Llandaff 50+
Patrons: Baroness Finlay of Llandaff Matthew Williams, Curator Emeritus of Cardiff Castle
Llandaff 50+ Trustees’ Annual Report – 2024-2025
Last year, Llandaff 50+ celebrated the completion of the first Five-Year Plan. We now all move into a new phase of stability and consolidation with 128 members and nine Trustees.
All of our existing Groups have continued to flourish and we are extremely grateful to our Activity Leaders: Chris, Jan, Diana, Katharine, Eleri and Donna, whose commitment keeps our programmes viable.
One new venture this year has been the drop-in ‘Chat and Relax’ This is led by Eleri, one of our new Trustees, and has a small but regular group of attendees, including a serious Scrabble Group. Although the numbers do not meet the usual financial criteria, we have decided to continue with it as an opportunity for new people to ‘drop-in’ and find out about Llandaff 50+.
After five years of use, our building has required some attention this year. This has included a new water boiler in the kitchen, and a service and update of our solar heating system.
We should all be grateful to the Trustees for their continued support. Lillias French has stepped down, and we thank her for her unfailing work and encouragement since the instigation of Llandaff 50+, particularly with her expertise on ‘Bring and Buys’ – always a good little earner. Denise Doyle, a regular supporter of the Wednesday Group, has been co-opted onto the Board, to be ratified by members at the 2025 AGM. We are, as ever, extremely grateful to our Executive Officer, Donna, whose diligence keeps Llandaff 50+ and The Pound in a stable position.
Financial Review
The details of this year’s finances are in the Financial Report. Current Assets: 2024-2025 Bank Current Account/petty cash £13,841 Bank Deposit Account £61,628 Total funds £75,469
The Trustees’ Responsibilities:
Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the Statement of Financial Activities. The Trustees 2024-2025:
Carolyn Merrifield; Chris Kenyon; Eleri Jones; Jan Joynson; Jill Matthews; Katharine Harry; Michelle Scantlebury; Cllr Sean Driscoll; Lillias French (stepped down June 2025).
Signed
Jill Matthews, Chair of The Board, Llandaff 50+
The Pound, 2 Cathedral Close, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2ED www.llandaff50plus.com Tel: 0775 8939 141 Registered charity no. 1176165
LLANDAFF 50+ ACCOUNTS FOR 2024/2025
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025
2023-24
2024-25
| £ 1021.00 615.08 0.00 4476.00 1310.00 4392.00 490.00 25.00 150.00 74.00 953.64 109.92 873.60 1628.69 156.51 184.78 2159.03 278.49 0.00 250.00 1269.88 1041.00 691.93 30.00 112.50 199.98 65.99 50.83 0.00 |
£ 12553.08 10056.77 |
RECEIPTS £ Donations and Pound Founders 1,029.20 Bank interest 873.23 Gift Aid 6,448.74 Llandaff 50+ activities at The Pound: Tai Chi - Mon and Tues 3,854.00 Watercolour Painting 1,630.00 Wednesday Talks and Social 4,900.00 Yoga 1,310.00 Craft 196.35 History Group 82.00 Easy PCs, Tablets and Phones - IT 131.00 Chat and Relax 305.00 AGM Raffle 45.00 Total Revenue Receipts PAYMENTS Charitable activities - outgoings Wednesday Talks and Social 887.01 Yoga 23.40 Craft 12.00 BT 1,010.54 Edf Energy (net) 1,776.00 Water 138.61 Rates 193.83 Cleaning 2,448.91 Courtyard 6.50 Printing, postage & stationery 251.65 IT & website 423.43 Annual audit 200.00 Insurance 1,406.81 Repairs and maintenance 2,566.60 Furnishings, furniture and equipment 566.63 Volunteer expenses 32.85 Parking costs for activity leaders 81.00 Refreshments for activities 274.53 AGM 3.25 Christmas and sundries 147.52 VE Day event 33.64 Total Revenue Payments |
£ 20,804.52 12,484.71 |
|---|---|---|---|
2496.31 Surplus/Deficit(-)
8,319.81
| 2023-2024 £ £ 0.00 2023-2024 £ £ 64064.87 2496.31 66561.18 66561.18 25786.24 40754.94 20.00 66561.18 66561.18 |
2023-2024 £ £ 0.00 2023-2024 £ £ 64064.87 2496.31 66561.18 66561.18 25786.24 40754.94 20.00 66561.18 66561.18 |
LLANDAFF 50+ ACCOUNTS FOR 2024/2025 2024-2025 CASTLE BENCH FUND £ £ Balance b/f 1/7/24 RECEIPTS Book Sales 800.00 Donation 200.00 1000.00 PAYMENTS Book Costs 411.60 Balance c/f 30/6/25 588.40 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 JUNE 2025 2024-2025 £ £ ACCUMULATED FUNDS Receipts & Payments Balance b/f 1/7/2024 66,561.18 Surplus/Deficit(-)ReceiptsoverPayments2024/25 8,319.81 74,880.99 Castle Bench Fund 588.40 Balance c/f 30/06/25 75,469.39 Represented by: CURRENT ASSETS Bank Current a/c 13,821.22 Bank Deposit a/c 61,628.17 Petty Cash a/c 20.00 75,469.39 75,469.39 |
£ 1000.00 411.60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 588.40 | |||
| 66561.18 |
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S CERTIFICATE
I have independently examined the Accounts of the Llandaff 50+ Group for the period ended 30 June 2025. I have obtained information and explanations considered necessary for this examination to enable the accounts to be finalised, including Receipts & Payments Accounts and a Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2025. The closing bank balances as at 30 June 2025 has been verified.
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my intention which gives me cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements to keep accounting records and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records have not been met or to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Graham Hosgood
05-Oct-25
Graham Hosgood CPFA (Ret)