2023-03-31-accounts

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

(Accompanying Receipts and Payments Accounts)

SECTION 1 Legal and Administrative Information Charity Name Dawdon Park Charity Commission Number 1085305 For the Year Ended 31[st] March 2023 Charity’s principal address Seaham Town Council Town Hall Stockton Road Seaham Co Durham SR7 0HP Governing Document Transfer document dated 1[st] October, 1993 Objects of the charity To hold the land/property in perpetuity as a recreational facility for the benefit of the townspeople of Seaham. Specific Investment powers There are no specific investment powers available to the trustees. Professional Advisers N/A

SECTION 2 Trustees and Governance Sole Trustee Seaham Town Council Names of the charity’s Custodian trustees Not Applicable. SECTION 3 Activities and Achievements

Charity’s activities during the year

The park continues to be well used by the community as a major open space in this area of Seaham.

Sports groups use the park as their home ground including:-

Football 3 Adult Clubs and 2 Children’s Clubs Bowls Men’s and Ladies Bowls Clubs Cricket Teams of a variety of age groups

SECTION 4

Policies

Charity trustees should give in their report a description of the policies that they have adopted.

Reserves Policy The Trust has no reserves policy. Grant-making Policy The Trust has a policy of trying to access external grants/funding opportunity whenever practical. Any grants obtained will be utilised for the benefit of improvements to recreation facilities and on revenue costs associated therewith. Investments selection policy There is no such policy. The reason is because there is never likely to be any investments to utilise. Review of major risks Concerns about the future and possible demise of some of the user clubs. Expenditure rising rapidly to such high levels that the long term future of the recreational facilities and park cannot be sustained. SECTION 5 Signature and Declaration Declaration I declare, in my capacity of charity trustee, that: • The trustees have approved the report above; and • Have authorised me to sign it on their behalf.

Approved at Trustees Meeting held on 28[th] November 2023

Full Name Joe MacVeigh (Chair)

REF: CC64(C)

DAWDON PARK

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS

CHARITY NAME - DAWDON PARK

Charity Commission Registered Number: 1085305

For the Financial Year Ended: 31st March, 2023

Section A - Receipts and Payments

A1-Receipts	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Endowment Funds	Total Funds	Total Funds	Last Year
Sporting Activities Grant-Seaham Town Council	6,218 56,610	- -	- -	6,218 56,610		600 49,088
Sub Total(Gross Income for AR)	62,828	-	-	62,828		49,688
A2-Asset & Investment Sales	-	-	-	-		-
Sub Total	-	-	-	-		-
TOTAL RECEIPTS	62,828	-	-	62,828		49,688

A3-Payments	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds	Endowment Funds	Total Funds	Total Funds	Last Year
Wages Hire of Unit Annual Risk Assessments Grounds Maintenance Turf/Top Dressing/Weedkiller Repairs/Maintenance Buildings Service Costs-Elec/Gas/Water Footpath Maintenance Contingency Demolition-Bowls Hut CCTV Running Costs Tarmac-Driveway	25,992 2,753 409 4,800 5,482 8,205 12,285 - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - -	25,992 2,753 409 4,800 5,482 8,205 12,285 - - - - -		24,996 1,690 - 6,064 5,999 5,548 9,043 708 530 - 2,790 1,800
Sub Total	59,924	-	-	59,924		59,167
A4-AssetPurchases	-	-	-	-		-
Sub Total	-	-	-	-		-
TOTAL PAYMENTS	59,924	-	-	59,924		59,167
NET RECEIPTS/(PAYMENTS)	2,903	-	-	2,903		9,479 -
A5-Transfers between funds	-	-	-	-
A6-Cash funds lastyear end	6,194		-	6,194
Cash funds thisyear end	9,097	-	-	9,097

Section B-Statement of Assets/Liabilities at Year End

Categories	Details	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds		Endowment Funds
B1-Cash Funds	Bank Balance-Year End	9,097	-		-
Total Cash Funds		9,097	-		-
Categories	Details	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds		Endowment Funds
B2-Other Monetary Assets	Not Applicable
Categories	Details	Fund to which Asset Belongs	Cost (Optional)		Current Value (Optional)
B3-Investment Assets	Not Applicable
Categories	Details	Fund to which Asset Belongs	Cost (Optional)		Current Value (Optional)
B4-Assets Retained for the Charity's Own Use	Land Groundsman's House Football Pavilion Cricket Pavilion Bowls Pavilion Modular Building-Cricket	Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted Restricted	N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A		N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Categories	Details	Fund to which Liability Belongs	Amount due (optional)		When due (Optional)
B5-Liabilities	N/A

Report to the Trustees of Dawdon Park On the accounts for the year ended 31st March 2023 12TH September 2023

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