Trustees: Clare Todd (Secretary) Audrey Willis
Registered Charity Number: 1168443 Date of Registration: 26.07.16 Financial Year End Date: 31.07.25
Introduction
The Trustees submit their report and financial statement for the Friends of Riverside Park – Chester-le-Street (the CIO) for the financial year ending 31st July 2025. The financial statement complies with the Charities Act 2011 and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards for Small Entities (effective January 2015).
Aims & Objectives
To promote for the benefit of inhabitants of Chester le Street and the surrounding areas, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need for such facilities within the context of the Riverside Park, Chester le Street, County Durham.
Review of Achievements & Performance
During the last year we managed to win Silver Guilt and Best in Group for both the Gardens and Chester le Street in the Northumbria In Bloom Summer 2025 judging.
We continue to review our Risk Assessments and policies for the group. We have been lucky with support of our H&S etc policies, and continue to take advice on any RA needed.
We have held our Annual Easter Egg Hunt with the sponsorship of the onsite café who supplied the chocolate easter eggs for the children. This continues to be a very successful and well supported event.
Work continues in the park gardens by volunteers and entering the Northumbria in Bloom once again this year, this is one of our favourite activities in the gardens at Riverside.
Registered Charity Number 1168443
Financial Review
The CIO banks with Santander using a ‘Treasurer’s Current Account’. During this financial year no funds were raised for the FoRP group. The CIO has no assets, no depreciation, no investments, no debtors, no creditors, no liabilities and a cash balance of £762, arising from previous donations and ‘member’s subscriptions. Accounts will be filed using the Charity Commission’s ‘Receipts & Payments’ template.
Public Benefit Statement
In exercising their powers and duties the Trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on ‘public benefit’ published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Preparation of This Report
This report has been prepared in accordance with guidance published by the Charity Commission in March 2015, entitled ‘Charity Reporting and Accounting – The Essentials’, and is signed on behalf of the Trustees by,
Clare Todd
Trustee and Secretary
Registered Charity Number 1168443
Charity Name No (if any) Friends of Riverside Park - Chester le Street 1168443 Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accounts
Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 8/1/2024 7/31/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
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| A1 Receipts - - - - - - - - - - - Sub total - Total receipts - A3 Payments - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - Sub total - Total payments - Net of receipts/(payments) - A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end - Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Details Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 262 500 - - - - 262 500 Agreement Error Agreement Error to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Clare Todd - Trustee/Secretary Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
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| Clare Todd - Trustee/Secretary | 20.07.26 | ||