Ashdown Forest Trust Fund

Committee report · Cabinet · Tue 29 Sep 2026 · East Sussex County Council · the whole meeting

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“note the Ashdown Forest Trust Income and Expenditure Account for 2025/26 and Balance Sheet as of 31 March 2026.”

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The minutes record: Noted. “RESOLVED to note the Ashdown Forest Trust Income and Expenditure Account for 2025/26 and Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2026. Reason 25.3 The Trust made an operating deficit of £91,534 during 2025/26. The General Reserve as of 31 March 2026 amounts to £96,782. This fund is available to finance expenditure which meets the Trust’s objectives.” minutes ↗

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The Ashdown Forest Trust's Income and Expenditure Account for 2025/26 shows a deficit of £91,534, largely caused by a one-off payment of £99,200 to the Conservators of Ashdown Forest to help fund a new industry-standard tree safety policy. p10

The Trust's General Reserve totalled £96,782 as of 31 March 2026, a fund available to finance expenditure that meets the Trust's objectives. p13 p16

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p102025/26 Accounts 2.3. The Trust’s Income and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet are set out in the attached Appendix 2. The Income and Expenditure Account shows a deficit in 2025/26 of £91,534. The deficit is due to the one-off payment of £99,200 which was paid to the Conservators of Ashdown Forest. The contribution was to help fund the implementation of the new industry standard policy for tree safety and was agreed by Cabinet in
p132.6 The accumulative General Reserve totalled £96,782 at 31 March 2026.
p163.1 The Trust made an operating deficit of £91,534 during 2025/26. The General Reserve as of 31 March 2026 amounts to £96,782. This fund is available to finance expenditure which meets the Trust’s objectives.

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