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2022-12-31-accounts

Report for 2022

Our year mapped out in a time-line

  1. The planning application for the skatepark went before the RCT planning committee in Januay and was approved, which set us up with a really positive attitude for the year ahead.

  2. We started the year with the Lottery application still in abeyance.

  3. The Welsh Church Act application was still taking a while to be approved

  4. RCT Together funding application was also waiting for determination.

  5. Our funding application to the Communities Facilities Programme for £50,000 was granted in early January, this was going to be used to pay for the outdoor gym.

  6. Following on from CFP we heard from the Lottery that our application was denied. This was a great setback, but we were determined that we would start again, taking in the comments from the Lottery.

  7. We continued to meet via Zoom for much of the year as volunteers had become comfortable with this way of meeting during Covid. We did come together when we felt it needed. It was great that all our young people on the committee still came to meetings.

  8. We were at risk of losing our CFP grant funding, but were lucky that they were willing to extend our time to complete the project.

  9. We were able to attract new volunteers to the committee.

  10. 10.The lease from RCT Council for both the gym and the skatepark was also taking a lot of time to complete.

  11. 11.We continued to develop as a committee adopting policies and appointing officers. We also met with Interlink to develop ideas for committee training.

  12. 12.We also learnt, following our planning application success that we needed a drainage scheme for the skate park. This was going to cost us more than £400. It was also going to be a very technical and longwinded application process. We were warned that the scheme could cost between £5k - £10k. We were lucky that the gym didn’t need a drainage scheme.

  13. 13.The planning application was submitted for the outdoor gym. It was touch and go if we would lose the CFP funding as the elections meant determination would be put off. Determination came through in our favour in July of the year.

  14. 14.Meeting help with RCT youth services to discuss future joint working when the skate park is built.

  15. 15.Met other groups that have had funding and also that had opened privately run skate parks.

  16. 16.We continued with our fundraising efforts, with raffles and stalls at community events.

  17. 17.We registered for VAT following a discussion at the Community Council, as we were going to have lots of merchandise for the skatepark, and wanted to be able to claim back for our projects.

  18. 18.Shortly after the positive planning application the Lottery gave us the good news for our funding. We were looking at building the skate park end of 2022

  19. 19.On the back of this we also had news of our successful WCA funding bid.

  20. 20.The work on the drainage scheme began with drilling and tests – unfortunately it wasn’t good news and we were warned that the substrate for the skate park would need to be doubled, meaning a large rise in the costs.

  21. 21.All along we had great support from staff at RCT, who were able to give us advice and leadership along a tough time during the second half of the year.

In all it was a very up and down emotional year, but we ended the year with a great fundraising stall selling home-made Christmas crafts.

Friends of Tyn y Bryn Park

Financial Statement for the year ending 31[st] December 2023

Income Statement

Income
Fundraising income
Donations
Grants received
Expenditure
Project expenditure:
Groundworks
Outdoor gym
equipment
Professional fees
Net Income		 £
905
75
50,500
51,480
3,750
12,500
2,446
18,696
32,784

Balance Sheet

Assets
Barclays bank
account
VAT refund
Liabilities
Capital
Retained income
Reserves		 £
49,193
3,541
52,734
-
-
52,734
32,784
19,950
52,734

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees
On accounts for the year
ended
Set out on pages		 Charity Name
Friends of Tyn y Bryn Park		 Charity Name
Friends of Tyn y Bryn Park		 Charity Name
Friends of Tyn y Bryn Park
31stDecember 2022 Charity no
(if any)		 1188906
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(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2022.

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and 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.

Signed: Date: 02/11/2023 Name: Joanna van Tonder Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 3 Victoria Street Tonypandy CF40 2QB

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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