FOREST GATE COMMUNITY GARDEN
Charitable incorporated organisation
Charity number 1169500
Trustee5' annual report for the year ended 5 April 2022
ThL) IrtLStees prcseni their rcrA)ri and lint￿Lia1 star¢ll￿ni for the ycar ended 5 April ?022.
ForL5t Gdle CommunilN. Crarden ('l.'(iL-ti" or "the LhiWit!"') is a charitable incorwraied
i)roanisation w'h()se prinLiPdl address is 7?Ll Hamplon Road.. L()ndon. F.7 0.NLI.
Objective8 of the charity
The charili s objecliies are io PTVi'ide or <wisI in the proiision of fdcilities in thc intLTests ol-
social ii"elfare for reLrcaiion or other leisure lime OCCUPali(In ()f tndiN'idu¢ilN residing In borest
Gale 4ind the surrounding arca w.ho hai'¢ need of such facilities bs reL%()n ol. their !'.outh. age
infirniilK ()r disabililK' fukqncial hardship LTrr M)cial circiilnsL￿￿S iiith the ohjeci of improi'ing
their condiiion.% (?t lil¥. in P￿IrtiCUlar througb thL faLiliMtion ol'd Lommunify gardLnino,
roM."ing and i"olunteLrring project.
ALliK'ilies
The Ljardcn is on desionaied land OMTLd ￿. the l.ondon B(ITOULTh of ye￿-1￿￿￿7 <ti l.)6
F.ai'lliarn (iroNe. l_onJvrL F_7 9.4%. 1--liC"(i'S IcasL" reneTh-cd ()n 2U N.la}' 2070 tor d lurther
) ￿ears. At an!" point aftLr the third (mnii'eTrxir¥' of ihi rL'neH£il dale, FCFC. CT ma!." be rcquircd
10 I"<lL£ite the sitc OT] bcing gii'en ihree months notÉCL. Shuuld noliLe he gii-.en in thc nicli.-c
months troni thL (]di¢ ol-signdluT¢, jt ￿QUId haiL no elle¢l on the%¢ linancial stsicmcnts.
The Lh&iriti" has no emplo&ccs dnd io d IdrL¢ extent the i)araLm li lll￿n￿lnLd and 5tafted b),
N'olunrccr ¥lj()rt.K. l-hL ¥aTden 15 normalli- own io the publÉc tor free for a llUm￿r of hc)ur
e￿h Th"eLk. Usuall% 01 ir three d<i!"s in summer and Im'u da)"s Hinter. ￿olUnteerS Hork in
mall teams as Cjarden Hi)sls during, th¢se hours.
FtLnd% raised b!" the Lharitv hd%.e enabled il lo obtain thL *TI'ices of<{ Lornmuni￿ gardcncr.
,hi) a150 fuLlS trLe L(iurses in g<tTdening skills and oihir iinrkshops. Grants enabLc thi Lharil).
to obidin It.￿ necessap. ddmini5tratiTre and sUPFX)rt .serK'ices alld alloThs it to rLm oiher L()urses
and wurkshops in g&rdening or the arts.

nih¥r actii'itics Iicld in the &iarden inLlu(li a nunibei of seasonal actLN-itieN and eLILbr*tions.
Ilire% bi rnembLf.s ol-tlic publii for ¢i'enl% such as birthda!- parti¥S and art cl%Lk%L'S l)ai c
re.%Luncd althou J thL!- are at a1014" level.
FCTC.C. h¢L% coniinued iL% aLIii'.Llies bo'ona thi gardLiJ ilself.
L)uringF th¢ N'eaT, FGC'(F able to obtaill granis fnim the G￿ley l.ondon AuihoriTr and
fron] Neii.h¥tTn Cc)uncil s C()mmuniTh .4s5embli.' funds to carrs. 4)Ut N'arious pr()jects 10
iniproi"¢ our Ic?L411 iirea. Th¢b¥ hai'c inclu(leJ lar?e plMtLrf in the laii. Ir2ffLc neiLJlibaurhoods
and on our local main road. Lsr¢ening a radicr bledk IuL(Il e5LdLe. and bui lain? alld pl:1tino
beds <ind <11 il IoL¥il pcd¢slriiin brid2c thai nc)lÉ)riows for littcr and dome5tlL Iippiiig.
I,'GL'LT recogFni5ed income ol'alK)ul Lii.000 I()T i4ork donc on ihese projccts during Uie N"'ear
{sce .1" iiiancial IleN"ieNI- belois")- l-uiid.q do not Luniain i-liment% Iv mttt [(￿G 4 ￿'AtrI}I
and Stall. i()%1% and Lh¢ oniY()ing actll'iZÉe% ()I' Ihe GordLlI Itself are untiL-cl!- to be much aftect¢d
if- bimilar t.unds arc ni)[ obiaincd in )uh%e4Uini l'ears.
Financial Reviei
.416 .,Ipril ?09 I thl chariTh" brO￿￿h.. fnni"3rd deterreLI incnme of £24.fjg11. bcin" grdm
recciN-cd iIi C<15h before it prui'iaed th- specified 4iiiTrdb' or seri'iLe4. DuriLig the i.ear F"liCG
reLLlI'cd granis of £6?.861). Il reLI)gnised total rei.enue for the NeaT of £69:616 in
rc>PCCt ot aciii'Ttiei carried oul in ihe und L<wried forni'ard £fj7.611 ncl Èn resPtLf of
*t￿LifEed goods or ser%'"ices to be prok'idcd in subsequeni N'lars.
Ai 6 April ?0". O. thi ihdrir¥.' had def¢￿ed inconic of £17.47":. During ?O?oi?oi i. rGCG
rccLlI'ed granls cil £29. 1 N7. reLoon.'sed EraDI re&enuc of rn1.6W and at s .4pril ?01 g carricd
foThN"aTd re%lnLied L<ish ol" i?4.?90 in re)￿￿1 of spccified goods or 5eTh'ices l() be proi.idcd in
SLibsLqULnt Jears.
A5 in prLI'iOUS !-.Larq. F(iQ(i receiied g7T￿ls from a N-aTi¢IN ()r 50urce5. TTILludinrt IoLal
goi-CrnEncnt (The (iTeaiLr Lond()n .4uihoriTr- and thL" T.ondun Bvrnu4h i)I'N'LlI-bani.
particulaFI!' 115 C()InTnunili" A.%%cmbl!- fiinJ4)}.. N'arious lortern. fwidq aod priN &ie scclor wdnl5.
The r¢i"enLEe rccognisLd in ?021,'"0?l inLluded the follo￿Trng-
Communiiy .lsscmbli' (pl￿]terS for F()iest
tiate Soiiihl
Con)muniiN .4s%embl) (11()Te Estste)
()IhLr X¥l4'ham oraD[.
tiL,4 CTr¢¢H Fi)re%l Gale
Big lottcrl 20?1 ?01?
(.-Ili' Bridgi Trust
Cfale￿aN. Housin2 glsEociation.'
Lroii'dfiJnd¢r
Lo-op ?O?O and 2021
'ational LoiieTh. Communil! Fund
LotteTh' Cornmunil% F,Jnd
Smaller ¥rani> I less ihan £l.O(X))
14.084
4.l)9?
13.911
8.968
-gi6
l.Y43
1.844
i.)88

In N(ii ¢mbcr 2021: FGCG Teceii"ed fun(Ls o1-£6.5J8 roii.ar(LN repl<￿ing% th¢ hoarding8
around the L onimunii!. Giirden site. "I"hc hnaTdingT5 i1"erL eTeli' ddmaLVLII in
Febru2ri 2022 b). stom] L"unice. Pric)r lo thc cnd nf the t-uwicial K'Lar. an (Kldilional
£4344 1% (Is raised on Ciowdlundcr in order to r¢placL the hi)ardinLTS Hrytb a chain link
fence. I'he incomc rcflccts the ￿Vrk dune beforc i April 20ll.
'lThe f¢nL¢ replacement competed in 70221?0?"
lJnlik'¢ Jiialll" communits" gardens: FCTCCT d()¢s not charge unnual membership fees but
meTnbers and supp()rters arL Lne()urdged iu rnakc doiiaii(Trns. Planl ￿1¢￿. some of ii.hich nnly
rcquire donations Irom Ihe bu! Lr. and SirnTlar actll'lliib. Li)nlinuc to ￿ su¢¢¢ssful. In t<ytsl,
th¢sc two %()urces raibed niore than in prLI'iOUS i ears {?011:.2UI•. t6.124: ?U20,j!o? I:
£3.868}.
.4t thc end ol. Ihe N"Lar. the cbarits. held cash 01. £43..574 {£34.496 at < ilprÉl 2021). being
UnKStriL￿￿ Lash of £ I C).6? l and rcsTriLlid cash ()1. £26.9)3 1?021: i l 0.38 l and £24.115
Tespectii.-cli')-
Th¢ rCstrILt￿ eash bdldnce Tepresents cash rcceiwed in adi.anee of providing thc rele1.<￿(
aCTII.'iULS The ¥hrifiTh will thes¢ funds to meci ils Lharitabli ()b.jeLtiN'es in the !.'Lar 10 )
ApTiI 2023 or thereafiLr. Ii inLluded th¢ following amounts of £l.000 und oi'er:
City Bridge Trust
Co-op 2020 and 2021
Community Assembly Forest Gate South
planters
Commvnwty Assembly Marytand
Gatewav/Crowdfunder
GLA Green Forest Gate
9.839
1.916
5,583
4.033
At 6. ..Ipril 209 I deferred e¥peT)diture includLd amounL% in respL"Ll of &Frants gii'en bj. the Co-
OP1£4.40_"1 l. N-arii)￿N loftvrics (£10.627), Ihe CTrearer Lond(yn .4uThoritN" 1£5.944) Tesco
{£I:000 i and appr()xIll￿lLl￿ £::IKKJ in re%peLt of i"ariowq ¥rants trom the T.ondon lJorou8h of
Neii'ham.
Tn ihe period t.rom ihc end nf the financial l'ear to the cnd of Sepiember 20?2. the I,'GC G has,
succe%sFullN' obtained a furttiLr £2i.000 in grants: soJn¢ ot" ii'hi¢h ma)- rclale lo ￿tiN iiie5 in
the }"ear cndLd 5 April I
Independenl F.xaminer's revRew
.4s FGCCS s reN"enue in the lear ¥.xLLeded £?i,OIX). the Trustees obtaincd dn independeiit
crulin¥ (Trl. the tjnaniial stai¢mcnt. .4ccordingl%. the}." appointcd .Mr fvlichacl Il"ebb.
membL"r ol-lhe C.harteT¢d Inst1￿[C of Publtc l inance AcCoUn￿n¢)." as Indcpcndcfti
Lxwiiinir li) L<trrN- oul il r¢i.'ieTh- theic finaGcial staiements. 'Ihc rekieil. &s I¢s5 ill scope than an
1udii and docs nol involtri lurming an opinion as ro ￿'h¢(hUr the accuunls "ITU¢ and tair..
1115 report lo ihe In￿[els is inlluded in th¢ financial S￿ernents.

ThL Indcpcndent Examtnir has r¢pon¢d ihai n(J maicrial DL9tt￿rS hai'e COLne ti) hib attLniion
gTI'ing him causc io beli￿l'C li￿1. in anK' rnaierial resFeCI. acLOUllting records i¥eTe ni)I kept in
rc5PLLI Lil Ihc Tiiisl d5 Ic4uirtJ b) ￿(lI￿n I;Q ol tht .4LI, UI Ll]dl dicuullio do nLiI dF6Vtd
ith thoie re¢ords.
He also ri ported that he l)ad conie aLrc)s% no othcr Matt￿[5 ill conncitioll iiilh iht Ll<1minaiion
tci I4hiLh atieniion %huulJ be draii.-ll ill bi> TelX)rt in ordLr to cnablL a propci unikr%l'tLidinn of
Ihe aLC()unis t() be rea¢hed.
Going concern
F()Ill)￿]ng ihe emeTgen¢e and sprcad of the coronai-irus. as m-.cll as its finHnLial efttc-"s. the
Trusice8 hai-e coniidLYed its cffects on ihe acfiliiies of the Lh(wjry' and beliei.c the
sufficieni fund¥ ai."4ilable for it io continue_
'I'hc charits. does not hai"e a ￿)I)eA.. rcoarding ihe maintenance ofresL"rvcs. It hiL4 b￿-r1 able iv
nieet it5 Lhariiable objecE1le> tI￿oUl￿h the w ot-i'oliinteers. tkwounh a￿ang￿li￿L￿[s tor 5peLiIiL
projects and s¢rn"ic¢s ii.heii Ihe! can bc funaed b) oranis. and dc)iiaiIo￿ iii Lii%h. I'hL Trustee
rcoularlN' moniicir th¢ unreslriLled ca<h held bi ihL chariTh io LnNurL il)ai it is sutriLLcnt 10
meL'I ils Statt cosis. sfftiiiuld it be undhli 10 obtain ¥rJnls ihat are ai'-ailablc 10 meet &ucli costs.
as iN"cll & ¥Clltral cn.%rj £uch a% insurance and M'itsle disw&71. assumin¥. that there ig no grAnt
fijndingi <iN'ktilable io meet such CO￿5. The Irw%lLCS 11-iil reconsidLr tbi5 should circuillststnce8
change.
'I'he garden is open Io i-LSlturs and N-olunteets ii"henei'Lr thii is possiblc undeT thc rctir',Ilutions
.d: Iliat ailarc<8cq The prJLtiCL5 and
and has i￿Llertaken a risk as5essmLnt. regul<￿11 updai-
policies underVak¢n lo llkitjimise thL risks ol-infection bi-. those H'ho i'isit th¢ 5itc.
Tnistees
The trusl¢e% durino ihe periiNI w'"crc as folloth"s-
Mq Kcrena Fu5sell
Ir Pcter ￿1111 j<imb
Hcdi. liicliards
Ir NIark Gornian
Ir fvfiLhacl L-larke
fvlr N4ichack _4defiJi-e (re%igncd ?3 Juli. ?Q??)
N.I% Maurccii 1.ohc I resiLn¥d and reappoinlcd .
Ir K<N'in Richard N.laD*ell
Mr Dai id Roi¢nber,, (appointed !) Jul)" .022)
.Is GeorLsia LindsaN'
Is Donna Sic)kes
Juls-. ?0??)
At ihe F(JLts's .4GNf on l O Juls. 20? l. fvfiLhacl ..ld¢￿!,e resÉgned as a "I n]stee David
RoscnberLT appoinied. Xls Maureell Eobe retTred b! roldliLTrn and Teappoinr¢d bN. thL
mLmbers.

In the preparation ol- this thc chÉirili' trustees bal-e had r¢gTard to the guidance issued bN'
thc Lhiltits. comin1￿￿1V￿.
Th¢ trusTces deLlare that thev haTr¥'e approi.ed thc InL%￿e5 report alK)Ke.
Signed vn behalf of the charii) % tnL8tees
)thI aDa 3
Name
KerLna FLL%4ell

Forest Gate CommunityGarden
Charitable incorpfftted organisatson
Charity number 116950)
Statement of financiol actSvities
Year ended S April 2021
Year endcd 5 April 2022
Re5triaed Unre5tricred Toial
Year ended i April 2021
Rcstrirted Unrcsrricred Torul
Income from:
Grants
Other income
Plant 5ale5 and dC￿at1(￿lS
60.616
6C,616
21.6CLI
21,6C()
6.124
6.124
6,124
66,739
3,868
3,858
3.868
25,468
60.616
21.6
Expèncfiture
Charitable arti*itre5
General exFer*ses
Core expenses
58,890
436
21,866
21.866
181
165
32,211
436
423
859
181
165
346
165
59.055
59.915
21.866
Net mthfement in funds
5.264
6￿25
3,257
Total Fund5 brought fcyward lall unrestrirtedl
10.381
7,124
Total funds ¢3rried forward lall un￿Stritted)
17.205
10,381

Forest Gate Community Garden
Charitable incorporated organisati¢Jn
Charity number 11695CQ
Statement of financial position
Year ended 5 Awl 2022
05-Apr-22 5 April 2021
cashaibank
deferred expenditure
43,574
1.2a2
44.816
34,496
74
34,670
Credit¢Y5
Deferred income
27,611
24,290
Reserves
17.205
10.381
44.816
34,670
Of the cash held of £43,574, £26.953 ts restricte(J aThJ £16.621 is un￿tritted
Name
Date
2A)M
Kerena Fussell
Chair

Forest Gate Community Garden
Charitable incorporated organisation
Charity number 1169500
Notes to the flnancial statements
Year ended 5 April 2021
Acctyjntlng pollcles
The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention.
Grant5
Grants and donations are only included in the Statement of Financial Actimties when
the charity becomes entitled to the rÈsources,'
it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources.- and
the monetary value can be measured with sufficient rellability.
In the case of performance-related grants. Income is recognised to the extent that
the charity has provided the specified goods or Se￿Ice5, which is usually as the
costs of the related artivities are incurred.

Forest Gate Community Garden
Charitable incorkK*rated orEanisation
Charity number 1169500
Notes to the flnancial ststements
Yea r ended 5 April 2022
l. G rant5 and donations recognised in the year
(al Grant income
5 April 2022
5 April 2021
Alma Street
Aspers
Big Lottery 201912020
Big lottery 202112022
Blooming Forest Ga;
Carpenters
City Bridge Trust
C(Trop 2020
op 2021
community assembly FGS
Garfield Weston
Gateway/crowdfunder
GLA Green Forest Gate
Green Shoots
Helping Hands
LL More Estate
Loss Project
Lottery Community Fund
National lottery commLJnityfund
Postcode lottery
Right to thrive
Right to thrive
SFG training Icarpentersl
Tesco 2021
1,415
279
7.488
576
535
350
1,956
1.017
827
14.084
391
410
2.5crf)
5,299
13.911
272
652
4,992
6,850
1,203
1,227
540
32
826
1.328
586
60,616
257
21,600

Forest Gate Community Garden
Charitable incorporated organisation
Charity number 1169500
Notes to the financial ststements
Year ended 5 April 2022
Ibl Deferred income
5 April 2022 5 April 2021
Alma Street
Aspers
Bi8 lottery 202112022
City Bridge Trust
Cctrop 2020
Ctrop 2021
Community Assembly Forest Gate South plant
Community A55embly MaWand
Gatewaylcrowdfurider
GLA Green Forest Gate
Green Shoots
National lottery com munity fund
Newha m conservation volunteers
Tesco 2021
3,312
1.091
279
481
652
903
1,203
9.424
456
2,295
3,158
1,916
5,583
4.033
631
5,944
481
414
Total deferred incom@
27,611
24,290
Grants are deferred to the extent that the specif led artivities have yet to be
performed.
{cl Deferred Expenditure
Comm6Jnity Assembly More Estate
Risht to Thrive
1.242
174

Forest Gate Community Garden
Cha ritable incorporated organisation
Charity number 1169500
Note5 to the f inancial statement5
Year ended 5 Apfil 202 1
Idl Unrestricted grant income
5 April 2022 5 April 2021
Unrestricted grant income
Garden Trail
Donations
Plaiit sales and 8ardeii l)iie
2,312
3,812
825
3,043
3,868
2. Core expenses
05-Apr-22 05-Apr-21
restricted
Public liability insurance
unrestritted
Public liability insurance
LBN waste management
Companies House
165
410
410
165
13
13
588
588

Forest Gate Community Garden
Charita ble incorporated organisation
Charity number 11695(Ki
Notes to the f inancial statement5
Year ended 5 April 2022
3. Cash
restricted
unrestricted
total
At S April 2022
26,369
17,205
43,574
At S April 2021
24,115
10.381
34,496

Inde￿ndant examlnerfs report to the trustees of the Forest Gate Communlty
Garden CIO
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of tr￿ Forest Gate
Communty Garden CIO {FGCG) for the year ended 5 April 2022.
Rosponsibiliti•s and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the FGCG you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Acr).
I report in respect of my examinatK)n of the Trusfs accounls carried out under
section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination I have folk)wed all
Ihe applicable Directions given by the Charity Commisson under section 145(5Xb) of
the Act.
Independent examln•rfs stat•mont
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no Material matters have iy)me to
my attention in conneclion with the examinatK)n givirvJ me cause to believe that in
any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in ￿spect of the Trust as required by
section 130 of the Act; or
2. the aco)unts do not accord wtth those ￿e￿rds.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connection with the
examination to which attentton should be drawn in this ￿port in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name: Michael Edward Webb
Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies (rf any):
Chartered Inslitute of Public Finance and Accountancy {CIPFA)
Address: 24 Albany Road. Manor Park, London E12 5BE
Date: 25th Januaryt022 2023