2025-04-30-accounts - The Fairfield Association

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator. This document is also available as Markdown.

Docusign Envelope ID: 2EC7A4C5-18E6-4C08-BDA6-5F3575056399

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

Trustees appointed according to clause in 1996 Constitution, updated June 2013 copy available on request.

Financial report uploaded with this document.

We currently have no policy on reserves.

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.

of volunteer work being undertaken is at a record high. The new playground installed last year is well used. The nature reserve is well maintained by hard working volunteers. We continue to

Signed,

Chair.

The Fairfield Association

Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 30th April 2025

Notes Receipts Grants and Donations Grants 1 Donations Legacies Fundraising 2 Other Income Fairfeld Friends Skipton Building Society interest Gift Aid Claim Bike Hangar rent Total Receipts Payments Charitable Payments Development and maintenance of facilities Nature Reserve Playground AldclifeTriangle Beyond the Castle Cycle Pod Educational Programmes Other Payments Fundraising costs Insurance Independent Examiner Legal fees Photocopying and postage costs Room hire Web hosting Card commission Bank charges Total Payments Net Receipts / Payments (-) in theYear Funds brought forward at May 1st2024 Funds carried forward at 30th April 2025	Restricted Unrestricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ 7,949 7,592 15,541 0 505 505 0 0 0 7,949 8,097 16,046 0 8,436 8,436 0 6,597 6,597 2,896 2,896 0 912 912 0 150 150 0 10,555 10,555 7,949 27,088 35,037 716 9,642 10,358 11,141 6,544 17,685 0 60 60 0 0 4,933 1,247 6,180 0 177 177 16,790 17,670 34,460 0 4,091 4,091 0 1,819 1,819 0 200 200 0 300 300 0 560 560 0 110 110 0 91 91 0 67 67 0 3 3 0 7,241 7,241 16,790 24,911 41,701 -8,841 2,177 -6,664 8,841 139,273 148,114 0 141,450 141,450	Total funds 2023-24 £ 27,723 3,702 54,760
		86,185
		4,904
		5,687 0 1,126 0
		6,813
		97,902 7,392 4,560 920 0 367 313
		13,552
		1,672 1,712 185 0 459 126 0 0 15
		4,169
		17,721
		80,181 67,933
		148,114

The Fairfield Association

Notes to Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 30 April 2025

1. Restricted Funds

Lancashire Environmental Fund Playarea Lancashire Young People'sChampion Playarea General fundraising appeal Playarea Tesco Playarea Asda Foundation Playarea Lancaster University Wind Turbine Playarea Skipton Building Society Playarea Lancashire County Council Cycle pod Tree Council Saplings Community Pizza Events CIC Playarea equipment	B.Fwd Received Payments C. Fwd 01/05/24 2024/25 2024/25 30/04/25 -6,933 6,933 0 3,000 3,000 0 261 261 0 500 500 0 478 478 0 1,500 1,500 0 300 300 0 4634 300 4,934 0 716 716 0 5,101 5,101 0
	8,841 7,949 16,790 0

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 Revenue payments 2. Fundraising Income 2024/25 Event Sale of calendars, cards, recipe books Easter Egg Hunt Apple Day Carol Singing NLWG event Fairfeld Festival 2024 Fairfeld Festival May 2025 Wassailing	2024/25 2023/24 0 0 7,592 7,592 7,592 7,592 2024/25 General Surplus/ Income Expenses Loss (-) 2,298 1,107 1,191 695 113 582 401 27 374 182 0 182 298 33 265 4,462 2,790 1,672 100 21 79 0 0 8,436 4,091 4,345	2023/24 Surplus/ Loss (-) 1,639 520 567 214 0 92 0 199
		3,231

The Fairfield Association

Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 30 April 2025

Co-operative Bank Skipton Building Society	2025 Restricted Unrestricted Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ 0 53,554 53,554 0 87,896 87,896 0 141,450 141,450	2024 Total Funds £ 63,114 85,000
		148,114

Non-Monetary Assets - retained for use by the charity

Land at Fairfield, purchased at a total cost of £17,000, plus legal fees of £716.
Land leased from Lancaster City Council on a ten year lease at an annual rental of £1.
New playground installed in 2024 at Fairfield Green at a total cost of £77,757
Land at Fairfield Orchard leased for 1,000 years at an annual rental of £1.
Fauna land leased from Lancaster City Council for 30 years at an annual rental of £1.
Land at Sourholme, purchased at a total cost of £17,500, plus legal fees of £1,709.
Flora land, purchased at a cost of £220,000, plus professional fees of £2,942.
Storage facility built at a cost of £31,035.
Gleesons land purchased at a cost of £38,000 plus legal fees of £1,130.
Aldcliffe Triangle land leased from Lancaster City Council on a thirty year lease at an annual rental of £1.
11 Cycle hub installed 2025 at a cost of £6,547

Jane Parker

Hon. Treasurer

July 2025

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 2025.

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 2025.