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← Greener Every Day Scotland (SCIO)

2024-12-31-accounts

GREENER EVERY DAY SCIO (SCOTTISH INCORPORATED ORGANISATION) - SC050040

ANNUAL CHARITY REPORT AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS.

YEAR 2023 - 2024.

CONTENTS

  1. THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

  2. THE CHARITY PURPOSES

  3. THE BENEFICIARIES

  4. EFFORTS PUT IN TO ACHIEVE PURPOSES

  5. WHAT WAS ACHIEVED

  6. THE IMPACT

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  1. THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TRUSTEES

2. THE CHARITIES PURPOSES

The organization’s purposes are:

The advancement of environmental protection and improvement by:

has been donated or planting

permission granted.

The advancement of education by.

The provision of recreational activities by:

And "The advancement of education”, “The provision of recreational facilities, or the organization of recreational

activities, with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities

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are primarily intended”

3. THE BENEFICIARIES

Greener Every Day, by fulfilling its purposes, and by carrying out strategic actions; creates a range of benefits with filtrate thought to different areas of the locality; environment; families, and economy.

Communities within the District of Cumbria, and not limited to; in the last term, have been the main beneficiaries ofthe charitable work of Greener Every Day. The charity has driven different projects within communities which sustained many different and range of results; some to the charities trustees' surprise. The main drivers in line withour purposes, benefit the community, in means of improving awareness around the environment. Achieved using a range of resources and techniques.

Communities are a core part of the organization; when establishing the initial SCIO. The following wasn’t an obvious factor initially, however, in recent years, it has become apparent; that nature and the community are collectively bonded and work well together. Via growing trees, we can also grow communities. We have found that people bond well around nature, and with nature-focused activities. Further from that, already having the reflection and understanding that nature has positive effects, on the mental health and wellbeing of the people. In perspective with this, seeing this seed and nurturing it, has been a benefit to Greener Every Day, and a noticeable factor and output that GED are proud of, and cherish.

Within the communities, GED works with, and in line with perfecting its services, GED is working with cross-border communities. Within this field, GED continues to work with several primary-level schools in the Lake District and Cumbria, at this point in its development. Through its proud and respected work, with these schools, GED achieves many of its targets, with focus to benefits the local community. Via the work with the children, today, initially, and continuing into the future. Planting seeds and inspiring young people to care for the environment, each other, and nature. GED is ambitious about the talks and events it has held to date and is keen to continue a variety of work in this area.

Local Landowners are one of GED’s major beneficiaries currently. GED offers a specialist and niche service to land owners; with the right time, and other

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factors to be considered for mutual work. Landowners benefit largely from the projects, as they receive a free (to date and to be continued) highly specialized and individually tailored service.

Based on location, land type, size of the plot, land owner's personal preferences and high-level academic environmental advice; GED carefully plans the right approach and choice of woodland with specifics. Furthermore, this service is made available thanks to the beneficiaries, via different funding streams, organized by Greener Every Day; private, corporal or governmental. From a legal point of view, the land owner retains the ownership of the new forest land, and to make the establishment of one a possibility, the land and its owner are carefully chosen. With small areas of land, an agreement of care is signed by the land owner, and with larger areas a legal contract is formulated - again tailored to the project, to protect the owner but also the SCIO.

Many of GED’s angles of work benefit, or/and work with local businesses, and service providers. From a main business perspective, GED works with and uses local businesses, who are keen to improve their environmental image, and make a move in the right direction; to a greener future. These partnerships are created over time, and usually with a core and mutual aim of furthering GED’s purposes; created via financial sponsorship, team days out, and mutually benefitting activities and projects for all, and the community. Creating these partnerships and funding streams have a knock-on positive effect on the local economy, and a rage of tangible and nontangible service providers: eg. Solicitor firms, forestry specialists, advisors, timber merchants and equipment providers etc.

Greener Every Day supports people from all walks of life including its trustees. In order to gain power in teamwork and combine a passion and love for nature and the environment. This can be seen in a spectrum right across the charity. The board of trustees has a diverse range skills, and varies with one's ambitions as well as personal dedication. GED finds a lot of time to adjust, and mentor if possible, any directors who become, and pass the probation period at GED. Once so, they are a highly valued part of the organization, once clearly dedicated.

Currently, there are no paid staff at Greener Every Day, which is something that may change in the future, considering we are a company, as well as a charity; under the SCIO structure. However, for now, GED has a large for its scale, and base; very valued and thankful for, team of volunteers. These volunteers benefit from the organization in a range of ways, some not limited to the events. The people who come to assist the team on different occasions,

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not only physical planting ones. Available are other opportunities, where you can engage in academic or social activity's, that are good for everyone's health and well-being. In this focus, you can take a day out of life to enjoy socializing with other people, sharing interesting stories. The volunteer events usually consist of planting events, and engaging in activity structure and management. Volunteers can, when available be involved with the planning, preparation, and enjoyment of more social events such as fundraisers. Often, parties meet and develop friendships during these, or make new friends.

Mental Health, as mentioned earlier, has a major positive effect on everyone involved and its often commented on how the atmosphere and the attention to detail with the planting events has a positive effect on people who attended it. There are times for socializing, whilst planting trees, with professional training provided and if possible good hospitality, first aid always on site.

Lastly but most importantly, GED’s key beneficiary and beneficiary's, is and are the environment, and its bio systems.

Throughout this spectrum of areas, affected by GED’s work; the core aim is to achieve our charitable objectives; while utilizing our recourses, in order to benefit all the beneficiaries. To the possible maximum.

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4. EFFORTS PUT IN TO ACHIEVE PURPOSES

This annum greener every day has been taking a back step from work in the community and tree planting due to environmental and social influences. However, past plants have been regulated and trustee meetings have been going ahead as normal. The charity is going thought a dormant phase where we hope to build up recognition; encourage sponsorship and donations as well as awareness about climate change though social media. GED will still be running social events and spreading awareness of the charities purposes and mission though word of mouth as well as social media and other networking.

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5. WHAT WAS ACHIEVED

During this year the GED team has planned a dormant stage of the charity where GED will build recognition though social media and word of mouth, whilst building up foundations for funding to launch future projects and ideas.

This year the team has regulated past plants in numerous areas of Cumbria and continued to spread awareness around climate change and GED’s purposes.

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6. THE IMPACT

This year we have seen over 2000 trees build their new environment in Cumbria which will have a positive biological impact on the environment, now and for the future years. Thus, releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, in line with our partnerships.

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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS

Greener Every Day - (SCIO) SC050040 Annual Accounts 1st of April 2023 - 31st May 2024 Bank account number - 22903560

Opening balance @ 1st of April 2023 - £1045.19

Date Description Expenditure Income 15th April Insurance £117.15 Savings Accounts - £0.00 Total - £928.04 Closing Balance @ 31st March 2024 - £928.04

Signed by Chair of the Board : Date : 1/07/2024

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