Friends of Bowling Park
Charity number 1156565
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024
Friends of Bowling Park
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
| 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 7 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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Friends of Bowling Park
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2024
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 David Brickman Chair Scott Hinsley Secretary Ian Slattery Georgina Taylor Hannah de Villiers Appointed 19 June 2025 Vincent Blackwell Appointed 19 June 2025
Charity number
1156565 Registered in England and Wales
Registered and 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 2024
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.
Achievements and performance
The Friends of Bowling Park (FOBP) have had another year of successfully operating a schedule of regular events and activities. The monthly litter pick has changed its gathering venue to accommodate refreshments and the weekly walking group makes use of the same cabin space after walking to extend their social time. Many of our volunteers support Parkrun every Saturday morning and have a reputation for having a friendly and welcoming team. We continued to partner with The Lodge Cafe and our volunteers have supported by maintaining the flower beds and pots in the outdoor seating area. In the Summer we hosted a networking event for local groups and organisations to highlight their work in the community. The event attracted park users and the local community who were able to take part in some fun activities and pick up information about services in the park and surrounding area. During the later part of the year we were involved in exciting conversations about Bradford 2025, UK City of Culture and the impact of a touring venue coming to Bowling Park, for a month in May 2025 Our new website set up and managed by volunteers is now operational
Financial review
The net payments for the year were £4,340, including net payments of £4,340 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £0 on restricted funds.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £5,073.
No formal policy has been approved although the trustees work on an informal principle of at least 3 months running costs at any time. Based on projections for the next 12 months the Board accepts that the current level of reserves at 31 December 2024 still exceeds this target. As a result, the Board have a plan to continue using this level of reserves in principle, but will start to explore further avenues of income generation/funding available in 2025.
Approved by the board of trustees on 6/10/2025
Georgina Taylor (Trustee)
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Friends of Bowling Park Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 December 2024
| Notes 2024 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 208 Total receipts 208 Payments Rent 280 Event and activity expenses 1,160 Park equipment 1,500 Insurance 255 Printing and stationery 50 Water rates 1,028 Accountancy 240 Sundry expenses 35 HMRC penalty fees - Total payments 4,548 Net receipts / (payments) (4,340) Fund balances brought forward 9,413 Fund balances carried forward (3) 5,073 |
2024 Restricted funds £ 300 300 - 300 - - - - - - 300 - - - |
2024 Total funds £ 508 508 280 1,460 1,500 255 50 1,028 240 35 - 4,848 (4,340) 9,413 5,073 |
2023 Total funds £ 14 14 - 123 - 197 - 444 240 - 100 1,104 (1,090) 10,503 9,413 |
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Friends of Bowling Park Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 December 2024 2024 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 5,052 Cash in hand 21 Total cash funds 5,073 Debtors and prepayments Prepayments Liabilities Accruals |
2024 Restricted £ - - - |
2024 Total £ 5,052 21 5,073 2024 £ 191 191 2024 £ 282 282 |
2023 Total £ 9,376 37 9,413 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 6/10/2025
Georgina Taylor (Trustee)
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Friends of Bowling Park
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2024
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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Friends of Bowling Park
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 December 2024
| 2 Grants and donations 2024 2024 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Total funds funds funds £ £ £ Bradford Metropolitan District Council (BMDC) - 300 300 Donations 208 - 208 208 300 508 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f Incoming Outgoing Transfers £ £ £ £ BMDC Community Chest - 300 300 - - 300 300 - Fund name Purpose of restriction BMDC Community Chest Towards the cost of summer community events. |
2023 Total funds £ - 14 14 Balance c/f £ - - |
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4 Related party transactions
Donations from trustees and related parties
The total aggregate value of unconditional donations to the charity from the trustees or related parties was £208 (2023: £0).
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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