Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/04/2024 Period start date To 31/03/2025 Period end date
Charity name: Downend Round Table
Charity registration number: 1057692
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | General Charitable Purposes |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
Hold or assist with local public events. Funds raised are mostly used for local charities and good causes. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Downend Round Table trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | |
|---|---|
| Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on grant making | |
| Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on social investment | |
| including program related | |
| investment | |
| Para 1.38 | |
| Contribution made by | |
| volunteers | |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | £29,084 donated to groups, organisations and individuals that provide support or services to people in the Downend and wider area. |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: | |
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The financial position of the charity is good |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Reserves are held to provide seed capital for future charity fundraising events |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | Approximately £70,000 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | N/A |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: |
|---|---|---|
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Annual fireworks display and Santa Sleigh float |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | N/A |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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|---|---|---|
| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust deed |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Unincorporated association |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Elected |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | N/A |
|---|---|---|
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | N/A |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | N/A |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Downend Round Table |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | DRT |
| Registered charity number | 1057692 |
| Charity’s principal address | 63 Park Road Staple Hill Bristol BS16 5LQ |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Ed Curzon-Lewis | Chairman | |||
| Paul Wells | Immediate Past Chairman |
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| Ian Williams | ||||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) ~~[ad inpetaws~~ Full name(s) Edward Curzon-Lewis Position (eg Secretary, Chairman Chair, etc) Date 27/01/26
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| Downend Round Table | 1057692 | ||||||||||
| 01 April 2024 31 March 2025 Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from ~~ee~~ ~~ee ee~~ |
CC16a | ||||||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||||
| Fireworks | 129,313 | - | - | - | 129,313 | 101,465 | |||||
| Santa Sleigh | 3,370 | - | - | - | 3,370 | 3,419 | |||||
| Bank Interest | 76 | - | - | - | 76 | 471 | |||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for | (Gross income for | ||||||||||
| AR) | AR)132,760 | - | - | - | 132,760 | 105,355 | |||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 132,760 - - 132,760 105,355 ~~——————~~ |
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| A3 Payments | |||||||||||
| Donations | 29,084 | - | - | - | 29,084 | 63,622 | |||||
| Fireworks | 67,899 | - | - | - | 67,899 | 52,475 | |||||
| Santa Sleigh | 2,585 | - | - | - | 2,585 | 1,664 | |||||
| Administration expenses | 2,241 | - | - | - | 2,241 | 623 | |||||
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| **Sub total ** | 101,809 | - | - | - | 101,809 | 118,382 |
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total [ - ] - - - - ~~——~~ Total payments ~~—————~~ 101,809 - - 101,809 118,382 Net of receipts/(payments) 30,951 - - 30,951 - 13,027 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end - - - 64,467 77,494 Cash funds this year end_ ~~SSS]~~ 30,951 - - 95,418 64,467
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
22/01/2026
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted Restricted Endowment |
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| Categories | funds funds funds Details |
| to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ |
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| B1 Cash funds | 51,278 - - 44,140 - - - - - 95,418 - - Bank Current Account Bank Deposit Account Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments ~~—====~~ |
| Agreement Error OK OK account(s)) |
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| Unrestricted Restricted Endowment |
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| funds funds funds |
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| to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ Details |
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| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~—_—==~~ |
| B3 Investment assets | Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - - Details ~~ee~~ |
| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Details ~~mee~~ |
| Fund to which Amount due When due |
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities CCXX R2 accounts (SS) |
liability relates (optional) (optional) - - - - - Date of approval Print Name Signature Details 2 22/01/2026 E Curzon-Lewis 27/01/2026 ~~—~~ |
CHARITY COMMISSION | FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts r:1 Independenl Examiner's Report i ?.4wr.v.7r4iiv Report to the trusteesl members of ., Downend Round Table On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 Charity no (if any) 1057692 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended3 03 2QLg Responsibllities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act"). I report in respect of my examination 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 the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with sectton 130 of the Act or thp accounts do nol accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts io be reached. Please delete the words in th8 brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: ALAN ROBERT CAVILL Relevant professional Chartered Accountanl Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and qualificationls) or body Wales (if any): Address: i ALAN CAVILL LTD 7 QUEENSHOLM CLOSE DOWNEND BRISTOL BS16 6LD Section B . Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to hi9hlighl matters of Loncern (see LC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). IER October 2018