Heart of Wales Geopark/Geoparc Calon Cymru Ok ALES Charity number 1208355 Trustees, Annual Report for 2024
Heart of W¥41es GeoprldCeopare c0 Cymrn is a Clwit4ble In¢oryorated Org2ni8ation (CIO), fhrity number 1208355. Its registered addr¢ss is cbatsWort RO8 Llandrind(wl LDI 5EY. The charity ¢urr¢tttty has eigbt trusttts: Dr. Joseph P¢t¢r Bottitig (Geopark Chair) Dr. Lucy Anne Muir Roikn Frank Loveridge Victoria Douel Cllr. P¢fr Roberts Mith¢ll¢ ThomLs (Geopark Trea5Ut¢r) XeniaAlexandE8 Warren Berwyn Frdncis Powell (Geop Secretary). The charity set in May 2024, and officially laUh¢d on 27 July 2024. The charity's a¢¢ounttng year nins from l Jonuary to 31 December, so this report covers the period from 22 May to 31 December 2024. We do noi have a membership m(MJel, but are rather based on a commlttee of ttustees who are the decision n)akers. together with additional volunteers. The airns of the charity ate to advance th¢ cducation of the publxc in the geology of th¢ Builth- Llandrindod Inii¢r and SUTrounding aTe4 its imFQrtan¢¢ and its infiuences on the biodiversity. landscape. and heritsge of the local are& We do this by providing educational D]ateTials and resouwes including inforniation Ert)ards. website LX)ntrnL self.guided walks and running volunteer-l¢d ¢vent4 &s well as faciliiating research and scientific collab)r*ion. The Geopark was officially launched at the Mthiwl¢ Hotel. Latrnd0 on 27 July 2024. 11 w&8 introduced by Cllr. P¢fr with sFeches from LY Kathryn Silk Ufjgh SheTiff of Powys), Dr. Caroline Buttler (Head of colltiOnS Development at Amgu¢ddfa C)ry]]rn- Musewn Wales). and Dr. Joe Botting (Cbair of the Geopark). Other events on the day were a fossil haodlin8 se&sion at the Radnorshire Museun¥ and guid walks of geological stt¢s in Llandrindod. Other Geopatk publi¢ events held in 2024 were a tslk about the Geopark in the Wyeside Centr¢, Builth Wells, on 3 AugusL a f11 bandling session at th¢ Rthorsbire Museum on 16August" and a fossil handling activity at Powys County Council's AutUmDAdv¢nEure Weekend at Elan Valley Visitor Centre OD 27 (knob¢r. Two guided walks were held: one 8mund the LlandrÈndod geology trail on 28 July. and one (with Julian Ravest) around Rhogo and C8stle Bank on 27 August. In totsl, more than 170 membeTS of the public attended geopth event5 in 2024, not including visitors to the more general Elan Valley event at which we participated.
The Geopark produced 47)d printed I,O(M) copies of a fiTSt leafiet Tn 2024: 8 geology trnil around Llandrindod. This leafiet was distributed to Ial bSineSS 8Th1 OTEanisat¢on& and gtven to TrisitOTS events. It is also available on the G¢opgrk website. along with More det2il¢d content for those who wish to learn more. Geopatk volunte¢TS also started working on their sit¢ wlservation tole on May 11 . 2024. by ceing vegetstion from the large erratic EK>uld¢r on T¢mple st Llandtindo& This Imp&t part of Llandrindod's geological Iritage was accessible agai The Geopark provides educational rntiterial, and publiciscs GcoFwk ev¢nty on its website hn s:lthe2rtofivales ark.o and Facebook page tt :IIMTh.facelxx)k.conVHeartofW . The website is being d¢veloped steadily? with much more content planneiL All of the above hI1gts the obvious work thut INS been done. but it is IME to appla1¢. in these early stages. that a great deal has Eten going on Ih1nd the scenes. This is ¢specially tsue in setting up p)licies and procedure4 learning how to E¢ ffsponsible iTUSte4 laying the oundwork for futu publi¢-facitig events and SOUrC¢s. Th¢r¢ has Eten a great deal of WOTk speaking lo local councils. organisations, and bsinesseS and building up relationships. More leafiets are in the process of being pr(xluce4 and the coming year should se¢ the fitst information boards. Plans for higmigbting a network of public trails a king develop encouragtng locals and visitors to explore the area and its remthrkable geology. biodiversity and history. We are also looking to host joint ¢vents wtth other Fx)die4 such a5 Radnorshire Wddlife TTst. the lTrst goes o The objectives in the yw were to establish ourselves &$ a charity and within the publi¢ consciousness, and begin to develop public engagement to fulfil ow PTimary goal of public wlderstanding of geology aThl heritage. This has necessarily involved a focus on face-tO•face events, as the F¢mianent and self-Ked resowces take longer to develop fully. As the g¢opaTk develops. we will al to have many more activitics available L8 manentlY accessible sources, rather than n¢ding to be led by members of the geow in person. W¢ wish to forniaIly acknowledge tbis p)int the extraordinary 5UPIKIrt and public enthusiasm that we have encountersj at every It has Een tndy wonderful 5cc th¢ r¢Sn$e of the local rommunity, businesses, and community and town council4 who all see the value in CelebrIllg this iDcredibEe local heritsge. The publicity we received fiDm local mla was also enorni(H1Y appreciated. and we apr] in lo nevtsp8pern on numerous (KlOn$. In the coming year we aim to build on wbat we bave achieved so far. to ¢xpand the range of events aod resources we can offer. 8Dd build up more and richer Tel10n$hips with local people.
Financial report Our Ounts in th¢ first year are relattvely straightforward. We received £788.50 in dOnlOnS, and £357.00 in ents inwne. while spending £253.68 overthe coutse ofthe year. The main expenses have E¢en insurance 8J)d rr hosting. together 7th a rdnge of small costs that have ellabled us to begin fulldroisin& promoting and advertising wbat we do. We currendy have no debts. We have a reserve polt¢y that at this stsge sets &8ide £250: this be reassessed antkually. as our income and eXtidIt in¢rease. We do not have any fim(ts h¢ld &$ a ¢wtOd1 trustee. Note that our total income is less than £25.000. and as such there is no neul for an ext¢rnal audit. I would like to thank Mi¢hdl¢. ourtTe&Sur. for all her Iwd WO on keeping everything by the Signed by Dr Joseph P Botiing
AIES HEART OF WALES GEOPARK- GEOPARC CALON CYMRU Charitable lncorpKired Organisation No 1208355 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS Accou YEAR-ENDING: 31 Decernber 2024 31 December 2023 INCOME txmwtions Re¢eNed Grants Recewed- Restricted GratKs Recewed- Unrestricted Events Income £788.$0 £o.c £O.(K) £357. TOTAL INCOME ,145.50 EXPENDITURE £23.70 Leaflets Resthcted Costs CO of Fvndraising IT Costs Insurarte £41. 1.18 £157.00 Trustee TraniThJ Tse Expenses Volunker Trwning Volunteer ExrS TOTAL EXPENDITURE £253.68 SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR EL82
HEART OF WALES GEOPARK- GEOPARC CALON CYMRU Charitable Incorporated Organisation No 1208355 STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES YEAR-ENDING: 31 December 2024 31 December 2023 ASSETS CASH FUNDS Cash At Bank Cash At Hand TOTAL CASH FUNDS £855.27 TOTAL ASSETS UABILMES TOTAL UABILrnES £00 TOTAL ASSETS I (UABILMES) £89182 £000 Slgned by: Mhelle Thcmas Twstee l Tru[er CLcLLty Dr Lucy MUIT Twstee Date ol AppToval: oEr NOTES TO THE Accoupirs". l. The Geopark has not entered into amee. 2. GeopaTk has rKk OUtstarKlrKJ debts ai the WKI ofthi% rXI. 3. The Geopafk has recewe(l a rKTrmerary ol g(KKIs wnh avalue of a35. 4. TTUStees have re¢eNed lmtrsement tr 0(der¥e$ t*wl( Iall of il)e Ge(wk