## **Ramsbury Burdett-Fisher Recreation Centre** ## **Trustees’ annual report for the period** ## **From 1[st] May 2021 ending 30[th] April 2022** Charity Name Ramsbury Burdett-Fisher Recreation Centre Registered Charity No. 276739 Charity’s principal address The Sports Field, Hilldrop Lane, Ramsbury, The Sports Field, Hilldrop Lane, Ramsbury, Wiltshire, SN8 2RB ## **Names of the Charity Trustees who manage the Charity:** Geoffrey Holdway Doel Josephine Margaret Owen-Jones Andrew Charles Fitton Paul Anthony Swan ## **Structure Governance and Management** Type of governing document Trust Deed dated 10[th] August 1978 How the Charity is constituted Under the above Trust Deed Trustee selection method Trustees are appointed by Deed of Appointment from time to time ## **Additional Governance Issues** - All Sports Clubs in the Village are members of the Ramsbury BurdettFisher Recreation Centre (RRC). - The RRC is run on a day-to-day basis by a Management Committee drawn from the member Clubs. - All members of the Management Committee and all Trustees give their time on a voluntary basis and receive no remuneration or other benefits. ## **Objectives and Activities** - To maintain the Trust Property for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Ramsbury in the County of Wiltshire in the interest of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants. - The activities of the Charity during the year were to promote sport in the fields of Football, Cricket, Tennis, Bowls and Netball for the inhabitants of Ramsbury to include coaching of children. - To fulfil the above objectives, fund raising activities were planned and executed to raise money to improve the facilities available at the Trust Property. - A huge contribution is made by the Management Committee and other voluntary helpers, and we are very grateful for the many hours that they have put in for the benefit of the Village - All monies raised are used to improve the facilities and any surplus is invested in a Bank to earn interest. ## **Summary of the Main Achievements of the Charity during the year** The work on the construction of the two new tennis courts on virgin land was started. The Cricket Club fitted a new static net with artificial strip. Annual maintenance work was carried out to the car parks with more potholes filled in and more stone laid. Maintenance was carried out to the perimeter hedging and the hedging around the car parks. The usual maintenance was carried out to the playing surfaces. The Astroturf in the MUGA was relined. The membership of all the constituent Clubs of the RRC increased further mainly because Tennis Club membership continued to rise. All relevant policies including Safeguarding policies and Health and Safety policies of the constituent clubs are in place and checked annually. ## **Brief statement of the Charity’s policy on reserves** All cash held at the Bank (Charities Aid Foundation) is an unrestricted fund. Such funds are held for future maintenance of existing facilities and the creation of improved facilities. ## **Future Plans** The Tennis Club should complete their two new courts are also hoping to replace the floodlights on courts 1 & 2 with LEDs. The Cricket Club hopes to acquire an electronic scoreboard. ## **Declaration** The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees' report above’ Signed on behalf of the Charity's Trustees: Signature ……………………………………………………. Full Name Paul Anthony Swan Position Trustee Date 28[th] February 2023 ## **RAMSBURY RECREATION CENTRE** ## **INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING 30th APRIL 2022** |**INCOME**
Service Charges
Charity Shop
Other donations
Interest
Total Income
**EXPENDITURE**
Utilities
Gross
Recharge
Insurances
Ground Maintenance
Building Repairs
New Mower
Mower repairs
Bank Charges
Sundries
**Operating Surplus/(Deficit) for period**
Donations - New Court
Costs - New Court
Transfer (to)/ from fundraising
**Total Surplus/(Deficit) for period**
Bank balance as at 30th April 2021
Total Surplus/(Deficit) for period
VAT movement
Bank balance at 30th April 2022|**2022**
**2022**
4,661
2,300
22,851
7
29,819
7,504
-3,150
2,283
4,567
5,507
7,095
210
80
0|**2022**
**2022**
4,661
2,300
22,851
7
29,819
7,504
-3,150
2,283
4,567
5,507
7,095
210
80
0| |---|---|---| |||-24,096| |||5,723
63,890
-36,714
3,500| |||| |||36,399| |||16,654
36,399
385| |||53,438| ## **Independent Examiners' Report to The Ramsbury Burdett Fisher Recreation Centre.** I have inspected the accounts of The Ramsbury Burdett Fisher Recreation Centre for the year to 30th April 2022, which have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis, together with supporting documentation. I am able to report that these give a true and fair view of activities in the year. Signed ................................................................................................................................ Date ..................................................................................................................................28 February 2023 , CHARITY COMMISSION FOQ ENGLAND AND WAIES Independent examinerfs report on the , accounts se￿1[0￿ A Indepe17denl Ex3niiiier s Report Rop)rt to tho truste￿1 fiskn Mkp: Perlod Endlr* 30th WII 2022 thavlty {It*Tntsf) fc¥ tl* endgd R￿Pon￿bIll￿ and b•81s of rnport the th8rW8 tru818es. ￿ ar8 resp(￿81￿8 for lh8 rKoparntk￿ of tr a(￿￿nts in a(#xrdaThx th8 rffjulrements of tho CtWiti￿ Act 2011 Acri. I r8FK*t in r8spgd of my examinatKJn of tha TNsfs 8(xx)unts c8rri8d c )der 80¢1￿ 145 of the 2011 Act and in ¢8JTying out my examinatmin. I urnler secilon 145(5Xb} of the ACL Independent cl*Ftys gross irKxTh exceeded £250.000 and l am quallfied to examlnefs siateThnt uThJertake the examlnalh)n by b8lrnJ a qualHl8d member (rf [Insert name of a￿lIca￿A• li8tsd tmjtyll. l ] rfnot 8ppk8t48. n8 to my attenlkn *ith the oxamlnat1￿ loth8r than Ihat doged bekm "l gives me caw to bgli8v8 that in. any material the acc(Kmts did noi a(xThl *llh the acwinling re￿rds. or concemwu the fomi aThl content of a¢c(xM)ts set (xrt in thè Charfli8S IA(X¥Amts Repcffts) Regthticrt 2008 othw any requlromont t the acc(MJnts glve a arKI fav *thi¢h is not a matter I hg¥e no c1)n(￿ and have ccyne gryoss no oth8r matters In connection vlilh the ethminat￿ to whth attgnt*)n sh(xthJ be drawn in this rewrt in 28 February 2023 R•l¢vant proftssi