# **WILLIAM FOWLER WORKING MEN’S ALLOTMENTS** 

## **THE GUILDHALL, CHIPPING NORTON, OXFORDSHIRE OX7 5NJ** 

Office Hours: Mon – Fri 9am – 1pm 

Charity number: 203329 

## TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025 

The charity owns allotments which are rented out to local people. Surplus allotment land is set out as community woodland. Both spaces enable local people to grow their own food and spend time in the natural environment, benefiting physical and mental health. The allotments are popular and have a high level of occupancy. There is a short waiting list, but natural turnover means new plot holders can normally be given a space the same year they apply. The trustees are keen that allotments remain affordable to all and therefore offer a concession to those receiving means tested benefits. Local beekeepers have a small apiary on a previously unused part of the site, increasing biodiversity. The trustees meet regularly with a committee of allotment holders to ensure the site operates appropriately and they have introduced a buddy system to support new plot holders. There is an annual competition to acknowledge the best kept allotments with an additional scarecrow class to encourage creativity. 

The  trustees are keen to ensure public benefit beyond that given to allotment holders. The local Park Run use the woodland as part of their route and the Green Gym help manage the space, giving them a good location for their activities. There are plans to plant a community orchard which will further increase access to the wider community. 

The Charity reserves are due to previous land sale. The site is adjacent to a site 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 site is more certain. 

Further financial information can be found in the accounts. 

Sandra Coleman Chair 



## WILLIAM FOWLER WORKING MENS ALLOT 

|**Unity Trust Bank Current Account**|**Unity Trust Bank Current Account**|**Unity Trust Bank Current Account**|
|---|---|---|
|**Description - Bank**|**Category**|**Debit**<br>**Credit**<br>**Balance**<br>£10.00<br>£7,172.40<br>£5.00<br>£7,177.40<br>£10.00<br>£7,187.40<br>£5.00<br>£7,192.40<br>£10.00<br>£7,202.40<br>£10.00<br>£7,212.40<br>£5.00<br>£7,217.40<br>£5.00<br>£7,222.40<br>£10.00<br>£7,232.40<br>£10.00<br>£7,242.40<br>£5.00<br>£7,247.40<br>£10.00<br>£7,257.40<br>£10.00<br>£7,267.40<br>£5.00<br>£7,272.40<br>£10.00<br>£7,282.40<br>£5.00<br>£7,287.40|
|NORTON H M<br>Rents and Key Deposits<br>R Griffiths<br>Rents and Key Deposits<br>DOLINSEK AG<br>Rents and Key Deposits<br>MR D E WOOLLEY<br>Rents and Key Deposits<br>RACHEL KEENAN<br>Rents and Key Deposits<br>WATKINS P<br>Rents and Key Deposits<br>Peter Woodward<br>Rents and Key Deposits<br>HAYDAY DR + JE<br>Rents and Key Deposits<br>E Richardson<br>Rents and Key Deposits<br>E Richardson<br>Rents and Key Deposits<br>V Bourne<br>Rents and Key Deposits<br>BEANEY J<br>Rents and Key Deposits<br>TINKHAM A+J ADP<br>Rents and Key Deposits<br>SEDGWICK DRBJ<br>Rents and Key Deposits<br>Niall Burman<br>Rents and Key Deposits<br>E DARBY<br>Rents and Key Deposits|||





2023-2024 

## **WILLIAM FOWLER ALLOTMENT TRUST** 

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT  YEAR TO DATE 31/03/2024 

|**RECEIPTS to 31/03/2024**<br>Rents and Key deposits<br>Dividends from investments<br>Sale of shares<br>Interest from COIF Deposit Account<br>Bank credit<br>Creditors write off 2021-22 (chqs not banked)<br>Donations<br>**Total Receipts**<br>**Receipts exceed payments**<br>* Please note New CCLA Account Numbers:<br>C03047499 (formerly 100470001C)<br>C03047451 (formerly 100470001T)<br>C03047450 (formerly 100470001R)|**RECEIPTS to 31/03/2024**<br>Rents and Key deposits<br>Dividends from investments<br>Sale of shares<br>Interest from COIF Deposit Account<br>Bank credit<br>Creditors write off 2021-22 (chqs not banked)<br>Donations<br>**Total Receipts**<br>**Receipts exceed payments**<br>* Please note New CCLA Account Numbers:<br>C03047499 (formerly 100470001C)<br>C03047451 (formerly 100470001T)<br>C03047450 (formerly 100470001R)|**2023/2024**<br>£1,972.00<br>£3,871.22<br>£71.44<br>£25,000.00|**PAYMENTS TO 31/03/24**<br>**2022/2023**<br>**2023/2024**<br>£2,965.50<br>Water Rates<br>(£2,675.31)<br>£4,306.48<br>Administration charges by C.N.T.C. (2023-24<br>(£8,665.00)<br>£20,000.00<br>NAS membership<br>(£66.00)<br>£24.67<br>Audit Fee<br>(£420.00)<br>£50.00<br>Insurance<br>(£540.49)<br>£25.00<br>Prizes for Allotment Competition<br>(£225.00)<br>Expenses for Allotment Competition (Judge)<br>£0.00<br>Gardening work<br>(£2,435.26)<br>**£27,371.65**<br>Skip Hire and refuse removal<br>(£2,205.84)<br>Bank charges<br>(£72.00)<br>Fencing/Wall<br>£0.00<br>Keys,Padlocks<br>(£220.80)<br>**£14,715.89**<br>Allotments maintenance<br>£0.00<br>Competition trophies<br>£0.00<br>Key/Rents refunds<br>(£30.00)<br>Miscellaneous<br>(£138.60)<br>Arboricultural survey & report (WF Wood) &<br>(£3,000.00)<br>**Total Payments**<br>**(£20,694.30)**<br>Amount Payments exceed receipts<br>**£10,220.36**<br>Unity Bank Account<br>**£18,854.17**<br>COIF Deposit Account C03047499*<br>**£1,501.74**<br>Creditors/Cheques not cleared<br>**Total Cash**<br>**£20,355.91**<br>**_COIF Charity Funds_**<br>ç<br>£145,189.36<br>Invest. Fund Accumulation  C03047450*<br>£6,889.39<br>**Total Charity Funds**<br>**£152,078.75**<br>**Total Funds**<br>**£172,434.66**|**PAYMENTS TO 31/03/24**<br>**2022/2023**<br>**2023/2024**<br>£2,965.50<br>Water Rates<br>(£2,675.31)<br>£4,306.48<br>Administration charges by C.N.T.C. (2023-24<br>(£8,665.00)<br>£20,000.00<br>NAS membership<br>(£66.00)<br>£24.67<br>Audit Fee<br>(£420.00)<br>£50.00<br>Insurance<br>(£540.49)<br>£25.00<br>Prizes for Allotment Competition<br>(£225.00)<br>Expenses for Allotment Competition (Judge)<br>£0.00<br>Gardening work<br>(£2,435.26)<br>**£27,371.65**<br>Skip Hire and refuse removal<br>(£2,205.84)<br>Bank charges<br>(£72.00)<br>Fencing/Wall<br>£0.00<br>Keys,Padlocks<br>(£220.80)<br>**£14,715.89**<br>Allotments maintenance<br>£0.00<br>Competition trophies<br>£0.00<br>Key/Rents refunds<br>(£30.00)<br>Miscellaneous<br>(£138.60)<br>Arboricultural survey & report (WF Wood) &<br>(£3,000.00)<br>**Total Payments**<br>**(£20,694.30)**<br>Amount Payments exceed receipts<br>**£10,220.36**<br>Unity Bank Account<br>**£18,854.17**<br>COIF Deposit Account C03047499*<br>**£1,501.74**<br>Creditors/Cheques not cleared<br>**Total Cash**<br>**£20,355.91**<br>**_COIF Charity Funds_**<br>ç<br>£145,189.36<br>Invest. Fund Accumulation  C03047450*<br>£6,889.39<br>**Total Charity Funds**<br>**£152,078.75**<br>**Total Funds**<br>**£172,434.66**|**2022/2023**<br>(£428.24)<br>(£5,267.17)<br>(£66.00)<br>(£390.00)<br>£270.18<br>£280.00<br>£30.00<br>£865.46<br>£2,041.20<br>£72.00<br>£339.31<br>£45.02<br>£14,644.30<br>£180.00<br>£35.00<br>£4.70|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**£30,914.66**||||
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|||**£10,220.36**||||
|||£0.00||||
|||||**(£20,694.30)**|**£12,655.76**|
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|||||**£10,220.36**|**(£14,715.89)**|
|||||**£18,854.17**<br>**£1,501.74**|£13,900.98<br>£1,501.74<br>£0.00|
|||||**£20,355.91**|**£15,402.72**|
|||||£145,189.36<br>£6,889.39|£133,137.97<br>£6,141.79|
|||||**£152,078.75**|**£139,279.76**|
|||||||
|||||**£172,434.66**|**£154,682.48**|





2023-2024 

## **CHIPPING NORTON WELFARE CHARITIES - RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR APR 2023** 

|**Receipts**<br>**April**<br>Church Street<br>£1,031.00<br>Horse Fair<br>£896.00<br>Park Road<br>£630.00<br>Dickenson Court<br>£620.00<br>Southcombe Rent<br>Grant from Southcombe Charity<br>Sibford Gower OS 36<br>Land Rent<br>Insurance Claim<br>C.Tax Refund<br>Electricity Refund<br>British Gas Refund<br>COIF Deposit A/C<br>£390.68<br>Investment Income<br>C&G Plc<br>Dividends COIF<br>2.5% Stock<br>**Total Receipts**<br>**£3,567.68**||**Payments**<br>**April**<br>Church Street<br>£195.00<br>Horse Fair<br>£470.10<br>Park Road<br>£175.00<br>Dickenson Court<br>Project Management<br>Electricity<br>Church Street<br>£45.64<br>Horse Fair<br>£145.66<br>Gas (Park Rd/ Horsefair)<br>Professional Fees<br>Insurance<br>Water Rates Horse Fair<br>£636.66<br>TV Licence<br>Appello Care Line<br>£90.60<br>Charitable Assistance<br>£973.00<br>Surveyor's Fees<br>NAA Subs<br>Audit fee<br>Admin Charges<br>Bank Charges<br>£0.00<br>Storage Box<br>Ox/Waste Bin<br>Post Box/ Batteries<br>Land Registry<br>Contract<br>£45.00<br>**Total Payments**<br>**£2,776.66**<br>**CASH AND INVESTMENTS**<br>Unity Trust Bank<br>£70,477.14<br>COIF deposit account<br>£120,518.74<br>Total<br>**£190,995.88**<br>COIF income<br>£1,104.34<br>COIF income<br>£1,104.34<br>COIF accumulation (investment account)<br>£33,860.03<br>Naa accumulation (M&G)<br>£11,520.41<br>BlackRock<br>£98,869.62<br>**£337,454.62**<br>Repairs /<br>Maintenance|
|---|---|---|
||**Cash**<br>**Investments**<br>**Total Funds**||





2023-2024 

£0.68 

## **WILLIAM FOWLER WORKING MENS ALLOTMENTS - RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS** 

|**Receipts**<br>Bank credit<br>Cash Repayment of Deposits,2022 & 2023<br>COIF Deposit Account<br>Creditors write off 2021-22 (chqs not banke<br>Dividends from investments<br>Donations<br>Interest from COIF Deposit Account<br>Rents and Key deposits<br>Sale of shares|**3/31/2024**<br>**3/31/2023**<br>**Payments**<br>£0.00<br>£50.00<br>Administration charges by C.N.T.C. (Pd 20/<br>£0.00<br>£25.00<br>Allotments maintenance<br>£0.00<br>£2.00<br>Arboricultural survey & report (WF Wood)<br>d)<br>£0.00<br>£25.00<br>Audit Fee<br>£3,871.22<br>£4,306.00<br>Bank charges<br>£25,000.00<br>£0.00<br>Competition trophies<br>£71.44<br>£25.00<br>Expenses for Allotment Competition (Judge<br>£1,972.00<br>£2,970.00<br>Fencing/Wall<br>£0.00<br>£20,000.00<br>Gardening work<br>Insurance<br>Key/Rents refunds<br>Keys,Padlocks<br>Miscellaneous<br>NAS Membership<br>Prizes for Allotment Competition<br>Skip Hire and Refuse Removal<br>Water Rates<br>**£30,914.66**<br>**£27,403.00**<br>**ments**<br>**3/31/2024**<br>**3/31/2023**<br>£18,854.17<br>£7,482.98<br>£1,501.74<br>£1,501.74<br>**£20,355.91**<br>**£8,984.72**<br>**Funds**<br>**3/31/2024**<br>**3/31/2023**<br>£145,189.36<br>£133,138.00<br>R<br>£6,889.39<br>£6,142.00<br>**£152,078.75**<br>**£139,280.00**<br>**£172,434.66**<br>**£148,264.72**|**3/31/2024**<br>**3/31/2023**<br>4<br>(£8,665.00)<br>(£5,267.00)<br>£0.00<br>(£14,644.00)<br>(£3,000.00)<br>£0.00<br>(£420.00)<br>(£390.00)<br>(£72.00)<br>(£72.00)<br>£0.00<br>(£180.00)<br>)<br>£0.00<br>(£30.00)<br>£0.00<br>(£339.00)<br>(£2,435.26)<br>(£866.00)<br>(£540.49)<br>(£270.00)<br>(£30.00)<br>(£35.00)<br>(£220.80)<br>(£45.00)<br>(£138.60)<br>(£5.00)<br>(£66.00)<br>(£66.00)<br>(£225.00)<br>(£280.00)<br>(£2,205.84)<br>(£2,041.00)<br>(£2,675.31)<br>(£428.00)|
|---|---|---|
|||**(£20,694.30)**<br>**(£24,958.00)**|
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|**Cash & Invest**|**ments**||
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|**Cash**|||
|Unity Trust Bank<br>COIF Deposit Account<br>**Total Cash**|||
|**COIF Charity **|**Funds**||
|Investment Fund Income 100470001T **<br>Investment Fund Accumulation 100470001<br>**Total Investments**<br>**Total Funds**|||



**We hereby approve these accounts:** 

**Accounts Approved: <<Insert Date>> Accounts Approved: <<Insert Date>> Name:  << Insert Name>> Name:  << Insert Name>> Position: Trustee Position: Financial Officer** 

**Accounts Approved: <<Insert Date>>** 



2023-2024 

## **WILLIAM FOWLER WORKING MENS AL** 

## **Receipts** 

Rents and Key deposits Dividends from investments Sale of shares Interest from COIF Deposit Account Bank credit Creditors write off 2021-22 (chqs not banked) Donations COIF Deposit Account Cash Repayment of Deposits,2022 & 2023 

Repairs / Maintenance 

**Total Receipts** 



2023-2024 

**Cash** 

## **Investments** 

**CASH AND INVESTM** Unity Trust Bank COIF Deposit Account Total Cash COIF Income - Alms H COIF Income - Relief i COIF Accumulation (In Naa Accumulation (M& Black Rock Total Investments 

## **Total Funds** 

**Total Payments** 



2023-2024 

## **LLOTMENTS - RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS** 

## **Payments** 

Water Rates Administration charges by C.N.T.C. (Pd 20/4/23) NAS Membership Audit Fee Insurance Prizes for Allotment Competition Expenses for Allotment Competition (Judge) Gardening work Skip Hire and Refuse Removal Bank charges Fencing/Wall Keys,Padlocks Allotments maintenance Competition trophies Key/Rents refunds Miscellaneous Arboricultural survey & report (WF Wood) 



2023-2024 

## **MENTS** 

House Charity n Need Charity nvestment Account) &G) 



2023-2024 

|Unity Bank Account (31/5/23) *see note|**£     7,687.73**£                                      13,900.98|
|---|---|
|COIF Deposit Account 100470001C|**£     1,501.74**£                                        1,501.74|
|Creditors/Cheques not cleared|£                                                  -|
|**Total Cash**|**£     9,189.47  £                                      15,402.72**|
|**_COIF Charity Funds_**||
|Investment Fund Income 100470001T **|£ 133,137.97  £                                    133,137.97|
|Investment Fund Accumulation 100470001R **|£     6,141.79  £                                        6,141.79|
|**Total Charity Funds**|**£ 139,279.76  £                                    139,279.76**|
|**Total Funds**|**£ 148,469.23  £                                    154,682.48**|





## **Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of  William Fowler Working Mens Allotments Charity** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the above charity ('the Trust') for the year ended 31 March 2024. 

## _**Responsibilities and basis of report**_ 

As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts, in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). 

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in cruTying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## _**Indep ndent examiner's statement**_ 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that, in any material respect: 

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or 

- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 


The Thatches Avon Dassett Southam Warwickshire CV47 2AT 

Date; 25 Januar[y ] 2025