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**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)**
**Charity's principal address**
1166095
Friends of Leyland Park
c/o 10 Downton Avenue
Hindley
Wigan
**Postcode**
**WN2 3JL**|Friends of Leyland Park|| |||| ||
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18|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
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**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Peter Harmer|Chair||| ||Marian Eccles
Churton|Treasurer||| ||Shaun Sumner|Vice Chair /
Secretary||| ||Andrew Murray|Safeguarding||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** |**Name**|**Dates acted if not for wholeyear**| |---|---| |As above|| ||| ||| **TAR** March **2012** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by members Trustee selection methods - (eg. trust, association, company) - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C** ## **Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** For the benefit of the inhabitants of Hindley, Hindley Green and the surrounding area ("the area of benefit"), 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 Leyland Park.' **TAR** March **2012** 2 During this year, we have reintroduced our public music event in the perk. HindleyFest was a 2 day music festival which attracted hundreds of local residents over the 2 days to enjoy 18 live acts. The resurfacing of all the paths throughout the park has finally been completed with a massive injection of capital into the park infrastructure The promised new play equipment is in the process of being installed which constitutes a further £77000 investment into Leyland Park **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** We have encouraged community members to assist in park clear up days, with regular litter picks being done. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** March **2012** 3 Section D ## Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** As previously stated, due to our campaigning, Wigan Council have resurfaced all the paths throughout the park has finally been completed with a massive injection of capital into the park infrastructure The promised new play equipment is in the process of being installed which constitutes a further £77000 investment into Leyland Park During the summer, we reintroduced our public music event in the perk. HindleyFest was a 2 day music festival which attracted hundreds of local residents over the 2 days to enjoy 18 live acts. **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **Section E** ## **Financial review** We currently have £6181 in our bank account, which will be invested into **Brief statement of the** the park throughout the next couple of years as match funding for **charity’s policy on reserves** infrastructure projects. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** n/a ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F** ## **Other optional information** ## **Section G** ## **Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Peter Harmer **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date** 01/02/2026 **TAR** ~~March~~ ~~**2012**~~ ~~5~~ ## **—— Treasurers report 01/02/25 31/01/2026** ## **Opening Balance as at 01/02/25** - **B A N K £ 1 5 0 0 5 . 9 4** - **CASH £ 290.67** - **TOTAL £ 15296.61** **Total income for year 01/02/25—— 31/01/2026** - **WMBC PLAY AREA FUND £2000.00** ## **Total expenditure for year 01/02/25——31/01/26** **Premises Licence Fee £ 100.00** • **Event Advertising costs £ 756.48** • **Ntertain event organiser £ 8000 .00 DBS CHECKS £ 219.00 FUEL for generator £ 24.08 Cleaning supplies £ 15.96 WBC PLAY AREA COST £ 2000.00 TOTAL £ 11115.52** **Assets Large Gazebo......................................................................................... Small Gazebos....................................................................................... Tables................................................................................................... Cool Box............................................................................................... Printer.................................................................................................. Generator............................................................................................. PA SYSTEM………………………………………………………………………………………….** ## **Closing Balance as at 31/01/2025** - **BANK £ 5 890.42** - **CASH £ 290.67** - **TOTAL £ 6181.09**