Lettsom Gardens Association Trustees Annual Report 2022-2023 



## Summary 

This is the Trustees Annual Report relating to the year 2022-2023, the eighth trading year since Lettsom Gardens Association became a CIO. 

## The Accounts 

Lettsom Gardens Association generated its revenues from three sources as is usual: 

- Subscriptions & Keys 

- The Summer BBQ 

- The Bonfire Party 

## Subscriptions 

There were 688 subscriptions received in the year. 

The campaign, started in 2017 to chase upstanding orders has reduced the percentage of nonpayers, as can be seen by the improvedsubscription revenues, up 15%% at £5306. 

## BBQ 

There was a good turnout for the annual summer BBQ. Both food and drink sales were good, increasing again versus last year.  Local schoolchildren performed during the afternoon, which was a particular highlight and drew a diverse audience from the local community. 

## Bonfre 

The Bonfire was well attended and deemed a huge success by all.  Additional volunteers were instrumental in delivering a great evening. 

## Forest Schools 

The forest schools programme continues with 4 local primary schools also beginning to make wider use of the gardens, alongside the previous private nurseries. 

## Other events 

A Carol Concert was held to raise funds for St Christophers Hospice and this raised £600 and attracted 100 people 

## Volunteers 

Within this year we did not have significant volunteer events 



## **Lettsom Gardens Association** 

## **Accounts 2022-23** 

## **Accounts** 

Below are Treasurer’s accounts for the year ending 31 March 2023. The LGA made an operating surplus of £2754 (£2915 FYE 22) on the year. Our events restarted and showed a small deficit due to the subsidising of our post covid reopening for members.  Over £2800 was spent on equipment and maintenance this year. Cash in the bank is a healthy £29,640.81 which will allow the Association to further increase its investment into the garden’s infrastructure throughout the coming year, once the central wall has been rebuilt and the general repairs made by the Council, an issue that is still outstanding. 

## **Lettsom Gardens Account to Year Ended 31/03/23** 

|Opening Bank<br>Opening Cash<br>**Totals**<br>Schools<br>Subs<br>Misc Donations<br>Keys<br>Card Reader Carols<br>Card Reader<br>Allotments<br>**Totals**<br>BBQ Costs<br>BBQ Income<br>Summer Party Costs<br>Summer PartyNet<br>Income<br>**Totals**<br>Maintenance<br>Birdboxes<br>Tools and Equipment<br>Keys + Lock Repair<br>Insurance<br>Web/Email/Mtg costs<br>Cash Into Bank<br>Bank Charges<br>**Totals**<br>Closing Bank<br>Closing Cash<br>**Totals**|<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>|**Expenditure**<br>£270.15<br>£1,562.04|**Income**<br>£27,408.29<br>£277.62|**Totals**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**£27,685.91 £27,685.91**||
||||£608.00<br>£5,306.00<br>£34.92<br>£1,780.00<br> <br>£270.15<br> <br>£1,562.04||
|||**£1,832.19**|<br>**£9,561.11**<br>**£7,728.92**||
||<br> <br> <br> <br>|£2,375.58<br>£1,733.61|<br>£3,376.55<br> <br>£510.47||
|||**£4,109.19**|<br>**£3,887.02**<br>**-£222.17**||
||<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>|£222.00<br>£842.98<br>£968.92<br>£1,867.85<br>£345.13<br>£446.34<br>£500.00<br>£60.00|<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>£500.00<br>||
|||**£5,253.22**|<br>**£500.00**<br>**-£4,753.22**||
|||**£11,194.60**|<br>£29,640.81<br>£798.63||
||||**£30,439.44 £30,439.44**||