CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of Iii NJ G q-Eo Rctl" riELD fLfFJ b On accounts for the year ended Charlty no (If any) 108*741 Set out on pages 'L.;.Ic 1-6 D-. I repcKt to the trustees on my examin the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust") for the ypar ended . . Responsibilirios and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the a¢xounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission er seciion 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed below ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respecL' accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: 07 2 c)25 Name: A1 Relevant professional qualificatlon(s) or body (if any): Address: IkL{hJ S4f 4AJJ> IER October 2018
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King George’s Field Cleeve
Registered charity 1088741
King George V Playing Field, Meeting House Lane, Cleeve, North Somerset, BS49 4PB
Trustees’ Report for the year ended 30 September 2024
Objectives and activities
The charity manages the playing fields, pavilion and associated facilities in the village of Cleeve, North Somerset, for the benefit of the local community. This includes:
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facilities for cricket, football and tennis for use by local sports clubs
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a children’s play area
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a pavilion for use by the sports clubs and the local community, including a skittles alley
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walking, games and general recreation
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a Garden of Remembrance
The day-to-day running of the facilities is managed, under the general oversight of the charity’s Trustees, by Cleeve Recreation Club, which includes representatives from the trustees and each sports club.
Trustees
Caroline Crane (appointed August 2024; resigned January 2025) Sue Cook (resigned August 2024) Andy Burrell (appointed September 2024) Alice Jones Chair of Trustees Adam Mantzos Treasurer Martin Taylor Chair of Cleeve Recreation Club Colin Warren Secretary
Achievements and performance
The year saw continued active use of the facilities by our cricket, tennis, skittles, and social clubs, the children’s play area, and the local community recreationally. Our new football club, Sporting Weston FC, played its first full season at the facilities. The trustees welcome a return to the full use of the facilities by all three sports: cricket, football and tennis.
Financial Review
There was a small deficit of day-to-day income and expenditure of around £2,000 on the current account.
We incurred significant expenditure on the installation of solar panels (funded in large part by generous grants from Bristol Airport and the England and Wales Cricket Board), the demolition of the old tractor shed, the replacement of the pavilion’s fire doors, repairs to our mowing tractor, and the making good of a maintenance backlog built up over the Covid period and the interruption of football. This should result in reduced expenditure in future years and was reflected in a reduction in our capital reserves (merged at year end in order to simplify future accounts) from around £24,000 to £8,000.
King George Playing Field, Cleeve Statement of account as at 30 September 2024
| Net assets Fixed assets - sofas CAF Bank current account CAF Bank deposit account United Trust deposit account HSBC lottery account Accrued income Prepaid expenses Sofas hire purchase liability Creditors Accrued expenses |
Funds Current Merged capital Pitch machinery Bar War memorial Total £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ - Start of year 3,234 24,415 - 2,291 593 30,532 2,893 12 Income 20,944 10,000 3,000 600 - 34,544 5,000 Expenditure (23,041) (26,191) (4,169) (1,166) - (54,567) 784 Surplus / (deficit) (2,098) (16,191) (1,169) (566) - (20,023) 8,689 2,081 End of year 1,137 8,223 (1,169) 1,725 593 10,509 1,966 - Capital expenditure (432) Tractor shed (6,919) (1,796) Solar panels contribution (14,514) 1,820 Maintenance backlog (2,237) 10,509 Fire doors (1,150) Sofa depreciation (1,171) Other (200) (26,191) Merged capital fund Opening capital Covid Solar panels National Grid Merged capital £ £ £ £ £ Start of year 3,622 19,453 - 1,340 24,415 Income - - 10,000 - 10,000 Expenditure (8,269) (2,237) (14,514) (1,171) (26,191) Surplus / (deficit) (8,269) (2,237) (4,514) (1,171) (16,191) End of year (4,648) 17,216 (4,514) 169 8,223 |
Current Merged capital Pitch machinery Bar War memorial Total £ £ £ £ £ £ 3,234 24,415 - 2,291 593 30,532 20,944 10,000 3,000 600 - 34,544 (23,041) (26,191) (4,169) (1,166) - (54,567) |
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| (2,098) (16,191) (1,169) (566) - (20,023) |
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| 1,137 8,223 (1,169) 1,725 593 10,509 |
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King George Playing Field, Cleeve Current fund Year to 30 September 2024
| King George Playing Field, Cleeve Current fund Year to 30 September 2024 |
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| 2023/24 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2022/23 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Start of year | 3,234 | 4,927 | ||
| Income | ||||
| Assessments | 4,620 | 3,280 | ||
| Pitch and changing rooms | 2,580 | 3,000 | ||
| Pavilion | 7,320 | 7,577 | ||
| Floodlights | 484 | 755 | ||
| Lottery tickets | 2,515 | 2,700 | ||
| Parish Council | 101 | - | ||
| Release of Covid fund for Maintena | 2,237 | - | ||
| Interest | 727 | 278 | ||
| Donations | 360 | 304 | ||
| Total income | 20,944 | 17,894 | ||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Council Tax | 177 | 290 | ||
| Insurance | 3,525 | 3,127 | ||
| Water and sewerage | 819 | 494 | ||
| General maintenance | 92 | 305 | ||
| Lottery prizes | 1,375 | 700 | ||
| Bank charges | 123 | 128 | ||
| Sundry expenses | - | 660 | ||
| Donations | - | 55 | ||
| Pitch and changing rooms maintena | 1,468 | 986 | ||
| Machinery fuel | 778 | 719 | ||
| Groundsman | 1,320 | 1,320 | ||
| Tractor hire purchase interest | - | 136 | ||
| Security | 595 | 584 | ||
| Pavilion maintenance | 4,256 | 2,771 | ||
| Electricity | 3,576 | 4,030 | ||
| Gas | 1,440 | 1,068 | ||
| Waste management | 3,118 | 1,857 | ||
| Telephone & WiFi | 221 | 197 | ||
| Licences | 159 | 159 | ||
| Total expenditure | 23,041 | 19,586 | ||
| Surplus / (deficit) for year | (2,098) | (1,693) | ||
| End of year | 1,137 | 3,234 |
King George Playing Field, Cleeve Capital fund Year to 30 September 2024
| Start of year Income Expenditure Tractor shed demolition Fire doors 2022/23 lottery cheque provision Surplus / (deficit) for year End of year |
2023/24 2023/24 2022/23 £ £ £ 3,622 3,122 - 500 6,919 1,150 200 8,269 - (8,269) 500 (4,648) 3,622 |
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King George Playing Field, Cleeve Covid 19 fund
Year to 30 September 2024
| Start of year Income Expenditure Maintenance backlog Surplus / (deficit) for year End of year |
2023/24 2023/24 2022/23 £ £ £ 19,453 19,453 - - 2,237 2,237 - (2,237) - 17,216 19,453 |
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King George Playing Field, Cleeve Solar panels fund Year to 30 September 2024
| Start of year Income Bristol Airport grant Expenditure Contribution to installation Solar panels cupboard Surplus / (deficit) for year End of year |
2023/24 2023/24 2022/23 £ £ £ - - 10,000 10,000 - 13,514 1,000 14,514 - (4,514) - (4,514) - |
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King George Playing Field, Cleeve National Grid fund Year to 30 September 2024
| Start of year Income Expenditure Sofa depreciation Surplus / (deficit) for year End of year |
2023/24 2023/24 2022/23 £ £ £ 1,340 2,510 - - 1,171 1,171 1,171 (1,171) (1,171) 169 1,340 |
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King George Playing Field, Cleeve Pitch machinery fund Year to 30 September 2024
| Start of year Income Club contributions Expenditure Servicing Tractor repairs Trimax mower repairs Chainsaw repairs Surplus / (deficit) for year End of year |
2023/24 2023/24 2022/23 £ £ £ - - 3,000 3,000 - 780 1,923 1,293 173 4,169 - (1,169) - (1,169) - |
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King George Playing Field, Cleeve Bar fund Year to 30 September 2024
| Start of year Income Club contributions Expenditure Cellar refurbishment Hand sink Water softener Cooler cabinet handles Surplus / (deficit) for year End of year |
2023/24 2023/24 2022/23 £ £ £ 2,291 1,691 600 600 600 566 462 89 49 1,166 - (566) 600 1,725 2,291 |
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King George Playing Field, Cleeve War memorial fund Year to 30 September 2024
| 2023/24 £ Start of year Income Expenditure Surplus / (deficit) for year End of year |
2023/24 2022/23 £ £ 593 593 - - - - - - 593 593 |
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