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MYATT'S FIELDS PARK PROJECT

CHARITABLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 JULY 2020

Charity Number 1139256

Company Number: 07321235

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MYATT'S FIELDS PARK PROJECT

CONTENTS PAGE
Reference and administrative details 3
Structure, governance and management 4
Objectives of Myatt’s Fields Park Project 4
Chairman’s statement 4
Key achievements 6
Priorities for 2021/22 7
Financial review 7
Independent’s examiner’s report 9
Statement of financial activities 10
Balance sheet 11
Notes to the accounts 12

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MYATT'S FIELDS PARK PROJECT

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Myatt's Fields Park Project is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on the 27 July 2010. It is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Charity Registration Number: 1139256 Company Registration Number: 07321235

Registered office Myatt’s Fields Park Project The Old Depot Myatt’s Fields Park Cormont Road London SE5 9RA Website www.myattsfieldspark.info

The Trustees who are the Directors of the company for the purposes of the Companies Act, are responsible for setting policy and agreeing the strategy. Trustees who held office during the year were:

Marjorie Landels - Chairman Jolanta Gallo - Treasurer Jennifer Reeson Liz Hobman Philip Sherwin Rebecca Kadritzke Rosemary Crehan Saskia Goldman

Dorothea Williams joined December 2019 Harry de Quetteville and Lucia Hinton resigned December 2019

Advisory members of the community engagement sub-committee: Tony Bailey Michelle Killington Matthieu Chung

Principal advisers:

Bankers The Co-operative Bank Independent examiners Thompson & Co Vestry Hall, 336 London Road Cricket Green Surrey CR4 3UD

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

All Trustees are recruited through an open process of public advertisement and elected by vote during our annual general meeting, last held 2[nd] December 2019.

All Trustees are also Directors under the Companies Act 2006. Trustees are not paid for their services. No Trustees have any interests in the company.

The Board normally meets four times a year. Its principal role is to determine mission, policy and strategy, to monitor the performance, to manage the governance process and to appoint and manage the Park Manager and Community Development Manager.

The day to day management of the charity is delegated to the Park Manager and Community Development Manager.

The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2020.

OBJECTIVES OF MYATT’S FIELDS PARK PROJECT

The promotion for the public benefit of urban regeneration in Myatt's Fields Park for the benefit of the socially and economically deprived wards of Vassall and Coldharbour in the London Borough of Lambeth and Camberwell Green in the London Borough of Southwark, by all or any of the following means:

a) The maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities.

b) The preservation of buildings or sites of historic interest.

c) The provision of recreational facilities for the public at large or those by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances, who have need of such facilities.

d) The protection or conservation of the environment.

e) The advancement of education training or retraining particularly amongst unemployed people with disabilities and providing unemployed people with work experience.

f) The promotion of horticulture, food growing and healthy eating.

CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT

What a year that was. There is no way to report back on this momentous year without describing the impact of Covid-19.

Before March 2020, we were building our hire income to spend on park horticulture and repairs and were expecting to raise £60k cash income by the end of year. We were delighted to have funding from City Bridge so we could support food growing projects in the park and neighbourhood. Lambeth Tigers had led a full renovation of the football pitch in autumn 2019. We ran a range of events including weekly activities for local families with very young children, and we were planning our annual summer fair in June.

When hit by lockdown in March 2020 the park underwent a radical change – with the football pitch, playground, café, bandstand, tennis courts and nursery closed and all volunteering and events activities in the park cancelled. Virtually all our income from hires disappeared.

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As people were forced to stay home the park took on a new significance. We saw many new users were discovering the benefits of parks for wellbeing and fitness. There was a huge impact on the young people that couldn’t use the football pitch, and we were very glad to welcome Lambeth Tigers back in the autumn.

Despite all the challenges faced this year, there have been very positive outcomes for our organisation and our park:

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND GOVERNANCE REVIEW

Myatt’s Fields Park has the privilege of being located in a richly diverse neighbourhood. As directors we are very aware that our board has not been representative of the people that live around the park and we want that to change.

In September 2019 we secured funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to review all aspects of the way the charity is run. As well as wanting to strengthen the diversity of the board, we are planning for the long term – looking at structures that will best allow local people to contribute their skills, experience, time and knowledge to the park as well as ways in which we can be sustainable.

We are working towards implementing the changes from our AGM in January 2021.

THANK YOU

A huge thank you to our staff for their resilience – having had their lives turned upside down, they worked together in a huge effort to support food growing during the pandemic. This meant completely redesigning all the programmes they were going to deliver at short notice, as well as working as a team to deliver thousands of plants safely to local people.

A huge thank you also to the park volunteers who have quietly been carrying on, clearing up, putting up posters, gardening and making our park the beautiful place it is today.

Marjorie Landels Chairman

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Developing the place

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Developing people

Pre-Covid 19:

During Covid-19:

Developing the organisation

PRIORITIES FOR 2020-21

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

In 2019/20 MFPP raised the total income of £229,000 (2018/19: £169,000). This is a 36% increase on last year. This increase is made of the combination of restricted funds and the increase in the donations and unrestricted grants to £18,000 (18:19: £3,500) and the increase in the hire of the tennis courts during the Covid-19 pandemic to £12,400 (2018/19: £4,280)

Our expenditure for the year was £209,000 (2018/19: £170,000). The increase is mainly a result of the restricted funding secured from the City Bridge to employ additional staff.

Despite the loss of almost all our trading income since mid-March 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 restrictions, we ended the year with a healthy surplus of £20,000 (2018/19: loss of £1,500) made of the unrestricted surplus of £33,000 and restricted loss of £13,000). Our total reserves therefore increased to £103,000 (2018:19: £82,000). Our unrestricted reserves increased to £89,000 and restricted reduced to £14,000.

MFPP’s reserves policy is to hold unrestricted funds of 3 months’ worth of expenditure. At the end of 2019/20 MFPP held 5 months’ worth of expenditure (2018/19: 4 months).

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TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

The Trustees, who are also Directors of Myatt’s Fields Park Project for the purposes of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company at the end of each financial year, and of the incoming and outgoing resources for the year then ended.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently, making judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. The trustees must also prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue its activities.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Small Company provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under the Companies Act 2006, Charities Act 2011 and the Financial Reporting Standard FRS 102.

Signed on behalf of the trustees

……………………………………….. Marjorie Landels

1/27/2021 Chairman Approved by the trustees on …………………………..

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT

MYATTS FIELDS PARK PROJECT

We report on the accounts for the Charity for the Year Ended 31 July 2020, which are set out on the following pages.

This report is made solely to the Trustees of Myatt’s Fields Park Project as a body. Our examination has been undertaken so that we might state, those matters we are required to state to them in an examiner’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law. We do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity as a body for my examination, for this report or for the opinions we have formed.

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES AND THE EXAMINER

As the Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. It is our responsibility to state, whether particular matters have come to our attention.

BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT

An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking any explanations from you as a Management Committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently we do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT

During the year a balancing adjustment and some restricted funds were transferred between funds in order to correct prior year errors; whereby some restricted income were mistakenly classified as unrestricted income. The balances on the bank accounts agreed at all times (note 13)

The trustees have confirmed that other than the Related Party Transaction as mentioned in the notes to the accounts (note 15), there where no other transactions or Conflicts of Interests.

The trustees recognise the risks associated with Related Parties and Conflicts of Interests and are working towards implement procedures which help to recognise, report, authorise and record these transactions should they occur.

In connection with our examination, no other matter has come to our attention:

  1. Which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

  2. to keep accounting records; and

  3. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements

have not been met; or

  1. To which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

1/28/2021

Signed ……………………………………… Date……………………………………… Thompson & Co Approved Independent Examiners Vestry Hall 336 London Road Cricket Green, Surrey CR4 3UD

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MYATT'S FIELDS PARK PROJECT

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020

Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total Funds
2020

Total Funds
2019
Total Funds
2020

Total Funds
2019
Total Funds
2020

Total Funds
2019
Notes £
£
£
£
INCOME FROM
Donations
2
22,348
-

22,348
10,549
Charitable activities
3
25,713
159,350

185,063
147,053
Other trading activities
4
21,857
-

21,857
11,324
TOTAL INCOME
69,918
159,350

229,268
168,926
EXPENDITURE FROM
Raising funds -
-

-
-
Charitable activities
5-6-7
41,579
167,214

208,793
170,448
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
41,579
167,214

208,793
170,448
NET INCOME / (EXPENDITURE)
FOR THE YEAR
TRANSFER BETWEEN FUNDS
28,339
4,797
(7,864)
(4,797)
(20,475)
-
(1,522)
-
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 33,136
(12,661)
20,475
(1,522)
55,833
26,468
FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD
82,301
83,823
FUNDS AT 31 JULY 2020 88,969
13,807

102,776
82,301

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MYATT'S FIELDS PARK PROJECT

BALANCE SHEET 31 JULY 2020

2020

2019
2020

2019
2020

2019
Notes £

£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 8 6,983
6,136
CURRENT ASSETS 10,363
8,991
174,046
134,807
Debtors 9
Short term deposits and cash in hand
184,409
143,798
CREDITORS: DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 10 88,616
67,633
NET CURRENT ASSETS 95,793
76,165
NET ASSETS 102,776
82,301
FUNDS
Restricted 11 13,807
26,468
Unrestricted: General funds 88,969
55,833
TOTAL FUNDS 102,776
82,301

The directors are satisfied that the Charity is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of the accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under the Companies Act 2006

1/27/2021

These financial statements have been approved by the directors on ……………………………………………

and are signed on their behalf by ………………………………………………………….

Marjorie Landels, Chairman

MYATT'S FIELDS PARK PROJECT

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2018

1. Accounting policies

Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (SORP 2015).

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Equipment 25% Reducing balance basis Fixtures and fittings: 10 years Straight line basis

Fund accounting

Income recognition

Income is recognised and included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) as follows

Expenditure and liabilities

Tangible assets

Tangible assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at their market value.

Debtors

Creditors

Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

2. Donations

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Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total funds
2020
Total funds
2020
Total funds
2019
Donations £
£
£ £
Donations and grants 17,808
-

17,808
3,474
Donated goods and services 4,540
-

4,540
7,075
22,348
-
22,348
10,549

3. Income from charitable activities

Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total funds
2020

Total funds
2019
Grants (a)
-
159,350
159,350
130,031
Hire of football pitch and tennis courts
15,553
-
15,553
7,580
Café licensee - contribution to costs
1,200
-
1,200
1,200
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total funds
2020

Total funds
2019
Grants (a)
-
159,350
159,350
130,031
Hire of football pitch and tennis courts
15,553
-
15,553
7,580
Café licensee - contribution to costs
1,200
-
1,200
1,200
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total funds
2020

Total funds
2019
Grants (a)
-
159,350
159,350
130,031
Hire of football pitch and tennis courts
15,553
-
15,553
7,580
Café licensee - contribution to costs
1,200
-
1,200
1,200
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total funds
2020

Total funds
2019
Grants (a)
-
159,350
159,350
130,031
Hire of football pitch and tennis courts
15,553
-
15,553
7,580
Café licensee - contribution to costs
1,200
-
1,200
1,200
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total funds
2020

Total funds
2019
Grants (a)
-
159,350
159,350
130,031
Hire of football pitch and tennis courts
15,553
-
15,553
7,580
Café licensee - contribution to costs
1,200
-
1,200
1,200
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total funds
2020

Total funds
2019
Grants (a)
-
159,350
159,350
130,031
Hire of football pitch and tennis courts
15,553
-
15,553
7,580
Café licensee - contribution to costs
1,200
-
1,200
1,200
Depot hires
-
-
-
220
Mulberry Centre hires - children’s events
4,623
-
4,623
5,963
Festivals: stall hires and park sales
4,336
-
4,336
2,059
Total
25,713
159,350
185,063
147,053

a) Restricted grants are given for a specific project and in 2019/20 the following funds were received:

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Total funds Total funds
Funder Project name 2020 2019
Lambeth Council Park management 24,000
31,187
Vassall Ward Family Engagement
Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) Team 41,082
39,775
National Lottery Heritage Fund Resilient Heritage Project 49,141
22,483
City Bridge Greenhouse project 40,338
-
LEAP-Happy Drums Happy Drums project 2,000
-
LEAP-Better Friday Fun Better Friday Fun 1,689
Lambeth Council Bandstand Programme 1,100
2,500
Power to Change Community Business Development -
5,311
The Young Lambeth Coop/ Lambeth
Council Mulberry Centre Stay & Play -
9,892
Litter Legends and Garden
A4All Guardians -
8,980
Lambeth Council Forums Network Vassal and Coldharbour Forum -
5,000
Lambeth Council Section S106 funding Greenhouse ramp and gate -
1,904
Groundwork: Mayor’s Office National Park City Festival -
2,000
Groundwork: Lambeth RecyclingFund “Shed”project -
1,000
Total 159,350
130,031

Myatt’s Fields Park Project nurtures Vassal Parents Forum and administers the grant for this project.

4. Other trading income

4. Other trading income
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total funds
2020

Total funds
2019
£
£
£
£
Weddings in the park 4,989
-

4,989
1,710
Other park hires and sales 16,869
-

16,869
9,614
Total 21,858
-
21,858

11,324

5. Expenditure from charitable activities

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Unrestricted
costs
Restricted
costs
Total costs
2020

Total costs
2019

88,388

82,060

Total costs
2019

88,388

82,060
Direct project costs 7,317
98,878

106,195
Support costs 34,262
68,336

102,598
Total 41,579
167,214

208,793

170,448

6. Charitable activities by expenditure type

Direct Costs Direct Costs Support
Costs
Total costs
2020
Total costs
2020
Total costs
2019
Salaries & freelance
58,849

74,039

132,888
102,237
Meeting and event costs
13,023

1,150

14,174

10,519

262

1,651
14,929
Repairs, renewals & depreciation
26

10,494
22,260
Professional fees
-

262
1,591
Fixtures, fittings and equipment
547

1,104
1,144
Cleaning materials
416

3,763

4,179
3,074
Insurance
-
1,789
1,789
1,906
Office costs
1,633

7,615

9,249
6,704
Seeds, soil and plants
5,172

1,739

6911
5,589
Training
-

180

180
120
Consultancy fees
22,924

-

22,924

229

457

3,381
8,057
Publicity
223

5
2,466
Governance costs
-

457
371
Costs of sale
3,381

-
-
Total
106,195

102,598
208,793
170,448

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7. Staff costs

2020
2019
£
£
Wages and salaries 132,888 102,237

The salary cost includes freelance payments to staff of £9,391.

In 2019 we received the restricted funding from the City Bridge that allowed us to employ a community gardener three days a week plus a volunteer coordinator two days a week. It provided funds to cover the costs of producing and distributing seedlings and volunteer activities (trips and Food Heroes).

No employee received remuneration in excess of £60,000.

Staff numbers increased in 2019/20 as follows:

2020
2019
Number of employees 13 12
FTE equivalent 4.3 3.4

Myatt’s Fields Park subscribes to the pension scheme set up by the Government – NEST. This is a defined contribution scheme and the matched contributions are in line with the Government's regulations.

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8. Tangible fixed assets

COST

COST COST
Cost at 1 August 2019 16,706
Additions 3,173
At 31 July 2020 19,879
DEPRECIATION
At 1 August 2019 10,569
Charge for the year 2,327
At 31 July 2020 12,896
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 July 2019 6,136
At 31 July 2020
6,983

9. Debtors

2020 2019
£ £
Trade Debtors 1,488 3,013
Other Debtors 8,875 5,978
10,363 8,991

10. Creditors

2020 2019
£ £
Trade Creditors 2,095 14,204
Deferred income 53,587 51,870
Other creditors 32,934 1,559
88,616 67,633

11. Movement in restricted funds

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Op Balance Transfer Cl Balance Cl Balance
as of 1 Aug 19 Income Expenditure of funds as of 31 Jul 20
Restricted funds £ £ £ £
Mulberry Stay and Play 13,268 -
11,412
1,856 -
Vassal Parents Forum 3,019 41,082
37,827
- 6,274
Lambeth Park 3,424 24,000
23,757
2,941 726
Vassal and Coldharbour Forum
(VACF) 5,007 -
2,001
- 3,006
HLF 351 49,141
48,245
- 1,247
Bandstand Programme 400 1,100
1,500
- -
LEAP-Happy Drums - 2,000
2,000
- -
LEAP-Better Friday Fun - 1,689
1,689
- -
Other projects 1,000 - - 1,000
CityBridge - 40,338
38,784
- 1,554
Total Restricted funds 26,468 159,350
167,215
4,797 13,807

12. Trustee expenses

The trustees’ expenses totaled £90 (2018/19: nil).

13. Related party transactions

During the year a trustee Phil Sherwin had a relative working for the charity as a Community Development Manager.

Eliza Merchan is a licensee of the park café and is also employed by MFPP as a Park Manager. The café pays £1,200 to MFPP, which is a contribution towards the depreciation of the equipment in the café.

On agreement with the Trustees, MFPP paid Landels Associates, a company owned by the Chair, Marj Landels, the sum of £1,300 to provide graphic design support to produce publicity materials.

The trustees confirm that no other payments were made to any trustees or other connected persons during the financial year.

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