2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01.04.2024 Period start date To date

31.03.2025 Period end

Charity name: Manor Fields Association

Charity registration number: 1168830

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To promote, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Chesterfield and the surrounding area, the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure- time activities of individuals who may have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship of social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Maintaining and improving ex-school playing fields for public benefit – mowing grass, managing margins, managing trees and hedgerows, improving the biodiversity of the fields and providing seats and benches for the general public using the fields.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment	Para 1.38
including program related
investment

Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	During the period 1.4.24-31.3.25 the charity maintained Manor Fields – arranging for grass mowing, hedge cutting, and long grass cutting and removal. The trees were regularly monitored and work done where required by a qualified tree surgeon. A bench and two animal carvings were erected in one of the copses on the fields in late summer. Two working parties were held - one in the autumn to tackle brambles and ensure french drains were kept in good condition, the second in the spring of 2025 to prune apple trees.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	In this period, although payments exceeded receipts we had enough reserve to retain a healthy financial balance.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Our policy is that our reserve should be at least double our annual expenditure ie to have two years’ outgoings in reserve. The amount needed for this is kept under review as annual expenditure changes.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Our annual expenditure is currently around £1,500, therefore we keep a minimum of £3,000 as a reserve to cover variations in income.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Election at AGM

Additional information (optional)

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Manor Fields Association
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1168830
Charity’s principal address	12 Ashgate Avenue Chesterfield S40 1JB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Angela Fookes	Chair
	Peter Passmore	Secretary
	Chris Hill	Treasurer
	Brendon Weager
	Edward Brooks
	Helen Rowan
	Mark Taylor
	Jan Bird
	Kristen O’Gorman

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Angela Mary Fookes ~~ee ee~~ Chair Chair, etc) ~~ee~~ Date ~~[=]~~ 28.12.25 ~~PO~~

Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) ~~ee~~

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