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Charity Registration No: 524178

Llanharan Recreation Ground Trust

Charity Registration No: 524178

Annual Report and Financial Statements For the period ended 31 March 2023

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Charity Registration No: 524178

Llanharan Recreation Ground Trust

Table of contents

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Legal and administrative details	4
Trustee Report	5-6
Auditors Report	7
Statement of Financial Activities	8
Balance Sheet	8

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Charity Registration No: 524178

Llanharan Recreation Ground Trust

Reference and Administrative Details

Charity Registration Number:	524178
Registered Office:	Welfare Hall
	Off Bridgend Road
	Llanharan
	CF72 9RA
Trustees:	Martin Liney
	Sarah Liney
	Maria Thomas
	Judith Stolzenberg
	Diane Slater
	Lynda Everitt		(resigned)
	Gary Watkins
Bankers:	Unity Trust Bank
	PO Box 7193
	Palentry Road
	Wilenhall
	WV1 9DG
Independent Examiner:	Anne-Julie Walker
	Cardiff

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Charity Registration No: 524178

Llanharan Recreation Ground Trust

Trustees’ Report for the period ended 31 March 2023

The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the period ended 31 March 2023.

Reference and administrative details

Llanharan Recreation Ground Trust (“the Charity”) is a charitable Trust registered and in Wales.

The Charity is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under registration number: 524178.

The registered address of the Charity is Welfare Hall, off Bridgend Road, Llanharan CF72 9RA

Statement on public benefit

The objectives and activities, achievement and performance sections of this report clearly set out the activities which the charity undertakes for public benefit. The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty of the Charities Act 2006.

Objectives and activities

The objectives of the Charity as defined are:

The provision and maintenance of a recreation centre playing fields including children’s play area, sports pitches (rugby and football) Green space in Llanharan and Bryncae, Community Activities.

To achieve the charities objectives; the charity focuses activities on providing a good quality facility for all to benefit from.

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Management

All positions within the charity are on a voluntary basis and no expenses are paid.

The charity during 2022/23 had approximately 14 volunteers.

Achievements and performance

The year has been incredibly positive, feedback still remains high for the facilities, the ground is being used my multiple sports.

After the success of grants, the external storage area, is being converted so the meeting room is independent as well as fully DDA compliant, in addition, the external pathway being upgrade. The pathway has been delayed due to the weather conditions and is planned to take place as soon as possible.

A grant was received for boxing, to incorporate young and females, providing skills, this is just what is needed after the boxing gym has struggled through covid.

Financial

The charities income for the year was £70,812 which mainly derived from hire income.

The expenditure of the charity stands at £46,983

Grants

• £22,500 – Morrisons

£4,500 – 1910

• £1,500 – Sports

• £1,000 – Armold Clark

• £7,323.45 – Llanharan Community Council

• £4,800 – Mynydd Poref Wind Farm

Trustee Report

The Trustees wish to pass on their grateful thanks to Martin & Sarah Liney who manage the hall and grounds on our behalf. Martin continues to save the Trust thousands of pounds by carrying out repairs and maintenance where possible.

We are pleased to see the hall and grounds continually improving, the grant work is an improvement which during the coming year will benefit so many.

Seeing the pitches, used to their full potential is also beneficial and the planned improvements around the childrens park.

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Charity Registration No: 524178

Board of Trustees

Statement of Trustees Responsibilities

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the position of the charity.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

1. Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently

2. Observe the methods and principles in the charities SORP

3. State where applicable UK accounting standards have been followed; subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.

4. Prepare the financial statements

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the transactions disclosing with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial p0osition and ensure that the financial statements comply with charities Act 2011, the charity accounts and reports regulations 2009 and provisions of the Trust deed. The trustees are also responsible for the prevention and detection of fraud and all other irregularities.

In so far as the Trustees as aware:

• There is no relevant information of which the charities independent examiner is unaware and

• The Trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant information and to establish that the independent examiner is aware of that information.

This report was approved by the Trustees on 25[th] May 2023 and signed on their behalf by:

Signed: ______ (Treasurer/Trustee)

Name: SARAH J LINEY

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Charity Registration No: 524178

Llanharan Recreation Ground Trust

Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the period ended 31 March 2023 which are set out on Page 8

Respective and responsibilities of the trustees and examiner

As the charities trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in the accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the act”)

I report in respect of my examination of the Trusts 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 charities commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiners statement

I have completed my examination; I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect:

• The accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or

• The records did not accord with the accounting records or

• The accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities accounts and reports Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of the independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in the report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Anne-Julie Walker

Signature: AJ Walker Dated: 28/01/2024

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Charity Registration No: 524178

Llanharan Recreation Ground Trust

Statement of Financial Activities

For the period 1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023

		1 April	2022	1 Apri 2021	–
		- 31 March 2023		31 March 2022
Account		Expense	Income	Expense	Income
Fees Hall and Field			20,838		13,312
Fund Raising/Donations			7,893		5,718
Grants (including	Government Covid)		41,907		11,804
Bank Interest			174		0
	Total Income		70,812		30,834
Premises Cost		43,095		30,701
Insurance & Legal Fees		2,299		2,814
Furniture		1205
Pest Control
Other expenses			202	580
General Admin				126
Bank Charges			72	54
Tree Maintenance
Advertising			110	258
Misc
	Total Expenditure	46,983		65,473
	Net Income	23,829		(6,101)

Balance Sheet

alance Sheet
Closing Bank Balance
31/03/2021 Current Account	3,386
31/03/2021 Deposit Account	24,774
Uncleared Payment
Debtors	2,494
HMRC	(218)
Creditors due	(1,484)
Total	28,952

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