Annual report for 2024-2025 to Charity Commission Name: Friends of Castle Cove Beach Charity Address: 9 Old Castle Road, Weymouth DT4 8QB Charity Number: 1168204
Our main reason for existence is the operation and maintenance of the steps giving public access to Castle Cove Beach. We estimate that 80,000 people a year take advantage of this free opportunity to relax in the peaceful harmony that is Castle Cove Beach. We continue to maintain the steps and insure them against public liability.
Our secondary reason for existence is to foster the bonds that bind our community together. We do this by arranging social events and providing local amenities.
The period April 2024 to April 2025 was a busy time for our charity. It was five years since we raised money for, and built the steps to, the beach. So, April 2024 was a significant date for us.
In April, two of our trustees organised a celebration of seaweed, the Seaweed Shenanigans, with stalls on the beach about environmental protection, an art competition for local schools, and a Love Local Raffle in which local businesses donated prizes. There was a drumming workshop, a samba band, eco mooring displays and many other activities.
The event was an outstanding success, with up to 1,000 people attending, and a number of local schools taking part. The raffle raised £1,300 after the costs of the event were deducted, and we donated £600 to local charity Clean Jurassic Coast. Three of our trustees attended the Dorset Costal Forum.
On 9th June 2024 we organised a ‘tea by the sea’ event with Transition Towns and ran a seaweed survey. This attracted between 30 and 40 people, with a large number of children taking part.
In February 2025 we organised a quiz at a local pub - very successfully, with 60 people attending.
Written January 2026
Other activities: we half-funded the installation of a defibrillator on a local cafe, arranged first aid training for all our trustees who didn’t have a certificate, and continued a programme of sea water testing to ensure that the waters of the Cove were safe enough for our visitors to use. We had a very successful day cleaning the beach and steps on August 2nd and started a bi-annual programme of seaweed monitoring. We have maintained healthy finances and continue to build up a maintenance fund for emergency repairs.
We were sad that three of our trustees left after serving long terms as trustees but were invigorated by the recruitment process in line with our policy with the appointment of three new trustees. In the future, we plan to continue our main function of providing access to this popular beach, supported by outreach work to continue building a community around our cove,
As part of our financial plan, we have a savings account to ensure that should we need to repair or replace the steps to the beach we would be able to do so. We have also invested in insuring the steps for damage.
The trustees in making decisions throughout the 2024-25 financial year have had due regard to the commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. We feel that the report reflects that.
Trustee list
Steve Elsworth chair Dee Bird vice chair Mary Phillips appointed June 2024 Katie Janota (Louise Capaldi appointed Nov 2025) (Hannah Leach appointed Nov 2025) Jim Goodey Valerie Graves Treasurer Keith Tranter Alexa Beasley resigned June 2024 Lyndsey Diment resigned June 2024 Lisa Cross resigned August 2024
Written January 2026
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1168204 Friends of Castle Cove Beach Charity Receipts andpayments accounts 01/04/2024 31/03/2025 To For the period from ~~rs a ee~~ |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | ||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||
| Fund raising | 2 447 | - | - | 2 447 | 2 296 | |||
| Donations | 2 735 | - | - | 2 735 | 2 647 | |||
| Grant | 800 | - | - | 800 | - | |||
| interest | 372 | - | - | 372 | - | |||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
(Gross income for AR) 6 354 |
- | - | 6 354 | 4 943 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 6 354 - - 6 354 4 943 ~~——_————~~ |
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| A3 Payments | ||||||||
| legal fees | 45 | - | - | 45 | 52 | |||
| professional | 500 | - | - | 500 | - | |||
| insurance | 458 | - | - | 458 | 364 | |||
| fund raisingexpenses | 1 522 | - | - | 1 522 | 1 113 | |||
| repairs&renewals | 1 630 | - | - | 1 630 | 95 | |||
| subscriptions | 165 | - | - | 165 | 45 | |||
| 12 | - | - | 12 | 100 | ||||
| donation | 660 | - | - | 660 | 750 | |||
| hospitality | 140 | 140 | ||||||
| savings | 450 | - | - | 450 | 24 | |||
| **Sub total ** | 5 582 | - | - | 5 582 | 2 543 | |||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 5 582 - - 5 582 2 543 Net of receipts/(payments) 772 - - 772 2 400 A5 Transfers between funds 450 - - 450 - A6 Cash funds last year end 14 250 - - 14 250 11 850 Cash funds this year end 15 472 - - 15 472 14 250 ~~—————~~ ~~SSSS=~~ |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted Restricted |
Endowment | ||||
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| Categories | Details | funds funds |
funds | ||
| to nearest £ to nearest £ |
to nearest £ | ||||
| B1 Cash funds | 8 022 - - 7 450 - - - - - 15 472 - - current savings Total cash funds ~~——~~ |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments | (agree balances with receipts and payments | ||||
| account(s)) | OK OK |
OK | |||
| Unrestricted Restricted |
Endowment | ||||
| funds funds |
funds | ||||
| Details | to nearest £ to nearest £ |
to nearest £ | |||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~===~~ |
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| B3 Investment assets | Details Details ~~== ===~~ |
Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) ~~===~~ |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
~~= ~~ | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~===~~ |
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| Fund to which Amount due |
When due | ||||
| Details | liability relates (optional) |
(optional) | |||
| B5 Liabilities | - - - - - ~~—====~~ |
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Date of approval |
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| Steve Elsworth | 07/01/2026 | ||||
| Valerie Graves | |||||
| 07/01/2026 |
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