2021-03-31-accounts - The Friends Of Streatham Common

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Sumntary, afthe purposes;of the~. asrsetrout in its	Sumntary, afthe purposes;of the~. asrsetrout in its	I rrase r.r?	We 'tfidst.ta?1.pramottr, the amsemation, prior?'and imprcv8rra!nt of'the;":.
Qov86Aing	document		l envtrrvrrnerrt, inctudfnQr~am Cammon,
			:the Rookery. andlthe Stree&am Nlethorhe;.
			I Garders;2:,':advance the educatiOn Othe
			', pubficfn the areas ofrthe. charity's'oparationt
			X pwnotetthe provision ofsafe faiafiities„,
			incftiding children's play areas, nature re~,~unittcevents and QardentnQ ~inrthe interests-ef socfrd wetfrse.
l +mmaryrof: the main in relation trrthose ~~pu~farthe;pubfirr Ibenefft, in particular, the ,pfojficta or~		psrrr sr? sssv ms	! lh AQ&QWoSC's acttv'ttres coveredlby. tHe !~nts supportedlthe purposesiattovrs Thtraeracti¹ittes wsve„horrevm, curttriled compared td previous years-by ther COvfdilt & Pandemic -.	~!	'
identified	in tha:accounts.
			FOSC rn?nttnuedlto wortr. withrStreatham
			Corn?non CR~erattve(SCCocp) Wratse:
			runde wttictnhave beeniwN be spent: an,
			improvemerrts;to&he RecberyrGarden such' arvp~ Qf plants.
			Frrndrnsising inctirdtkl business spcnsorsthpr
			Fa86else:worked'with't. ambtrth GRnoit ort
			the wider CCrmmon, discussing rertutrements forrmatnt~ and other enhanrrementsr
			Due;tb;the pandemic;; pppuian eventS? run;in
			previous yrSars, were;not prorrtdednfro8C
			, was vtbte tarhrn neithertta annual ttfte Day,
			, rlonarrsrrllel sducationatrerrents,
			@meQmited vclttnteerfng dkhcontthtre. r
			There rrnrrsrwortr with SCEaofnon htttticuttttre	r
			in thet Rcetrery. There waa alSCrwodt oni
			Consenration' meaaure+rn1 thezllweda e.Q.
			imprpfrrfng, paths and efftrrts to:reduce

Review~charittyt'8	Review~charittyt'8				Pars 1.21	Pars 1.21		Fnenda ofiStreatham Comrren is iriia
ftnanciat pstsitibniat	thh:esd							heetthy financial positttar ftcan comfortablif
ofthe.pffrted								cover its nrsnratIrunningtsxpen see;from
							;	regular inoomersuclhas fnemberstttixfeest
							,'Fundratsing isused.toTray forirnpmvenmnts.					.
							j	tottterCONmon or totsupport, public'Ievsntsf
5taternentteefplaining+e				i	Pats t.22		'	Urt~ Reserves are ttetd prtn~		to	1
peticytfttr ftotdtngi reserves stating why they.are held							!supppd improvernentsan therCiomrnonI snd. ' to:Cover baetetrunning expanses firestricted
								Resenrestanse1are fiornIdonationsmhjch		are
							I'spfrrl tbalttt'field to spendt on projeeta:wtttt't j Streatham Common ~ttvs Is j (SCCOOtrpitn purSuitiOf shared pu~. suchies pttthting inths Ffookery Garden.			I
								5Ctlfbop will undertaker wortrOA behalfidf the FrPSndaaSSSCfjye marneger Ofi'the:~,
								'SGCioep, fUll name Streatham Cbmmort
								Cemmunithfttvvatiens:Litrrited, is en tndustrtatt eel provident~,forthe Beseftiiefithe community&htcn hes Nregreementtvfith
								Lambeth-C%mciI to undertake the merregemerrt
								end gerdenlrtg OftheHOOkery,
Amount ctrsservss	held			!!				Total!ftnldNhetd Iat ths year-end vttere f:66I888: ....
Reasons far holding	zero,			'	Para	122
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DetaNs 42fifund' Alatsrietty		trit			Pttts	'I24		N/Ai'i
, jdefibttt
jExptanatiW ofany					Pttrs	t23
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,charity continuing asagoing:,				, '				largest.
Iccmcern Additfonat inforrnatttte(~ .chooseto inctudadurther						statsments4tfheretrsfevant about
I Th& chanty. KprIrlclpall								ingggg-4 t the stsgje source:offtrnds			I
sources offfunds. tinct Uding any.fundrafsingj					Para	1147		wsae donation ofR$2;000from Doiiglas Gordon, estate agents.'.	&
I inVesttneet pctloyraAdi
',objectlvers inctudtrlg	any
social invsstlnent'pofKty,		.
'adopted.				j	Pars	114S
A dsssrtptioo oftile	principaf '		.
risksfectnl the cttarity,
					Para1148

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ted?
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indbding details afany			t			Frienrhsof. .&tfeatham. Comrrln	at'it'll Annual
constitutional provisions a.g. elefrtton topost crname of' anyr person oIIbody enhtledl						SR%arel Qtttaingf TihaTrustee@ may, co opt tool'v~; butIsuch apfssintrrlents must bs aonnrlned at the sutsafqvern AGAN,
to	appoint one"ormore
Adftttionat tnfcanrattttn fopttetfst} YO1f choose toIncludadurther					statemsntstwtfere: retafrant about.':
'PotlciesI arrd procedures
"adoptedfor the induction	and.'I
,'Iratntntpof truatees
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'shanty &organisahonat		I
'network:w'th which the'
chaAty works				Para	IISf
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!partfse. -			Pars		IISI	in prrrsuit df'shared bbjecthres. SC&xp„as manager ofthe Rookery;Garden, undttttak~dnifeehWof'ffta Fnends-; fsg. Iplttntirig and'mstht~ FoSC:makes		t j
						fraqffM:donations to:SCCoop in support:of
						the fatter'aifhork in the Rbokery.	and indsed
						theIrllsjoritytof'Fosc sIspsnding;	Isrihrough
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Othername the	C~h' uSSS,:	ffoS@otthe Friends. -:
R ch	number	ff6&61
Cftarity'aprincipal	addrassI	rtar Qrethbrook:Road;	Streathaml	London, StN 6 3%4'
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	Tracey,.Jhart		Chair
	Williaraaerr
	Ciaire: Hopktnsi	r	Vlae.-.Chair			Reeittned Ã Janttary
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	Httrrtet: lttlacktay,		Secretary	(to
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	Htcttoiaar		Treastrrer	'
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5'	SHcttaati8tottinson
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	Davidllttrnathrns		Secretary	(frmn			AGttt
	Mttlthy'.		Octtrtret"2023		)
&,	Bizabttth O'Grady.					ftresigned WOctober i202K!	AQM
&,	Carotitte Anne Heyyltt. ;					,Appqr ntedtAFTER 2920i I,21 yettr,on.22 April 2020, .
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~x						Independent examiner's report o accounts	n the
Report tothe	trustees/members			of		Friends OfStreatham Common
On accounts	for the	year	ended			31"March 2021
Setout on pages						1-2
Respective responsibilities			oftrustees			The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required	for this year
and examiner						(under section 43(2)ofthe Charities Act 1993(the Act)) and that an
						independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility	to:
						~ examine the accounts (under section 43ofthe Act),
						~tofollow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given		by
						the Charity Commission (under section 43(7)(b)ofthe Act), and
						~tostate whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis ofindependent		examiner's		report		My examination was carried out in accordance with the General
						Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination	includes a
						review ofthe accounting records kept by the charity and a	comparison	of
						the accounts presented with those records. Italso includes	consideration
						ofany unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking
						explanations from you asTrustees concerning any such matters. The
						procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be
						required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given	asto whether
						the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to
						those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent	examiner's		statement			In the course ofmy examination, no matter has come to my attention:
						1.Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any	material
						respect, the requirements:
						~to keep accounting records in accordance with section	41ofthe Act;
						and
						~to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting	records and
						comply with the accounting requirements ofthe 1993Act
						have not been met; or
						2.Towhich, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable
						a proper understanding ofthe accounts to be reached.
Signed:						Date: 26 January 2022
Name:						Dr Kevin Riley
Relevant professional		qualification(s)			or	n/a
body (ifany):
Address:						12Braxted Park
						London
						SW163DW

	Only complete ifthe examiner needs to highlight particular problems
Give here brief details ofIssues that	A significant effect ofthe Covid 19Pandemic has been that it has not
the examiner wishes to disclose.	been possible to examine physical documents and carry out discussions
	with the Treasurer in the usual manner. The Treasurer has provided all
	necessary documentation in electronic form, supported by telephone
	discussion. Whilst not being able to do the work tothe usual level of
	detail, I believe that I have been provided with sufficient information to
	be able to come to a reasonable view ofthe accounts.
	As in previous years, a finalcopy ofthe Trustees' Annual Report was not
	available at this time. Similarly, as the Approved Accounts were also not
	available, only a Final Draft ofAccounts could be reviewed.
	The reasonableness ofany significant estimates orjudgments that have
	been made in preparing the Accounts has been assessed and accepted.
	At the beginning &end ofthe year Cash In Hand is counted &recorded	by
	the Treasurer. Ofnecessity, I was unable toverify these figures. However,
	it isconsistent with the Accounts and, following previous
	recommendations, the Closing value is significantly reduced from last
	year and considered to be not material.
	Aside from Donations, receipts this year have been broadly in line with
	previous years. The reduction ofE20,419istaken to reflect the
	completion and implementation ofthe previous contract with D&G, since
	substantial expenditure on environmental improvements costing E20727
	have been undertaken. Administrative costs have risen in consequence,
	but at E1,164(E727)are considered to reasonably reflect the increased
	activity.
	A number ofitems for improvement were identified in previous reports
	and the Trustees have advised that although some further progress has
	been made on implementation, the advent ofa new Treasurer and the
	Covid situation has held back on their completion. As and when the
	situation eases, the Trustees may wish to review the pace and extent of
	this work.
	Finally, in the light ofthe global situation, it is worth noting that, should
	all funding cease and the Trustees be required to return all uncommitted
	contractual funds previously received from D&G, then with current cash
	funds ofES3,858 it is reasonable to expect that operations could continue
	at some level.