## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/11/2021 Period start date To 31/10/2022 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Norton in Hales Community Sports Club** ## **Charity registration number:1135793** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To provide recreational facilities for the**
**benefit of the community with the**
**purpose of enhancing engagement in**
**recreational activity in order to improve**
**the conditions of life of people in the**
**local area**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**The charity manages and maintains the**
**playing field and associated facilities at**
**Norton in Hales for use by various**
**sports clubs and community**
**organisations. Events, including the**
**Annual Christmas Walk and Village**
**Sports Evening, raise funds to cover**
**costs. Where surplus funds arise,**
**organisations using the site ( sports**
**clubs, local school ) are able to bid for**
**grants from the charity to enhance**
**community engagement in recreational**
**activity ( e.g. the Bowling Club building**
**refurbishment project, Junior School**
**tennis taster sessions, Cricket Club**
**coaching courses )**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**All Trustees are familiar with the Charity**
**Commission guidance on public benefit**
**( PB1-PB3 ) and take this into account in**
**decision making**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Following approval of the annual**
**accounts the Trustees consider whether**
**there are sufficient liquid resources to**
**invite bids for financial aid from**
**organisations using the playing field for**
**projects matching the objectives of the**
**charity. Trustees may then allocate aid**
**funding to further the charitable**| |||**objectives**| |---|---|---| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**The charity’s facilities are generally**
**maintained by volunteers from each of**
**the clubs using the playing fields and, in**
**the case of the children’s playground by**
**the local Parish Council. The charity**
**itself has no need of volunteers other**
**than the Trustees and Treasurer.**| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP ref. The
charity works
closely with the
erence|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The key indicator of the success of the**
**charity is the continued use of the**
**playing field and engagement with**
**recreational activity by large numbers of**
**people. The charity works closely with**
**the three sports clubs that are**
**established on the field and each has a**
**thriving membership ( Cricket Club –**
**four senior teams, four junior teams,**
**120 members ; Bowling Club, 3 senior**
**teams, 1 OAP team, 75 members ;**
**Tennis Club – three senior teams, 40**
**members ). In addition, the local junior**
**school uses the playing field for regular**
**sports sessions and its annual sports**
**day. Although we do not monitor use of**
**the children’s play area, along with the**
**greater part of the playing field, it is**
**open to the wider public at all times so**
**that we are providing a well maintained**
**recreational facility that is available all**
**year round, free of charge to the general**
**public.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The Trustees reviewed the accounts for**
**the preceding accounting period at the**
**A.G.M. and consider that there are**
**sufficient resources to continue to meet**
**the charitable objectives, maintain the**
**playing field and fully discharge its**
**commercial liabilities.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**As a general rule and minuted policy the**
**charity aims to maintain at least £20,000**
**in reserve to meet any unforeseen**
**expenditure relating to the pavilion or**
**playing fields maintenance and**
**equipment renewal or improvement,**
**together with a buffer for unforeseen**
**running costs or slow down in fund**
**raising income.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**C£27,000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
**The Cricket Club operates and manages**
**a bar in the pavilion on behalf of the**
**charity, the profits from which go firstly**
**to cover the pavilion running costs and**
**maintenance, then shared between the**
**Cricket Club and the charity.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Continuity of successful operation of**
**the individual sports clubs.**
**Adverse socio-economic variables**
**including falling disposable incomes.**
**Burgeoning utility and insurance costs.**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal stitution
documentconharter)|Para 1.25|**Management Agreement with Fields in**
**Trust. Own Constitution document**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated Association. A**
**successor CIO with the same name has**
**been applied to be registered with the**
**Charities Commission but will not be**
**activated until 01/11/2023 when the**
**assets and undertaking will be vested in**
**the CIO, ( subsequently registered as**
**1203035 )**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**The Chairman and Secretary are**
**automatically appointed Trustees.**
**Nominations are sought from**
**constituent sports clubs for Trustees**
**representing members of those clubs.**
**Selection is made on suitability and**
**experience and new appointments are**
**made at A.G.M. Fields in Trust are**
**entitled to appoint two Trustees.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Norton in Hales Community Sports Club| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1135793| |Charity’s principal address|Bearstone Road| |---|---| ||Norton in Hales| ||Shropshire| ||TF9 4AP| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Philip Russell
Smith|Chair||| ||James Blackburn|BowlingClub rep||| ||Dr. Martin George
Rowley|||| ||Thomas Alan
Eardley|||| ||Elaine Hewitt|Secretary||| ||Neil Backes|Tennis Club rep|Resigned 11/04/2023|| ||Roly John
Tavernor|Cricket Club rep||| ||Ian Sadler|Parish Council rep||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** David John Milburn **Full name(s)** Philip Russell Smith **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 17/04/2023 CHARITY COMMISSION i QR INC?1 ANII INI) WAI I S Abprk•iillg Aiid Dlbtrlct Publlc M•morl•l H•ll pi)(1 wollAr￿ A**ociallon 624109 Recolpts and pa ments accounts CC16a For 1110 perlod Irom To 3111012022 Sectlon A Recelpts and payments Uiir(*fvlrlt.lod lund• 10 lh• ii•i*••l Ro•trlctod liind• Endowrnont lund8 Total lund• Last year to lh• ng•rg•1 E Io lh• n•4r••t £ 10 th• N￿r*￿t É to th• n•ar•*t £ A1 R￿•1 t• 30.$95 10,UOO 23 370 cy01*nn￿1lI Gr•nt8 B•nk lileresl 72 3J1 72 351 FI￿t.7.. ts. tvbplt Cl*IMI Sub tot•1 (Gmss income for ARI J7,122 37,122 41.841 A2 Ai•el and In￿NtMOnt •il••, t•bl•l. Sub total Total rn¢•lpts 37,122 37.122 41,841 A3 Pa m•nts mainienaTh￿ & Rewrn Fl•tgs & PCM Tr•inino Costs IMur*n Cl￿ni￿ 8 Wiste 13.OJ6 8,680 13,836 24.786 6.750 6.864 1.429 198 1,439 167 1,051 2,60) 661 472 1.5S1 2,603 472 Sub total 24.99) 41,783 A4 A$8•t and Investm•nt urcha•M, ••• table Plant & machine 3,850 Sub total J,iJo 3.850 28,84J 21,B43 41.753 Net ol re¢•lpts/fp•yment$) A6 Trnn•ler• be￿O?n lund• A6 Ci•h funds lalt yoar •nd C•8h lund• th18 y•ar •nd 8,279 8.279 23.982 32.261 23.982 32,261 23.B94 23.982 CCKX Rl acuunt• ISSI 221W2023 Sectioii 8 Stateinei)t of assets aiid liabllities at the end of the period Ui)ro$l¥l¢.tod fund• to n•*ro1 £ R88trlctod lund• Endowmont lunds to nMr•*t £ Bl C••h fvnd• J2,281 Total cosh fund8 32,281 Unrestdct•d lund• 10 n••rMt £ 8,380 Rg8trlctfjd lund8 Endowment lund• 10 n•4r••t E to n••r••i £ B2 Oth•r mon•tary •81•t• Plent & Equ1¢￿1 Futhd to whlch a•••t b•lon Currvm v41u• Delalls c￿t10p110￿1l to whlrh ¢urrnnt v•lu• on•1 Dotalls Co•¢ loptloml B4 AM•ts r•tsln•d for th• ¢h•rlty'• own u Futhd to whl¢h r•lat•• Amount du• lonal Wh•m du• on•1 Detalls BS U•bllbti 6*t)•d ty or tru•l•M on ol •ll Ihe Iru•l• Slgn&lur Prlnt Name Date of rov81 23 Mr. John Prlmo CCXX R2 •c¢4*unts1881 0rn023 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts S•¢tlon A Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•r'• Report Report to the tru8tee81 members of Aberkenfig & Public Memorial Hall & Welfare Association On •ccounts for the year ended 31 October 2022 Charlty no lif any} 524109 S•t out on pag•8 I report to the Irustees on my examination of the accounts of Ihe above chanly I'the Trust"} for the year ended R•sponslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.lhe Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(51{b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no malerial matters have come to my attention {olher than that disclosed below '} in connection with the examination which gives me r2use to believe that in. any material respect, accounting records were not kept in accordance Wrth section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with th8 accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concerns and have Gome across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attenlion should tse drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the a¢¢ounls lo be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Slgned: Date: 2210812023 Namo: David Cowd8ry R•l•vant profes8lonal qualfficatlon{s} or body (If any): Addro••: Richlands. Mae81eg Road, Tondu Bridgend. CF32 9BT IER October 2018