## Friends of Bowling Park
Charity number 1156565
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2021
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Friends of Bowling Park
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2021
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 3|
|Receipts and payments account|4|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|5|
|Notes to the accounts|6|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Friends of Bowling Park
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **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 Anna Boocock Shahid Islam 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 Accountancy Service CIO**
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 2021
## **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 its local community.
## **Achievements and performance**
The organisation has continued to slowly recover with its level of activities post-pandemic in 2021. Regular activities, as in previous years, included weekly and monthly litter picks in the Park, regular walking group sessions and partnering with E:merge for continued youth provision locally. Park Run continues to operate weekly from the Park with close partnerships with the Friends and other local organisations developed through volunteering.
There were two large scales community events:
1. a weekend of litter picking and clearance of rubbish from the woodland areas in the park in April; and 2. a planting event in November.
At the end of the year the Friends purchased and installed a defibrillator for emergency community use located at the Lodge café. A celebration event was held at the end of the year in recognition of 15 years of the group being in existence. A particularly thank you was given to some of the founder members and trustees who have given so much to the local community during that time.
## **Financial review**
The net payments for the year were £4,147, including net payments of £1,020 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £3,127 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £12,567.
No formal policy has been approved although the Board of trustees works on the informal principle of having at least three months running costs available at any time; which based on budgeted 2022/2023 expenditure equates to £1,463.
The trustees recognise the level of reserves at 31 December 2021 exceeds their target and as a result have plans to gradually reduce them over the next few years given no new restricted funds will be sought.
Approved by the board of trustees on 25/10/2022
David Brickman (Trustee)
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## Friends of Bowling Park
## Receipts and payments account
## for the year ended 31 December 2021
|Notes
2021
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
890
Hut takings
-
**Total receipts**
890
**Payments**
Salaries and NI
-
Hut purchases
551
Office rent
-
Event and activity expenses
-
Consultancy fees
-
Insurance
151
Printing and stationery
-
IT
-
Trustee support
200
Water rates
63
Donations to other organisations
615
Accountancy
330
**Total payments**
1,910
(1,020)
**Fund balances brought forward**
13,587
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
12,567
**Net receipts / (payments)**|2021
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
914
-
1,494
-
-
59
-
-
175
485
-
3,127
(3,127)
3,127
-|2021
Total
funds
£
890
-
890
-
1,465
-
1,494
-
151
59
-
200
238
1,100
330
5,037
(4,147)
16,714
12,567|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|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Friends of Bowling Park
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 December 2021
2021
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
12,544
Cash in hand
23
**Total cash funds**
12,567
**Liabilities**
Independent examination|2021
Restricted
£
-
-
-|2021
Total
£
12,544
23
12,567
£
300
300|2020
Total
£
16,659
55
16,714|
|---|---|---|---|
## **Approval of the accounts**
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 25/10/2022
David Brickman (Trustee)
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## Friends of Bowling Park
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 December 2021
## **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.
|**2 Grants and donations**
Bradford Metropolitan District Council (BMDC)
The Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust
Other donations
**3 Restricted funds**
Balance b/f
£
Sovereign Health
274
The Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust
883
BMDC Cleaner Streets
1,970
3,127|2021
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
890
890
Receipts
£
-
-
-
-|2021
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
Payments
£
274
883
1,970
3,127|2021
Total
funds
£
-
-
890
890
Transfers
£
-
-
-
-|2021
Total
funds
£
2,470
5,000
-
7,470
Balance c/f
£
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
**Fund name Purpose of restriction**
Sovereign Health To support the costs of outreach work in Bowling Park. The Charles & Elsie Sykes Trust To help improve the environment of Bowling Park. BMDC Cleaner Streets
To support improvements to the park including planting and events.
## **4 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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