## 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**|
|---|---|
|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|
|---|---|---|---|
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
£
-
-|
|---|---|
## **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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