## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date 1[ST] April 2025 Period end date 31[st] March 2026 **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1207096 Kimberley Miners Recreation Ground **Charity's principal address** Kimberley Miners Recreation Ground Nottingham Road **Postcode NG16 2NB** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Neil Doherty|Secretary||KimberleyTown Council| ||James Dymond|||KimberleyTown Council| ||Trevor Rood|||KimberleyTown Council| ||Andrew Cooper|||Trust appointed| ||AnthonyMason|||Trust appointed| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Foundation CIO Constitution - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Trust - (eg. trust, association, company) Up to 3 nominated trustees appointed by nominating body, Kimberley Trustee selection methods Town Council. (eg. appointed by, elected by) Charity Trustees appointed by existing trustees for a period of up to 4 years. ## **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. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Kimberley and the surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants. March **2012** **TAR** 2 **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)** |Activities undertaken comprise:|Activities undertaken comprise:| |---|---| |•|General charitable purposes| |•|Promotion of amateur sport| |•|Promotion of physical and mental wellbeing| |•|Support for disability| |•|Recreation| |The Recreation Ground is maintained as an outdoor space and area of|| |recreation for the residents of Kimberley and the surrounding area.|| |The space includes:|| |•|A children’s play area comprising play equipment and a grassed| ||area| |•|A multi-use games area| |•|A bowling facility including a club house| |•|A football pitch, pavilion and changing facilities| |•|A pétanque area| |•|A public access footpath through the site.| |•|Parking for users of the sports facilities| |Clubs on the site have provided services to the wider community:|| |•|Most of the football games are free to enter| |•|Annual Presentation events for more than one club take place in| ||the football area| |•|Kimberley Bowling Club has offered free to enter trials.| . The Trust has continued to maintain the facilities on the site with the support of Kimberley Town Council, ensuring play equipment is regularly inspected, and repairs to all area of the Recreation Ground are carried out promptly. In its second year of operation the Trust has worked effectively with organised clubs to maintain the club facilities to a high standard. A longterm agreement has been established with Kimberley Miners Welfare Football Club, enabling the Trust and Club to apply for grant funding from the Football Association to improve facilities on the site. The Trustees have invested significant time on a major project to rebuild the existing football area pavilion, which is now complete. The new building is a brilliant new space for both football and also for the wider community, evidenced by the use of the facility in the early weeks of use and by the number of bookings by the local community. The Trust has applied to the Premier League Stadium Fund to install new floodlights, new pitch side barriers, and to improve the drainage. Work on the floodlight replacement has started and the other two projects are expected to complete by summer 2026 The new pavilion is managed by the Trust and available for use by local residents for private use. Use of the Recreation Ground, maintenance and future planning decisions are made with reference to Public Benefit guidance, which is reviewed periodically at meetings of the Trustees. March **2012** **TAR** 3 **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** The Trust does not provide any grants. The Trust has a limited income so doesn’t have an investment programme. During the 25/26 financial year the Trust has benefited from HM Government’s Kimberley Means Business (Levelling Up) programme which is supporting investment on the Recreation Ground for the longterm benefit of residents. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; The Trust has no employees. All time invested in the running of the Recreation Ground is done by volunteers, with the exception of day-today maintenance of the playground area which is carried out by Kimberley Town Council on the Trust’s behalf. - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** During the past year the Trust has: - Appointed 2 additional trustees. - Progressed the formal registration of the Recreation Ground site with the Land Registry. This remains with the Land Registry to complete. The Trust ensures regular playground inspections are carried out and any required repairs to playground equipment is carried out in a timely manner. The Trust has worked closely with Broxtowe Borough Council to deliver a new, energy efficient, pavilion comprising changing rooms for teams and officials, medical room and social facilities. The facility opened in early March 2026 and has been widely praised by local residents. The facility is being regularly used by Kimberley Miners Welfare Football Club, as well as local junior team Priory Celtic. The facility already has a significant number of bookings from local residents for events. Income from these events will be used to maintain the facilities. The Trust continues to work closely with Broxtowe Borough Council and the Premier League Stadium Fund to implement new pitch lighting to meet FA standards, new pitch side barriers and to improve the site drainage, which will allow greater use of the facility. Work on the lighting has started, and work on the barriers and drainage is due to start very soon. March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** The Trust does not currently have a policy on reserves. The Trust has a **Brief statement of the** limited income from organised clubs, hire fees for events, and a support **charity’s policy on reserves** grant from Kimberley Town Council. The new pavilion will be used to generate income to be used to invest in the ongoing development and maintenance of the site. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** None ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** The Trust’s income comes from hiring fees from organised clubs, You **may choose** to include occasional events on the site, and hire of the pavilion by local residents. additional information, where The Trust also receives indirect support from Kimberley Town Council relevant about: which maintains the playground equipment in the Recreation Ground. the charity’s principal sources of funds (including Income received is used to maintain the site in good order for the any fundraising); residents of Kimberley to enjoy use of its facilities. - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** Accounts attached at end of this document ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** ## **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** **Full name(s)** Neil Doherty **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Secretary **etc)** March **2012** **TAR** 6 Date 01105126 TAR Maich 2012 **Kimberley Miners Recreation Ground Trust (CIO)** ## **Financial Statement for Period 01/04/25 - 31/03/26** |**A1**|**Table 1**|**Receipts**|| |---|---|---|---| ||**Item**|**Income**|**Notes**| ||Grants|£19,166|Grants from KimberleyMeans Business Funding| ||User Event HiringFees|£1,260|Residents' hire of Pavilion| ||User Charges|£450|From member clubs,Bowls,Petanque| ||Utility Payments from
Clubs|£900|Quarterlyutility payments from Bowls and Football| ||Total Receipts|£21,776|| ||||| |**A3**|**Table 2**|**Payments**|Notes| ||**Item**|**Outgoings**|**Notes**| ||Non-Domestic Rates|£167|Broxtowe Borough Council| ||Insurance|£1,239|Clear Insurance| ||Premises Licence|£1,449|| ||Bank Service Charge|£73|UnityTrust Bank| ||ElectricityShared Area|£527|Ecotricity| ||ElectricityBowls Club|£318|Ecotricity| ||Water|£903|Water Plus| ||Maintenance|£271|Buildingmaintenance,repairs,inspections| ||Project Payments|£8,464|Payments for Kimberley Means Business Projects,
covering electricity (Kimberley Miners Welfare FC)
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Association)| ||||| ||Total Payments|£13,410|| ||||| ||**Table 3**|**Balance**|| ||Bank Account 01/04/25|3929.51|| ||Bank Account 31/03/26|12293.71|| ||Funds||| ||||| ||Receipts minus Payments|£8,366|| ||_(table 1 minus table 2)_||| ||||| Neil Doherty 01/05/2026 March **2012** **TAR** 8