## **Chairman’s Report 2025** ## **The Park, Kilnwick** Charity N[o] 1168729 During a recent walk around The Park I looked at what has been created in the last 7 years and thought how lucky we are to have such a beauAful space at the heart of our village. The Park conAnues to mature nicely with the trees growing well and starAng to feel like an established wood. The playing field and playground areas are looking neat, well kept and Ady: I’d like to say a special thank you to David and Ben for grass cuKng. The fruit trees are now starAng to produce a good amount of fruit and hope next year we can start making some community produce. The Parklings youth club has again been very acAve this year. The PosiAve acAviAes grant was successfully applied for Parklings have had some lovely days out to local water parks and other ouAngs, as well as a great camp out in the summer. We conAnue to have some successful maintenance days to keep hedges etc looking smart. It has been great to see new people from the village helping out. The slide mound has been regularly mowed and topped up with top soil then grassed and is looking in a lot beNer shape. The tunnel mound has had similar treatment recently, and by the spring will be looking great. Plaques conAnued to be repaired and in some cases Aed to trees. The play equipment is in good order and regularly inspected by trustees. The annual ROSPA inspecAon has been completed with only a few minor recommendaAons. The toddler swing has just had a new basket fiNed. Sadly we had some vandalism to trees , but the community rallied round and new trees have been planted. The land transfer to the Charity ownership is sAll with solicitors, the maNer being complicated by a legal agreement when purchasing the land. Thankfully this is nearly completed. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the trustees and volunteers, past and present, for their conAnuing dedicaAon and support, without which the park couldn’t operate. Susannah Bristow , Chairman , The Park Kilnwick , November 2025 THE PARK. KILNWICK RECEIPT5 AND PAYMENTSACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 315T MARCH 2025 Unie5tricte fun Lo￿fundS Totslfund5 4 Total Fun Recelpts Chadtsble Donafjons and grants 25C 43 49 FundrilslnB events Totsi Recelpts 1860 25Crt 4360 49 Plyments Lond preparatlon, fencln& trees & l•nds¢apln8 3375 130 3505 143 Events 421 421 Pla¥equlpment 310 yio 341 1,724 1,714 1,713 ststlonery and m15cellaneous 221 221 370 Insur•nee 491 491 Subsc￿ptlOTrS 24 24 116 L¢801 and profe5slonal fees 1247 1247 Total p8Vrnènts 5358 7,943 Net surplu5 01 recelpt50verpayments forthe perfod .3498 -85 Cash fund$ broviht forward It be8lnnln8 of perlod Tr4¢t surplus I Ideflcltl for the perlod 16.056 158 16,214 -3,583 19,3Y -3,118 Cash funds tarrled lor*•rd at end of perlod 12,558 73 12,631 THE PARK, KILNWICK STATEMENTOF *iSSETS AND LIAblLmES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3tsT MARCH 2025 Unrt5trlcted fund5 Re5trtcted funds Total fund5 2014Total Funds Assets Battk & Cash Funds Bank balances Cash balances 12.473 85 73 12,546 85 16,113 Total bank & cash funds 73 16.216 Assets retslned for the tharlty's own use Land, at rnorketvalue upon ilft 45,rA) 45,( Thest flnanclJl statements have t)een apprDvEd by the trustees •nd are slined on thelr treha￿.. Trnstee.. Tru5tee.' Da¥Ad Smth Tirn 8ristDW Oate.. '2v- ?02< Dbte.. zJa P