arity registration number205245 IEngland and Wale51 THE FRIENDS OF ASHDOWN FOREST ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025 Doc ID.. 9af8b934S8bd2eOb627d346480bdbfcb227582d9 THE FRIENDS OF ASHDOWN FOREST LEGALAND ADMINisfRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees Mrs P Arnold Ms D J Barber MBE Ms S J Taylor M5 R R MaTriott MrWNLove Ms H J Randall M5 J Wirdnaffl Ch*rlty number 205245 Reglsrered *)fll¢¢ 4 Pollington Place Chapel Green Crowsborough East Su55ex England TN6 2NG Independent examlner Ollver Read FCCA ACA Jarnes Todd & Co Limited Drayton House Drayton Lane ChKhester West Sussex P020 2EW Doc ID.. 9af8b934S8bd2eOb627d346480bdbfcb227582d9 THE FRIENDS OF ASHDOWN FOREST CONTENTS Page TrustÈes' report Independent exarniner's report statement ol flnancial activities Balance sheet Notes to the linantial statements 6-12 Doc ID.. 9af8b934S8bd2eOb627d346480bdbfcb227582d9 THE FRIENDS OF ASHDOWN FOREST TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE2025 The trustees present their annual rewrt and financial staiements for the yearended 30 June 2025. The financial ststements hève beÈn prepared in ac£ordancÈ with the a£countin8 policies set out In note I to the flnanclal statements and comply with the charity's 8overnin8 document. the Charities Att 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Ch8fltles.' Statement of Recommended Prattice applicable to charities preparing their accounts In accordan￿ with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable In the UK ènd Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021" (effective l January 20191. Objerti¥es and activities The objects. a5 laid down in the constitution are.. by voluntary effort to a5515t in the conservatioD of A5hdown FO￿5t and the implementstion of the charitsble purpose of the Forest Act., to provide fund5 lor the purpose ol supplernentin8 in Such a rnanneras the charity think fit the resources available to the Board of Con5ervators', and to encourage Inte￿$t in the con5ervotion. maintenan￿. preSe￿￿tiOn arKI peaceful enjoyrnent of the Forest by Such means as the Charity deerns fit. The pollcles adopted in furtherance of these objects are io pUbl￿1$t the existence ol the Charity by whatever means are thought flt and to ralse funds by wèy of donations. subscriptions and legacies and the￿ has beefi no £han&e in these dvring the year. The commlttee members have pèid due regard to ihe 8yidance issued by the Charity Commisslon in de¢ldlng whai acflvitles the Charity should undertake reBarding public benefit. A¢hlevernerts and performance Sl8nlflcant actfvltles and achlevements a8alnst oble(tl¥es The Committee have continued to work, in a wholly voluntary capacity. to ￿p￿sent your inte￿$t$ in assistlng the conservaiion, p￿SerVatIOn and educational aspetts of Ashdown Fo￿$1. Durlng thls flnanclal year. we have continued to support the fundin8 of the FO￿$1 Centre Education Programme. The academic veèr 2024125 has been another successful one for the team and over 2,5W children have visited the sitÈ. The team has again conducted outreach sessions in local schools, as well as running parent and toddler groups and a series of events for famllies and children. The monthly Youth Volunteer Group for young people from the age of thirteen up to sixth form age continues to be popular, with many attivities from pullin8 bracken. bramble clearance and cutting Christmas trees to name but a few. As school budgets are increasingly tight and coach travel is becoming even more expensNe. some of the schools continue to take up the travel bursaries provided by the Friends. Also. during this financial year, the Frv&nds agreed ro fund the refurbishment of the Information Barn at the Ashdown Forest Vis¢tor cent￿ whKh wll be on8o¢n8 during the autumn of 2025 and into 2026. Thi5 represents a major Investment by the Friends. Flnantial review Reserves pollcv It IS the policy of the charity that unrestrirted funds which have not ￿en designaied for a specific use should be maintained at level equivalent to between three and six month's expendiiure. The trustees consider thar reserves at this level will ensure that, In the event of a significant drop in fundin& rhey will be able to continue The charity's current activities while consideration is given to ways in which addit￿nal lunds may be raised. This level ol rese￿e5 has been maintained throughout the year. Plansforfuture perlods The demands on the Friends are likety to remain foT the foreseeable future. and our mission is to continue to SUPPOrt the Con5ervator5 where we can in these challenging financial time5. In light of recent funding cuts to the Fo￿5t and the pre55ure on their re-structured staff team. tt 15 Still envisaged we shall not be activety seeking opportunities to purchase land in the future. We shall iontinue to support the Forest Centre Education Progratnrne, and this retnains a priority. We shall also ÈndÈavour to help fund other projerts as they arise in titnÈs to torne. including itnpr(wernÈnts to the Ashdown ForÈst Visitor Centre. Doc ID.. 9af8b934S8bd2eOb627d346480bdbfcb227582d9 THE FRIENDS OF ASHDOWN FOREST TRUSTEES, REPORT ICONTINUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE2025 structure. governance and management The Charity was established by a charitablÈtFust deed on 2nd of DeCem￿r 1961. The trustees who Served durinE the year and vp tothe date of 5igThature of the financial statements were.. Mr5 P Arnold Ms O J Barber MBE M5 S J Taylor Ms R R Marriott Mr W N Lovett Ms H J Randall Ms J Wlrdnam Totsl a88re8ate amount of donations received from the Trustee5 amounted to £44112023.. £3621 made up a5 follows.. P Arnold £33, H Randall £120. N Lovett £36, J WirdTham £36. D 6arber £Ed), R Marriott £36. STaWor £120. The trustees, report was approved bythe Board ol Trustees. Mrs P Arnold Trustee Date.. 1011212025 Doc ID.. 9af8b934S8bd2eOb627d346480bdbfcb227582d9 THE FRIENDS OF ASHDOWN FOREST INDEPENOENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE FRIENDS OF ASHDOWN FOREST I report to the trustees on my examination of the fina￿la1 ststements ol The Fr￿Th￿s of Ashdown Forest (the charity) for the yeèr ended 30 June 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report As thè trustees of the thèrity you art resw)nsiblÈ for iht p￿paratiOn of the financial statements in atcordancÈ with th requirements of the Charities Att 2011. I report in respert of my exèmination of the charity's financial statements carried o￿t under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Oirections gwen by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Charities Act 2011. Independefit examlner's ￿aternent Your èttention Is drèwn to the fact that the charity has prepared the linancial statements in ac£ordance wlth the relevant version of the Stètement of Recommended Practke applicable to charlties preparing their financlal statements In accordance with the Flnèncial Reporting Standard applicable in the VK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended PractKe issued on l April 2(K)S which is referred to In the extant regulatlons but has now been withdrawn. l understand that this has been done in order for the financial statements to provlde true and fair view In accordance with UK GeTher3llyAccepted Accounting Prartice. I have cornpleted my examination. I coThfirrn that no matters have corne to my attention in connection with the e¥amination 81vin8 rne cause to believe that in any material resFect'. accountlng records were not kept in respect of the charity as requlred by sectlon 130 of the Charitles Act 2011. the financial statements do not accord with those records., or the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requiremenis concerning the form and content of flnanclal statements set out In the Chariries Ikcounts and Reportsl Regulations 2￿8 other than any requirement that the financial statements 8ive a true and lair view. which is not a matter considered as part ol an independent examination. I have no ttJncern5 and hove come ocross no other rnotters ih tt+Thr￿1tin with the examiThotion to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understandin8of the financial statements to be reached. Ollver Read FCCA ACA lame5 Todd & Co Limited Drayton House Drpyton Lane Chichester West Sussex P020 2EW England Dated-. 11 11212025 Doc ID.. 9af8b934S8bd2eOb627d346480bdbfcb227582d9 THE FRIENDS OF ASHDOWN FOREST sfATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACtIVlTIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE2025 Unrestricted Restricted lurtd$ fvnds 2025 2025 Total Unrestricted funds 2024 Restrlrted funds 2024 Total 2025 2024 Notes In