## **Hyde War Memorial Trust** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024** ## **Charity name: Hyde War Memorial Trust** ## **Charity registration number: 228670** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To look after the 1stWorld War Cenotaph
standing in a prominent position on Trust
land.
To maintain Trust land and other assets for
the health and well-being of the community.
To hold memorial services each year to
commemorate Peace Day and Armistice
Day.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|To maintain the 1stWorld War Cenotaph as
place of remembrance.
To jointly manage Werneth Low Country
Park with Tameside Metropolitan Borough
Council (TMBC) for the benefit of the
people of Hyde (and surrounding areas)
To hold two memorial services every year.
To provide access to the historical records
held by the Trust of the 710 men of Hyde
killed in 1stWorld War and the history of the
Hyde War Memorial Trust
To engage with the local community and
generate income by utilising Lower Higham
Visitor Centre (Visitor Centre) and other
assets.
The Visitor Centre and outside space is
used for:
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Café 710 – community café run by
trustees and volunteers and open
on Sundays. Provides hospitality on
remembrance days and at themed| |||community events organised by the
Trust.
•
Greenspace volunteers and TMBC
Greenspace Officer
•
Regular events for the Country Park
volunteers
•
To educate visitors and local
community about the different
countryside environments in the
Country Park
•
To hold one-off events in
partnership with TMBC targeted at
low-income families in school
holidays
•
Pre-school environment themed
activities – provided by specialist
education provider
•
Education activities for special
needs high school pupils - provided
by specialist education provider
•
To meet family members of 710
men of Hyde killed in 1stWorld War| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees have each received a copy of the
guidance and contents have been
discussed at Trustee Board.| ## **Additional information** |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Greenspace volunteers, managed by a
Tameside Council ‘Greenspace Officer’
spend one day each week working in the
Country Park. Duties include planting,
pruning, tidying, path and fence
maintenance, hedge laying, dry stone
walling and endless countryside duties.
Trustees and community volunteers run the
Café 710 which opens on Sundays and for
any one-off community events.
All trustees are volunteers.
Estimated to be around 50 volunteers
(including trustees).| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The attached report “Chair’s Report for
Annual General Meeting on 24 October
2024” was presented to attendees at the
most recent AGM on 24.10.24
This was a public meeting held in
accordance with the Trust’s governance
framework.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Please see AGM report.| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||The Trust has engaged an independent
bookkeeper to manage day to financial
affairs and provide regular reporting to the
Trustee Board, in accordance with the
Financial Procedures Manual.| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Trust is in a healthy financial position.
Expenditure slightly exceeded income this
year due to accruals from 2022/23 being
repaid.
The Trust holds substantial financial
reserves.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held in anticipation of
maintenance and improvement of the
Cenotaph, Visitor Centre and Country
Park.
A full structural survey in August 2022
(report available if required) identified
maintenance work required over the next 5
years. This was estimated, then, to cost
around £120k.
Our plan is to enhance the property at the
same time this work is completed. For
example, to fit heritage windows and doors
and enhance the interior. This estimated
expenditure is likely to increase.
Our Land & Estate Group will oversee this
project and we have suitably experienced
and qualified advisers for this work.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Approximately £376.6k| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Rental income from:
•
Farm business tenancy
•
Golf Club land rent
•
Private property land leases
•
Community café income
•
Income from investments| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|We have an annual review of our
investment portfolio with the fund manager,
Evelyn.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|•
Godley Green Garden development
– 2400 houses proposed adjacent to
the Country Park on green belt land
has been approved. Timescale is
uncertain and there is considerable
opposition from the local community
and some Tameside Councillors.
Because the development is
adjacent to the Country there is an
environmental risk to our habitat and| wildlife from displaced wildlife from the developed greenbelt land, and the increased footfall from visitors to the Country Park. • This development may present an opportunity from increased visitors numbers who may want to contribute to the protection and development of the environment in the Country Park. • There is a risk that Tameside may withdraw support for joint management responsibilities in the Country Park but we are in the process of signing a new 25 year agreement so the probability of this is very low. Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Trust deed| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|•
Individuals nominated by community
groups
•
3 elected representatives – allowed
to self-nominate before AGM with
voting (if necessary).| ## **Additional information** |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|•
Induction training – a one to one
session working through an overview of
the history, working arrangements and
financial policies and procedures at the
Trust
•
The essential trustee – online training
•
Safeguarding training – online training
•
Trustee Code of Conduct issued to
every Trustee| |---|---|---| |||Trustee Board| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|4 x Sub-Groups
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Governance & Finance
•
Land & Estate
•
Events
•
Café
Joint Management Committee – Chair
rotates between Trust and Local Authority.
Committee includes 5 Trustees and
representatives from Local Authority.| |---|---|---| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|Joint Management Committee for the
management of the Werneth Low Country
Park. The Park comprises 200 acres; 150
owned by the Trust and 50 owned by the
local authority, Tameside Metropolitan
Trust.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Hyde War Memorial Trust| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|228670| |Charity’s principal address|Lower Higham Visitor Centre
Higham Lane
Gee Cross
SK14 5LR
Telephone: 0161 368 6667
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**whole year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||BettyAffleck|||Tameside Council| ||Peter Ainger|||Hyde United FC| ||ShibleyAlam|||Tameside Council| ||John Bell|DeputyChair||Gee Cross CommunityCentre| ||Phil Chadwick|||Tameside Council| ||Jane Durkin|Chair||HolyTrinityChurch| ||Richard Ekin|||Scouts Association| ||Susan Ellis|Secretary||Gee Cross Neighbourhood Watch| ||Margaret Halliday|||| ||Carole Longson|||| ||Susan Plackett|||Brabyns GX Neighbourhood Group| ||Andrew Richardson|||POP Culture Centre| ||Lynn Bird|||Gee Womens’ Institute| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |**Financial**|Ian Wicks|Scott, Roberts Taylor Accountants, Hyde| |**Financial**|Alice Robinson|Bookkeeper| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Jane Durkin|Susan Ellis| ||
CHAIR|SECRETARY| ||24.1.25
24.1.25|| ||24.1.25|| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds tr* nearest£ Restrictsd fund8 Endowment funds Categories Oetails to neare¥t£ to n￿r￿tE B1 Co$h fvnd$ BMKA¢¢OUNTS 54,828 3,989 CASH ACCOUNT 1X) BANK IWESTMENTS 99,181 Total Cash fvnds 161,129 3,989 Unrestrtcted funds Restrlcted fijnds Endowment nds Details to nearnst £ to nearest £ Fund to whkh vront ¥alu• Detaits Equity invesbwd CoBtlopiionall B3 Investment assets Unrestrfctgd Equity inveslm* 10.130 Funij to whi¢h Curront v•luo Details Propertyand Gr￿ThJ Rents Cost loptionall B4 Assets retained for the charitys own use 67.032 2.1¢NJ PA System 173 Shath Hoover 179 St￿king chaIr￿upboardIDesk8 Hea￿ Duty Tabks phoen￿ Fire Commarwjer Saf? Fridgernaster 175 Inde$rt Freezer Fund to which li•bi Amourt duo ot Whett du8 Detsils 85 Llabilltles Signatufe Print Name Date of val Signed by one or two trustees on hatt of all the trust888 CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 2010112025 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustsesl members of Hyde War Memorial Trust (Lower Higham Fann) On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 Charity no {if any) 228670 Set out on pages 1and2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above harity {°the Trust.) for the year ended 3110312024. Responslbilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's Re￿iptS and Payments accounts carried out under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come lo my attention in Connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. Independent examinerfs statement accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Acl or the accounts do not aGcord with the accounting records I have no concems arKI have come across no other matters in Connection th the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 2&-01-302S Name: lan David Wcks FCCA Relevant professional qualifiGation(s) or body lif any): Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certtfied Accountants Address: cjo Scott Roberts Taylor & Co Central Buildings. &7 Corporation Street Hyde, Cheshire. SK14 1AG IER October 2018