TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR END 31/03/22
The Dussindale Park Community Trust Pound Lane Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0SR
Registration Number – 298505
Charity Trustees Mrs C Haydon Mrs P Downs Rev James Stewart
Secretary
Mr S Ford
Treasurer Mrs J Fenn
Charity Structure
The body responsible for the management of the Charity is the Board of Trustees. The board meets during the year and has seven members.
The Board of Trustees receives reports from the Treasurer and Secretary.
Recruiting trustees
We actively endeavour to seek out trustees that will add to the strengths and abilities of existing trustees. Trustees are recruited from user groups that use the building or from members of the public who have experience that is relevant and complementary to the objectives of the trust.
Activities and Objectives
Dussindale Park Community Trust provides a community centre with facilities to hire at reasonable rates and a variety of activities available to everyone. The Trust’s income arises from the hire of its Community Centre facilities. Activities that take place within the
Trust’s community centre range from adult and toddler groups, short mat bowls, badminton, yoga, church groups, exercise classes, bridge club and social groups.
Achievements and Performances
The Trust’s community centre has been running for 32 years and is a community hub within Thorpe St Andrew that attracts hirers from outside the county as well as the area of benefit.
As always we will need to be proactive in the coming year in securing new long term hirers whilst keeping the centre running smoothly and as efficiently as possible.
Public benefit statement
The charity trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Commission in exercising their powers or duties.
Financial Review
Our income for the year was £36001.00 which has been severely reduced due to the covid restrictions and our expenditure of £40733.05.
The auditor’s report and comments are attached to the accounts.
The Trustees confirm that there have been no serious incidents or any other matters which they should have brought to the attention of the Commission.
Dated: 1/5/22
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Page2of2 Income - The income receNed I have checked by randomly choosing dients and cross checking monies back to InvolS, no errors found. The Invol detail cannot ahvays be verifEd to a purchase order, but hire schedules are sned off by different people and dients have paid InvolS, which is sufficient validation. Receipt infomiation is detailed on the invoices. a good managent p[ackn.. Total IrKome = £36001.00 (including grants) Income Grdnt- I have reviebyed the business support grant obtsined from the District Council. so to compensate for the reduction in incorne. Total government grants = £8000.00. Expenditure- The expermjiture payments all appear correct and balan to the annual summary and the balan sheet. Tr Ex[¥te - £40733.05. Payroll - An HMRC approved prC[aM has been utilised to calculate. prcMjU and record payroll and P60s, plus transmrt such data and payts cweclty to HMRC. All appears ect Insurance . I have seen all the IrLSura details for ts year. They are as expected. Chartty Commission Website - I confirm the details on this website are all correct to the accounts, which I have indeperKlenty reV*d l irtspected. The knebsite states "Charty reporting is up to date (28 days late). on 28102r2023. These books all appear lo be carefulty kept and very 11 managed. Considering the many trading waves as the c(xffrtry ar this trust transitKJn (xrt of Covid to a new n(XTnal, I cons¥kn these figures afe 9cKxI AItrK)ugh finalty not poth fvJures. they demonstrate goc¥J growth at a very ditfruli time conrn. Your5 F Cllr Stuart Srelling