Friends of Bowling Park
Charity number 1156565
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2020
Friends of Bowling Park
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 3 |
| Receipts and payments account | 4 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 5 |
| Notes to the accounts | 6 to 8 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service
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Friends of Bowling Park
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2020
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates
Position Dates David Brickman Chair Eunice Smith Treasurer Resigned December 2020 Anna Boocock Shahid Islam Donald Smith Resigned December 2020 Scott Hinsley Secretary
Charity number
The charity was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 1156565, on 8 April 2014.
Principal address Bankers 247 Bowling Hall Road Santander UK plc Bradford 2 Darley Street West Yorkshire BD4 7TJ Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 3HR
Accountants
West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) foundation formed on 8 April 2014 and is governed by a constitution.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.
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Friends of Bowling Park
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2020
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
The objects of the CIO are for the benefit of the inhabitants of Bradford, to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving their conditions of life for the inhabitants of the area of benefit in particular but not exclusively by the preservation, promotion, support, assistance and improvement of Bowling Park.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of environmental protection and improvement of Bowling Park and advancement and improvement in and around the local community.
Achievements and performance
The charity experienced a very difficult year as many other organisations in the sector did due to the global pandemic. The decision was made to cease all public operations/activities at the start of the lockdown in March 2020. Our employed staff member continued to work remotely until her resignation in October 2020. On behalf of everyone involved at FOBP, we thank her for her hard work in difficult times. The trustees of the charity made the decision to support some of our local partners in bringing relief to local people who were severely affected by the pandemic. This was primarily in the form of financial donations to local food banks.
As the restrictions started to lift in the summer, we were able to hold a few in-person activities in the park including socially distanced ‘family bubble’ gardening activities. The charity was also able to support other local partners through financing park-wide improvement works carried out in 2020. This included significant investment in infrastructure and the planting of new trees.
On behalf of the trustees and volunteers of FOBP, we thank Donald and Eunice Smith for over 15 years of voluntary service in the park as they resigned as founder trustees at the end of the year. Your long service and inspiration have been invaluable over these years to everything that has happened in the park.
Financial review
The net payments for the year were £5,962, including net payments of £3,192 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £2,670 on restricted funds.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £13,587.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on 26/10/2021
David Brickman (Trustee)
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Friends of Bowling Park
Receipts and payments account
for the year ended 31 December 2020
| Notes 2020 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) - Hut takings 148 Events income - Total receipts 148 Payments Salaries and NI (3) 40 Hut purchases - Lodge project - Office rent - Youth outreach donation - Event and activity expenses - Consultancy fees 2,520 Insurance - Printing and stationery - IT - Equipment - Volunteer expenses - General expenses - Grant payments - Accountancy 780 Total payments 3,340 (3,192) Fund balances brought forward 16,779 Fund balances carried forward (4) 13,587 Net receipts / (payments) |
2020 Restricted funds £ 7,470 - - 7,470 5,641 376 - 200 - 579 500 151 19 110 - - 64 2,500 - 10,140 (2,670) 5,797 3,127 |
2020 Total funds £ 7,470 148 - 7,618 5,681 376 - 200 - 579 3,020 151 19 110 - - 64 2,500 780 13,480 (5,862) 22,576 16,714 |
2019 Total funds £ 5,717 1,738 1,481 8,936 3,915 1,650 155 1,000 200 1,171 2,328 169 431 55 1,008 316 112 - - 12,510 (3,574) 26,150 22,576 |
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Friends of Bowling Park
Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 December 2020 2020 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 13,532 Cash in hand 55 Total cash funds 13,587 Liabilities Accountancy fees Approval of the accounts |
2020 Restricted £ 3,127 - 3,127 |
2020 Total £ 16,659 55 16,714 £ 330 330 |
2019 Total £ 22,512 64 22,576 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 26/10/2021
David Brickman (Trustee)
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Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2020
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 December 2020
| 2 Grants and donations Bradford Metropolitan District Council (BMDC) The Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust Betty's Centenary Trees for Life Fund Bradford City Challenge Foundation Ecclesiastical Movement for Good Fund Donations 3 Staff costs and numbers Gross salaries Pensions Add/Less: Salary owing at 31 December 2019 Add: Pension prepayment Add: HMRC PAYE credit balance |
2020 Unrestricted funds £ - - - - - - - |
2020 Restricted funds £ 2,470 5,000 - - - - 7,470 |
2020 Total funds £ 2,470 5,000 - - - - 7,470 2020 £ 4,986 249 446 - - 5,681 |
2019 Total funds £ - - 4,000 625 1,000 92 5,717 2019 £ 3,989 200 (446) 37 135 3,915 |
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The average number employees during the year was 0.6, being an average of 0.2 full time equivalent (2019: 0.6, 0.2 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
| Defined contribution pension scheme Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year 4 Restricted funds Balance b/f £ Sovereign Health 2,504 Betty's Centenary Trees for Life 3,293 The Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust - BMDC Cleaner Streets - BMDC Community Chest - 5,797 |
Incoming £ - - 5,000 1,970 500 7,470 |
Outgoing £ 2,230 3,293 4,117 - 500 10,140 |
2020 £ 249 Transfers £ - - - - - - |
2019 £ 200 Balance c/f £ 274 - 883 1,970 - 3,127 |
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Purpose of restriction
Fund name
Sovereign Health Betty's Centenary Trees for Life
To support the costs of outreach work in Bowling Park.
To support both a kindergardeners project with school children and a tree planting project.
The Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust To help improve the environment of Bowling Park. BMDC Cleaner Streets BMDC Community Chest
To support improvements to the park including planting and events.
To support events being held in the park. Due to the impact of covid-19 it was agreed with BMDC that the funding would be re-directed for the support of the local community via a local foodbank.
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Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 December 2020
5 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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