Annualjleport 2023-2024 THE www.sharphamtrust.org Sharpham TRUST Chair's Introduction Our r￿lOn, Purpose and Principles Ourvision To create a more mindful, Compassionate and enluronmcntalty-sustainablc worliL To connect people with nature and faster The Tr￿tWorks to a strongset of guiding principles and these act as a moral and crealive cO￿pasS in the planning of activities and projects. Our Principles The Trust's activities guidedby an und￿Standing of the IThten￿nn￿tedneSs of 8Jllife a deep ￿SpeCt forthe naturaiworld a belief in le2rningthrough experien(% creative engagement and enquiry an aeknowledgetnent of thevalue of stillness and awareness The Th￿t aspires tobe a IiTringdemonstration of these principles inall our activitie& Objectives . To develop a range of innovative edu(ational actiTrities based on a sense of Sharpham as a special place 2. To dell￿nstrate susta]￿ble approaches to managing the land and buildings 3. To promote greater a￿sS to the Sharpharn Fstate 4. To operate a balan(%d budget with a secure incomebase Welcome to our 2023-24 annual reporL Huge thanks must go to all our staff, facilitators and volunteers who together hold the beautifi Spa￿ that is Sharpham. ID tbis place of peaee many ￿￿p]e wbo eome to stay with us have life-changing experiences and many fmd a deeper ￿nneCtiOn with nature - and with themselves. Our expanding body of work exploring the connection between mental health and nature is particulaAy relevant to tc*4ay's digital ]ifestyle. If you feel your life is caught up in the rush, this is the place foryou to meet yourself again. In a difficult economic environmenL Sharpham continues to carefully evolve, gradually developing redundant farni buildings on the estate to serve a widening demographi always with the intention of fostering a more sustainable, eompassionate and mindful world. Thank you for your interest in the Sharpham Tll￿￿ I hope you will come to staywith us SLK) Danielstokes, Chairofthe Sha￿h{￿ 71itst Keep updated about Sharpham retreats, ncws and events: www.sharphamtrust.orKl2subscribe Director's Report Volunteers will be involved with these efforts and our public events programme will include lots of tree-related opportunities. We continued our publie engagement work running events and sch￿] visits. sharing the i￿pOrtanCe of restoring our environment and wildlife. We also secured a grant from Farming in Protected Landscapes to create a new 20-acre wildfiower meadow in front Of Sharpham House, which will add to the masaie of habitats across the estate. Financially we are liviug in tough times and many charities are struggling as are many of our beneficiarics. Trustees continuc to bc focused on making sure the Trust remains resi]ient but also that we rewew our programrne and M"ork to make it as accessible as possible to as wide an audience as possible. Many people have benefited from ollr bllrsaries and we have increased these for young people thanks to a genero￿8 donation from the Hollick Family Foundation. Our retreat programme goes from strength to strength and must be one of the largest in the UK if rAOt the worldl We have started hosting larger retreats for external organisations who want their members to benefit from what Sharpham offers. Organising the programme is a huge logistical task $0 a big thank-you to the tea￿ for how smoothly it all runs. We hope to see you back at Sharpham soon. Another year has flowm by and a lot has been achieved by our staff. volunteers, retreat leaders and Th]stees. IYS important we pause and appreciate their hard work and dedication. Once again the feedback from our participants has been very positive MTrth numerous pcople saying how important ￿ltIng Sharpham has been to them and how transfornMtional it Can I￿. ThToushout the year there has been a theme of developing our links to the natural world across all the work we do. It was the last year of our Wild For People project. funded by the National tJ)ttery Heritage Fund- and this project delivered in partnership with Ambios has had a huge impact in ternis of both the wildlife that has returned, as well as the people who have witnessed it. We have been running Wildlife Discovery Retreats at the Coach House and participants have told me how much they have learned about nature recovery and gained from spending time in the natural world. We'ye enjoyed our birds, bugs, moths. bats, wildfiowers and much more. The next phase of our nature recovery work 1$ a neM project funded by the South West Comnjunity Forest which will see us plant some 5,000 trees ana new hedges on the estate. Julian Carnell, Trust Director ri WOsharphamTrust Sharpham Trustees Our Trustees 2023-24. From left to right.. DonielStL*es. Julie Richardwn. Martin Wrwht. EveAnneeke, Jane Sillis, I￿ll10MLono. Inset., Charlotte Rathbone. ondermentllMugicol...nurturirtg..loodso delicious aiid nouris Ltsv¢ly coring supportin cvery a.spect" Coach Hou* ret tantleoiing 4-Itar reviewy" . iryfj. www.sharphamtrust.org ' •r Retreats & meditations in-person and online Tn book, visit our website or call 01803 732542 Mindfulness Retreats, Meditations & Courses Mindfithiess supports The Trust's charitable activities, our approach to caring for the land and each other. The Sharpham Trust was founded in 1982 by Maurice & Ruth Ash, daughter ofthe Elmhirts of Dartington. The is a leading minilfulness centre nationally, offering a rich Prograllune of retreats and courses with different d(K)nYays into mindfth awareness- including offers for beginners and e￿rienCed meditators. We offer seeular n)indfu]ness retreats & eA)urw as well as retreats based in the Buddhist tradition and so]itary retreats. We have online Tetreats and meditation sessions to enable hundred8 of people who ean'tNusit to IKnefft from mindfulness practices lastyear 2,293 people benefited from Sharpham mindfulness retreats, with IM people taking part in our Mindful-in-Nature Sessions,￿ participants on our 8-week Mindfulne￿ COUTse and an estimated 120'sitters' a week on our online n￿ditatiOn ses5ion& Sharphuin HviisL, hus bL'L'lI Iilc) Lhuiiginy ti) 114y iiiind u>(L% tc)tulliJ bli)wpi bli Ilie bL'uiilifvl Iiutuix, uf ÈliÉ' L'btutL'. A trulij niagicul geÈUu￿YfI-o￿? clail.y lili,. which ￿lad£Tr nie appp'vLiule th¢. big and •niall ujoiiderb of iiunii'e Idrr, reiieknin¥. Shdn)liain I4{Tr￿￿e rLlI'ul uii Go(NLe www.sharphamtrust.org Mindfulness in 7 places: Sharpham House The Barn Retreat Retreats Centre This Tetreat venue offe People stayin eommunity at Tetreats with a deeper ]&e Ba￿ liTring and connection to nature and meditating together and c£lebrated its one year working on the land each day. anniversary this year. In this year, The Barn offered Participants gave the venue shorter and longer stays & positive feedbacL 5-Star continuing teacher-led Offe￿ rnryews on Gix)gle and re￿at alongside its signature 6-ni8ht meditation retreat. The Coach House Our retreats in a Georgian house on a bena in the River Dart allow people to stay full- board aD]id history, art and stunning nature. Sharpham House retreats continued to near eApacity OT full up throllshout this year. Woodland Online Retreats Online Meditation Retreats Our i-day and Weekend se.ssions The￿ take plaee under (2nva8 on]ine retreats support people We (x)ntinued with weekly in w(Mx]land behind Sharpham who Can't get to an ￿-pe[sOll on]ine sits in this year. Howe. affO￿ltig people a Sharpham retreat. They d(￿ connei*ion to nature. In involved a carefijlly-curated offering guided njeditations this Teportingyear, we ran schedule of guided via Hundreds of people cDnnected to Sharpham retreats and 8 were sold out meditstions, movement digitallyin th￿ way. with long waitinglis practi￿, off-screen times and naknre practices. ONIJNE OFFERS: sharphamtrust.Qr￿o￿1ine The Hennitage Our newest retreat venue- for solitary retreats- openedfor business in this reporting year. Thank8 to our donors who supported our Crowdfunder appeal, we were able to replace our beloved Kuti buildin Ml]ich had burnt down the previous year. FREE MEDITATIONS: sharphamtrust.org/resources Retreats & meditations in-person and online To bonk, visit web,site or call 01803 732542 *• www.sharphamtrust.org Mindful-in-Nature 114 purticipants in our Mindful-in-Nature nature-mindfvlness courses in this year Mindful-in-Nature is a programme supported by the National IA*ttery Community Fund. The project is specifically designed to support mental health reeovery, resilience and we]]-being for people aged 18+ living local]y, and combines indfulness and nature eonne(*ion. How to participate: There are 2 ways to participate in Mindful-in-Nature: a half.day intr(Kluction to the 8-week course an 8-week course, one day per week Thi% seventh year of the progrdmme saw 90 people from acro&8 Devon use Mindful-in-Nature as part of their mental health recovery. The project Ix)nsists of a half-day taster course, an 8-week eourse, a gromrynggrollp of alunmi made up of past participants and many vajuable volunteers including peer mentors, gardeners and members of the Ix>nsenEtion t&￿n. We a]so host six gathering days annualty, where alumni aqn return to Sharpham to refr&8h their practice and reunite with their eohort. CONTACT: Mindful-in.Nature or email the Project Co-ordinator Toria Hare on volunteer@sharphamtrusLorg We continue to receive overwhelmingly g(KKI feedback aEK)Ut the course and the positive impact it is having on people's lives. This LY)ur.se hos totally changed my outlook on the rest ofmy Ipfv ahead" "I hove completed other ci)urse.g/treatment to uddFESS my mental health 11? thepost, but iione match thi5 course in teriiis ofeffectiueiiess" "I can't thank the team enough. We wei"e held with such heorfvliiess, col'e andsti'ength" "I hoiigstlyfeel thot the ¢YTrurse ￿,￿5 u hedliiiq niiroc.Icfvr nie" Yhe course h(Js giuen nie IoL* nd fl fevlinq of rplf-worlh. Project parlieipants . COMMUNITY FUND LEARN MORE: MTWW.sharphamtrust.org/Mindful-in-Nature The Coach House Our centrc for nature- based miiidfulness continuLd to wom, people ,lJo stayed liere. Here's reti'eatant Christina on lier expei"ieiice staying there. Search 'Christina' on our website to read her full aL'count. www.sharphamtrust.org The Coach House We anive as strangers. A rag-tag group varied expectations. Arriving is always awkward, no one being quite sure of what to say. A brief "hello," a slLaring of na]nes. and then silence. Small talk Seen￿ inappropriate in sueh a setting, and we aren't Sure what else to talk about. At thts moment, sllence is easy. The week begins on a reflective note- or so we think. The The Walk,, which tunLs out to be more (rfan iThtrospective exercise than anyone anticipated, sets a mellow tone which contiuues through lunch. But then, without warnin& we are thrown headIon8 into'the rewilding area,. b￿hWh8ek1Dg our way through tall gra&8es and brambles as Ju]ian expouniLs upon the complexity of "doing the right thing.. It all almo￿ feels too rnuch. but then we are reborn into ehildIike wondcr as we wander through the reed beds. By the time we return for our 5 0'clod( meeting, the reed beds are all anyone can talk alx)uL Before we realise it, we are journeying together as a crew... LEARN MORE: www.sharphamtrust.org/coach-house The Coach House The Coach House continued to impress and inspire people who stayed ￿thin its 18th century walls, just behind Sharpham House. In 2021, we invested rnore than £1.6million in converting an undernsed stableyard to a suite of 18 rooms, almost all of them ensuite. In this financial year, we welcomed 583 retreatants to immerse themselves in nature, gardening and rffifyildin8* alongside daily mindfi movement, time on the land and- of course- meditation. 11 www.sharphamtrust.org 5-Star Google reviews of The Coach House in this year: "I doii t ordiiiarily kave reviews, but my 6 days atshapphani last iueek ehon9ed my lrfe. Hauing been sliding down darker mental.slope.sfor months noiu, bnttling feeliiigs ofluw selff esteein, stress.feeliiig lost, but cThcially not really realising it, a week's detox at SharphoTn helped ine coiiie to a measure ofacceptaiice about who I ain, iyignite mypurpose dnd UA)rth, calm Ine and rejuvgnate me. Not to mention the beoutifiil scenery, wonderfyl tasting and iiourishing veganfood aiid ever helpfyl, louing and supporttve staff. Would HIGHLYrgcommend to ANYONE, espethally ifyoulje become trapped in the 21st century 011-n￿h-l1fp-l1l(j11. ic)0% worth the moneli '_ James "One ofthe best deci￿011& I huue ever mode s decidiiig to come to thps beautifiilplace fvr a meditation retreat. Frank, Rachel oiid Eloiiie were so ktnd andwelcomilig and the food wus amazing. The whole experieiiL was transformativefvr me, aild has helped me to live more in thepra￿At through mindfvlness. Iam so happy Ifound Sharphain House/Cooc,h House. I will be nioliny this a yeurly pil(Jrimage going forward. Thank wu to thc u.'hcilc.ftafffor being amazingl" . Cherie "s￿nning location, beinitifiil [f)i)Il Iiiid uery comfortable rooms. I attended a new year retreat which was held with muth care and warmth ond kindness. The slrueture of the doys goue ine tiine to myself, time oiit in nutuiy, ti17ie to get to know and coiinect with others aiid the nieditation helped Tne tofeel bolon(￿d and relaxed and able to f(￿e my busy lifr aguiii. it IF-iJII} IVLts a ujanderfvl recharge" Lisa Google LEARN MORE: www.sharphamtrust.org/coach-house Fundraising tn 2022-23, generous donors gave more than £11,000 to help us create The Hermitage after our beloved solo retreat venue The Kuti burnt down at the beginning of that fllmncial year. This year we opened the doors to The Hermitage, welcoming our Crowdfunder donors followed by the general pub]i¢. We maintain a constant Crowdfiinder where donors can choose to give a one-off gift or set up a monthly donation to directly support ￿S in our mission to make a more mindful, compassionate and sustainable world. GeneroL8 employees of a South W￿t business donated cash to support The Sharpham Tnjst's rewilding efforts. Workers from Somerset's RH Fibreboard gave £200 in theirchristmas 2023 lleCtiO￿ to￿ swit on r&storing nature on the Sharpham FAate. Vs been a lovely Chris17nasprosentfor I s ond the wildlifr on vur rewilding ureu. and the donotions 9iuen lvillgospe￿fiCu1lY on tree-ptaiiting aiid]iiF'tlic'i' Ii'()i'L' I)i, EUFldi7oTlP(Y meadoii,. Communicatio￿% Offieer KatieTolaLS. *crowdfunder Fibreboard coltrkne￿ Ltd Help us to help people and nature You can help us to build a more mindful and $u$tainabie world, whilst caring for the beautiful Sharpham Estat The generosity of our friends, witors and doDOTS helps us in our mi&8ion to connect people to nature and foster mindfijlness and well-being- from enabling us to offer places to people on low ineome to supporting our efforts to rewild areas of the Lstste. Anything you can give will make a dIfferen￿- and be grate￿I]Y re￿]ved. V Donate HOW TO GIVE Choose whether to give a m0nthly￿ft, a donation to our General Fund or a Bursary Donation (enabling thi)se on lower in(x)m&s to come on retreat with us) Donate quickty and 8￿urdY on]ine here". www.sharphanjtrusl.org/donate LEARN MORE: www.sharphamtrust.org/solo The Hermitage ri We were delighted to re-open our solo retreat venue on The Sharpham E8tate in August of this reporting year- and to earn plaudits for it almost immediately. The Hermitage is for people who have participated in a Barn retreat, or a silent retreat elsewhere, and who are experienccd meditators. It offers the opportllnityfoT a solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in private woodland a short walk from The Barn Retreat Centre. The space contains a double bed. meditation nlat and eushion, table. chair and cooking equipment. There's running water, a gas cooking stove, wood- burner and a cDmpost loo nearby. There is no e]ectricity except for solar-p)wered ligbts. People who stay wAll be expeeted to create their own personal daily structure including meditation alld two hours (or optionally more) working meditation in the garden. Solo retreatants get a hearty vegan lunch on weekdays• whi]e supplies for other meals (which they eook themselves) are Provided. delicious orguiiicf(PCpd, uiid ihe suppoi'l of 7Ae Barn conrdinotors.. that.s all Jou need. Thankyou, Inay yoii all flourish! MuLh iiiellal- YI WOsharphamTrust The Barn We grew as a team this year! Tasha Ba&singthwaighte Nina Jankelson Emily Smith Barn Manager Tasha Bassingthwaighte was joined by Assistant Barn Manager Nina Jankelson and they were both supwrted by Emily Smith, who helps with administration of The Barn and The Coach House. Together they have developed a new approach Themed Barn retreats continued to run for Some Barn retreats: The Dharma Pathway. suceessfully, bringing esteemed and This is a series of connected retreats where experienced leaders to The Sharpham Estate. participants are encouraged to complete the Meanwhile, The Barn's signature 6-night 'pathway'* thus embedding their learning retreats continued, alongside 4-night and about Buddhisrn. io-night retreats. '7he setting is sttlniiiiig, the Barii p¥ople genuinL' and supportive, ond the L'isitiiig teachers have. a wealth ofknou1ledge oiid experience. Iiifvi'm(71 and rel&ird.A 9reat balancefvr nie of mindfvlne.s.spractice and tiine in nottire, ￿11th teaehin.q toilored to the qroup andplenty offi'ee tiine. Tlie Burn ol.$0 has a iuell-.st()ck-ed lil)i"ary to diLie into. fyoii like on iiifornial retreat where- in thi, woi'kperiods- you will be helping to do sonig ufthe hoiisekeeping aiidgoi'dening tasL-s which help L-eep thi.% ploee runiiiny, youYI eiijay it" particlDant btaiing at The Barn in Juile 2003 LEARN MORE: www.sharphamtrust.org/barn Sharpham hired We hosted our biggest ever hire client this reporting year. We welcomed 76 people from Emergen Magazine, an award-winning publicatio￿ PCMleASt and organisation that en8ts to"share stories that explore the timeless connections between e(yAw, cthture, and spiritualirf. Pholographer and retreatant Kasia Murfet captured.gome of the peace, tranquillity and camaraderie felt by the participants in the pictures on this page. Said one retreatant afterwards: "It's been the most needed reminder to take it slowly, to allow u]yself be prcsent and appreciats the wonderfijl people and nature that surrounds me. Breathe in, breathe out, breathe through" Emergenee, and sister organisation The Golden Sufi Center have booked & re-booked to hire our buildings and ground& harphamtrust.ory/newsl view/pictUrcs-cmc￿CnCc-Magaz7ne LEARN MORE: www.sharphamtrust.org/hire 4. Our gardens Sharpham House gardens & grounds Our organic gardens at Sharpham House continued to feed, nourish and I￿8p]re retreatants. RetreatLnts and volunteers continued to contribute to the gardens and grounds, helping to ensure that futUTe visitors can enjoy the horticulture at Sharph41m. Our garden team was augmented in this year by two sets of Regenerative Agriculture trainee& Thanks to a partnership with The Apricot Centre near Totnes, groups of trainee gardeners liTrea at Sharpham and worked towards an NVQ in regenerative & organic techniques. Sharpham House gardens also featured THREE TIMES on BBC Gardeners, World- a primetime national TV show. Frances Tophill. a pr&senter on the show, CAme to work for us and brought the eamcrns with her. Read more on this on our Sharpham in the Media page. Barn gardens The Barn's organic veg gardens continued to flourish and a massive 740.4okg of fruit and veg was harvested. including more than 38okg of salad, 77kg of tomatoes, 72kg of sqllash and a huge 210kg of leek81 LEARN MORE: www.sharphamtrust.org/the-gardens litres o juice buc orci m Hoiise, cu .Th kilos of red, wliite and blackcurraiits4 !11. ilos of coiirgettes ilo chard Nature at Sharpham Rewilding at Sharpham Our W]Id for People project came to an end this year, bringing to a close a four-yearprojeetto restore nature in a historie parkland andbcrf)st biodiversity. We partnered with Shalyham Estate-based conservationists Ambios Ltd in the project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fun￿ to the tune of £iTr,000. The CoNryd pandemie t(K)k place within the periiKI of Wi]d for People, forcing us to limit activities and post￿￿¢ Pllblic events. Fortunatety, funders allowed us an extension and today, after nearly half a decade of worlang together on Wild for People. we can dedare that biodiversity has dramatically improved, huThdreds of people (including childTen} now understand the importance of remrylding at shary*ha￿ and our historic, Capability BroThl]ian setting has Wins indude: Birds like Stoneehat and Greater Whitethroat were newly reeorded as Msiting & breeding at Sharpham Consistcnt year-on-year increases in butterdy numbers aeross five peak summer surveys Increased naturdl tree regeneration: a 77% increase in the number of saplings over 5ocm tall was Tecorded in one year The nllmber of plant species increased by nearly 80% between 2020 & 2023 U4 new native trees were planted Hundreds of people engaged with our events, our BioBlit7E8, VO(¥tional training and volunteering Interpretation Ix)ards and map boards were installed to help visitors understand rewilding at Sharpham We earned organic status for Home Farni, enabling us to proudjy say that The Sharpham Estate is certified organic! Heritage Fund www.sharphamtrust.org Nature at Sharpham Graze expectations Two ponies arrived on The Sharpham Estate in January to help with remrylding. The Konik ponies Tnimic the behaviour of the wild horses who roamed the lands thou8ands of years ago, ni1)bling and browsing vegetation and keeping a check on plant growth naturally. The pon1￿ join Belted Galloways and Mangalitra pigs on the estate- restoring nature on former farmland near Totnes, South Devon. We were on regional TV with this news! LEARN MOREIVIEW VIDEO: wMw.slvarphamtrubt.vrglponies WEST COUNTRY LEARN MORE: Mvw.sharphamtrust.org/wild Nature at Sharpham Wildlife Discovery Retreats -I've just complefed the Wlildlije Discouery Retreat at the Cooch House. Wc launched a new, nature-packed retreat for our Coach House venue in this reporting year. Our Wild]ife Diseovery retreats offered 6-night stays with mindful practices, movement and nature exploration under the guidanee of expert leaders who ran sessions on birds, Ir￿eets, plants and maMn￿ls, throughout the week. The accomniodation, grouiids, aiid octiuities with extremely knowledgeable Ioc(21 &¥perts were wonderfvll The Inix betupeeii iiiindfvliiess prnCti￿. learning about diffcrenl aspects of natui'e andpersonal time was well bolonc'ed. The coordiiiators creoted a sofe space, were patient, compussiunate and used kindness ond humour throughout. I would hi.ghly recommend this and tlicj i?l(IlF!I - a Wildlife 11 Discovery retreatant during this year Trvww.sharphamtrust.orglwildlife- discovery BioBlitz Birds, wildflowers, trees, bats, butter£lies and n￿nY other invertebrates were all counted in a packed 24 houLS on the land just outside Tothes. The event (and the rewilding at Sharpham) was SllPPOrted by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the players of the lottery, enabling the free participation of members of the publie. 42 species (rfbirds were recorded (up from 32 in 2021), from the tinywren to the big bu72Ard, and other bird highlights included bearing $ltylarks. linnets, yellowhammer and goldcrests. plus reed buntings and reed warblers down in thc reedbe(L8. Some 149 wildflowers and plants (up from 107 in 2021) were spotted & documented. Insects observed included a Inng-winged Conebead Crid(et, a Red-Head¢d Cardinal Beetle. Large Skipper butterlly and a Marn]alade Hoverlly. e are over the moon aErf)ut the splendid results from our third BioBlitz, whieh show that biodiversity i8 growing on our rewilding meadows at Sharpham,. said organi$er Lisa Carnell, Event and Education Offi￿r ofThe Sharpham Trust. 'IiiL'I'L'diblL BioBIiLZ Trl ui'k-sliup I ,nIy oui-IJiL'I- aiid I loved the niammal troeks aiid.sign.s free workshop on the Shorpham Estate with omniol specialist Sinio71 Roper." "Really uppreciute thv Shurphum L.hurity und all it doesfor the enijironnient and eco-education. Ilauing thisfiye woi.kshop series niode it so ac'cesbible und inL.Iu&pi)11(7ni, thiink iioii fnF' haijinq usl" Bioblitz 2023 partieipants Heritage Fund w￿￿.SharphaMtrUst.0rg The Sharpham Estate New wildflower meadow planted A new, organic habitat for native plants. inseets, birds and animals was ploughed and planted on the SbaTpham Estate in Summer-Autumn 2023. The wildtlower meadow was created in front Sharpham House, on land previously occupied by sharphamV￿eyard. The Nryneyard had come to the end of its usefid life and Sharpham Wine moved over the River Dart to Sandridge Barton. freeins up the land. -v •1• Sharpharn Trust DirectorJulian Carnell said: "Il gave us oppoJ"tunity to thiiik, -well, w'hat are we going to do with the land us we inou¥furward?' We'vL) rL)Lt)ntly b('c'n ivoi'kiiig un u rewildiny of the e.state, and iue w(Jiited to do.something that wa.s in fiine iiyith 'l(-Ilife. The UK has lost a huge amount of lowland, Mi]dfiower meadows - which are vital food sources for pollinators. A Common figure quoted is that we've lost 97% of our wildfiower u￿adoWS sinee the Second World War. l. £11 Idscapes PfograiTin)É The new meadow fits with Sharpham House's history. It's a return to how the land used to look in previous centuries. ,.c.'I LEARN MORE: wMw.sharphamtrust.org/wildfiower-meadow Parkrun The first event at Sharpham Estate Parkn ti)ok place during this year: a weekly 5 kilometre on the foot & cycle path between TotThes and A%hprington. Parknin is a UK charity encouraging people to exercise more. Participants register for a free barcode and their time is measured eAeh time they run. The Sharpham Parknin begins at 9am on Saturday mornings on the foot/cycle path just up from the stea￿ Packet Inn in Totnes and winds through land alongside the River Dart, including our rewilding fidds. Organisers of the Sharpbam Estste Parkrun have averaged loo walkers and runners every week, from those who want to exercise in good company and beautibjl surroundings to those seeking a personal best running time. If you're interested in nll]ning (and/or volunteering to help marshal the event), email sharphanwtate@parkrun.com www.parkrun.org.uW sharphamcstate www.sharphamtrust.org The Sharpham Estate Upper Sharpham Farni & Home Farm Helen & David Camp are tenants of Ourorganicfarn￿aThd at Up￿T Sharpham Bartffl and Home Fann. Ihe CAmps w theirorganici*ttle on the Sharplwn Egtate and use OWDicpractices to managethe land, includinggrowing Ted cbverto feed theaDIn￿band the ￿lL . Lower Sharpham Farni Ambios Ltd is a tenant of The Sharpham Trust and runs tbi8 80-aere organic farni. as well as partnering us to manage our rewildingland on Home Fann fields. Ambios's work centres on nature conservation traineeships, SUp￿rting trainees to develop skills and confidence tn help them progress towards finding employment in the nature sector. During this reporting perio¢ Ambios supported li trainees over a Spring/Summer traineeship programme. The organisation also works in partnership Muth United Response, a charity that supports adults with learning difficulti(s and di8abiliti&8. United Response adults work daity on the farni, helping care for the anintsls, plants and buildings there. Ten volunteers from acro&s the UK and Europe stayed on thc farni this year. And 2023 s&w nearly 200 people Nisit the farni for the Restoring Nature Literary Festival {rnn in conjunction with Fastgate Books from Totnes). They listened to four wonderful allthors hare their passion on the subject of remrylding and regenerative agriculture. alongside'forest school, actiluties, delicious, locally-sourced food and live musi ra WOsharphamTrust Events IT eli eespn Sliarphain Trustpiily7fethts, including... uisitors to our ' Siinimfv'celebrntion Day .3211 ch(?olchildren rÉ*ljoc)k e2023Tr*1 We ran a filll prograrnme of public events, enticing people to spend time connecting to thenwlves, to nature, food & Sharpham's heritage. During this year we invitsd people to participate in events including: A fan)ily mindfulness day, introdueing youngsters to meditation foraging for wild foods and medicines fermenting fo(Kls for good gut health birdsong walk8 a stargazing and bat walk a first-time fi￿gI quest a f8n)ily firecraft session "Louely being out ofdoors, il'l 111 .S1iL.II L4 - participant on our Dusk Chon]s walk with expert Mike langman We enabled brain-injured children and their families to visit The Sharpham Estate, thanks to funding from the National I￿ery Heritage Fund. Young people with Acquired Brain Injury and their families went on a trip operated by our partners Canoe Adventures and were able to explore the River Dart and Sharpharn's sboreline, as part of our Wild For People rewilding project. "l)ud reported how niuch he had enjoyed such qiiality tinie with his 2 yoiiiig people - somethiiio Ite doE.s F70t ofter qet the rlaipce li) di), reported occupational therapist Penny Weekes. Made pWslb￿V41th Heritage Fund www.sharphamtrust.org Ceremonies Ily Weddings Sharpham Ho￿e i8 licensed for wedding ceremonies and we hosted ihree in this financial year. Burials We own and operate Sharpham Meadow Natural Burial Ground- an incredible spot from where you can see (on a dear day) the River Dart, Dartm(K>r and the sea. The space features the Ancestors, Fire, ere2ted by Totnes arti8t Robin lacey¥ and is an organic haymeadow that is home to lots of wildlife. Natural Burials 105 burials, ashes Intern￿nts and pre-paid plot purchases at Sharphatn Meadow. SEE EVENTS: www.sharphamtrust.org/whatson www.sharphamtrust.org The Sharpham Trust in numbers Volunteers Barn & Coach House volunteer (x)ordinators RETREATS Ji,116 hours 882 hours 161 retreats attend￿bY Wild for P￿pIe conseTWdtion & rewildingvolunteers Events volunteers 2293 48 participants 1425 hours 205 hours 168 hour 8 hours retreats in Sharpham House with 40 hours partiiiwnts Admin volunteer Mindfid-in-Nature peer mentors Total volunteer hours 937 14,064 wTrvw.sharphwiItn￿t.0ryIwo1unIcer 54 479 retreats at The Barn iiith 94- t￿Ople (including our Trustees) The Coach House 288,201_--- -.583 pKJpTr,e "The numberof engaged sassions (as measuredby G(x)gleAnalytiGS) that]asLed loDgerthan io seconds. or had a conversion event, or had 2 or more screen views. 15 11 on]ine Tetreatswith VIDEO 116 people 836 DONATIONS hours of Sha ham video watc in 2023-24 SEE MORE: ￿Tr￿V.Sharpharntn18t.0TgIVldeo £33,989 w, oD]ine meditation 21,129 120 sitters each time lays of our meditations FREE MED￿ATIoNS. ra WOsharphamTrust Sharpham in the media Gardeners, World TV Wewere on national TVTHREE timogl OurHead Gardener at the time Wds a famous face: Fran￿STOphi1L one of the presenters on BBC Gardeners'world. We appeared on the pn)8ran)me inApTiI, Alls￿t and OctobeT 2023 Franeesslwed her story of movingto a newhome and a newgardening workplait and that meant we had the national $￿t]Ight upon us and ouro grounds. It a tantastic op￿rtUnIty (well, three actually) to show Tanglble flxed asset5 Fixed assets are capitslised where ihe purchase price exceeds £5,000. Depreclation cost5 are allocated to activities on the basis of the use of the related assets in those actlvlties. Assets are reviewed for impairment if circumstances indicate their carrying value may exceed their net reali5able value and value in use. Where the freehold properties are not depreciated. they are maintained to a sufficient standard to ensure there Is no diminution in value. Where fixed assets have been revalued, any excess between the revalued amount and the hlstorit C05t of the asset will be shown as a revaluation resetve in the balance sheet. A revlew for indicators of impairment is tarried out at each reporting date. with the recoverable amount being estimated where such Indicator5 exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the value In use or recoverable amout, the asset is impaired io the higher of the value In use or recoverable amount. Prior Impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting dale. The Sharpham Trusi Notes to the flnanclal swements March 2024 l Accountlng polkles (contlnued) m) Tanglble fixed assets (contlnued) Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write down the cost of each a55et to its estimated residual value over its expected useful life. The depreciation rates in use are as follow5= Free1￿k1 property held as at 31 March 1997 Freehold property acquired between 1998 and 2021 Freehold property acquired since l April 2022 Fixtures and equipment Motor vehicles Assets in the course of construclion Nil 2% straiqht line 15% to 25% stralaht Ilne 25% straiqht line None until complete n) Heritage a55et5 The charity holds heritage assets, which are tangible asseis of historical. artistic, or scentlfic Importance that are held to advance pr@servation and conservation objectives of the charity. Newly purchased heritage assets are capitalised and included at the cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Newly donated heritage a5set5 are either capitalised at the appropriate valuation. if available. if this Is not possible. they are excluded from the balance sheet on the grounds that no reliable cost information is available. Where heritage assets were acquired in past accounling periods and not capitalised. bt can be dlfflcult or costly to attributabe a cost or value to them. In such cases. these assets are excluded from the balance sheet if reliable cosi information is not available and conventlonal valuatlon approaches lack Sufficient reliability or Significant cosrs are involved in the reconstruction of analysis of past accounting record5 or in valuation, which are onerous compared with the additional benefit derived by users of ihe accounts In assessing the tru5tees' Stewardship of the assets. Works of an were capitalised at an estimated valuation a5 at 31 March 1997 of £90.000. These assets are not depreclated. The Charlty also holds other assets such as paintings which contrlbute to the local hSstory of the estate which are not included in the balance sheet figures either because they were donated to the charity many years ago and have no reliable cost and are too numerous and difficult to value. All Such a55et5 are not depreciated. bur subjett to annual impairment review. o) Investments Listed Investments Investments are a form of basic financial instrument and are initially recogni5ed at their transartion value and sub5eouently measured at their fair value as at ihe balance Sheet date using the closing quoted market price. Any change in fair value will be recognlsed In ihe statement of financial actlvltles. Investment gains and losse5, whether realised or unrealised. are combined and shown In the heading "Net gainslllosses} on investments. in the statement of financial activiiies. The charity does not acquire put options. derivatives or other complex flnancial instrurnents. Investments in subsidiaries Investment5 in subsidiarie5 are at cost. p) Debtors Trade and other debtors are recognlsed at the settlement amount due after any trade dlscount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. ql Shortterm depostts Shorr term deposits includes cash balances that are invested in accounts with a maturity date of bethen 3 and 12 months. r) Cash at bank and In hand Cash at bank and cash In hand Includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. The Sharpham Trust Notes to the flnanclal ststemenls l Accountlng pollcles (contlnued) 5) Credl¢or5 and provlslDns Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally reco9nised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. t) Flnanclal Instrurnents The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at thelr settlement value. u) Penslon5 Contributions to defined contribution plans are recogni5ed as an expense in the period in which the related seNice Is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an a55et io the extenr that rhe prepaymen15 wlll lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund. 2 Legal status of the charlty The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The liability of each member in the event of winding up is limitÈd to £1 3 Income from donatlons and legacle5 2024 2023 Toial Unrestricted Restrided Total Unre5trirted Restricted Donatlons Donation5 Central Donation5 Estate Oonatlons Sharpham Proqramme Donation5 Barn Retreat Centre From Trading Subsidiarv 6.774 6.774 23.364 181 24,082 47.446 181 2.068 5,144 7,212 5,101 5.101 381 19.622 20.003 491 4,040 4.531 24.372 24.372 34.853 34.853 Grants Crants receivable entral rant5 receivable estate Grants recelvable Mindful in Nature Grant5 receivable Wild for PeoDle Other grants 19,922 19.922 17,792 17.792 17,028 17,028 21,168 21.168 57,155 57.155 36.473 16.381 36.473 16.381 85.156 85,156 33,595 116.580 150.175 63.990 207,383 271.373 Th* Sharpham Trust Notes to the flnanclal statements 4 Income from charltable artivltles 2024 Totsl Unrestricted 2023 Total Unrestricted Restricted Restrlcted Sharpham Programme Coach House Barn Retreat Sharpham House Sharpham Outdoors Rental Income 512,109 328,930 206,473 91,434 93,967 63,395 512.109 328.930 206,473 91,434 93.967 63,395 515,434 251.410 180.008 101,023 94,620 57,939 51S,434 251.410 180.008 101 ,023 94.620 57,939 Sub-total for Wellbelng 1,296,308 1.296.308 .200.434 1.200,434 Natural Burials Estale 195,120 23,606 195.120 23.606 188.267 19,420 188,267 19,420 Sub-total for Ecological and Environmental 218.726 218,726 207.687 207.687 Other 11,067 11.067 Total income from charitable activities ,515.034 1.515,034 1,419.188 1.419,188 5 Income from other tradlng actlvltles 2024 Total Unrestricted 2023 Total Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Wedding venue hire 33,330 33,330 43.881 43.881 33,330 33.330 43,881 43.881 6 Income from investments 2024 Total Unrestricted 2023 Total Unrestrirted Restricted Restricted Rental and property income Income from Ilsted investments Bank Interest 34,031 34.031 38.353 38.353 94,989 94.989 86.293 86.293 2,157 2,157 43 43 131,177 131,177 124.689 124,689 r￿ots IV)OplDltsm *r4r4 *th rs(•- * *th O I ¢0 I I I I I I I I -VUIJZiiiJO fftrfiffi i I i i i -c*Ln The Sharpham Trust Notes to the flnanclal statements d 31 March 2024 Net Income l (expendlture) for the year Thls Is stated after charging I Iciedltlngl.. 2024 2023 Depreclation (Lossl or profil on disposal of flxed assets Gainslllossesl tsn other investment assets Inierest payable Operaiing lease rentals rèceivable.. Properry Audltor's remuneratlon {excludlng VATI.. Audit 43.766 342 162,293 31,991 40,427 111,775 1269.7671 26.281 63,395 57.939 8AOO 7,900 ArAlysls of staff costs. trustee remuneratlon and expenses. and the cost of key management personnel Staff costs were as follows.. 2024 2023 Salaries and wages social 5ecurlty cosis Employer'5 contribution to deflned contrlbutlon penslon schemes 538.453 36.597 33.046 523.676 31,700 34,958 608.096 590.334 Thè Trust believes in equal pay and a Iivlng wage. It pay5 all permanent staff more than the currenr governmental national mlnimum wage and at least the Living Wase as defined by The Living Wage Fourhdation. The followfing number of employees received employee benellis lexcludlng employer penslon costs and employer's national insurance) durlng the year between.. 2024 2023 No. £60.000 - £69.999 The total employee beneflts (including pension contrlbutlons and employer's natlonal Insurance) of the key management personnel were £168.538 12023.. £160.3041. The charlty trustees were neithèr paid nor received any other benefir5 from employment with the charliy In the year 12023.- £nill. No charity trustee received paymeni for professlonal or other 5ervire5 supplied to the charity12023'. Tru5tee5' expenses represents the payrnent or relmbursement of travel and sub51Sten¢e costs iotalling £1,346 12023.. £5331 Incurred by 7 12023.. 1 I mernbers relatlng to attendance at meetlngs of the trustees. Tht Sharpham Trust Notts to the financlal statements arch 2024 l O Staff numbers The average number of employees (head count based on number of staff employed) durlng the year was 2712023.. 301. I l Related party Iran5aalon5 There is no overall controlling party as the members consider that the commlttee has control. The charity ha5 an investment in a tradlng subsidiary called the The Sharpham Trust Trading Company Limited. Thè Charity has a current account with this subsidiary and at 31 March 2024 the Charity owed the 5ub5rdiary £60.955 12023= £50,474) which amount is included in creditors in these financial Statements. There are no othtr r¢lated party rransaalons to disclose for 202412023.. none). 12 Tawlon The charity 15 exempt from corporatlon lax as all its income is charitable and Is applied for charitable purposes. 13 Tan9lble flxed assets Freehold Flxtures and property fittings Assets In Consiruct'n Motor vehlcles Total Cost or valuatlon At the start of the year Addltion5 in year Disposals in year 4.569.655 4.411 417,714 24.859 14,260 16.112 1,599 {2,500) 5,017,741 30.869 {16,760) 114,2601 At the end of the year 4.574.066 442,573 15,211 5,031.850 Depreclatlon At the start of the year Charge for the year Ellmlnated on disposal 102,785 8.748 154.032 31.215 7,605 3,803 12,5001 264,422 43,766 12.500) At the end of tht year Net book value At the end of the year 111,533 185,247 8.908 305.688 4,462.533 257.326 6,303 4.726.162 At the start of the year 4,466,870 263.682 14.260 8.507 4,753,319 The 5harpham Trust Notes to the financlal stttements ended 13 Tanglble fixed asser5 (￿ntInued) All of the above assets are used for chaTltable purposes. At 31 March 1997 the charlty's freehold land and buildin95 were revalued at an open market value of £1.750.000 by Michelmore Hughe5. The trustees believe that rhe current valuaiion Is likely to be significanrly In excess of thls amounr. On an historlcal cost basls. thi5 land and buildings would have a cost of £132,236. HowÈver. the m￿Ority of the charlty'5 freehold property Included Sn thls valuation was donated and hence has a nil historical cost. These a55ets, whlch are not depreclated. have been included wlth subsequent assets purchased. whlch are valued at cost and depreclated, in freehold property above. The total cost of revalued assets not depreciated 15 £1.755.792. 14 Hed¢age assets Works of art were w?italised at an estlmated Valuatlon as at 31 March 1997 of £90,000. These a55ets. whlch are noi depreciated, due to the long econornic life. The charity also holds other assets such as palntlngs which contrlbutÈ to the local hlstory of the estate which are not included in the figures above eliher because they were donated ro the chaNty many years ago and have no cost or are numerous and difficult to value. All surh assets which are not deprecbated are 5ubjert to an annual impairment review. Palntlnqs Cost or vduatlon At l April 2023 and 31 March 2024 90,01)0 Accumulated Dew•clatlon At l Aprll 2023 and 31 March 2024 Carrvlno amount At 31 March 2024 90,000 At 31 March 2023 90,000 Exceptionally herltage assets wlll only be acqulred or taken as a donatlon If It adds to the cultural knowledge and history of the locality tsf the Sharpham Estate. There have been no heritage assets dlsposed of or acouired In the past 5 years. 15 In￿Stments 2024 2023 Fair value at the start of the year Additions at cost Dlsposal proceeds Net galn I Ilossl on change in fair value 3.987.235 216.759 1112.467) 162.293 4.192.826 117,825 150,5791 1272,8371 4.2S3.820 8.138 3.987.235 39.980 Cash held by Investment broker pending reinvestment Fair value at the end of the year 4.261.958 4,027,215 The Sharpham TNst Note5 to the flnanclal statements Forl end d31 15 Investments Icontinuedl Invesiments comprisé.. 2024 2023 Shares listed on the London Stock Exchange Unllsted share5 In UK registered companie5 Cash 3.973,776 280,044 8,138 3,707.191 280.044 39.980 4.261.958 4.027,21 S Usted Invesments The aggregate market value of listed inve5tment5 is £3,973.77612023: £3.707.1911 and the stock exchange valLtÈ 15 £3.973,776 12023.. £3.707, 1911. Flnanclal assets held at falr value Llsted Investments are all part of a managed portfolio which ha5 been valued at closing mid￿narket value as at 31 March 2024. The Sharpham Trust Tradlng Company Limited The chariiy has a l 00% shareholding in The Sharpham Trust Trading Company Limited Ireglstered no. 07877557). There are 280.000 ordinary shares in issue at a cost of £ l each. This subsidiary company 15 in the business of produclng elec(rlcity from renewable sources. In its year of trading 10 31 March 2024 it rÈturned a loss after tax of £4,791 12023." £12,522 loss after t4xI and had a 5urplu5 of share capital and rese￿eS of £304,94712023'. £309,738). Consolidated group flnancial staternent5 are not prepared as the results of The Sharpham Trust Tradlng Company Llmlted are not consldered to be materlal to the results of the Charity and togeiher compr15e a small group exernpt under Sectlon 398 of the Companles Act 2006. 16 Debtors 2024 2023 Trade debtors Accrued income 28.510 45.520 5,633 44,380 74.030 50.013 17 Creditors: amtyjnts falllng due vAthln one year 2024 2023 Bank loans Trade creditors Taxation and 50clal securlty Other creditors Arnounts dut to group undertakln9S Accruals Deferred Income (notè 181 13.443 47.151 8.829 5.668 60.955 37.776 378,273 14,611 55.500 10.922 4,653 50,474 67,195 302,108 552.094 505.463 The Sharpham Trust Notes to the firwiclal statsmerts ended 18 Deferred Income Deferred Income comprlses 2024 2023 Balance at the beginnlng of the year Amount released to income in the year Amount deferred in the year 302,108 1302.108> 378,273 379.044 1379.044) 302.1 08 Balance at the end of ihe year 378.273 302.108 19 Credltors: amounts falllng due after one year 2024 2023 Bank loans 457,968 470,519 457.968 470.519 Bank loan5 totalllng £457,96812023.' £470.5191 are secured a9ain5t two properries on the Sharpham Estate. 20 Penslon 5cherne Deflned contrlbutlon plans The arnouni recognised in income or expendlture as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £33.046 12023.. £34.958>. 21a Analysls of assets between funds (current year) General unrestricted Endowment funds Restrlcted Total fur￿5 TangSble fixed assets Heritage assets Investment5 Current assets Current liabilities Long term liabilltles 2,976,162 1,750,000 90.000 2,559.777 4,726.162 90.000 4.261.958 341.908 wmeftt fur#J Expendable Endowment fund 4.399,777 162.293 1162,2931 4.399.777 Restrlaed fijnds: Thomas Welch Bur5arie5 Fund Barn Bursary fund Wild for People Mindful in Nature Sharpham Busarie5 fund Plymouth & Souih Devon Community Forest projett Greenhouse replacement fund Ambios - Transformer grant Hemiltage fund South Devon FIPL 81,104 605 16,5621 14,6621 136.4731 (21,1681 113,7311 74,542 536 4.593 36.473 21.168 5,144 8.587 16.381 116,3811 12.9881 11.5001 12.2541 {17,7921 16.934 8.500 13.946 7.000 12.775 15.029 17.792 Total resffirted funds 15.730 116,580 1123.5111 108.799 Unrestrlcted funds: G¢neral fuNIs 3.554.584 1,713.136 {1,528,6241 162,293 3,901.389 Total unre$trfcted fvnds 3,554.584 1,713,136 {1,528.6241 762,293 3,901.389 Total furrfls 8,070.091 1.992,009 (1.652.135) 8,409,965 22b Movements In funds Iprlor year) At l April 2022 Incorne & Expenditure gains &1055e5 At 31 March 2023 Transfers Endowment f￿d Expendable Endowment fund 4.399.777 (269,7671 269,767 4.399.777 Restrftted funds: Thoma5 Welch Bursarie5 Fund Ash Wheeler Barn Bursary fund Mindful in Narure Wild for People Sharpham Busarlès fund Greenhouse replacement fund Ambios - Transformer grant South Devon AONBIFIPL 81.104 106 3.390 81,104 11061 16.8251 {57.1551 185,IS61 117,2531 12,9881 11,5001 17,0261 4.040 57.155 85,156 24,084 19.922 i 0.000 7.026 605 1.756 8.587 16.934 8.500 T¢)tal restrkted fvnds 86.356 207,383 1178,0091 115.730 Unrestrfded funds". General funds 3,624.225 1.651.748 {1.45 1,6221 {269,767) 3.554.584 Total unrestrlaed funds 3.624.225 1.651,748 11,451.6221 Q69,76 3.554.584 Total funds 8,110.358 1,8S9.131 (1.629.631) 8.070.091 The narrative to explain the purpose of each fund is 9lven at the foot of thè note below. The Sharpham Trust Notts to the flnanrlal slatements ed arch 2024 22 Movements In fvnds {contlnued) rposes of restrkted funds Thomas Welch Bursafle5 Fund The Thomas Welch Bursarie5 Fund is a legacy received from Col. Thom￿ SEephen Mortlmer Welch to be used as bursaries at the dlscretlon of the Trust. It 15 expected thai Ihi5 fund will be uiilised In Ihe near future. Ash Wheeler Bursary Fund The Ash Wheeler Bursaries Fund Is used to piovide bursaries to course attendees on the 'Sustaining Ourselves" course. Barn Bursary Fund The Barn Bursary Fund received donailons io provlde dlscounted places on Barrt retreats. Mlndful In Nature The Big Loltery Fund provlded a grant of £21.168 towards the Mindful in Nature projert. Vald for People The NatSonal Lottery Herltage Fund provlde(J grants for the Sharpham Wlld for People projett. Sharpham Bu5arles fvnd The Sharpham bursary received donatlon5 to provide financial support for Sharpham Pro9ramme retreats. Greenhouse replacement fvnd Donatlons and crowdfunder Income wa5 set against the initial costs of replacing our greenhouse. Amblos Trnnsformer grant Barn upgrade for the elearlclty nets¥ork. South Devon AONB & FIPL Restoration of rhe former vineyard Into a wildflower meadow. Plymouth & South Devon Communlty Forest project A 3 year project in pannership wirh Ambios to plant over 5.000 rrees on the Sharpham Estatè Hermltage fund Sharpham Trust recelved donations to build a new solitary retreat cabin near the Barn. This is used for silent, self-sufficient retreats 23 OperdtlrKJ lease commiiments receivable as a lessor Amount5 recehvable under non-cancellable operatlng leases are as follows for each of the followrng period5 Property 2024 2023 Less than one year One to five years Over five years 39.550 37.62S 44.QOO I 1,100 121.175 71,100