Charity Number: 1046082
31•T MARCH 2022
CHARTERED ACCOUThTANT8
SIIJTE I. 2
PA￿8011AGE ROAD
TAKELEY. ESSEX, CM22 6PU

GRO
PARK COMMUNI
Tru8teeo' R¢port
ded 31rt Mareh
GROUP
for the
The Tru8tee8 have pleasure In pre8entin8 thelr report together with the ￿¥)unt8 for the y¢8r.
The Charlty 18 gov¢rned by it8 Constttution. Amended version 4A. Combined 21)08. which fornls the
rule8 and re8ulation8 of the Charity. a8 arnended by various later Scheme$ approved by the Ch8slty
CommaB8ion.
Itm
Tru8tee4 oxe elected elther at the Annual GenetAI Meeting or the first meeting of the Gen¢rn]
Committee. The Trn8tee8 are appointed by r¢¢ommendatlon of the exiBting Tn￿tee8.
The tharlty Ireglstered no. 10460821 was estabUJhed to advance the educfyljon of provlde facllltlej
for recreatlon and leisure tlme activltle• in order to Improve the condltloni of Ilfe of the residents of
Grov¢ Park.
The Tru8tee8 re￿I￿rIY meet to review these activitie• and make declslon8 a8 to the otrAtegl¢ dlrectlon
the Ch•rlty Bhould t*ke. communicate thi# to tho•e re4pon8ible for delivery.
wofthe
Thi8 report cover8 the group'8 activltiel from Aprll 2021 to March 2022.
After an unceTtaln year we were pleavd to re-open on 1210412021
Ajthough not for all group8 as we complled wlth the Government legi¥l&tlon, only group8 that were not
vulnerable, or at high risk were allowed in. after talung the approprlate precautlon8. These wcre
edueationA] gnd re]igiou8 group8.
To help brlng In addltlonal fLthdlng and to provide & service to the loc￿ eommunity we had an'lnPoit
Parcel Locker in8tallcd which haa proyen to be very popular.
We are fortunate to have an amazing outdoor spac¢ Including A imall woodland. Thvo of our re8ldent•
have 8pent A huge omount of their time writing artd aeeuring bids to develop and improve the 8pace.
They h&ve created a ￿1]d Ranger8. Outdoor IL8rning program which ha8 proved to be very succe88ful.
During the Achool holiday8 they ran a ￿lld Rangers" 'Nature & Claf Summer Club for young ca￿er5
which wa$ though a yant from 8ocial Farm# a Garden8.
The garden work ts ongolngi and updatea WIU be provlded In future report•.
Having our on8ite Kiln and ceramic clos$e8 h&B bttn a great 8U¢¢eL￿. We have had to Increa8e the
number of cla88e# being run to meet the high deniand.
Our'men in Shed. proieet was rein#t&ted, under controlled conditions. We were fortunate to have the
continued support of our reaident carpenter.
Mu8ic play$ a big port at the centre. we are pleased to 8ay that these se88lon8 have ¢onthiued to n￿.
There have been somc changes in nomes 8nd volunteer8 leadlng them.
We have managed to hg4ve a few events during the year 8 Cr8lt Market organised by one of our
committee members. A Halloween and Chriytma8 Party run by a local organi•ation.
In September wlth the A8818t8J]ce of a loe8J Solicitor we drew up new Job de8cription8, per80n
•peCifi￿tiOna And ContraetA of employment. In additlon. we inve8ted in dn HR contract.

ROVE P
CObThl
Trn•t•e•' Report
Ar ended 31at M•reh 202
for th•
Th¢ future ia un¢¢rtain o¥ we do not know which 8roup8 will bc returnin8 to U8. It wa8 decided
unanimously that exlitlng 8roup8 u8in8 the Centre would be 8iven priority over new group8.
We continue to have our Bee8 at the Centre. The Church groups were able to return before other¥
complying with Government guidelines. In September the pottery and 1￿ce making groups were able to
return briefy. as the8e were edueational. but had to Isolate again in October for the remainder of the
year.
We Saw the V￿CIne program rolled out at the be￿nnths of 2021 ￿ are hop￿1 and optimistic for the
comlng year.
Once again many thAnk8 to 8JJ our Stsff and volunteers for all their efforts through extremely dlfflcult
The charlty ha8 returned to full operation 8lnee the Ilftin8 of re8trictlona and clo¥ure of the P￿TIou8h
Scherne. The charity has come through the pandemie with llttle economk damage. mostly thank8 to
government aupport and the coxe of its Btaff, tru&t¢e8 8rAd voluntttrd. The elwity doe8 not expeet to be
affected further by th18.
The PT1ndP￿ oourcem of funding for the Charlty are the rentsl Income on the Rln8w&y centre, and the
under S'• Buiidlng.
The charity ha8 Iiet up by way of a contlngency fund from unrestricted fund8 £35,000 to eover Any
reitnKturlng ￿•t1 In ca•e of ¢eÈiAtion of fundin8 And for any emergency repalr8.
Man
The Tru•tee8 actively revlew the mqlor rloks whlch the charity face8 on a Teguiar b￿18, although due to
covid re¥triction8 thi$ ha8 had to be reduced, The TTUStee8 believe that maintaining Te8em8 at current
level8 cornbined with an Annua] review of th¢ control8 over key finAnciAI By$tem8 wlll provlde 8uffl¢lent
re$oureea in the event of adver8e condltlon8.
Havlng due regArd to the guid•nee publllhed by the Chartty Comml88ion on public benefit. the
Tru8tee$ are of the opinlon that the charlty contlnue• to provlde benefitj for the loc￿ eommunlty by..
Providin8 £t4ellltle• for loeal groupA to meet at A rea¥oDAble eo•t.
Liaising with thc Council to eo-ordinate loc￿ project8 for the benefit of the local cojDmunity.
Maintalning contact with other voluntary organisations in Grove Park.
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GROVE PARK CO
Trn¥tse8' R•9ort
•nd•d 31•t
ROUP
ror th•
202
Ind
endent
ner
8￿thr]eld Accountant8 LLP was re-appointed independent ex4miner8 during the year and, being eli8ible.
offered them$elves for future re-appointment.
The Trn8tee8 who Berved in the year were a8 follow•'.
C. Blake Ichair)
A. Macpher8on
By order of the board
I TRusfEE
Date..
{3)

GROVE PARK COMMUrn GROIYP
8t&temen
f Tru•tee8' Res
on￿bI￿tI¢
For the
ende
31rtM h202
L&w applieable to charitie8 in England and WaJe¥ require the Trustees to preP￿C financial statement8
for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the financial Activities during the year and of
the financial position at the end of the year. In prepaTin8 tho¥e financial 8tatements, the Trustee$ are
required to:
Select 8Uitable accounting policie8 and apply them consistently.
Make Jud8emcnt8 e8tim&teo that arc rea8onable and prudent.
state whetheT applicable aeeountln8 Standarda have been followed. •ubject to any materi81
departures di8c108ed And explained Sn the fmanci8J 8tatementa.
Prepare the financ1￿ 8tatement8 on a going concern basis. unles8 It 18 Inappropriate to a86ume
the Charity will ¢ontinue In existenee.
The Trn8tee$ are re8pon8lble for kttplng accountlng reeorde, whleh dlJ¢lo8e wlth reaionable aeeurocy
At any tlme. the financlal po3itlon of the charlty and enable them to en8ure that the nnonclal
8totements comply with the Charltles Act 2011. They ar¢ ￿80 respon8ible for 8afe8uArdlng the a88et8
of the charity and hence for taking reasonable Steps for the preventlon and deteetlon of fr&ud pnd other
irregularities.
{4)

GROVE PARK COMMuiirrY GR
endent EX￿nIne￿o Re
ort to the Tru•te••
l Teport on the accounts of Grove Park Community Group for the year ended 31it March 2022, whlch
&re 8et out on pa8e8 6 to 13.
ectiv
onsibiliti
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The ch￿ity'S trustees
COn￿der that an audit is not required for thi8 yeaT wider section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 (the
2011 Act) and that an ind¢pend¢nt examtswtlon 18 needed. tThe Charlty 18 preparlng accrued accounta
and l am quojified to undertake the examination by being A qu￿1r1ed member of the In8titute of
Chartered AeeountAntA for EnglAnd and Wale81.
It 18 rny re#pon$lblllty to:
examine the accounts urAder 8ectlon 145 of the 2011 Act..
to follow the procedures lald down In the Genergj Dtre¢tlon8 glven by the ChgAty CommlBilon
under eection 14515llbl of th¢ 201 l Act.
to otAte whether portlcular matter$ have eome to my Attendon.
My ¢xamlnat5on was carrled out In Accordance wlth the Oeneral Dlrertlona glven by the Charlty
Comm188lon, An exAmlnation Include8 a review of the aeeountlng reeords kept by the charlty and a
eompari8on of the account8 pre8ented wlth tho•e record8. It algo Include8 conBlderatlon of any
iinu8ual item8 or dl8do8ure$ In the accounts, and 8eekln8 ¢xplgJ]ationi from you a• truBtee8
on¢¢rDln8 any Buch mutters. The procedure8 undertaken do not provide all the evldence that would
be requlred In an audit, and consequentlyi no opinion 18 given as to whether the accounts present a
rue and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in th¢ statement below.
In connection with my examlnatlon, no matter ha8 come to my attentlon..
which 2ive8 me rea80nable cau8e to belleve that, In any materlal re8pect. the Truitee$ have not
met the requirement8:
to keep accouDtin8 recorda in Aeeordanee with 8. 130 of the Charitie8 Act 2011,. and
to prepare account$ which accord with the accountlng records and comply wlth the
accountlng requirement8 of the 2011 Aet he4ve not been met. or
to which. in my opinion. attentlon should be drawn In order to enE4ble A proper und¢r4tanding of
the account• to be reached.
Pou
Simon Poli MEDg. ACA
Suite I, Unit 2
8tanysted CourtyArd
Paraon8ge Road
T&k¢lry. EJ8ex CM22 6PU
Smithfield Accountant¢ LLP
Chartered Accountanto
Date:
2FIoi/i}
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Charity Number: 1046082
GROVE PARK COMMUTh OROUP
Balan¢e Sheet a8 at 81¥t Mar¢h 2022
A8at
202
NTA
Sundry Debtor8
Ca4h at Bank & In Hand
9,715
8,932
121,507
120,711
CREDITORS: Amouwfs PALUNG DUE
THIN ONE YEAR
Sundry Cr¢ditorJ & A¢cTual
27.403
12,413
£94,104
£ 108,298
Unre8tr1eted ThJnd8
Re8trleted Fund6
71,815
22,289
89,116
19,182
Z 94,104
Z 108,298
The notei on pagea 8 to 13 forn] part of the•e occ¢xtht•
SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE TrusfEES
C. Blake
I TRUSTEE
DATE
20 l. as.
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GROVE PARK COhfMUNnY
statem•nt of Fln4ucIAI A¢tlvltleq
for th¢
ear ended 31vt M•reh
Unrestricted
Funds
Re8trieted
F￿n
Tot8J
2022
Total
2021
INCOME FROM
Property l£tting Income INotes 4 and 51
Qov¢rnment Orants.. CJRS
Voluntary Income INote8 6 and 71
Mlscellaneous Intome INotes 8 and 91
Interest & Deposit AccountB
TOTAL INCOME
32,088
11,023
21,371
5,702
32,088
11,023
42,978
5,702
12,607
33,982
25,829
21,607
25
Charitable A¢tlvitiei (Notes 10 and I I
Governance Costs (Note 141
TOTAL LYPKNDnxiRX
82,757
18,500
101,257
66,180
105 993
117.3011
3,107
114,1941
2,599
TRAN8FXR8 FUND
TOTAL FUND8 BROVOHT FORWARD
£89 116
£71815
£19182
£22289
£ 108 298
£94104
£ 105 699
£ 108 298
17)

GROVE PARK COMMUNITY GRO
Notri to the Fin•nelal Ststements
for the
Ar ended 31•t Mar¢lk 2022
ACCO
IrnNG POLI
The principal accounting policie8 of the Charity are:.
ounti
The finojicial 8tatem¢nt• have been prepared In occordAnce wlth the charltys tru8t dccd. the Charlilea
Act 2011 and "Accountln8 And Reportlng by Charitles: StAtement of Recomrnended Practice applleable
to Ch￿itIeS preparin8 their aeeounts in aCCOTdan¢t wlth the Flnanclal Reportlng Standard applleable In
the UK ond Republle of Ireland IPRS 1021 leffectlve l January 20191"
St Sepuclhre (Finsburyl United Charities meets the definltlon of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.
A88et8 and liabi]itie8 are Inltially recognised at hlstorical coBt or transaction value unle8$ otherwi8e
atated in the relevant accounting policy note8.
The trustee$ con•lder that there are no matertal uncertalntleg about the Charltyj ablllty to contlnue
& 805n8 concern.
bl
Purcha8e8 of equipment and improvement8 to preml8e4 are charged a8 revenue expendlture and not
¢apltall8ed or depreciated.
Reeo
ition
Thebe are ineluded in the SOFA when:
The tharity become• entitled to the reBouree8'
The Tru8tee$ are virtually Certain they will recelve the re•ource8; and
The monetary value can be measured wlth 8ufflclent rellablllty
arantJ and donAtir)n8 are only Included In the SOFA when the ¢hArlty hA• unconditional entitlement to
the re8ouree8.
Gro8B PAY and Employer'j Penslon ContrlbutSon8
Empltsyer8' Natlonai Inwrance C09ta
41,642
40,385
Average number of employees
(8)

up
Notes to the Flnan¢lal Stat•m*nts
for the
end•d
022
MOVEMEirr IN FUND8
Brought Incoming ReJourceJ Tr8Ji8fer
CArrled
Re¥tri¢t¢d
Grove park A88embly
IA)ndon Marathon
London & Quadrant
London Horticultural Soclety
Social Farn)s
Groundwork London
2,433
14,015
2,234
500
2,433
14,015
2,396
500
1.500
162
1.500
19, 182
21,607
18,500
22,289
UDTe8trlcted .
89,116
70,192
89.196
70.112
£ 108.298 % 91.799 £ 107,696
£ 92.401
Th¢ charlty alm• to ret•in by way of eontingenry fund. from unre8trlctd re8erve8. £35.000. to
cover any reitructurlng eo8t8 In c&8e of ce88atlon of fundlns, And for any emer8ency repalr8.
Rents Receivable
32,087
ANALY818 OF PROPER
Rents RecelYAbl¢
12.607
{9)

GROVE PARK COMMUNITY GROUP
Not¢1 to the Fln*nclal 8tatements
for the
at ettded 31*t hfareh 2022
cont'd
OF VOLUNTARY
co
E 21)22
Fundrai8in
Grant8 Donations
vent
LBLRD
Donations
London & Quadrant - Communlty EvcntB
ndon & Quadrant
Soclaj Farm$
Groundwork London
11,565
11,565
936
8,870
162
1.500
936
8,870
162
1,51)0
42,042
936
42,978
GPO Volunteer Itd Workshops
Book 8ale8
Donations
Clay at RlnBway Projeet
I￿ndon & Quadrant- Communlty Eventi
TOTAL
20,000
soo
20,000
soo
S,329
5,329
80FJ
LLANEOU8 XlfCOME 2022
Take A Break IFrAd8y Café)
Clay At The Rin8way
Bu8y Bec
Jnpost
Mujic Night
Sundry Ineorrte
TOTAL
Iso
Iso
600
610
780
192
610
780
192
Events
Other
Sundry Income
TOTAL
iio)

GROVE PARK COMMUrn GROUP
Ilote8 to the FlnAuclal Statements
d•d 31at bfAreh 2022
cont¥d
roy
10. LVEDITURE ON
CTivmK8 2022
Actlvltle8
Undertthn
Dtrectty
te
Support
C08t8
13
ProvA8lon of Education And Facilities
Communlty Event8 and Proj¢ct8
90,323
9,375
1,559
91.882
9,375
99.698
101257
ii.
A¢tlvltleB
Undertaken
Direetly
Support
Costs
Provlalon of Edueatlon And PacllltleB
Communlty Event8 and Projects
59,415
5.179
1,586
61,001
5,179
nAnd
Stolf Co8t•
Water Rate4, Heat, Ught, Telephone & In8urance
Repolr$ & MaSntenance
Premi¥ea & Equipment Purcha8e•
41,642
19,367
26,180
40,841
12,184
6,043
347
mmunit Evcnts and Pro.
London & QuAdrant
Clay at the Ringway
133

ROVE PARK CO3lhfUNTh GROUP
Notes to the Flnanual 8tat¢ments
•nd*d 31•t Mareh 2
13. ANALY
OF
PORT
08T8
22
Printing* P08tage & Stationery
0￿1CC Con8umable$
Lieense8 & Sub8¢ription8
418
492
649
633
480
473
14. QOVERNANCE C
22
2021
Account&ncy. Payroll & Bookkeepln8
Other Legal & Profesjlonal Fee8
Bad Debt
Sundry
1.242
3,069
273
152
2,945
401
318
15.
The IDdependent examlner'a fee £1,2421202 1 - £1.2 121.
16.
The Trustees are not remunerated and dld not claim any expen8eJ In the year12021- £nlll.
{12)

GROVE PARK COMMUNITY GROUP
Th0￿ to the FI￿￿￿1 8tatement•
ror the
ear ended 31•t Mareh 21122
conttrd
17.
8TA
OF
e￿A
MARCH 2021
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
2021
Property LL￿ng Income (Note 51
12.607
33,982
25,329
12,607
33,982
25,829
Voluntary Income ￿0te 71
MiEcell8neou8 thcome
Intere8t & Depo8lt Accounts
500
25
25
500
Charitable Activitie8 (Note 111
Qovernance Co8t8 (Note 141
66.180
66,180
soo
BETIVEEII FU
TOTAL FUND8 BROUGHT FORWARD
AL FUND8
£87017
£89116
£18682
£19 182
£ 105 699
£ 108 298
(131

statement of Fln8ttcIAI ActI￿tIeS
•aT ènd•d 31rt Mareh 2
Unrestricted
Fund
Restricted
Fund8
Totsl
2022
Total
2021
INCO
NGRB
OURC
London & Quadrant
Social Farni$
Groundwork London
Take A Break (Frlday Cofél
London & Quadrttnt- Community Events
Royal HortiC￿tUrej Society Grant
LBLRD
Government Grant8: CJRS
Busy Bees
Lnpost
Mu•l¢ Nlght
Donationo
l£ttln8 Fee$
Intere8t
Clay at the Ringway Projeet
Misc
AL
RESOURCES
162
1,500
19,945
162
1,500
19,945
150
8,870
Iso
8,870
11.565
11,023
610
780
192
936
32,088
11.565
11.023
610
780
192
936
32,088
20.000
33,982
12,607
2S
5,329
600
MIN
R&80URC
EXP
DED
Clay at the Rlngway Project
Staff C08t8
Pilntlng, Po8ta8e & St8Ltion¢ry
Water RateB, Het4t, Li8ht, Telephone &
In8uraDee
Repair# & MAlntenanee
Premise* & Equlpment Purchases
o￿lee CoTh8umables
Communlty Evento
Accountancyi Payroll & Bookkeeplng
Other Legoj & Profe88lonal Fee•
Lieen8es & Sub6¢riptiong
Bad Debts
Sundry
9,242
41,642
419
19,367
9,242
41,642
419
19,367
5.179
40,841
633
12,184
7.680
3,134
492
133
1,242
3,069
649
273
151
18,500
26,180
3,134
492
133
1,242
3,069
fA9
273
151
105 993
6,042
347
480
2,945
473
401
319
DED
IN
TRANSFER BETWEEN FUNDS
FUN
BROUOHT
RW
£89116
£19182
£ 108 298
£ 105 699
£71 815
£22289
£ 108 298
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