## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 1st April 2024 31st March 2025 **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Whitecliff Sports Foundation **Other names charity is known by** WSF **Registered charity number (if any)** 1179501 **Charity's principal address** 68, Broadwater Ave Poole Dorset **Postcode BH14 8GH** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Stephen Town|Secretary||WSF| ||Christian Verrinder|Chair||WSF| ||Tamsin Betts|||WSF| ||Steve Beynon|||WSF| ||James Clarke|||WSF| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** Jan **2024** **TAR** 1 |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) The Charity Board Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** To provide and support the provision of sporting, physical activity, recreational activities and facilities for the local area to improve the health and welfare of the community **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** Jan **2024** **TAR** 2 The Council finally decided in 2024 it would declare the Whitecliff Pavilion a “Community Asset” and invited expressions of interest (EOI) from community groups to come forward and manage the pavilion through a Community Asset Transfer.(CAT) The charity’s EOI was successful and the Foundation was formally invited to submit a full CAT application which also was successful to stage 1. A successful application for a grant to support the CAT process was made to the local Ward Improvement Fund. A business plan has been drafted. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the** A submission for funding has been made for a significant sum from the **public benefit in relation to** ward Community Investment Levy Fund, and the future of the project and **these objects (include within** the WSF activities depends on this. As part of this process pre- **this section the statutory** application planning advice was formally sought from the local authority. **declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance** A joint application with BCP Council was made to the Football **issued by the Charity** Foundation Home Advantage fund which was successful to stage 1. **Commission on public** The project is now in a much better position to go forward, and for WSF **benefit)** to commence its charitable work. We look forward to progressing the funding applications. . ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** We have had a number of volunteers working on the project and local companies have provided service on a pro-bono basis. The football and cricket clubs are prospering. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. Jan **2024** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance Lobbying of the local authority and councillors re the future of the local **Summary of the main** recreation ground and pavilion **achievements of the charity** Winning the trust of the council in advising the council on its local projects **during the year** and activities. Fully engaged in park master planning process and consultations. Further positive engagement with the new Councillors and officers, with a steering group being established. Jan **2024** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** N/A **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially** 0 **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); During the financial year the charity received a donation of £192, and had expenditure of £2 on bank charges, with unrestricted cash in the bank account of £190.40 on 31/03/2025 When active we will be seeking grants and donations to further the charitable objectives. - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
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**Date**|SB Town|SB Town| |---|---|---| ||Stephen Brian Town|| ||

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