CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the period From 01Jun24 To OqJun25 Charlty name: Dlckens Fleld Trust Charity registration number: 1184385 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the charity as ￿t out in T15 goveming document 1.17 The objetts of the CIO are to establish and run a Communty facility Incorporating a communal open space and a Children's play area for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Rothersthorpe. Northamptonshlre wlthout dlstinction of sex, sexual orlentatlon. age. disablllty, nationallty. race or polltlcal, rellglou5 or otheroplnlons the prov151on of facllities for recreatlon or other lelsure time occupatlon of Indivlduals who have need of such faci51tles by reaA¢ n of theiryouth. age, inftmllty or disablemenL financial hardship or s(Kial and economic circum5tance5 Qr for the public at large In the Interests of soclal welfare and with the objert of improvlng the ¢onditlons of Ilfe of the sakl Inhabltants. Dickens Field Trust activitythroughout this reporting period has primarity been focused on malntenance of the slte in order to ensure Its contlnued use by the communlty of Rothersthorpe. Summary ofthe mafn a¢bvities In relation to those purposes for the public benefiL in partIC￿lar. the actÈvibes, projects or ServI￿S identified in the a¢¢ounts. Statement confimiing whethef Ihe tNstees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Para 1.17 and Por0 1.18 All trustees have rece5ved the Charity Commission'sguldance on public beneflt. Addlvonal Inforniatlon {OPtional) You ma choose to indude further sla*emeTrts where relevant about Volunteers support is vltal to the trust. both dI￿ttlY engaged in the development and management oFthe site and In ralslng funds. Volunteers have been invotved kn tree planti hard13ndscapin& and local fund raising including assistlng wlth the vlllage dog show Para la8 Contribution made by voluntee andfdyre, a community barn dance and we run an annual ChristTha5 Meat raffle. Volunteers have provÈded feedback on play equlpment and sUPI)orted the initial set up and ongoing maintenance of the site infrastructure. Achievements and Perfonnance Another quiet yearfor the trust mainlyfocused on mBintenano on the site. Thls Includes contlnual Inspettlons of the play equipmeftt and ground work on the wlder slte. Repolr work to the internal path and addlng addltlonal mulch to the hedge boarder. With funds increasing the committee is no investigatlng future opportunitie5 to add to the site including supportlng Rothersthorpe Prtmary khool set up a biodiverslty area. Summary ofthe main achievemenis of the charity, identifying the differen￿ the charity's work has n-ode to th& carcajmstances of its beneficraries and any wider beneffts to 50aety as a 5vhole. 1.20 Addttlonal hfftirnmtlon {optlonal) You ma thoose to include furth8r statements where relevant about" The site remalns open and fvnd ralslng continues In order to fund malntenance, inspectlons and Insurance. Achtevernents against obieclives set Par8 1.41 Fundraislng wlll a￿vaYS be requlred In orderto enSLire the site can remain open. The Dog show In September was the best attended to date. meat raffle was well supported and 3 fkew joint DFf/ Church Burns Night was a g￿at succes Performance of fundraising activities against obJe(Aives set P*a 1A1 Well met. Investrnent perfomBn against t)biecbves P8r8 1.41 Financial Review Review of the c*afiVs financtal ￿tsOn atthe end of the peliod Para 121 Funds @ Bank 35 of 31 Dec 23- £3.374 {induding £300 reserve) Funds @ Pety Cash- £50 Totsl assets. E3A24 {Financtal end of yearls 31 tyec of each yearl Statement explaining the p0￿cY k)r holding reserves stating why they are held Para 122 Section 23.2 of our constitution states that: The charity shall maintain a minimum of £300 wlthin Tts accounts in order to ensure standard annual outgoings li.e. Insurance) can always be met. £300 n/a Amunt of reserves held Reasons for holding zero Pata 1.22 Para 1.22 Details offund mateflally In deficit Explanation of any ￿n￿rtainl18S about the charity ￿ntinUIng as 8 going Pwa 1.24 nla Pwa 123 Nll Structure. Governance and Management Descrtplton of charitses trusts: Type of goveming document Para 12S Constltutlon How is the Charity constituted? le.g uniiicorpor(Ited p.%¢n.riatiop.. f,IOI Trustse selection methc#ts Including details of any constibjtional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entil to appoKIt one or more trustees Para 12S cio PBf8 125 As defined within the constitutlon. Vla AGM. Reference and Admlnistrative details Ch2ri name Olher name the r*a . istered cha number ChaTitys principal address Dickens Fleld Trust n/a 1184385 tlo 12 Kislingbury Road, Rothersthorpe. Northampton. NN73HZ uses Names of tho chty tntstees who n￿nage the charty to apptiw#tust8• (ifany) n/a Andrewjohnson ChairlTrea5urer Whole period Jeff Morphy WI￿ Chair Whole period J(xlle Johny)n Secretary Whole period Joanna Keay-Blyth Tfustee Whole period n/a Sharon Lord Whole perftxl Robert Hughe5 Tnjstee wttole perfod n/a Joe Bradley Trustee Whole peritxl n/a orate trustees- names of the dirECtors at the date the re ortwasa n/a Name of tA￿te8$ t￿lIng Ilue to prop8ty belonglng to the ¢*aTity Dat•* actod Ifnotlorwhd• Funds held as custodlan trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name arKt objects of the charity on wh￿se behaifthe assets are heka and how this falls within the Custodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregalion of SUL* assets from Ihè charivs ovm assets Addltional Inforniatlon (o￿on￿) Names and addresses of adytse￿ (Optlonal inforniatton) Typa of Namo Address advlsor Exemptions from disclosure nnel details Other o ional inforniation Declaratlons The trustoes declarn that hm approvgd tho tnwtees, report abovo. Slgn•d on b•halfof tho charW8 trust Slgnaturels) Full name(8) fvf Posltlon (gg Secrotsry. Chalr, etc) Dats I CLT a6 |**Charity Name**||**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Dickens Field Trust**|**-**|||| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**|Period start date
1/1/2024|**To**
Period end date
12/31/2024||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**
Amazon
Wellington Pub
**500**
Village Fund RaisingEvents
**1,969**
Private Donation
**2,469**
Funds Carried over
**1,908**
Reserve
**_Sub total_ 1,908**
**_Total receipts_ 4,376**
**A3 Payments**
Insurance
**501**
Jennifers Plaque
**436**
GamblingLicence(taken from DS cash)
**20**
Turf(taken from DS cash)
**50**
Kompan Inspection(for 2025)
**296**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 1,303**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 1,303**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 3,074**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 3,074**
**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**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**Cross Add Error**
**1,908**
**300**
**2,208**
**#VALUE!**
**501**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cross Add Error**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**#VALUE!**
**3,374**
**-**
**-**
**3,374**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| ||||**Cross Add Error**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**|**1,908**|| ||||**300**|**-**| ||||**2,208**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**#VALUE!**|**-**| |||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||| ||||**501**|**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**Cross Add Error**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**| |||||| |||**-**|**#VALUE!**|**-**| |||||| ||**300**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**3,374**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**| ||**300**||**3,374**|**-**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|**Details**
At Bank
Petty Cash
**Details**
Nil
**Details**
Nil
**Details**
Play Equipment
Mower / Strimmer
Storage Unit
**Details**
Nil
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**50**
**-**
**50**
Agreement Error
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Agreement Error
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**60,000**
**250**
**Nil**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||OK| |||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||Nil||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Date of Print Name approval |Fund Raising|394.58|Val from Barn Dance| |---|---|---| ||xx|From Jodie for Barn Dance| ||xx|Cash for Barn Dance| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||