THE CITY OF HULL AND HUMBER

ENVIRONMENT FORUM

A REGISTERED CHARITY COMPANY

LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

Report of the Trustees and

Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Page

Reference and Administrative Details

1

Report of the Trustees

2

to

3

Independent Examiner's Report

4

Statement of Financial Activities

5

Balance Sheet

6

to

7

Notes to the Financial Statements

8

to

12

TRUSTEES

Martin Deane

William Rigby

Matthew Thomas

COMPANY SECRETARY

Adam Fowler

REGISTERED OFFICE

12 Duesbery Street

KINGSTON UPON HULL

East Yorkshire

HU5 3QD

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER

03623588 (England and Wales)

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER

1075172

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

G & C Professionals Limited

trading as Graham & Company

Chartered Certified Accountants

Cleveland House

1-10 Sitwell Street

KINGSTON UPON HULL

East Yorkshire

HU8 7BE

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 March 2025. 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 principal objectives of the charitable company are to promote the conservation and sustainability of the natural and built environments of the City and County of Kingston upon Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire Council, North East Lincolnshire Council and, North Lincolnshire Council being Unitary Authorities in England and to advance the education of the public in all matters relating to environmental conservation and sustainability.

Significant activities

The charity remains involved with community groups in the local area providing help and support on all matters relating to sustainable transport.

In particular the charity continues to work with Driffield Agricultural Society to promote sustainability and understanding of the natural environment through the annual children's Education Day in May. This involved arranging transport for over 1600 schoolchildren from across Hull and East Yorkshire to the Showground at Driffield. Supporting sustainable travel remains a key activity of the charity including coordinating public transport for the annual Driffield Show as well as ongoing support for communities to encourage modal shift through active travel and public transport.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

The results for the year and financial position of the company are as shown in the annexed financial statements. There is a deficit for this period of £280 due to ongoing administration costs (2024 - £343 deficit).

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Principal funding sources

The charitable company has maintained its move towards contracting rather than grants or Service Level Agreements and now receives the majority of funding from this source. The Charity has arranged bank overdraft facilities for £5,000 to assist its cashflow management.

Reserves policy

The Trustees continue to work toward maintaining reserves of unrestricted funds to provide a minimum of three months outgoing resources to allow for exit costs on a cessation of activity.

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.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The charitable company seeks to attract trustees with skills and experience which will compliment those the existing board and add stability to its future management. All new trustees are offered an education programme highlighting the charitable company's history, objectives and the role of its trustees.

Organisational structure

The directors of the Company form an executive committee who meet on a regular basis. Appointment of directors is confirmed at the Annual General Meeting. Directors receive no remuneration for their duties, in accordance with the provisions of both its Memorandum and Articles of Association and the Charities Act, but are reimbursed the costs of attending meetings.

Related parties

The charitable company's activities have not required working relationships with any other parties during this year.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 17 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

Adam Fowler - Secretary

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of THE CITY OF HULL AND HUMBER ENVIRONMENT FORUM ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

1.	accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

2.	the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3.	the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or

4.

the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

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.

Kevin Cawkwell FCCA

G & C Professionals Limited

trading as Graham & Company

Chartered Certified Accountants

KINGSTON UPON HULL

HU8 7BE

17 December 2025

2025

2024

Unrestricted

Restricted

Total

Total

funds

funds

funds

funds

Notes

£

£

£

£

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM

Donations and legacies

2

2,008

-

2,008

2,008

Other trading activities

3

503

-

503

504

Total

2,511

-

2,511

2,512

EXPENDITURE ON

Charitable activities

4

Other support costs

2,791

-

2,791

2,855

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

(280

)

-

(280

)

(343

)

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS

Total funds brought forward

1,840

-

1,840

2,183

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

1,560

-

1,560

1,840

2025

2024

Unrestricted

Restricted

Total

Total

funds

funds

funds

funds

Notes

£

£

£

£

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

8

18

-

18

18

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

9

1,620

-

1,620

1,612

Cash at bank

6,597

-

6,597

6,860

8,217

-

8,217

8,472

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

10

(6,675

)

-

(6,675

)

(6,650

)

NET CURRENT ASSETS

1,542

-

1,542

1,822

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

1,560

-

1,560

1,840

NET ASSETS

1,560

-

1,560

1,840

FUNDS

11

Unrestricted funds

1,560

1,840

TOTAL FUNDS

1,560

1,840

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 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 17 December 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

Martin Deane - Trustee

Matthew Thomas - Trustee

William Rigby - 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.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Fixtures and fittings

-

20% on cost

Computer equipment

-

33% on cost

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.	DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

2025

2024

£

£

Subscriptions

8

8

Gifts in kind

2,000

2,000

2,008

2,008

3.	OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES

2025

2024

£

£

Fees and charges

503

504

4.	CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS

Direct

Support

Costs

costs

Totals

£

£

£

Other support costs

2,116

675

2,791

5.	TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees remuneration or other benefits for the period ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 December 2021.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the period ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 December 2021.

6.	STAFF COSTS

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

2025

2024

Manager

1

1

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

7.	COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted

Restricted

Total

funds

funds

funds

£

£

£

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM

Donations and legacies

2,008

-

2,008

Other trading activities

504

-

504

Total

2,512

-

2,512

EXPENDITURE ON

Charitable activities

Other support costs

2,855

-

2,855

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

(343

)

-

(343

)

RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS

Total funds brought forward

2,183

-

2,183

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD

1,840

-

1,840

8.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Fixtures

and

Computer

fittings

equipment

Totals

£

£

£

COST

At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025

1,215

9,393

10,608

DEPRECIATION

At 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025

1,208

9,382

10,590

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 March 2025

7

11

18

At 31 March 2024

7

11

18

9.	DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2025

2024

£

£

Operating debtors

1,620

1,612

10.	CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

2025

2024

£

£

Other creditors

6,000

6,000

Accrued expenses

675

650

6,675

6,650

11.	MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

Net

movement

At

At 1/4/24

in funds

31/3/25

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

1,840

(280

)

1,560

TOTAL FUNDS

1,840

(280

)

1,560

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

Incoming

Resources

Movement

resources

expended

in funds

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

2,511

(2,791

)

(280

)

TOTAL FUNDS

2,511

(2,791

)

(280

)

Comparatives for movement in funds

Net

movement

At

At 1/4/23

in funds

31/3/24

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

2,183

(343

)

1,840

TOTAL FUNDS

2,183

(343

)

1,840

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

Incoming

Resources

Movement

resources

expended

in funds

£

£

£

Unrestricted funds

General fund

2,512

(2,855

)

(343

)

TOTAL FUNDS

2,512

(2,855

)

(343

)

12.	RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.