|**Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025 in accordance with**
**Charities SORP FRS102**|**Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 1st April 2024 – 31st March 2025 in accordance with**
**Charities SORP FRS102**| |---|---| ||| |**Reference &**
**Administrative details**
**Registered Charity**
**Number**
**Principal office**
**address**
**Charity Trustees**|George Byrom Trust of Hyde, Greater Manchester
1088761
Tameside MBC, Tameside One, PO Box 317, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6
0GS
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council| |**Structure,**
**Governance &**
**Management**|Constitution adopted 17thAugust 2001
The Charity is constituted through Tameside Metropolitan Borough
Council in it’s capacity as Corporate Trustee
A nominated Member of the Council (in this case, Councillor John
Taylor) together with the Executive Director for Governance have
delegated authority to deal with any charity where the Council was the
Trustee and are authorised to deal with any necessary governance
including submissions to the Charity Commission.
Councillor John Taylor will approve expenditure in excess of £1,000 per
annum in accordance with the Scheme objective and this be reported
to future Trustee meetings**.**| |**Objectives &**
**Activities**|The object of the charity is, in the interest of social welfare, to improve
conditions of life for the inhabitants of the area of benefit (Hyde, Greater
Manchester) with distinction of political, religious or other opinions by
the provision and maintenance of a recreation ground.
The Trustee has undertaken regular grounds maintenance and
cleansing duties as part of a scheduled programme of works in order to
maintain the area of open space at Pole Bank to ensure it is fit for public
use. These duties included monthly cleansing and litter picks,
fortnightly grass cutting throughout the growing season, maintenance
of shrubs and flower beds and routine arboricultural inspections to
ensure public safety.
In addition to this the Trust has achieved the following this year within
Pole Bank Park:
•
4 x Conservation days with Volunteers including:-
Site maintenance
Woodland management
Path clearing and pruning of overhanging branches
Cutting back the orchard margins
•
2x Health and Safety Site inspections (April & October)| ## **Financial Review** The remaining reserve value of £8,815 was fully utilised in 2022/23. Although recommended good practice is for a Trust of this size to hold a minimum of 3 years revenue expenditure (being routine maintenance and administrative costs) in order to ensure future sustainability, it is important to note that the Council has committed to funding ongoing maintenance of the park through its core Revenue Budgets. This will ensure that the park is maintained to appropriate standards. ## **The George Byrom Trust, Hyde, Greater Manchester Registered Charity Number 1088761** |**Accounts for the period :**||**1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025**|**1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025**| |---|---|---|---| ||*prev years figures shown for information & comparative purposes||| |||**All Amounts Shown in £**|**All Amounts Shown in £**| |**Receipts**||**2024-25**
**2023-24**|| |Balance carried forward from previous financial year||0|0| |Rental Income from Pole Bank Care Home||44,000|44,000| |Grazing Income received||5|0| |**Total Receipts**||**44,005**
**44,000**|**44,000**| |**Payments**|||| |Administration Costs||4,400|4,400| |Land Registry Fee||0|6| |Maintenance of grounds and land in accordance with
maintenance schedule (incl environmental initiatives)||11,288|10,762| |Skips Charges||3,490|2,522| |Grounds maintenance staffing & materials costs||56,112|53,090| |**Total Payments**||**75,290**|**70,780**| ||||| |**Balance to carry forward to next financialyear**||**0**|**0**| ||||| |**Statement of assets / liabilities**||**2024-25**
**2023-24**|| |Current assets (cash at bank)||0|0| ## **Declaration** The Trustees' declare that they have approved the annual report and accounts Signed on behalf of the Charities Trustees' Signature Full Name: Councillor John Taylor Position: Councillor for Adult Social Care & Inclusivity Date: ## **Maintenance Schedule for 2024/25** **----- Start of picture text -----**
2024/25
Annual
Cost
Grounds Maintenance 8,858
10hrs x 36 visits = 360hrs 7,396
2 hours + machine hours (ride on mower) x 18 visits = 36 hrs 1,463
Arb Officer
3 visits 584
Greenspace Management 1,845
Greenspace Officer - Grade G (6 days x 8hours) = 48 hrs @ £26.20 1,258
Greenspace Manager - Grade J+ (2days x 8hours)= 16hrs @ £36.73 588
Maintenance Cost for 2024/25 11,288
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