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Friends of Bangor Garth Pier Trustees Annual Report For the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 Chairfs Introduction As Chair of Friends of Bangor Garth Pier, l am delighted to introduce our third Trustees Annual Report. As reported below. our charity continues to go from strength to strength. Our visitor numbers continue to increase as we welcomed well over 125,000 visitors from all comers of the globe, as well as our loyal local residents who really love their pier which remains a comerstone of our community. Our efforts this year have enabled us to raise the funds to undertake repairs to the pier's wooden kiosks, enabling their continued use as attractive and popular businesses serving the public. We are also proud to have held a number of events during the year including celebrating the pier's birthday and also St David's Day and Fireworks Night. Avrfl Wayte. Chalr Friends of Bangor Garth Pler Objectives and Activities 1. Purposes of the charty as set out in its goveming document Our purposes are to support the protection, preservation, restoration and improvement of Bangor Garth Pier, for the public benefit. To advance the education of the public in understanding the history. heritage of this Victorian structure and its location on the Menai Strait. 2. Main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular. the activities, projects or seNices identified in the accounts. Our charty was established in March 2022 and Ihis report represents fourth Annual Report. The activities, projects and servi$ Klentified in our accounts are as follows.. Running a gift shop in one of the pierfs kiosks, staffed entirely by our volunteers with the aim of producing profrts to be used to contribLrte towards the physical restoration of the pier. Providing the welcoming presen at the pierfs entrance kiosk, run in entirely by volunteers. Organising and holding events e.g. Pier 1281h Birthday Festival. St David's Day event, Lighting up of the pier for Christmas & Christmas COnrt, Christmas Santa's Grotto. IV. Other Fundraising activiiies including Sponsor a Iht for Christmas and applying for grants and sponsorship from k)cal businesses or organisalions to support specific events or activities. Donations
Any profits that we make help to fund specffic projects on the pier to protect, preserve, restore or improve its facilities or to advan the education of the public in understanding the history, heritage and location of Bangor Garth Pier. 3. Public benefft The actions carried out by our charty are decided upon and agreed in order to ensure that they fulfil our purposes, including the provision of identifiable benefrts to the general public who visit the pier. This includes a welcoming presence at the entrance kiosk to the pier and the opportunty to visit our gift shop, both of which are manned by our body of volunteers. By enabling members of the local community to become volunteers of the charty, and undertake duties on the pier, we a fulfilling a very important benefrt to individuals to both contribute to their local communty and to join a community of volunteers giving them a sense of purpose and contributing to their well-being. 4. Contribution made by volunteers Volunteers make a very significant contribution to our ability to undertake all our activities. Our volunteer coordinator coordinates the activities of two groups of volunteers (60 in total) who are responsible for operating both the gift shop and the entran kiosk. The presence of our volunteers at the entran kiosk, on a daily basis, has resulted in a very significant increase in income from entrance fees, which contribute towards the annual costs of routine pier Maintenan and upkeep. The volunteers also play an irnportant role in enabling us to fun our programme of events on the pier. Having the ability to participate in pier lrfe as a volunteer is a sunificant part of the public benefrt to the local communty enabled by our charity. Achlevements and Perforniance 1. Main achievements of the charity, identrfying the drfferen the charity's work has made to the circumstsnces of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. The main achievements of the charity for the year are.. The increase in visitor numbers and revenue. Visitor numbers from 114124 to 3113125 have increased to 125, 228 and revenue from the entran fee is passed directly to Bangor City Council who own the pier. A very successful event programme which has helped lo increase our visitor numbers and to raise the profile of the pier (see section 2 for more details). Improvements to the pier including the funding the construction of the second look-out kiosk at the pierhead and repair wod(s to the other kiosks along the length of the pier.
- Achievements against objectives set One of our main objectives is to continue to make the pier as an attractive destination for both the local community and tourists and to increase the overall number of visitors to the pier. with a year-round calendar of events, including.. St David's day Event (March) 128th Pier Anniversary Festival celebrations (May) Hallowe'en event (October) November 51h Fireworks on the Pier (November) Lighting up the pier for the Christmas period, Christmas concert and fireworks (November) Light Festival including Sponsor a Light for Christmas (OctoberlNoVemberlDember) Christmas Santa's grotto (Decernber) Allowing other local groups to use the pier for events also helped to raise awareness of the pier, benefit the local communty and attract more visrtors. These have included.. Bangor Half Marathon Awyr Las (NHS Charity) sponsored swim from the pier Sponsored walks on the pier (various local charities) Students from Ocean Sciences Dept at Bangor Universty annual crabbing event for Freshers Week Attending local events for profile raising for FBGP and the pier have included: Bangor University Freshers fair Mynydd Christmas Fair The Friends of Bangor Garth Pier gift shop plays a significant part in the improvement of Bangor Garth Pier as it has maintained a reputation for the sale of quality goods. created by local artists, and a place where they can display and sell their wares. We continue to use our online presence including the website and social media to raise the profile of the pier locally, nationally and intemationally. Monthly meetings with Bangor Cty Council have been continuing and help to strengthen the good working relationship between them as owners of the pier and FBGP. Financial Review
- Review of the financial position of FBGP on 3113125 The financial position is represented in the audited Balan Sheet on the following page.
Balan Sheet Friends of Bangor Garth 'er Asat31 M¥25 N•¢ Book CurntA•••t• Sio¢*A4m¢ 16.302 69.352 T¢bl•lA•••l• t•7, 87.804 There are currently no uncertainties about the FBGP continuing as a going concern. 2. Reserves Policy FBGP will hold a reserve of £5000 as agreed by the Trustees to cover commission paid to suppliers or other expenses for the FBGP Kiosk Shop. 3. Principal SoUrS of fundraising for FBGP Proceeds from our Kiosk Gfft Shop Public donations Fundraising events Sponsorship or grants from local businessès or organisations.
Structure, Govarnance and Management 1. Governing document and constitution Friends of Bangor Garth Pierfs governing document is a Constitution and is registered with the Charity Commission as a Charitsble Incorporated Organisation CIO (Foundation). 2. Organisational structure and selection of new Trustees We have no constitutional provisions. The Trustees are selected from the local community and are elected for a tem) of 3 years, renewable for a maximum of 3 terms. Vacancies for new trustees are identrfEd by Ihe Board tsking into consideration the balance of skills required. Candidates are invrted to attend a Board meeting to discuss the role. As set down in our constitution, we have a maximum number of 12 trustees, some of whom also hold specific roles within the charity. The Board is led by the Chair with other officers including a Treasurer. Secretary and Vice-chair. Officers are appointed by the Trustees. All trustees undertake their roles for Friends of Bangor Garth Pier in voluntary capacity. 3. Relationship with related parties We have a Memorandurn of Understsnding wrth Bangor City Council, who are the owners of Bangor Garth Pier. Referenc• and Administrative details Charlty name: Friends of Bangor Garth Pier other name the charity u808: Ffn'ndiau Pier Garth Bangor (Welsh language name) Reglsternd charity number: 1198201 Charlty's principal addres•: 40 Ffriddoedd Road Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2TW Names of the charity trustees who manage the charfty Office {rf any) Dates acted if not for the whole ear Trustee name Avril Margaret Owen Wa Chair
Donald Wa Vanessa Hawkins Until Janua 2025 WI Chair (from March 2025 Treasurer Sian Marland el Marland Enid Par Carol n Owen nne Roberts Luc Rothwell Chris Conwa Son a Edwards John Chamberlain Me l Edwards Fundraisin Secreta Until March 2025 Fundraisin Sho Coordinator From Janua 2025 From Janua 2025 From March 2025 Sho Coordinator Please note There a no Gory)ornte trustees or frustees holding title to property belonging to the charity. The charity does not have any employees. Declaratlons The trustses declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf f the charity's truslees Slgnature: Full name: Avrfl Margaret Owen Wayte Positlon: Chair Dats:
Profit & Loss Friends of Bangor Garth Pier Accounting Year 2024f25" D•blt Crèdlt Turnover 111,388 88,620 tkfftabc ICharitsNg1 5,ffiO FuThJralrvj Xm88 on the 1,602 4,150 Fimths r#ght 3,193 3,483 I•s8 Ct of Salo8 CcffjmissK Paid 13,796 Sic** Fwrtha 16,231 23124 3,186 150 2,040 102 ReF41rn ar Maintenan 30,395 l•M T•x-Dl•allow•bl• Cost of Sal 2,082 Chn"$tm88 M lh& Pi Gro8• Profft 43N04 lus Admlnl8tratlon Expen8e• 11.911 157 Fe8tNal Exp9n8es SThop Cc6ts 1,393 Hting 14 Offi¢x EqUient 728 Irrtemet & Telephc St818ry 50 Miscellaneous 1.292 112
1.885 Staff Entertaining 317 L* 8j Protes6icThI F$ 210 subptiOn8 10 Inyjrar Opor•tlng Profft £31,493 less Drathlng• £0 loss Prollt & Lom loum•l •ntrl•• £0 R•tsln•d Proflt th1¥ p•rlod: £31,493 R•taln•d Prollt broughtfomnl.. Dl•trlbul•bl• l R•t41nod Profft carrlqd fomrd: £66.161 £87,854 ' A¢Unng inform8tyon incompl•te.
Certificate OD beh[Orthe Manag¢ment Committee I. on behalf of the Trustees. c¢rtify thaL to the best of my knowledge and belief. the aeeounting re¢ords produced, together with th¢ inforniation and explanations given to me constitute a trne and correct record of all transactions of "Friends of Ban¥or Garth Pier" for the year ended 31 March 2025 and I confimi that these accounts have my approval. Signed by the Chairperson Date 25 July 2025 IndepeDdent ExamiDer's Report The Accounts incorporating the attached profit and loss account and balance sheet for the year ended 31 March 2025 above h8ve been prepared from the records and inforniation provided and are certified to be in accordance therewith. Signed _L,L Independent Examiner S D B BANWELL FFA F.Inst LAM Date: 16 July 2025