# **CHARITY KNOWN AS THE BERRY HILL WELFARE CENTRE IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF MANSFIELD** # **ANNUAL REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2024/25** Page 15 ## REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION TRUSTEES: Mansfield District Council ADDRESS OF CHARITY: MANSFIELD DISTRICT COUNCIL CIVIC CENTRE CHESTERFIELD ROAD SOUTH MANSFIELD NG19 7BH CHARITY NUMBER: 522241 All professional advice is provided by Mansfield District Council’s in-house Legal and Finance teams Page 16 ## THE BERRY HILL SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 The Trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. ## Structure Governance and Management The Berry Hill Social Welfare Centre is comprised of a scheme dated 16 October 2006, which replaces the former Trust Deed dated 14 May 1954, it provides for the Union of Democratic Mineworkers, Nottingham Section, and the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation to be the two nominating bodies. The Trustees are shown in the reference and administrative information on page one. The Trustees meet regularly to consider financial matters and to receive reports on activities and any concerns or problems associated with the property. ## Objects and Activities The Social Welfare Centre was established for the benefit of the community of Mansfield and the neighbourhood thereof, with special reference to the members of the mining community. The objects of the charity are the provision of a social welfare centre for the benefits of the inhabitants (and in particular but not exclusively, such of the said inhabitants as are members of the mining community) of the area of benefit without distinction of political, religious or other opinions with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. ## Achievements and Performance ## Events There has been no events within the park this year due to the impending destination park project. ## Mansfield Harriers Mansfield Harriers continue to organise and manage cross country events during the winter period including the national event the ECCA cross country event that attracts over 5,000 competitors and visitors. Harriers also continues hold track events throughout the year. The ECCA event and other events relating to the Harriers continue throughout the ongoing improvement works, this follows working with the contractor and event organisers to avoid any crossover of the improvement works and the events organised. Page 17 ## Friends of Berry Hill Park Friends of Berry Hill Park are a very active group of volunteers who after recently been instrumental in gaining Trees for Climate funding from the Friends Group to plant and maintain a new hedgerow on the community orchard boundary, continue to maintain and manage the hedgerow they planted. They have also had funded bee hives and make available honey throughout the summer with the hives situated within the orchard area. They continue to look after the orchard area and help with general maintenance park such as litter picking in partnership with MDC ## Projects The Towns Fund funding earmarked for the park to create a destination park sees the project in full swing. Work commenced in early March 2025 with our chosen contractors, Ground Control undertaking extensive landscaping to create accessible footpaths throughout the park including the previously difficult woodland areas, these areas are now fully accessible for all abilities and are being very well used. The project includes a new building to house a cafe/bistro, community room and public toilets. The building work is well underway with the foundations, walls and roof constructed by the end of August 2025. The public realm hard landscaping area to the front of the building will commence in October 2025. The wetland area which filters surface water from Litchfield Lane into the pond has been created and working well, swales and surface water from the new building also drains into the pond. The new play and adventure area work will commence at the end of the year with the project in line with deadlines to finish at the end of March 2026. Soft landscaping and planting will commence in November, this includes additional tree that form part of the landscaping plans There is a project coming up this year to improve the acid grassland in sections close to the Black Scotch Lane access, this will fall into line with the other works Ground Control are doing on site regarding biodiversity. ## Financial Review The charity made a loss of £3,765 in the year (2023/24 loss of £8,025). ## Reserves Policy At the balance sheet date the Charity does not hold any reserves (2023 nil) ## Risk Assessment The major risks to which the Charity is exposed as identified by the trustees, have been reviewed and systems have been established to mitigate these risks. ## Public Benefit The Trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing its aims and objectives and in planning its future objectives. In particular, the Trustees have considered how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives it has set. Page 18 ## Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities Charity Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity at the year end and of its incoming resources and resources expended during the year. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees should follow best practice and: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent ; - State whether applicable accounting standards and statement of recommended practice have been followed subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements - Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the Charity will continue in operation. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by: Date: Page 19 |**Berry Hill Social Welfare Centre**|**Berry Hill Social Welfare Centre**| |---|---| |CONTENTS|| |Page No.|Details| |
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| Page 20 ## **Berry Hill Social Welfare Centre** ## ACCOUNTING POLICIES ## **General Principles** The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice. This Code defines proper accounting practice required to show a fair view of the Charity's Statement of Accounts. ## **Debtors and Creditors** The Accounts of the Charity are maintained on an accruals basis, whereby all sums are set up in the accounts at the time they are due. ## **Valuation of Investments** The charity do not hold the freehold for the site, but essentially custodians on behalf of The Berry Hill Social Welfare Centre. Page 21 |**Berry Hill Social Welfare Centre**|**Berry Hill Social Welfare Centre**|**Berry Hill Social Welfare Centre**|**Berry Hill Social Welfare Centre**|**Berry Hill Social Welfare Centre**| |---|---|---|---|---| |**STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 2024/2025**||||| |||**2023/2024**|Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment|**2023/2024**| |**_INCOMING RESOURCES_**
Donations, Gifts and legacies
Grants receivable
Investment income
Deferred Income
Net income from trading activities
Other Income
**_Note 1_**
**TOTAL**
**_RESOURCES EXPENDED_**
Direct Charitable Expenditure
Grants
Other Direct expenditure on
charitable activites
**_Note 2_**
Other Expenditure
Redevelopment of Racecourse Park
**TOTAL**||£
0
0
0
0
0
(23,124)|£
£
£
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(33,844)
0
0|£
0
0
0
0
0
(33,844)| |||**(23,124)**
0
31,148
0|**(33,844)**
**0**
**0**
0
0
0
37,608
0
0
0
0
0|**(33,844)**
0
37,608
0| |||**31,148**|**37,608**
**0**
**0**|**37,608**| ||**_NET RESOURCES EXPENDED_**|**8,025**|**3,765**
**0**
**0**|**3,765**| Page 22 ## **Notes to the Statement of Financial Activities** ## _**1 Other Income**_ Listed below are fees and charges raised in 2024 / 2025 |Mansfield Harriers - Lease of Berry Hill Park|- 500| |---|---| |W & S Warwick Enterprises - Café|- 5,700| |ElectricityRecharges|- 27,644| |**Total**|**- 33,844**| ## _**2 Other Direct Revenue Expenditure on charitable activities**_ This is expenditure incurred by Mansfield District Council on behalf of the trust for the management of the Berry Hill Park, listed below are the significant expenditure elements. |Repair/Maintenance Buildings|312| |---|---| |Electricity|15,672| |Sewage/Water Rates|333| |Materials Purchases|255| |Hired/Contracted Services|21,037| |**Total**|**37,608**| Page 23 ## **Berry Hill Social Welfare Centre** ## BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2025 |£
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||**Fixed Assets**|| |0
||Tangible Assets|0| |
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||Intangible Assets|| |
||Investments|| |0
||Permanent Endowment|0| |
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||**Current Assets**|| |0
||Stock and Work in progress|0| |0
||Debtors|0| |0
||Cash at bank and in hand|0| |0
|||0| |
|||| |**0**
||**Total Assets**|**0**| |
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||**Current Liabilities**|| |0
||Trade creditors|0| |0
||Other creditors|0| |0
|||0| |
||**Long Term Liabilities**|| |0
||Loans and Overdrafts|0| |
|||| |**0**
||**Total Liabilities**|**0**| |
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||**Net Assets**|**0**| |
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||A Pullen FCCA|Date:| Page 24 ## **Berry Hill Social Welfare Centre** CASH FLOW STATEMENT 2024/2025 ||**2023/2024**|**2023/2024**|**2024/2025**| |---|---|---|---| ||£||£| |**CASH OUTFLOWS**|||| |Cash paid and on behalf of employees||0|0| |Other operating costs|31,148||37,608| |**CASH INFLOWS**|||| |Cash Received for goods and services|(23,124)||(33,844)| |**NET CASH FLOW**|**8,025**||**3,765**| |**Notes to Cash Flow Statement**|||| |1. Reconciliation between the net surplus or deficit on the Statement of||Financial|Activities and| |Net Surplus|||3,765| |Increase for M.D.C borne costs|||(37,608)| |Reduce for cash income direct to M.D.C.|||33,844| ||||**0**| Page 25 This page is intentionally left blank