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2022-03-31-accounts

Crofton Recreation Ground and Allotments Charity

Charity Number 301970

Annual Report for the year to 31 March 2022.

The Crofton Recreation Ground and Allotments, Fareham Borough Council, PO Box 16 Fareham, Hampshire PO16 7PP, is registered with the Charity Commissioners (No. 301970) and is constituted by Deed of Trust.

The Charity was set up by a conveyance dated 7 July 1922 and 31 March 1933.

The Charity is administered by Fareham Borough Council, who also acts as the sole Trustee and the Chief Executive Officer is Mr Peter Grimwood.

The objects of the Charity are to provide allotments or field gardens for the benefit of the labouring poor, for cash to be spent on acquiring land as recreational grounds and the provision of a war memorial.

The recreational grounds comprise football pitches, a cricket ground, a play area and tennis courts. Football in the Fareham and Gosport league is played in the winter months. Competitive games of the Lower Hampshire league and friendly games are also played on the cricket pitch during the summer.

Members of the allotment societies play an active part in the annual ‘Fareham in Bloom’ and allotment competitions which continue to grow in popularity.

Expenditure by the Council during the year amounted to £27,290 for the maintenance of the recreational facilities.

Signed

Sarah Robinson, Monitoring Officer Director of Support Services Fareham Borough Council

Date: 03 January 2023

For and on behalf of the Trustees

Charity Commission

Charity Commission Annual Return 2022

CROFTON RECREATION GROUND

Charity registration number: 301970

Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked. This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2022.

Financial period

Financial period start date

01/04/2021

Financial period end date

31/03/2022

Income and spending

Income £

£27,290

Spending £

£27,290

Serious Incidents

For the period of this return, were there any serious incidents in your charity that have not been reported to the Charity Commission?

No

Fundraising - professional fundraiser

Did your charity raise funds from the public?

No

Government contracts

During the financial period for this annual return, d, id the charity receive income from contracts (other than grant agreements) with central government or local authorities? No

Government grants

During the financial period for this annual return, did the charity receive income from grants from central government or local authorities?

No

Income from outside the UK

Did your charity receive income from outside the UK ?

No

Spending outside England & Wales

Did your charity operate outside England and Wales?

No

Trading subsidiaries

Did the charity have any subsidiaries?

No

Trustee payments

Did any of the trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity other than refunds of legitimate trustee expenses?

No

Did any of the trustees resign and then take up employment with the charity?

No

Employees' salaries

Did any of your charity's staff receive total employee benefits of £60,000 or more? Select No if your charity does not have any staff , or does not pay any staff.

No

For your highest paid member of staff only, what was the total value of their employee benefits?

(For example if your highest paid member of staff received £35,000 enter 35000). If you do not have any staff or did not pay any staff, enter 0 (zero)

£0

Volunteers

How many UK volunteers, excluding trustees, did the charity have during the financial period?

0

Financial controls

Did your charity review its internal financial controls?

Yes

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Declaration

Your role at the charity (select one):

⊠ Other

Your role at the ch
⊠Other		 arity (select one):
Given names Linda
Family name Jacobs
Telephone 01329824515
number
Email ljacobs@fareham.gov.uk
Date submitted 30/12/2022

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Independent Examiners Report To the Trustees of CROFTON RECREATION GROUND AND ALLOTMENTS Charity Trust Charity Number 301970

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 March 2022, which are attached.

As the Charity Trustee you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that an audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43 (7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with these records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking an explanation from you as Trustee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent Examiners Statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

  1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

  2. To keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and

  3. To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act

Have not been met; or

  1. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed

Dated: 03 January 2023

Mr N Wood Fareham Borough Council Civic Offices Civic Way Fareham PO16 7AZ