FRIENDS OF PAGE PARK
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR FINANCIAL YEAR
ENDING 31 MARCH 2025
Charity Number 1158230

Status
Friends of Page Park was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 13
August 2014 with charity number 1158230
Members of the Board of Trustees
The trustees who served during the period were as follows:
Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee (if
an
Trustee name
Office (if any)
Dates acted if not for whole
year
Lorna
Marie
Carter-stevens
Stephanie
Purser
Chair
Vice Chair
Janice Green
Finance
Paul Graham
Website
William Lee
Social media
Rachael Ruane
Policies
Janet Biggin
Colin Bracey
Tom Beard
n/a
n/a
nla
10
Nathan Gornall
nla
Since 6 January 2025
Independent examiner
Lloydbottoms Limited Registered in England and Wales No: 06433276 Registered Office: 118 High
Street Staple Hill Bristol BS16 SHH
Bankers
Lloyds Bank plc

The Trustees have pleasure in presenting its report of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation
(CIO) for the period ended 31 March 2025.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Appointment of trustees
Apart from the first charity trustees, every appointed trustee must be appointed, by a resolution
passed at a properly convened meeting of the CIO.
In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard
to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Charitable purposes
The objects of the CIO are
A) to assist with the preservation, restoration, maintenance and improvement of Page Park for the
benefit of the public; B) to promote the benefit of the residents of Staple Hill, South Gloucestershire
and the surrounding areas by associating with South Gloucestershire Council and inhabitants in a
common effort to provide and improve facilities at Page Park in the interests of social welfare for
recreation, sport, education and leisure time activities with the objects of improving their conditions
of life; and C) to promote horticulture and floriculture for the benefit of the public generally and in
particular those who live near to or visit Page Park and the surrounding area of Staple Hill by the
provision of floral displays, shrubs, trees and landscapes in places visible to the public in and
around Page Park and Staple Hill for improvement of the environment.

Review of activities
Chairman's report
All members of the Friends of Page Park are volunteers and we encourage both regular and occasional
volunteers to spare time towards helping with the upkeep and improvement of the park.
The park has had its Green Flag status
renewed
again
this year (see
htt s:Ilwww.
reenfla
award.or
/how-it-works/ ud
-criteria/) and there is flagpole advertising the
park as a Green Flag park at the front of the park. Some details of this award appear on the website
here: Pa
e Park- Park Summa
Details Green Fla
Award.
Our group was set up over 25 years ago to promote the improvement of the maintenance of the park
and to make it a welcoming space for local residents and the ever-increasing number of visitors coming
to Staple Hill to visit Page Park as a destination park. To this end, some of our trustees are active
members of the South Gloucestershire Council Green Spaces Forum, which has met in the park and
promotes best practice among other friends and volunteer groups across the local area and, alongside
our regular communications with South Gloucestershire Council members, is a chance to understand
some of the policy issues at Council level which have in recent years had significant constraints to
budgets connected with the upkeep of Page Park and other green spaces. Following the completion of
the Heritage Lottery Project in 2020 it is of paramount concern to the group that this legacy is protected
and the legal requirements for upkeep of Page Park continue to be met by South Gloucestershire
Council. More details are set out below and please take a look at this fantastic review in the Bristol
Post: The award-winnin
ark with an id Ilic bandstand avia
cafe
la
areas and s
orts
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Bristol Live.
Our volunteers have continued to support the parks team with care of the Sensory Garden and one-off
volunteering activities such as planting groups (more information on this below). There are weekly
volunteer groups who work in the Sensory Garden, which for most of the year is ablaze with seasonal
colour from the shrubs and annuals planting. The group comprises around 15 individuals who enjoy
the camaraderie, fresh air, sense of achievement and learning about the plants and the pleasure that
this space brings to the public at large as an intended quieter space in the park, for families and
individuals to enjoy as a picnic area, venue for our summer yoga as well as peaceful contemplation.
We thank all our regular volunteers for their care of this special space and park visitors in helping to
keep this space "wheels-free" from bicycles and scooters for the protection of the plants, and those
enjoying this very special space.
Volunteers also assist with litter picking on an ad hoc basis, supporting the parks team especially during
the busy summer months.
There are counters on the gates to the park which monitor visitor numbers, and these have recorded
approximately 668,000 visitors during this period.

Our Facebook page (https:Ilwww.facebook.com/FriendsofPageParkl) is the primary way we share
information about the park and the group's activities. We currently have c. 6900 people following us
(up from 6,500 last year) and our page was visited over 800,000 times over the year. Many of our
individual posts on the page are viewed by over 10,000 people. There were over 5,000 Interactions
(reactions, comments, shares etc) with page content over the year.
Our website (htt ://www.friendsof
ark.co.uld) continues to store detailed information about our
projects and activities as well as galleries of pictures showcasing completed projects and the array of
events which have taken place in the park. We have a comments section and pride ourselves in
listening to feedback and responding wherever possible to those who take the time to get in touch with
us. Our website also includes a detailed section on leaving a legacy to The Friends of Page Park. Gifts
in wills have a huge impact on our fundraising as a small charity and we are very grateful when people
consider including us in your plans. If you have remembered The Friends of Page Park in your will, are
planning to leave a gift or would like to find out more about how a gift in your will could help Page Park
flourish, we would be delighted to hear from you via our website. Knowing your intentions can help us
to plan for the future, but also gives us the opportunity to update you about important developments
and, most importantly, thank you for your generosity.
We extend our thanks again to all of our members and all those who have either donated to us or
given volunteering help, as well as everyone else involved with the park at South Gloucestershire
Council. Please keep an eye on our Facebook page or send us an email via the website if you
would like to get involved!
Participating Organisations
South Gloucestershire Council
South Gloucestershire CVS
Staple Hill Runners
Page park Walking Well Group
Avon & Somerset Police
Page Park Nordic Walkers
Staple Hill, Mangotsfield and Downend Residents
Staple Hill & Mangotsfield Ward Councillors
Downend Councillors
Staple Hill & Mangotsfield Councillors
Page Park junior parkrun
Staple Hill Community Hub
Finance
For this financial year, our expenses were approximately £5,000 less than our receipts. Whilst we
have minimal recurring costs (website, insurance and accountancy fees), our income continues to
vary from year to year depending upon fundraising success, support from partner organisations
and the projects with which we are involved. We have adequate remaining funds coming into the
next financial period for all regular costs and it is likely that our attention will turn again to new fund-
raising for future identified projects including an additional of a second tin storage shed in the
Sensory Garden as well as looking at the provision of play equipment in the park, especially for
children with disabilities.
Volunteers

We have a reliable long-standing group of volunteers who participate in the activities of the CIO,
Iitter-pickers who help supplement the work of the Council's park team c?nd volunteers who tend
weekly to the Sensory Garden. Additionally we have many volunteers who help with one-off events
in the park including fund-raising events, planting sessions or when promoting our work through
tFie local area from our red gazebo. As the core group is getting significantly older, we welcome
new volunteers and can help find opportunities to suit the time they have to spare and give to the
park so that we can continue with this important work.
Projects and main activities
25 Year Anniversary Event
July 2024 saw our own 25th anniversary event take place in the park, which was a fantastic
celebration of all the group has achieved over a quarter of a century. We had help from many
volunteers without whom this day could not have taken place. It was a chance to listen to music
on the bandstand, treat ourselves to food from an amazing selection of food stalls and come
together as a community to celebrate.
Other celebrations in the Park
Prior to the our own event in July, our volunteers helped out both at the Refugee Festival event in
the park organised by the Bean Tree café (Festival reveals refu
ee and lobal music lineu
)and
at the Armed Forces Day. We also set up a tent and our silly games at the Emergency Services
fun day, now a regular fixture in September at the return to school time, giving the community
chance to speak with our local services personnel and the chance to see inside a police car and a
fire engine. It's always really well attended with young children and their parents and carers
(Communit
meets emer
enc
services - Downend Voice).
Pumpkin Patch
October half term saw the beloved return of our Halloween event with a fancy dress competition,
our silly games (which raised with other donations - over £1,000 for our funds) and much fun
besides. Pum
kin Patch - Pa
e Park 2024
London Marathon l Frenchay 10k Run
We were very pleased to secure a place at the 2025 and 2026 London Marathons this year, for a
member of a local running club to represent us in the marathon. Wendy Gwinneth was chosed as
our runner in 2025, fulfilling a lifetime goal for herself, and raising almost £1,500 on our behalf. Great
work Wendy, many thanks indeed! We were also lucky enough to be chosen this year to be one the
organisations supported by a local 10k run event (to take place in April 2025) and which we will also
support with volunteer help.

Sensory Garden and other planting
Our fabulous group of sensory garden volunteers have continued to make this special space look
beautiful. The Council only assists with grass cutting and with the trees in the sensory garden and all
other gardening upkeep is done by volunteers. We like to keep this space wheel and ball free, not only
to protect the plants, but so that our youngest and oldest visitors as well as those less physically above
and those seeking some peace and quiet can find some calm here and enjoy the space. We have spent
over £1,000 of funds during this period on plants and park upkeep more generally.
Aviary
The aviary, which was fully renovated in the financial year 21122 with volunteer help continues to be
managed by the new aviary team including trustee Tom Beard, Joe Chorley, members of park staff and
other volunteers with specific interest and experience with caged birds. They continue to improve the
quality of life for the birds and coordinate re-homing of birds where we are able to do so on requests
from the public. It's amazing to see young and old alike around the aviary getting pleasure from seeing
the birds year round We continue to raise money to support both feeding and looking after the birds
e Park Avia
JustGivin
The aviary is now home to over 50 budgerigars and zebra finches who
have some warm shelter now in the winter months - even more than you can see on this short video:
Birds in the avia
atPa
e Park in Sta
le Hill video Dail motion.
Festival of Nature I Woodland Trust plantings
Our trustees are avid supporters of the Open Spaces forums that the Council runs and we were proud
this year we also had a film crew from the Woodland Trust filming in the park. They were interested in
the native hedgerow that we have been creating over the past few years along the Park Road and
Southview sides of the park. The Woodland Trust give out Community Tree Packs twice a year and
we have been very lucky our applications have been successful. The film made was shown at the
Festival of Nature in Bristol in June 2024 and at other venues throughout the year. The hedgerow as it
grows will and is providing much needed habitat for our wildlife and insects. The Woodland Trust
representatives were very impressed with how the hedgerow was coming along. A further 240 whips
arrived and were planted in November.
Toilets project and storage
Our additional toilet facilities in the park, which are open for longer hours than the existing toilets (tied
to the café and only open during the hours the café is open) finally opened in summer 2024. This might
not be the most glamourous project we have assisted with, but it was high on the wishlist of many
visitors to the park. The project includes a "Changes Places" toilet plus additional provision, which will
improve access to the park for those with severe disabilities. We donated £20,000 of restoration funds
in our previous financial year, raised from a combination of grants and public donations which went
towards this project which was led by South Gloucestershire Council. Given these facilities cost nearly
a quarter of a million pounds in total, as a group we are keen to ensure that the public knows what an

investment this has been and does everything it can to help keep the toilets tidy, clean as you'd like to
find them and reports any vandalism or other concerns to the police on 101.
Walking Well
We continue to support the hire of the community room in the Bean Tree café to provide refreshments
after the Walking Well walks which start in the park. There are usually 15 to 25 people taking part in the
twice weekly walks. The walks themselves are now organised by Age UK South Glos and are open to
all. For more information on how to register please see Walkin
One You South Gloucestershire
south los.
ov.uk
Refugee festival
The third Refugee Festival, which took place in the park in June 2024 was again organised by the
Bean Tree Café. We provided volunteers to help with set up of the festival, which is going from
strength to strength and draws in lots of visitors from the wider Bristol area and beyond: South
Gloucestershire & Bristol Refu
ee Festival 2024 - Movema.
Page Park Calendar
We launched our photographic competition in early 2024 for our charity calendar for 2025. Sales
raised just under £7,000 (with surplus above our costs being approximately £5,000), a welcome
increase in surplus over over 10 % from the last year. We offered a cash prize to the winning photo
this year of £125. As ever, a huge thank you very much to all the volunteers who have assisted
Colin Bracey with sales of the calendar throughout the autumn. We sold calendars in the park, at
local supermarkets and also at Christmas on the Hill. We are grateful for the ongoing support from
all the local businesses who sold calendars on our behalf during autumn 2024.
Plant Sales
We were able to hold several plant sales with fantastic donations from our regular growers and raised
c.£828 from these sales and hopefully provided some much-needed colour to many gardens.
Park cleaning
Following the success of the "Big Clean" last year, we organised two volunteer sessions, in May
and mid-summer each attended by around 20-25 people of all ages (despite some rather inclement
weather) to clean signage, railings, litterboxes and picnic benches in the park. It was a great
opportunity for a natter and a catch up alongside the hard work and we welcomed some new
volunteers to help with this.
Summer yoga in the park
One of our most popular events is now the annual outdoor yoga on Sunday mornings during the
summer months (May - mid-september) again run by Pippa, and this attracted well over 100

participants each week (sometimes more than 200), who really look forward to taking part and
some exploring yoga for the first time (2024 Yo
ainPa
e Park). It runs after the junior parkrun,
and means summer Sunday mornings in the park and in the café are hive of activity and wellbeing
for our local community. The Friends were able to fully fund these sessions again this year, with
the costs being covered by donations from the community via a Just Giving page. Just bring along
a mautowel and some water to keep yourself hydrated.
Lialsing with other organisationslsignposting
We continue to grow our list of members and our vice chair sends out regular updates on what is
happening in the park and in the local community as well as chairing the South Gloucestershire Green
Spaces Forum. We continue to update our members on the activities of various local organisations
including the Salvation Army and the Staple Hill Community Hub and also help other friends, groups
which are applying for Heritage Lottery or other grant funding to share in our experience.
In Conclusion
We have increased our interactions with South Gloucestershire Council to ensure that the legacy of the
Heritage Lottery improvements and park maintenance/action plan, which the council adopted, is
respected and carried out to full effect and to ascertain how best we focus our fund-raising efforts going
forward. With the end of the Heritage Lottery Project we are turning our intention to additional much
needed improvements in the park, attracting a younger set of volunteers to help with the CIO and using
our resources, both pecuniary and human manpower, to best effect to improve the park and lives of
local residents.
Reserves policy
No specific reserves are held. The trustees consider that we have minimal ongoing commitments (these
are limited to payments for services of our accountant, our public liability insurance and our website)
and we only spend monies we have been able to raise. We note at our base costs are under £1,000,
we have no employees, nor do we directly engage any contractors, and we manage the funds we hold
with the bank to obtain interest on funds held wherever possible.
Organisational structure
The charity is run by the Trustees who are in contact on a regular basis. Powers are delegated to
volunteers as and when appropriate.
Responsibilities of the Trustees
The trustees 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).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial
statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity
and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing
these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to anymaterial
departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements, and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure
that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and
Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They 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.
Approved by the annual general meeting on
20 January 2026
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Friends of Page Park
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period
from
To
0110412024
3110312025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
to the n￿r•st
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Last year
to Ihe nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to tho naarèst É
A1 Recei
Bank Interest
Don8tyons & Cdlections
Walk8r5
Frenchay 1 OK sponsorship
S Glos Billy Kart
London Marathon sponsorship
P18nt Sales
Wessex Water
Yoga
General Fu￿raisIng
Event Funding
Geneial exp5 reirnbursed
Calendar Project'23
Calendar Project '24
Aviary project
Restoration fund
153
153
421
940
125
125
500
1.499
828
1,499
828
1,387
rant. wld flowers and lant5
2.945
2.945
1,792
1.584
4.254
6,013
6,843
6,843
252
2.849
2S2
780
1.873
1849
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales. (see
table).
13.881
3.197
17,078
17.960
Sub total
Total receipts
13.881
3.197
17,078
17.960
A3Pa
ents
PlantslP8rk Upkeep
Website
InsLJrance
Accountants Fee
Contribution to SGC toilet project
Sundry & Admin Expenses
The Nest Billy Kart project
London Marathon 25 & 26 costs
Events .23-24
Events '24-25
Yoga in the Park
Aviary Relurb15hrn8nt
Walkers fund
Calendar Project'23
Calendai Project'24
1.086
173
142
210
1,086
173
142
210
2,303
173
138
210
20,000
342
500
153
153
960
960
3,797
4.224
4,224
1,600
71
415
1,600
71
415
1,400
969
1.459
1,821
1,855
1,855
Sub total
8,803
2.086
10.889
33,112
A4 Asset and investment purchases.
sae table
Sub total
Total payments
8.803
2,086
10,889
33,112
Net of reGeipts/(payments)
AS Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
5.078
1.111
6,189
15,152
10,975
16,053
2,299
3,410
13.274
19.463
28,426
13,274
CCXX R1 accounts ISSI
1110812025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to n￿reSt £
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
to nearest É
Categories
Details
B1 Cash funds
Lloyjs 0268
2,193
Lloyjs 4460
13,860
3.410
Llwls 32 day alc
Petty cash
Total cash funds
16,053
3.410
law balar￿5 wlh rewO5 arnl pa
acc￿￿15))
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
Reslricted
fund5
to nearèst £
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
Details
B2 Other monetary assets
Fund to whlch
asset belon
Current value
tional
Details
Cost loptionall
B3 Investment assets
Fund to which
asset ￿10
Details
Cost loptional}
Current value
tlonal
B4 Assets retained for the
charity's own use
Fund to which
liabll
relates
Amount due
o tional
When due
ional
Details
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or trustees on behaw of
all the trustees
Signature
PTint Name
Date of
roval
£.PJ£S£L
CCXX R2 accounts ISSI
1110812025