Trustees Annual Report for the period From 1 November 24 to 31 October 25
Charity name: Friends of Fishpond Park, Panteg Charity registration number: 1184066
Objectives and Activities
Purposes of the Charity
To maintain this green open space known locally as the Fishpond Park for the benefit and enjoyment of the local community. This includes general gardening work planting flowers and shrubs etc.. Maintenance of the fishpond which is an iconic feature in the park.
As funds become available to improve the facilities whilst not engaging in any taxable permanent trading activity and must comply with any relevant statutory regulations.
Summary of the main actvites
General work on all areas of the park. This includes weeding, planting shrubs, annuals and perennials in the numerous beds. To be economical we purchase cheaper plug plants and our volunteers bring them on until ready for planting out.
Torfaen Council helps by collecting the green waste that we are unable to compost.
Our dog show/fun day in the summer is our main fund raiser and this is a very popular event which is well supported by the local community. Any surplus plants are sold to boost our funds. The event includes craft stalls, refreshments and entertainment provided free to us by local singers/bands. Our volunteers provide most of the food (at their own expense) including homemade cakes which are very popular.
Apart from their time and effort the volunteers voluntary contributions ultimately boost park funds. The volunteers enjoy coffee and cake on a Saturday morning when we have a tea break and we “put money in the pot” This money is kept separate from park funds and can be used to purchase birthday cakes when of our group has a special birthday etc. We also buy flowers if someone is ill. There is often a surplus and in this reporting period we were able to make a donation of £514 into the park funds.
During this reporting period we also held a few car boot sales to boost our funds.
In December we held our annual pensioners buffet which is free to all those who attend including a free raffle. All the food and raffle prizes are provided by our volunteers . Children from the local primary school provide the entertainment singing carols etc .and the event is especially appreciated by those who live alone. Some tell us that it is the thing they most look forward to at Christmas.
I can confirm the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity commission on public benefit.
Achievements and Performance
Our group has now been together for 11 years so I think that is an achievement. Everyone is still enthusiastic and committed to doing whatever they can to make the park looks good and also to try and make improvements. In 2024 we spent a lot of our funds renovating the fishpond and resurfacing the tar mac paths. During this last year we purchased some necessary gardening equipment but we have been trying to build up our funds in order to tackle future projects which include improvements to the pavilion building so that it could be used by the community /local groups.
Our presence in the park seems to have deterred the anti -social behaviour that was a problem before we got together. The park is now considered to a safe place for everyone and a pleasure to visit.
We continue to be recognised by Keep Wales Tidy and have been awarded a Green Fag again.
Review of the Charity’s fnancial positon at the end of the period
At the end of this reporting period 31[st] October 2025 the charity is still solvent. The balance stands at £7,044.
Our charity is too small to need a policy on holding reserves and we do not hold reserves. However, after having spent so much in 2024, we need to build our funds back up. We see this as a positive way forward to ensure we are in a position to fund future expenditure and improvements.
At present we have no concerns about the charity going forward.
Structure ,Governance and Management
Type of governing document Constitution
How is the charity constituted CIO
Trustees are appointed at our AGM by election
Reference and Administrative details
Charity Name Friends of Fishpond Park, Panteg
Registered charity number 1184066 Charity’s principal address 1 Cwrdy Road Griffithstown Pontypool NP4 5AG
Names of the trustees who manage the charity
Maldwyn Davies Chairman Wendy Woods Secretary Colin Mansfield Safety Officer Paul Davies Social Secretary Paula Davies Social Secretary
There are no corporate trustees
There are no trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
N/A
Exemptons from Disclosure
N/A
Declaratons
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature
Full Name Wendy Carol Woods Position Secretary Date 11[th] June 2026
Charity Name Friends of Fishpond Park Panteg
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Recei ts and a ments accou p p y
For the period Period start date To from 01-Nov-24
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 2,061 670 2,148 2,542 276 1,050 408 35 9,190 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
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| Public Donations | 2,061 | - | - |
| members donations | 670 | - | - |
| Dogshow/Fun dayTakings | 2,148 | - | - |
| Donations from organisations | 2,542 | - | - |
| Council Contribution to insurance | 276 | - | - |
| Donation from ward and communitycouncil | 1,050 | - | - |
| car boot takings | 408 | - | - |
| contribution to defibbrilator | 35 | - | - |
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 9,190 | - | - |
| A2 Asset and investment sales, | |||||
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| (see table). | |||||
| - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | |||
| Sub total | - | - | - | ||
| Total receipts | 9,190 | - | - |
A3 Payments
| A3 Payments | |||||
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General expenses |
104 | - | - | ||
| Expenditure Dogshow/Fun Day | 64 | - | - | ||
| Banners for winter fayre | 100 | - | - | ||
| Purchase ofplants | 723 | - | - | ||
| Pond | 70 | - | - | ||
| Insurance | 552 | - | - | ||
| Purchase of tools | 473 | - | - | ||
| Tarmac costs | - | - | - | ||
| Electricity | 1,175 | - | - | ||
| **Sub total ** | 3,261 | - | - |
| A4 Asset and investment | |||||||||
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| purchases, (see table) | |||||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | ||||||
| Total payments | 3,261 | - | - | ||||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | 5,929 | - | - | ||||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | - | - | ||||||
| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) A6 Cash funds last year end |
1 |
1,115 | - | 17/06/2026 - |
Cash funds this year end 7,044 - -
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the perio
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | ||||
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| Categories | Details | funds | |||
| to nearest £ | |||||
| B1 | Cash funds | Balance held at 31 October 2025 | 7,044 | ||
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| Total cash funds | 7,044 | ||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) | OK | ||||
| Unrestricted | |||||
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| Details | to nearest £ | ||||
| B2 | Other monetary assets | None | - | ||
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| Fund to which asset | |||||
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| B3 Investment assets | None | ||
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| B4 Assets retained for the | Large secure metal storage container | unrestricted funds | |
| charity’s own use | gardening tools and equipment | unrestricted funds | |
Fund to which liability relates
Details
B5 Liabilities
None
CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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CCXX R4 accounts (SS)
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unts CC16a Period end date 31-Oct-25
Total funds
Last year
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
| 2,061 | 1,841 | |
|---|---|---|
| 670 | 112 | |
| 2,148 | 2,293 | |
| 2,542 | 2,000 | |
| 276 | 246 | |
| 1,050 | 10,300 | |
| 408 | - | |
| 35 | - | |
| 9,190 | 16,792 |
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| 9,190 | 16,792 |
| 104 | 793 | |
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| 64 | 391 | |
| 100 | - | |
| 723 | 746 | |
| 70 | 1,234 | |
| 552 | 492 | |
| 473 | 42 | |
| - | 29,904 | |
| 1,175 | 592 | |
| 3,261 | 34,194 |
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| 3,261 | 34,194 | ||
| 5,929 | - | 17,402 | |
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| 5 1,115 |
18,517 |
CCXX R5 accounts (SS)
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7,044 1,115
CCXX R6 accounts (SS)
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Current value (optional) |
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CCXX R7 accounts (SS)
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Name Date of approval
Woods 11-Jun-26
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CCXX R8 accounts (SS)
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