## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 1[st] January 2024 **To** 31[st] December 2024 ## Section A Reference and administration details Friends of Treorchy Park **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1188657 **Charity's principal address** 129 High Street, Treorchy, RCT. **Postcode CF42 6PA** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Gaynor Webster||From 20thMarch 2020|Friends of TreorchyPark| ||Natalie Ball||From 20thMarch 2020|Friends of TreorchyPark| ||Lee Cole||From 20thMarch 2020|Friends of TreorchyPark| ||ShayFisher||From 20thMarch 2020|Friends of TreorchyPark| ||Emyr Webster||From 20thMarch 2020|Friends of TreorchyPark| ||Helen Jones||From 15thJune 2022|Friends of TreorchyPark| ||Denise Ridgers||From 15thJune 2022|Friends of TreorchyPark| ||Owain White||From 15thJune 2022|Friends of TreorchyPark| ||TraceyBates||From 2ndFebruary2023|Friends of TreorchyPark| ||David Jones||From 2ndFebruary2023|Friends of TreorchyPark| ||Lisa Farr||From 2ndFebruary2023|Friends of TreorchyPark| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of adviser**
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**Address**||| |General guidance|Interlink|Glenview House, Courthouse Street, Pontypridd.| |Tax consultant|Chris Griffiths|| |||| |||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** **TAR** 1 2024 **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Constitution - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Association - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Elected by members - (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. Trustees continue to be encouraged to undertake regular training to support their volunteering duties. The charity has a close working relationship with the council who work in partnership with us to reopen the paddling pool each year and to also make material improvements to the park environment. - We work closely with Treorchy Town Centre to help increase footfall to the town. Health and Safety rules and regulations are, as always, vital to the operational safety of our facilities and we always abide by these rules. We maintain a high safety record.. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** Our group was formed in 2016 with the aim of improving Treorchy Park and its surrounding area. We provide a much-needed leisure facility during the school summer holidays and we hope to continue doing so for many years to come. As a group, we take our duties very seriously and are also supportive to each other. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** We operated as a community group since 2016 before registering as a charity in 2020. To help us maintain and improve the park infrastructure we often have to seek grant funding for capital works together with various fundraising activities. We continue to operate as a food business which generates significant, regular income for the charity. We host a number of events throughout the year including our spooktacular Park in the Dark for Halloween, Christmas events and our ‘Summer Santa’ at the pool. We also outsource some of our entertainment requirements to local companies, namely Hokey Cokey Events. Each year we open the paddling pool during the school summer holiday period. It is very well patronised, and we continue to make this facility **TAR** 2 2024 free. We strive to do this because we know of the financial difficulties that many of our visiting families experience and we don’t want to put any barriers in the way of children attending the paddling pool. The popularity of the pool is evidenced by the supportive posts on social media and visitors to the pool are verbally very thankful to our volunteers. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. Our dedicated team of volunteers worked extremely hard again this year with various duties including cleaning, cooking, shopping, stock taking and many more duties as they arose. Of course, looking after the children and families was our main priority and most of our volunteers were qualified first aiders and some did extra courses to become ‘emergency poolside responders and lifeguards. This year four young students gained their NPLQ certificates through us and will hopefully move on to full time employment. Our food operatives are also all qualifies to level 2 food hygiene. Outside of the paddling pool season we were again able to keep the toilets open for visitors to the park. This provision is another big commitment for our volunteers so a big thank you to them and also to the council parks staff who support us too. ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** As is usually the case, we had variable weather during our 2024 paddling pool season. We did have a few good weeks however and had one of our busiest days at the pool. We were able to open for an extended eightweek period for a second year running and saw hundreds of families benefitting from this local, cost-free recreation facility. We have developed a good relationship with the local Unite Union Community Branch and thanks to them, we were able to offer free fruit for the children. As already stated, we operated and maintained the toilets during the Spring and Summer months. We supported RAFT again this year which was successful and much appreciated by the community. We once again put on our Park in the Dark event for Halloween. Thankfully the weather was better than in previous years and the event was well attended. It was great to see the children having such a good time at the park and it’s somewhere for local families to bring their children for a safe, enjoyable Halloween. We have purchased and installed three extra picnic benches in the park for the use of the public and they have been a welcome addition to the park environment. The sheds ww have erected on site are proving invaluable to the operation of the paddling pool. This year we were able to put an additional shed onsite which is now our much-needed changing rooms for the children. Our ‘Summer Santa’ was a resounding success, and the children thoroughly enjoyed meeting Santa. The big man himself is looking forward to returning next year. Our ALN sessions are continuing to prove popular and are very much **TAR** 3 2024 Section D Achievements and performance appreciated by families who benefit from this provision. We offered two sessions a week and may try to do more in the future. We now have a 15-year lease of the paddling pool area. ## **Section E Financial review** The charity will not operate in a deficit and try to maintain a minimum **Brief statement of the** unrestricted reserves of £2,000 **charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially** The charity has no funds materially in deficit. **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** - The charity, at the end of 2024, continues to remain ‘in the black’ and - You **may choose** to include maintain our usable funds above our reserve. - additional information, where relevant about: We continue to have great support from local businesses and groups. We - • the charity’s principal would like to thank all those who have supported us with their generous sources of funds (including donations. any fundraising); - • how expenditure has A big thank you to our ‘Friends of Treorchy Park’ members for their subscriptions. - supported the key objectives of the charity; Our volunteers worked very hard at our food van again this year and - • investment policy and once again provided us with a significant proportion of our income. objectives including any ethical investment policy The charity’s trustees did not receive any renumeration and received no adopted. expense payments. We once again sold Christmas trees to the community and provided, and put up, the Christmas trees along the Treorchy High Street. ## **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)** **TAR** 2024 4 **Full name(s)** Gaynor Webster **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date** 20th October 2025 **TAR** 2024 5 Charity No: 1188657 ## **Friends of Treorchy Park** ## **Trustees Report and Annual Accounts** for the year ended 31st December 2024 ## **Charity Information** President Mrs Gaynor Webster Treasurer Mr Lee Cole Registered Address 129 High Street Treorchy Rhondda Cynon Taff CF42 6PA Tax Consultant Chris M Griffiths (Mr) Every Little Helps 14 St Stephens Mansions Mount Stuart Square Cardiff Bay CF10 5LQ for the year ended 31st December 2024 ## **Contents** ||Page| |---|---| |Independent Examiners Report|3| |Income and Expenditure Account|4| |Balance Sheet|5| |Notes to the accounts|6| ## **Independent Examiners Report** for the year ended 31st December 2024 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the Trustees of Friends of Treorchy** **Park** We report on the accounts of the trust for the year ended 31 December 2024. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** **TAR** 6 2024 The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. ## **It is our responsibility to:** - a) Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act; - b) To follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charites Act; and - c) To state whether particular matters have come to our attention ## **Basis of independent examiner’s report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention which gives us cause to believe that in, any material respect,: - a) the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - b) the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - c) the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of the accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a "true and fair" view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. We have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Chris M Griffiths (Mr) Every Little Helps 14 St Stephens Mansions Mount Stuart Square Cardiff Bay** **________________ CF10 5LQ** ## **9th October 2025** Friends of Treorchy Park Accounts to 31-12-2024.xls Ind Exam Report Income and Expenditure Account (Profit and Loss) for the year ended 31st December 2024 |||||**Period**||**Period**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**Ended**||**Ended**| |||||**31/12/2024**||**31/12/2023**| ||Notes|||**£**||**£**| |**Turnover**||||||| |Income from Members|**1**||136||249|| |**Profit on ordinary activies**|**2**|||2,369||6,878| |**Loss BF**||||0||0| |Adjustment to Profits||||0||0| |**TAR**||7||||2024| |**Nett Business Profit (Loss)**||||~~**2,369**~~||**6,878**| |Retained Profit B/Forward||||15,185||8,307| |Food Business
13,842
Fundraising
235
Christmas Trees
3,704
Grant Income
22,499
Donations - Unite Food Support
2,180
Donations
478
Less Cost of Goods Sold
0
**Gross Profit**
**Expenditure**
Accountancy Fees
0
Bank Charges
25
Purchase of Christmas Trees
4,043
Cost of Events
2,310
Food Busines - Capital Costs
767
Food Busines - Insurance Costs
1,756
Food Busines - Supplies
7,150
Food support
780
Insurance Costs
825
IT and Internet expenditure
21
Janatorial Expenditure
33
Volunteer Clothing
0
Park Equipment
4,368
Travelling Expenses
0
Entertainment Costs
0
Maintenance and Repairs
18,327
Data and Telecommunications
268
Office Supplies
0
Printing and Stationery
0
Miscellaneous Elpenditure
32
Less Operating Expenses
**40,705**
**Retained Profit C/Forward**||12,279
1,105
4,218
13,850
280
1,672
264
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0
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3,164
4,077
1,021
2,131
7,793
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195
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290
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5,372
192
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25
13
2,369
**26,511**
**17,554**|**33,389**
6,878
**15,185**| |---|---|---|---| |||**17,554**|**15,185**| Friends of Treorchy Park Accounts to 31-12-2024.xls Inc & Exp Account Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st December 2024 **TAR** 8 2024 |**Notes**
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets
**CURRENT ASSETS**
**4**
Debtors
**5**
Cash at bank and in hand
Surplus (Retained Profit)
**Signed on behalf of Friends of Treorchy Park**
**CREDITORS**
**Amounts falling due within one year**
**NET CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**6**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**CREDITORS**
**Amounts falling due (more than one year)**
**NET ASSETS (LIABILITIES)**
**CAPITAL AND RESERVES**
Surplus (Retained Profit) Brought Forward
Profit and Loss Account
**President: **
**Treasurer: **
**Date: **|**Notes**
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets
**CURRENT ASSETS**
**4**
Debtors
**5**
Cash at bank and in hand
Surplus (Retained Profit)
**Signed on behalf of Friends of Treorchy Park**
**CREDITORS**
**Amounts falling due within one year**
**NET CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**6**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**CREDITORS**
**Amounts falling due (more than one year)**
**NET ASSETS (LIABILITIES)**
**CAPITAL AND RESERVES**
Surplus (Retained Profit) Brought Forward
Profit and Loss Account
**President: **
**Treasurer: **
**Date: **|**31/12/2024**
**31/12/2003**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
600
600
0
0
16,704
14,585
16,704
14,585
(250)
0
17,554
15,185
2,369
15,185
8,307
6,878
~~17,554~~
~~15,185~~
**Mrs Gaynor Webster**
**Mr Lee Cole**
~~16,954~~
~~14,585~~
~~17,554~~
~~15,185~~| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| Notes to the Income and Expenditure for the year ended 31st December 2024 ## **1 TURNOVER** Turnover represents the total income from members, donations and grants ## **2 OPERATING PROFIT/LOSS** The operating profit is attributable to the principal activities of the Charity. **TAR** 9 2024 **31/12/2024 31/12/2023** |**3 LAND AND BUILDINGS**
**4FIXED ASSETS**
Goodwill ( Free Food)
**5BANK BALANCES**
Cash held
Current Account
**6CREDITORS**
Accountancy Fees
Other Creditors|**£**
0.00
0.00
250.00
0.00
250.00
~~600.00~~
600.00
~~16,704.00~~
16,704.00|**£**
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
~~600.00~~
600.00
~~14,585.00~~
14,585.00| |---|---|---| Friends of Treorchy Park Accounts to 31-12-2024.xls Notes **TAR** 10 2024