**The Arnside/Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust** **Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** **Registered Charity in England and Wales Charity Number 702624** **Contents Page(s)** Trustees Annual Report 2 Treasurer’s Report 3 Chairman’s Report 4 Financial Accounts for 2021/2022 5-7 Independent Examiners Report 8-9 Arnside and Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust **Reference and Administrative Information** Name of Charity: The Arnside/Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust |Registered Charity Number:|702624||| |---|---|---|---| |**Contact details:**|||| |Address:|The Old Station Building, Arnside, Carnforth||LA5 0HG (Registered Office)| |Telephone:|01524 761034||| |Web:|landscapetrust.org.uk||| |Email:|contact@landscapetrust.org.uk||| |**Trustees:**|**Date of election**|**Date of re-election**|**Date of resignation**| |Fiona Allen (Chairman)|01/06/2013|16/07/2022|| |Ray Anslow (Treasurer)|07/06/2013|16/07/2022|| |Steve Benner|08/06/2018|08/06/2024|| |Roger Cartwright|08/06/2018|08/06/2024|| |Richard Daly|16/07/2019|16/07/2022|| |Gary Marsh|12/06/2015|08/06/2024|| |Colin Peacock (Vice-Chairman)|01/06/2012|08/06/2022|| |Robert Pickup|08/06/2018|08/06/2024|| |Michael Warren (Secretary)|01/06/2012|16/07/2022|| Bankers: Cumberland Building Society, Cumberland House, Castle Street, Carlisle, CA3 8RX National Westminster Bank plc. 262, Marine Road Central, Morecambe, Lancs, LA4 4BJ Santander UK, Bridle Road, Bootle, Merseyside LG30 4GB Independent Examiner: ## **Structure, Governance and Management** Governing Documents: Constitution 1986. Amended at the AGMs in 1989, 1991, 1997, 2012, 2013, and 2014 The Trust has procedures for the induction and training of Trustees. The Trust is member of the Arnside & Silverdale AONB Partnership The Trust’s systems and procedures are geared to minimise risks and regularly reviewed through a Business Plan and Governance documentation. ## **Trustees/Management Committee** The Trustees/Management Committee met four times during the year using Zoom ## **Objectives and Activities for the Public Benefit** The objects of the Landscape Trust are: To work for the public benefit of both residents and visitors within the Arnside/Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty by stimulating and encouraging both understanding of and active involvement in the protection, conservation and practical improvement of features of general public amenity or historical interest within the landscape. The Trust joins with the Arnside & Silverdale AONB Unit to promote the Partnership Grant Fund for the benefit of the area ## **Payments to Trustees** There were no payments to Trustees apart from authorised expenses and re-imbursements for expenditure made on behalf of the Trust. ## **Serious Incidents** No serious incidents occurred during the year. 2 Arnside and Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust ## Treasurer’s Report to the Annual General Meeting of the Arnside/Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust This report covers the financial year 2021/2022 and highlights the major financial events over year. I have to report a deficit of £781.66 on the General Fund due to lower-than-expected income, and the cost and fees of the land purchase. The Reserves account deficit of expenditure over income was £10,455.10. The Trust was grateful to received bequests during the year which aided our cash flow. We acknowledge receipts from the estates of the late E F Wright, the estate of the late S F Clare and the estate of the late C Bernhardt. The Trust also acknowledges the estate of the late Peter Standing enabling the sale of Geotrails and Walks booklets totalling £847.50. We are also grateful to Lisa Whistlecroft for running the Trust internet shop where we achieved sales of £1083 for the Trust calendar organised by Steve Benner, £126 for Tick cards, and the sale of 8 Len Smith books on Kendal’s Port during the year leaves us with only 459 to sell. The 2021 payment from the Rural Payments Agency under the Stewardship Agreement was received and distributed to the landowners. We await the acceptance by RPA of an accurate submission for the 2022 payment to be made. So far as expenditure is concerned the accounts show that £8,621.01 was spent on the Mid-Tier Agreement and Farming in Protected Landscapes schemes where eventually we hope to receive covering Grants in 2022/2023 financial year. The Trust was grateful for the first refusal to purchase land at Coldwell Meadow known as Boundary Copse from Mr and Mrs A Kitchen at a cost of £16,000. The transaction was completed during the year incurring costs of £1,761. £3026 was paid away for projects agreed by the Arnside AONB Partnership Grants Fund which the Trust administers financially. The Trust continues its prudence in expenditure to achieve the optimum return in maintaining the objectives of the Trust and has a solid base from which to work in the future. The Trust does not involve itself in fundraising, having adequate financial reserves for the future. The Coldwell Project account is the backup for land reserves expenditure, and traditionally the Trust has maintained a balance at the Cumberland Building Society for future land purchases or other capital asset requirements. Ray Anslow Treasurer June 2022 Arnside and Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust ## LT Chairmans AGM Report 2022 Like Societies and Associations across the country and even the word, the one thing we all have to mention is the Covid Pandemic. Like everyone else our activities this last year have been sadly curtailed by the Covid precautions – and we are still being very cautious. We are slowly opening up to the big wide world but we are conscious that the virus has not gone and given a chance it is still infecting people. We continue to keep an eye on what is happening when we are planning where we go next. We are pleased that our communication with members has been good (many thanks to Steve for that). This time last year I mentioned that we now communicate almost exclusively electronically – apart from Keer to Kent – and we were, and are, aware that not everyone is electronically literate – but I am very pleased to report that we have had no complaints about the change. (research shows that older people actually use their computers, laptops and ipads more than people aged between 25 and 60). I was asked if we were likely to put Keer to Kent on line – and I can report categorically that there are no such plans at the moment. We have continued with the basic activities of the trust, with the maintenance and development of the Reserves, with our multiple liaisons with fellow organisations and putting together an agenda of events. We have meetings planned to develop our business plans, both as a single organisation or in conjunction with other similar like-minded organisations. We also monitor what is happening nationally to keep in step with local, national and international issues. The reserves continue to flourish and members have taken even more advantage of them in the last two years. We continue to look at how we utilise them, both for individuals and for groups and how we promote them to all age groups – from the children who helped plant trees to the dementia friendly walks. The reserves team have an excellent and skilled group of volunteers who work hard to look after our land. Similarly we have other volunteers who regularly, and quietly, give up their time to help the Trust – for example the team who deliver the Keer to Kent, or volunteer at the events. We have a number of others who offer their services to carry out the very necessary administration side of the Trust I want to record a vote of thanks to all those volunteers, we do recognise their contributions even if we forget to acknowledge them at times.. So please accept my thanks on behalf of the whole membership. We have continued to liaise with the RSPB with regard to the land we own jointly at Warton Mires. It has been very slow in its development due to bureaucratic issues – which are frustrating to everyone, but it is moving forward very gradually. In our liaisons with other organisations we have kept an eye on what is happening around us, and how we fit into the bigger picture in the AONB. Locally the AONB was set up 50 years ago – one of the first in the country. We are currently looking at giving the AONB partnership more space in our journal to celebrate their anniversary, so watch out for that We have, necessarily, had a reduced offer of events and group activities but we are looking at increasing them now. We cannot blame Covid entirely, and we are constantly looking for volunteers to step forward to help get the programme up and running May I finish by reiterating our thanks to those people who work very hard to keep this organisation running and I look forward to things moving forward together. Thank you ## **ARNSIDE AND SILVERDALE AONB LANDSCAPE TRUST RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** |||||||||**2021/2022**|2020/2021| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|£| |||**General**|**Designated**|**NW**|**AONB/LT**|**LT ELS**|**ELS**|**Total**|Total| |||**Purposes**|**Funds**|**CP a/c**|**Prtp Grant**|**MTA & FiPL**|**Agreemt**|**Funds**|Funds| |||**Fund**|||**Fund**|**Agreements**|||| |**RECEIPTS**|||||||||| |Grants and donations|||||||||| |Membership subscriptions||10,937.00||||||**10,937.00**|11,379.00| |Subs Prepayments 2022/2023||1,792.00||||||**1,792.00**|1,802.00| ||Donations|1,925.16||||||**1,925.16**|2,207.00| 4 ## Arnside and Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust |Donations Prepayts 2022/2023
Appeal Receipts
AppealGift Aid
Events Donations
Reserves Donations
Computer Donations
Grants
Gift Aid
Rent
Designated Funds
AONB Partnership Grant Fund
Designated/Restricted funds
(Steele & others)
AONB Prepayment for 2022/2023
Other Income
Keer to Kent sales
Keer to Kent adverts
Events fees
Trading activities
Postage & Packing Received
Fees paid
TK Book
BA Book
LS Book
Geotrails
Calendars
Sales and Commissions
Tick Cards
RPA Grants
HLS Receipts
MTA Receipts
FiPL Grant
Interest received (Building Society)
Prepayments
**SUB-TOTAL**
Legacies Received
Inter account transfer|515.00
**515.00**
400.00
**0.00**
0.00
**0.00**
2,540.00

113.42
**113.42**
0.00
140.00
49.58
**189.58**
1,533.38
13.32
**13.32**
173.76

0.00
**0.00**
0.00
2,445.42
£125.00
**2,570.42**
2,290.98
50.00
**50.00**
50.00
**0.00**
5,000.00
**5,000.00**
5,000.00

918.11
**918.11**
62.50
2,500.00
**2,500.00**
**0.00**
378.35
**378.35**
177.60
667.50
**667.50**
949.50
0.00
**0.00**
0.00
**0.00**
166.48
**166.48**
130.50
-29.07
**-29.07**
-57.10
41.00
**41.00**
24.00
11.00
**11.00**
12.00
56.00
**56.00**
114.80
864.00
**864.00**
773.00
1,083.00
**1,083.00**
1,015.65
45.50
**45.50**
22.50
126.40
**126.40**
288.35
**0.00**
1,432.31
3,863.38
**5,295.69**
1,400.00
**0.00**
0.00
**0.00**
0.00
**0.00**
518.80
**518.80**
441.26
-4,807.00
**-4,807.00**
-2,202.00| |---|---| ||**19,553.28**
**918.11**
**174.58**
**5,000.00**
**1,432.31**
**3,863.38**
**30,941.66**
30,528.68
**11,078.83**
**11,078.83**
79,545.18
**0.00**
19,000.00| ||**30,632.11**
**918.11**
**174.58**
**5,000.00**
**1,432.31**
**3,863.38**
**42,020.49**
129,073.86| ## **ARNSIDE AND SILVERDALE AONB LANDSCAPE TRUST RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** |**2022**||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||**2021/2022**|2020/2021| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|£| ||**General**|**Deaignated**|**NW**|**AONB/LT**|**ELS, MTA &**|**ELS**|**Total**|Total| ||**Purposes**|**Funds**|**CP a/c**|**Prtp Grant**|**FiPL**|**Agreement**|**Payments**|Payments| ||**Fund**|||**Fund**|**Agreements**|||| |**PAYMENTS**||||||||| |Management and administration||||||||| |Printing,stationery and postage|319.91||||||**319.91**|160.23| |Fees & Subscriptions|118.00||||||**118.00**|118.12| |Insurance|818.49||||||**818.49**|695.68| |Sundries|0.00||||||**0.00**|45.00| |Repairs & Replacements|0.00||||||**0.00**|0.00| |Computer costs|749.86||||||**749.86**|785.62| |Designated funds||812.47|||||**812.47**|1,156.10| |Sales||||||||| |Sales items purchased,|1,370.46||||||**1,370.46**|1,430.90| |Postage& packaging, net|113.20||||||**113.20**|189.35| |Payments to Third Parties for Sales||0.00|||||**0.00**|68.50| |Governance Costs||||||||| |Costs of AGM, AGM printing|50.00||||||**50.00**|0.00| |Room hire for AGM & Cttee mtgs|556.00||||||**556.00**|0.00| |Independent Examiners Fee|100.00||||||**100.00**|75.00| |General charitable expenditure||||||||| |Production Costs - Keer to Kent|5,654.02||||||**5,654.02**|5,677.02| |Postage - Keer to Kent|1,252.75||||||**1,252.75**|1,914.48| Arnside and Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust |Site management
Grants & Donations
0.00
AONB Partnership Grant Fund
2,500.00
Promotions expenditure
Events costs
50.00
Cost of Sales
Costs of Fundraising
ELS & HLS Expenditure
MTA & FiPL expenditure
Legal fees & disbursements
1,761.08
**SUB-TOTALS**
**15,413.77**
**812.47**
Land purchase (Boundary Copse)
**16,000.00**
Inter account transfer
**31,413.77**
**812.47**
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
**NET SURPLUS/(**DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR
**BALANCES AT 31 MARCH 2022**
**-781.66**
**105.64**
**BALANCES AT 31 MARCH 2021**
**96,080.85**
**742.83**
**95,299.19**
**848.47**
**Represented by:**
Petty cash
24.85
Santander current account
251.31
Nat West current account
25,197.54
848.47
Nat West CP account
Cumberland Building Society
74,632.49
Debtors
-0.00
Prepayments
-2,500.00
Prepayments - Subscriptions
-1,792.00
Prepayments - Donations
-515.00
**95,299.19**
**848.47**
**FIXED ASSETS USED BY THE CHARITY AS AT 31 MARCH 2022**
Land - Coldwell Parrock 5 acres purchased 2000/2001
Land - Teddy Heights 5 acres purchased 2003/2004
Land - Coldwell Meadow 4 acres purchased 2013/2014
Land - Warton Mires 8.75 acres purchased 2018
Land - Coldwell Bank 10 acres purchased 2018
Land - Boundary Copse 1.63 acres purchased 2022
Laptop computer and software purchased 2013
Laptop computer and software purchased 2014
Weather station purchased 2014
Weather station purchased 2017 (Warton Primary School)
Mac computer
Reserves equipment
**BOOK STOCKS**
Stock holding - Terry Keefe's books 67 @ £2 per copy
Stock holding - Barry Ayre's books 57+ @ £2 per copy
Stock holding - Storth & Sandside Walks 55 @ £2 per copy
Stock holding -Leonard Smith's Book 459 @ £2.65 per copy
**FIXED ASSETS OWNED BY THE CHARITY**
Bittern Countryside Community Interest Company
**DEBTORS**|0.00
2,500.00
50.00
1,761.08|3,256.40
3,052.28
0.00
3,863.38
8,621.01|**3,256.40**
1,861.19
**0.00**
43.52
**5,552.28**
2,500.00
**50.00**
0.00
0.00
**0.00**
0.00
2,500.00

**3,863.38**
1,400.00
**8,621.01**
**1,761.08**
0.00
**0.00**| |---|---|---|---| ||**15,413.77**
**812.47**
**16,000.00**|
**0.00**
**3,052.28**
**11,877.41**
**3,863.38**|
**35,019.31**
20,620.71
**16,000.00**
**0.00**
19,000.00| ||**31,413.77**
**812.47**|
**0.00**
**3,052.28**
**11,877.41**
**3,863.38**|
**51,019.31**
39,620.71| ||**-781.66**
**105.64**
**96,080.85**
**742.83**|
**174.58**
**1,947.72**
**-10,445.10**
**0.00**

**23,677.12**
**8,298.12**
**14,485.84**
**0.00**|
**-8,998.82**
89,453.15

**143,284.76**
53,831.61| ||**95,299.19**
**848.47**|
**23,851.70**
**10,245.84**
**4,040.74**
**0.00**|
**134,285.94**
143,284.76| ||24.85
251.31
25,197.54
848.47
74,632.49
-0.00
-2,500.00
-1,792.00
-515.00|
10,245.84
4,040.74
23,851.70|**24.85**
42.32
**251.31**
812.14
**40,332.59**
49,341.49
**23,851.70**
23,677.12
**74,632.49**
74,113.69
**-0.00**
0.00
**-2,500.00**
-2,500.00
**-1,792.00**
-1,802.00
**-515.00**
-400.00| ||**95,299.19**
**848.47**|
**23,851.70**
**10,245.84**
**4,040.74**
**0.00**|
**134,285.94**
143,284.76| |||**PURCHASE**
**COST**
**£**
15,044.00
15,213.00
41,334.00
70,000.00
109,000.00
16,000.00
300.00
477.00
1,000.00
1,319.00
1,034.00
7,330.00|**ESTIMATED**
**VALUE**
**£**
**15,044.00**
Cost price
**15,213.00**
Cost price
**41,334.00**
Cost price
**52,000.00**
Valuation
**100,000.00**
Cost price
**16,000.00**
Cost price
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**3,020.00**
Estimate
**239,591.00**
**0.00**| |||278,051.00
134.00
186.00
110.00
1,216.35
1,646.35
1,020.00
0.00|| 6 Arnside and Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust **MEMORANDUM OF LIABILITIES** 0.00 . ## **Approved by the Trustees** **(Chairman LT)** 2022 **Date** Arn5ide and Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust (HARITY (OMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner s Report Report to th8 trustoe membars of On a¢¢ounts for tho yoar ondad Charfty no (if any) 7o2é24 Sot out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihg Trust") forthe year ended Responsibilities and basis of report As the charivs trustees. YOLE are ￿s￿)nSIble for the preparation of the accounts in accordance ￿th the requirements of Ihe ch￿￿ti.e$ Act 2011 ("the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried oul under section 145 rrf the 2011 Act and in ￿rryIng my gxaminalion. I have followed all the aps￿icable Directions glvon by th8 Charity Commission under section 145(5llbl of the Act. Independent tThe examlne¢$ statement applicable lisled b¢xlyll. Delete I l rfnot applicable. I hav8 completed my examination. I confirm that no mat8rial fflatters have come to my attention connection with the gxamination {ottw# dIsdo￿be10w.I Nthich gives me cal￿e to believ8 that in. any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance wth section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accA)unts did not accord the a¢￿U￿ting records.. or the accounts did not comply wth the applicable requirements conceming the forni and content of acwunls sel cwt in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 olher than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair. view ￿lch is not a matter Considered as part of an independent examinatlon. I have no concems and have ￿me auoss no olh8r matters In Lxjnnection with the examination to which attention should be drawn In this report in order to enabl8 a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the worils in the breckets rfthey do not apply. Slgngd: Name: rtg14*V /H IC Ig6£ Rolevant professional quallfi¢ationls) or body LQtsJ IER Oct 2018 Arn5ide and Silverdale AONB Landsca e Trust (If any): Address: Rni Sc¢tioii B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight maleri& mallers of Goncern (seè CC32, Independent examination of thartty a¢xounts." directions and guidanc8 for examiners). Giv• here bri￿ details of ony Items that the examlnerwishes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018