## **Annual Report April 2020 to March 2021** ## Charity number 1172700 ## **Aims and Purposes** To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time activity in the interests of the social welfare and for the benefit of the inhabitants of Halesowen and the surrounding locality . The Trustees are also responsible for the maintenance and management of the Bowling Green under lease from Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. ## **Objective** To improve the well-being of the residents of the area by the preservation, promotion, support, assistance and improvement of Huntingtree Park. When planning our activities for the year we kept in mind at our trustee meetings, the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. ## **Activities** The first Pandemic lock-down was imposed just before the April start of the 2020 Bowling season with the result that the green had to remain closed until the end of May. As a consequence, a considerable number of our regular bowlers did not take up an annual subscription while waiting to see how the Pandemic situation evolved. This had a significant impact on our financial budget. We negotiated a reduced maintenance schedule with our Greenkeeper over this period to conserve finances but to be ready for reopening when Government restrictions allowed. Revised restrictions came into force in July 2020 with the limitation of only six players on the green at any time. Bowling subscriptions continued to be low so we appealed for donations to ensure the continuation of the Bowling Green facility. By these management actions we were able to have limited Bowling for the second half of the season and resume normal Green maintenance over the winter season to ensure a Green in good condition for the start of the 2021 season. The first lockdown also caused the cancellation of; - A Craft Fair planned to bring together local residents - A storytelling morning in May aimed at mothers and toddlers - Involvement in a National wildlife survey - A Rounders Club in conjunction with our Health Activators to introduce the sport of Rounders to local children with the aim of entering a Park team in a borough-wide competition - An additional Picnic bench - A number of social events to encourage our Bowling community (Quiz night, skittles evening) and raise extra funds for Green maintenance. The weekly Exercise and Socialise group organised by the _Friends of Huntingtree Park_ for local residents to use craft skills to make items for donation to UK and overseas charities could not meet for a large part of the year, as the Park Hub building was closed to allow the Health Activators to be redeployed to support the COVID vaccination scheme. In the autumn our Green Flag status was renewed for 2020/21 thanks to the unstinting efforts of our voluntary litter-pickers who are on the park early every morning making the park tidy and reporting any problem areas. Reintroduced restrictions in November 2020 meant that we could still not hold events including a Christmas Fair (usually our most important fundraiser). ## **Financial Summary** |**Income**
**£**
Fundraising / Donations
120
Bowling subscriptions
3173
**Expenditure**
Bowling Green lease
250
Bowling green maintenance
2703
Printing, Stationery, advertising
43
Sundries
40
Surplus for the year
Brought forward at 31 Mar 2020
Balance at 31 March 2021
Represented by:
Bowling Green Fund (restricted)
£2172
General fund (unrestricted)
£2530|**£**
3293
3036| |---|---| ||247
4445| ||**4702**| Reserves Policy To hold a minimum reserve sufficient to cover 12 months typical expenditure. ## **Trustees** - Alan Hackett (Chair) - Christine Matthews (Vice-Chair) - Jane Matthews (Secretary) - Margaret Bond (Treasurer) - Susan Kirk - Susan Terry Cutler - Linda McLennaghan ## **Conclusion** We managed to complete the year under consideration having had most of our planned activities cancelled because of COVID restrictions but with overall finances still achieving our target reserve. This puts us in a good position to respond as restrictions get lifted. Chairman FRIENDS OF HUNTINGTREE PARK REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1172700 ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 318T MARCH 2021 FRIENDS OF HUNTINGTREE PARK ARI I report on the attached accounts of Friends of Huntingtree Path klrthe year ended 315t March 2021. Respective responslblllties of trustees and examlner As the tharity's trustees you are re8p)nsbbg for th& Preparnt￿n of the accounts; you constdor that an audtt 1$ not required for this year under se(*ton 144(2) of the CharIt￿S Act 2011 (11* 2011 Act) and that an indepondent examinati￿ Is needed. It 1$ my responsibillty to.. exAmine the acry)unts under se¢tDn 145 ofthe 2011 Act; to follow the procedurns lald down kn tho gMernl Dlrecllon$ by the Ch**y C(ffimlssk)n undar section 145(5llb} of the 2011 Ad.. and to Jlate wmlher partiujlor m*lers have cune to my attO￿on. 8a81• of Indopondont eXan￿n•¢8 roport My examlnatk*n wa$ c*rrled OLI In accordanc4 wtih the 98n8ral Olr•dbn8 glvèn by the Cha CommIss￿n. An ey2mlnallon indudes a re￿W ofthe accountlng re¢ords kept by the charity and a comparilon olltte accounts prn¥enled wtth thos• records. ￿ 81s0 indLths conslderation of any ￿USUal Items or dI￿10￿re8 In the a¢¢ounts and aeekthg Owlanat￿n$ from you as twstees ¢4n¢eming any $u¢h matters. The proc¢dute8 undertakon do nL* pro¥ld8 all tho evklenc8 that wouhj be roqulrod an audlt •KI consequentty no oplnk¥) 5$ giv￿ as to wh•th•r Ih? accoun1• a In￿ falr vlew. and the rnport18 limited to those maiters set CArt in the *atement beh)w. Ind•pend•nt examln•rf• slatem•nt In connection wrth my 0￿MInatIon, no matt•r has ¢om• to my atlwbtth.. l. Vlhlch glves mo roa8onabl8 L¥UM to bd10￿ that kn ￿ matoriil re th• requlrementi to ka￿ acC￿nI0nll r•cord8 kn accordan￿ wlth #•calon 130 ofthe 2011 Ad", to prepare accounts whl¢h accord wth the a¢￿￿rtIng records and Compty wlh the a¢c4untlng requiromenl$ rflhe 2011 Ad have nct be￿ m<. or 2. To whKh, In my oplnlon, attentlon thould be dr•*n h order to a proper ￿derStandIn9 of the accxM¥tt$ lo be reach•d. . M. JONES ACCOUNTANT DUDLEY CVS 7 ALBION STREET BRIERLEY HILL DY5 3EE 61h December 2021 FRIENDS OF HUNTINGTrEE PARK REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1172700 INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31- MARCH 2021 2021 2020 INCOME Fundraising￿onaIion8 Bowlers. Subscriptions 120 3,173 1,569 1,152 3.293 2,721 EXPENDITURE Rent of Bowling GrBen Insurance Printing, Stationwy & Advertising BovAing Green Ma#thnanc• Repairs Events Sundrie8 250 250 112 129 2,756 240 195 188 2.703 3,036 3.870 Surplu•l-D8ficlt for th• Yoar 257 -1,149 Balance at 31•t MarL* 2020 4.445 5.594 Balance at 31" March 2021 4,702 4,445 FRIENDS OF HUNTINGTREE PARK REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1172700 STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABIUTIES ST AS AT 31 MARCH 2021 2021 2020 CURRENT ASSETS Bank Current AAxount 4,702 4,445 R•pro8•nt•d by . Income & Expendi￿re A(%ount: General De81gnated 'Save the Greerf Fund 2.530 2,172 1,839 4.71r2 4,445 NB: TheM accounts Includ• bothlw• wbq¢rfpkn• c(£1,792 r•c•lved kn advan for 2021122 ￿ar. Approved bythe Manatpmont C0nthtt￿ and slgned on th•lr b•haff: Chalrnmn Trea8ur•r