2021-10-31-accounts - Friends Of Calverley Grounds

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 11 2019 31 10 2020 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Friends of Calverley Grounds

Other names charity is known by n/a Registered charity number (if any) 1166986

Charity's principal address 62 Grove Hill Road

Tunbridge Wells Kent Postcode TN1 1SP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Jim Kedge	Chair
	Lisa Grant	Treasurer
	Nick Pope

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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March 2012

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	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) Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by members at the annual general meeting Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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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 Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding area, to provide and assist in the provision of facilities for for recreation and other leisure activities in the interests of social welfare, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the area of benefit without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions, in particular, but not exclusively, by the preservation, promotion, support and improvement of Calverley Grounds.

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March 2012

The Friends of Calverley Grounds have ensured the public park is a place that benefits inhabitants of Tunbridge Wells by raising money and building a playground in the park, funded by residents, businesses and grants. This provides a much-needed play space for families to bring their children.

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)

The Friends of Calverley Grounds protected the future of the park by successfully spearheading a campaign against a proposed office and theatre development by the council. The development would have taken land from the park, ruined a much-loved vista and closed a large section of the park for many years which would have coincided with the coronavirus pandemic when the park was much used. Ultimately the council abandoned plans due to the strength of feeling against it.

The Friends of Calverley Grounds continues a programme of community gardening invigorating some under planted spaces.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance

The year was a difficult one for the Friends. The first 4 months of the Summary of the main period saw activity on two fronts. We worked alongside Tunbridge Wells achievements of the charity Borough Council (TWBC) Parks Dept to layout and replant the 'Dowding during the year Bed', a prominent herbaceous and flower bed situated at the main entrance to the Grounds. However, from early March, TWBC suspended all volunteer working parties across all its parks due to Covid restrictions. Our physical activities did not restart until the Spring of 2021. However, we were active in other ways. We held discussions , led by Kent High Weald Partnership (KHWP) and involving TWBC, about ways we could increase the diversity of plants and wildlife in Calverley Grounds. Our plans, supported by TWBC , involved the Friends applying for a grant from Sussex Lund, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin. The objective was, and is, to increase biodiversity in Calverley Grounds by broadening the proportion of the park left as meadow and by rewilding some of the less well used corners of the park. We were successful in our application for a grant, however we were not able to commence the project this year. Covid restrictions permitting we will be activating the plans in 2020-21 with the Friends providing working parties to support KHWP and TWBC to initiate the project's vision. Elsewhere, on the financial front, we were able to fund the replacement and repair of some of the play equipment in Calverley Adventure Grounds (CAG), which like playgrounds in most parks, was heavily used in the second half of 2020 when playgrounds were once more officially reopened to the public. We expect our financial support of TWBC to maintain CAG to the highest standards to continue next year.

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March 2012

Section E Financial review

There is no policy in relation to reserves.

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially N/A in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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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) James Kedge Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 31 August 2021

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March 2012

	Friends of Calverley Grounds	Friends of Calverley Grounds	Friends of Calverley Grounds	1166986

	Receipts andpayments accounts
	For the period from	11/1/20	To	10/31/20


Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds
	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Members	120	-	-	120
Gift Aid	38	-	-	38
Interest	- 0	-	-	-
	- 0	-	-	-
	- 0	-	-	-
	- 0	-	-	-
	- 0	-	-	-
	- 0	-	-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	158	-	-	158

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	- 0	- 0	- 0	-
	- 0	- 0	- 0	-
*Sub total*	- 0	- 0	- 0	-

**Total receipts **	158	- 0	- 0	158

A3 Payments
Planting	21	-	-	21
Playground repairs	- 0	1,061	-	1,061
Art event	420	-	-	420
	- 0	-	-	-
	- 0	-	-	-
	- 0	-	-	-
	- 0	-	-	-
	- 0	-	-	-
	- 0	-	-	-
**Sub total **	441	1,061	-	1,502

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	- 0	- 0	- 0	-
	- 0	- 0	- 0	-
**Sub total **	- 0	- 0	- 0	-

**Totalpayments **	441	1,061	- 0	1,502

**Net of receipts/(payments) **	- 283	- 1,061	-	- 1,344
A5 Transfers between funds	- 0	-	-	-
A6 Cash funds lastyear end	- 0	-	-	-
**Cash funds thisyear end **	- 283	- 1,061	-	- 1,344


Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories	Details		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds
			to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds			5,848	6,647
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

31/08/2022

	*Total cash funds*	5,848	6,647
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	Agreement Error
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds
	Details	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets		-	-
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	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)
B3 Investment assets			-
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			-
			-

	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use			-
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	Details	Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)
B5 Liabilities			-
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print Name
		Lisa Grant

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

31/08/2022

CC16a Last year to the nearest £ 145 37 5 - - - - - 187 - 0 - 0 187 152 - - - - - - - - 152 - 0 152 35 - - 35 Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

31/08/2022

Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 8/29/22

CCXX R4 accounts (SS)

31/08/2022