CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the perlod
From 181 November 2019
Period end date
Period start dat• To
31st October 2020
Charlty name: Dolau Recroatlon Asso¢iation
Charity reglstratlon number: 1024084
Objectives and Activities
SORP r6fwence
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as s8t out in its
governing dcKument
P8r8 1.17
2.1.1 The Association is established for the
purposes of the management of a
Community Hall Ihereinafter called
°the Charitfl for the use of the
inhabitants of the Communities of
Llanfihangel Rhydithon Llandegley
Llanbister
Llandewi
Ystradenni
Penybont, Bleddfa and Llangunllo in
the County of Powy5 Ihereinafter
called "the Area of Benefit") withoLrt
distinction of political religious or
other opinion includlng use for
meetings lectures and classes and for
other forms of recreation and lelsure
time occupation with the object of
improving the conditions of life for
the said inhabitants
2.1.2 To advance the education of the
pupils of Llanfihangel Rhydithon
County Primary School and in
furtherance of this by developing
more
extended
relationships
between the staff parents and others
a550ciated with the School and by
providing and assisting in the
provision of the facilities for

education at the school (not
normally provided by the Local
Education Authority)
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
ben8fit. in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.
Para 1.17 artd
1.19
The Association job 15 to raise money lo cover
running costs and lo maintain (xjr village hall.
This year we have held several fund raising
evenl$ such as, runnlng a charity shop for
weel organised a Frog racing evening,
Scarecrow Feslival. Fashion show and Xmats
Fayre. The events organised wheie not only
fund raising events, they wer& also events that
the whole community could take part in. We
also held several Flicks in the Slicks films.
Catering for all ages.
Statement confiming
wh8th8r th8 Irustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
b6n8fit
Par8 1.18
Trustees are aware of and have acted in
aCC￿danCe with the guidance from the Charmy
Commission on public b8nefil.
Additional information (optional)
You ma
choose to include further statements where relevant aboLrt:
SORP reference
NIA
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
The reserve funds of the Assoclation are held in
the Robert Owen Cornmunity Bank- a Welsh
ethical bank.
Para 1.38
The committee work together as a team lo
organise all events held al ihe hall. This Gould
be fund raising, meeting or general tidying up or
maintenance
Contribution made by
volunteers
Pwa 1.38
Trustees hours for the year - 90 hours
Volunteer hours for the year- 1250 hours

Other
Achievements and Performance
SORP refere￿e
In this very rural Community the hall is
usually at the h8art of all activities. The
Association works with the Community,
organising events that bring the communty
together.
Summary of the main
achievements of the Charity.
identifying the difference the
charity's work has made to
the circumstances of its
b8n8ficiaries and any wider
benefits to so¢iety as a
whole.
Para 1.20
This year we have organised a Frog
Raising Evening, not only fundraising for
the Hall but also for another local charity,
The Bracken Trust. This proved to be
successful evening. raising £840. to be split
over the 2 charities.
We organised another Scarecrow festival
and invited the community to take part in a
treasure hunt, driving around the
ScareGrows. over 25 cars took parti
Xmas Fayre, the hall was full of stalls, of
local businesses and we held an auction of
fresh produce and donated items from the
local communty.
Flicks in the Slicks continue to be a
su¢cess. holding matinees for young
families and evening viewings for the older
generation and younger couples. We tried
to make sure we had a variation of films.
trying to meet everyone tastes.
The Associations continues to meet on a
regular basis to organise events and to
also make sure that the building is
maintained and is in a g¢)od state of repair.

Addftlonal infomiation (optional
You ma
choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41
Investmenl performance
against objectives
Pw8 1.41
other
Financial Revlew
Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the period
Para 1.21
The Association is in a good financial po6its.on
bul continue to try and fund rais8 to not only
cover running cost bul to keep inGreasing the
account for maintenance for as ar￿ when it is
needed.

Stslèm8nt explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why ihéy arè held
Para 1.22
The reserve is held with an ethical local bank.
The amount is agreed by the Trustees and
reflects the larger expenses of maintaining the
building which occur from time to lime.
Amount of reserves held
Parn 1.22
The reserve of the Association was £15,000 for
the duration of the period.
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Para 1.22
NIA
Delails of fund materially in
deficit
Paro 1.24
NIA
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
conc*rn
Para 123
NIA
Addftlonal information (optional)
You ma
choose to include further statements where relevant abouL"
Holding several Fund Raising events
throughout the year
The chaiity's principal
sources of funds (Sncluding
any fundraising)
Grants for larger maintenance proj￿1$
Para 1.47
NIA
Investment policy and
obje¢tiV8s including any
social investment policy
adopted
Para 1.46
Del8rioralion of the building
Changlng needs of the community
A description of the principal
risks facing the eharity
Shared nature of the sile
Para 1.46

Other

Structure, Governance and Management
Des¢ripknn of charity'5
trusts:
Type of wverning document
Para 1.25
Constllution
How is the charity
constituted?
Para 1.25
Unincorporated Charity
Trustee sefection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entilled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Par8 1.25
At the Annual General Meetingthe
Association membership shall elect a
Chairman, a Vice-chairman, a Secretary, a
Treasurer and such other honorary officers
as the Association shall from time to time
decide.
Additional information (optional)
You ma
choose to include furthèr slal8ments wh8r8 relevant about:
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
NIA
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
ne￿rk with which tha
Charity works
Para 1.51
The hall building is leased from Powys County
Council and shares the site with the

Relationship with any
r818t8d parties
Llanfihangel Rhydilhon CP School and Cylch
Meilhrin Dolau.
Par8 1.51
other
Reference and Administrative details
Charity name
Dolau Recreation Ass￿l8t10n
Other name the charity uses
DRA
Registered charity number
1024084
Charity's principal address
Dolau Community Centre
School House
Dolau
Llandrindod Wells
Powys LD15TW

Nam8s of the charity trust￿5 who manage the charity
Dats8 acted if not for whole
rruitse namg
Offlco111 ￿y)
Name of per80n lor body) ontitlod
to a oint truotee
if
Wendy Watkins
Jessica Louise
Bufton
Malcolm Robert
Shellon
Chair
Trustee
Trustee
Kevin Percy Lewis
M8ry Elizabeth
Lomax
Treasurer
Trustee
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Cor
rale trustees - names of the directors al the date the re
Dlr¢¢lw nanNp
rt was a roved
Name of twstees holding tltle to propety b8longing to the char

Tru8teo nam•
D•tos ad•d rf not for whol• yegr

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
NIA
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets arè held and how this
falls within the custodian
charily's objects
NIA
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the dBrity's own
assets
NIA
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chief oxocutive or names of senior staff members (Opllonal infomiation)
Exemptions from disclosure
R8ason for non-disclosure of k8
8rsonn81 details
Other optlonal Infomiatlon

Declarations
The trustee8 declare that thoy have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of tho charty's trusteos
Slgnature(s)
Full name(s)
P051tion (eg Secretary,
Chalr, etc)
Mary Elizabeth Lomax
Trustee
Date
30106123


|**Charity Name**|**No (if any)**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Dolau Recreation Association**|**1024084**|||
|**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||**CC16a**|
|Period start date<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>01/11/2019|Period end date<br>**To**<br>31/10/2020|||



|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**1,156**<br>**4,576**<br>**2,679**<br>**150**<br>**10,000**<br>**-**<br>**1,166**<br>**1,600**<br> <br> **21,327**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br> **21,327**<br>**3,382**<br>**507**<br>**32**<br>**1,250**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **5,171**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br> **5,171**<br>**16,155**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**16,155**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**10,200**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**10,200**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**10,200**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**10,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**10,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**10,000**<br>**200**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**200**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**1,156**<br>**4,576**<br>**2,679**<br>**150**<br>**20,200**<br>**-**<br>**1,166**<br>**1,600**<br>**31,527**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**31,527**<br>**3,382**<br>**507**<br>**10,032**<br>**1,250**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**15,171**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**15,171**<br>**16,355**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Hall Hire|**1,156**|||||**2,334**|
|Fundraisingevents|**4,576**|||||**5,386**|
|Powys CountyCouncil Grant|**2,679**|||||**15,000**|
|Powys CountyCouncil Election|**150**|||||**-**|
|Grant(Covid/Nat Lottery/Mid Wales)|**10,000**|||||**3,221**|
|Interest|**-**|||||**234**|
|Tesco Grant|**1,166**|||||**500**|
|LRCC Precept|**1,600**|||||**1,500**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|<br> **21,327**|||||**28,174**|
||||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**<br>|||||**-**|
|~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_ **<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
|||||||**28,174**|
||||||||
|Utilities & runningcosts|**3,382**|||||**4,061**|
|Fundraisingcosts|**507**|||||**2,375**|
|Maintainance|**32**|||||**26,463**|
|Staffing|**1,250**|||||**1,188**|
|Equipment|**-**|||||**250**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**5,171**|||||**34,337**|
||||||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**||||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_ **<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**34,337**|
||||||||
||**16,155**|**200**|**-**|**16,355**||**-                 6,163**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**16,155**|**200**|**-**|**16,355**||**-                 6,163**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

11/07/2023 

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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>Robert Owen Account (Reserve)<br>Scottish Widows<br>HSBC<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**15,000**<br>**-**<br>**8,562**<br>**-**<br>**44,691**<br>**-**<br>**68,253**<br>**-**<br>Agreement Error<br>Agreement Error<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>MaryElizabeth Lomax<br>Kevin Percy Lewis|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
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||||**When due**<br>**(optional)**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
|||MaryElizabeth Lomax|30/05/2023|
|||Kevin Percy Lewis|30/05/2023|



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

11/07/2023 

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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Roport to the trusteesl
members of
Dolau Reueation Association
On a¢¢ounts for the yoar
endod
31 St October 2020
Charity no
(If any)
1024084
Set out on pages
1&2
I report to the trustees on my 8xamination of the a¢¢ounts of the above
charity (Ihe Trust") for the year ended311 io1Lo2Q
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are reswnsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in ac¢ordanc8 wlth Ihe requirements of th8 Charities AGt
2011 ('the Act.).
I report in resped of my examinalion of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by th8 Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect-
accounting records were not kept in accordance wlth section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examinerfs statement
I have no concems and have com8 across no other matters in connèction
wrth the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
1710312021
Name:
KJMorris
Relevant professional
qualrfication{s) or body
(if any):
Addre88:
PfLK4
LLttb)
E)Li hJt)ofJ
IER
October 2018