REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 08341176 (England and Wales)

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1153036

Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

for

Tickwood Care Farm

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Report of the Trustees

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Statement of Financial Activities

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Balance Sheet

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Notes to the Financial Statements

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The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The objectives for which the charity is established are for the public benefit to advance education and to provide recreational and leisure time activity in the interest of social welfare for people who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such persons.

Significant activities

Smallbrook School continues to come but in week blocks rather one day a week. They were thus able to increase the scope of activities and indeed produce some amazing products but also profound change in their pupils.

The home educated groups doing forest school continued to enjoy their weekly forest school visits and has grown in numbers over the year..

The camp ground for the Duke of Edinburgh awards was finished last year and has been used by the Wenlock Scout group for a lot of activities. We are endeavouring to increase the use of the facilities with a large number of active leads.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The Trustees consider the financial position of the charity to be satisfactory.

FUTURE PLANS

The charity plans to continue the activities outlined above in the future subject to satisfactory funding arrangements.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Company number

08341176 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1153036

Registered office

Tickwood Hall

Much Wenlock

Shropshire

TF13 6NZ

Trustees

R V Crowshaw (resigned 5.11.24)

E S Dugdale

Mrs A M U Dugdale Wiklund

A R Hoof

F D R Coupe

Miss C E Haddon (appointed 5.11.24)

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 20 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

E S Dugdale - Trustee

2024

2023

Unrestricted

Total

fund

funds

Notes

£

£

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM

Donations and legacies

1,100

9,857

EXPENDITURE ON

Other

662

14,778

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

438

(4,921

)

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS

Total funds brought forward

2,127

7,048

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

2,565

2,127

2024

2023

Unrestricted

Total

fund

funds

Notes

£

£

FIXED ASSETS

Intangible assets

5

158

258

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash at bank

7,907

7,369

NET CURRENT ASSETS

7,907

7,369

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

8,065

7,627

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due after more than one year

6

(5,500

)

(5,500

)

NET ASSETS

2,565

2,127

FUNDS

7

Unrestricted funds

2,565

2,127

TOTAL FUNDS

2,565

2,127

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2024.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

(a)	ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b)

preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 20 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

E S Dugdale - Trustee

1.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

2.	NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

2024

2023

£

£

Patents and licences amortisation

100

100

3.	TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023.

4.	COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Unrestricte

fund

£

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM

Donations and legacies

9,857

EXPENDITURE ON

Other

14,778

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

(4,921

)

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS

Total funds brought forward

7,048

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

2,127

5.	INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Patents

and

licences

£

COST

At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024

1,000

AMORTISATION

At 1 January 2024

742

Charge for year

100

At 31 December 2024

842

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2024

158

At 31 December 2023

258

6.	CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR

2024

2023

£

£

Other creditors

5,500

5,500

7.	MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

Net

movement

At

At 1.1.24

in funds

31.12.24

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

2,127

438

2,565

TOTAL FUNDS

2,127

438

2,565

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming

Resources

Movement

resources

expended

in funds

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

1,100

(662

)

438

TOTAL FUNDS

1,100

(662

)

438

Comparatives for movement in funds

Net

movement

At

At 1.1.23

in funds

31.12.23

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

7,048

(4,921

)

2,127

TOTAL FUNDS

7,048

(4,921

)

2,127

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming

Resources

Movement

resources

expended

in funds

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

9,857

(14,778

)

(4,921

)

TOTAL FUNDS

9,857

(14,778

)

(4,921

)

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Net

movement

At

At 1.1.23

in funds

31.12.24

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

7,048

(4,483

)

2,565

TOTAL FUNDS

7,048

(4,483

)

2,565

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming

Resources

Movement

resources

expended

in funds

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

10,957

(15,440

)

(4,483

)

TOTAL FUNDS

10,957

(15,440

)

(4,483

)

8.	RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

Included in other creditors falling due after more than one year is a total of £5,500 due to Mr E S Dugdale, a trustee of the charity.