FRIENDS OF FREEMAN'S WOOD

Registered charity 1202583 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF FREEMAN'S WOOD AND CORONATION FIELD

FFW promotes for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of Freeman's Wood and Coronation Field, Lancaster. Our activities include enhancing biological diversity and public access, and organising educational guided walks and other community engagement events.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF CORONATION FIELD AND FREEMAN'S WOOD, LANCASTER INCLUDING BY PROMOTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL GREEN SPACES.

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

Causes: Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves stood at £75,764, comprising £50,309 in land reserves and £25,455 in unrestricted funds. The charity reported total income of £30,852 against total expenditure of £51,339, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The trustees' report indicates ongoing project work and volunteer engagement without mentioning any financial risks or uncertainties.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Lancaster University Wind Turbine Community Benefit Fund — “We are also grateful to the Lancaster University Wind Turbine Community Benefit Fund and two other charitable trusts who provided grants tow…” (source page)
• two other charitable trusts — “We are also grateful to the Lancaster University Wind Turbine Community Benefit Fund and two other charitable trusts who provided grants tow…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• JON BARRYchair
• Amanda Bannon
• Bethany Joy Speir Haughey
• Dr Emily Heath · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rosalind June Gwenda Jones
• Sarah Catherine Hester
• Shawn Duckers

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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