2025-03-31-accounts - Common Pasture (Exclusive Of The Clare Educational Foundation)

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Trustees' annual report for the period
From	Period start date			To	Period end date
	Day 01	Month 01	Year 2024		Day 31	Month 12	Year 2024

Reference and administration details Charity name Clare Combined Charities Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 206513 Charity's principal address The Old School, Callis Street, Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk Postcode CO10 8PX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office(if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
1 Nigel Partridge	Chair
2 Andy Gill	Vice-Chair
3 Caroline Vander Meersch	Treasurer
4 Fiona Cowie
5 Sarah Walters
6 Annie Jones
7 Christne Litle
8 Alan Mayle
9 Charles Swan








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Names and addresses of advisors (Optional information)

Type of advisor Name Address

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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted Trust/Charity

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods Trustees are appointed or reappointed every four years (eg. appointed by, elected by) at the Trustee Meetin held in A ril. g p

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include The trustees oversee the day to day running of the additional information, where relevant, about: charity.

All policies have been recently formulated or reviewed.
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and They will be reviewed on a yearly basis. training of trustees All trustees give their time voluntarily and received no remuneration or other benefits.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works
[Relationship with any related] parties
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major risks and the system and procedures to manage them

Objectives and activities

Clare Combined Charities is a small Charity which owns Summary of the objects of the and manages land and property in and around the town charity set out in its governing document of Clare, namely the Almshouses situated next to Clare Parish Church, the Upper and Lower common (including the allotments) and two other small areas of agricultural land on the outskirts of Clare.

All income contributes to the running of the Summary of the main activities responsibilities of the Charity and also provides support undertaken for the public for people of Clare in need and educational grants to benefit in relation to these young people. objects

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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statements, where relevant, about:
Policy on grantmaking
Policy programme related
investment
Contribution made by		The Countryside Stewardship Scheme for the Upper
Volunteers		~~Common continues to be monitored by the Trustees to~~
		ensure that it remains of benefit to the wildlife and
		environment. The new trees and hedge row have been
		inspected and where necessary certain areas have been
		replanted. Ideas are being discussed for the future use of
		the nearby derelict barns and whether they could be of
		benefit to the local community.
		The Lower Common continues to be let for the grazing
Achievements and performance		of cattle. Demand for allotments continues to be steady and the allocation of small plots seems to greatly assist new tenants to reap rewards for their labours. Trustees
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year.		are pleased to see the efforts of the allotment holders and hope that this growing season will be beneficial to them
		even after the very damp start.
		The scheme for the renovation of the Almshouses
		continues. One property has recently been refurbished
		and quotes are being sought to refurbish a second
		dwelling.
		A quinquennial survey was carried out June 2025 and
		the Trustees will look and act upon recommendations.
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Financial review

Cash balances at 31 March 2024 were £31,278, all of Brief statement of the charity’s policy on which were in unrestricted funds. Funds are held to cover reserves 6 months’ worth of expenditure, approximately £10k, in the case of loss of income.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details: (Optional information)

You may choose to includeThe charity’s principal source of funds is rental income additional information, wherefrom its land holdings and buildings. Funding is at risk if relevant about: rental values decrease or vacancies arise that cannot be The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any filled among its land holdings and buildings. The charity fundraising). has received grants from The Rural Payments agency for How expenditure has supportedspecific works carried out on its land holdings and the the key objectives of thecharity cannot rely on receiving such further grants in the charity. future. Investment policy and Costs are incurred in maintaining the land holdings and in objectives including any ongoing investment in the Almshouses that are provided ethical investment policy adopted. at low rent to people in need of affordable housing.

Other optional information

Declaration

The trustees declare that they . have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Nigel Partridge

Full name(s)

Chair Position (eg secretary, chair ~~,~~ etc)

Date

30[th] January 2025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

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