Company Registration No. 01339783 (England and Wales) EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE CHARiff ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Trustees (who arn also dirgctors} J LAdarr J Blackman F Castro J P Harrin9kn1 P A Moxey C Pan￿1ft9 R Perry-Go￿ing D Piiwoc¢J J Richardson G Scott Spicar L Vacher {re￿gned 19 October 2024) {awotntad 10 S8krt￿ber 2024) Company numl)er 01339783 Registered Charity number 275076 R•gIStw￿ offle The Warren Lodge Loughton E$ IG10 4RN P L•￿$ Hem Ptx*nells Limited Chartered Accountants Suites 1 & 2. Nash House Hackman'$ Lane, Purfeigh Chelmsf*)rd CM3 6RP Bankg CAF Bank Lirrmted West Malling Kent ME194TA EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY UMITED BY GUARANTEE CONTENTS Pag• Report of the Trustees and Directors Indaw)dent examinerfs report Statement of Finanua Activibes 13 Ba1￿c¥ Sheet 14 Note$ to the financial statem$nts 15-24 EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 The Trustees present their rewt and the finanual statements for thè ygar ended 31st March 2025. The Trustees. who are also Directors for the purposes of company law and setV8d durirvJ the year and up to the date of this repwt are shu•Yn in the Administrative Details section. The T￿￿t99$ have prepared trls Ann￿1 Report and the finanaal statements in a0))rdan￿ ￿ app￿Cable law induding the Gharibes Acl 2006, Unlted lfjngdom Generalty A￿pted Acc4Junting Practi￿, our ￿ti￿es ofAssoc4ation and Y￿th the aC￿ntIng prlThSples set OLrt in the note8 to these finanaal statements. sin￿ the Company qualifies as small undw secton 382 of the Companies Act 2006, the Strategic Report required of medium large ￿mpanIeS under the Compantes Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Dlrethrn. ReF*Jt) Regulations 2013 has been omitt OBJECTIVES AND ACTMTIES Oblectlves and alms For the benefit of the putrAic in general (arwj in partiojlar, but vthut limitalion. the communibes In around ENMng Forest).. {al To preserve and promote the natural, historical and cultural heritsge of Epping Forest and to FKomote environmental c#Jnservalion. protection and improVem￿t in EppiThJ Forest" and {bl to advanc8 &Jucation by promoting gr&atsr knowledge, understandirvJ and aFvreuation of Epping Fciest Public benofft The Trustees confimi that they have cyjmpled wilh the duty in section 17 of the Charitses Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefft guidan￿, published by the Commission. in detemiining the 8c*vitieg undertaken by the tharity. The trustees are satisfied that the aims objectives of the dwrity. and the ties reported on bdow to #thieve the aims, meet these princiFles. & ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Summary review of activities This has been the final year of our Strategic Plan 2022-25. wth the F4anned investment from our deduted re8eNes ensuring huge progress in delivering our overarcFMng tffiorty for the year of ￿tIdIng our communty und Epping ForgsL It ha$ also seen us Ilevdop our n&¥ Strategic plan 2025-2030. which we launched . May 2025. We were afso deligthted to appoint our fomw Chair. Judith Adams. as Honorary Ltfe President and for r Wice Chair, James Harrington to step into the Chair role. supported by Rosie Pwry-Gosling as Vice Chair. We rewrt our activthes ag￿n$t Strategic Obiecb¥eB: 1. We will educato and inspw• wpl• about Epping Forèst wrth suppcrt from Essex County Counc41 Locality Fund we developed 7 neu infonnation ly)8rds for the W￿rtOr Centre at High Beach and updat&J a variety of our information materials. We 8180 hosted a wel- r￿￿ed exhibition of photos abouilhe longhom cattle. Our 27 dedI￿ted volunteers contributed over 1,91JO hours of volunteer time to welcome over 11,400 (9,400 in 20231241 visitors lo the Forest over the course of the year, representing a 21% increase on the previou8 year, arNI providing each one of them wth helpfvl infornwlion fOrth￿r￿ls[L EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Summary reviow of activiligs (continued) 1. We will oducato and inspire p80p￿ abolrt Epplng For8St (contlnued) In July we celebrated the 10th anniversary of running the Visitor Centre at High Beach on bfjha￿ of the City of London Corporation. Overthe 10 years our volunteers have welcorned over 145.000 visitors to the Forest. Our 13 fantastic walk l*ler atKI walk marshal volunteers oJntinued to leal our hrghty-valued Forest4wde fr88 monthly guided walks programme, o)ntributing 408 hours of volunl*r lima (up from 268 in 2023r24} to defiver 17 walks 114 in 20231241 and enabling 470 people (up from 341 in 2023r24} to leam more a￿t thè Forest while We are very gratefijl to local artists Sharon Drew. Hugh Hamshaw Thomas and Atison cha￿1n for parthe￿ng ￿￿th us on an art w￿k as part of the Urban Tree Festival,. MayTb)ana from FungiF(rtures bringing their particLlar expertise and knoYAedge to share walk parti¢ipants on a fungi walk and RSPB North East Lond¢)n for partnering on a birdirrfJ vralk In Highams Part supported by th• Highams Park PlannirKJ Group. One particiwt fed bad( °It was a treat to be txrt in the Forest wrth a dlverse and frierdy groLV. and wrth the benefit of the most in¢gresting o)mmentary from vO￿nteerS and staff of the trust Thank youl. r montr￿Y &mail newslatter grew to reach over 3,400. up from 2,gXJ in 2023r24. arKI in total our soc4al m*dia rea(* through Instagram. TikTc*. Facebook, Lrnkedln and Eventbrits reached over 6,7￿ Féople up from 4.500 the year before. We thstrilxrted 3 ￿litionS of ourTrust in the Forest magazine lo our 1,000 plus members around thè ForesL Wth support from the Cty of London centr￿ Grants programme we were also delighted to build signtficanty on r pilot Communty Engagement Prograrnme wilh 32 wonderful, drfferent parts)er organisations ¢ollabor8ting v￿th us to engage 1.089 people (up from 9 organisations and 362 pe¢¥le in 2023124) from dwerse communibes v the For8$( most of whom had never visited the Forest bel¢ye. We presented on our ￿ccesSeS and the leamirgs from th8 pik)t Communrty Engagement programme to the Epping Forest and Commc)ns Committee in Septwnber. Nia and Amy from tho team wwe aso asked to present at Localty's national etsrrferen￿ ab￿rt our communty engagement actvity. r fantastic walk leader and w￿k marshal volunteers gave over 54 hours of volunte8r time to deliver the walk V+ith 200 participants %*ith Mustim Hikers. Parti￿p￿t feedbadr on our commLtnity engag¢ment programme has been partIc￿lartY It￿hIng. For example." Lewis Gadand. from Fences and Frontiers 'Partnering with Epping Forest Hen&g• Trust has helFed us to exF4ore beaubful parts of EppirvJ F¢yes( and engage wth th6 forest ¢yeativety. In 2024. we ran kn activittes with EFHT. The firs( part of the Urban Tree Feslival. took us through %sy>odlands, past Iron Age earthworks and Tudor hunting lodges. and to gr￿e1 pit lakes filled with moorhens and Mandarin duck8. The serthd actNity involved a walk around Wanstead Flats for 8rtrth in3piralton, fc41owed by an aftemc*Jn of (y)Nage (and Impromp￿ Persian d*￿} at Rabbit Road Press. Our p8rliclpants ccthe from dNerse bad(grounds, and eonnecting naluie is wtal for their mental health. esFecialty for those living in limbo in asylum hotel$. We're impressed by EFHfs efftjrts t¢Y+vards demotyth.sing olxess to green Spa￿ and canlwalt to ¢ollabor* ag￿nI. 'Immersed in the beauty of Epyng Forest. we lean more about its trees and wldlrfe wNle COMedÈng li minded scljlsl Thanks so muth to the team at EFHT forc*Jr gLFided w*k' Naia, Sustanabjy Muslim. EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Summary of activitias leontlnu8dl 1. Wo will •du¢ats and inspiro p•opl• about Epplng Forost (¢ontlnugd) Leilei from Vachina in relation to a bespoke conservation aetivty 'Our collabcwative activity vAth the Epping Forest Heritage Trust IEFHTI provided an exceptional opporbjnity for our Chinese women and LGBTQ+ community members to connect vriih nature and participate in the conseNation process, vknich is often exdusÈve to white and kxzl cornmunities. Not only did we gain specafic conseNation knovAeOJe and skills, but we also leamed about the htstory of Epping Forest. We deeply appreaate the work of EFHT and their efftjrts to make nature more accessible to marginalised groups.. In Septembtr, our volunteers led ov8r 150 people in total on the 144nile Epping Forest Big Walk Iprevtously Ihe Centenary Walk) from Manor P8rk in tho south of thè Forest to Epping in thè north of the Forest. We re delighted to have politi￿ support all along the roLrte, elected Leyton and Wanstead MP Calwn Bailay welcoming parbupants to the start and watknng us. and nevAy elected MP for Epping. Neil Hudson, It￿ning us to walk from High Beach and offering words of congrabjlations to particapants when they roath8d Bell Conynon. We are also gratefvl to The City of L￿don Corporati¢n for the support from théir keepars, and to Ben Murphy, Chwr of the Epping Forast and Commons Committee. J%queline Egglestone. Supertntendent of Epping Fo￿t and Gordon Turpin. from Highams Park Planning Group, for their insighthjl speeches on Vclunteer walk leaders. marshals ar)d refreshment volunteers contributed over 1rxi hourn of their time to make the Big Walk a suth85. wrth tJndiTrJ support from the Essex County Couwl Localty Fund, the Chwie8 S Frend) Trust and Tesc>) Stronger Starts, and with supportfrom 1he City of London corporat1￿. we launched our new walking app the Fores( which has since been downloaded ty over 5.000 pe¢¥4e. helping them to ewore and understand more about the Forest. We defivered a raTrJe of talks to lo¢￿ ca)mmunity org8nis81ions over the y08r induding to ts Loughton Hiskny S￿ety, Roy81 Wh¥rf Primary School and Loughton Methodist Chwch. We were also delighted to partner vAlh the Essex Cuthl DNersty Prcy￿a and artist Talia Randall to develop and publish the Voices of Epping Forest Pod¢XSt, bringing to the fore often unheard V¢iees of people visthng the Forest I W• wlll and orow the Forest We tr)n￿nUed Ihe expansion of our conservation adivities ¢Mr the last year thanks to fiJnding from the City Bridge FourKlation, a$ well as through bespoke community and corpor* conservation sessions. This meant were able to ddiver nY)re Conservation sessions across the whole of the Forest. with a mixture of open ses$ion$ fty members of the public, large￿ session5 for women, non-binary and trans people and bespoke sessions designed to meet the needs of our corF)orate and oJmmunty partners - all improving thg Lxc*Jiversity of the ForesL In total, ovor the last year. 301 indÉvhlual volunteers betsveen them delivered 4,865 hours of conservatic aLXivity (LP from 3.043 hours of ¢))nservation xtivrty in 2023124- a 62% incyease in our cxjnservation The sessions furKled by Cty Bridge Foundatp)n Involved 125 ithrent IndNiduat$ 167 In 202Y24) who bthveen them ddivered over 1300 hours of ￿nserVation ac*vity1350 hours in 2023R4>. These seswons enabled us to re8¢h new aydiencgs in the south of the Forèst v*th ovar 20% of participarrts coming from Waltham Fores( the maprity of partsupants being women and over a quarter being from B an or MIr￿ty Ethnic C¢)Mmuni￿eS. HaWofthe pg¢trypants wro under 35. EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Summary review of a¢tivitigs Iconlinuedl 2. We will conserve and grow the Forest {continu8d Feedback from these sessions has been iThxedibty pos￿¥&, with a Nat Promoter Scorg of 92 and lnr1i￿dUaI comments induding.. Yhis was a realty aC￿ble, friendly sesslon and a gre81 way to do ￿ppi￿ng for the first tim& l ￿me aloThJ to leam aboLrt eonserwdtion and gel some fresh air. and both were accom￿lShedl Robyn lone of our Conservation Officèrsl is realty knowledgeable and helpfvl, and this provides a great way lo feel connected to the natural W0￿d. espacially while IMng in London." Ellle . A reauy well organised session wrth a great and dlverse group of women. We worked very hard and l ￿rne out of it with a great sense of welH)elng, feeling that I had achieved something worthvthlle.. Women's. session p3rti¢ipanl As part of our appro8¢h lo engaglng mre people from more diverse communthes in conservation we a150 partnered wlh 6 organisations for te$wke walk conseNation sessions involwng 61 peoplg who belween them delivered 159 hjurs of(Thservation acuwty. We also continued to grow our Gregn Team on Thursdays, bvho last year induded 40 drfferent individuds over the course of the year lup from 33 in 20231241 and completed 37 *%nservalion sossion5 d8lNerlng 1.408 hours of volunteer lime, up from 1,173 hours the year before. Thè Green Team also worked with the Crty of London's En￿rOnmental Resilien￿ Team to build 4 Leaky Dams in Hawk Wood, helping lo capture rTK)re water in the Forest and ieduce flooding. Our team of people with ￿arnIng disabilities, the Happy Loppers, undertook 36 sessions invofwng 18 people nduding their support workers delivering 1,641 hours of voiunteer time, up from 1.520 hours in 2023124. The groups wc*ked cffl 8 separate sites across the Forest Induding Chinyford Plain. Bam Hopp¢ Bury Wood. Epping Thicks and Loughlon Brook, removing dense stands of holly to open up the Forest floor to increase ground level fiora and open"halos of lighv around 3n¢ient pollarded trees. Kery. 8 Happy Lopper, said "I lik8 the Forest- it is peacefijl. I Ilke dearing the holly. fee(fing the cattle and letting the sunlight through". Wè made gc¥Jd progress on delNering against the Halo prciecL wlth a total 57 Anaent pollards released from shade by end of March 2￿5, {34 in 202&24}. The Cty of London C¢xwration Conservation Team have reported that our work along Lolrghton Brook is supporbng theirwork to increase invertebrate populations on the adjolning Balo￿lnS Hill site. All our conservation s￿$s0n8 seek to make habitat improvements lo wnprove spedes diversity in the Forest 88 well as cr8ating habrtat piks to promde refuge areas for repkn'les and amphibians. Wo wlll protect and preserve the Fortst The last yearwas challenging with a signifi¢2nt increase in pjanning activity as Epptng Forest Distr￿1 CounrAI IEFDC) and Wallham Forest Borough Counryl IWFBC) developed and implemenle(l their Local Plans. Alongside the large stxle 'masterpE8n° developments in the north of the Forest, there was ￿80 an increase in smaller scale planning applications. In addibon, the new Government introduced a number of changes to the planning system which affect the Forest. in p8rtiraJlar the cxeation of a new category of land called 'grey beif designed lo fa¢ilTtate housi development in the Green Belt. The Trust commented on the proposals and we remain very concemed over their pokntial impact on the Forestwhith w8 wll continu8 to monitor. EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Summary revlgw of actlvltles Icontlnugdl 3. We will protect and preserv• the Ftsrnst {¢otilinuedl The Govemment also introduced changes which afe likely to require both Local Authorities to prowde athlitional housing on lop of that required in their existing Lo￿[ P￿n$ which rnay also have an impact on the For&st. Again. we will continue to monitor this. The work was led by a dedicated learn of 3 voluntser8. suFWOrt￿ by I￿r Chief Executs¥e Potsr Le￿8 aThJ Trustee Trioa Moxey. The Trust has respwjnded lo a wkle range of planniig applicat￿$. We have: Provided briefing notes to the EFDC Planning CThnmrtiee5 whith c4Jnsidered specsfic applicalions induding the South Epping Stt¥t8gic Mastsrplan and ts¥o sites in the Gr88n Belt, the Ngth8rhouse Fami and West Essex Gow Club solar Fami, Planning pemiission for which was refused. and Days Fami, PLqnning permission for which was approved. Commented on tho suitabilty of sites sèl8cl8d by WFBC to be used as SUItab￿ Alt￿nst￿& Natural Greenspaces ISANGS) to m￿gat& the impact on Ihe Forest of the large r￿W housing developments i) the Borough. Responded to EFDC'S South Epping Masterplan and the Epping TIMn Plan cx)n$ultstions. proposirvj changes which will help to better protect the Forest based on its designalion as a Special Area of Cons8Nation and SSSI. In 8ddFlion. Ihe new Govemment introduced a number of changes lo the planning system which affect the Forest. in parbojlar the creation of a new (3tsgory of land Called 'grey beif designed to facylilate housirvJ development in the Green Belt and proposed changes to how damage caused by developments is assessed and mitigated. The Tru51 commented on the 'grey beif proposals arKI we remain very c¥Jncemed over the potential impact of these Changes on th¢ Forast which wo will ¢ontinue to monitor. Responded lo 29 individual planning applic￿lOnS befv￿n April 2024 and Marth 2025 lup from 12 2023124), and a further 12 up to 28th August o)ntributing, as al the dale of this report, to the refusal of 14 applications (of which fve went to Appeal three of which Dismi￿￿ with two outstsndingl, while we await the outcome of a further 16 applic*ions. Thts8 indwidual applications inchjde: Proposals for larg84¢￿1& housing developments at Latton Priory. Norlh Weajd Bassett. Thomwood and Sawardstone. A number of "Permthd Devolopmonts" invoknng tho ¢L￿VarSion of agricullural buildings to housing,. Requ&8ts for pre-application advicE on proposed solarfaTm5 and battery storage areas. A number of rebuilds adI￿ent to the Forest with inu8ased building Sr￿ and p8rklng space8, potentially in¢reasing visitor footfall and vehicle polluion or affecting the visual amenity, which wg believe could have a detrimental impact on Forest. During thg Feriod of this report a fijrlher nine applications, on whl¢h we commented in thè pwous reporting year1202&20241. weie ¢Je¢lded VAth fivè approved and f￿r refused with one of the latter going to Appeal whiL* was Uph8ld. De￿SlOn$ are also pending on another four applications on which we ￿mMented in 202S 2024 It￿UdIng conversions of stables to housing a solar farm adja¢*nt to the Forest. We have also maintained a watchlng brl&f on pollutionlgvels in the north of the Forgst wh9rg an oxchange of letters suggests pollulion levels afe feducAng, but also make5 clear that Epping Forest Dislrict Council still t)eeds to do more to satisfy Natur￿ England that pollution levels will continue lo reduce tsking irtto acojunt future house bjilding plans in EFDC. In liaison Epplng Foresl Transport Adion Group. and with the support of tsvo volunte8rs. we have continued lo encourage Essex Highways to improve their road safety plan5 for the A104 Epping New Road for the benefit of Forest visitors by reducAng the speed limÉi to 30mph, and introducAng dedicated ￿OSsIng points between the east and wesl of the Forest. EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Summary ravigw of actlvilies (Continued) 3. Wa will protect and presoTre tha Forest (contlnu•d We also engaged with Wallham Forest Borough coun￿ to ty and improve their plans for a rgvised cyding path layout arourwj Hollow Ponds. based on concerns expressed by a nL￿bar of our m8mbers about ac¢es5ibilrty and dangers to wajkers and Wh￿ICha1r users. It was also a ts￿y elèthon year, %Mth a Ger￿ra1 Electlon, Lorn1on Mayoral arml el*tions and a ￿1[ dethon of all wjncillors in Epping Forèst Dithct CouncAI. We secured cross party support from 37 r2ndidates in the EFDC Coun¢il election, 17 London assembly ¢andid*s and 3 London Mayoral candidates. We also secured the support of key local MPS in the General election. induding retumiro MPS Sir Stephen nmms, Steila Cr888y and Sirloin Duncan SmTth as well as new MPS Neil Hudson arKI C8fvin Balley. This polibcal support 1$ vrtal tht futur• proteclion of the Forest and al80 SLWirt¥ our outreath into local o)mmunities. We WIN dev8ktrp our govemaneè and operadons We staged a SUC￿ssful AGM in October at Lopping H*1 in Loughton, with over 60 m•mbers in attendance. and wth a presentstion from the Head of ConS￿bon at the City of London Corporation, follfftd by a panel I￿SsIon. 8bout the future c¢)nservatlon plans for the F¢Jrest. As a part of the AGM our members voted to agree tlkil our fom)Èr Chair, Judilh Adams, shJJld become our Honorary Presii*nt. We were dolighted that she was later granted Freedom of tho City of ￿d￿n in recogn￿On of hw years of 3ervi¢e to ts Forest We recruited a new Trustee, Fraws Castro. London Nature RèL¥)very Policy and Programme Manager atthe Greater Lond￿ Authority, who was subsequenty elected * the AGU. c￿ the ¢xJurse of the year we developed a new 5-year str*gy for the Trus¢ which we laund)ed on 23rd May 2025, setting OLrt our ambitfon to do more for the ForesL espec¥ally in rèlation to advocacy and campaigning on Its behalf. We also launched our Business Parther stheme. ¥nd segjred our first S business partrwts, JJNet The Outnow, PhotonW Atiwakn and Colouthow, each demc¥tstrating their commtts))ent to the Forest tlwough their supportto us. We ￿￿Uld like to thank all our staff. volunteers. partrws, donors. SUPKthers and ftmd6rs fortheir role in dejtvering ourwork. C. LOOKING FORWARD TO 2025r26 Our fO￿S in 2025r26 will be on beginning to debver our now Strakn 202540, with the theme of"Stsnding up and Standing ouL° SFe¢xffcally ￿ aim to.. Swjre longer-temi funding for our communty engagement athFbes, and continue to build meaningful links Mth communities arouTrJ the Fore< induding local ¢))mmunty organisations local businesses Boost our walknrKJ app through publishing at least one new %￿Ik, and continuing to growthe scale and Continue to grow conservation work, espeaally thmugh delivering more be5pckn corporate team activittes IrKTrase t￿r resour￿ impact in our policy and cxmpargniNJ a¢lfv￿es to help protect the Forest from fvrther hami Develop a vthole new rang8 of relalionships vth trusts arKI foundal¢*S who support ourwortt. EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Headline plans In 202>26 our key deliverables wll be.. Educating and insplrlng people about tho Fornst Sec￿re NLHF funding for a lon*term L¥)mmunty engag￿nerrt programme that welcomes new people to the Forest. In￿ease th8 number of pegpte parfiapating in our monthty guided walk programme and other sF)gcialistwalks 3. Optimis8 the Imp￿ ofth& W￿￿or Centre at High Be¥ch while maintaining ￿rreftt model of operatlon. Consorvg and grow 4. Grow our hand3-on ttjnservation acfrvrbes, wlth a tru$ on optimising numbBrs on our ￿lsting programmes and grwng our bespoke session$ for C¢￿pOrate partners. 5. Complete a review of our camp8Égning athvfaes and agree our new approach and prioribes 6. Prepare effectively for the London borough elections, and p)tsntial ¢lèctons in Essex, in May 2026 7. Respond impathlty to planning pdicy proFx)sals vthich would have a signffiL*nÉ negativ8 impad on the Forest. Org•nlsatlonal PrioTit 8. Grow the nUm￿Ar and generosty of our members and wpporters, investing tim• and resour￿ in their recnlltmert and stthvardship 9. SKure at least £100k of new trust and foundation inc¢mè, wilh at least £80k of that teing alocatable to core costs 10. Agree a Mem¢randum of UThJerntarHling with thè Cty of LorKkJn. D. VOLUMTEERS. GRAKfs & DONATIONS Our work to protect arKI ojnwve the Forest relies on the generosty of our memterg. SUPPOrt9￿. legacy don￿S. in memoriam doncts, fijnding pthers and other stakeholders. along Imth thg dadication and ¢ommitsnent of our vtsjuntee We are hugety gratefiJl to all those irKlividuals and organisations that love and care about the Forest and who support our wo n parbcular we want to express our thanks to our 376 indivithjal volunteers (up from 160 in 2023r24), wh) have btheen them helped people enjoy th¢ Forest through their advice at the Visitor Centre at High Beath, have delivered our handsaon conservabon adwibes in the Forest. have led and marshalled our grts￿ guided walks programme have spearheaded ￿Jr work to respond to, and brief ujr member8 CA), important planning proposals around the Forest We would also like to thank the Cty of London Corporation for its ongoing investment in the Visitor Centre at Hlgh Beach, as well as providing offices and tool Stor￿ for the Trust in Warren Lodge and on the Warren slte. They have also beon ￿erOUS in their Keepor SL¥)POrt on the Big Walk and ourwalkwith Muslim Thanks alsoto Councillor Stephen Mury, our ambassadcf. for hi$ ￿gOIng supporL We were delighted to receive funding from a range of partners indLKIINJ the Cty Bridge Foundation, The Cty of London Central Grants Programme. Essex County Council, Loughton Tovm CouncAI, The Garfield Weston Foundation, the D'oyly Carte Charitsble Trus( The Postcode Places Trust the Bally Thomas Charitable Tn￿t, The Cobb Charity, The Swre Charitable Trust. Award$ for AJI, The Niriveh charital￿e TrusL the Big Give, Haslers Foundation, Tesco Stronger Starts and Sharegft to help us deliver our strategic prioribes, and are grateful to them all for their supwt EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 D. VOLUNTEERS, GRANTS & DONATIONS (eontinuod) In a￿d￿on, the Trust is very gratefvl to have able to work ￿ a group of fantasti¢ partners and (x)Ilaboratsrs over the past year induding Blad( Girls Hike, Muslim Hikers. the Wr6n ConseNation Group, Epping Forest Transport Acti¢n Group, CPRE London. The Hlve. The Urban Tree Festival, Essex Cu￿ra1 Diversty Proiect, Vachina - SOAS group, Epping Forest Pride, Royal Wharf Primary Sc*ool, Redbrrdg8 Rainbow Group. Fences arKI Frontiers, The Moja Cc41ective. Home Girls Unite, Thè Trfnty Centre group BehnLklfj-Millan, Thè Big Help Out, lfjngs College London, The Tower Proied, Musiim Women Connec( Leytonstone Schoc4, Chats Palacé, Carers4Carers. The Centenary Wgy Artrsl ProiacL the East African Collec*ve, Loughton Methodist Churth, Stories and Supper, Islamic Relief, Loughton Hist*￿¢81 Swety, Wanderers of Colour, ALFA Active. Skills Within a￿1 the Davies Lane Walk Group Iwanstead). FINANCNL REWEW a. Going concem After making approwate enqulries, the Trusle&s have a reasonable expectation th* the Comp8ny ha5 Jequate resour￿$ to cx)nlinue in operational existeno for the forèseeable fiJtU￿. For this reason, they txjntinue to adopt the going mncem basis in preparing the finanaal st*ements. Further details ragarding adoptton of the goirkJ concem basis can be found in Ihe a￿untIr￿ p￿lUes. b. R9$er￿ poficy Ths Tru8Ys unrestricted free re8eNes as at 31st Maro* 2025 were £188,406 Oast year £136,745). The increase in unrestrided free reseNes is due to the release of the designated *Jnd WTr￿Ch has be¢n suwssfvlty investèd to 9row the impad and sustainabilty ofthe Trust overthe18St 3 years. The lotsl defiut from 202412025 of £44,322 indudes restn.cted fvnds of £16.508 (last year. £952). The operatin9 defiThl was fvuy ¢J)vwed by the funds designated to deliver the Strateglc Plan 2022-2025. In order to ensure the otrJoing seojrity of the Trust and to ensure that the TrLLSt has adequate resources to rx)ntinue for the foreseeable future, thè Trustees, aim is for income ¢onsistenlly to equal or exceed expenditu￿, wth free res￿eS of be￿0 6 and 9 months, operatirKJ eXpe￿1[tijrè to cover risks of operating in a vol*il¢ frjnding environment ¢. Materfal inveslments policy Board ha$ power to invest fvnds not immedlatety requir￿ for operational purposes in investrnents, serAiritses or properties a8 rt thinks fil subject to any reSlrictio￿ within the Arbdes ofAsswation. d. Prin¢ipal iisks and uncert•intlos The Dire¢th have reviewed the major risks to ￿[ch the tharity is exposed, systems have bgen estak4ished to M￿gate those risks. The risk registerwas last miewed in March 2025. EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The Trust was incorwrated on 215t November 1977 as a o)mpany limltsd by a guarydntee aThJ is govamed by its Aitdes of Assoaation. It was registered as a charity on 8th February 1978. It d￿nged its name from EppiThJ Forest Centenary Trust to Epping Forest Herftsge Trust with effeci from 12th April 2018 and its Artides ofASs￿81(0n took effect on 17th April 2018. On that date the fomier (tsrity. The Friend$ of Epping Forest (Charity No. 2999701. transfeTrad its assets to Epping Forest Heritage Trust and thereby amalgamated it Its Articbs of A5KLaation set out the objeds and powars of the Trust and the vray it" governed. The Trust is govemed by a Board of Trustees. vlth a minimum menknrship of three. At tho end of March 2025. W￿E 10 truslee A recwitment pro¢ess was held in the summer of2024 and Frands Castro j¢ined the Board. Judfth Adams stepped dovm as Chair and a Trustee of the Trust in Oc*ok4r 2024, when James H￿rin became Chair. R05ie P¢ryQosling became If1￿ Chair. AJI trust￿ give their time voluntsrity and ￿1ve no beneffts from the tharty. Any person vtho is willing to act as a trustee, and who would be dlsqualified frixn &ting under Ihe provisions of Arbde 26, may be elerted to be a trustee by members by ordinary resolution for a periixl of three years, renewable up to a rFwimum tem) of 9 years. The Board of Twstees may appoint any p￿￿ wiling to be a Trustee for the period up to the followny Annual Gener81 Meeti￿. In the year to 31st March 2025, th8 Board met fomalty four Imes, with an additional planning session in December. The Finan￿ Commiitee {a sulxommrit& of the Board) met thro0 times. In adrfition. trustees provided significant ongoing support to the organisation throughwt the year. The full membership ofthe Trusts0 Board, tho are also directors underthe terms of ts Companies ACL are set out above. The members of tho Trustee Board have no benefi¢￿1 interest in the group or charity. The Trustee Board delegates resrthsbi ility for the day-ttrday actsvtties ¢* the organisalion to tho Chief Exe￿tive, Peter Lews who reports to the Board at Trustee meetings, and who produces reports on the actiwlies undertaken in managlng the tharity induding Man￿eM￿tt a(xounts that explain the fina￿la1 posrfoon of the charity. TRUSTEES. RESPONS181LmES The trustees Ivtho are also the dirèctors for the purpose of company law) are responsible for preparing the Truste•s' Annual ReP￿t and the finanaal ststemerts in accordarL¢e with applicable law and reguEations. Company law requires the trustees lo prepare finanu81 ststements for eath finanaal year. Under that law the trustees must prepare the finanaal statements irh accordance wth Unit￿ ￿ngdoM Generaity A￿pted Accounting Pracllce {United IfjNJdom Accounting Stsndards and applicalAe law). Under ￿MpanY law tho trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they gfve a true and fair ew of the stale of affaiTS of the charitsble company and of the incoming resources and application of resourrEs. induding the income and expen￿￿ffj, of the charbtsble comp8ny for that perlcmpleted my examination. I confim) that no material matters have come to my attention in C￿nectiOn with the examination giving me ￿uSe to believe that in any material respecL' accounting records not kept in respect of the ¢har[tab￿ company as reqijlred by section 386 of the 2006 ACL. or the financial statements do not accord with those records-, or th8 financial ststements do not comply with th8 accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Aet other than 8ny requirement that the financial statements gNe a true and fair vlew which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination- or the finanoal statements have not been prepared in a(tordance wilh Ihe methods and prinrAple5 of the ststement of Recommended Practice ft)r accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charitie5 preparing their accounts in accordance the FinarKial Rep￿rting Standard applicable in the UK 8nd Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021. I have no concerns and have across no other matters in 0Jnr￿GtIOn with the examination to which *tention should bg drawn in this roport In order to enable a proper understanding of the finan¢S8l statements to bo rgached. 12 September 2025 Philip Robert Hern FCCA for and on b8half of Hern Pocknells Llmlt Chartered Aceountants Suites 1 & 2. Nash House H8eknan'8 Lane. Purleigh Chelmsford Essex 12 EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 INCLUDING THE INCOME AND EXPENDrruRE ACCOUNT Unrestricted Restricted funds funds 2025 2025 Nots$ Total 2025 Total 2024 Income from: Donations. legacies and grants Investments 107.427 6.024 106.207 213,634 6,024 86,657 9.114 113.451 106.207 219.658 95.771 Expendiiure on: Charstable actiwties 165,032 89,699 254.731 235,760 Total expendsture 165,032 89,699 254,731 235,760 Net expenditure before net Iloss•sl I gain5 on investments Net Ilossesl I gains on investments (51,5811 19.2491 16,508 135,0731 (139,9891 {9,2491 22,472 Net expenditure for the year 15 180,8301 16.508 {d4.322) (117.517) Reconciliatlon of funds: Totsl funds brought ft)rwariJ Transfers 15 15 249.236 952 250.188 367.705 Total tunds carried fopward 188,406 17.480 205,866 250,188 13 EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE BALANCE SHEET AS A T31 MARCH 2025 2025 2024 Notos Non)sting than £3.000 18 depr￿￿ated everty over 3 years. Expenditure on cPwitabJe aCIN￿e8 is incLNTed on dir8(ty underlaknng the a(*Nitles whlch further the Companys o14e(*ve5. 8$ well as any asswated supwrt costs. Atl expenditu￿ is iThlusNe of irrecoverabjè VAT. 16 Investment Incom• Investment in(x)me, indudlng interest on fvnds hdd ￿ depwt and d1vi￿d$ from 8 managed investrnent portfolio. are induded when ￿￿rVatIe arKI the aMo￿t be measured reliabty by the Compaw, thk% is nomialty upon notifKa￿ of the interest p￿d ￿ payable by the insbtution wllh whom the funds ar¥ d8po*d. 16 Investments ed asset investments are • fomi of finanual irthment arKI are initldty re￿niSed at thelrtran8adi¢n cost and subsequendy measLrred at fair valuè al the Balan￿ Sheet date. unle55 the value cannot be measured reliabty in %thich ease it is measured at cost less impaimient. Investment gains and losses. thether realised or unrealised. are con￿lned and prèsentad as 'Gainsl(Los8es) on investments. in the Statemgnt of Flnani>al Adivrfies. 2.7 Debtorn Trade and other debtors are rwnisejj at thè selllement amount after any trade Iliscount offwed. Prepayments are v￿￿ed at the anknint prepaid net of any trade discounts due. 2.8 Ca¥h and cash equlvalents Cash at bank in hand in(Judes rAsh and short-temi highty IKiuid investrnents with 8 short matuiity Lrf three monts or less from the date of ar)4utsrtion or opening of the deposit or similar ath)unL 2.9 Uabilllies Liabilities are recognised when thwe 1$ an ot4igation at the Balano Sh•et d*e as a resutt of a past evert it is probabje that a transfèr of ecOrw)M￿ benefft Mll bo wuired in s•ttlemenL a￿1 the amount of the settlemenl can bo estimated rella￿y. 8bliti85 are rKognÉ3ed 8t the amount that the Company anfiup*s tt will p8y to settle the debt or th8 amount it has re￿ived as advanced payments for the g¢xKl8 or servw it must prowde. 16 EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Accountlng policies (contlnuodl 110 Fund Accounting General fvnds are unrestridèd funds which are avaSlable for use at the dlscretion of Ihe Tnjstsas in rtherarK¢ of the general objecttves of the Company and whith have not baen designated for other D¢stgnated fvrKls are Lmrestrict&J fvrKls eamiarked for a parti¢Llar projecL Restrithd fiJThJs are fvnds whith are to be used in awdance 8Wc restric*ons imp08ed by dcfflors (* which have been raised by the Company for parbujlar purpos￿. The costs of raising and administering suth funds are charged against the SFeufic fl￿d. The aim and use of each restriL*ed lund 1$ Set out in the to the financial statements. Inv8sfment ino)me, gains and k>sw are allocated to the apprcyiate fund. Incom• from donations and legacies Total fund$ 2024 funds 2025 fun(ts fvnds 2025 202S Donatior Legacies and in memoriam Grants Fees for servws 29,963 37.575 31.500 8.389 6.979 36,942 37.575 99,228 130.728 8,389 37.357 100 42,500 6.700 107,427 106,207 213.634 86.657 Total 2024 26,540 60.117 86.657 Inv95tsnont in¢¢ Unrostrfcted Rg5trict funds funds 2025 2025 Total fund¥ 2025 funds Income frcffl listgj Investments Interest 5,618 5.818 406 8.847 267 6,024 6,024 9,114 Totsl 2024 9,114 9.114 17 EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR ThIE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Total funds 2025 Total funds 2024 Anal￿S of 8xpgndltUKe on chaTitsble acflvitles Summary by fvnd typg funds 2025 fund$ 2025 Charftablg actl¥llles 165,032 89,699 254.731 235,760 Totsl 2024 175.635 60.125 235.7 undertaken directy 2025 Support costs 2025 Totsl fund¥ 2026 Total funds 2024 Anafysi5 of expendknr• by #cfjvlties Charl1ab￿ actÈvities 179.546 75,185 254.731 235,760 Total 2024 174,148 61,612 235,760 Total funds 2025 Totsl fund5 2024 Analyw of dirnct Costs Edu(* & Inspire Conserve & Grow Protect 108.679 112,825 51.661 52,201 19.206 9.122 179.546 174,148 Total Tolal fund¥ f￿dS 2025 2024 An•ty8i$ ofsupport costs Govemance Organisatiu)al development OF*ralions 11,344 38.511 25.330 7.246 31.305 23.￿1 75.185 61.612 Net eXp￿dI￿r¢ fortho year 2025 2024 Net expenditure for the year Is stated after charging: Independent examinerfs remuneration - independent èxamination - otherfinanaal s8rvi¢es 3.000 2.520 18 EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2025 Taxation The company is ￿t subject to corporation tax on its inve51ment income as it is a charrty. vthich ts exempt from tax. 9 Staff costs 2025 2024 Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs 161.067 9,114 4,912 145.654 7.123 4,780 175.093 157,557 One employee reLeives employee beneffts bets*Een £60,000 and £70,00012024 - no em￿oYeeS received over £60,000). 10 Employees Number of omployees The average morrthly number of emF4oyees during the yearsrds: 202S N￿ber 2024 Nunber Chief executive officer Conservation Officer Marketing Education Finance Communty Engagement staffing kvels on a full time equivalent basis Y￿re. 2025 Nthnbèr 2024 Nwnber Chief executive offi￿r Conservation Officer Education Marketing Finance Communty Engagement OA Over the course of the year the Trust beneffted from the time and experbse of over 350 volunteers in relation to running the Ifisitor Centre at High Beach, leading walks, includirg the Big Walk and undertaknng har￿s-on conservation actsvibes {2024 - 2001. In total volunteers contributed over 8,000 hours of their time over the year {2024- 6.500). 19 EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 11 TnHleps' remuneratlon and expens the year. rKJ Trustees receNed any remunoration or other beneffts {2W24- £nil). During the year erKled 31 Marcl) 2025. Tr) Truth axwise8 have been In￿rr0d P024- £niD. Listèd 12 Invastmonts Valuation At 1 April Disposals Revaluations 234.871 150,000) 19249) At 31 Marth 2025 175,422 We hold a slgnfficanl ￿nDLItt of our werves in a CCLA COIF Charilies Investnwrt Fund whith 1$ a managed fund of a rnixture of equthes. borKls and property aimed at long term grovAh arKI reliable income tribution. It redLKed from a value of £234,671 at the start of the financial year to £175,422 at the end of the financAal year 8$ resuk of drawings of £50,000 to invest in our new strategy and a negative revalualion of £9,249. It ts a￿sSIble on one weeKs notice. Because of the abilty to the funds at short notice, £58,000 of the investsnent has been redassffied from a fixed 888et investment to a ¢Lwrent 8sset investm￿* dLrring the year ended 31 M*ch 2025. The investment is measured at far y￿u¢ thr￿gh Ir￿the or expendthre. 13 Dobtor5 2025 2024 Due wlthln one year Oiher debtors 1.71)0 1.602 1.332 3.302 1,332 14 Crndltoys: amounts falling due wlthln one year 202$ 2024 Attruals 11.450 2,436 12.927 13.886 13.590 20 EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 1S statement of funds Staiemènt offunds- eurrnnt Balance 1 April 2024 Increased l Balaneo 31 Trnnsfers (Decrease￿ March 2025 Vnrastrfctad funds 136.745 112,491 {60,8301 188.406 Designated funds Investmert fund 112,491 (112,491) Genera furKts- al fvnds 249,236 {60,8301 188,406 Restrlctad funds 952 16.508 17.460 250.188 (44.322) 205.886 Balan¢0 1 April 2024 Balance 31 Income Expendlturo March 2026 Hoy- Talks NLCF Awards forAI BaityThomas Charitable Trust Blg Glve Happy Lopp¢rs Big Give Policy and Planniro Cty Bridge Foundation Cty of London Central Grants D'oyty Carte Charitable Tn￿t Essex County Council Localty Fund Loughton Town CounLiI Newby Trust The Nineveh Charitable Trust The &Mre Charitable Trusts Tesco Communty Fund 952 1583) {6,049} {5,000} (lo,￿21} 17,396} 134,250} 114.700) (4.0001 {1,2001 {500} 369 8.891 14.940 5,CK)O 10.821 7.396 34.250 14.700 4,Th)0 1,200 500 1,000 2,500 9.*100 500 1.000 2.500 4.700 (4,7001 15001 952 11J6,207 {89,699) 17.460 We are vw gratefvl to have received a variety of fvnding vthlch has been restdc*ed for speafic charitable PL¢rpose$ oltho year. Those are as follm.. Inspive and edu¢•te - Ken Hoy FuThd. TNS fimd wa8 estatrAI8P*d to 8UPPOrt ta￿ ab)ut the Forest and we spent £2LYJ of rt lo seojre the expertise of a fvngi expert for a guided walk aml talk and £383.10 on the talk aboLrt the fu￿re con8eThation ofthe Forest ahèad of our AGM in Odotrw. - National Lottery Community Fund Awards for Al. We were awarded a grant of £14.940 in Nov¢mber 2024 towards the running of the VLSitor Centre at High Beach. our free waks programme and tr* Big Walk We have S￿nt £6,049 of Ihat fundiThJ 21 EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 15 Slatomont of funds - contlnuod Restricl•d funts . continuod Insplro and •ducate- continuad In 2023 we sel up a restricted fvnd to develop our new Walking App for Epping Forest. and b*re delighted to receive £500 Iho Tesco Communty Fund towards this project. - The Cty of London Corporation's Central Grants Programme contributed £14,700 and the N￿jbY Trust £1,000 towards our communty engagement Essex County Counpl Localty Fund awarded us £1,200 towards volunteer training and the development of refreshed inforniation Iy)8rds in the Visrtor Centre at High Beach. - The Nineveh Charitable Trust awdrded us £2.500 tuKards our walks prc¥JramTh* and conservation sessions for the Happy Loppers. Conserve and wow - The City Bridge Foundation. We were awarded a grant of £67,500 from the Cty Bridge Foundation over the course of year twdrds new conservation activities in the south of the Forest desHJned to increase the diversty of our conservation volunteers as well a$ increase the b￿l￿sty of the Forest This grant started in June 2023, and have spent £34,250 of tI￿e restricted fiJnd$ in this financial year. - Bal￿ Thomas CharitaNe Trust {£5,000) and the D'oyty Carte Charitable Trust (£4,000) a￿rded us grants tovrards woviding ￿￿SerVatiOn sessions for our tsam of conseN*ion v¢4unteers leaming disabilities, the Happy Loppers. The Big Glve Christmas chaI￿nge. We received match fvnding of £2,500 frDm the Big Gwe through Champion Sharegfft. wth £1,400 from the Haslers Foundation and £6,921 frorn individual donots to support the provision of conservation sessions for the Happy Loppers. - Loughton Tovm Council1£5001 and The Sbmre CharitaNe Trusts {£9,400, of vknich Spent £4,700 thls year} awarded us grants tO￿7rd$ the actNities of our Green Team of conseNatlon volunteers. Protecl The Big Give Green Match Fund "Standing up to prote¢t Epping Foresf. We recewed match funding of £2,500 from the Blg Give akjngside individual donations of £4.8￿ tcAYdrds our raising awareness of the Forest and iesponding to planning applications. Unrestricted Funds- Funds that are available to be spent for any purposes of the chaiity. We are also particul*ty gratefijl to the GanleFd Weston Foundation who contributed £20.000 of unreslricted funds. Inveslm•nt Fund - As noted in the Trustees, Report on page 8. the designated investment fvnd has been released back in to operating funds. EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 15 Slatsmont of fvnd$- ¢ontiw•d Statomgnt of funds- wlor Balance 1 April 2023 Incrnasod l Balanc8 31 Tran5ford {Docreas8d) Morch 2024 Unrostricted fU￿lS operation￿ rts•rves 136.745 117.509 (117.509) 136.745 Designatsd lundg Investment ftjnd 230,000 1117.509) 112,491 General fimds- all funds 366,745 (117,509) 249,236 Restricted funds NLCF: Asrdrds 4 Al Walks ￿￿th BGH and Muslim Hikers Cty Bridge Conservation actsvibes BÈg Give- Halo 50 Walking App- Charles S French Charitable Trust Walking App- Essex CC Localty Fund Avwa Wild Isles Community Fund Ken Hoy- Talks 10.000 27.500 7274 110.000) 127.500} (7.274) 3.000 2,000 10.343 {3.000) 12.000) 110.343) (8> 960 952 80.117 {60.125) 952 367,705 60,117 {177,634) 250.188 23 EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 16 Anaty5is of not assots botW•on fund 2025 Rèstricted Designated Unrèstricted Totsl funds fund$ Invèsknents Othèr ￿Trtnt assets Creditors duè wilhin one year 175,422 21,120 (8,136) 175,422 44.330 (13,886) 23,210 15.750) 17.460 188,4C6 205,866 2024 Re8trl¢ted Designated Unr•strlcted Totsl fvnds funds funds fundg Investments Current a￿ts Creditws due ￿￿1h1n one year 952 10.149 (10.149} 112.491 121228 18,956 (3.441) 234.671 29,107 (13,590) 952 112,491 136,745 250,188 17 Related party transadlo The Company has not entpJed into any rdated paty transacbon durirttJ the year, nor are t￿ any outstanding balancEs owing belween related parties and the Cornparry at 31 March 2025. MembeTS of key management recewed remuneration [Induding eryloyerfs p8n$ion and emp]oyeVs nabon81 insurance contributions) of £77.63512024- £59.508). 18 Post balanc• 8hoèt events Since 31st Marth 2025 tho tharTty has been abrdrdgj o)re grants from the Cty Bridge Foundatic*n 1£34,4251, Essex Community F¢)undation {£4,0001 and the FoWe8 Foundation (£4.0001. 8$ well as £3.000 from the Vandervell Foundation towards our Green team ath¢bes and £750 from the David Solo[nc￿$ Ch8rit•k4e TTUSttowards consarvation se551c￿S for the HaFVY Loppgrs. The charity has also tseen awarded £189.614 over thr88 year8 by the National Lotw Heritage Fund to deliver Epping Forest Heritage For AJI proj We have also rrtewed £41.382 from three different legKy donalions and have been nolified of a fvrther l&Jacy donation 98tlmated to be wcth £10.000. 24 EPPING FOREST HERITAGE TRUST A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES, INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Trustee pages