Trustees Annual Report
Year Ending August 2025
Charity Number 1179411

.7 lloliJr•nc• And AdmlnlBtrDtlv• Int￿mOtIOn
Charlty Nam•: Fil•nd• ol MThid•m Par
Charlty R•gf•tratlon: 117041
Roglsterod Orftuo Dnil Oporatlonal Addfesb.. The lurbine
Hous8. Mar8ani Park, Margam. SA13 21J
2. Board of Trustees
Jemma Davies
Tracy Robbins
Theresa Davies
Doreen Nash
Peter Lindsay
John Carruthers
Clive Davies

TO provl4O Oi kNsi81 In the provlBlon Ot raclliiiBS for
rocm•tlon Qilitsr 1018UfO Ilmu occupation In tho
lrtturfrsi of uocittl wilh tho ohloc7 of Improving the
COnUition$ ol Ille of rho public In Nenih PDrt Talbot an(J the
IltsrYourt(tino broa Dy the prosorvotion. promoiion, support.
B&slst8llC8. Impfovem¢nt of MBrgBm Country Park.
Ensurlng our work cl8llvgrs OLJf alms
We will revtevv OLJraims, oljiectivtss Bnd activities each
year. Thjs revSew look5 81 what WO 8chioved and the
ourcory?Bs or our workirTru tho pr@VlOUS 12months. The
rtsview look5 at the su¢coss of each key trJLtivlty &nd Ihe
benefits they havo brought to those groups of people WB
8re set up to help. The review also helps us ensure OUT
aim. objectives and actlvities remalne(J focused on our
stated purposes.
We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity
Commission's general guidance on public benefitwhen
reviewing our aim and objectives and in planningfuture
activities. In particular the trustees consider how planned
activities will contribute to the aims of objectives they
have set and how they complement the Parks aims and
objeGtives.
Our organisational structure

Members
Jomm•
Jth*'
In year the decision was made to remove the Chair aThd
Vice-chair position in favour of an equal and inclusi￿e
board. focusing on the members atthe centre ofthe
charity.

6 fil￿ FtXu¥ol our Wor*
OIJS Jti4wln OblQleflvD* for Iho roniinue to bo the
havo Goniiiiuod to Oiiur 8 fDnAo Of wnlkTh tsnd iour*to
VlÈittJrB* iltl¢l Our pnoiogrgrTrhywDlkS Bve bq¢omln¢
1so>B8ion. ArTan¥lh& to phutoAra5)h Bev81ry1 Tts*dAWYI•
Vety tl¥o uroup iiève producgd two
tyxcollent CtylencJar8 lor 2026 tsa8ud upon ihtyir Wild1118
pnotouraphs.
Conductea tours or the castlts is also very popular Wlth
visitors anrl li huB ￿1￿0 FJet)n li bkjsy yeèi for decorBiiThgthè
Castle. The Chri.8tmas 8toircabc wos E> Kreai suc¢o88 In
silvor and white. The locus thon turned to 8ovofBI
workshops preparing thousands of plastic poppies 8nrJ
paper doves ror VE d8y and V) day displays. Through Erant
aid we hav6 purchased three IPads for use by vlsiiorsto
the Castle and loadod a softwaro package which displays
photographs of the ground tloor rooms asthey appe8rerJ
in the early 1900's.
We financed the design and manufacture of the Stag
statue at the main entrance to the Castle. It is constructed
from reclaimed metals, a symbol of strength casttfom the
P8St standing for the future.
The team who looks after maintaining and developinEthe
Twyn yr Hydd gardens has had another busy year. Orchard

porjr
lia• l>0•
•• oi ••paiiatr •PW•• •r4iJ ol v•lllow Io
Iho mtsrori•i its* chtl*lr77•• V•w••lh m•kln¥.
thlv¥avts Woicomo •1 Twyn yr ot th*
t0401h•rwirh • •btyui hljtotyol ihe
8•*tt*n• ror OWnt•i)U 4roup• hovo bijvn •U¢¢•swul.
Tho Turbine Hous* V•hlch Is tho bfy8e TDr tn0 Friends OT
*Br￿M PArN rnonned ￿￿11¥ has hao &notr¥er
&uccessiui Wirh mBnyvl6itOfg. Morjliity ectsotwitt
•vaii8ble lor hlro at the Turbinw House. end wts have
VBfiety or Interogtli)8 (Jiai)luys ￿bOUt the hl8tory ot the Park
arjo glve Short talk.8 Éibout IhFJ turt>lne providir¥g eleciric¥ly
to the cfisrie and Uihor buildings in the P8Tk long betoiB
eloctrlcity was widoly ovtstlablo in Port Talbot and
surrounclin8 aroas. Mcmbors sjlso BSSlSt with tho moth
survey and sssist tho park troin drlvors with lo3dlr)8 FJnd
unloading passengers at busy times. Wo also 8981st wlth
the daily feeding 8nd walking of the alpacas.
Ourcourtyard room is also manned duringthe week and
provides information leaflets and advice to visitors and
assist in the court yard shop at busy times.
During school holiday times we provide approximately
twenty-four days of Children's free activities inthe Castle
which are very popular with both children and parents.
Due to the high demand for places, we usually have to
hold two session per day. The dedicated group of Friends

ful.
i** imm•diM• rt)mrnunii¥ ol Ne•th
T￿•0￿1 •no ￿￿or• lioffl much funn•t oli¢ld n•
•cIMiw• w•won• contlnu• exiromvjly popuiaf V•tb
*•iiora •r• atw•y• W￿11 thiiond•d. been 8n
i￿r•aBO ¥i*iiOf num1￿1& over the 1otyT year #nd we haye
r•¢eM)d lois ai positivo o 18ooba¢k. Th¢ mobllrty scooters
cont&riiJo Io vory popuIBr Bnd have enable vlsirorsto
enjoy Bll •reBs ol tho park.
6. Prlnclpal Funding Sources
Be$ftdos the membership fee3 we have contlnued to make
8 steady income from donatlons received at our craft
activities sessions throughout the ye8r end trorn OUT 8rn8lk
shop. Ioc8ted in the Turbine House.
7. Future Funding
There are currently no plans to obtain funding.
opportunities will be discussed with the membeis ahead
of applications being made.
8. Plans for Future Periods
We understand the mental and physical health benelits
that walking and visiting the surroundings of the park caTh

0*4101￿ iiJr4 wol4*
Corroni anrj prDioeib Iiir.lutl•'.
lofiith ￿￿tkB
14LOlaevii)Ont (Jr Wruii&hl Iron clDirw(5yQQ8 In Ywynyt
InsiniiAEIon DI ￿Undi￿L Ifi Twyn yr Hydd wBll*d #BrdB
9. Bu¥ii?ess Ptannlng
Our main rocus Will rfTrnioin Ebs y3818iin& In tho ongoing
Uèveiopmfynt Of MurKtum Couiitry PoTk.
70.
Structure. Governance and Monagernènt
All members of the Trustoes Board glve thelr tlrne
Voluntarily £nd receive no bonoflts Irom the charity.
All Trustoos are subjoct to tho TTustaas Code r)t Conduct
as publishe(J on our web51te.
Trustees Induction and Training
Most Trustees are already familiar with the praoticalworK
of the charity. New Trustees will be given guioance.
We also rely on the guidance given by the Charity
Commission.

Voiici••
All yT)liiJllJN Ai¢1 ori wijtjthlto foi Dll Momt*nr4 10 ¥le*4.
rhe Pollcies 11?ClUdo'.
Gilovanc
Trustoe Duty 01 Caro
Gutdance on Public. Benetit
Equ81 Opportunlties
Safegua rding
Lone Worklng
Volunteer Agreement8
Data Protection
Reserves
12.
Reserves
Our Reserves are set at £10,000.00

V.VIT I•
CFO ANPIUIL eRA*T OONATIO
1,•40.7
SLF ELP WALK
527.a4
UJW FUNDING RECEIVEri
Gl* Gi*r
1,837.ts7
35.00
MEA4 MEMgERSHIP FEES
IJIS MISCELLANÉOUS
AISH M081LITY SCOOTER HIRE
PPS SUMUP PLANT SALES (MARGAM PARKI
REF BANK REFUNDS
SAL SHOP SALES
TRS TRANSFER OF FUNDS IFROM SAVINGS)
UNI UNIFORM SALES
582.00
S2.29
1,219.B4
44.30
146.3S
3.7e5.67
268.09
288.00

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PAS POSTAGE & STATI¢)NSPY
PIIQ FUNOED PROJECTS
SCU S7AG SCULPTUR&
SFP SELF FUNDED PROJEcrg
SRP SCOOTER PAR TS l RepAIRS
rAX TAX FEES
TiIR TURBINE HOUSE
TYD nwN YR HYDD
UNI
UNIFORM (RETURNED & REFUNDED)
3.1¥0.of¢
1fA.27
1tJrJ.Ix
1.1è2.37
122.38
J9.00
CA
N BANK37"
COMMUNITY AGCOUNT
4,643.71
BUSINESS PREMIUM ACCOUNT
10,000.00

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