2022-03-31-accounts - Highfields Leisure Park

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Objective			Action	Outcome
Sport, Recreation		&	The E5.2m Heritage Lottery Funded park restoration	More people enjoying			the
Events			project began in summer 2017and completed in August	park and	its activities.
			2018. Work has continued on some final and additional
			restoration items, including:	Improved	physical	activity
				and health and wellbeing
			Creation of an artistic bench using material from
			and representing the Maid Marian pleasure cruise
			boat.
			Target hardening ofsite western end ofthe park.
			Improvements / replacements to play areas
			Minor stonework capping repairs around the lake
			edges.
			Ongoing railing repainting by Probation Service
			attendees.
			The site offered a good range of quality activities
			throughout the year, which includes boating, Adventure
			Golf, winter and summer pitch facilities for football,
			archery 'and lacrosse, as well as croquet being held on
			site. There were a number of events, both sporting and
			community, on Highfields Park, including the,
			Nottingham University led Chinese New Year event, bat
			walks and conservation awareness sessions
			The Adventure Golf & Boating activities were all open
			this year
			Stand-up paddleboard, yoga and others (e.g. University
			clubs) also regularly use the lake.
			A new Park Ranger has been on site since November
			2021 and spent the winter months introducing herself to
			all the organisations and groups on site as'well setting
			up a community gardening group, a Japanese garden
			group behind the'cascade, and a community payback
			scheme
			New lease completed with Nottingham croquet club
			signed and in place.
Community	Access		Nottingham High School have completed the
			construction of a new artificial hockey pitch on the
			Highfields sports ground site and it is now in full use.

	Park Ranger partnership working with the University of
	Nottingham and Nottingham Lakeside Arts (plans for
	2023/24 are being discussed.
	A FCC bid for the new Serenity Garden memorial
	garden next to the old paddling pool, in partnership with
	Forever Stars baby loss charity, was successful and
	work started on the E108,000 garden in 2020/21.
	Replacement oftrees dead / vandalised
	The Serenity Garden was officially opened in July 2021
Well Maintained	A 10 year maintenance and management plan (MMP)	Safe, well	presented		and
	supported the HLF bid and details how the park is	park users	have more pride
	maintained following the restoration project; this is	and ownership
	updated annually.
	Maintenance programmes have been completed in
	order to ensure the formal areas and woodlands are
	kept in an attractive and favourable condition.
	Recruitment of a permanent HLF-funded Head
	Gardener was successful.
	The partnership with the Estates and Grounds
	Maintenance Manager for the'University of Nottingham
	campus remains strong.
	Works to the rhododendrons continue
Sustainability-	.Continued tree planting programme on site via memorial	Improved	environmental
Environmental	tree plantings.	sustainability
	Continued upgrade of parks infrastructure via the
	memorial bench scheme. Memorial bench restoration
	continues to be a large focus and the new Heritage
	green colour is appearing all over the park as existing
	benches are refurbished and new ones are purchased
	by sponsors.
	Volunteering hours were significantly impacted during
	the covid19 pandemic but volunteering activities are
	returning tothe park with the Park Ranger using specific
	site projects to encourage a wider range ofvolunteers.
	ERDF-funded creation of pond and installation of	Create new		habitats.
	boardwalk across the old paddling pool to.link to the
	new Serenity Garden.
Sustainability-	The Christmas Company did not hold the event in	More financially
Financial	December 2021 other income from site based	sustainable		and value for
	concessions was reduced during. the year.	money trust		accounts.
	New concession agreement with Wired on Wheels
	(coffee and cake van)
	Cloud9 lease the boathouse for storage.

Objective		Action				Timetable	for	Outcome
						Delivery
Sport,		Continue to deliver partnership	events		with	Ongoing		Improved physical activity
Recreation	&	Nottingham Lakeside Arts and the University				throughout	the	and health and wellbeing
Events		of Nottingham (subject to Covid-19				year.
		restrictions).						Increase visitors to the park
								Raised profile ofthe park
		Ongoing delivery ofthe Activity	Plan	by the
		Park Ranger and Partners, including		events,				Introduce different audiences
		education and volunteering						to the park that may not have
								visited the site prior to events
Community		Continue to deliver education in partnership				Annually		Improved education
Access		with Nottingham Lakeside Arts	and the			available
		University of Nottingham based	on the		NCC			Increase in user groups
		Park Ranger Education programme (subject						using site
		to Covid-19 restrictions).						Bat walks, creating green
								recycling opportunities I.e.
		Diverse sports on site attracts diverse				Annually		Increasing events offered eg.
		interest.				available		Xmas wreath making
		Following the completion and opening			ofthe	Spring 2022		Bring new users to the park.
		"Serenity Garden" in'July 2021	a Service
		Level Agreement and remedial completed before Spring 2022.	works	will be				Redevelop an unused area. sustain community stewardship
Well		Ongoing work on rhododendrons	and			2021/22		Safe, well presented and
Maintained		interpreting the Maid Marian.						park users have more pride
								and ownership eg.
								Japanese gardeners /
		Develop and continue to update year Maintenance plan.	a new		10	In place & approved HLF.	by the	general park improvement volunteers - plus the introduction of park
								improvement days for litter
								picking etc.
		Replacement ofvehicle and pedestrian				Spring 2022
		bridge on Highfields Sports ground side
Sustainability-		Continue to carry out volunteer	and student			Ongoing		Improved environmental
Environmental		task days on site.						sustainability
								Empowers local users with
		'Continue to improve areas ofthe park			for	Ongoing		their local park.
		wildlife as part of practical education
		sessions within the new activity	plan.					Create new habitats. i.e.
								meadow creation
								Make use ofovergrown,
								unused areas ofthe park.

Sustainability-	The Christmas Company will return	The Christmas Company will return	to host	to host	December 2021	More financially	More financially
Financial	an event in 2022 and	the funds achieved		will		and value for money trust
	help to make improvements and maintain					accounts
	th'e park.
						Continued	successful
	Continued partnership Park Lifeguards who for storage. (Cloudg)	working with Colwick lease the boathouse			Ongoing	partnerships that help to improve the types and standard of activities offered @
						Highfields	Park
	Continued partnership	working with	Cloud9		Ongoing
	Pursuits who manage	the boating lake.
	Continued partnership	working with			Ongoing
	Showcase Greens Ltd who manage		the
	Adventure Golf.

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Councillor An ela Kandola			Councillor Maria Watson
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Councillor Ethan Radford			Councillor Sa id Mohammed
Councillor Geor ina Power			Councillor Salma Mumtaz
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Councillor Kirst Jones			Councillor Zafran Khan

	Statement	Statement	ofFinancial Activities	ofFinancial Activities
	For	earendin		31 March 2022
					Unrestricted
					Funds
					2020/21
INCOMING RESOURCES
Investment Income					214
Total Investment Income					(214)
Incoming Resources from Charitable			Activities		174,358
Total Incoming	Resources from Charitable
Activities					(174,358)
Total Incoming	Resources				174,572
RESOURCES	EXPENDED
Charitable Activities					174,572
Total Resources Expended					174,572
Net Incoming	I(Outgoing) Resources
Fund balances	brought forward as at 1 April				(213,501)
Fund balances	carried forward as		at 31 March		(213,501)

	Balance Sheet As at 31 March 2022
		2020/21
		E
Fixed Assets
Tangible Assets:
Freehold Land 8, Buildings			1
Investment Assets		213	500
Total Fixed Assets		' 213,501
Current Assets:
Debtors: amounts	falling due within one year
Cash / Bank
Liabilities:
Creditors: amounts	falling due within one year
Cash / Bank
Net Current Assets
Net Assets		213,501
Represented by:
Funds
Unrestricted Funds			(1)
Capital Receipts		213,500
		213,501

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INCOME
		n
Investment	Income
Interest					(214) .
Charitable	Activities
Fees &Charges					(9,049)
Grant					(111,787)
Rents					(53,522)
Other —Disposal of Asset					0
					174,572
EXPENDITURE
Charitable	Activities
Premises				„~~Fbi]	23,405
Supplies and Services					2,210
Support Services Third Party Payments			~arrrggg		135,492 13,465
					174,572

					2020/21
					5
Lo'an	to	Nottingham	City	Council	213,500

Objective			Action	Outcome
Sport, Recreation		&	The E5.2m Heritage Lottery Funded park restoration	More people enjoying			the
Events			project began in summer 2017and completed in August	park and	its activities.
			2018. Work has continued on some final and additional
			restoration items, including:	Improved	physical	activity
				and health and wellbeing
			Creation of an artistic bench using material from
			and representing the Maid Marian pleasure cruise
			boat.
			Target hardening ofsite western end ofthe park.
			Improvements / replacements to play areas
			Minor stonework capping repairs around the lake
			edges.
			Ongoing railing repainting by Probation Service
			attendees.
			The site offered a good range of quality activities
			throughout the year, which includes boating, Adventure
			Golf, winter and summer pitch facilities for football,
			archery 'and lacrosse, as well as croquet being held on
			site. There were a number of events, both sporting and
			community, on Highfields Park, including the,
			Nottingham University led Chinese New Year event, bat
			walks and conservation awareness sessions
			The Adventure Golf & Boating activities were all open
			this year
			Stand-up paddleboard, yoga and others (e.g. University
			clubs) also regularly use the lake.
			A new Park Ranger has been on site since November
			2021 and spent the winter months introducing herself to
			all the organisations and groups on site as'well setting
			up a community gardening group, a Japanese garden
			group behind the'cascade, and a community payback
			scheme
			New lease completed with Nottingham croquet club
			signed and in place.
Community	Access		Nottingham High School have completed the
			construction of a new artificial hockey pitch on the
			Highfields sports ground site and it is now in full use.

	Park Ranger partnership working with the University of
	Nottingham and Nottingham Lakeside Arts (plans for
	2023/24 are being discussed.
	A FCC bid for the new Serenity Garden memorial
	garden next to the old paddling pool, in partnership with
	Forever Stars baby loss charity, was successful and
	work started on the E108,000 garden in 2020/21.
	Replacement oftrees dead / vandalised
	The Serenity Garden was officially opened in July 2021
Well Maintained	A 10 year maintenance and management plan (MMP)	Safe, well	presented		and
	supported the HLF bid and details how the park is	park users	have more pride
	maintained following the restoration project; this is	and ownership
	updated annually.
	Maintenance programmes have been completed in
	order to ensure the formal areas and woodlands are
	kept in an attractive and favourable condition.
	Recruitment of a permanent HLF-funded Head
	Gardener was successful.
	The partnership with the Estates and Grounds
	Maintenance Manager for the'University of Nottingham
	campus remains strong.
	Works to the rhododendrons continue
Sustainability-	.Continued tree planting programme on site via memorial	Improved	environmental
Environmental	tree plantings.	sustainability
	Continued upgrade of parks infrastructure via the
	memorial bench scheme. Memorial bench restoration
	continues to be a large focus and the new Heritage
	green colour is appearing all over the park as existing
	benches are refurbished and new ones are purchased
	by sponsors.
	Volunteering hours were significantly impacted during
	the covid19 pandemic but volunteering activities are
	returning tothe park with the Park Ranger using specific
	site projects to encourage a wider range ofvolunteers.
	ERDF-funded creation of pond and installation of	Create new		habitats.
	boardwalk across the old paddling pool to.link to the
	new Serenity Garden.
Sustainability-	The Christmas Company did not hold the event in	More financially
Financial	December 2021 other income from site based	sustainable		and value for
	concessions was reduced during. the year.	money trust		accounts.
	New concession agreement with Wired on Wheels
	(coffee and cake van)
	Cloud9 lease the boathouse for storage.

Objective		Action				Timetable	for	Outcome
						Delivery
Sport,		Continue to deliver partnership	events		with	Ongoing		Improved physical activity
Recreation	&	Nottingham Lakeside Arts and the University				throughout	the	and health and wellbeing
Events		of Nottingham (subject to Covid-19				year.
		restrictions).						Increase visitors to the park
								Raised profile ofthe park
		Ongoing delivery ofthe Activity	Plan	by the
		Park Ranger and Partners, including		events,				Introduce different audiences
		education and volunteering						to the park that may not have
								visited the site prior to events
Community		Continue to deliver education in partnership				Annually		Improved education
Access		with Nottingham Lakeside Arts	and the			available
		University of Nottingham based	on the		NCC			Increase in user groups
		Park Ranger Education programme (subject						using site
		to Covid-19 restrictions).						Bat walks, creating green
								recycling opportunities I.e.
		Diverse sports on site attracts diverse				Annually		Increasing events offered eg.
		interest.				available		Xmas wreath making
		Following the completion and opening			ofthe	Spring 2022		Bring new users to the park.
		"Serenity Garden" in'July 2021	a Service
		Level Agreement and remedial completed before Spring 2022.	works	will be				Redevelop an unused area. sustain community stewardship
Well		Ongoing work on rhododendrons	and			2021/22		Safe, well presented and
Maintained		interpreting the Maid Marian.						park users have more pride
								and ownership eg.
								Japanese gardeners /
		Develop and continue to update year Maintenance plan.	a new		10	In place & approved HLF.	by the	general park improvement volunteers - plus the introduction of park
								improvement days for litter
								picking etc.
		Replacement ofvehicle and pedestrian				Spring 2022
		bridge on Highfields Sports ground side
Sustainability-		Continue to carry out volunteer	and student			Ongoing		Improved environmental
Environmental		task days on site.						sustainability
								Empowers local users with
		'Continue to improve areas ofthe park			for	Ongoing		their local park.
		wildlife as part of practical education
		sessions within the new activity	plan.					Create new habitats. i.e.
								meadow creation
								Make use ofovergrown,
								unused areas ofthe park.

Sustainability-	The Christmas Company will return	The Christmas Company will return	to host	to host	December 2021	More financially	More financially
Financial	an event in 2022 and	the funds achieved		will		and value for money trust
	help to make improvements and maintain					accounts
	th'e park.
						Continued	successful
	Continued partnership Park Lifeguards who for storage. (Cloudg)	working with Colwick lease the boathouse			Ongoing	partnerships that help to improve the types and standard of activities offered @
						Highfields	Park
	Continued partnership	working with	Cloud9		Ongoing
	Pursuits who manage	the boating lake.
	Continued partnership	working with			Ongoing
	Showcase Greens Ltd who manage		the
	Adventure Golf.

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Councillor AJ Matsiko	Councillor	Linda Woodin	s

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Councillor An ela Kandola					Councillor	Maria Watson
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Councillor Anne Peach					Councillor	Michael Edwards
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	Statement	Statement	ofFinancial Activities	ofFinancial Activities
	For	earendin		31 March 2022
					Unrestricted
					Funds
					2020/21
INCOMING RESOURCES
Investment Income					214
Total Investment Income					(214)
Incoming Resources from Charitable			Activities		174,358
Total Incoming	Resources from Charitable
Activities					(174,358)
Total Incoming	Resources				174,572
RESOURCES	EXPENDED
Charitable Activities					174,572
Total Resources Expended					174,572
Net Incoming	I(Outgoing) Resources
Fund balances	brought forward as at 1 April				(213,501)
Fund balances	carried forward as		at 31 March		(213,501)

	Balance Sheet As at 31 March 2022
		2020/21
		E
Fixed Assets
Tangible Assets:
Freehold Land 8, Buildings			1
Investment Assets		213	500
Total Fixed Assets		' 213,501
Current Assets:
Debtors: amounts	falling due within one year
Cash / Bank
Liabilities:
Creditors: amounts	falling due within one year
Cash / Bank
Net Current Assets
Net Assets		213,501
Represented by:
Funds
Unrestricted Funds			(1)
Capital Receipts		213,500
		213,501

			/20'2gg „R--„",;t,r	2020/21 5
INCOME
		n
Investment	Income
Interest				(214) .
Charitable	Activities
Fees &Charges				(9,049)
Grant				(111,787)
Rents			SO	(53,522)
Other —Disposal of Asset				0
				174,572
EXPENDITURE
Charitable	Activities
Premises				23,405
Supplies and Services				2,210
Support Services				135,492
Third Party	Payments			13,465
				174,572

					2020/21
					5
Lo'an	to	Nottingham	City	Council	213,500

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Name:	Shail Shah,	Head ofAudit 8, Risk
Relevant professional qualification(s) or body:	FCCA
Address:	Nottingham	City Council,
	Loxle House, Station Street, Nottin		ham NG23NG