# Friends of Crystal Palace Park **Annual Report 2021 and Annual Accounts 2020** ## Agenda - Introduction and welcome - Apologies - Minutes of the 2019/20 AGM - Presentation of the Committee’s Annual Report - Presentation of the Annual Accounts - Election of the Committee - AOB ## Welcome and apologies **Committee** David Vallade – Chair Amy Moore – Trustee Anita Dyson – Secretary and Trustee Peter Hore – Trustee Ray Sacks – Trustee Andrea Kues-Johnson - Trustee Andrew Crow - Trustee **Apologies from members** Andy Crow, Katie Ferguson, John Greatrex , Devon Masarati **Others:** Cllr Angela Wilkins, Liv Pearcey (CPP Trust) Minutes from the 2019120 AGM See attachment Introduction from the chair ello eveiyofle . ## Achievements of the Friends **Since we re-opened in May:** - 1760 human visitors at the information centre… and 74 dogs - 504 hours of volunteering over 32 weekends - The Friends of Crystal Palace Park five year celebrations - Crystal Palace Dinosaurs Heritage Day - Art for Wellbeing on Wednesday mornings - Parkbathe sessions - The Secret Garden sessions on the second Sunday of the month - Volunteer open day ## Achievements of the Friends **Continued to be a voice for the community and park users:** - Worked to clear drains on the Avenue - • Helped to monitor park safety and reported anti-social behaviour - The Friends of the Park and other Park groups invited the community to celebrate five years of the Information Centre in the park in July - • Appointment of new trustees Above: Art for Wellbeing Below: Parakeet books, Crystal Palace Foundation, Croydon Beekeepers, CP Dinosaurs and kids art activities Toilets In June FoCCP supported local park users on their comms and community engagement for the campaign for improve and repair of the toilet facilities. Above: fixmystreet.com report Left: Social media artwork Below: CP Park Matters pdf change.org Campaign now with over 4600 supporters. Above: New large metal paper dispenser ## Indian Bean tree July 2021 Family reading the poem Initiative to inspire people to respect the trees and wildlife in the park. Ribbon highlighting the broken branches due to human activity. Above: Social media response ## Working with the Friends of Crystal Palace Dinosaurs - Dinosaur Day - Lightopia - Mike Benton Dinosaur Book Launch - Info Centre Interpretation exhibits & outreach - FCPD Information Stand at the Information Centre - We also had lots of interactions over issues of conservation - the Megalosaur repairs and Icthyosaur damage. - We are working on getting a donated Monkey Puzzle tree planted. ## The role of FoCPP In April 21 we surveyed our trustees and stakeholders as to what the role of the FoCPP ought to be. ## **Responses told us:** - Operating the Information Centre - Coordinating the Secret garden activity - Providing an organisational voice for the users of the Park - Providing coordination across the more focused friends groups ## and, possibly: ## - a lobbying role with the Trust to prioritise areas of focus/ get things done ## At meeting in May, it was agreed: - still in a transition phase for Trust. Continued communication, consultation and collaboration between Friends and Trust was valuable - No current formal agreement needed - mutually supportive organisations - Comms e.g. website was ongoing, with Friends feeding into the Trust comms group. - Info Centre was valuable focal point and presence in the Park - Quarterly meetings organised by Friends should continue as connection across stakeholder groups - As Trust expands responsibility for the park, there may be opportunities to further support the Friends and sub-groups e.g. with fundraising. ## Crystal Palace Museum update ## **Some museum highlights of 2021:** - Successfully reopened in May following the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions, having been - closed since March 2020. - Hosted the book launch of “The Crystal Palace Chronicles: Star of Nimrod” written by - local author Graham Whitlock. - Celebrated the 85th anniversary of the Crystal Palace fire 1936 by hosting a local - school’s children’s writing competition answering the question “What would you exhibit at the Crystal Palace if it reappeared today?”. The event was also supported by Parakeet Books, Martin & Co. and the Upper Norwood Library. - Brought back their regular monthly guided walking tour as well a few other notable - guided tours. One of these launched Invisible Palace’s heritage project with the short walk “Sculptures of Crystal Palace Park”. There was also their own annual “The Crystal Palace is on Fire!” special guided walk in December. - Installed their exhibition on oral history, where visitors are able to use a rotary telephone to dial up the past and listen to interviews of first hand accounts of the Palace. ## Crystal Palace Park Trust update ## **2021** - The Crystal Palace Park Trust evolved from a volunteer-led community organisation into a registered charity that is now led by full-time professional staff. They added a CEO and Head of Events, and will continue to grow their team in 2022. - In response to the local desire for a diversity of events in the park, the Trust was thrilled to reactivate the Concert Bowl and to contract to bring a number of music performances last summer that helped bring a sense of normalcy following two very difficult years. They also hosted the popular Lightopia winter lantern festival, which brightened the park on dark winter nights with a family-friendly activity. - The Trust began implementing its business model and generating revenue in 2021, which will allow them to begin making investments in the park in 2022. They’ll be completing community consultation in early 2022 so that residents can help advise on what improvements are most needed and how money will be spent. - Through its events programme, the Trust delivered a dozen free events in 2021, ranging from youth music concerts to family movie nights to podcast workshops. - The Trust hosted their first annual _Summer of Play_ , a free programme of 80 activities for local children and young people, including dance classes, art workshops, fitness games, and more. ## Looking ahead to 2022 **The Friends of Crystal Palace Park:** - Restore telephone box outside the information centre - Develop the nature conservation group - Put on more childrens pop-up art holiday sessions - Continue to work with the Trust on their events programme, providing a voice for the community ## Looking ahead to 2022 **Crystal Palace Park subway:** Following on from planning permission being granted, a contractor will be appointed for the Crystal Palace Park Subway. **Invisible Palace:** Invisible Palace will be looking for volunteers to help produce a leaflet for a guided tour of the park sculptures. ## 2022 continued… ## **Crystal Palace Museum:** - They will be expanding their library of available oral history interviews both in the museum and online with a focus on accessibility. ● Their illustrated talks will be reinstated within the museum, covering varied and detailed aspects of the Palace’s history. This will be in addition to general improvements in the museum, both front of house or behind the scenes. ## 2022 continued… ## **Crystal Palace Park Trust:** - The Trust will be obtaining a lease to the Concert Platform in early 2022, and will lead its renovation with the help of the hugely successful Back the Bowl crowdfunding campaign and support of the Mayor of London. - • Phase 1 of the renovation will include a new performance platform and a diverse event programme. - Phase 2 of the renovations will lead to regular community use of the structure. - They will continue to work with their partners in the London Borough of Bromley to implement the park’s Regeneration Plan and plan for the park’s handover to the Trust. - They will be starting an e-newsletter early in the year. - They will implement additional programming for Park users. Annual Accounts 2020 Income OutRoin DETAIL The Secret Garden Adventure Learning ArbNork Duck food Art materials Info Centre equipment Concert Platform Misc TOTAL DETAIL Donation Adventure Learning Info Centre Sales Duck food Concert Platform TOTAL TOTAL £305.00 £4508.69 £160.87 £1001.00 £1775.49 £7751.05 TOTAL £15.36 £6484.32 £300.00 £378.66 £52.11 £15.00 £1184.11 0.01 £8,429.57 SHORTFALL £678.52 ## Election of the Committee **CURRENT TRUSTEES Elected TRUSTEES** David Vallade - retiring and re-electing David Vallade - Chair and Trustee Peter Hore Peter Hore - Trustee Anita Dyson Anita Dyson - Trustee and Secretary Ray Sacks Ray Sacks - Trustee Andrea Kues-Johnson Andrea Kues-Johnson - Trustee Andrew Crow - re-tiring and re-electing Andrew Crow - Trustee Amy Anderson - Trustee Amy Moore Amy Moore - Vice Chair and Trustee **Thanks again to Lucy who stepped down as Chair and Trustee last year** AOB Thank you eftJ°y You( eve￿1 **----- Start of picture text -----**
FRIENDS OF CRYSTAL PALACE PARK - Income 2021
TRANSACTION
Date Description
DETAIL
JANUARY
28-Jan-21 BACS CAF
28-Jan-21 BACS Brown & Green Duck Food Payment
FEBRUARY
12-Feb-21 BACS Brown & Green Duck Food Payment
MARCH
APRIL
20-Apr-21 BACS Brown & Green Duck Food Payment
20-Apr-21 BACS Brown & Green Duck Food Payment
30-Apr-21 BACS Brown & Green Duck Food Payment
MAY
12-May-21 BACS Filmfixer
28-May-21 BACS Brown & Green Duck Food Payment
31-May-21 CASH Info Centre Sales
31-May-21 CARD Info Centre Sales
31-May-21 CASH Other info centre sales
31-May-21 CASH Info Donations
JUNE
30-Jun-21 BACS Brown & Green Duck Food Payment
30-Jun-21 CASH Info Centre Sales
30-Jun-21 CARD Info Centre Sales
30-Jun-21 CASH Info Donations
JULY
30-Jul-21 BACS Brown & Green Duck Food Payment
31-Jul-21 CASH Info Centre Sales
31-Jul-21 CARD Info Centre Sales
31-Jul-21 CASH Info Donations
AUGUST
31-Aug-21 CASH Info Centre Sales
31-Aug-21 CARD Info Centre Sales
31-Aug-21 CASH Info Donations
SEPTEMBER
30-Sep-21 CASH Info Centre Sales
30-Sep-21 CARD Info Centre Sales
30-Sep-21 CASH Info Donations
OCTOBER
31-Oct-21 CASH Info Centre Sales
31-Oct-21 CARD Info Centre Sales
31-Oct-21 CASH Info Donations
NOVEMBER
1-Nov-21 BACS Brown & Green Duck Food Payment
25-Nov-21 BACS Clarion
30-Nov-21 CASH Info Centre Sales
30-Nov-21 CARD Info Centre Sales
30-Nov-21 CASH Info Donations
DECEMBER
1-Dec-21 BACS Brown & Green Duck Food Payment
10-Dec-21 BACS CAF
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16-Dec-21 BACS Brown & Green Duck Food Payment
30-Dec-21 CASH Info Centre Sales
30-Dec-21 CARD Info Centre Sales
30-Dec-21 CASH Info Donations
TOTAL PAYMENTS
CASH
CARD
TOTAL
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Information B & G Duck
Total Donations Centre Food Other Misc
10.00 10.00
80.00 80.00
80.00 80
80.00 80.00
80.00 80.00
80.00 80.00
300.00 300.00
160.00 160.00
35.99 35.99
26.98 26.98
3.20 3.20
240.00 240.00
47.00 47.00
8.00 8.00
5.62 5.62
160.00
160.00 160.00
125.00 125.00
94.95 94.95
7.93 7.93
30.50 30.50
52.95 52.95
6.20 6.20
40.00 40.00
35.45 35.45
5.00 5.00
97.90 97.90
8.00 8.00
4.70 4.70
520.00
520.00 520.00
499.95 499.95
35.00 35.00
33.94 33.94
12.40 12.40
180.00
180.00 180.00
10.00 10.00
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160.00 160.00
5.00 5.00
3.00 3.00
7.11 7.11
3,371.77 372.16 679.66 1,820.00 499.95 - -
468.55 52.16 416.39 0 0
2900.22 320.00 263.27 1,820.00 499.95
3,368.77 372.16 679.66 1,820.00 499.95
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FRIENDS OF CRYSTAL
TRANSACTION
Date
DETAIL
16-Feb-21 Cheque 100043
16-Feb-21 Cheque 100044
17-Feb-21 Cheque 100045
22-Feb-21 CASH
22-Feb-21 CASH
12-Apr-21 CASH
15-Apr-21 CASH
19-Apr-21 CASH
29-Apr-21 CASH
19-May-21 Cheque 100046
21-May-21 CASH
31-May-21 DV
5-Jun-21 CASH
13-Jun-21 CASH
13-Jun-21 CASH
23-Jun-21 CASH
28-Jun-21 CASH
30-Jun-21 DV
JULY
15-Jul-21 CASH
17-Jul-21 CASH
28-Jul-21 CASH
29-Jul-21 CASH
30-Jul-21 CASH
30-Jul-21 CASH
31-Jul-21 DV
AUGUST
15-Aug-21 CASH
18-Aug-21 CASH
18-Aug-21 CASH
20-Aug-21 CASH
27-Aug-21 CASH
31-Aug-21 BACS
SEPTEMBER
9-Sep-21 CASH
9-Sep-21 CASH
13-Sep-21 CASH
14-Sep-21 CASH
14-Sep-21 CASH
18-Sep-21 CASH
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24-Sep-21 CASH
25-Sep-21 CASH
30-Sep-21 BACS
OCTOBER
15-Oct-21 CASH
18-Oct-21 CASH
20-Oct-21 Cheque 100047
31-Oct-21 BACS
NOVEMBER
10_Nov-21 CASH
11-Nov-21 CASH
13-Nov-21 CASH
29-Nov-21 CASH
30-Nov-21 BACS
DECEMBER
9-Dec-21 CASH
6-Dec-21 CASH
12-Dec-21 CASH
12-Dec-21 CASH
29-Dec-21 Cheque 100047
31-Dec-21 BACS
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PALACE PARK - Expenses 2021
Description Total Debits Events
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
Amazon Duck Food 38.97
Homebase - Flood damage supplies 114.35
Amazon Duck Food 38.97
TS Graphics 5.60
Post Office 3.20
MARCH
APRIL
E-G-S Paper bags 1.50
Homebase 11.90
Secret Garden - duck food x2 7.98
Homebase 15.95
MAY
Amazon Duck Food 170.02
TS Graphics 16.00
Zettle - tariff fee 0.39
JUNE
E-G-S Paper bags 3.00
Tesco 3.00
Alleyn Park Garden Centre 29.90
Homebase 23.00
E-G-S Paper bags 3.00
Zettle - tariff fee 0.32
Parakeet Books x10 50.00
Poundland 3.00
Poundland 7.00
Wilko 12.50
Sainsbury's 7.79
TS Graphics 11.70
Zettle - tariff fee 1.56
Secret Garden - duck food 7.98
Amazon Duck Food 15.60
Whites Pet Centre 13.98
One Stop 1.52
TS Graphics 8.00
Izettle - tariff fee 0.94
Sainsbury's 2.35
Macks Pharmacy 5.98
Whites Pet Centre 13.98
E-G-S Paper bags 5.00
TS Graphics 4.00
Whites Pet Centre 16.99
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Lee Shoe & Key Studio 18.00
Whites Pet Centre 13.98
Izettle - tariff fee 0.61
TS Graphics 5.04
TS Graphics 10.08
Amazon Duck Food 281.56
Izettle - tariff fee 0.11
Parakeet Books x6 30.00
TS Graphics 10.14
Poppy Appeal wreath 20.00 20.00
Sainsbury's 8.85
Izettle - tariff fee 0.60
Whites Pet Centre 15.98
Sainsbury's 6.00
Tesco 5.55 5.55
One Stop 10.30 10.30
Amazon Duck Food 190.99
Izettle - tariff fee 0.04
TOTAL PAYMENTS 1,304.75 35.85
CASH 35.85
CARD 0
TOTAL 35.85
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David Funding
- Art materials /
Secret Garden Artwork/leaflet Info centre Duck food Comms costs
s/projects
(Restricted) Misc
38.97
114.35
38.97
5.6
3.2
1.5
11.9
7.98
15.95
170.02
16.00
0.46
3.00
3.00
29.90
23.00
3.00
0.32
50.00
3.00
7.00
12.50
7.79
11.70
1.56
7.98
15.60
13.98
1.52
8.00
0.94
2.35
5.98
13.98
5.00
4.00
16.99
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18.00
13.98
0.61
5.04
10.08
281.56
0.11
30.00
10.14
8.85
0.60
15.98
6.00
190.99
0.04
40.42 0.00 263.20 839.48 86.26 39.61
40.42 148.85 118.97 86.26 34.97
114.35 720.51 4.64
40.42 0.00 263.20 839.48 86.26 39.61
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1304.82 839.5 1304.82 |**Total Receipts:**
**Donations**
**Information Centre**
**Duck Food**
**Funding for Bett's Park**
**TOTAL**
**Expenses:**
**Events**
**Secret Garden**
**David Funding - Artwork/leafets/projects (Restricted)**
**Info centre**
**Duck food**
**Art materials / Comms costs**
**Misc**
**TOTAL**
**Net Surplus**
**Bank Reconciliation**
Balance brought forward @ 01/01/2021
Plus bank net surplus
Bank Balance per accounts
Info centre card payment due from David Vallade
Balance as per Bank statement @ 31.12.2021|**£ BANK**
**£ CASH**
320.00 52.16
263.27 416.39
1,820.00
-
499.95|372.16

679.66

1,820.00
499.95

3,371.77







1,304.82

2,066.95
11,502.05
2,063.72
13,565.77
258.63
13,307.14
13,307.14
£0.00| |---|---|---| ||2,903.22
468.55|| ||-
35.85
-
40.42
114.35
148.85
720.51
118.97
86.26
4.64
34.97|| ||839.50
465.32|| |||| ||2,063.72
3.23|| |||| ## **Receipts and Payments Account Friends of Crystal Palace Park Year ended 31 December 2021** ||**Cash**|**Bank**|**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Total 2021**|**Total 2020**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Receipts**|||||| |Donations|52|320||372|305| |Grants (restricted)|||||**0**| |Adventure Learning|||||4,509| |Info Centre Sales|416|0||416|161| |Duck Food Sales|0|1,820||1,820|1,001| |Funding held for other projects||500||500|1,775| |**Total Receipts**|**469**|**2,640**|**0**|**3,109**|**7,751**| ||||||| |**Payments**|||||| |Events|36|0||36|0| |Secret Garden
|40|0||40|15| |Artwork/leafets (Restricted)||||0|300| |Adventure Learning||||0|6,484| |Admin||||0|0| |Info centre equipment|149|114||263|15| |Duck food|119|721||839|379| |Art materials|86|||86|52| |Funding held for other projects||||0|1,184| |Misc|35|0||35|0| |**Total Payments**|**465**|**835**|**0**|**1,300**|**8,430**| ||||||| |**In Year Movement**|**3**|**1,805**|**0**|**1,808**|**-679**| ||||||| |**Balance brought forward from last year**|31|11,502|2,711|**14,244**|12,181| ||||||| |**Balance(s) in hand at year end**|**35**|**13,307**|**2,711**|**16,053**|**11,502**| |Grant (restricted ) Rec'd 2017
10,394
Expenditure 2017
-4,592
Expenditure 2018
-1,916
Expenditure 2019
-875
Expenditure 2020
-300
Expenditure 2021
0
**C/F to 2021**
**2,711**
**Prepared by:**
Lucy Hopkins
Signature
**Date**
**Reviewer's Certifcate**
The above statements agree with the records and vouchers of Friends of
Crystal Palace Park for the year to 31 December 2021
**Independent Reviewer:**
Signature
**Date**
**11/8/2022**||||||