WILLIAM FOWLER WORKING
MEN'S ALLOTMENTS
THE GUILDHALL, CHIPPING NORTON, OXFORDSHIRE OX7 5NJ
Office Hours.. Mon- Fri 9am- Iprn
Charity number. 203329
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
1.4.2023- 31.3.2024
The William Fowler Working Men's Allolmenls Charity provides allotments and open space in
the form of woodland for the residents of Chipping Norton.
Allotment gardening is currently very popular due to a desire by local people to grow their own
food, enjoy the outdoors, and take healthy 2x@rcise and almost all our 164 plots are let, with a
small turnover allowing those on the small waiting list lo bo accommodated quickly. Truslees
regularly visit the site lo ensure plots are appropriately tended and the site is well cared for.
The COTnmitteo, which include5 represenlalives of both trustees and allotment holders,
organises an annual competition with a variety of categories to encotjrage a sense of
community and has introdU￿d a buddy scheme lo supsx)rt new plot holders. A number of plots
are rented by members of the refugee community which not only helps with the cosl of living
bul also improves well-being and integration.
The woodland is well maintained by our Green Gym and some rarer orchids Can be found
among the trees. The track is used by the local Park Run every Saturday and also by local dog
walkers.
The Trust Deed states that these allotments are for ordinary working people, therefore the
charity uses available funds to keep rents affordable. The Trust carried out a rent review as
costs for maintenance and services have risen, and this resulted in a restructure of charges
and a rent increase for many plots for 2024-25. The new pricing structure, whilst increasing
income overall, introduced a lower rent ftir small plots and concessionary rates for those living
on a low income 50 no one is excluded, and ensures the site remains viable in the long term.
The Charity reserves are due lo previous land sale. The site is adjacent to a sile allocated for
new housing and trustees may need to negotiate with developers who want to build a new
road. Trustees are keen that funds are reserved to pay any associated costs and to provide
better facilities once the future of the sile is more certain,
Mrs S. Coleman
(Trustee)

Independent examiner's report lo the Trustees of WiEIiAm Fowler
Working Mens Allotments ChArity
I report lo th¢ trusiees on my exmminalion of the above charily ('the Trust,) for the year
ended 31 Mgrch 2024.
Respollsibilliies and basis olreporl
As the charity irustees of the Tiust, ￿0￿ are responsible for the preparation of the
ac¢ounts, in accordance with the requircments of the Charities Aci 2011 ('the Acl,).
I report in respect of my examiiiation of the Tru51'5 accounts carried out under section
145 of the 201 l Act arkd in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable
Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)Ib) of the Act.
Independent ￿￿MIller's slalemenl
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material mattcrs have come to my
allenlioii in connection with ihe examination which gives me cause io believe that, in
any malerial ir5pect:
accounting record5 were not kept in a¢cordance with section 130 of the Acl or
the accounts do not accord with Ihe accounting records.
I h8ve no con¢erns and have come a¢ross no other matters in eonneclion with the
examination to which all¢ntion should be drawn in order to enable a proper
underst8nding of the accounts to be reached,
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The Thatches
Avon D8ssett
Souiham
Warwickshire
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