CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 01Jun23 To 01Jun24 Charity name: Dickens Fiold Trust Charity reglstratlon number: 1184385 Objectives and Activities SORP rèferencè PAra 1.17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document The objects of the CIO are to establish and run Community facility incorporating a communal open Space and a Children's play area for the benefit of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Rothersthorpe, Northampton5hire without distinctlon of sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, race or political, teligious or other opinions the provislon of facilltles for recreatlon or other leisure tlme occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of thelr youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardshlp or social and economlc circumstances or for the public at large In the interests of social welfare and wlth the object of Improvin8 the conditions of life of the said Inhabitants. Dickens Field Trust activity throughout this repoting period has primarily been focused on maintenance of the site In order to ensure its contlnued use by the communlty of Rothersthorpe. 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. Statement confimiing whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on publi¢ benefit Par8 1.17 and 1.19 PAra 1.18 All trustees have received the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. Addltional informatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant aboLrt: SORP relerence Volunteers support 15 Vital to the trust. both directly engaged in the development and management of the site and in raising funds. Volunteers have been involved in tree plantin& hard landscaping, and local fund raisin8 including assisting with the village dog show Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
and fayre, 2 community bam dance and we run an annual Christmas Meat raffle. Volunteers hove provided feedback on play equipment and supported the initial set up and ongoing maintenance of the site infrastructure. Achievements and Perfonnance SORP refer8rscg A quieter year for the trust mainly fo¢sed on maintenance on the site. This includes continual inspections of the play equipment and ground work on the wider site. Two x additional benches have been placed within the chlldren's play equipment area, one a personal dedicatlon and one a klnd donatlon though funds raised at a specific event. Summary of the main achi8v8m8nts of the charity, identifying the differen the charity's work has made to the circumstan$ of beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Para 1.20 Addltlonal Infomlation loptlonal) You ma choose to include further statemerrts where relevant about.. The site remains open and fund raising continues in order to fund malntenance, Inspections and Insurance. Achievements agalnst objectives set P•r• 1.41 Fundralsln8 will always be required in order to ensure the site can remain open. Our dog show had to be curtalled slightly this year due to extreme heat but the village still came out in force to run a successful fayre and funds raised remained at normal levels. Fund5 have been sent thls reporting year on Insurance, plav equipment inspectlon, a mower and strimmer to 5UPPOrt maintenance. Well met. Perfomiance of fundraising activities against objectives set Par• 1.41 Investment performan against obj8Ctives Para 1.41
Financial Review Review of the ¢harity's financial posttion at the end of the period Para 1.21 Funds @ Bank as of 31 Dec 23- £2,208 (including £300 reserve) Funds @ Petty Cash- £50 Total assets - £2,258 {Financial end of year is 31 Dec of each.yearl Statement explaining the policy for holding res8rves stating why they are held Para 1.22 Section 23.2 of our constltutlon states that.. The charity shall maintain a minlmum of £300 wlthln its accounts in order to ensure standard annual outgoings li.e. in5ufdncel can always be met. Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Delails of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concem Para 1.22 £300 n/a Parn 1.22 P8ra 1.24 n/a PAA 1.23 Nil Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts: Type of governing document Parn 1.25 Constitution How is the charity constituted? le.g unincorporated Par• 1.25 cio Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. eledion to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Para 1.25 As defined within the constltutlon. Via AGM. Reference and Administrative details Charity name Other name the charity uses Registered charity number Charity's principal address Dlckens Field Trust nla 1184385 c/0 12 Ki51ingbury Road, Rothersthorpe, Northampton, NN7 3HZ
Names of the charity trustees who manage th8 charity Datss acted If not forwhole year Name of perBon lor body) entitled to appoint trustee lif any) nla Trustee nama Office (if any) Joanna Keay-Blyth Chair Whole perlod Jeff Morphy Vice Chair Whole period n/a Andrewjohnson Treasurer Whole period nla Jodie Johnson Secretary Whole period n/a Sharon Lord Trustee Whole period n/a Cor orate trustees- names of the directors at the date the re Dlroctor name n/a ortwasa roved Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charlty Dats# actod W not forwhole Tru8tso nam• n/a ear Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets nla held in this capacity Name and objeds 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 infomation Ioptlonal) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiation) Type of Name Address adviser nla
Name of ¢hief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infomiation) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disGlosure of ke rsonnel details nla Other o tional information Declarations The tru8tee$ declare that they have approvod the trustees, raport above. Slgned on behalf of the ¢harlty'$ trustses Signaturels) Full namels) Position {8g Secretary Chair, otc Dats
Charity Name No (if any) Dickens Field Trust - Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1/1/2023 12/31/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
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| A1 Receipts Amazon 29 Wellington Pub - Village Fund RaisingEvents 2,734 Private Donation 100 2,862 Funds Carried over 1,087 Reserve Sub total 1,087 Total receipts 3,949 A3 Payments Insurance 486 Mower, strimmerand shed 634 Kompan(Inspectionsfor 23 and24) 525 Bench(pubnight) 396 - - - Sub total 2,042 - - Sub total - Total payments 2,042 Net of receipts/(payments) 1,908 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end 1,908 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ - 300 300 300 - - - - - - - - - 300 - - 300 Restricted funds |
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Total funds to the nearest £ Cross Add Error 1,087 300 1,387 #VALUE! 486 - - - Cross Add Error - - - #VALUE! 2,208 - - 2,208 |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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