TTLE HORwD RE REATION GROUND ACCOUNTS FO THE YEAR ENDED I DECE BER 202J CHARITY N MBER 294245
I.ITI"LF. HC)RM(KID RF.CRF.ATIUF4 C.'RUIIP4D YAPICJ.. TAIENIF.N%"r F()R THF. I"E.4R ETr4 31 DE(-E.lF.R 202J ED ONTFP4T8 Lty41 and th)ini5tTrtiv¢ dethils ReFM of the trusitts 3. Statemeni of respKytsibililies 4. lThJepeTh1em examiw's T¢r 5. Sthiemeni offiJwKial a¢¢ivilie5 6. Baknnce sl* 7. Notes Iht finwKiil
LITTLE HnRWrfXID RFCRE.4TiOW r.ROIIND RETr ERF.YC'k & 41)%11)1STRTII'E DF.TAILS FOR THE I'EAR EPIDEDJI DECEMB R20 LEGAL STATUS The Irusi was estsblished by a trust d¢¢d dwed 9 Decemlr ISY12 aThl is a regisrtd Charity (No. 295?451. Th¢ irusi is M liable 10 UK irKornc orcorp)rntion thx. COhlMirrEE ANDTRUSTEES The follo1¥ %rved dwin8 lh¢ year ar¥J to dale= Adam Howe Trustee and joint Shtt]ey SpuThell Truet aThl joint chair Bob Curti$ Trusree. Nick D¢ Trusix lapwintrd 8 May 20241 Sieve SimFwn Trustee Irsign¢d 8 May ?Q241 P8rish COU11 r¢presentaiive Wayrte Wi150n TreasUr Irtsigned Novemtrr 20231 Howe Tr¢45ur¢r lapwind De¢¢mber20231 Dr Al¢x Siubbifftp Secr¢tsry Ircsign¢d JUary 20231 Hilary KBn¢ Bwkin8 se¢rtl8ry Dan Shen¥01 S¢¢rw laprx)ind June 20231 Robbi¢ MePhears P8rish Cwril r¢w¢5¢n¢Jtiv¢ (pN)inttd Mly 20231 Jerem> Church Tom Davis David Duff TSB PLC Winslow Bu¢kits5hire DMINISTRATI Clo the Ireasurer. Kw¢n Howt FCCA Greetwres 13 Mur51ey Road Liiile Horwwd Bucks MK17 OPG INDF.PFP4DF.NT EXAMINER Marie Rawlings MAAT 13 Mallard5 Way Bir¢si¢r OX266WU
rrLE HORMOOD RFCRFATION GRO RF.PORTOFTHE TRI15TFF.S FOR THF )'E.4R FP4DED 31 DFCF.NIBER ND 023 PRINCIPALACTIVITIES The ObJ1ve5 ofihe charity art:. To provid¢ mwntain r¢Er¢Aiional faciliii¢s for th¢ vi114e of Liiile Horw(K)d in th¢ ar¢a kKwn a5 Ihe rect70n yound- The fuciliiie5 and &s¥tsof thtcknty irKlwJe lth¢ hall I r(xrnth) Is sdth)I I The RecrrJiMxMI 8ft)wds The MUGA lkne¢hiklrtn"s pIa).Brd H1 Th¢ Vill8¢ MDryuee GANIS TION Th¢ fuThJ is odminisiertd ty thc ¢nL4tttS Wmi the Little Horw¢xKI Re¢rlOn Grow mwwent commin¢¢. All of th1¢h ore voluntttrs. VESTMENT POWE The trust de sl81¢5-411 s5 of cash now or & any lime 101 to the ¢harit>'. not needed for immedia1¢ w01n8 puryMis¢s. sknll lun1¢5s (AhmYis¢ ord¢r¢dl &% soon &% p)Ssibl¢ b¢ invested under the auihoriry ofa furtherotderof the Clwiry C(nmissiom in the name of-Th¢OfficI TTUStet5 of Charitsbl¢ Fund5" RELATED PARTIES Th¢Te •T¢ no reliied translan5. RATI ND The main evenl for 21J23 was the mwh anil¢11¢d OF¢ning of IhE rmlly renoi?ied children'5 play With th¢ exception of lh¢ 57vings. all the pjty equipneni fft r¢pled wilh and more challengin8 ¢quipmeni. W01n8 wilh Speciall Plground Instlets Kompan. the equip]D¢nl s¢l¢ded for 115 varicty and wide range of oulwrn for us¢r5. N¢w floor 5urface5 M'ere instslled in line wilh safely 5iaDdard8. bji a150 r¢pruenlIvt of Ihe vill4e country S¢ttirtg. The Cu PArk area was enlar¥ed 51i8htly 10 crell moT¢ S[ and safer wking. To comn511t for the loss ofplay m. a lip witt w&% in5ts11ed MUCA lo create more Bdveniurous play for older childf¢n. The play8rouJ¥J Ol¢la11) with 3 frtt Easier egbb huni for the locNI rhildrtn and thildren from lh¢ wwkr in onkr io blic1St and cel¢Foi¢ lh¢ venut. All ihis was p)ssibl¢ a5 4 rrsuli ofa 81 fr(xn FCC of £7O.(XXI Rnd f10.IXMJ from thc Village tru# f( which the recreation gTouThJ commillee are txittmel) yaitfvl. Sadly. Ihe Parish Cwncil felt Yble to rttlaim th¢ VAT clwgcd the playground expense. which led lo an unplanned exrKns¢ of£16.LW which th¢ Rec fund5 had 104b5orb and which d¢plded ihc cash T¢S¢rve5. A £5.1KIO grant by th¢ ¥illa8e trust 10 &ssis1 with VAT expense. New curtainswtht insthlkd8nd¢ltttrica] Irsl10rts WCTe Changed low fixturesarml fil¢in8.
The Auto mowers ¢oniinucd • large ex duc damage caud ty ¥and15m. Tlus w$ i¥Fih dismaying Wnd ¢xpensive h(llY the probl¢m h&$ now len r¢solvul Hall trthkin¥5 w¢re hefjtthy ihrou8lKMrt the year8nd F0¥11 a strt4m of inthne. Ihrt you io our Secrtary Hilary KaK formanJ8iD8 thi5 sk ¢le[Y Spring and Autumn voluntcff ¢kan-U were well attathl and th¢ facilities Contin th be well aintsined. The BianDual village B1 tlK)k place in (kxrthr 1 wts le55 wdl atterKkd protebly due w the ucknt ¢osl. Tr Fuiure of the Village B&ll will & rcviewcd to thide what of 1Vity FK5t mc¢ts ¢hr n¢¢ds of the villa8¢. The Camp night coniinues very wpularwith aTrJ a mthantlc1 date in thc calendar. The Rec wjunds 10 k uttli5cd for the annLMI Church fde. rK¢ and the village ¢¢. An Additional event Ihis year wlls the village 'strttt' prty. tch held in the Rec maTquee celebrate ih¢ corona11 of Kin8 Chwlc5. This wls a frtt 10 allend e¥enl ond wts much appre£iaied by Ihc village residents wlh)5e enthiM 51Wrt mBdetlus day inio a joyous (Kcasion. Many thank5 80 to ihe volunittrs who tirelcssly el 8tbJ thstrwitl¢ m8Tquet for iKrth thc n&t10ft and the Vi1188e B1 Finally. our long serving tr¢aswer Teiired after m8ny years ofservice and Ihe Committ bvsws W15h lo rxord a thank you 10 Waync Wi150n for his iireless forihe reuutional MmItt. The chair would s0 lik¢ tts ¢hthk the vojun¢r5 forth¢ iimeand enthu5ium. Fututt PIDI Our primary Focus for 2024 is to make Ihe manaBeMl oftht hall more streamlined. Ideally Fthkin8$ will t¢ made on line8nd Ihere will awebsitesedion withiththe vill•8¢ w¢b5icapfybleof promo(in8 events and aCceFrti onl1r iings. The Parish COW11 h&8 yequtsied an arta of ldIng. een the Ret 8TouThts w¥J ihe spirney and in pwin¢iplt this has E¢en agreed on ItK FfOVi50 lh¢ Rec commillee will not be h¢ld T¢swnsible for the mainienance and Ihai th¢ tY1¢S oftht Rrf th¢lww¢d und the pyimary w of tk land &$ a place for Te¢r¢ion is not compromis&J. I1¢ 15 H desirt 10 exieTrJ the Kikhcn wr¢• Ihi$ will be w) ongoing projeci requirin8 fundraising so ly $ieps ofde5i8n pljnning we likely 10 stsrt Ixrt Consinlion 15 ryobfybl). goin¥ 10 b¢ H few yW5 Sway. Th¢ vill88e ¢ommunity will k invited to commenl M any pl5 an aprTopriaie lime. The Ilalian cv¢nith8 will thke place in May, f(bllow¢d . Ik vili•8¢ camFQUI The R¢c will onee again kni ihe villw fd¢ this year tkn will Fr an Mill0n11 Barn dance imm¢diHt¢ly following Ihe fe*.
ConS1ituilon And ObJtti oftbe Trnsl The &sseLs of the are 10 Ihe ofimFY0vi the life for the re5id¢nts of Littl¢ Hon4wJ in BuckinBhamshire and ihe n¢18htyl8 ar¢L%. Trustees and Cornmittet of M•llAgemeni The ITU5t¢es comprise four ]Themr$ elecied by th¢ Por¥h CourKil to serve for 4 yeaTh year. Any ¢omKxII may bt Ipp)iNL Thc management ¢ommittet 15 xl¢¢1ed frThn suitable and willing voJunteer5 wlxi vedeo52ted a commitment to h¢lpin8 maiDwn Ihis villw f1]ity No remtth¢mion or eX[t lowanceS ld for ¥tihK in the Lwity of tru5t¢¢ ty committce memb¢r Pblic Bthtflt The Trusiees eonfirnj thi they have rtfcThed to Ihe guidance conth1n in the Charity Commission'5 gener ¥uidance th public b¢D¢fit rnieing th¢ Cknrity's itos •r#l obittave5 And in planning future acijvLlie5 forthe yur. Rtt¢rveJ The Trusi¢¢s hold tht majority. of funds a5 Texrves wrtil sh tun¢ &4 suitsble proJts orexr¢nditure Ere idtniifi¢d to fulfil charithble obi¢¢i15. The TTusi¢es a¢iively ffview the major risks th¢ Tn f•cts on a regular bA5i5. A5 well a5 ¢oDsiderin8 inkrnal Contro the Trustees have$0 1>lher0rfft1lQll risks cortfim th $ysoms and iniilatives are in pia¢¢ whi¢h are rt8ularly rewiewed in Ord w miiigath05e risks. Shirley $pUell & Adam Howt Chiir5- joini 23 (k¢O 24 Sisd on behaifof Ihe ffiee5
INDF.PFNDF.NT EXA YINER'S IEF. RT TOTHETRIISTF.E%I)F LIThLE H()RM'QnD REC REATION GROUND I [trt on th¢ #¢tOLs orth¢ ¢umw ftv thE year eTrJed 31 Detember2023. 7hich ff¢ t IM8¢5 9 10 13. Rupttilve rtspoNslbllbtitg of¢ruste •Dd eumlner InLtkcs rr5[rf1blc for the prtrrniion of thc The ¢ortsidcr tkn an wdit is IMII requir¢d for thi5 y¢Hr under section 144(21 of the Cknilies Aci 2012 Ithe 2022 Acii und that J indepcThJ¢nl eximiniiion 15 needed. li 15 my ¢s)s1b11itY trj: cxmitr the accounis S¢thion 145 of th¢ 20122ArL to follow the $XLKeduY Isid down in thc g¢n¢rnl Dir¢¢iions given by the Charity. Commis5iOTJ under s¢ciion 14515Xbi of the 2011 Aci. and ¢0 whether wiicul m•tter5 have come to my aN¢ntion. of l#d¢pthdtttt txamlAerts ttport My examinBlion ¢am¢d oui ID with the 8wrnJ ThTection5 given by the Cknrity Commi55ioD. An examInt0 includes a r¢vi¢w of the rniing kept by the ¢hwtry comw$on of Ihe accoum5 prt5¢ni¢d with ikne records. li 50 IldeS con5id¢rnrioty of any unu5U it¢m$ or disc105ur¢5 in tht pcounts aThl xeking ¢iplknaiions from you as mL51¢es concerning w)y sh mwiers. The prwdwes uThJerthk¢n wvide all the evid¢n¢¢ Ihw wollld be requiTtd ity an I11 s conwuenily no opinion is 8i¥en 85 10 wh¢th¢r the eounts pre5eni •'tru¢ fair ew. arml the repxl is limited 10 IIw)3¢ mdters sei in th¢ $wemeni below. Independeni exam1rT'S 5wemeni In ¢onn¢¢iion wilh my ¢x&minMioN M m8tterhls¢¢ to my dt¢rfim'. 111 which givu me reson•ble c•we t¢li¢¥e in any ler11 rewi rtqUiT¢m¢nts kttp accounting record5 in Accorda¢ with sethion 130 of tk ?0?2 Aet 10 wtrrt OUnts which ac¢ord with the acwunLU4 rttords. comply with lh¢ 4¢¢ourttin8 ttquirements of the ?0?? Act httv¢ teen m¢t.' {21 which in my opirtior4 attentititi shwld bedramm in orthr io ¢nabl¢ • FYowurthMndin8 of the a¢counlS to be rtKh¢d. Mari¢ Rawlings MAAT Signed 23 trr2024
LITTLE HORwD RFCREATION GRDIIND OFTRUSTEES. RE.%PnN.%IIILITIFS FQR THF. VEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 11123 ATEMEP4 Charity law rt4uircs th¢ thL5¢s kn rKtprr filnCIal sthicMcr for exh finarjaI yev which give a ¢nK and fair view of th¢ 5tht¢ of affaits of the chuity and its financial activities forth81 period. In Pf¢PaTing those fin8nci81 swemcnt& Iht tnw art rtyuired . select suilable xcowjting liCieS 8Th1 then 8pply them consi$trntly. 51ate whether awlicabie XtiXEthirystsThJllrd5 hve iK¢ty followe4 Subj¢¢0 •ny matcriil departur¢s dis¢105¢d and explained ith $tatements: prer•¢ the finarriaj stthm¢nts on the goi ¢oJxern 1515 unl¢M li i8 in¥woprial¢ 10 presume that the Charity will coniihll¢ in operion•l existre. The InLe5 are respjnsible for ke¢pin8 FffOPEr oun178 rOrdS W¢ distlose with rea50nllbl¢ accurncy ai any lime th¢ r)nwKial F)siiion ofthe fuThJ aThJ enable them to ensure thai the fJDwKial ststtm¢nts comply with the Chariiics A¢1 2022. They are Blso re5Fon5ibl¢ for 54f¢gu4Tding ihe ofihe fund Bnd hette fortskin8 tUSOMblt $t¢F4 for the pr¢v¢ntion aThJ d¢lt¢lion (pf frnud and thher iThegularities.
LILE HORW(M)D RECREATION GROUND STATEMENT OF FINANCIALACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED31 DECEMBER 023 No 2023 2022 IPICOMIP4G RLSOURCES A¢iiviiies otyj don15 27.174 24.607 Granls 3,552 5,250 Inve5trnent IrAe 215 TOTAL INCOMING KESOURCES 30.941 29.868 RESOURCES EXPENDED Dirt¢l chawithbl¢ ¢XF¢thliiiir¢ Fund rnisin8 ex5 8240 586 Improvements 10 fxilitie5 9.276 16.681 Electricity ar¥J wer -2.106 2.747 lJ55 1214 Other 0rn11m8 eXF&s 1.594 1,429 Su exFe 534 46.8 Depreciaiion 3.778 1.704 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 21.071 ?5.876 Net incoming iesoiirc¢5 4.04? FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD 103.863 99.8?1 FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 103.863
io LIThLE HORII'OOD RFCREATION GROUND BALANCE SIIF.ET ATJI DECEMBER2023 Ne 2023 2022 FIXED A&SETS 88.442 76.479 CURRENT ASSETS Debiovs and epoyJJ)¢nts Ch a¢ nk 1223 24.418 31.920 CREDITORS (Amounts falling due within ith¢ yearl A¢enlS O¢h¢r 2.806 1.730 1.950 NET CURREP4T ASSETS 23.691 27.384 NET ASSETS 103.863 FUNDS TRUST CAPITAL Ai l Janwry 2023 103.863 99.8?1 Surplus forthe yur 8.770 4.2 Al 31 December 2023 103.863 The finarKiaJ sthm¢nts on page5 9 13 wwr uFyoved by & th¢¢$ on 23 O£¢okr 204 and signed on their Ixhaifby.. Shirley SPuell & Adam Howe ChaiT5- Joint
LirrLE HORW(X)D RECREATION GROUND OTE TO THF ACCOUNT THE YEAR ENDEDJI DECEMBF.R2023 ACCOUNTING POLICILS al Tr finwiaj sWements have Ixen [ffeed thc historical cost convention aj in aceordaEKe with th¢ revd Slalcmcnt of Rc¢(Knmcnd fv8Ctice.Accounlin8 8nd Rcwrtin8 by Chariti¢s{SORP2s1-ACc0uN1 aThJ Rerx)rtin8 by Chwilies. ¢1 A]Vity income aTrJ ¢x11¢ 1$ IK1 on an t•si d) Grnnts received and r¢¢eiv•bl¢ e ¢rttht¢d ty iLKW?in8 resour¢tt matchc4J wth d¢siwthd exndIn e) her exFfylilur¢ inclthon an •c¢nMJ$ i¥sis. TAXATION The Tntst is 2 YryiJ¢rtd ¢hMity a¢¢ordin8ly is exem0 from ¢X•¢ion on 1¢$ in¢ome when aw)lied forchsritsble pur. AcfivJTJES AND IX)NATJONS 2023 2022 Hire 19.414 B#ll 9JOI Feed lrtTwrif ¢le¢tiicity lJ58 Aciiyiiies 1,067 Sundry ir•I10n$ 3.085 ?7.174 24.607
12 LIThLE HORW(K)D RECRFATFON GROUND NOTF.TO"fiiF_ACC'OUNTS R THE VEAR ENDEb I DECEMBER 20 conlinutd GRANTS 2023 2022 Link HoTWC4Jd Pi5h CouKil 3J53 1,250 Little HOTh¥d Tn Bu¢ks County CowKil 3.553 5250 FIXED ASSETS 1J18& IMPDVerntllL% Imwovunalls SW Mowers Tot Balance x l Jmwy Co 119.A 73.075 26.801 23.440 31,J37 20MS 111.801 -23.440 .14,49J 7J 8.731 231.Q27 .230hl I Addsiions It.?40 IIK).740 Na¢ca 31 DKMTrb¢r 4&831 15.740 17.042 12.105 -738 101.156 Deprttknlkn• BHJEnrt 81 l J 2.882 4J69 8.937 Net chu8e fwye B1¢¢ Dt JI t)ccember 1.019 3.778 I.IM9 1027 3J22 Net Book Vilut 31 t¢1223 46.831 14.691 15.015 921J 88.442 31 tk(ernFKr2022 4&831 15J56 9.923 4J69 76.479
13 LITTLF 111)RWOOD RFCREATION I.'ROUND NUTE T() THF ACCOIINT.S tontinued FOR THE YEAR ENDED JI DECFMIIFR 202J DEBToAND PREPAYMENT 2023 2022 Pr¢pyments (hher D¢trtors 1223 1,223 TRUST CAPITAL Tenrkis Tot 2022 2023 2023 2023 BAinnce at l Jan 103.863 103.863 99,821 Tr&nsfer SuTpIu5 1 Idefi¢ill for 4.042 8270 8.270 103.863 COMMIrrFE MEMBER ANDTRusfE REMUNERTION The neiihcr r¢¢¢ived N)r 1ved 4ny atholum¢nts during the yearl2022: Nil)