Charfty reglstratlon number 1149697
Company reglstradon Nmber 08107118 (EngI￿d and Wal￿)
RECREATE DORSET
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

RECREATE DORSET
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees
Angela Pooley
Pamela Donnel
Cfm Thoffos
M&taAmes
James Day
Evrd Zabarylo
Kwoiina Bfvj inate
Angel 8oateng
(Appointed 30 Octobgr 20231
(Appointsd 30 October 20231
(Appotnted 30 October 2023)
(Appointsd 30 October 20231
(W.nted 30 OGtDber 2023),
Charfty numbef
1149697
Company number
08107118
ReglstsRd office
Old School H
Gladstone M
BH7 68G
Independent Examlner
Ro•Aands Webster Linuied
Austin House
43 Poole Road
England
BH4 9DN

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CONTENTS
th￿rnian¥ statsmerrt
Independent examinets repart
Slatement of T￿￿K[al acbvities
Balance sheet
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Notes to the fjnwKial st*ments

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CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
The 2023r24 year has seen a period of stsbllity and gro%Mh for Recre*e t)orset, locusslng Its work at the
community hub, The Old School House trosHI, where the Tnjst prowdes a full programme af community &tivibes
with target vulnerable groups and delivers support for the creative sector, through the provision ol the ¢work
space, business support programmes and start-up packages. The Trust now deliver5 five main community
programmes providing free creative aGt4vlties at the hub, dl of which have been runnlng at full capacity in 2023-24,
reaching some of the most marginalised communities in Boscomb8. In 2023 the Tnjst launched its new Cfe81ive and
diuitd sbills pragramme, Open School Creative IOSCI, SUPPOTting emerging and established creatives looling to
increase their business thlls and discovor more about opporbjnities available to develop a successful crealive
enterprise. The expansion of our skills and tralning programme$ has seen OSC be¢cmg a su¢¢essful networknng
8nd skilts-sharing hub, where digital and creative businesses come togother to share resources, leam from one
another budd knowledge and contacts to further their business.
Major new developments at the hub In 2023124, included the exciting plans to design, build open the Trusvs
new communty garden, Thg Orchard Garden. Developed with support from many volunteers. loca residents,
memb￿5 of th8 communty workshop programmos and refugee and asylum seekers who are part of the Seeking
Refuge projecL the space has been completely transformed as a community resource, growng native plants, herbs,
fruit trees and bushes. The garden has opened up new possibilities as a space for everycne to use ar*J enjoy as
well a% an important addilional hireable space complementing our newly refvrbished intemal spaces, the Assembly
Hall, Atrium and privats meeting rooms. The complotion cf our heating project in March 2024 has also meant the
Trust ￿ now offer the hub as a funclioning spoGe throughout the year and we know this is a welcome addition,
particulady for our older and more vulnerable pa￿cIpants in the colder winter months. The Trust is very grateful for
the Gontinued support from Trusts and Foundation to help both with the Gapilal developments and the delivery of the
community programmes. Grants have made possible the community garden, the inclusion of the new centr81
heating, the extension ofthe business SUPPOrt programme and the expansion of ourweekjy CoMr￿nity WOTkshop&
The Trust expanded staff in 2023r24 with additipnal hours to ueate a new role for our CommuniGatK>ns and
Marketing aclivity. This supports our current Comms role, who rebjmed from maternity leave on reduced hou￿ The
Trusys DirectrJr and Community Coordinator (the latter funded through a 5-year grant from Lottery Commuri
Funds) continue as part-time hours. The staff and TNstees are supported by an accountsnt who has continued to
provide finanoal advice and prepare quarterly management and annual accounts. Addtbonally, the Tn￿ engages
many freelancers who delNer the Community programme. Al the Trusvs work is supported by a te8m of volunteers
whose invaluable help, makes much of our work p0S￿ble.
In 2024, the Trust has ¢onlJnued to concentrate its key aclivlties on supportlng of the alms set out tn the
mem1)￿dum and Articles., 11 The cre8tion of training and employment opportunities by the provision of workspace.
buildings, andlor land for use on favourable terms., and 2) to develop the Capacity and skjlls of the members of the
socially and economically disadvantaged community of Boumemouth and 5urrDunding area in suth a way that Ihey
are better able to Identify. and hèlp meet their needs and to parttcipate more fully in scciety.
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The trustees present thelr repgrt and finan¢lal Statements for the yeer ended 31 March 2024, The dlrèetsrs of thè
charity are its trustees for the purpose of charity law.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance wlth the aGGounttng policles set out In note 2 to the
ilnanGial Statements and comply the charity's Igoveming documenti, the Companies Act 2006 and"Accounting
d Reporling by Charities.. Statsment of Recommended Practlce appllcable to charfties preparing thelr accounts In
accordance with thg Fin8naal Repgrting Standard appllcable in the UK and Republbc of Ireland (FRS
1021" (effective 1 January 20191.
Introductlon
The Trust canllnues ta work towgrdB its overall vislon to see 'a Sustslnable Boumemouth whlch has thrlvlng,
Ineluslve ￿mmUnItIeS In whl¢h all groups have a vol¢e', The Trust Is commltted to make a18sting and worthwhila
dlfforence to the over￿1 quailty of Ilfe In Boumemouth. It wlll conlnue to a¢hlevo th1$ through path?rship worhing
and by generating or raising fvnds to Invest In proJects whlch benefft the most vulnerable and d8prlved end those
not achlevlng thelr full potsntial
Th6 charws objects aro:
1. The promollon for th• bènefit of thè publlc of urban or rural regeneralon In area8 of 80clal a)d economEc
deprivatlon and In parucular In eoumemouth & 8urroundlng areas by all or qny of th• followlng mgan&
(a) Tho ¢r•ab'on of tralning and omployment opportyJnftle8 by th• provldon of work•p•¢•, bulldlng•, andjor land for
u$¢ on favour4blo tsmi•;
(b) Thè proVE￿On of houslng for th080 who ar& In condlllons of need and th6 Improvement of houslng In thfr publlG
8ectOf or In Gharitable DwnerBhlp provlded that luch power shall not extend to rellevlng any looal authodtleg or olher
bod1￿ of a •tabJtory duty ts provldg or Improve hou8lng',
(c) Thè sKotscUon or consarvalon of tha envlronment and the prudent use of re89urce8',
2. To develop the capaclty and 8kIlls of the members of the Soclally and economlcally dl8athntaged communlty of
eoumemouth and Surrounding area in such a way that they ere better able to Idenlfy, gnd help meot, Ihelr needs
and to pgrtklpate more fully in soGioty.
3. Suth charftsble purposes for the publ1¢ benefit a8 arg exclusively charftsble accordln9 to the laws of Engl￿d and
Wale6 ao the tru8t8e8 may from Ime ta time detemilng.
The Buslness Plan Is regulady revlewed and the board receive8 updates on key 8cllvblles at each Trustee meelng
from th8 Director, with an annual summary of progress at the end of tho year.
Publlc bonallt
The pdoritles and objectivos of the Trust are dlgned wlth the ¢har¢tsbl8 objects of the organlsalon wrthln th8 p18n to
ensure that all resource$ are 8pproprfately used. Al now and existing proje¢ts arn evaluatsd agalnst the Trusfs
prioritle4 charltable objects described above.
The Trustees have complied wlth thelr duty In 8e¢tron 17(51 of the Charttte8 Act 2011, havlng due regard to publlc
benefft guldance published by the Charity Commisslon.

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Aetlvllltes and Pf4ects 2023-24 Flnanclal Year
The Old School House, Boscombe
TOSH provtdes a muchThneeded accessble c¢mmunity spaco in an 8rea ot multiple deprivatian. Alonggde the hub
space the Trust also provides 11 share ownership properties for Ioc81 pegple on low in¢omes, as well as a
commurity garden and allotrnen( all open to our local community ta use. Each year the Trusfs engagement
programme SUPPDrt5 1,000's of loGal people from the many diverse communibes based in Boscombo who comfr to
TOSH trJ attend workshops, events, language classes, exercise classes, onevto-one suppcrt and advksory sessions.
The programm8 81so offers signposting to help people access other support and resourGes in the area. TOSH
welcomes over 10,000 visitors to the site each year. The priority for support for the community programme focuses
on worlqng with p?Dple In recovery, thuse struggling with poor health, the elderfy and young families on low income,
and refvgees and asylum seeker5. Aongside the community programme the Tnjst provides slalls and business
support for the developing creative and digital sector wth activities to ¢)ffer small Greative businesses inclu(fjng
In￿bator space, cwork and hot desk facilities and buslness support and nthorking events, workshcps, 1-1 and
group traning.
TOSH was orignally part of a former education centre, which remained derelict and unoccupied for ye8rs.
The Ewdding wa5 gifted to the local community as a place of leaming by the family of the poet Pew Shelley and
formed one of the first public schoDIs Dpened in the County. Set up as the Boscombe Britssh and Foreign School it
canied ￿tthe work of a young Quaker named Joseph Lancaster who founded his first school in Southwark in 1798.
The school was set up to prDvide education for 'the industrious classes,. As the school moved to larger premises,
the building became the award-winning Bournemouth Drama Centre, where former pupils included choirmaster and
broadcaster, Gareth Malone and fashion designer Graham Fraser. Although a large part of the criginat builthng was
demolishpd, in 2014 through a pathership with Boumemouth Council and supported by EU fvnding, the Trust saved
the remaining grade listed building, and built 11 share ownership properties for loca people cn low incomes on
the same site along wth a community garden and allotment It therefore has a signif￿ant cultural and historical
place to play wthin the Identity of Boscombe and tts architethrai heritage story.
Gladstone MwrJ
The Trusfs 11 Share ownership properties con1inue to offer local people on low incomes 65% ownership of their
homes. with the opportunty to staircase to a maximum of 85%. Most of the residents have been in Ihe properties
since they were first built in 2014, wth a few movtng on to larger properties as their families have expanded. There
are 9. 2-bed properties. 1, 3-bed propety and 1. adapted property. The land surroun(llng the properties is in the
ol￿e￿h1P of the Trust which includes the community garden and 811otment space.
Communlty Programffle and Partnershlp Projects 2023 - 24
The Trusfs CDmmunity programme continues to develop new partnerships and projects, expanding the work the
Trust undertakes supporling the most vulnerable and marginalr4ed residents in the local cOMr￿nty. The
programme is funded independentIy from grants from Trusts and Foundations, 8nd all the activities are provided
free wilh several also offering a free hot mea. The meal is important in helping to bring the communities together.
builthng stronger bonds and connections betsveen the particip8nts, many of whom are very isolatsd and due to poor
health. spend considerable time on their t)vm. The paitcipants ￿POrt very po$￿VelY 1hat TOSH 15 a place where
they feel welcomed, and where they make new friendships whi18 enjoying a Greative aGtivity which helps with their
mentsl health and well-being.
'Thursdays have become my favourite day, I forget everything, we le8m in a fun
and Gomfortable way, irs an important aGtivity for my mental health, l enjoy it a lov,
'it is an excellent activity that
keeps the mind occupied and unleashes creativity and individu81ity., The workshops are so welcoming and
Indusive, ¥Èd they have helped me feel safe and able to get involved.
.'Coming to TOSH has done so much for
my confidence and grown my so￿al skills for1he first time in my life. My mental health has impraved so much: fresh
air and exerclse in the garden helps me feel younger and happier..

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The Comnwnlty Programme Indudes the foll(vAng wdeets In 202344:
The OTchaTd Garden
Funded fmm Pewe's Heallh Thisl WesrAex ￿thr. Boumemouth Coastal Lottery and 8CP Councll. Inlllally
a 2.year comnwnlty proje¢( Nnnlng from 1 Decemlw 2022- 31 Dewnber 20X
Addl11¢￿al lundlng from StartMKks and Soverelgn NetI￿rk Group *lll alkyw the prO￿t to ¢ondnue In 202&
Involvlng ovor 200 lo¢￿ people in the des￿. Lwild and rAantirvJ of the garden, including al our communlty wup4
asylum seekers and refugees, the Polish eldety Comff￿nty, faMi￿eS from the Mews and Ioc81 rosidonts living In and
around the sits. M￿h of aCti￿ty in 2¢f23r24 h* been the strucbjrd build of paths, the sunken sealng ¥ea and
planting oftrees, fnjit bushes and native flvwers. Volunteers meet eath weekto mantsn and m￿age the garden. A
monthty programme Df workthops. school events and eomnwjnty sessions on gr<rthing and using pl￿ for cookaig
have all been delNered in the first year of this project
The Outslders PrnJe¢t
A 5-year partneishlp proJe¢t funded thrwh the Lottery Communlty Fund, endlng In 202& The grant
supports a workshop programme and a Communlty Coordlnator Lonwt ¢slabllshed group. In
partnershlp wlth BEAF Arts Co. meetlng weekty foT creallve wrmlng wvrkshops and now photography
workshops, Yock4ns'. perfOrnW￿ and outreach The programme Includes support for mentorlng
and tralnlng. offerlng partklpants oppothnilles to traln as and project leaders.
In 2023 the project developed a new outreach wogramme extenthng conn8clions *ilh the recovery, heamh and well.
being sector throuth deliveflng workshops out in the ￿mmunty and health venues. The prokct also has a ￿ntract
with west￿ College to deliver a new strand of activity. Nnning workthops pwbrman¢es In HM prisons. The
first tour in spring 2023 visited 10 prison5 aryoss Ihe soulhwesL Afurther tour touk pEaGe between July- September
2023 visittng a furlher 8 prisons in the southwest Coorthnated by ￿on College. the outcomes have been
extreme￿ positive, prirrrarily due to the workshop leader5 bringing their thvn Ir¥ed experience5 to the woups af
prisoneN As a resutt a Ivrlting Prize was Initiated and a publICati￿ produced ofthe out¢omes frnm th& workshops
and creative writing from the ￿￿er8.
The project PartI￿p￿ delNered a pJb]ic'Lock4n' perfo￿¥￿￿ for thè BEAF 2023 feslivel to a sèlkiut audience of
100 people. The project akn perfomied 20ZJ Proth￿10n. Tattoo in Boscon*e and on tour to Southampton
Mast theatre to a full house.
Adrfrtit)n8tly, successful tyjtcomes for indNtdJ81 pwtictparts of the project indude a film produc•d by AUB students
featurtng long-stsnding partici￿[ Gary. who runs the wtreac*J wwkthops PTrson tour. a Mmmissi¢Jn for
workshop leader, Debbie from the Puierty Tnth ComrrAssion to create her first play,. and a commissian for the
workshop partiapants from BCP Council to ueate text works for a pub￿¢ at trail as part of the Levelling Up fund&
Up to 11 text works wai be selected for per￿ent in&dlalion along Boscombe Beach and up to Boscorrtje high
Seeklng Refuge Prol¢ct
Funded from many %)urce4 prfmarfly Peopws H￿1th Trusl Valenllne FounWon. BCP F4)od and Energy
Support Weekly Thursday Threads attended by ￿￿*Men. Clnerna nights nmtsle workshoA backgammon
and communlty ganlen attended by men.
The women's goup has gone from strength to strength. in 2023 the women developed a collaborafve project
for Ihe BEAF festival creatin9 a I￿e-￿e texlile instalation. Yhe Stories We Thread made from inthvidu
cyanotype imagos Stit¢hed together to creats one J￿rrt work The pat&Nork of Images documented of the
wamen's homeland through maps, drawin&￿ and petsonal belongngs, recorded an the materid. During Ihe autumn
the women WDrked towards their first makers nwkets at TOSH and Soutt) Coast Makers Mtht selling products
made in the workshops. The fvnds raised frDm the markets go back into the project for futrjre activities. From Marth
24 the group started a new projecl worktng towards National Refugee 15 JLme 2024, with 8 collaborative work
on ts theme of 'home'. The work ￿711 cfeats a setting for a communal meal, vrith e&h member of the group
embroidering a tradillond ithsh lor a large taye setting. A new group has been set up for the men's group and
they have 81$0 been activety invthed in the development ofth? communty g¥d￿.

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Dorset Pollsh Communlty- Young At Heart
Funded from Dolset Comnwnlty Foundallon and PeorArfs Health This(
Run as a weelty group for the elderty Polish comnwnty. who due to poor knswage skil[8 have found themsefves
isolated and lonely. The project includes a monthly famty event on Pjathwday. Th? weekly moollngs Includè En¥lsh
Language sessians and texlile acbvities plus a he81thy lunc*1.
Communlty M
Part of thé warm ft)oms programmè aeross BCP, a Y4wkly drnpln programme. Includlng gende exeKIs
lunch and an afomoon Graauve works1￿p. 51gnpo311￿ and 1-1 wpporL started In January 20LI
Inltialty set up as p¥t ofcentrd governments vmmi raoft% iniliative, the programme has ¢ontlnued as a vltal aGtivity
for our vulnerable. eidth and less-able communty to support their heallh and well-being. providing a warm and
welcomlng place to meet others with a free hot meal. ThrouthLYJt 2023r24 the projec% now renam8d Communty
Mondays has recelved very posltive feedback and attracts a target audience of Ioc81 people on low income4 thoso
that are very isolatsd and with restrkted moL41ty. The acbvitigs fill a gap in provi6ion In Boscorrbe and connect with
oth¢r r•lour￿5 In the w•a to Supportthh vUlnern￿O
SWRAC
South Reglonal A8se•sm¢nt Centr4 a spKlal •ducakn g¢hool supportlng young p•opl• vAth SEM A
grant from S0Ve￿IgTr Houslng prnvId￿ workshops to support tho sthdffjts a pr•paratlon for work
proorammè, glvlng them confjdenm and support to move Into employff￿L
The Trust develt)ped a pwtrershlp with SWRAC In 2023. wothing with SEN 6bJd8nt8 on creativ? projects, to
6upport them on thelr Joumey8 into em￿￿ment The wcce86 of the pr0￿Ct ha8 led to I(￿98r-￿rn) plans to
¢ollabor* wlth SIMIAC ond dèvelop a pyoposal ts add to their Qjni￿1Urn. The propo901 would offer &udents
eativa and informaove 61dlls development programrn ft)r th0$6 needlng rnats￿￿ to present themsdv¢•
profe5s1onally In the fvb markgt or setbng up their tA￿lnesS or no¢dlng e more ¢realve approach to self-
promollon for employment
Cr¢allv¢ aiKI Dlgltsl 8kllls Prngramme
Launch of OSC- Op•n 8chool Crgatlv•- wppor( Iralnlng. rneTr￿ and $klU developmont programm•
The Open School Creative prngranme, a partne￿h1P project wlth BEAF Art8. launthed In Noven*)er 2023, offerfng
a programme of tr81ning and skills development workshops and erfents for the wider creative and dlOtal bu￿ne$S
Sector. The programme18unthed with a talk￿t fiTrt ¢vent on 1 F?￿U8ry 24. ddlv•r•d by Cerl H￿d co￿h and
mentor lor the c¥eallve soGtor.
AdditSon8f fundlng from the Shared Prosperity fund rnaged ty BCP and from the Dorset LEP, 6UPPOrted tho
professlonal development prwamme workshops In the first year. The delNery of the Tntsvs successfvl Start
Up progr8mme for creatives Gawlts 4th sol&out coh¢Jrt in Mwch 2023. Fouowng the 8ucco68 of thi8 programme,
the TA￿ Is plloting a 50+ Start Up in 2024 supported by the Dorset LEP. a groydng comn￿n￿ of retired
people and those who want to bjm a hobby into a buslness, or those rekning to their creatEve practlce after
following a dlfferent cwfrer path, the Tnjst has had very p￿ti¥0 feedb&k on thls now course propoEal. Thls trid
week x 2 hour serfes of bu4ne6s Wor￿10p$ wJll be revlewed to look at lurther oplorts to grow the creallve Start Up
course rI￿e1.
l the Trust8 uealive bu*n05S WJPWt now fd15 under the urtjrolla of thé C*en School Creativts prograrDmes.
The Trust has continued to offer a weeldy cO￿k Club runnlng every Thursday morning provldng frea desk sp8C¢
d support from our re￿dent cworker oxpe¢ plus th8 Creativo Hub 50ssions, Ithich are monthty 2*our
netsvorkjng se$￿I)n$, with a west weaker dellverlng (Y(ts. buslness advl¢e and SUPPDrL Aongside regular
acb'vities for utsative businesses, the Trust dso runs speaalst worbthops, ￿amPleS include: Additional Incomes for
Creativ* Linkedln for CreatNe Freelancers & sma￿ BU￿n￿ Show & Tell and In￿Vi￿al Grit se85ions.

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Hlres and Coworklng Spaea
slnce the refvrt)ishment 8nd addition of heating in the hub, the Trust has seen a significant increase in enquiries for
hlres of the Assembly Hall. Atrium and privats meeting room spaces, and have become booked regularty tor all
6e551ons across the daytime, evenSng and weekends. Community hires have continued to in(¥ease in 2023r24, with
regular hires from key loGallnatIonal charftSps and organlsalons including Shelter, the Hampton TNst, Help & Care,
ArisAble Group, CAN (Community Action nthorkl and ICN (intemalional Care Ne￿ork). Income from hires and the
¢Ovworflng 6pa¢e K¢ount for 25% of tho Trusvs income.
Flnan¢lal r•vlew
The Trust banks with Charlties Aid Founda11on ICAFI Bank Th• Trust has an onllne accountancy facillty enablSng
prompt transacllons end re*ttme management Appropriate 8e¢urfty controls are In place to Ilmlt th¢ potsnti81 for
fraud and ensure that iwo separate Indlvlduals slgn off transactlons.
The Trust continue8 to be regarded a8 a tru8ted oroan18atton with good govomanc• arrangemfrnts and sultabl
structyres to manage donalons 8nd other re8ources In order ts Improve the liv¢8 of p•ople in 8oumemouth.
Rowland8 Webster conlnue as the Tru8V8 Indep8ndent Ex8mlner. Ilr8t appolnted In 2019.
Reservas pollcy
The Tnjstses adopted tho followlng as th&lr resorvos pollcy at thelr meolng on 8th July 2013:
Trie org8nl8atlon wlll malntdn o level of reserve6 sufflclent to meet the operatTng c08ts 01 Ihe org8ni8atson for
a period of six months, plus the costs of wlndlng up, redundancy and legai expenses should such a conlJng•n
arf88. Th18 Wtll ba alloGated from the unrestrlGted reserves of tho chartty and wlll be revSewod annually.,
Th18 pollcy ha8 not been updatsd 8lnce and therefore remaln6 the policy of the Tru8t
Rlsk Assessment
The Ch8rfty ha8 a comprehenslv8 rlsk reglstsr and 911 'hlgh' and potsnldly Incroaslng rhks ar8 revlewed at
board meeting8, wlth a detalled annugl rgvlew whlch takes place In January each year.
SlructUi4 govemance and manag•m•nt
R¢¢reate Dor8et {wevlou8ly Boumemouth 2026 Trust) Is a charltable company Ilmlted by guarantee and waB
Incorp¢xat•d and regl8tsrod wlth the Charity Commi88ion In 2012.
The Artjdes of AssoclalJon ajlow for a mlnlmum of 6 and a maxlmum 0112 Tru8tse8. Chr18 Thomag conlnue8 a
Chair and Pam Donnellan as Treasuror. There are ￿jrrenIY 8 Trustses In total.
The Trust undertakes an annual sbjlls and divernity audit, which indicatss whethar or not re¢rultment of trustees18
re¢wired to address parlcular 8k]Ils or dlveNty gap8. The Trust Board Is In tho Proce￿ ot identifylng now Truste68
to Increase tts dlverslty and to extend the age range.
The Trust is based at Tha Old School Hous& Boscombe, Gladstone Mews, Boscombe,

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Th6 trusteeg, we dso th8 drectors for the wrpose of corypwy Iw, and who serlod ¢*Jrlng year up to
the dato of signatrwe of the fin￿cIal statsments were:
Angela Pooley
Caron Khan
Jan8 Kelly
Parmla Donnelban
Chris Thomas
MarfaArM8
James D8y
Ewa Zabarylo
KarolSna Blfvinat
Angel Boatsng
(Resigned 30 October 2023>
(Resigned 30 October 2023)
(AppclTrted 30 October 2023>
(Apwinted 30 Othber 2023)
(Appc4ntsd 30 October 20231
(Appcqnted 30 0(aaber 21Y23)
(Appointed 30 October 2023)
None of the trustees has beneficlal intsrest In the ￿. Al ofthe bwsteos menl)ern of the company
warantee to ¢ontribuie £1 in tho went of a winthg up.
The
ste8s' raport was apwoved by tho Bowd of TnAt8e8.
Chrb8 Thomas
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RECREATE DORSET
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF RECREATE DORSET
I repDrt to the trustees on my eXa￿￿natIon of the financial statements of Recreate Oorset (the charity) far the year
ended 31 March 2024.
Responslbllltles and basls of report
As the trustees of the chaiity (and also its olrectors for the purpose5 of Gompany lawl you are responsible for the
weparation of the financid statements in aCcOrda￿e with the requirements of the Companies Act 20C6 (the 2006
Having satisffed myself that tlio financial statsmgnts of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of
the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the tharity's
financlal statements carried out under section 145 of the Chaities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). In carrying my
examination I have foll¢)wed all the applic*le Direclions given by the Charity Commisslon under section 145151{b)
ofthe 2011 AGt
Independent examlnefs statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention In ¢onn8¢tlon Mth Ihe
examination givin9 me cause to believe that in any materi81 respe¢t
a¢MUn￿ng records were not kept in re$peGt of the tharity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act, or
the finèn¢lal statements do not acGord with those records; or
3 thg finan¢ial statements do not comply with the accounling rewlrements of sedion 396 of the 2006 Act other
than any requirement that the accounts ghe a true and far view whlch is not a matter considered as pgrt of an
independent ex8mination', or
the financlal stat&ments have not been prepared in accordance with the method8 and princlple8 of the
statement of Recommended Pradce for a¢¢ounllng and reporting by chafities applicable ta charities
preparing thelr a¢¢ounts In accordance with the FlnanGial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ire18nd {FRS 102).
I have no concems 8nd have come across no other mater8 in connection wlth the examlnalon to whlch attenuon
culd be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understandlng of the financ481 ststements to be readied.
Rowlands Webster Llmltsd
CTA FMAAT Arr(Fellow)
Austin House
43 Poole Road
Boumemouth
Oorset
BH4 9DN
Englanfl
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RECREATE DORSET
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACMVITIES
INCLUDING INCOMEAND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Unrestrlcted Restrlcted
funds
nds
2024
2024
Total
Jnds
2023
nd5
2023
Donations and legacles
Charitable activtties
Inve8trnents
24.882
47,452
4,308
116,170
24,374
141,032
71,828
20.823
32,808
44.987
23,948
85,810
56.754
1,235
Total Income
76.ff22
140,544
217.1e6
54.868
68,933
123.799
Expend1￿1• on:
Charitable aclJvlOe6
125.030
207,259
69,2
58,488
127,765
Total expendlturn
82,229
125.030
207.259
69.2TI
58,488
127,765
Not Incom￿(0X￿dI￿1*l
(5.607)
15,514
9,907
(14,411)
10.445
(3,968)
Transfers between
firnd6
(7.000)
Net movomont In
nds
1,393
8,514
9,907
(14,411)
10,445
(3,968)
Racondllakn of 141nds:
Fund ba18nce8 at1 April 2ry23
118,815
747,823
ee4,438
131,026
737,378
868,404
Fund b￿aTr¢￿ at 31 Marth
2024
118.008
758.337
874,345
116,615
747,823
8e4,438
The slatem•nt of flnandal IndUd￿ al and lows r•¢owl8•d In th• y•ar. All Inc¢)mo and 8xpendlur•
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RECREATE DORSET
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2024
2024
2023
Flxed assets
Tangibt? assets
10
676.870
e89,070
Curmt assets
Debto
Cath at bank and In h￿d
11
11.471
321.099
9.036
329.819
332,570
338,855
Credltors.. amounts falllng due vAthln
one year
12
(135,095)
(163,487)
Net ¢urMt assets
197.475
175,388
Total assets less current Ilabllllles
874.345
884,438
N¢1 amets exdudlng pens1(￿ Ilablllty
874.345
8e4,438
Th• fvnds of th• charfty
Reth¢tsd Income fund8
Unrgstrlctsd funds
14
756,337
118,008
747.823
118,615
874,345
864,438
Th6 55 enolad ta tho exerrpdon from the audlt rowtr•rr*rt ¢ontak)ed In 8e¢Oon 477 of th• Cofflpanl•g Act
2008, for Ihe year ended 31 Marth 2024.
The d'rector8 8cknovAodge thdr re8ponsibililies for comptylng wlth the requhm•nts of tho Corr¥J*)108 Act 2008
wlth re8POCtto accounllng ree¢)rds and the prepwall*)n of finandal stat•m•nts.
The men*Jern have not rn¢wlred the to obtan an audlt of its financlal *tsm•nts for the y•ar In que8tlon In
acCorda￿e Kdl¢)n 476.
These financlal statsments have boon in acurdance with tho ￿lS1onS applicable to comparugs subjp
to the small cowpanles r￿¥M8.
Th
arKlal Statsments were apwoved by the trustees on .........................
Chris Thomas
Trustee
Conwy re￿tion number 08107118 {EngI￿d Wales)
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RECREATE DORSET
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 MARCH 2024
Crlllcal ￿OUn￿l9 estlm*s ￿ Judgenmts
In the ￿￿iCation ofthe charitys ￿Unting poliaes. Ihe tnjstees are rewired to make iidgements estimates
d assuirptions about the anount of a55ets ￿d liabililies Ihat are not readily apparent from other
sources. The eslimates and associatsd assunpti￿s ¥e based on historical experience other faot(Jrs that
e Gonsrdered to be retevant Acbja resutts rfrferfrom thesg eslimate
The estimates and underfwng awmptions ¥e reviffwed on ￿ ongoing basi& Reviwons to accounling
estimates are reCO￿lsed in the k)eriod in which the eslimate is revised where the revision affects that
period, or in the period of the revison fubjre periods where the reVi￿an affects btth cuttent and fvbjre
period5.
AccountlThJ Wlcks
Charfty Informallon
Recreate Dorset Is a VNate cor￿￿)Y Kn¥tsd by incorporated in Endand and Wal¢s, Th?
reG4Stered offKe Is Old S¢hool House. &adst¢￿e Mew4 Boscombe, Btyjmemouth, Dorse( BH7 6BG.
11 Acwuntlng wNenllon
The finanoal Statements have been prepared in tho ¢hJitys tgoveming documentl, the
Companies Act 2006, FRS 1(Y2 Yhe Finanaal Reporting Standard 8ppli¢able in the UK Republic of
Ireland. ('FRS 102°) and the char￿eS SORP "Puounting and Reporting by Charttes: Statement of
Recommended Pracfi¢e ap￿￿able to thwities prying th*r x¢ounts in accordance with th8 Finan￿8[
Reportrng Standard appI￿able in the UK and RepubfK of Irel￿d (FRS 102r (effective 1 Januwy 2019). The
charity is a Public Benefft Entity as defined by FRS 1(r2.
The ha8 taken ad¥*ge of the pr￿Orts In the P￿RP frx charitres not to a Statsment of
Cash Flows.
The fin8ncia statements are prep¥ed in sierfmg. vthlch Is the funcllonal ¢urrerw of the ¢h*Tty. Monetsry
amourts in thes@ fin￿1* statements are rounded to the nearest£
The fin8ncia statemerrts harfe been prepwed under the cost convention. The prffKip4 ￿)untIng
polictes adopted are set out below.
2.2 Golng coneem
At the timo of approving the finana81 Statem￿ the Iwstees have a reason*Jle expectation that the ch
ha5 adewats resources to conltnue in ¢4)eration￿ exi5tsnce for the foreseeable fubjre. Thus Ihe trustses
ontiThJe to adoptthe going concem basis ot xcounting ￿ wwng the finwKial statement&
2.3 Charltalkn funds
Unrestricted funds ¥e avail*e for ￿ at the thscrelion of the trustees In furtheran￿ of ther Charitable
objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to Spe￿ c(Jnrfrfions by donors or grantors as to how they mvy bo used. The
purposes and uses ofthe restricted funds are set in Ihe notss to the finaKial statemen
Endowment funds are gJbieGt to speafic condilions by don¢xs that the capital rrust be malrtaned by the
charity.
2A Income
Income is recowised when the charity ts legally en1illed to il after any perforrn￿ conati¢Jns have been met,
the amounts can be measured reliabty. and it is probthe that income wll be received.
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RECREATE DORSET
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
A¢counllng pollcles
Icontlnued)
Cash donatlons are recognised ¢Jn receipt Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified
of the donalion, unless perfom)ance condtions rewire deferr81 of the amount. Income tay recoverable In
relation to donaltons received under GiftAid or deeds of covenant Is recowi5ed at the time of the donation.
Legacles are reGognised on receipt or othe1v￿se if the charity has bw noofied of an Impendlng d￿]bUtion,
the amount is known. and receipt is expected. Ir the amount 15 not knovm, the legacy Is treated as a
contingent asset
15 E￿dI￿re
Expenses are induded in the financial slatsments as b￿Qme receiv￿￿8 or due.
Exwses indude VAT where appl￿￿8 as the company cannot redaim it
Z6 Tanglble fixed assets
Tangible frAed assets are initiaty mea￿d at cost and **Eequenty measured at cost or vauati(Jn. net of
depre¢iation and any Impalm￿nt losse&
DepreGiation Is reGognrsed so as to ￿lIe 14fth8 Cost or vthation of assets less thelr resldual values over their
useful INes on the followng baseg
Freehold land 8nd buil(fins
Plwrt and equipment
TA Sts￿t line basis
25￿3% straI￿t line basls
25%- 33% stratht line b￿S
Th& gain or loss ¥istng on the thsposa of w asset is delernkned as the (*fferen¢• betsveen the sd
proceeds and the c•rying vatue oflhe assel and is recowised in Ihe statement Df financtal athmes.
17 ImpalrnRnt of axed assets
At gach reporting end date. the re￿•W8 the C￿Ing amwnts of Ets kngble assets to dat￿nIng
whether there Is any inth¢ation that ttlose assets have suffered an irrpairment loss. If any such Indtatlon
exists, the re¢over*ie amount of Ihe asset is estimated in order to determtne the extent of th¢ impairment
loss (rf 8ny).
18 Cash and cash equlvalents
Cash and cash equivalents indude cash in h￿d, depo* held at caj with ban14 other short-term li¢wid
investments with orignal matyTities of Ihree months or less, b￿k overdrats. Bank overdrafts are shown
within borrowings in ujrrent liailities.
19 Flnanclal Instruments
The charity has ejected to apply the W￿lS1Or￿ of Section 11 'Bastc F￿￿c481 Instwments. and Seclii)n 12
'Olher Financial Instruments Issueg d FRS 102 to all of finaKial instruments.
Fin￿al inslruments are recognised in the chari￿S b￿8￿e theet when Ihe charity becomes p*ty to the
contr8cttJal provisons of the instrumgnt
Fin¥Jctal assets fi&*ilibes are off5e£ with the net amDLmts wesented in the finanoal statemerrts. when
there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts &KI there is an intentson to setue on
net basis or to redise the asset setsle the liabilty sinwtianeou*.
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RECREATE DORSET
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Accountlng polkles
(Ccnllnued)
Basic finawal assets, whth indude debtors and cash balances, 8re Inffa￿￿ measured *
trrnction price indu<lng traBoGtion costs are wbseryenly ¢wried * am¢xtised cost using the
effective interest method unless the arrangenwrt constilts a finajcing tr¥ts&tion. where the tr￿Sa¢ll0n is
measured at the present value of the future receipts d￿urrted at a rrwket rate of interest Financial assets
dassified as receivabte wlhin one year 8re not amortised.
Basic financid Ilabilitses, induding cre(th>￿ and bank loans are initialy recognised at tr8rtsxtion price unles5
the arrangemerrt constibJtss a firrdnc4ng trarts&tion. where the debt instrument is measured at the present
value of the fv￿re payments disc￿nted * a mtht rate of intsresL Finan￿* bi*lliti8s dassified as payable
within one year are not amorbsed.
Debt instruments are subsewenty cwried at amortised cos( using the etstrrfe iftterest rate method.
Trade crethrs are obligation5 to pwi for goods or services that have been acquired in the orthn8ry course of
operati¢)ns from suppliers. Amryjnts payable dassified as curent liabil￿eS if payment is due within one
year or less. If not, they are presented as norFcurrent liabilities. Trade Crefkn are reGogni58d initially at
transaclion price and sth8quenty m&*ured at amorlised cost u￿9 the effeclive Intsrest method.
Finanaal liabilrfies we derecogniqed when the ch￿S contracbjal obtigalions exptre or we dtscharged or
cancelled.
Income from Chatllalkn acllvltles
Unrestrleted Restrfcted
fund5
funds
2024
Tolal Un￿$trkted Restrlcted
nds
funds
2023
Headlng #ac989
Sales within charitable
activittes
47.452
24,374
71,826
808 23,946
56.754
Donath)ns and legacles
nds
nds
funds
2024
2W23
21Y23
Grants received and
released
24.862
116,170
141,032
20,8fJ
44,987
65,810
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RECREATE DORSET
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Investments
Unre5trlcted Unrestricted
funds
"fvnds
2024
2023
Interest received
4,308
.1,235
Charftable actlvltlos
Charltable Charltable
Expendlbjre Expendlture
2024
2023
Depreciation
Charltable expendlture
12,276
194,983
10,100
117,665
207,259
127,765
207,259
127,765
Analysls by fund
Unresthctsd funds
Restrictsd frJnds
82,229
125,030
69,277
58,488
207,259
127,765
TNstees
None of the trustses lor any persons eomected wlth them) received any remuneralon or ben¢fits from the
charity during the year.
Employees
The average monthly number of employees ¢kning the yearvM&
2024
Number
2023
Number
Total
There were no emplayees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.
Taxatlon
Thg charity is exempt from tsxation on its activities becwse all its inGome Is applied for charitable purposes.
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RECREATE DORSET
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
10 T￿ltsIe fixed assets
Yotal
bulkfjrvas equlprnenl
At 1 Aprfl 2023
Additi(Jns
768.968
6225
8,135
471
781,328
471
At 31 Marth 2024
768,968
6.606
781,799
Depreclatlon and ImpalTment
At 1 April 2023
Depreciation Charged In the y
81.358
11276
4,676
92,259
12,670
At 31 March 2024
93.634
5.070
104.929
Carrylng amount
At 31 MgJch 2024
675.334
1.536
676,870
At 31 Mwch 2023
687.610
1,460
689.070
11 Debtors
2023
Amounts falllng due *lthln ¢)ne ￿.
Trade debtors
Prepayments and x¢rued Income
9.500
1,971
7,888
1,148
11.471
,9,036
12 Credltors: amounts falllng due ￿thIn one ye
2024
2023
Olher ￿allOn and social
Deferred income
Paymerrts received on ￿aUnt
Trade (xethtQf5
Other credtors
Accruals deferred income
2,244
123,827
3.465
13
155,952
2.030
1.089
5,108
3,480
135,095
1S3,487
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RECREATE DORSET
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
13 Deferred lftcome
2024
2023
Arising from Grants
123,827
155,952
Deferred income is Induded in the financid statemerts a5 follow¥.
2024
2023
Defe￿ed irtcome is included within:
Current liabilities
123.827
155.952
Movements in the year.
Deferred income at 1 April 2023
Released from previous periods
Resources deferred in the year
155,952
{151.9021
119,7TI
80,344
158,319)
133.927
Deferred irKame at 31 March 2024
123,827
155,952
14 Restrlctéd funds
The restdcted fund$ of the Chadty comprfse the unexpended balance8 of donation8 and grants held on trust
subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may b8 used.
At 1 Aprll
2023
Incomlng
resource5
Resources
expendod
Transfers At 31 March
747,823
140,544
(125,030)
(7,000)
756,337
Pr•vlous year:
At 1 Apill
2022
Incomlng Resources
resoUr￿S
expended
Transfers At 31 March
2023
737,378
68.933
158.488)
747.823
Is Unreslrlcted funds
The unrestricted fvnds Df the tharity Comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants vhuch aro
not subjectto specffic conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These inGlude
desiwated funds which have been set aside aut of unrestrlctsd funds by the trustses for specifio purposes.
At l Aprll
2023
Incomlng Resources
tesource5
expended
Transfrrs At 31 March
2024
General funds
116,615
78.622
(82,229)
7,000
118,008
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RECREATE DORSET
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
15 Un￿StrICted ￿ndS
(Contlnued)
Prevlous year:
At 1 Aprfl
Incomlng Resources
Transfers At 31 Marth
2023
Generd funds
131,026
54,886
(e9,277)
116,815
16 Analysls of net assets bet￿￿1 funds
Unrestrlctad Restrlcted
funds
lund5
2024
2024
Total
2024
At 31 March 2024:
Tangible assets
Curront asSgtsl{li8bil￿eSI
1,535
116.473
875,335
81,002
676,870
197,475
118,008
756,337
874,345
Unrestrlcted Restrfcted
Iunds
lunds
2023
2023
Total
2023
At 31 March 2023:
Tangible assets
Current as5etsl(liabilities)
1,460
115,155
687,610
60,213
689.070
175,368
116,615
747,823
864,438
17 Related party transactlons
There were no (fisdosable related party tr￿￿aCtIOnS durlng the year (2023 - none).
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