## **The Friends of Cannizaro Park Trustees’ Report & Financial Statements for Year Ended 31 March 2026** Photo Credit: Ruth Henson _**Renewing Cannizaro’s Landscape and Enhancing Visitors’ Enjoyment of the Park**_ ## **Contents** |**1. Introduction from the Chair**|**3**| |---|---| |**2. Who We Are and What We Do**|**6**| |**3. Our Year in Numbers**|**7**| |**4. Our Impact on the Park Landscape 2025-26**|**8**| |**5. Our Impact on Visitor Engagement 2025-26**|**12**| |**6. Finances**|**15**| |**7. Governance**|**16**| |**8. Key Projects Under Development in 2026-27**|**17**| |**9. Thanks**|**20**| |**10. Financial Statements**|**21**| _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 2 ## **1. Introduction from the Chair** As The Friends of Cannizaro Park (FoCP) approaches its 30th birthday in 2027, we are looking back with pride and looking forward with purpose and redoubled commitment. Pride, because of the scale of impact the FoCP’s volunteer team has delivered in the past five years. Against our key strategic priorities - renewing the park’s landscape and engaging with park visitors - the charity has a significant record of successful landscaping, horticultural and community projects. Working from multi-year plans, the FoCP has sought to prioritise and then tackle key issues identified in both landscape, infrastructure and visitor experience. The table below shows how much has been achieved over this period: a testimony to the hard work and dedication of FoCP trustees and volunteers, strong partnerships with park partners and Merton Council, and the generosity and goodwill of FoCP Friends and the local community. The achievements of this extended FoCP community have also been externally recognised. Since 2023, the FoCP has won three continuous Green Flag awards (a national benchmark for good park management), individual and team volunteer awards from the London Borough of Merton, and prizes from Royal Horticultural Society shows for camellia and rhododendron blooms. ## **FoCP Impact: Key Projects 2020-26** |**YEAR**|**PROJECT**|**TYPE**| |---|---|---| |**2020-21**|Front Entrance renovation|Landscape| ||Toilet Block renovation & re-opening|Landscape/Community| ||First visitor survey|Community| ||Launch of e-newsletter & new communications
programme (continued to date)|Community| |**2021-22**|Rose Garden renovation|Landscape| ||Creation of early Bog Garden|Landscape| ||First Art in the Park festival|Community| ||First programme of nature events, included guided tree
walks (run annually from this year)|Community| |**2022-23**|Creation of Jubilee Cherry Walk|Landscape| ||Commissioning of drainage report to identify water
management options to address flooding|Landscape| _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 3 |**2023-24**|Valley Path drainage renewal and re-surfacing*|Landscape| |---|---|---| ||Hotel Bed re-design & re-planting|Landscape| ||New native hedge planted on rear park boundary*|Landscape| ||Upgraded waste management bin system|Landscape/Community| ||New noticeboards, front & rear entrances|Landscape/Community| ||New circuit of estate fencing to protect veteran
rhododendrons|Landscape| ||Second Art in the Park festival|Community| ||First Community Art in the Aviary programme (run
continuously from this year)|Community| |**2024-25**|Replacement of 200 metre Pond to Cascade drainage
pipework*|Landscape| ||New rear gates|Landscape| ||Grant awarded by Environment Agency; preparatory
work for Pond Area Natural Flood Management (NFM)
Re-development*|Landscape| ||Establishment of Cannizaro Canine Code, and Dog
Champion team to promote and secure good
behaviours|Community| |**2025-26**|Delivery of main works for NFM Re-development of
Pond Area, Bog Garden and seasonal basins, and
installation of new Pond outlet chamber*|Landscape| ||Clearance and replanting of Pond wall bed|Landscape| ||Re-design of Sunken Garden wall bed|Landscape| ||Refurbishment of the Millennium Fountain|Landscape| ||Restoration of Diana and the Fawn statue|Landscape| ||Third Art in the Park festival|Community| * Funded by successful grant applications The FoCP is heralding its 30th birthday with an important and demanding set of projects. The Cedar Space is envisioned as a major new area close to the park’s entrance, which will excite visitors of all ages about one of Cannizaro’s unique features: its top-quality tree collection. Cannizaro has one of the most distinguished tree collections in Greater London - effectively a free arboretum - and the Cedar Space _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 4 initiative seeks to bring this world of trees to life for park visitors. The proposed Sunken Garden Re-Design will see not only a more sustainable planting scheme but also one which returns this landscape feature to the planting style of its famous creator, George Dillistone. Finally, thanks to some incredibly generous donors, a comprehensive renovation of the Toilet Block is scheduled, to enable visitors to enjoy the park in comfort. All these major projects are led by the FoCP, on top of our ongoing events and communications programmes and the extensive and essential work of volunteers’ garden maintenance. One final new initiative is also planned for 2026-27. FoCP trustees have determined that the increased scope and financial value of our activities require some changes in governance and administration. As a result, the FoCP will - subject to the agreement of its members - update its charitable purposes and move to become an incorporated charity, providing a more robust legal framework that offers professional reassurance to partner organisations and legal protection for trustees. At the same time, new donation systems will mean an easier experience for Friends and improved integration with other digital FoCP systems, including the website. On behalf of the trustee board, I send thanks to the many volunteer and community supporters who have enabled us to achieve so much in this special landscape. We hope you will join us in making the 30th birthday projects a triumphant start to a fourth decade of renewal in Cannizaro Park. ## **Catherine Nelson** ## _Chair, The Friends of Cannizaro Park (www.cannizaropark.com)_ _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 5 ## **2. Who We Are and What We Do** Founded in 1997, The Friends of Cannizaro Park (“FoCP”) is a charity established both to conserve and improve the horticulture and historical structures of this Grade II* listed Wimbledon park. We have translated this aim into two practical objectives, which guide our action as a charity: - Supporting park-owner Merton Council to maintain and renew the park landscape - Engaging with park visitors to enhance their enjoyment and appreciation of the park. Photo Credit: Ruth Henson ## **The Friends of Cannizaro Park (Charity number 1160982)** ℅ 35 High Street, Wimbledon, London SW19 5BY Historic England Listings: - Park and Garden, Grade II* (October 1987); - Statue of Diana with Fawn, Grade II (September 1988). - _A Grade II listing denotes national importance, while a Grade II* listing signifies_ - _exceptional historical interest._ _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 6 ## **3. Our Year in Numbers** - **3,300** volunteer gardening hours, matching the hours provided by Cannizaro Park’s full-time professional gardeners - **£141,000** invested in hard and soft landscaping - **2,500** people attending the 3rd Art in the Park event - **325** tonnes of silt removed from the Pond, during the Pond Area Re-development project - **3,268** Instagram followers - **60** volunteers in trustee, gardening and organisational roles, offering their professional talents pro-bono - **3rd** Continuous Green Flag Award, the nationally-recognised standard for good management of green spaces _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 7 ## **4. Our Impact on the Park Landscape 2025-26** Pond Area Redevelopment Project This major project was financed by a £140,000 grant, awarded by the Environment Agency Natural Flood Management (NFM) programme across three years. In 2025-26, work initially focussed on two major areas: the re-establishment of a Bog Garden, to hold and slow water flows; and a series of measures at the Pond, including de-silting and stabilising of borders, to allow the Pond to act as a reservoir during times of high rainfall. These measures were planned to have several impacts. Most directly, the slow release of water from Cannizaro Park water flows into the Beverley Brook and thence the Thames, reducing flooding downstream. Additionally, the NFM measures completed the fourth of five stages of hard and soft drainage measures in the park, which have substantially reduced flooding and impassably boggy ground - a key issue identified in park visitor surveys. Finally, the NFM measures have indirect benefits through revitalisation of areas of watery habitat within Cannizaro Park, allowing for enhanced diversity of plants and wildlife. Due to efficient collaboration between the FoCP and Merton Council on tendering and project management, there was an underspend on the core works. This allowed further spending on the creation of new basins to manage water flows in wetter months. The basins become temporary ponds in winter, but are being planted to provide attractive natural habitats in spring and summer. Park visitors were offered many opportunities to learn about the project. As well as a year-long communication programme of posters, e-newsletter items and social media posts, a community engagement day offered all visitors a chance to take part in pond dipping, to learn more about NFM and wildlife at the pond. _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 8 ## - Sustainable Heritage Re Design for the Sunken Garden The Sunken Garden was created in the 1920s by leading landscape designer George Dillistone, working together with then-owner of Cannizaro Kenneth Wilson. Photographic images from this time show a planting scheme which mixed shrubs and perennials - something which is typical of Dillistone’s designs at other major gardens such as Castle Drogo and Goddards. However, in recent decades, the Sunken Garden has been largely planted with carpet bedding. While undeniably colourful, this horticultural “fast food” has had a number of harmful effects: it has impoverished the soil and led to a number of soil diseases; it requires wasteful churning of bedding twice a year; and necessitates high levels of fertiliser and water to keep plants going. The FoCP worked with top UK landscape designers and park partners, Landform UK, to re-invent George Dillistone’s design for its second century. The design returns the Sunken Garden to its original, more environmentally-friendly mixture of shrubs and perennials, while aiming to retain the brighter colours much beloved by park visitors to this area. Initial work has been completed on the clearing and planting of an adjacent wall border, with FoCP funding and enthusiastic public donations covering the £8,800 cost. Subject to final planning approvals and resourcing, the second and major phase of work will be completed in 2026-27. _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 9 ## Refurbishment of the Millennium Fountain A quarter century after its installation in 2000, sculptor Richard Rome’s significant feature at Cannizaro’s entrance was found to have serious structural issues. The fountain was turned off, awaiting money for its renovation. Thanks to a generous individual donor, the FoCP was able to work with Merton Council to co-fund the fountain’s refurbishment. Although delayed as a result of further plumbing challenges, the fountain was triumphantly flowing again by the end of the summer, to the delight of Cannizaro’s younger visitors. ## Restoration of the Statue of Diana and the Fawn This important heritage-listed statue had been discoloured by rain and mould, while its base needed repair. The FoCP used its core funding to partner with Merton Council on the £2,600 professional restoration of this statue, which is once again providing an impressive sight at the end of the Jubilee Cherry Walk. ## Extensive Park and Garden Maintenance Work Just as important as major projects is the wide-ranging weekly work undertaken by the FoCP’s team of volunteer gardeners. Under horticultural direction, a large number of varied activities are completed in all weather conditions: major initiatives such as the total clearance and replanting of beds at the Sunken Garden and the Pond Wall border; watering, weeding, pruning and additional planting, such as at the Front Entrance, Rose Garden, Herb Garden, Iris beds or the bed adjacent to the Hotel du Vin; clearance of unwanted plants and brambles, and provision of bark mulch paths in muddy areas; connection of water butts, cleaning of drainage systems and maintenance of the park’s toilets; monitoring and labelling of Cannizaro’s tree collection and planting new specimen trees and replacement woody shrubs. _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 10 A separate park projects team also worked to deliver a new bug hotel in the Keir Garden, and three new wooden directional signposts, to provide visitors with greater guidance in the southern end of the park. In this way, 2025-26 saw the FoCP sustain its incredible impact on the maintenance of Cannizaro by providing a total of 3300 volunteer gardening hours, with an average 22 people volunteering each week. This is the equivalent of employing 1.5 full time gardeners, and matches the number of professional gardeners employed by Merton Council for the park. Volunteers’ trustee, Anne Peacock, received the Merton Civic Lifetime Legacy Award, in honour of her 25 year service to the FoCP. ## Tree Work The FoCP works with Merton Council to support the management of Cannizaro Park’s tree collection. This includes liaison on necessary tree work and plans for protection of vulnerable trees. In 2025-26, the dedicated tree group - with help from knowledgeable friends - continued recording and identifying some of the more unusual trees and shrubs. The programme of tree-labelling was sustained and self-guided tree trails were offered to park visitors. Continuing its programme of planting for the future, 10 new specimen commemorative trees were kindly sponsored by generous donors. Each tree is provided with a botanical label, and is nurtured and watered by FoCP volunteers. _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 11 ## **5. Our Impact on Visitor Engagement 2025-26** ## Calendar of Events The FoCP seeks to provide activities for park visitors which explore and excite people about the natural heritage of Cannizaro Park, as well as tapping into its history as a venue for artistic activity. In 2025-26, there was a total of ten guided walks, including themed tree walks, forest bathing and medicinal herbs. A community engagement day allowed park visitors to explore flora and fauna living within the Pond. The FoCP also provided materials to support two visits from primary schools, and welcomed the Royal Parks’ Head Gardeners on a visit to explore Cannizaro’s trees. Elsewhere, Cannizaro Park featured regularly in visits from the Wimbledon Village Walk & Talk group, with individual walks also being led by members of the FoCP team. On non-horticultural activity, park supporters gathered for the long-standing and highly successful bridge drive fundraiser. _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 12 ## Art in the Aviary Programme 2025-26 saw a third successful year of the community Art in the Aviary programme. Based on the idea of the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, the FoCP partners with local schools and artists to offer a space in the former aviary for nature-inspired productions. This year’s exhibits included Workshop 305, King’s College School with its partnership schools, Donhead Preparatory School and Planet Art. The scale and imagination of the exhibits demonstrated the depth of participants’ engagement with the natural world, and how human beings interact with nature. Communications Programme The FoCP works hard to provide a lively and continuous programme of park news to park visitors and park-lovers near and far. Our communications are tailored to address different preferences and the geographical reach of Cannizaro’s audience. Bimonthly park posters share news with park visitors, while a free bimonthly e-newsletter provides more detailed information on key projects and nature news to c. 800 households. Regular posts on the FoCP social media accounts offer up-to-date visuals and news items, with Instagram followership up +5% to 3,268 at the year end. _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 13 ## Art in the Park Festival The Art in the Park festival returned for a third time in 2025. Born out of the FoCP in 2021, the event is now led by the independent Common Works Gallery in liaison with the FoCP, and encompasses an artist fair, community art and craft classes and a sculpture trail. Approximately 2,500 people attended this year’s event. _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 14 ## **6. Finances** At the financial year end, FoCP funds (and reserves, as all these funds are unrestricted) increased +6% from the end of 2024-25, to a total of £54,239. Overall, during the past twelve months the FoCP enabled direct financial investment of £141,000 in Cannizaro Park’s hard and soft landscaping. This is additional to Merton Council’s own investment in the park. Thanks to heart-warming support for the advent calendar campaign and commemoration planting, spending on new and replacement planting was a substantial £14,000. This included new specimen trees and major work on the Sunken Garden wall bed, the creation of a new bed adjacent to the Pond, as well as top-up planting in the Rose Garden, Front Entrance and Hotel Bed. The FoCP also supported a substantial investment in park infrastructure. These funds came from several sources, including: the grant of £114,134 from the Environment Agency Natural Flood Management programme to renovate the pond area, which included both extensive planting in addition to the structural works; £8,000 from a park donor to co-fund with Merton Council the Millennium Fountain refurbishment; and £1,329 from FoCP funds to co-fund the Diana statue cleaning with Merton Council. The FoCP also financed the provision of new visitor signposts (£2,137) and an enhancement to estate fencing (£1,680). Elsewhere, the focussed FoCP events programme continued to deliver a surplus. This year’s profit of £3,007 traced mostly due to the highly popular bridge drive. While the healthy overall balance reflects prudent management of costs, the trustees have been mindful of the need to reduce the balance of funds, in line with our Reserves Policy. Set against this, the FoCP has intentionally retained a higher balance in 2025-26, in order to be able in 2026-27 to fund the development work for two major projects at the Cedar Space and the Sunken Garden. The FoCP’s Reserves Policy was re-affirmed by trustees in March 2026, and aims for an ongoing sum of £15,000-20,000 to be held as reserves. This would ensure that there are sufficient funds to cover (a) ongoing annual expenditure in case of a significant reduction in income, and (b) upfront costs for major projects before any specific fundraising takes place. The trustees anticipate making a significant step towards this ongoing target balance over the 2026-27 financial year. _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 15 ## **7. Governance** The purposes and administration of the FoCP, which is an unincorporated charity, are regulated by its Constitution filed with the Charity Commission. The current Constitution was adopted at our 2019 AGM and was updated in 2022. The FoCP is managed by trustees, designated to be a minimum of three and a maximum of eleven. Trustees are appointed based on their interest in the FoCP’s activities and their specific skills and ability to contribute. Trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in exercising their powers and duties. The trustees are required to manage the FoCP in accordance with its Constitution and to maintain appropriate books and records, so as to comply with the Charities’ Act 2011. They are responsible for safeguarding the FoCP’s assets and therefore for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and irregularities. They are also responsible for the preparation of the annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and accounting standards. The trustees have given consideration to the major risks to which the charity is exposed and satisfied themselves that systems or procedures are established in order to manage those risks. In the year ending 31 March 2026, the Board of Trustees was as follows: Chair: Catherine Nelson Secretary: Katie Weig (acting Secretary from January 2025 and co-opted as Trustee on 19 May 2025) Treasurer: Simon Ingall Engagement (formerly Events): Liza Llewellyn Legal: Caroline Newsholme Volunteers: Anne Peacock Digital Affairs (formerly Membership): Sam Pedder Park Projects: Pit Rink Development: Anna Watkin Horticulture: Jane Watkins Communications: Cathy Wiley (until September 2025) Paola Bassi (acting Communications lead from October 2025) _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 16 ## **8. Key Projects Under Development in 2026-27** The Cedar Space This major project seeks to excite and engage park visitors with a key distinguishing feature of Cannizaro Park: its arboretum-quality tree collection. Currently information about the range and quality of Cannizaro’s trees is provided in a piecemeal and low-key way. The new Cedar Space - sited in a space formerly occupied by a majestic cedar of Lebanon - seeks to provide a landing spot for park visitors, where they can be excited by trees and inspired to explore the collection within Cannizaro. It is envisaged that the project will include an open pavilion and re-landscaping of the surrounding area, as well as re-use of some elements of the felled cedar wood. As part of this project, permission will be sought to take down the degraded aviary building; however, options are being developed to pay tribute to birdlife within Cannizaro, and to explore the recycling of more robust elements of the old aviary. The FoCP is thrilled to be working with highly talented and nationally recognised partners on this project. These include architects Neighbourhood Studio, landscape architects Davies White and strategic creative agency Agenda Design. This project is a landmark project for the FoCP, and involves extensive work by sub-committees within the FoCP as well as extensive collaboration with external partners, Merton Council and planning bodies. Current plans are to complete approved designs and fundraising by summer 2027, with implementation pencilled in for the 2027-28 financial year. _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 17 ## Sustainable Heritage Restoration of the Sunken Garden The second phase of this major project is currently scheduled for 2027. Subject to planning permission and funding of anticipated planting costs of c. £15,000, this will involve implementation of Landform UK’s new re-design for the central historic area of the Sunken Garden. ## Renovation of the Public Toilet Block In 2020, an FoCP visitor survey identified toilet facilities as one of the top two unmet needs for park visitors. The FoCP put together a partnership with Merton Council and Hotel du Vin to re-open the previously closed toilet block, while a FoCP volunteer team completed a programme of works to update the interiors. Since that time, it has become clear that more extensive professional works are required. In addition, Hotel du Vin involvement in cleaning the toilets has come to an end. The FoCP has created a specification for new renovation works, and is working with Merton Council on the tender process, for completion of works during 2026. The project also includes a provision for regular professional cleaning during the first year after renovation. Funding for the £30,000 internal renovations will come entirely from incredibly generous donations from FoCP supporters. Merton Council will fund external repairs and tree works, while FoCP volunteers will assist with landscape works and project management. _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 18 ## Explore Outdoors This initiative for park trails was rolled out by Merton Council in 2025-26. Cannizaro Park was delighted to be included in the programme, as the initiative fitted with the FoCP’s objective of expanding the provision of history and nature trails for a range of park visitors. However, the technology has proved to have reduced capacities from those originally stated, thus limiting the usefulness of the trails. The FoCP is exploring work-arounds to provide the colour and scope of information originally envisaged, and to provide a satisfying experience for park visitors. ## Changes to Charitable Structure and Donor Systems As the FoCP takes on projects of increasing complexity and financial value, trustees have agreed it is appropriate to move to a different charitable structure: a charitable incorporated organisation, or CIO. Compared with the current unincorporated charity, this new structure will provide a stronger legal envelope for our organisation, reducing personal liability for trustees. The more professional level of this new structure matches the standards by which the FoCP seeks to operate: as one Friend commented, “the FoCP is growing up”. Associated with the change will be a new definition of “Friends”, as well as an update of the FoCP’s charitable purposes. In addition to the existing purpose of conserving and improving the park’s physical and natural environment, the FoCP will add a second purpose which recognises work to educate and engage park visitors. This acknowledges existing engagement projects such as guided walks, tree labelling and school visits, as well as important future projects such as the Cedar Space. The changes to FoCP purposes together with the CIO proposal will be discussed and voted on by FoCP members at the 2026 AGM. Alongside this move, the FoCP is also looking to update its Friends database and donor systems. Following our move to digitised systems in 2020, a new platform has been identified which will offer a much simpler experience for donors, and a superior integration with other FoCP technology used for digital newsletters and the website. A dedicated sub-committee is working on the legal, technical and financial aspects of these changes, with the target of implementing the new processes by the end of the 2026-27 financial year. _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 19 ## **9. Thanks** An organisation like the FoCP only succeeds because of the relationships with, and support from, a wide range of generous and public-spirited people. In 2025-26, we acknowledge our gratitude to the following: - Our **Friends** and 60 **gardening and organisational volunteers** , who underpin everything the FoCP is able to accomplish - Our three strategic park partners - **Hotel du Vin, Robert Holmes and Landform UK** - for multi-year support with events, development funding and landscape design - **Donors** of all kinds, from those supporting commemorative planting to individuals providing funding for major infrastructure works; donations in this year were substantially enhanced by donors’ use of Gift Aid - **Merton Council Green Spaces** team for their unwavering support and partnership across all park projects - **Idverde** and especially the Cannizaro gardening staff Martin & Peter for their work and collaboration in the park - Our teams of **Dog Champions** and **Litter Pickers** , who demonstrate and promote good behaviours in the park - **Aquamaintain, Reddington Groundworks, CUBE Consulting** and **The South East Rivers Trust** for partnership in delivering the EA NFM Pond Area project - **Neighbourhood Studio** architectural practice, for their development work on the new Cedar Space pavilion - **Workshop 305, King’s College School with partnership schools, Donhead Preparatory School** and **Planet Art** for their Art in the Aviary exhibits - **Bright Pink Agency** for their services to support our website - **Den Anderson** for organising a major annual fundraising event - **Common Works Gallery** for leading another successful Art in the Park event, and **Katie Preston** for her graphic design support. Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by Catherine Nelson Date: 13 May 2026 _FoCP Trustees’ Report 2026_ 20 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR TIIE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2026 Statement of Fingnci81 Activities for the vear ended 31 March 2026 2026 Total Unrtrtricled Restric*d funds funds (Note 2) Income 16.845.15 1)onalion5 (inc. subscriplion5) 5..380.71 Cjovernment granl 2.077.52 Gift Aid claims 6.117.74 Aclivities {Nole 3) 754.15 Oihcr 31.174.27 Total 26,202.97 8.IXK).(K) 114,133.82 34,2112.97 114,1.1.1.82 4.473.79 4.718.63 754.85 148 284.06 4,473.79 4.718.63 754.¥5 122 133.82 Expenses incurred 13.018.110) l)lJnting mffjiMl¥na￿c INol¢ 4) (4.358.97) (5,949.71) Pond cnvclopc drainagc 217.¥4 Founlain rcfurbishmcnt (1,231.40) Cedar 4paLe 13,116.65) Oiher park projects (Note 4) 12,287.16) AcliviliL5 INUIL 3) 12.5011.25) Communi¢aii(ms arKI IT 11,170.13) Oiher 19 82JO 'rolAI (4.358.97) (114.133.112) (113.Y15.9¥) {8,{xm).￿) (8.0110.IMI) (5,416.40) {14,891.35) (1.711.851 (4.4¥3.16) ? 393.46 144 171.17 15,416.40) (14.891.35) (4.4113.16) ? .39.3.46 1.892.97 Movemenl in funds 3,112.89 3,112.89 39.233.23 Funds brought forward 51.126.20 51.126.20 41 126.20 Funds tarrifd fonvird Balance Sheet ai 31" March 2026 2026 el current 45se¢i 2,770.24 Cash at bank - ¢urrent accounl 35,142.46 - deposit account 20,995.64 - noiice accouni 217.86 PayPal accoun¢ Dcbtors (Notc 2) (8.(M)O.(K)I Creditors (Note 2) 51 126.20 -1.056.53 22.357.57 21.418.34 105.680.45 198.377.43L 39.09 Funds 51.126.20 Unrestricled Rcsirlctcd 54.239.09 51 126.2 FOCP Trustees, Report 2026 21 Noles to the Financial Statements l Ba515 of prepgr*tion and sccounting policies The Financial Statements have been prepared on a going concem b&8is and in accordance with ALLounling and Reporting by Charilies: Sthiemenl of Recommended PraLliLe (fRS 102), efTeLtive for reporting pcrio(Ls bcginning on or aftcr I ' January 2026 and carly adoplcd, undcr Ihc Charili¢% Acl 2011 and are iherefore on an accruals basis: Gifi Aid claims are reco&7nised in income on rcccipt. Ccrtain comparativc itcms have bcen rcclas5ificd with no impact on the moi'cmcnl in funds or on fund% Larricd forward. The charity is a public benefit enlity. There havc been no related party transactions that require disclosure: no trustee expenses have been incurred. 2 Reslrlcted fundi and Rovernment Rrgnl RLslriLILd lunds uliliSLd in IhL YL(￿ LndLd 31" March 2026 are in respect of an Environment Agjcncy (EA) grant for thc wtynd cnvclopc drainagc projccl and a donalion towards thc fountain refurbishmenl. Thc main dcbior at 31 March 2026 1% a grant amount du¢ in r¢$￿1 of work carricd out in th¢ yLar whiLh was rcccivcd in April 2026. Thc main crcdilor ai 31. March 2026 is thc clemcnl to bc passed on to Mcrton Council which w&s paid in April 2026. 3 Re5ult¥ of Activitie5 21)2.$ Bridge Walks 2026 Total 6.117.74 Income 2,2X7.16 Expcnditurc 3 830.58 Nei rebuI( 2,231.1 126.18 2,105.00 2.487.45 (1.5x5.67) 1.78 4.71 t4.63 ,711.¥5L 4 ()ther p*rk prDjert% and pl*nting %nd maintenance expeniey Other park projects expenses for the year ended 31° March 2026 includes £8.795 for the SUslainablL sunkcn gardcrnlwall bcd. Planiing and mainicnancc cxpcnscs for Ihc year cndcd 31 March 2()25 includcs a crcdil of £.3.0(K) lo rcvcrsc thc char¥c in ihc prior ycar for %unkcn biardcn bedding (no longer being billed by Merton Council). Approved by the trnsttts 13th May 2026 Cathcrine Nelson, Chair Simon Ingall, Treasurer FOCP Trustees, Report 2026 22 INDF.PF.NDF.NT F.xA%lI￿F.R,S RF.PORT TO THF. TRIISTEFS OF THF. FRIEI%DS OF CAINI%IZARO PARK Independent Tr"xaminer's report to the trustees of I'he l*riends of C.anniuro Park I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Friends of Cannizaro Park (FOCP) for the ycar cndcd 31 March 2026. Responsibilities and bASiS of report As the charity tnLStees of the FOCP you are responsible for the prepardtion of the accounts in accordance with the rcquirements of the Charitics Act 2011 ('thc Acl.). I report in respeci of my examination of ¢h¢ FOCP'S accounls carried oul under se¢tion 145 of Ihc 2011 Act and in carrying out my cxamination I havc followcd all ihc applicablc Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5){b) of the Act. Independent Tr'xaminer'i qtatement I haN'¢ Ll)i))pl¢t¢d my ¢xaminJlic)n. l Lonfimi that no material malters have come lo my attLntion in ¢onnection with th¢ ¢xamination giving me cause to believe that in any matcrial . accounting T￿OrdS w¢rc noi k￿t in T¢s￿l of th¢ FOCP as rLwuir¢d by ￿¢tIOn 130 of th Act: or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records: or 3. thc accounts do not comply with thc applicablc rLwuircments conccrning the fomi and content of accounls sel oul in ihe Charilies (Accounls and Re￿rts) Regulations 2008 other than any requiremenl thal the aicoun15 give a 'true and fair view whilh is not a maller considcrcd &$ part ot.an indcpcndcnt cxamination. I have no con¢¢rns and have com¢ across no other matlers in ronn￿lI0n wilh the cxamination to which atlcntion should bc drawn in this rcport in ordcr to cnablc a propcr understanding of the accounis to be reached. Sigyncd: Colin Pric¢ BSC(Econ). PhD and FCCA Catnp Farrty Camp Roa￿ Wimbledon COMMO￿ SW19 4UW 13th May 2026 FOCP Trustees, Report 2026 23