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CHARITY | Trustees’ Annual Report for the period COMMISSION Period start date Period end date | 1st ‘April 2024 | 31st March 2025 From | | | To) 

## section A 

## Reference and administration details 

## Charity name 

Ashdown Forest Trust 

Registered charity number (if any) | 800437 

Charity's principal address | East Sussex County Council 

County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent, LEWES 

## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity 

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) — Dates acted if not for whole year 

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) 

Type of adviser Name Address Advice on finance, land |Ros Parker Chief Operating Officer, East Sussex County Council, & rent issues County Hall. St Anne’s Crescent, Lewes BN7 1UE 

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) 

## Section B Structure, governance and management 

## Description of the charity’s trusts 

Type of governing document Trust Deed 

Trustee selection methods Elected by East Sussex County Council 

## Additional governance issues (Optional information) 

You . Under the East Sussex County Council’s constitution, the Chief Operating may choose to include Officer has delegated authority to exercise day to day management of the additional information, where relevant. about: Ashdown Forest Trust and to agree the Annual Report and Accounts, following consultation with the Lead Members for Community Economy & e policies and procedures Environment. adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- e the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

- e relationship with any related parties; 

- e trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## Section C 

## Objectives and activities 

To promote the conservation of Ashdown Forest as a quiet and Summary of the objects; of naturalresort forareamembersof outstandingof the public.beauty as an amenity and a place of the charity set out in its governing document 

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Grants to the Conservators of Ashdown Forest to further their<br>activities in managing the forest.<br>Summary of the main<br>activities undertaken for the<br>public benefit in relation to<br>these objects (include within<br>this section the statutory<br>declaration that trustees<br>have had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the<br>Charity Commission on<br>public benefit)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) 

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Section D 

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## Achievements and performance 

Summary[of] the main. In 2024-25 the trust: gave grants of £65,100.00 .to the Conservators of achievements of the charity nsneown ores in order that they could use this grant to carry out the during the year rust’s objectives. 

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Section E 

## Financial review 

To maintain the level of reserves as far as possible by ensuring annual Brief statement of the expenditure does not exceed income. charity’s policy on reserves 

## Details of any funds materially 

## Further financial review details (Optional information) 

You may choose to include Ue ice A source of income is rent from the Royal Ashdown additional information, where Sire ae mu relevant about: 

- e the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

- e how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- e investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## Section F 

## Other optional information 

## Section G 

## Declaration 

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. 

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees 

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## **ASHDOWN FOREST TRUST EXPENDITURE 2022-23** 

|**DATE**|**DETAILS**|**ANNUAL**<br>**GRANT**|**ONE OFF**<br>**PAYMENTS**|**FEES**|**TOTAL**|**CURRENT**<br>**ACCOUNT**|**Special**<br>**Interest**<br>**Bearing**<br>**Account**||
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|1-Apr-24|2022/23 creditors reversed:||||||||
||Audit fees for 2022/23|||-540.00|-540.00|-540.00||Accounts now examined|
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|26/07/2024|Payment to Conservators of Ashdown Forest|32,550.00|||32,550.00|32,550.00||chq000207 sent 8/7/24|
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|24/02/2025|Payment to Conservators of Ashdown Forest|32,550.00|||32,550.00|32,550.00||Chq000209 sent 25/02/2025|
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|23-Jan-25|Independent examination fees for 23/24 accounts|||540.00|540.00|540.00||Chq000208 sent 23/1/25 Astute Business Co|
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|3/31/2025|Accruals for creditors:||||||||
||Audit fees for 2024/25|||540.00|540.00|||Cost of audit fees for 2024/25|
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|||65,100.00|0.00|540.00|65,640.00|65,100.00|0.00||



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|**Ashdown Forest Trust**<br>**As at**<br>**Debtors**<br>Rent due at year end<br>Total debtors<br>**Creditors as at year end 31 March 200x**<br>ESCC Estates Consultancy Charges Qtr 2 & 3<br>ESCC Estates Consultancy Charges Qtr 4<br>ESCC Estates Consultancy Charges<br>Audit Commission fees 2001/02 audit<br>Audit Commission fees 2002/03 audit<br>Audit Commission fees 2003/04 audit<br>Audit Commission fees 2004/05 audit<br>Audit Commission fees 2005/06 audit<br>Audit Commission fees 2006/07 audit<br>Audit Commission fees 2005/06 balance<br>Audit Commission fees 2006/07 balance<br>PKF audit fees 2007/08 audit (estimate)<br>PKF audit fees 2008/09 audit (estimate)<br>PKF audit fees 2009/10 audit (estimate)<br>PKF audit fees 2010/11 audit (estimate)<br>PKF audit fees 2011/12 audit (estimate)<br>PKF audit fees 2012/13 audit (estimate)<br>PKF (BDO) audit fees 2012/13 audit (paid April 2014)<br>KPMG audit fees 2013/14 audit (estimate)<br>Andrew Wells Accountancy audit fees 2014/15 audit (estimate)<br>Andrew Wells Accountancy audit fees 2015/16 audit (estimate)<br>Andrew Wells Accountancy audit fees 2016/17 audit (estimate)<br>Andrew Wells Accountancy audit fees 2017/18 audit (estimate)<br>Andrew Wells Accountancy audit fees 2018/19 audit (estimate)<br>Andrew Wells Accountancy audit fees 2019/20 audit (estimate)<br>Andrew Wells Accountancy audit fees 2020/21 audit (estimate)<br>Andrew Wells Accountancy audit fees 2021/22 audit (estimate)<br>Andrew Wells Accountancy audit fees 2022/23 audit (estimate)<br>Andrew Wells Accountancy audit fees 2023/24 audit (estimate)<br>Andrew Wells Accountancy audit fees 2024/25 audit (estimate)<br>**Legal Fees**<br>Legal Fees - 4th quarter 2006/07<br>Legal Fees - 4th quarter 2007/08<br>Legal Fees - 4th quarter 2008/09<br>Legal Fees - February/March 2010<br>Legal Fees - March 2011<br>Legal Fees - March 2012<br>Legal Fees - March 2013<br>Legal Fees - Q1 and Q2 13/14 Adjustment<br>Legal Fees - Q3 and Q4 2014<br>Conservators of Ashdown Forest<br>Legal Fees- Q2, Q3 & Q4 2014/15 none due<br>Legal Fees 2015/16<br>Credit due for invoice 8002013946 which should not have been charged<br>Credit due for invoice 8002014537 which should not have been charged<br>Legal fees Q4 2016/17<br>Legal fees 2017/18<br>Legal fees Q4 2018-19<br>Legal fees 2019-20<br>Legal fees 2020-21<br>Legal fees 2021-22<br>Legal fees 2022-23<br>Legal fees 2023-24<br>Legal fees 2024-25<br>**Cash at bank**<br>Current account<br>Special Interest Bearing Account<br>**Other investments**<br>ESCC<br>**Movement in Reserves**<br>Balance B/fwd 1 April<br>Surplus (- deficit) for year<br>Balance C/fwd 31 March<br>Bank charges - reimbursement due from East Sussex County Council fo<br>copies of bank statements|**31-Mar-04**<br>**31-Mar-05**<br>**31-Mar-06**<br>**31-Mar-07**<br>**31-Mar-08**<br>**31-Mar-09**<br>**31-Mar-10**<br>**31-Mar-11**<br>1<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>10.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>10,750.00<br>36,500.00<br>21,250.00<br>25,750.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>r|
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||10,750.00<br>36,500.00<br>21,250.00<br>25,750.00<br>10.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00|
||£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>899.24<br>297.08<br>399.50<br>687.37<br>470.00<br>470.00<br>470.00<br>470.00<br>470.00<br>470.00<br>470.00<br>480.00<br>500.00<br>166.25<br>263.75<br>800.00<br>-862.50<br>-881.25<br>-1,080.00<br>5,639.22<br>441.06<br>293.75<br>-679.91<br>-196.80<br>-482.41<br>38,500.00<br>13,375.00<br>13,375.00<br>16,275.00<br>-16,275.00<br>0.00<br>to Ashdown Forest Trust<br>to Ashdown Forest Trust|
||2,606.32<br>40,779.50<br>20,181.59<br>14,316.06<br>17,798.75<br>-17,817.41<br>-1,078.05<br>-1,562.41|
||£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>370.43<br>21,439.20<br>22,005.05<br>14,695.96<br>35,511.05<br>26,083.16<br>2,653.82<br>899.21<br>171,632.10<br>174,689.59<br>45.31<br>184,596.21<br>195,087.11<br>202,259.54<br>203,272.73<br>204,291.00|
||172,002.53<br>196,128.79<br>22,050.36<br>199,292.17<br>230,598.16<br>228,342.70<br>205,926.55<br>205,190.21|
||£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>176,000.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00|
||£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>£       p<br>1,359,666.00 1,380,146.00 1,391,849.08<br>1,399,118.56<br>1,410,725.56 1,412,808.86<br>1,409,662.24<br>1,403,966.70<br>20,480.00<br>11,703.08<br>7,269.48<br>11,607.00<br>2,083.30<br>-3,146.62<br>-5,695.54<br>-339.45|
||1,380,146.00 1,391,849.08 1,399,118.56<br>1,410,725.56<br>1,412,808.86 1,409,662.24<br>1,403,966.70<br>1,403,627.25|



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## **ASHDOWN FOREST TRUST** 

## **Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2025** 

|**2023/24**<br>£<br>0<br>-70000<br>-2836|**Income**<br>Fees<br>Rent of Golf Course<br>Bank Interest<br>**Less Expenditure**<br>Other<br>Conservators of Ashdown Forest - Grants<br>Fees<br>(Surplus)/Deficit|**2024/25**<br>£<br>-70,000<br>-4,702|
|---|---|---|
|-72836<br>0<br>65100<br>540||-74,702<br>65,100<br>540|
|-7196||-9,062|
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## **Balance Sheet at 31 March 2025** 

|**2023/24**<br>£<br>1,200,000<br>179,924<br>-540|Fixed Assets: Land and Buildings<br>Current Assets:<br>Cash at Bank<br>Current Liabilities:<br>Sundry creditors<br>Representing:<br>Reserves:<br>Endowment Fund<br>General Reserve|**2024/25**<br>£<br>1,200,000<br>188,986<br>-540|
|---|---|---|
|1,379,384||1,388,446|
|1,200,100<br>179,284||1,200,100<br>188,346|
|1,379,384||1,388,446|
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## **ASHDOWN FOREST TRUST** 

## **Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2024** 

|**2022/23**<br>£<br>-70,000<br>-659|**Income**<br>Fees<br>Rent of Golf Course<br>Bank Interest<br>**Less Expenditure**<br>Other<br>Conservators of Ashdown Forest - Grants<br>Fees<br>(Surplus)/Deficit|**2023/24**<br>£<br>0<br>-70000<br>-2836|
|---|---|---|
|-70,659<br>65,100<br>540||-72836<br>0<br>65100<br>540|
|-5,019||-7196|
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## **Balance Sheet at 31 March 2024** 

|**2022/23**<br>£<br>1,200,000<br>172,728<br>-540|Fixed Assets: Land and Buildings<br>Current Assets:<br>Cash at Bank<br>Current Liabilities:<br>Sundry creditors<br>Representing:<br>Reserves:<br>Endowment Fund<br>General Reserve|**2023/24**<br>£<br>1,200,000<br>179,924<br>-540|
|---|---|---|
|1,367,169||1,379,384|
|1,200,100<br>167,068||1,200,100<br>179,284|
|1,367,168||1,379,384|
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## **ASHDOWN FOREST TRUST** 

## **Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024** 

||Notes|**Unrestricted**<br>**Income Fund**|**Endowment**<br>**Fund**|**Total**<br>**31 March 2025**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Fixed Assets**<br>Forest Land<br>**Current Assets**<br>Balances at Bank:<br>Special Interest Bearing Account<br>Current Account<br>Investments<br>**Current Liabilities**<br>Creditors falling due within one year<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Net assets**<br>represented by<br>**FUNDS**<br>**General Reserves:**<br>**Endowment Fund:**||£<br>158,093<br>30,893<br>-100|£<br>1,200,000<br>100|£<br>1,200,000<br>158,093<br>30,893<br>0|
|||188,886|100|188,986|
|||-540||(540)|
|||-540|0|(540)|
|||188,346|100|188,446|
|||188,346|1,200,100|1,388,446|
|||188,346|1,200,100|188,346<br>1,200,100|
|||188,346|1,200,100|1,388,446|
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**Total 31 March 2024** £ 1,200,000 153,391 26,533 0 179,924 (540) (540) 179,384 1,379,384 179,284 1,200,100 1,379,384 

## **ASHDOWN FOREST TRUST** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities: Year to 31 March 2025** 

||**Notes**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Income Fund**|**Endowment**<br>**Fund**|**Total Funds**<br>**2024/25**|**2023/24**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Income and Expenditure**<br>**Incoming resources:**<br>Rent of Golf Course<br>Bank Interest<br>Wayleave & Transfer<br>**Total incoming resources**<br>**Resources expended:**<br>**Direct Charitable Expenditure:**<br>Conservators of Ashdown Forest-<br>Annual grant<br>One off  payment<br>**Other Expenditure:**<br>Legal fees<br>Audit fees<br>**Total resources expended**<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>Fund balances brought forward<br>**Fund balances carried forward**||£<br>70,000<br>4,702<br>0|£<br>-<br>-|£<br>70,000<br>4,702<br>0|£<br>70,000<br>2,836<br>0|
|||74,702|-|74,702|72,836|
|||65,100<br>0|-|65,100<br>0|65,100<br>0|
|||65,100|0|65,100|65,100|
|||540<br>0|-<br>-|0<br>540<br>0|0<br>540|
|||65,640|-|65,640|65,640|
|||9,062<br>179,284|-<br>1,200,100|9,062<br>1,379,384|7,196<br>1,372,188|
|||188,346|1,200,100|1,388,446|1,379,384|
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

## **Report to the trustees/ members of** 

Charity Name 

ASHDOWN FOREST TRUST 

31[st] March 2025 

800437 

**On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) Set out on pages** 

1-22 

## **Responsibilties and basis of report** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2025. 

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 examiner's statement** 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination 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:** 

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**Oct 2018** 

**IER** 

**Date:** 28/11/2025 **Name:** Caroline Clarke **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** ACA **Address:** 66 High Street Lewes BN7 1XG **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** . 

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**Oct 2018** 

**IER**