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2023-03-31-accounts

The Arnside/Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust

Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2023

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 5-8 Independent Examiners Report 9-10

Arnside and Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust

Reference and Administrative Information

Name of Charity: The Arnside/Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust The Arnside/Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust 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 20/07/2023
Ray Anslow (Treasurer) 07/06/2013 20/07/2023
Steve Benner 08/06/2018 08/06/2023
Roger Cartwright 08/06/2018 08/06/2024
Gary Marsh 12/06/2015 08/06/2023
Robert Pickup 08/06/2018 08/06/2024 12/07/2023
Michael Warren (Secretary) 01/06/2012 16/07/2023
Lynne Farrell 20/07/2022 20/07/2025
Trevor Blease 20/07/2022 20/07/2025

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: Michael Holmes

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.

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Treasurer’s Report to the Annual General Meeting of the Arnside/Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust

This report covers the financial year 2022/2023 and highlights the major financial events over year. I have to report a surplus on the General Fund of £5,171.95.

The Reserves account benefitted by the receipt of long awaited Grant monies from the Mid Tier agreement. Despite an excess of expenditure over budget it meant a surplus of £8,000 for the year.

In conjunction with the Reserves sub-Committee the financing of the Reserves Group will alter from 1 April 2023. All future expenditure for capital works under any of the various Agreements entered into by the Trust or any assets purchased for work on the Reserves, will be paid against the Coldwell Project account. Some reimbursement will come when the grants are received. All day-to-day expenditure will be paid for through the ordinary Bank current account. This will enable a more realistic picture of the Trust’s activities during the year.

We continue to be grateful to Lisa Whistlecroft for running the Trust internet shop where we achieved sales of £1043 for the Trust calendar organised by Steve Benner, £460 for sale of Geotrails, a new venture into selling coloured versions of the Richard Daly map realised £166 and the sale of 3 Len Smith books on Kendal’s Port during the year leaves us with only 456 to sell.

The 2022 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 2023 payment to be made. This agreement is being extended for a further five years.

£3945 was paid away for projects agreed by the Arnside AONB Partnership Grants Fund which the Trust administers financially. Both the Trust and the AONB Unit contribute £2,500 annually to the fund and the balance available at the end of the financial year was £11,300.84.

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 2023

Arnside and Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust

LT Chairmans AGM Report 2023

Chairmans Report 2022-3 of The Covid Years. It is good to be able to attend things and meet in person. We have had several events where members have been able to get together including the Autumn Lecture and Jacobs Join at Yealand Village Hall, The Spring Lecture at Arnside Educational Institute and hosting the Northern Hedge Laying Competition on Coldwell Parrock.

In 2022 we worked more closely with the AONB as it was their 50[th] Anniversary Year and shared Events with them. – and intend to continue this in many respects.

As it was their anniversary year the AONB hosted the national conference of AONBs and the Landscape Trust had the pleasure in contributing to this with regard to hosting visits to our reserves and attending their events – culminating in their Anniversary Celebration Dinner at Leighton Hall.

Members and Trustees have continued to contribute to a range of meetings and liaisons with like-minded organisations in this AONB and we intend to continue and strengthen such collaborations.

We are very grateful to everyone who volunteers to help the functions of the Trust and we hope that everyone does get enjoyment from it. We have volunteers who work as teams and as individuals on the Reserves and keep them in good heart. They carry out all sorts of jobs, in all weathers. We have people who contribute their enthusiasm and expertise to survey, count, advise and teach. We have volunteers who carry out administration functions – Trust Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Secretary, Keer to Kent Editor, Communications Officer and Trustees

At this point I would particularly like to record a tribute to Bob Pickup who has served the Trust by managing our Reserves and as a Trustee over many years. It is impossible to quantify contribution he has made in that time.

It is thanks to all their varied contributions that the Trust remains healthy and strong, but we are very aware that we would welcome more volunteers either to take on regular or occasional involvement . This would enable us to expand and diversify our events programme.

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ARNSIDE AND SILVERDALE AONB LANDSCAPE TRUST

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

RECEIPTS
Grants and donations
Membership subscriptions
Subscription Prepayments 2021/2022
Donations
Donations Prepayments 2021/2022
Events Income & Donations
Reserves Donations
Reserves Income
Computer Donations
Grants
Gift Aid
Gift Aid - Coldwell Project a/c
Rent
Designated Funds
AONB Partnership Grant Fund
Designated/Restricted funds (Steele & others)
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
Limekilns
Geotrails
Calendars
Maps
Tick Cards
Sales and Commissions
RPA Grants
HLS & FiPL Receipts
MTA Receipts
FiPL Grants
Interest received (Building Society)
less Prepayments
SUB-TOTAL
Legacy Received		 2022/2023
2021/2022
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
General
Desig-
NW
AONB/LT
LT ELS
ELS
Total
Total
Purposes
nated
CP a/c
Prtp Grant
& EWGS
Agreement
Funds
Funds
Fund
Funds
Fund
Agreements
10,604.00
10,604.00
10,937.00
1,402.00
1,402.00
1,792.00
1,635.75
1,635.75
1,925.16
330.00
330.00
515.00
216.95
216.95
113.42
211.18
211.18
189.58
300.00
300.00
0.00
0.00
13.32
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,180.86
2,180.86
2,570.42
0.00
0.00
50.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
5,000.00
721.13
721.13
918.11
454.90
454.90
378.35
474.00
474.00
667.50
0.00
0.00
141.50
141.50
166.48
-19.75
-19.75
-29.07
8.00
8.00
41.00
0.00
0.00
11.00
21.00
21.00
56.00
12.00
12.00
459.75
459.75
864.00
1,043.00
1,043.00
1,083.00
166.00
166.00
64.30
64.30
126.40
31.50
31.50
45.50
2,000.15
9,914.00
11,914.15
5,295.69
10,258.99
10,258.99
0.00
820.00
820.00
0.00
1,282.67
1,282.67
518.80
-1,732.00
-1,732.00
-4,807.00
18,776.43
721.13
211.18
5,000.00
13,379.14
9,914.00
48,001.88
28,441.66
154.96
154.96
11,078.83
18,931.39
721.13
211.18
5,000.00
13,379.14
9,914.00
48,156.84
39,520.49

Arnside and Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust

ARNSIDE AND SILVERDALE AONB LANDSCAPE TRUST

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

2022/2023
2021/2022
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
General
Desig-
NW
AONB/LT
LT ELS
ELS
Total
Total
Purposes
nated
CP a/c
Prtp Grant
& EWGS
Agreement
Payments
Payments
Fund
Funds
Fund
Agreements
(Reserves)
Management and administration
Printing,stationery and postage
167.40
167.40
319.91
Course & Conference fees and Subscriptions
123.00
123.00
118.00
Insurance
882.61
882.61
818.49
Sundries
0.00
0.00
0.00
Repairs & Replacements
773.96
773.96
0.00
Computer costs
731.52
731.52
749.86
Designated funds
958.16
958.16
812.47
Sales items purchased,
802.35
802.35
1,370.46
Sales costs for Postage and packaging, net
97.15
97.15
113.20
Payments to Third Parties for Sales
0.00
0.00
Governance Costs
Costs of AGM, AGM printing
0.00
0.00
50.00
Hire of rooms for AGM + Trustee mtgs
125.00
125.00
556.00
Independent Examiners Fee
100.00
100.00
100.00
General charitable expenditure
Production Costs - Keer to Kent
5,950.02
5,950.02
5,654.02
Postage - Keer to Kent
1,234.43
1,234.43
1,252.75
Site management
5,059.43
5,059.43
3,256.40
Grants & Donations
0.00
0.00
0.00
Reserves capital expenditur
934.47
934.47
AONB Partnership Grant Fund
2,500.00
3,945.00
6,445.00
5,552.28
Promotions and capital expenditure
Events costs
270.00
270.00
50.00
Cost of Sales
0.00
0.00
Costs of Fundraising
0.00
0.00
0.00
Entry Level and Higher Level Stewardship Agreement exp.
3,857.90
3,857.90
3,863.38
MTA expenditure
29.08
29.08
8,621.01
Legal fees and disbursements
0.00
0.00
1,761.08
SUB-TOTALS
13,757.44
958.16
934.47
3,945.00
5,088.51
3,857.90
28,541.48
35,019.31
Land purchase (Boundary Copse)
0.00
16,000.00
Legal fees
0.00
Inter account transfer
0.00
13,757.44
958.16
934.47
3,945.00
5,088.51
3,857.90
28,541.48
51,019.31		 2022/2023
2021/2022
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
General
Desig-
NW
AONB/LT
LT ELS
ELS
Total
Total
Purposes
nated
CP a/c
Prtp Grant
& EWGS
Agreement
Payments
Payments
Fund
Funds
Fund
Agreements
(Reserves)
Management and administration
Printing,stationery and postage
167.40
167.40
319.91
Course & Conference fees and Subscriptions
123.00
123.00
118.00
Insurance
882.61
882.61
818.49
Sundries
0.00
0.00
0.00
Repairs & Replacements
773.96
773.96
0.00
Computer costs
731.52
731.52
749.86
Designated funds
958.16
958.16
812.47
Sales items purchased,
802.35
802.35
1,370.46
Sales costs for Postage and packaging, net
97.15
97.15
113.20
Payments to Third Parties for Sales
0.00
0.00
Governance Costs
Costs of AGM, AGM printing
0.00
0.00
50.00
Hire of rooms for AGM + Trustee mtgs
125.00
125.00
556.00
Independent Examiners Fee
100.00
100.00
100.00
General charitable expenditure
Production Costs - Keer to Kent
5,950.02
5,950.02
5,654.02
Postage - Keer to Kent
1,234.43
1,234.43
1,252.75
Site management
5,059.43
5,059.43
3,256.40
Grants & Donations
0.00
0.00
0.00
Reserves capital expenditur
934.47
934.47
AONB Partnership Grant Fund
2,500.00
3,945.00
6,445.00
5,552.28
Promotions and capital expenditure
Events costs
270.00
270.00
50.00
Cost of Sales
0.00
0.00
Costs of Fundraising
0.00
0.00
0.00
Entry Level and Higher Level Stewardship Agreement exp.
3,857.90
3,857.90
3,863.38
MTA expenditure
29.08
29.08
8,621.01
Legal fees and disbursements
0.00
0.00
1,761.08
SUB-TOTALS
13,757.44
958.16
934.47
3,945.00
5,088.51
3,857.90
28,541.48
35,019.31
Land purchase (Boundary Copse)
0.00
16,000.00
Legal fees
0.00
Inter account transfer
0.00
13,757.44
958.16
934.47
3,945.00
5,088.51
3,857.90
28,541.48
51,019.31

MTA expenditure
Legal fees and disbursements
SUB-TOTALS
Land purchase (Boundary Copse)
Legal fees
Inter account transfer
13,757.44
958.16
934.47
3,945.00
5,088.51
3,857.90
28,541.48
35,019.31
0.00
16,000.00
0.00
0.00
13,757.44
958.16
934.47
3,945.00
5,088.51
3,857.90
28,541.48
51,019.31

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TOTAL PAYMENTS

NET SURPLUS/( DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR

CASH AND BANK BALANCES AT 31 MARCH
2023
CASH AND BANK BALANCES AT 31 MARCH
2022
Represented by:
Petty cash
Santander current account
Nat West current account
Nat West CP account
Cumberland Building Society
Debtors
Prepayments
Prepayments - Subscriptions
Prepayments - Donations		 5,173.95
-237.03
-723.29
1,055.00
8,290.63
6,056.10
19,105.36
-8,998.82
95,299.19
848.47
23,851.70
10,245.84
4,040.74
0.00
134,285.94
143,284.76
100,473.14
611.44
23,128.41
11,300.84
12,331.37
6,056.10
153,901.30
134,285.94
40.35
40.35
24.85
1,980.31
1,980.31
251.31
24,269.32
611.44
11,300.84
12,331.37
6,056.10
54,569.07
40,332.59
23,128.41
23,128.41
23,851.70
75,915.16
75,915.16
74,632.49
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
-2,500.00
-1,402.00
-1,402.00
-1,792.00
-330.00
-330.00
-515.00
100,473.14
611.44
23,128.41
11,300.84
12,331.37
6,056.10
153,901.30
134,285.94
FIXED ASSETS USED BY THE CHARITY AS AT 31 MARCH 2021
Land - Coldwell Parrock 5 acres purchased 2000/01
Land - Teddy Heights 5 acres purchased 2003/2004
Land - Coldwell Meadow 4 acres purchased 2013/14
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 (Primary School)
Mac computer
Reserves equipment
BOOK STOCKS
Stock holding - Terry Keefe's books 65 @ £2 per copy
Stock holding - Barry Ayre's books 93 @ £2 per copy
Stock holding -Leonard Smith's Book 478 @ £2.65 per copy
FIXED ASSETS OWNED BY THE CHARITY
Bittern Countryside Community Interest Company
DEBTORS
Amounts due for Advertising in Keer to Kent and
subscriptions.
Approved by the Trustees
F A Allan (Chairman LT)		 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
Valn price
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
130.00
186.00
1,233.70
1,549.70
1,020.00
0.00
F A Allan

Arn5ide and Silverdale AONB Landscape Trust Dale 10 Mav 2023

Arn5ide and Silverdale AONB Landsca e Trust CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trust8851 marnbgrs of On a￿ountS for the year ended Charlty no (If any) 170262 Sel out on pages I r_ 7 I report to the trustees on my examination (rf the accounts of the 8bove charity {'Ihe Trust") for the year 8nded Responsibilities and As the charity trustees, you are re5pon5ible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the Chafities Act 2011 {"the Act"l- I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sectiori 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145151{b} of the Act. Independent ￿1￿charlI￿rI)S8.inCOrn￿Ceeded£2s￿oo arKI l am w2HFied to examiner's statement .JJndeAth the exaraiBatiO￿y.being a walifie(LrAeMbeto&tti￿￿n8Trrtr applicable listed bodyll. Delete I l if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confifm thal no material matters have come lo my 8ttention tBthep*￿(￿bel0w.I in connection with the examin8tion which gives me cause to believe Ih8t in, any material respect.= the accounting records were not kept in accordance wth section 130 of the Act.. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records- or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concemina 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 fairf wew which is nol a matter considered as Dart of an independent examinatia- I have no concems and have come across no other matters in ¢onnection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understarxling of the accounts to be reached. Please dolete the words in the br8ck8ts if fhey do not appty. $lgned: | Namo: 1 11141(LfA' Date: I 'LI 23 qualification(sl or bodv I lif any1:1

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