1 ## X~,| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES ## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 1 April 2024 To 31 March 2025 Charity name: Friends of Streatham Common (FoSC) Charity registration number: 1166961 ## Objectives and Activities ||sore||| |---|---|---|---| ||reference||| |Summary ofthe
purposesofthe
charityas setout in
itsgoverning
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:|FoSCexiststo: 1. promotetheconservation, protection
and improvementoftheenvironment, including Streatham
Common,theRookery gardenandtheStreatham
Memorial Garden; 2.advancethe education ofthe public
intheareasofthe charity's operation; 3. promotethe
provision ofsafe facilities, including children’s play areas,||
|| |||nature reserves, community events and gardening|| |||spaces, inthe interests ofsocial welfare.|| |Summaryofthe
main activities in|Para ain2024-25 FoSC’s activitiessupported thepurposes
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|||| |relation tothose|||| |purposesforthe
publicbenefit, in
particular, the
activities, projectsor||FoSCcontinued toworkwith StreathamCommon Co-
operative (SCCoop)to raisefunds which havebeen/will
bespenton improvementstothe Rookery Garden e.g.
purchase ofplantsand Streatham Commo paddling pool.|| |services identified in|||| |theaccounts.||Fund raising included business sponsorship.
FoSCalsoworkedwithLambethCouncilonthewider
Common, discussing requirementsformaintenanceand||
|| |||other enhancements.|| |||The high profilecentre-piece ofFoSC’s effortswas Kite
Day held in May. Thisfree eventwasattended by several
thousandpeople,includinganumberofexpertkitefliers.
in addition therewere children’s play facilities, food&||
|| |||drinkvendors and manycommunity group stalls.|| |||Feedbackwasoverwhelmingly positive.|| |||Othereventsorganised byFoSC includedan EasterEgg
Hunt, apen-airShakespeareandafunDogShow.
FoSC also ran a numberof natural historywalks around||
|| |||the Common. Somewereon itsown accountand some|| |||jointlywithLambethCouncil.|| **----- Start of picture text -----**
Conservation volunteering took place, including work with
SCCoop on horticulture in the Rookery. Conservation
measures were also undertaken in the woods e.g.
improving paths and efforts to reduce erosion.
In 2024-25 FoSC has supported Streatam Utd, a
children’s football clubs which holds regular matches on
the Common.
| FoSC continued to provide a regular newsletter, Common
Knowledge, to its members.
Statement confirming whether activities above. Promoting improvements to the Common
| the trustees have and Rookery, and supporting children’s play, is likely to
| had regard to the enhance the public’s enjoyment of those spaces. The
| guidance issued by Trustees see public benefit as central to FoSC’s purpose.
the Charity
| Commission on
| public benefit. _
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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_ Policy on grant making Para 138
| Policy on social investment
| including program related Para 1.38
_ investment oo
Contribution made by
volunteers Para 1.38
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Achievements andPerformance —ss—| ; - Summary of the main achievements FoSC has been abie to support new planting of the charity, identifying the in the Rookery Garden and environmental difference the charity’s work has Para | improvements, especially in the Streatham made to the circumstances of its 1.20 | Common woods. beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. It has also engaged Lambeth Council to effect various repairs to the Common which benefited all users and helped protect its Environment. It continues to engage the Council on concerns such as the future of the old car park, old road and placement of large bins. ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: __ Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 | Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives Para 1.41 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## Financial Review |_|Review ofthe charity’s||Para 1.21|Friends ofStreatham Common is in a| |---|---|---|---|---| |||financial position attheend|||healthy financial position. Itcan cover its| |_|ofthe period|||normal running expensesfrom regular| |||||incomesuch as membership fees, which| |||||areadjusted from time totime. Fundraising| ||||||is used to pay forimprovements tothe| |||||Common /Rookery orto support public| |||||events.| ||
||Statement explaining the
policy forholding reserves||Para 1.22|Unrestricted Reserves are held principally
to supportimprovements ontheCommon| |i|Statingwhytheyare held|||and tocover basic running expenses.| |;||||Restricted Reserves arisefromdonations
fora specific purpose or project. Current| |||||restricted reserves largely relateto| ||||||spendingonprojectswithStreatham
Common Co-operative SCCoop” in pursuit| |||||ofshared purposes. SCCoop manages the| |||||Rookery undercontract to Lambeth| |||||Council, aiming to ensure it is a good| ||
|||||environment forthe publictoenjoy. These
fundedactivitiesincludeplanting,
maintenance and restoration in the
Rookery Garden.| ||||
|||*SCCoop, fulinameStreathamCommon
Community Operations Limited, is an Industrial
and Provident Society forthe Benefitofthe| |||||Communitywhich has an agreementwith| |||||Lambeth Council to undertake the management| |||||of, and gardening in, the Rookery.| ||Amountofreservesheld||ParaT.22—|Totalfunds held atthe year-endwere| |||||£67,210.94.| ||reserves|||.| ||deficit|||ok
:| ||Explanation of any||Para 1.23|N/A| ||uncertainties about the|||| ||charity continuing as agoing|||| ||concern||ee|_| |Additional information (optional)|Additional information (optional)||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |You may choosetoincludefurther statementswhere
The charity’s principal|||where relevant about:
In 2024-25, fundraisingwas spread across||| |sources offunds (including|||a numberofactivities|e.g. appeals for|| |anyfundraising)|mara
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4.|specificpurposesandChristmas|Christmas Fair.|| |||||||| |objectives including any
socialinvestmentpolicy
adopted
A description ofthe principal|Para|1.46||||| |risksfacing the charity|
Other|Para1.46|1.46||_|| ## Structure, Governance and Management |Description ofcharity's|||| |---|---|---|---| |trusts:||ee|_—| ||Para 1.25|Association Constitution|| |How is the charity
Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25
Para 1.25|Charity incorporated Organisation
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Trusteesare elected by members ofthe|| |including details ofany||Friends ofStreatham Common at its|| |constitutional provisions e.g.||Annual General Meeting. TheTrustees|| |election to post orname of||may co-optto fill vacancies, butsuch|| |any person orbody entitled||appointments must be confirmed atthe|| |toappointone ormore||subsequentAGM.|| |trustees|||| |Additional information (optional)|Additional information (optional)|Additional information (optional)||| |---|---|---|---|---| |You may chooseto include furtherstatementswhere relevant about:
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Policiesandprocedures
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adopted forthe induction
and training oftrustees
Para 1.51|||||| ||
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||The charity’s organisational
structure and anywider
networkwithwhichthe||TheTrustees delegate day-to-day
responsibility forFoSC to an executive
committee. Mostofthetrustees are active|| ||charityworks|Para 1.51|members oftheCommittee.|| ||
||Relationshipwith any
related parties|Para1.51|| Asnoted above, FoSCworkscloselywith
Streatham Common Co-operative
|(SCCoop) inpursuit ofcommonpurposes.
| FoSC has assessed thatSCCoop's|| ||||| objectives arevery similartoFoSC’s.|| |||||| SCCoop holdsacontractfrom Lambeth
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_ Council to run the Rookery
garden and|| > | whichpaddlingFoSCpool. wishes The work to seeit done.does is workOn || application FoSC assesses specific SCCoop project proposals, eg planting, and | i | makes grants to SCCoop where such | | proposals will further FoSC’s own charitable objectives. | | Other — | Reference and Administrative details Friends of Streatham Common Other name the charity uses | FoSC or the Friends Registered charity number 1166961 Charity’s principal address 48 Strathbrook Road, Streatham, London, SW16 3AY ## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity |F
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(| |awe| |a| |wf| |5| Corporate trustees — names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity [Trusteename —s—s—s*|[Datesactedifnotforwholeyear] | es Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others | hD **e** scrld **i** nptionthis capacityof the assets — - - Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects | 7 : - Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets | ## Additional information (optional) ## Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser a Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ## Exemptions from disclosure 7on for non-disclosure of key personnel details er ; _ re optionalinformation **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## Declarations ## The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
-Crete ty (aM,
Full name(s) Caroline Anne Hewitt David Jonathan Malley
Position (eg Chair Secretary
Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Date) 97th Jen arg wes
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## x CHARITY COMMISSION Friends of Streatham Common ie? FOR ENGLAND AND WALES **----- Start of picture text -----**
Receipts and payments accounts
from To
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds eee Last year
to the nearest£ to the nearest£ to the nearest£
to the Rearest to the nearest [£]
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[Environmental improvements | 188 Pd 85144|
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Net of receipts(payments)[-_____1407] [-____ 10,768 amainta176
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A6 Cash funds last year end 79,386
Cash funds this year end |__—67,211|
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2 24/01/2026 ## **Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts** ~~ee~~ Report to the trustees/members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages ## **Friends Of Streatham Common** **31[st] March 2025** 1-2 Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act)) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: • examine the accounts (under section 43 of the Act), • to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 43(7}(b) of the Act), and • to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examiner's report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as Trustees 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 as to 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 of my 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 41 of the Act; and • to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act have not been met; or 2. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 30[th] January 2026 ~~|~~ Name: Dr Kevin Riley ~~Po~~ Relevant professional qualification(s) or n/a body (if any): ~~Po~~ Address: 12 Braxted Park London SW16 3DW ~~oo~~ ## **Disclosure Section** ||Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight particular problems| |---|---| |**Give here brief details of issues that**
**the examiner wishes to disclose.**|As in previous years, a final copy of the Trustees’ Annual Report was not
available at this time. The Accounts reviewed are those as seen by the
Trustees and as presented to the Annual General Meeting.
In my view the accounts are consistent with the available documentation
and so appear to offer a reasonable view of the financial position of the
Friends of Streatham Common. Analysis of the funding position suggests that
the charity is financially robust and resilient.
**Basis for Accounts Preparation.**With the implementation of Charities SORP
(FRS 102) 2026 in January 2026, FOSC should review the current basis on
which it prepares its accounts and determines whether to select the Accruals
or the Receipts and Payments basis. If the accruals basis is selected, it should
review the effect of SORP 2026 on current practice and the work needed to
modify its current accounts reporting process.
**Grant Making.**Previous awards have been made on an ad-hoc basis, for
which a light-weight monitoring and reporting regime was appropriate.
However, Grant Awards from FOSC have recently become a material activity,
and a strengthened and more structured approach, supported by clear
criteria for selecting a grant award rather than a procurement approach,
should be considered if the current level of Awards is expected to continue.
Guidance and specific disclosure requirements for grant-making charities are
provided in Charities SORP 2015, and 2026.
It should be noted that the Guidance requires that the Notes to the Accounts
must provide the following details which reconcile with the total of grants
payable, so as to enable the user of the accounts to gain an understanding of
the nature of the activities or projects being funded by the Grant-Maker:
•
the total amount of grants paid analysed between grants to individuals
and grants to institutions;
•
an analysis of the total amount of grants paid by nature or type of
activity or project being supported; and
•
the amount of support costs allocated to grant-making activities.
A suggested tabular format for presenting this information is available in the
Guidance.
**Recommendation:**
In support of this, FOSC might wish to develop a formal Policy Document
setting out how the overall Grant Awarding process is to be managed across
the following subsidiary activities:
•
Guiding Policy & Principles
•
Pre-Qualification of Candidates
•
Project Qualification & Assessment process
•
Awarding Process
•
Project Funds Phasing, T & C’s, Delivery & Monitoring
•
Reporting,
supported by clear criteria for establishing which of Grant Award, normal
procurement, Call-Off contract or other vehicle is the most appropriate
means for realising FOSC’s project objectives.|