FRIENDS OF THE FLITCH WAY AND ASSOCIATED WOODLANDS

Charity Number: 1115617
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our main activity is the help the Essex Ranger Service to carry out conservation tasks. We are also involved in carrying out wildlife surveys. These include butterflies, newts, dragonflies, bats and wild flowers to name a few. We also work with Essex County Council on the Parish Paths Partnership (P3). Here we ensure PROW are well signed and accessible to the public.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £6,796
Total expenditure: £11,115

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • Essex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 July 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Graham Dalby Trustee 07 May 2021
None on record
Bob Wright Trustee 07 May 2021
None on record
Sandra Reynolds Trustee 17 January 2017
FLITCH WAY ACTION GROUP
Received: On time
Alan Trigg Trustee 08 May 2015
None on record
John Moss Trustee 26 April 2013
None on record
Margaret James Trustee 06 May 2005
None on record
WENDY MAUREEN MOSS Trustee 12 March 2005
None on record
STANLEY DAVIES Trustee 12 March 2005
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £6.23k £9.86k £8.87k £7.60k £6.80k
Total expenditure £7.11k £8.88k £6.14k £7.98k £11.12k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 24 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 20 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 24 JANUARY 2006 AS AMENDED 10 JULY 2006 AS AMENDED ON 12 AUG 2014 AS AMENDED ON 03 MAY 2019

Charitable objects

1. IN CONJUNCTION WITH ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL (ECC) COUNTRY PARKS SERVICE, TO WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO THE FLITCH WAY (FORMERLY THE BRAINTREE TO BISHOPS STORTFORD RAILWAY LINE), GARNETTS WOOD NEAR BARNSTON, LEVELLY WOOD NEAR SHALFORD, TARECROFT WOOD NEAR RIVENHALL, BORDER WOOD NEAR LITTLE WALTHAM, THE BLACKWATER RAIL TRAIL (FORMERLY THE WITHAM TO MALDON RAILWAY LINE), THE COLNE VALLEY LINEAR PARK, WHITE COLNE, ALL WITHIN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, AND ANY OTHER SITES WHICH MAY COME UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FLITCH WAY RANGER SERVICE. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

ESSEX

Contact information

Address:
13 KEATS AVENUE
BRAINTREE
CM7 1HB
Phone:
01376348054
Email:
info@flitchwayfriends.org.uk
Website:

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