## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/01/2024 Period start date To 31/12/2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: North Devon Environmental Trust** ## **Charity registration number: 296707** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To re-connect and engage local people and
visitors to nature and heritage around
Braunton and across North Devon, by
increasing understanding, awareness and
enjoyment of natural, coastal, farmed and
historical landscapes| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The principal activity of the NDET is the
management of the Braunton Countryside
Centre (BCC), which is held on a 99-year
lease to the Trust from Braunton Parish
Council. The Centre provides a visitor
interpretation and information hub with
displays and information covering many of
the areas’ special features including the
wider North Devon Biosphere Reserve, the
famous dune system of Braunton Burrows,
Braunton Marshes and Estuary, the rocky
coast, farming and the historic 'Great Field'.
The NDET organizes many activities such as
botanical
walks
on
the
Burrows,
birdwatching in the Taw estuary, Bat walks,
wildlife
talks,
children’s nature
craft
workshops and community events such as
plant and seed swaps and apple pressing
days| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees are aware of their
responsibilities to the NDET and the public.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| ||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The volunteers contribute over 2,900 hours to
the running of the NDET each year.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Following the successful NLHF grant
application in 2022 for the Connect to
Nature (C2N) project, the Trust
commenced a two-year programme of
activities and improvements. These
included: upgrading its social media
platforms, Facebook and website; creating
a monthly newsletter; hiring temporary
support staff to manage many events
inside and outside of the BCC; training
courses for the BCC volunteers and
Trustees.
During 2024 there were visits from local
schools and disadvantaged groups. These
included Afghan refugee families currently
housed in nearby Chivenor. Also of note
were the Braunton Wellbeing walks
arranged in co-operation with Live Well in
Braunton group and Caen Medical Centre.
They are very popular and of great benefit
to many elderly people who enjoyed the
gentle local walks and socializing with
refreshments in the Centre afterwards.| **----- Start of picture text -----**
As a result, the status of the BCC as a
community hub has been enhanced.
Demand to hire its facilities, visitor and
local footfall, recruitment of volunteers
and Trustees have all increased.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives Para 1.41
set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Healthy balance in credit.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No set policy but sufficient funds retained
to cover maintenance and running costs.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Donation boxes, sales of environmentally
related items such as booklets,
identification charts, wildlife cards, local
maps. Donations for organised activities.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|No secure sources of core funding| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Deed of Trust| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated Association| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Potential candidates are identified and
invited to join the trustees, subject to
references, informal vetting and approval
by the full trustee board. The trustees check
that the candidates have not been
disqualified from acting as trustees, and
candidates are asked to confirm in writing
that this is the case. New Trustees receive
an
information
pack
of
important
documents which include a copy of the
deeds of the Trust, and a copy of the Charity
Commission’s’ Essential Trustee Guide -
What You Need to Know’.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|North Devon Environmental Trust| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|Braunton Countryside Centre| |Registered charitynumber|296707| |Charity’s principal address|Braunton Countryside Centre
Caen St. Car Park
Braunton EX33 1AA
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||K. Rutherford|Chair|Resigned 31/12/24|| ||M. Breeds|||| ||B. Price|||| ||R. Price|||| ||D. Jenkins|||| ||S. Batstone|||| ||S. Gilbert|||| ||I. Davis|||| ||K. Boyd|||| ||M. Ward|||| ||D. Stephens-Borg||Joined 29/05/24|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
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**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**
**Responsibilities and**
**basis of report**|Charity Name
North Devon Environmental Trust|Charity Name
North Devon Environmental Trust|Charity Name
North Devon Environmental Trust| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||2024|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|296707| ||||| ||1 - 4
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)||| ||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended**31/12/2024.**
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.||| - **Independent** [ ~~The charity~~ ’ ~~s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to~~ - **examiner's statement** ~~undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]~~ ]. _Delete_ [ ] _if not applicable._ I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination ( ~~other than that disclosed below *~~ ) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed: Name:** TRACEY MUNRO **Date:** 30[th] June 2025 **Relevant professional** ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS (ACCA) 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** ## **qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 5 YORK CLOSE EXMOUTH DEVON EX8 4EQ ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **Oct 2018** **IER**