ARETERRA

Registered charity 1196211 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support and relieve the needs of those aged 21 - 65 with a learning disability and/or associated mental health condition residing in Kidderminster and the surrounding areas primarily through(1) Providing life and practical skills programmes;(2) Conservation/environmental and horticultural workshops and projects;(3) Opportunities to interact with animals in a calm and safe environment

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE AGED BETWEEN 21-65 WHO HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY AND/OR ASSOCIATED MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION RESIDING IN KIDDERMINSTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS PRIMARILY THROUGHA) PROVIDING LIFE AND PRACTICAL SKILLS PROGRAMMES;B) CONSERVATION/ENVIRONMENTAL AND HORTICULTURAL WORKSHOPS AND PROJECTS;C) OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT WITH ANIMALS IN A CALM AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net liabilities of £751 and unrestricted reserves of £(751). The trustees consider this level of reserves prudent given potential liabilities if the charity ceases to operate, and they deem the financial position stable despite operating in difficult times.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Robert Kilburnchair
• Ethan Kilburn
• Sam Chrzaszcz

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).