## **ANNAN PLAYPARK STEERING GROUP** ## **2025 TRUSTEES REPORT** ## **(COVERING PERIOD FROM 1[ST] JANUARY 2024 THROUGH TO 31[ST] DECEMBER 2024)** _*This information was drawn from the following group documents_ _- Chair Persons Report_ _-Treasurers Report_ _- 2025 AGM Minutes_ ## **SECTION A: CHAIRMANS REPORT 2024/25 – ANNAN PLAY PARK STEERING GROUP** For the second year in succession the APPS Group has not met as regularly as in previous years, but this has not stopped up from attending to all business required as a committee. This has mainly been due to other work / family commitments by Trustees and also the low number of Active Trustees we have at present. With regards to the Weyroc site, following the completion of Phase1 which was the installation of the all-inclusive play park in 2021, followed by completion of Phase 2 – the Cycle Pump Track in 2023, we continue to make progress, albeit not as quickly as we would have hoped, on Phase 3 which is the development of Skate Park. This will complete the projects at this locatione but the Trustees are still hopeful of potentially developing another all-inclusive play park in the Welldale area of Annan in the future. During the year we also agreed to support another exciting project which would see the reintroduction of a Trim Track along the River Annan at the Everholm. The lead person on this project is and we are pleased to confirm he has become a new trustee during this year. Sadly, the major issue the Trustees have had to unfortunately deal with again this year is the ongoing vandalism and anti-social behaviour being carried out at the Play Park, with various pieces of equipment being vandalised and damaged throughout the year. This culminated on Saturday 15 March 2025 with a deliberate arson attack incident that caused substantial damage to a specific piece of play park equipment as well as minimal damage on the cycle pump track. Fortunately, the incident has been captured on CCTV footage which together with other intelligence information has been passed on to Police Scotland for further investigation and hopefully identification of the culprits. In the past, from the small amount of funds at the Trustees disposal we have replaced broken and vandalised equipment on an ongoing basis but the cost of the damage by the arson attack in March to play park equipment and the pump track is way beyond funding held by the APPS Steering Group. On of our founder Trustees, kindly set up a Go Funding Page to raise funds and Trustees have been overwhelmed by the response from the public as well as other separate, kind offers of donations and support from individuals and organisations from not only Annan, but across the region. As Chair I would also like to express gratitude for the many offers of help and support from members of the community who want to get involved with the work of the Annan Play Park Steering Group and we hope to see some of these people join us on the journey as fellow Trustees to continue to develop further projects for Annan as well as protecting and improving the projects we have in place. There is no doubt that we need to increase the current number of Trustees on the Annan Play Park Steering Group SCIO and hopefully the recent offers of support by members of the community and their willingness to get involved will see a number of new Trustees elected at the 2025 Annual General Meeting. Going forward, I would also like to see ongoing and increased support from Police Scotland and D&G Council Community Safety Team to deter and restrict mindless acts of vandalism of current and future projects. In conclusion, I would like to thank all Trustees and particularly the Trustees who take on Officer Roles, for all their work and dedication throughout the year and also put on record our appreciation as Trustees for the support from Council Officers, in particular , Annandale South Ward Officer and , Acting Senior Community Asset Manager. **Chairman of Annan Play Park Steering Group** ## **SECTION B: TREASURERS REPORT 2024/25 – ANNAN PLAY PARK STEERING GROUP** This report presents a summary of APPS financial position, including key receipts and disbursements for the calendar year 2024. It should be noted that with regards to the preceding years financial accounts (those relating to the calendar year 2023), these were independently certified as a true record of the financial position of the Group on 23 December 2024, by Saint & Co. chartered accountants. An interim position on the financial position of the Group, as at 1 July 2025, is appended as Annex 1. ## **HEADLINE SUMMARY:** A relatively quiet year from a financial perspective, reflecting delivery of the first two phases of the park concluded in preceding financial years, with no active funding raising for a third phase whilst ongoing anti-social behaviour issues persist. At the year-end a modest but diminishing budget remains, likely sufficient to cover core operating costs for another year or two. A longer-term funding strategy needs to be developed to help generate additional funds to cover future operating costs as well as repair and maintenance costs associated with the ongoing upkeep of the Park. A review of the Group’s banking arrangements, including authorised signatures, also remains to be conducted. ## **FINANCIAL OVERVIEW:** Account Opening Balance (1[st] Jan 2024) £2,178.23 Account Closing Balance (31[st] Dec 2024) £1,788.05 ## **ACCOUNT RECEIPTS:** _**Date Amount Source**_ 29-08-24 £81.50 Donation ( sponsored Criffel climb) **TOTAL £81.50** ## **ACCOUNT DISBURSEMENTS:** _**Date Amount Recipient Purpose**_ 24-01-24 £471.68 Keegan & Penny Kid Annual Insurance **TOTAL £471.68** ## **CLOSING BALANCE OBSERVATIONS:** £1,538.05 Un-ringfenced balance £250 Grant Funding awarded specifically for the purposes of consultation on Phase 3 of the Park (Skate Park). ## **2025 OUTLOOK:** The Group’s annual insurance premium for 2025, due in January 2025, has been confirmed as £484.95. In the absence of any other known commitments, there would be a residual balance of **£1,303.10** . ## **CONCLUDING ACTIONS:** The need remainsforthe Groupto develop a strategry togenerateadditionalfunds to maintain a healthy operating balance / reseNe. required to cover ongoing operating costs and f uture repairs. A review of the Group's banking arrangements remains outstanding and should be conducted as a priority, given issues with and advice from the Group's current bank - Royal Bank of Scotland. As part of a migration to a new account, the Committee should minute their support for embracing an online banking facility and the conclusions of a review of authorised signatures post the 2025 AGM. There remains two previous transactions totalling £20,000- linked to delivery of phase 1 of the park - for which additional clarity should be sought to maintain robust and auditable records. {£I0,000 Iojan 2020 and£l0,00020Ju12020J. UPDATED TRUSTEES FOR 2025126 NAME OF TRUSTEE ROLE IFAPPLICABLE Chairperson Vice Chairperson Secretary Treasurer Funding Officer NIA NIA NIA NIA NIA NIA DATE OFAPPT Ire-appointedl 1510812025 Ire-appointedl 1510812025 Ire-appointedl 1510812025 Ire-appointedl 1510812025 Ire-appointedl 1510812025 1510812025 1510812025 1510812025 1510812025 1510812025 1510812025 END OF REPORT. COmPL￿ED BY: (Secretary & Trustee) DATE: 1510812025 SIGNED & DATED: 15/5/2v2S ## **ANNAN PLAYPARK STEERING GROUP** ## **2025 TREASURERS REPORT** ## **(COVERING PERIOD FROM 1[ST] JANUARY 2024 THROUGH TO 31[ST] DECEMBER 2024)** This report presents a summary of APPS financial position, including key receipts and disbursements for the calendar year 2024. It should be noted that with regards to the preceding years financial accounts (those relating to the calendar year 2023), these were independently certified as a true record of the financial position of the Group on 23 December 2024, by Saint & Co. chartered accountants. An interim position on the financial position of the Group, as at 1 July 2025, is appended as Annex 1. ## **HEADLINE SUMMARY:** A relatively quiet year from a financial perspective, reflecting delivery of the first two phases of the park concluded in preceding financial years, with no active funding raising for a third phase whilst ongoing anti-social behaviour issues persist. At the year-end a modest but diminishing budget remains, likely sufficient to cover core operating costs for another year or two. A longer term funding strategy needs to be developed to help generate additional funds to cover future operating costs as well as repair and maintenance costs associated with the ongoing upkeep of the Park. A review of the Group’s banking arrangements, including authorised signatures, also remains to be conducted. ## **FINANCIAL OVERVIEW:** Account Opening Balance (1[st] Jan 2024) £2,178.23 Account Closing Balance (31[st] Dec 2024) £1,788.05 ## **ACCOUNT RECEIPTS:** _**Date Amount Source**_ 29-08-24 £81.50 Donation ( sponsored Criffel climb) **TOTAL £81.50** 1 | P a g e ## **ACCOUNT DISBURSEMENTS:** |**_Date_**|**_Amount_**|**_Recipient_**|**_Purpose_**| |---|---|---|---| |24-01-24|£471.68|Keegan & Penny Kid Annual Insurance|| |**TOTAL**|**£471.68**||| ## **CLOSING BALANCE OBSERVATIONS:** £1,538.05 Un-ringfenced balance £250 Grant Funding awarded specifically for the purposes of consultation on Phase 3 of the Park (Skate Park). ## **2025 OUTLOOK:** The Group’s annual insurance premium for 2025, due in January 2025, has been confirmed as £484.95. In the absence of any other known commitments, there would be a residual balance of **£1,303.10** . ## **CONCLUDING ACTIONS:** - The need remains for the Group to develop a strategy to generate additional funds to maintain a healthy operating balance / reserve, required to cover ongoing operating costs and future repairs. - A review of the Group’s banking arrangements remains outstanding and should be conducted as a priority, given issues with and advice from the Group’s current bank – Royal Bank of Scotland. As part of a migration to a new account, the Committee should minute their support for embracing an online banking facility and the conclusions of a review of authorised signatures post the 2025 AGM. - There remains two previous transactions totalling £20,000 – linked to delivery of phase 1 of the park – for which additional clarity should be sought to maintain robust and auditable records. _(£10,000 10 Jan 2020 and £10,000 20 Jul 2020)._ 2 | P a g e ## **ANNEX 1 – INTERIM FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE GROUP AS AT 1 JULY 2025** ## **FINANCIAL OVERVIEW:** |**FINANCIAL OVERVIEW:**|**FINANCIAL OVERVIEW:**|**FINANCIAL OVERVIEW:**|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Account Opening Balance (1stJan 2025)||||£1,788.05|| |Account Interim Balance (1stJuly 2015)||||£10,278.01|| |_Outstanding Deposits_|||||| |_Tesco Cash Collection_||||_£250.83_|| |_Tesco Stronger Starts_||||_£500 - 1500_|| |_Potential Total Balance_||||**_£11,028.84 –_**|**_12,028.84_**| |**ACCOUNT RECEIPTS:**|||||| |**_Date_**|**_Amount_**|**_Source_**|||| |14-02-25|£2,000|DGC Common Good|Award||| |19-03-25|£500|Private Donation|||| |27-03-25|£500|Donation (Councillor|||Allowance)| |24-04-25|£82|Donation (|BOS Annan Raffle)||| |28-04-25|£4,812.90|APPs Go Fund Me Deposit (|||)| |14-05-25|£50|LA Active Fund Raising Donation|||| |11-06-25|£1,150|BOS Foundation|||| |**TOTAL**|**£9,094.90**||||| |**ACCOUNT DISBURSEMENTS:**|||||| |**_Date_**|**_Amount_**|**_Recipient_**||**_Purpose_**|| |24-01-24|£484.95|Keegan & Penny Kid||Annual Insurance|| |26-03-25|£120|Saint & Co||Accounts Certification|| |**TOTAL**|**£604.95**||||| 3 | P a g e %AINT&CO l A R I l R É D JI C I r N T Annan Way Park 5teerinK Grovp tyJrrefJWDIFELLVNNO)121746205 18 Awlrst 2025 Ded Financbal Statements We have pleasure in enclosing your accounts for the yearended 3J" December 2024. 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AN GROUP In accordance with instructions wven to we have prepared, wiihout farrying out an audil. the annexed accounis th2 record5. information and explanations SUppl￿d to us. We certify these finantial statÈments are a true record of the firsancial position of Annan Playpark Steerin8 Group for the year stated above which are in accordaace with ihe books. records and infom)aiion received. CHARTERED ACCOU14TANTS 18 August 2025 ANNAN PLAYPA%K SItÉAING GROVP FINJlNCIAL5TATEMENTS FOA THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER ZOZ4 2024 2023 INCOME Grants Donation5 76.S(N) 81.50 BISO 76500.Lb) EXPENDinJRE 471.68 598.91 112.477.00 Playpark C05t5 471.61 113,075.91 SVRPIVS DÉFICI FOR THE YEAR 90.181 134575.911 t40TE5 I.OPENING BANX 2.178.23 38.754.14 2. CLOSING BANK 1.788,05 2.178.23 3. FUND BALANCES UNRESTRICTED FLJNDS RESTRicfED FUN05 I,S38.0S 250.00 1,788.05 1328 13 250.00 2.178.23 CARUSLE 01228 5yJFI • advi￿￿¢•. OTIIEq OFFKU.. 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