local organlsations and Internatlonally. We're very proud ol the workwe have done so far and are very excite(J to expand on this in 2025 Paul Meikle.lanney Chairperson DARK WOODS FOUNDATION TRUSTEE'SANNUALREPORT FOR THEYEARENDED31DECEMBER2024 Report otlhe Trustees The Trustees of Dark Woods Foundation IDWFI are pleased lo presenl theirlinancial statements tor the year ended 31st December 2024. PrSn¢lpalA¢tlvlty The Dark Woods Foundation is a UK registered charity. with the aim to promote sustainability within the UK and internationally. We promote and support community and environmental projects in the Kirklees area ofwest Yorkshire and internationally, primarilywilhin coffee producing countries. OurAlms To promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public by.. al the preservation, conservation and the Pfotetion of the envlronment and the prudent use of resources bl the relief of poverty and Ihe improvemeni of the condilions of life in socially and economically dlsadvantaged communllies. cl the promotion of sustainable means ol achieving economic Erowth and regeneration 'Sustalnable development means'developmeni which meets the needs ol the present without compromisingthe ability of future generations lo meet their own needs. Ourflagshlp programmes are: Local Community Grants The Foundatlon runs an annual giant-giving programme. with at leastthree applicatlon rounds annually. The grants are targeted at grass-roots community organisalions within the Kirklees local authority area. We aim io support projects thatworkwith un(Jer-represented communities andloi local environmental projects. Grants are currently offered in the range of £100 to £500. Grants are awarded, based on a published criteria and application process. Giant recipients are required to provide outcome reports setting out the results of activities provided which were funded bythe grants. DARK WOODS FOUNDATION TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER20241continued) Internatlonal Support We are slill designing our international programme. but we aim to promole sustainable development within rural agricultural communities in low- and middle-income countries. by raising awareness of the issues and challenges caused by the effects of climate change, global markets and other environmenlal and commercial impacts. The Foundation may also collaborate with, and offerfinancial support lo, UK-based organisations and charities. which support rural communilies. or which workto combat the effects ol climate change and global Irade-injustice, internationally. Managementand Governance This report and review is provided bytheTrustees of the Darkwoods Foundation (charity number 12081461, which is a charitable Incorporated Organisation, whose registered office Is Holme Mills, West Slaithwaite Road. Maisden, H07 6LS. The Governing body of the Darkwoods Foundation is the Board ol Trustees. The Board meets a mlnlmum of four tlmes each year. or as olheTh¥ise dlrected by its Chairperson. At one of these meetings, ils AGM, the officers are elected lor an annual term of office. The Trustees of the Charlty. for the financial yearof 2024. were letj by Chairperson, Paul Miekle-lanney. Further Trustees in 2024 were Damian Blackburn and Katherine Garthwaite. Durlng the course of the year. the Trumees met to reviewlhe Foundalion's Slraiegy and to review and approve essential policies and procedures. The Trustees also worked on recruiting additional, indepen(Jeni Trustees to the Boar(J Iwhojoine(J the Board shortly after this reporting period). The administration and operational procedure5 of the Foun(Jation are the responsibility of the Board ot Trustees, who delegate the dayto day operational management ot the charitylo the appropriate individualTrustees and seconded staff. Governlng Document The Foundation is controlled by ils Constitution, which is based closely on the Charity Commission Model CIO Constitution. Recrultment and Appolntment of newTrustee5 We are gratefulto have a committed and expert Board of Trustees wilh a mix of skills and experience. Our aim is to create a balanced Board ol Trustees, with a majority of independent Trustees (those with no conneclion to Dark Wood5 Coffee. which set up the Foundation). To this end, we have been actively seekinE at least four additional Trustees trom the wider community- Two independent Trustees have been appointed loutside of this reporting periodl- DARK WOODS FOUNDATION TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER20241continued) Management and Stafflng The Foundalion is small and does not have the resources or requiremenl lo directly employ our own staff. at this lime. We are veryfortunate to have been provided with a range of pro bono support from Dark Woods Coffee Lld, which has seconded Iwo employees to work on a part-time basi5 lorlhe Foundation. providing adminislralive and projecl support. Dark Woods Coffee Ltd has also provided, pio bono, office and meeting space. accountancy and book.keeping support, website hosling and grants-administration. We are very grateful for this support. which removes all overhead cosis an(J enables us to direct all income to supporting communities. Statement ol Trustee Responslbliltles Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements loreach financial year which show a true and fairview of the stale of affairs of the charity and ils financial activities for that period. In prepaiing those financial statemenis. Ihe twsiees are required to.. Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently: State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject lo any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statemenls: Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operational existence. The trustees are responsible lor keeping proper accounting records which disclose wilh reasonable accuracy at anytime the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements complywith the Charities Act 1993. They are also responsible lor saleguardinE the assets of the charity and hence lor takine reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud an(J other irregularities. Signed on behalf of the trustee5 P67HI Meikle- P Meikle-lanney Chair 22 October 2025 DARK WOODS FOUNDATION INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORTTO THE TRUSTEES We report to the Trustees on our examination of the accounts ofthe Dark Woods Foundalion forthe year ended 31 December 2024. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the charity trustees of the Foundation you are responsible forthe preparation of the accounts in accordance wilh the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe Act"). We report in respect of our examination of the Foundation's accounts carried out under Section 145 01 Ihe 2011 Act and in carrying out our examination we have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examlner's 5taternenl We have completed our examination. We confimi that no material matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving u5 cause io believe that in any respect- accounting records have not been kept in respect of the Trusl as required by section 130 of the Act,. or the accounts did not accord with those records. the accounts did not complywith the applicable requirements concerning Ihe form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 Olherlhan any requirement that the accounts give a'true and fair. viewwhich is not a matter considered as part ol an independent examination. We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Br Ashley Bruce ACA Beldenn Ltd Unit Al Empire House 11 Mulcture Hall Road Halilax HXI ISP DARK WOODS FOUNDATION INCOME AND EXpEND￿uRE Accoumr FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER2024 2024 Recelpts Donations 50.020 Total Recelpts 50,020 Expendlture Donations to Local Projecls 7,000 Total Expendllure 7,000 (Deficltllsurplus for the Year 43.020 DARK WOODS FOUNDATION STATEMENTOF ASSETSAND LIABILMES FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER2024 2024 Current Assets Current Account 35 Day Notice A¢¢ount 13,020 30.000 43,020 Current Llabllltles Creditors TolalAssets 43,020 Reserves Reserves Brought Foward (Deficitllsurplus for the YeaT 43,020 Total Charlty Fund 43,020 DARK WOODS FOUNDATION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER2024 I. BASIS OF PREPARATION The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis. Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf: P Meikle.lanney Ichairl 22 October 2025