Crofton Recreation Ground and Allotments Charity
Charity Number 301970
Annual Report for the year to 31 March 2023.
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 Andrew Wannell.
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 £30,433 for the maintenance of the recreational facilities.
Signed
Leigh Usher, Deputy Monitoring Officer Assistant Director (Democracy) Fareham Borough Council
Date: 17 December 2024
For and on behalf of the Trustees
Crofton Recreation Ground and Allotments Charity
Charity Number 301970
Annual Report for the year to 31 March 2023.
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 Andrew Wannell.
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 £30,433 for the maintenance of the recreational facilities.
Signed
Leigh Usher, Deputy Monitoring Officer Assistant Director (Democracy) Fareham Borough Council
Date: 17 December 2024
For and on behalf of the Trustees
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 2023, 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:
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Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
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To keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and
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To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act
Have not been met; or
- To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed
Dated: 16[th] January 2025
Mr N Wood Fareham Borough Council Civic Offices
Civic Way Fareham P016 7AZ