The Fairfield Association Charity #1058030 Principal office: Whitegates, Sunnyside Close, Lancaster LA1 5NH 

Trustees: Mick Short, Hilary Short, Michael Sheppard, Dave Brookes, Andrew Brennand, Sue Nieduszynska, Sue Pope. 

Trustees appointed according to clause in 1996 Constitution, updated June 2013 copy available on request. Financial report uploaded with this document. In accordance, therefore with Section 4 (6) of the Charities Act 2006 and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 the trustees confirm that they have given due regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission when exercising their powers and duties during the period. 

Our finances are healthy and our volunteer numbers and support base continues to be strong. As a result of their work our nature reserve continues to thrive and local sightings indicate an increasing variety of colonising and visiting birds.  The Fairfield Association Nature Reserve provides recreational opportunities for many people and is been very much appreciated.  Community spirit remains strong and there are now numbers of younger members taking on roles in the organisation, including organising events, raising funds, organising volunteers and publicity.  All details of our volunteering, community activities and records of our conservation projects can be seen on our website: http://www.fairfieldassociation.org 




**The Fairfield Association** 

## **Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 30th April 2023** 

|Notes<br>**Receipts**<br>**Grants and Donations**<br>Grants<br>1<br>Donations<br>**Fundraising**<br>2<br>**Other Income**<br>Fairfield Friends<br>Gift Aid Claim<br>**Total Receipts**<br>**Payments**<br>**Charitable Payments**<br>Development and maintenance of facilities<br>Nature Reserve<br>Playground<br>Aldcliffe Triangle<br>Beyond the Castle<br>Educational Programmes<br>**Other Payments**<br>Fundraising costs<br>Insurance<br>Accountancy<br>Photocopying and postage costs<br>Room hire<br>Zoom subscription<br>Website server<br>Bank charges<br>**Total Payments**<br>**Net Receipts / Payments (-)  in the Year**<br>Funds brought forward at May 1st2022<br>Funds carried forward at 30th April 2023|Restricted Unrestricted<br>Total<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>37,152<br>8,788<br>45,940<br>5,905<br>1,236<br>7,141<br>43,057<br>10,024<br>53,081<br>0<br>4,734<br>4,734<br>0<br>5,757<br>5,757<br>0<br>872<br>872<br>0<br>6,629<br>6,629<br>**43,057**<br>**21,387**<br>**64,444**<br>951<br>14,529<br>15,480<br>48,018<br>8,847<br>56,865<br>788<br>0<br>788<br>596<br>0<br>596<br>0<br>808<br>808<br>50,353<br>24,184<br>74,537<br>0<br>863<br>863<br>0<br>1,548<br>1,548<br>0<br>170<br>170<br>0<br>49<br>49<br>0<br>183<br>183<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>106<br>106<br>0<br>2,919<br>2,919<br>50,353<br>27,103<br>77,456<br>-7,296<br>-5,716<br>-13,012<br>1,455<br>79,490<br>80,945<br>-5,841<br>73,774<br>67,933|Total funds<br>2021-22<br>£<br>8,588<br>2,107|
|---|---|---|
|||10,695|
|||4,985|
|||5,474<br>2,125|
|||7,599|
|||**23,279**<br>10,873<br>179<br>1,478<br>1,000<br>269|
|||13,799|
|||1,643<br>1,523<br>135<br>475<br>183<br>144<br>177<br>0|
|||4,280|
|||18,079|
|||5,200<br>75,745|
|||80,945|





**The Fairfield Association** 

## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 30th  April 2023** 

|Co-operative Bank<br>Nationwide Building Society|2023<br>Restricted Unrestricted<br>Total<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>£<br>£<br>-5,843<br>73,774<br>67,931<br>2<br>2<br>-5,843<br>73,776<br>67,933|2022<br>Total<br>Funds<br>£<br>80,493<br>2|
|---|---|---|
|||80,495|



## **Non-Monetary Assets - retained for use by the charity** 

1. Land at Fairfield, purchased at a total cost of £17,000, plus legal fees of £716. 

2. Land leased from Lancaster City Council on a ten year lease at an annual rental of £1. 

3. Equipment and amenity facilities at Fairfield Green purchased at a total cost of £82,588. 

4. Land at Fairfield Orchard leased for 1,000 years at an annual rental of £1. 

5. Fauna land leased from Lancaster City Council for 30 years at an annual rental of £1. 

6. Land at Sourholme, purchased at a total cost of £17,500, plus legal fees of £1,709. 

7. Flora land, purchased at a cost of £220,000, plus professional fees of £2,942. 

8. Storage facility built at a cost of £31,035. 

9. Gleesons land purchased at a cost of £38,000 plus legal fees of £1,130. 

10. Aldcliffe Triangle land leased from Lancaster City Council on a thirty year lease at an annual rental of £1. 

Jane Parker Hon. Treasurer July 2023 



**The Fairfield Association** 

## **Notes to Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 30 April 2023** 

## **1. Restricted Funds** 

|**1. Restricted Funds**||
|---|---|
|Postcode Lottery<br>Beyond the Castle<br>Duchy of Lancaster<br>Roundabout<br>Elspeth J Thompson Charitable Trust<br>Roundabout<br>Elizabeth & Richard Wilson Charitable Trust<br>Roundabout<br>Lancashire County Council Disability Champion<br>Roundabout<br>Lancashire Environmental Fund<br>Tools<br>Lancaster University<br>Triangle Bench<br>Glasdon Group<br>Playarea equipment<br>Lancashire Environmental Fund<br>Playarea equipment<br>Playground appeal<br>Playarea equipment<br>Lancaster & District Community Wellbeing Fund<br>Audio equipment<br>Community Pizza Events CIC<br>Playarea equipment<br>Aldcliffe Road Triangle|**B.Fwd**<br>**Received Payments**<br>**C. Fwd**<br>**01/05/22**<br>**2022/23**<br>**2022/23**<br>**30/04/23**<br>596<br>596<br>0<br>1,000<br>1,000<br>0<br>2,500<br>2,500<br>0<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>0<br>1,500<br>1,500<br>0<br>951<br>951<br>0<br>834<br>743<br>91<br>5,000<br>5,000<br>0<br>23,067<br>30,000<br>-6,933<br>5,890<br>5,890<br>0<br>100<br>100<br>0<br>200<br>28<br>172|
||596<br>43,042<br>50,308<br>-6,670<br>859<br>15<br>45<br>829|
||1,455<br>43,057<br>50,353<br>-5,841|



The following income was received during the year from the Rural Payments Agency as part of the Association's Higher Level Stewardship agreement and has been included in unrestricted funds. 

|Educational visits<br>Revenue payments<br>**2. Fundraising Income  2022/23**<br>**Event**<br>Sale of calendars, cards, recipe books<br>Open Yardons<br>Easter Egg Hunt<br>Apple Day<br>Carol Singing<br>Wassailing<br>Open Garden|**2022/23**<br>**2021/22**<br>1,200<br>0<br>7,588<br>7,558<br>8,788<br>7,558<br>**2022/23**<br>**General**<br>**Surplus/**<br>**Income**<br>**Expenses**<br>**Loss (-)**<br>2,620<br>683<br>1,937<br>871<br>871<br>391<br>103<br>288<br>553<br>77<br>476<br>197<br>197<br>102<br>102<br>0<br>4,734<br>863<br>3,871|**2021/22**<br>**Surplus/**<br>**Loss (-)**<br>1,360<br>0<br>687<br>628<br>0<br>0<br>667|
|---|---|---|
|||3,342|





## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the Fairfield Association** 

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 30 April 2023. 

## _**Responsibilities and basis of the report**_ 

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5) (b) of the Act. 

## _**Independent examiner’s statement**_ 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

- a) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

- b) the accounts do not accord with these records. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 


## Shweta Pankhadiwala 

C/o Lancaster District CVS, The Cornerstone Sulyard Street Lancaster LA1 1PX 22nd September 2023 



## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the Fairfield Association** 

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 30 April 2023. 

## _**Responsibilities and basis of the report**_ 

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5) (b) of the Act. 

## _**Independent examiner’s statement**_ 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

a) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

b) the accounts do not accord with these records. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

## Shweta Pankhadiwala 


C/o Lancaster District CVS, The Cornerstone Sulyard Street Lancaster LA1 1PX 

22nd September 2023