2024-03-31-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 2024 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.

Chair: Joe MacVeigh

Approved at the Charity Meeting held on 8[th] October 2024

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, 2024

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 Less VAT	8,236 62,800 516 -	- - -	- - -	8,236 62,800 516 -		6,218 56,610
Sub Total(Gross Income for AR)	70,521	-	-	70,521		62,828
A2-Asset & Investment Sales	-	-	-	-		-
Sub Total	-	-	-	-		-
TOTAL RECEIPTS	70,521	-	-	70,521		62,828

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 CCTV Running Costs Repairs/Maintenance Buildings Service Costs-Elec/Gas Service Costs-Water Unit-Bowls-Storage Roof Replaced Unpresented	27,996 1,322 - 4,951 3,968 1,607 3,963 7,323 3,884 2,130 9,250 960 -	- - - - - - -	- - - - - - -	27,996 1,322 - 4,951 3,968 1,607 3,963 7,323 3,884 2,130 9,250 960 -		25,992 2,753 409 4,800 5,482 - 8,205 12,285 - -
Sub Total	65,434	-	-	65,434		59,924
A4-AssetPurchases	-	-	-	-		-
Sub Total	-	-	-	-		-
TOTAL PAYMENTS	65,434	-	-	65,434		59,924
NET RECEIPTS/(PAYMENTS)	5,087	-	-	5,087		2,904
A5-Transfers between funds	-	-	-	-
A6-Cash funds lastyear end	9,097		-	9,097
Cash funds thisyear end	14,184	-	-	14,184

Section B-Statement of Assets/Liabilities at Year End

Categories	Details	Unrestricted Funds	Restricted Funds		Endowment Funds
B1-Cash Funds	Bank Balance-Year End	14,184	-		-
Total Cash Funds		14,184	-		-
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 Football Pavilion Cricket Pavilion Bowls Pavilion Modular Building-Cricket	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
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 31 St March 2024 23rd September 2024

1. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiners The charfty's trustees cons'der that an audit is not required for this year (under section 43(2) of the Charthes Act 1933 {Ihe A￿), as amended by s.28 af the Charitias Ad 2006} and that an independent examination Is needed. It is my responsibility to.. examine the a(rounts (under section 43 d the Act, as amended), to follow the procedures laid down in the General Elrections given by the Charity Commission {Ul￿ttr sectsn 43(nib) of the Act, as amended). and to state whether parti¢ular matters have come to my attention.
2. Basis of independent examiner's statement My axArrinak+n wa8 carried out in accordance with Generat tA"rections given by the Charty Cornrnission. An examination indudes a revi8w of the ac¢ounting records kept by the cha17ty and a wmparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also Indudes consideration of any unusual itsms or disclosures in the accounts and seeking ey4)lanions ffDm the trustees concming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provld6 all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and ￿r￿uenIlY I do not express ￿ audrt opinion on the accoun*s.
3. Independent examiner's statement In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention and I confimi that: The trustees have met the requirements regarding: proper accounting records being kept (in accordance with section 41 of the Act>" and ac£x>unts are bemg Prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply the accounting requirements ofthe Act. Signed Date: 23rdSeptember 2024 GORDON FLETCHER (C.M.I.I.A.) Audltorforseaham Town Council