Sydenham Garden
Trustees, Annual Report
and
Financial Statements
For the year ended 31" March 2025
Registered Charity No. 1108100
Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No. 05291164

Sydenham Garden
Report of The Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2025
Contents
Highlwjhts of the Year
Tr￿￿S And Directors
Company Detsils and Advisers
GoveJnance
Objettlves
Management, Staff and VolUnt￿S
Attendan￿ Statistics (Grouped)
Activities And Achievements
nancial Review
Indep￿dent Examin*s Report
Statement Of ￿nanUal Activf(ies
Balance Sheet
Notes To the Financial St￿e￿its
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Sydenham Garden
Report of The Trustees for the year ended 31 Ma￿h 2025
Hlghllghts of the year
We a krgff cohort of IxTrhwrkers (benefJ(SarEs) than the prevbus year
We me￿ra1 a gr&iter IM￿ on ccrworker out(Dmes than the PreV￿u5 year
••
We maintsined Sydenham Garden's dIv￿￿ty of Serv1￿ L￿erS
IOOOh of co-workers rqx)rt& reL￿Ing the ￿vi￿ they Vfdnted
We recorded a small surplus of £4￿57 before indudlng the restrictad gft of £125.IXJO
from the Edward Gostling Foundation.
Tnwtees And DI￿OrS
The directors of the tharitsble company are Its Trustees for the purpjses of tharity law.
Throughout th& Stat￿nents ref￿￿1￿ to Drthrs or Trust£es 15 a ref￿￿ b)
both.
The following Dir&tors have Ser￿ eithff for the whole or pwt of the tlme sintr 1st April 2024:
Kthinde Aleogun
Appointed a5 Trust￿ 05108/20. Y￿e Chair Sin￿ 02112r2022, re*th
231ijr2022
ointed &% Trust￿ 04104119, Chair sirK* 13106119, re-dected as TrL
and thair 2211112023
Ap￿inted as TNst& 06112118, re-elected 19111124
Julia Brandreth
Sir Stephen Mlthael
Ibd(
Julkn Gordon
Appoint&l as TNstee 05108120, re-el&ted 19111124
Arthur Ngoka
l¥)pointed as Trustee 29108117, r*deLted 19111124, fomier Treasurer
Natasha Ilktorla Ra
Appoint￿1 as Truth 07/iir22, dected as 1fj￿ Chair 31101124, retired
28102r25
Appointed as Trust￿ 07/IIR2, elected 2311 IR2, appoint￿ as VKe thair
09103r2023
Appoint￿ as Trustee 19107123. detted 22/iir23
Laura Elizabeth Rwolds
Laura sa¢s￿a
Jon ShpJman
Appoffited as Tn£t￿ 05109119 Tr￿rff Sin￿ 10112119, re*le(teLI
1911112024
Appointed as T￿St￿ 05107118. re*l&t&l 2211 Ir2023
Anne Sykes
Grbyne Thom9Jn
ApFrf)intd as Trust￿ 25108117, VKE Chair Sin￿ 06112118, Company
S￿ry Sin￿ 07112118. re￿ as Trustee & VKe Chair 22111123
Summwy d&ails about the Trust￿ 2<e set out on the Sydenham Gard￿
L￿11 Blad< (Matttnty covw slno 14 Ottober 2024)
B&h Jaichand (Matemty leave sin￿ 27 octob￿ 2024)
Charity Number:
1108100
CoMp￿Y Number:
05291164 (Company Umlted ty ￿arant¥ regISt￿ed in England &
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Report of The Trustees for the year endal 31 March 2025
Wa￿s}
Charity Off
Sydenham Gar{1￿ Re9)Ur￿ Ca)tre
28a Wyndl Road, London, SE23 2LW
w￿.SYdertharnq3rden.Org.uk
Solidtors:
Ewings &Co. 148 Flgh Str*, knge, London, SE20 7EU
Bankus:
CAF Bank Ltd, 25 lfjng5 Hil Avenue, West Malllngi K£nt. ME19 4JQ
Independent Examlner: Tanja La￿e$ FCA
C2r*, thartered knuntants
The Rigging House
AnclK+r Wharf, The Pl&oric Dockyard
(hatham. knt ME4 4TZ
The Trustees PreS￿t ther repoTt for the flnan¢ia Y￿ ending 31st March 2025.
This report has Pr￿are1 In Ka)rdan￿ with the Stathglt of Recornmended Practi
Accounting Reporbng fr)r thwities SORP FRS102 and in accordan￿ ￿ the speial
provisk)ns of Part 13 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to snall entttis It includes the
directo￿. report as required by company la•V.
GOVERNANCE
Governing DOCUM￿
Sydenham Garden is a tharitable cOmp￿Y Ilmit￿l by guarantee and is established Und￿ a
Memorandum of knciation 43nd govemd by its Artides of Awciation.
Trustee Recluitsnent and Appolntment:
UndeJ the ￿tideS of AssoLiation, the Board of Trustees conssts of at kast six and nat more
than thirteen indMdua& One thlrd (or the number near*) of the Trust￿, ex￿pting those
tEing dected or retiring, ML& (fftr th￿selveS for re-*ctK)n at eath AGM, wlth those longtst
In Offi￿ rettrlng first and the chok£ between any of ￿Ual S￿vI￿ belng made by drawing lots.
No new Trustees were reuuited this year. Recruitment is ajrrth fve ftir three neN Trusts&;
one to lead our Equity, Induslon and Dive￿ worK arKI two wth a focus on FUnd￿l51n9,
In(￿me G￿￿ètIOn and thmmssK)ning.
In FebNary 2025 Natasha Ratter stq)ped dovm as a TrLLqt& Just two ￿r5, servi￿.
Natasha used her Fundraising and income g￿87t10n to make a blg contributi
during her time as trust￿. &ablthing our Fundratrjng sub-commtiee and ovasedng a new
Fundralslng Strategy. Natstha will always be wekDme at our sttes.
TTr￿ee Benefrt:
Trustets of the thar1ty do not rKeve any b￿efits from their posith)n. Trustees we entitled to
redaim travd and other r&wJnable expen￿ In￿rra1 in their duts'es. exwses were
redalM￿ in the 2024125 ￿lod (23124.. nil). The tharity pays for trust￿ ind￿nity insuran￿.
Trustee Indudlon and onToing knining:
All Trustees are prOvKI￿ wilh a detalknl roÈ desafptbn and gi￿ infomial gUIdan￿ and
pport rsJarding theirrole from the thair and chai￿ of Twste& All new Trust￿ r￿e1ve
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Report of The TNstees for the year ended 31 March 2025
a o)py of the Naio Good Trust& Guid& TVJSt￿ are ￿courag￿l to attend training to help
them in their roles.
Trustees. Responslbllltle&'
The Trustees are responsible for the stratajlc dlrectlon of the tharfty, s*ing ts ain￿ and
monitoring progress towds these. Day to day management is ddegated to the Dlrector.
Trustees, Meetin95:
The Board of Trust￿ m& seven times during the yew. The Offiws sub4Jroup met a similar
number of time5 durng the year.
Trustee Sub-committ￿.
During the finan(ial year, the three TnISt￿ Sub-commlttees met perfodlcally. These
committ￿ are Finan￿ and (1)veman￿ (thair: Jon Sh&man), servi￿ and People (￿alr.
Anne Sykes) and Fundraistng (thalr: Natatha Ratter, arKI as int￿lM thair Sin￿ February: Julia
8randr&h).
OBJECIIVES
Obiert&'
The objetts of the tharity as sd out in our goveming we:
To Awomote the ￿￿￿/£3/ and n￿tal hath of the re57dents of the Borougljs of £awsh¢V77.
Bmmley andothersouth London Bomughs in Pat￿7￿&YProvAllng."
(a) a omMunityga￿￿ hortkvlture & used hr therapy andrthabi/itatk?n,'
(b) the pmtettlon and prtserv*knn of the enth>nma7t for ttje ben￿ of the public by Èfje
nsErv3tlon orpromobon ofbiL7/og￿dly*throUgh..
) the pmwsion ￿nserVat￿n r29toratbn orenhan￿1￿It of the naturnl habti 117
Sydaham ￿rd￿,.
{11) the m￿ntenar￿2 orraDVay OfaSp￿￿ in tsnatural habitatw sYd￿h5M Gard￿.
(c) Opportunit￿ fvr tr￿ing fv work* alU￿tKIn,.
(d) opportunts fvarti￿axlua7tsye
Mission Statement:
Sydenham Gxden aIn￿ to t￿n￿rni lives through thtrapaJt￿ a￿l￿tIes, enabllng people tr)
move forward in a supportive communty envIronm￿t. We aspire to be a diver4 indusive,
sustainabty fund￿1 qualty assured organis*lon. We ￿11 continue to develop a ￿ge of hlgh
quality and Ir￿s￿￿g activities Opportuniti￿ for the kncal community, primarity for those
experienang mentsl ill health or Oth￿ s*JnificJnt Ilne
Publlc Benefi
To athieve our objetts, sydenh￿ Gard￿ provides Wvi￿S to the p￿pIe of L￿thaM. Brom
and othèx South London borough5 that improve ther mentsl and physical health, and therr
quality of life and provide opportunities for social interactbn.
Sydenham Cèden's Trustees o)nfirm that the a(tlvlt*s of the a)arSty are (2rl&J out In Ilne wlth
its objects, for the LE)efit of the publio and the impatt of our work on our beneficiaries is a key
uÈtttion deciding what &trivitieg to undatske how best to &thiLwe our mission.
Sydenham Garden's TruSt￿S therefore confimi that th￿ have mmpfEd ￿rnth the duty in ￿tion
4 of the Charities kt 2006 to have due regard to the public benefit gUIdar￿ publltheAI by the
arity Commission in d&￿Ining the adivibe5 ufKl&t*en by the Charity.
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Thls VIBS first yeAr of our ne•V multi-year strt8JK plan (in pla2 until 202n. A new
orwtsatk>nal bustness plan strateJlc dathboard vR5 developed and ￿bedded to gulde
delivery across our six priority areas of ddivery: Our *rtivtties, Our Leaming and Sharingi Our
Voluntews Our EnvironmenL SupportirrfJ Our pL￿￿treS and Regourdng Our Attivitie5.
Our ft)ur strate4ic aims ¥e:
l. To derfdop Sydenhan Gard￿ services to rth a largw cohort of co-wotss (the title
we gNe to peopk ben￿ltting frorn our Servi￿ and pro]￿ts)
2. To cOntinL￿uslY Improve the efferti￿neSS impatt of Sydenham Garden's athiU
3. To solidfy and diversify Sydenham Garden's funding soun
4. To incr&w Syd￿haM Garden's divusty at all leveLs
We are Pl￿ to rqjort that ￿T055 these four areas
l. We have reathed a larger cohort of cD-VK)rkers than l& y
2. We have me￿red a greats impact on o)-worker outcomes, wth more th2￿ a l-POIrt
average inuea* in co-wr>rker wellbang across ourattivities and projeLts thi5 year (with
an 0.6 inrn in 23-24).
3. We have Introdu￿ new mults"_y gmt fund&5 to our w)rtfolio as Kell as extending
eduL*ion contracts and introducing a new fundralslng stratgJy
4. We hove maintained Sydenham &rden's C0-v￿rk& dwersty
During the y&ryr we completed reports for our fvnding from a range of sources induding
Lewtham Coun(il, Togeth￿ for M￿tal Wdbangi South-East London Mind, Uty Bridge
Foundation, Mer￿S Company and Henry Smith Chwty amongst others. At the end ofthe year,
we conducted surrfeys of our ￿-Work&S (63 rwondents in totsD and volunteus (33
respondents in totaD, vAth the foUowlrKJ results:
I(IO% of COWK)rkers rq)orted rewing the therf Wdntd.
970/0 of o).w￿rkerS rq)ortd an inuease in (DnITr1en￿ to advocate for thansdves.
94% of co.vh)rkers reported increas8J ￿gageM￿t vath physcal ￿tiV￿.
950h of co-workers reportal increaseAI Confiden￿ in health management.
100% of co-worth report￿ having m& more p￿p
95% of (D-vLirtors reported having more fulfilling relationship&
900/0 of CO￿rk¥S reported in(T&ised con￿tment wrth life.
970/0 of C0-￿)rk￿S rq>0rt￿ inueased &cess to Information.
51% of co-workers reportd involVem￿t in volunteering.
910A of volunteers rqjorted having m& more peop￿.
910/0 of volunteers report￿ incTea*d cvntentJn￿t with life.
82% of volUnt￿S ryortoj Improval thlls as a re￿It of thelr voknnte&ing.
MANAGEMENf, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS
Ollle Moss was appolnted Hthd of SeThices on 20 May 2024.
Beth Japthand began maternity leave on 24 0(tOb￿ 2024. Lo*EII Bl* was appo5nt&l
Int￿*M Dirthr as Mat￿nity cover for this po&.
Chwkne kkndev￿n finished contrat as The Hyde Community Growing Project
Fadlltator on 31 October 2024.
G&)rge Redmayne Y￿S apFM)Inted Q)mmunlty ktivities & Volunts&ing Lead on 6
January 2025.
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Vani N1ranJ￿ resh3ned from a5 FInan￿ Manager on 27 Marth 2025. Inste3Y of
replating the po&, we have 0)ntr￿tel an extThl finan￿ Servi12s provKler (Charity
Paounting Savices Ltd).
other *dff whose anpbyment continud In 2024-25 are.. David Lloyd, (knwing Lives Projett
Coordinator" Sth ProKse, Business and Pranises Managw; (harlotte Dove, ￿rd￿ Projett
Lead; Joanna Vallis, Art & Project Lead. Wiad Tyndall, Outreath and Devdopment
Worf<er; Clare Phlppsi Sow & Grow Se55M)nal Worker. Lauren ￿)dda￿l, m.u.(J Proi&t Lead.
Natslie Whtte, Afti(an and caribb￿ Projert Work￿. Sekha Flall, Environment Educ*'on and
Blodiv￿￿ty Offlcer; Inma Pnido, 8ooking St￿. and Vinay Thakrar, &)okkng Host.
The Twstees ad<nO￿edge ¥e very grateful to the enormouscontribulM)n of the staffr Pa5l
and pre￿t, to the of the Charity.
Volu nteers:
Our voknnteers are cnKial to Sydenharn Garden's operatloKs; the Trustees arKI Staff recoKI
their grBtitude for their time arKI efft)rt. We had 72 Peop￿ volunteeiing regularty for the
Chaiity In 2024-2025, contnbutirwJ on average 3 ￿UrS per W￿k. Or￿e again, this results
in over 10,(K)O volunteer trK)urs over the year.
AThENDANCE sfATISTICS (GROUPED):
TrE tsble below shows the number of refe￿al5 a￿1 number of co-workers attendlng at least
one session during the year, with data for prevk)us years shown for compatison. The diversty
dats for our co-workers duriro tFE year E aLso presented. Dats for 2020 - 2021 is not avallab
as a result of Q)vid interruptirMJ ￿rmal servw.
.. 2023
-24
277
2022
-23
213
2021"
-22
2019
-20
318
2Q18
-19
20.1
7-18
313
Number of
Referrals
People atten(llng at
least one sesslon
330
362
2023
-24
.2022.
-23
2021.
.22
2019
-20
4%
210h
4%
65%
0%
2018.
201
7-18
5%
27%
Lewisham
2021 Census
Asian
Black or Black British
Mixed
White
90/0
16%
12%
58%
2%
2Wo
22%
230A)
26%
6%
480h
2%
7%
5%
2022
-23
63%
330
22%
3%
47%
20/0
70/0
2P/0
50/0
58%
3%
42%
440/0
4%
52%
50/0
PrefertEd not to say
Not IrKlicated
13%
12%
2023
-24
64%
26%
12%
2021
.22
61%
1%
2019
2018
.19
201
7-18
570/0
420/0
Lewisham
2021 Census
53%
Female
Male
62%
24Wo
61%
500/0
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Non4)inary
Trans
Other
1¥efer￿d not to say
Not indicated
Cts•worker Age. .
10
10
2%
1%
2%
0%
1%
0%
201
7-18
4%
12%
6%
16%
161
60/0
390/0
2024
-.25
12%
17%
2023
-24
130
14¥0
13%
18%
17%
110
9%
2022
-23
2021
2019
-20
2%
24%
11%
32Wo
25%
3%
2018
18-24
25-34
3544
45-54
5544
65-74
75+
Preferred rK)t to say
Not indicated
Co*worker sexual .
orlentatlon .
Heterosexual
GaylLesbian
Bisexual
Other
Preferred not to say
Not Indicated
Co-workor:.
Dlsabili
Yes
No
PrefeThed r￿t to say
3%
12%
14%
170/0
13%
13%
2%
190
io%
210/0
14%
9%
160/0
13%
90/0
15%
18%
90/
IIO/o
23%
IOO/o
100
00
10/0
1%
2018,.
5%
2013
io%
.2021
-22
64%
0%
201
7-18
20
.25
53%
4%
60/0
40/0
2022
-23
69%
30
3%
20h
16%
2019
-20
56%
3%
0/0
2%
3%
20/0
12%
40A)
3%
1%
8%
10/0
2019
4%
2%
11%
16%
2021
2%
11%
140/0
io%
2023
-24
680/0
6%
lQ/o
2024
.25
72%
2022
-23
81%
2018
-19
50%
201
.7.18
650/0
250/0
63%
60%
3%
11%
14.5
Not indicated
CtrworkerRells4on
17Q
2024
-25
230
..2023
-24
130
2022
-23.
330
2021
-22,
2%
36%
0%
1%
1.50/0
2018
-19
2019
.20
201-
7-18
L¢wisham
2021 censu¥
Buddhist
avistian
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
No Religion
Sikh
Other
Preferred mt to say
Not iidicated
10/0
30/0
10/0
22%
250
1%
29%
471
3%
61%
440/0
20/0
oo
1%
1%
350
0%
1%
170
40/0
180
18%
23%
30%
37%
0.2Q
12%
300
15%
Iioh
300
14%
io%
13%
19%
40/0
3%
26%
IOQ/o
2%
20/0
20/0
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Report of The Tnth for the year endexl 31 March 2025
Throughout the year, trustees have exercised governar￿e oversigh¢ holding leadership bj
account for progress on irKreasirKJ diversity throLwJhout Organ￿aliC)n and reflecting the
ethnic and ojthrdl dNersty of our k)cal community.
ACTIvrrIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
E)urlng year, Sydenham Garden has run the folowlrrfJ weekty sessiors:
Adult Mental Health:
Garden groups x 3
Art & C￿ft groups x3
Af￿aTr Caribbean group x I
GrowirKJ Lives groups x 6
m.u.d (Young Adults 18-25 ProRct) x 2
Practical organ￿ Gardenirrfj (leadlrKJ to an accredited qualificatDn) x 2
Dernentk?:
w & G￿W groups x 3
Monthty Growing Together Groups
School sessioThs:
Brert Knoll specialist school SeSs￿nS x 4
Greenvak speclallst sctK)ol sessk)rkS x 2
aubs:
Wild Walks Club - a walking group
Wlldlife Cknb - a club to enjoy and about wildlife
Activities Chjb - a club to enjoy a vatEty of textiles activities
Gardening aub - a club to enpy gartsning activities
Additional activities:
Morthty S)w & Grow Familes Group
Weekly Art Therapy prDgRmme run between Octobw 2024 and May 2025
Weekly Hyde HousirNJ Outreach sessiors on Hlllcrest Qjse and De Frene Market Garden
run between March arKI October 2024. ￿achi1Nj a further 53 p￿pIe viith therapeutic
nature activities, arKI wekomirKJ 64 people to our B¥J Feast arKJ App k Day community
events.
Adult Mentsl Health groups are for peop￿ ￿verfng from iN-Iwlth In Lew&ham atKI the
surroutKlirYJ boroughs. People were referred to us through Lewisham WelbeirYJ Hub, by
secorKlary mental health serv1￿, or via primary care services from other boroughs. All groups
have social, therapelti, creative arKI trairiry based acbvitES at their core.
Sow & Grow groups are for people in the stsges of Dementia, arNJ the Famifies group -
for people In the earty stsges of Dementia and their carers. Peopk were ￿ferred to tkEse
projects by the Lewisham Dementia Support Hub. Gff)ups aLso have social, therapeutic and
creative activibes at therr core, arKI LfK1e￿ln the attivities wth Cognitive Stimulation The￿pY
(CST), which Is an evidence4)ased approach to treating demenba.
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School sesstons are (klivered to four classes (aged bet￿n 6 and 18) of Brent Krnll specplist
school on a W￿k￿ basis a￿1 two dasses of Greenvak school on a weekly basis during ts
tlme.
aubs are led by a staff memberorvolunteerand are open to all curent and past CO -worke￿
well as other stsff and volunteers. In December, we became part of Lewtsham Local's 'Warm
Welcomes, initratNe fo r the secotKI year. Wanm Welcomes were set up to support individuals
aff*d by Increased ]Ivlro costs In wlnter. We secured a grart of £ 1,500 to delver Warm
Wekomes sessiors from December to the eTKI of Marth 2025.
Events durlng theyear
In total, we received 330 referTalg duriThJ the year and 362 Covworkers attended at least one
session.
We We￿ pleased to ￿k1 a Sprirrfj Fair, a S￿nMer Festival, a Winter pop-up slY)p (vthen Storm
Darragh forced the carKellation of 0￿ Winter Fair) arKI participated in Sydenham Artist's Trall
duriry year. Co￿OrkerS and volunteers aitfvely partiapated in these events, showiNJ
friends, fami￿ and local cornmunty members arourxl our ts and sellirKJ tea, coffee, cake,
food, plants, produ￿ and craft iteffls. We also held six bring and share communty lunches
during the year, attended by c0-w0￿e[si past cD-workers, volunteers ar￿1 stsff, receiving
excellent feedback about these opportunities to pathipate actlvety in Sydenham Garden
communty.
We also hosted fNe Co￿Orate groups during the year wtth 72 peop￿ partkipating in activitEs.
The groups undertook WO￿ on both of our stes incbjding constructing timber beds;
cleaning the greenhouse; diggir¥J out a thy bed, demolshing a￿1 bulkllrKJ new composting
bays as well as improviry our thld(en encklsure. This year, we had a totsl of 97 hire bookings,
ir￿UdIng church rneetirKJsi chikjren's rklture pa￿, reiki Workshops, art w0￿shopS and d￿rity
training. We gerErated income of £8,875 from corporate days and venue hire whkth suppo
our charitable ￿￿rk.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
SYdenh￿n Garden would have recorded a mod& excess of income ovw expendltur& of
approxlmatdy £4,857 in 202415, wwe tt not for a on*off r&tri(*ed gft of £125,000 from the
Edward Q)stling Foundatrjn. Undw the twms of the Charty Staten￿t of Recommend
Practice FRS 102, this 15 Iquir￿ to be shovm as Inaxne in the 2024-5knunt& Further ddals
are *t out below and In the P£count&
For the fir* six months of 202516 we wtre on budget to breai even, as of Sq)tembtr 2025
hower the ouuook for the subwuert stx months a55ume5 an ambftious fvndraislng *rrtth
target, whith 15 yet to be secured.
In Spring 2026, a number of substantial funding CDMmltm￿ts come to an ￿d. Like many
thar￿les, VR antldpate that ￿Uring repl￿effl￿t funding will be hvJhly thalknging. We have
ensured that VtsE r&nain agile to the funding ar￿M￿anceS wa wlll need to adapt
acttlrdingly.
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Report of The Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2025
In May 2024, ￿ wwe grateful to r&eive £125,0(K) from the Edward Gjstling Foundation ID
esta)lish The Edward &)&ling Fund. The t￿rn5 of U￿ may be sUmmaris￿l as:
a. a dr¢wdown in any yew ran onty be male to ￿9jre that our Cash Reserves are in ￿cordanCe
vdth our policy of hokling fijnds of not kn than six monttrs thafftable expendlture at the end of
eath accounting year. anount was utlllsd In the finandal year.
b. attw the explry of fve yews from the date of the IVJreement then (a) thall cease to app
and any remalnlrwJ amounts In the Endowment Fund can be 'Yor any purpose that furthtts
the charftable Ob]￿ts of Syd￿h￿n Garden".
For this reporting y thwe has not be￿ any dra￿[10￿ ofthis re5trittd Fund into unrestrthj
Raserve Policy
The Trustees continued with a polcy of maintsinng ￿ unrestrict￿1 reserve of approximately
syx months of opeRting costs (approximatety £263JJOO in the 24125 financlal year), Yéhich
consijer ronains appropriate given the thalknges and un¢Htaintles faclng the chaiity. The
tharity is expetted to achieve the targ* reserve through the new fundraising strategy to brlng
more mu￿1vear fijnding. The tharty holds a r&ricted rewve of £292,135 on fix&1 ass&s: this
non-oth It￿ is depreLiated every year as set out in the acojunting poli(ie&
Progress Sin￿ the of the year.
a¥e Phipps post as Sow & l>ow Sewnal Worker in(reased hours of on l Aprll
2025.
(harfotte Dove ended her post as Gard￿ Projett Lead, moving to I day a wed( Oc
Proj&t Lead on 27 June 2025. FkndaEon took up the Carden ProJ&t Lead
role frorn that date.
J￿e Md<ay her post as Pr￿iCal Organic Gardthing Proj&* Workw on 19 June
2025. thecca ￿le took up this poSt￿n from l July 2025.
In total. ￿rrenty have 18 manbers of staff, three full-tim< thlrt&n part-time and two on-
Risk Management
The trL￿t￿S have assess&l the rna￿r to wA)lth the is exposed. Strategieg CDntihue
to be devek)ped to mitsgate the* risks and we revi￿￿ by the Trust￿ at board meetings.
We began the 2025-26 finzn(ial Y￿ with 750h (£380,314) of our foret3sted fkant income
secured. As of 30 septernb￿ 2025, we have funding appli(*ions totalling £166,443 currentty
being consid￿ed by a variety of fvndus.
During the yw we have engajed the Servi￿ of a ￿ndra￿er who d￿1ver￿ in
acCOrdar￿ with our multi-year fundirvj strategy.
We recognise that charities are fa(yng a more chall￿1n9 furKling f￿VirOnMert wth growing
pre￿re5 around ￿CesS to Sustainab￿ grant fundiryj. Looking folvwd into 2026, we have
seveRI sjbthtlal grants that Mfjll eJKI in the fir* half of the year. We are aware that many of
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Report of The TNstees for the year ended 31 March 2025
these are UnlIke￿ to be reneNed as furKlers hatrE eith￿ chaIvJ￿ their str7ta3y or a￿rded
fixal-term gr￿ts with no ￿ntInuatIon optw)n.
Trustw are foajsed on planning for varlous wtential finanaal outcomes to be agile and
reSpon￿ve to the posltion as it evolves. In ajditt'on, the PA)ard are a]rrently reLruiting new
trustees with extensive fundra￿11￿ exKErtlse and networks, as as ￿ntinuing a drive to
subm it compdling fundlng applicatiDns that would, if successful, cover thls potentSal defidt.
Banklng Arrangemerts:
C4F Bank remains our banku. Funds are placaj in the Gold Savings account an
arrangement that a balan￿ of £1,000 is maintsined kn our ￿rrent acrount at the of each
day.
Accountants
Carleys were re-appoint￿1 as the charftsble 0)mpan￿S ac£ountants at the last AGM. A
resolution to r*appoint Carfeys for the ensulng year as indepaldent examiner v4ps approved
at the 2025 A(aY.
The report has prepared having t*en al￿taJe of the smal companies, exanption in
the Com￿leS Act 2006
Approved by the Trust&s on 18 Decenber 2025 and sgned on their behalf by:
Julia Brandreth (Chair)
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Sydenham Garden
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Sydenham Garden
for the year ended 31 March 2025
I report to the charrty trustees on rny &Yaminati)n of the accounts for the year ended 31st
March 2025 which are set out on pages 13-23.
Respective responslbilitie5 of tntstees and examiner
The ChariV5 Trustees and also its directors for the purposes of company Faw are responsible
for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act
2006 (￿he 2LK)6 Acn. They consider that an audit 15 not required for this year u nder Section
144 of the Charitres Act 2011 {"the 2011 Actj and that they are ekngible for an independent
examination.
It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts (under S145 of the 2011 Actl
fo51ow the procedures lald down in the General Directtons glven by the Charity
Commissioners (undw S145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act): and
• state whether particular matters have come to my attention
Basis of independent examiner'5 ststemerrt
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity
Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the
Charty and a compartson of the accounts presented wth those records. It also includes
consideration of any unusual items or disc105ures in the accounts and seeking explanations
from you as trustees concuning ary such matters. The procedures undertsken do not prowde
all the evidence that would be required in an audiL and consequentFy I do not express an audit
opinion on the view given by the account&
Independent Examinels 5tstement
In COnnect￿n with my examination, I confirni that no rnaterial matters have come to my
attention glving me cause to believ
accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by S￿l0n
386 of the 2Q)6 Act: or
2. the accounts do not accord wth those records. or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the
2006 Act other than any reqUir￿ent that the accounts give 3 ￿rue and fair view.
which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination: or
4. the accourrts have not been prepared in accordance with the ￿aritIeS SORP {FRS102).
I have come 2cross no other matters In connection with the examination to which attention
should be drawn In thls report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be
reached.
Tanja Lawe5 FCA
Carleys
The Fitted Rigging House
Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard
Chatham, Ken( ME4 4TZ
I q December 2025
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srATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfivITIES
For the Year Ended 31 Marth 2025
Company Reg. No. 05291164
Unrestrlcted En(k)wment Restricted
Funds
Funds
Funds
Total
Funds
2025
Total
Funds
2024
Notss
Income from .
Donations and legacies
Charitable actlvities
Other trading activities
Investment Income
16,977
251,006
24,440
8,417
125,IXX)
75 142,052
233,526 484,532
24,440
8,417
23,537
377,915
23,534
4,717
Totsl Income
3￿040 125,000 233.601 659.441
429,703
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitsble activities
41084
235,327
142
42,226
252,031 487,358
11.796
433,992
Totsl Expenditure
277NII
251173 529,584
445,788
Net Incorne/ (expenditu￿)
21429
5,000 (1&572) 129,857
(16,085)
Transfer between funds
Net Movement in funds
21429
125,(X)0 (18,572) 129857
{16,0851
Funds brought forward
12
22Q383
310,707 539,090
555,175
Fund5 carried forward
251812
I25.0￿• 291135 668,947
539,090
All the above results are derNed from continuing activities
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BALANCE SHEEr
Company Reg. No. 05291164
As at 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Notes
FIXED ASs￿s
Land and buildings
Off ice equipment
327.558
8,904
336,462
348,540
6,919
S55.459
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Casli at bank and in hand
10
14,047
419,070
433,117
15,001
255,587
Totsl current assets
270.588
CREDITORS: amounts falling due
within one year
11
{100,632)
(86,957)
NEf CURRENT ASSETS
332,485
183.631
ASSETS TOTALS
668,947
539,090
THE FUNDS OFTHE CHARITY
Unrestricted funds
Endowment funds
Restricted fvnds
Fixed assets fund
Restricted projects
TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS
14
14
251,812
125,000
228.383
14
14
291135
310,707
6￿947
539,090
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BALANCE SHEET
Company Reg. No. 05291164
As at 31 March 2025
For the year ending 31st March 2025 the Company was entitled to exem ption from audit under section
477 of the Companie5 Art 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the
Company to obtain an audlt In accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibility for comptying with the requIrem￿ts of the Companies
Act 2006 with respect to accounting record5 and for the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provision5 applicable to companles subject
to the small companies, re8ime
The financial 5t3teM￿ts were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on 18 December
2025 and Signed on their behalf by.
Julia Brandreth
Chair
Jon Sherman
Treasur
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Notes to the Financlal Statements for year ended 31 Marth 2025
Accounting Pollcles
The financial statements have been prepared under the hi5toiical cost convention and In
accord3ncewith FRS 102, the Statementof Recomrn￿ded Practlce, Accounknng and Reporting by
Charities (SORP FRS 1021, applicable accounting stsndard4 and company law. The charty is a
public benefrt entFty. The principal accountin8 policies adopted in the preparation of the flnanclal
statements are as follo￿.
Incoming Resources
Charitable trading actibftith income is inC￿ded in the period in which the Charity is entitled to its
receipt.
Donatlons and Grants
Income f rom donations and grants is inC￿ded In Incomln8 resources when these are receiv3b
Income Is also included when the charity is entitled to Ft, Wh￿ it is probable it will be received,
and the amount can be measured reliably. The exception Is as follows: When donors impose
conditions which must be fulfilled before the Charity becomes entitled to use such incom4 the
income is deferred and not included in incom¥ig resources untll the pre<onditions for use have
been met
Rex)urce5 Expended
Resources expended are Included in the Ststement of Financial Activittes on an accwal's ba51*
inclusive of any VAT which cannot be recovered. All support costs are included under'charitable
activitie< ratherthan apportioned betW￿n each of the charfty's activities {such as fundraising), 3S
such an apportionment would result in smalL immaterial amounts attributsble to non <haritable
actt¥rytie5. The costsand tlme involved of cakulatlng such an apportionment would vastly outweigh
the usefulness of doing so.
Penslon Costs
The tharity partklpate5 in a defined contribution scherne.
Tanglble Flxed Assets
Tangible FLxed Assets are deweciated by refrnce to their estimated useful fr￿e$. The rates are
based on straight lkne bask
IT andgarden furniture. garden equipmert bee hives water tatht,
Funds fjoodlights, and bKycle
Carw sai7 and water iriigatiM?n system
Other equipment, fe￿ing, buggy. Source pum￿ Pvwnels. air
condltlonlng, greenlwe eledrics, and offKe fwniture
De Frene greenh0￿e, hub, ed￿atIon compost toilet, solar kK pnth
shelter, and sPEds
Wynell Road Gorden
De Frene Lease
Accounting
Funds held by the Ch3rfty are ather
Unrestricted - these are funds whkh can be used n acccydance with the charitable objects
at the discretion of the Trust*&
Designated Unrestricted - The tN5tee5 intend to in￿StIgate expansion of swvlces and
physical space.
Restricted - these are funds that can only be used for particular re5trrted purposes wrthin
the objects of the Tharity. ReStr￿tionS arise when specified by the donor or when funds
are ralsed for restricted purpose&
33%
20%
Length of lease
Length of lease
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Notes to the Nnancial Statements for year ended 31 Marth 2025
¥Restrlcted Endowment. Recdved from The Edward Gostling Foundation (see nots 3 for
more details
Legal Status of the Chartty
The Charity is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wale5. The
liabifrty of each mernber in the event of a whding up is limited to £1. Its reglstered office and
business address is Sydenham Garden Resource Centrq 28A Wynell Road, London. SE23 2LW.
3 Income from Donatlon and
Lesxies
Unrestrkted Endowment Restricted
funds
fund5
funds
2025
Total
2024
Total
Donations and gifts
Edward Gostling Fund
16.977
75 17,052 23,537
125,CKK>
125.1))O
Total from donatlons and le8xies
125,(MX)
75 142 052 21537
The Edward Gostling FUTKI donated £125,CKK) during the year as an e(pendable restricted
endowment. For the first fNe years the en￿O￿￿ent can only be used to ensure that the
totsl charitable funds are not k)wer than 6 months charitsble expenditu￿ After ftve years
any remainin8 fund5 of the Endowm￿* wil revert to unresbicted fijnds
4 Income from Charftable activities
Unyesblcted Endowment Restricted
funds
funds
funds
2025
Total
2024
Totsl
Grants receNed
Sessbn fee
Session produce sale
240,304
9,365
1.337
233,526 473,830 362,639
9,365 10,460
1,337
4,816
Total from chaiitable actlvltles
251,(X)6
233 526 484,532 377,915
5 Income from othertradlng
activities
Unrestricted Endowment Restrfcted
fund5
furKIs
funds
2025
Totsl
2024
Totsl
Fundraising and Pubficity
Rental and Corporate
9,954
14,486
9,954 10,460
14.486
13,074
Totrdl from other trading actlvlties
24,440
24,440 21534
6 Investment income
Unrestrlcted Endowment Restrict
funds
funds
funds
2025
Tot
2024
Totsl
Interest Income
8,417
8,417
4,717
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Notes to the Finanaal Statements for year ended 31 March 2025
Total other income
417
417
717
ANALYSIS OF EXPENDrruRE
2025
Total
2024
Total
funds
funds
Fundraising expenditure
Fundraising event cost,
Fundraising cost
2,788
39,296
142
2,930
39,296
2,196
9,600
42,084 .
142
42
Charitsble expendTbJre
Stsff expenses
Other human resources costs
Project costs
Premises costs
OffKe expenses
Infonnation Technobgy
Insurance
Loss on sale of FA
Dq)reciation
Overhead c05t allocation
175,424
19,495
6,694
26,507
13,049
10,291
4,713
180,446
2,037
23,097
150
355,870
21,532
29,791
26,657
13,084
10,291
4,713
316,397
9,226
22273
18,642
15,848
11,83S
5,563
35
4,587
{27.694)
18,572
27,694
23,159
31,550
233 066
97 431,821
Govemance Cost
Trust￿ Meeting and Expenses
Independent Examiner
37
2,224
61
37
371
1,800
1171
61
Total ch*ltsble expenditwe
235
27
252.031
487,358
433,992
8 Stsff and Pension Costs
2(Y25
2024
Salarie5 and wages
Social security costs
Pension cost (def ind contribution scheme)
315,491
21,949
282,304
17,477
18.430
16,616
355,870
316,397
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Notes to the financial Statements for year ended 31 Marth 2025
No employee recaved wnOlum￿ts of ovw £60P)O durlng the year (2024: nil). No trustee
recelved any remuneration.
The average number of empby&s in the year was 20 (202￿. 15). The equivalent full-time
number of empklyees was 10 (2024: 9)
The Charity operates a defined contnbution pension scheme for the benefrt of employees.
Contrtbutions payable by the Charity for the period were £18,430 2024: £16,616}.
9 TANGIBLE FIXED AssErs
Land and EqulpmentarKI
Bulldlngs
Fumiture
Total
At 31 March 2024
Addttion
At 31 March 2025
595,110
55,749
650,859
595.110
59,911
655 021
Depreciation
At 31 March 2024
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2025
246,570
20,982
267.552
48,830
295,4CX)
23,159
318559
Net book wdlues
At 31 March 2025
327 558
336,462
At 31 March 2024
348,540
355 459
10
Debto
2025
Grant receivable
Prepayments
Accrued Income: Donation
10,559
1,766
10,697
2,304
14,047
,001
11 Credltors - fallingdue within a year
2025
2024
Trade Credttorfs
5,357
83,956
1,765
7.434
4.405
Deferred Income
79,487
1,565
1,500
Other Creditorfs
Accruals
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Notes to the Flnandal Statements for year ended 31 Marth 2025
Pension payable
1120
100,632
86.957
12 Net movement In fvnds
1025
2.024
This 15 Stated after char8in8:
DepreCiat￿n
Leaseslpramlses rent
23,159
1,170
31,550
1,020
24
13 Commitrnents:
The Charfty has a comm itment to the National Allotments Society that expires within 98 3 years
ffi respert of the lease of allotment land at De Frene Road Allotments, De Frene Road,
Lewisham, London SE26, from and including 1st January 2010, to and including 31$¢ December
3a08. The lease was acquired for a pr￿nIUrn of £3,250 with rent of £150 a year payable in
advance on l January ew year. Rent will be doubled with effect 1st January 2060 and again
every 150 years after thaL The totsl amount payable to the end of the lease in 3(K)8 is
£3,780,91)O. The charity is oblEed to notlfy the Landkxd withln one M¢￿th rf they vacate,
dispose to another party, or cease operations or if there are any other circumstances in which
the lease ceases to be Invest￿ in the Charrty. A reasonable fee of at least £50 Is payable on
notrfication.
The Charfty also Ix)Ids a lease from LoNisham Cwncil on the Queenswood Road Nature Res￿Ve,
accessed from Wynell Road, the site of the Sydenham Garden Resource Centre, which expires on
261h September 2042. A peppercom rent was payable per annum If demanded for the flrst ten
years to 26th September 2017. For the next five years and subsequent five-year periods, either
rent is payable based on that for the immediately precedin8 period or at open Ma￿et vakje. To
date no amount has been Sp￿IrEd by Lewisham Counal. The Charity can vacate the lease on
W￿ltten notice being given to the Landlord wlthin at least six months of vacation.
The Chartty entered into an agreement in April 2022 f(￿ the hlre and maintenance of the
franking machine until May 2027. £224 is payable each year.
14 Charity funds
AtIAwl
2024
Fund
Transfer
At31
March
2025
Fund name
Incorne Expenditure
Unrestricted Fwxls
228.383 309.840
(277,411)
251,812
End0￿￿ent Funds
I25,1￿)
125,000
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Notes to the finandal Statements for year ended 31 Marth 2025
Restricted Funds
Fund held as cash and debtors
African Carlbbean
Art ProJect
De Frene Growing Lives Fund
Garden Fund
Dementla Sow & Grow
Culturally diverse Youth
Project
Hyde Charttable Fund
Devek)pment
TNL- Comm
Warm Welcome
9.415
4,500
SS,075
15.OQK>
44S1)0
36,825
(9,415)
(4,5(X))
(55,075}
{15,000)
(44,500)
(36,825)
(ts,Isi)
(3,ocKI)
151.685)
(1.450)
{233,6011
12,151
51.685
L450
233,601
Furmls held as tsnglble assets
Wyndl Greenhouse
Garden Resource Centre
building
De Frene Gr￿nhOuSe
incknding stove
De Frwte Comp05t toikt
De Fr￿e equipment
De Frene HUB buildlng
De Frene Education Hub
Path
Shelter
25,259
(1,394)
{11,773)
23,865
250,521
238,748
747
1647l
1,087
336
5,787
782
23,333
2855
310.707
14321
(3361
(1,853
{313}
(1,667)
(151
(18,572)
655
3,934
469
21,666
2,698
292,135
Tot￿ Restslcted funds
310,707 233￿01
(2511731
292.135
Total Funds
539.090 659.441
1529,584)
668,947
The providers of the above restricted funds in note 14 are as follows:
l) The National Lottery Awards for All Fund
2)
Together for Mental Wellbein& The Lee Charity of William Hatchff< BeCk￿haM Theatre
Trust, Bentley Advancing Life Chance5
31
The City Bridge Trust
4) Together for Mentsl Wellbeiig. Shanty Foundation, the Julia & Hans Rau5ing Trus( HDH
Wills Charitable TrusL VandeNell Foundation, Nine4eh Trust
5) merc￿5, Company. 29 May 1961 Chaiitable Trust
6)
South East London Mind
Hyde Charitable Trust
81 The Henry Sm ith Foundation
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Notes to the Financial Statements for year ended 31 Marth 2025
9)
The National Lottery R&3ching communit￿ Fund
101 London Borough of Lewisham NCIL Ward
The fijnders of the above tsngible assets are as follows:
Friends of Sydenham Garden and indNidual Donors Greenhouse appeal, Horniman Museum,
the Heritage Lottery Fund
b) The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation, Guy5 & St Thomas, Charity - pcr Development
Fund. London Borough of Lewlsham. Garfidd Weston Foundation, The Clothworkers,
Foundation, The Coutts Charitable Tru¢ The MacRobert Trus( The worshipful Company of
Goldsmiths, Friends of Sydenham Garden and Individual Donor5 Bu1￿1ng Appeal The Percy
Bilton Charify, Beatrice Laing Trus( The Tudor Trust, The Trusthouse Charjtable Foundation,
The Wolfson Foundation, The Henry Smith Charity, City Bridge Trust, London Borough of
Lewisham Energy Fund, combined contribution from South London and Maudsley N HS
Foundation Trust and NHS Lewisham and London, South London and Maud51ey NHS Trust
Charitsble Funds
London Borough of Lewi5ham - Soclal Entwprise, Big LOtt￿Y Fund - Award5 for AIL Blg
Lottery Fund - Reaching Communities
Big Lottery Fund - Reaching c￿MmunitieS and Individual doners, Evans Comish foundation
and London Groundwork
Big Lottery Fund - Reaching Comrnunities, Evans Comish foundation, and London
Groundwork
h) The Edward Gosling Foundation (fornieth The ACT Foundatlon)
The aothworker5' Foundation
Friends of Sydenham Garden and iNlividual t)onors Sheltw Fund, Michael Dufton Memorial
& Dementia Fund
Other grant funders are as follows
Barratt London
Charnpniss Charitsble Trust
Edward Gostling Foundation
Garffield Weston Foundation
Landsec Futures Community Fund
Merchant Taylors, Foundation
Orange Tree Trust
Peter Stebbings Memorial Charity
The D'oyly Carte Charitable Twst
The Li mE>Jvme Trust
The Smith and Mount Trust
Wllliarn Allen Young Charitable Trust
Yorkshire Building Society
Prlor year comparative
Fund name
Atl April
2023
Income Expenditure
Fund At 31 March
Transfer
2024
Unrestrirted Fund
215,850 241,981
{123,105) <106343)
228,383
Restricted Fund
Fund held as cash and debtors
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Notes to the Financial Statements for year ended 31 Marth 2025
African CanTr>bean
Art Project
De Frene Growing L￿e$ Fund
Garden Fund
Dementia Sow & @ow
NCIL Ward Meeting Up
OCN F*3Ctlcal organlc ￿rdening
Culturally diverse Youth Project
Hyde Charftsble Fund
11,250
63,785
S.OCKI
32.503
8.100
27.OtM)
37250
1834
187,722
147,6101
169,726)
142.281}
136,870)
{8,100)
(35?53)
(49060)
14265)
(294,065J
36B60
5.941
37,281
4,367
8,353
12,610
1,431
106,343
Funds held as t￿SIble assets
Wynell Greenhouse
Garden Resource Centre building
De Frene Greenhouse including
stove
De Frene Compost toilet
De Frene equipment
De Frene HUB building
De Frene Education Hub
Bu8gy
Path
Shelter
26h24
264.747
(1,365)
(14,226}
1754)
1758)
1888)
(2,0191
(406)
(5,779)
(1,667)
(756)
(28,618)
25,259
250,521
1.501
747
IB45
1224
7006
1.188
5.T79
25,C(JO
3,611
339,325
1,087
336
5.787
782
23,333
2,85S
310,707
Totsl Restricted fvnds
339325 187.722
(32Z683)
106343
310.707
Totsl Fund5
555,175 429,703
1445,788)
539,090
15 Analysis of net assets between funds
Restricted
fund5
tsngible
assets
Restricted
project
funds
2025
Total
Current year
Unrestiicted Endovfinent
funds
funds
Frxed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
44.327
308,117
(IlJ),632)
292,135
336,462
433,117
{IClJ,632)
125,000
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Sydenham Garden
Notes to the Finanaal Statements for year ended 31 Marth 2025
Net assets at 31st March
2025
251012
125,000
292,135
668,947
Restrrcted
funds
tsn8ible
a55ets
Prforyear
Unrestricted Endowment
funds
funds
Restrirted
project
funds
2024
Totsl
Fixed a55ets
Current assets
Current liabilities
44,752
270,588
(86,957)
310,707
355,459
270,588
(86,957)
Net assets at 31st March
2024
228283
310,707
539,090
16 Related PartyTransactions
The charity received donations from the Trustees in the year of £260 {2024: £100). No
payments wwe made to rdated p3rties in the year <2024: nil).
17 Trustees Expenses
Trustees are ￿titled to claim travel and Subsistence and other EApense5 related to carrying
out their duties at Sydenham Garden. There were no expenses in the year (2024: nil).
18 Independent Exaninels Fee
£1,890 was accrued in the year bang the cost of the 1ndq)￿dent examination for 202 5 (2024:
£1,800).
19 Volunteers
During the year the Charity had 72 volunteers that supported ti on a weekly basi& The
Charlty has benefitted from these unpaKI volunte￿$ and this is not recognised in the
financial statements.
20 Govemment Grants
Government grants, including local govemment arKI NHS Trusts have provided funds of
£118,250 in the year bang 25% of total grant ncome {2024: £157,183- 42%).
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