## **Annual Report April 2022 to March 2023** 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** June 2022 Local toddlers including a contingent from the local Day Nursery were invited to the Hub for a morning with a professional storyteller based around the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Everyone had fun learning about the Jubilee and some of the special people that help out at the palace. The children made their own crowns and even went on a scavenger hunt. . July 2022 The bowling green is an important part of the life of the Park with 60+ regular bowlers and so the annual trophy competition is eagerly anticipated. In pleasant weather, sixteen bowlers met to contest for the _Friends_ Bowling Trophy. Through four rounds, bowlers were progressively eliminated to join the spectators until only Richard Halford and Steve Harris were left to compete in the final. A close match left Richard as the 2022 holder of the Trophy. The _Friends_ organise a weekly _Exercise and Socialise_ group for local residents, a number of whom now live alone. Regularly 15-20 people attend to take an exercise walk on the Park led by one of the Health Activators followed by refreshments and lots of conversation while using craft skills to make items for donation to UK and overseas charities. A Christmas Fair was held in November and so after much preparation, a variety of stalls attracted our many supporters to visit the Hub, renew old friendships and spend, raising £500 in the course of the afternoon. This money forms the basis of our fundraising used to cover essential expenses Public Liability insurance, Lease payment etc.. In late autumn our Green Flag status was renewed for 2022/23 due in no small part to the unstinting efforts of our voluntary litter-pickers who are on the park early every morning keeping the park tidy and reporting any areas requiring further attention. ## **Financial Summary** |**Financial Summary**||| |---|---|---| |**Income**
Fundraising / Donations
Bowling subscriptions
**Expenditure**
Bowling Green lease
Printing Stationery &Advertising
Bowling green maintenance
Insurance
Sundries
Surplus for the year
Brought forward at 31 Mar 2022
**Balance at 31 March 2023**
Represented by:
Bowling Green Fund (restricted)
£2721
General fund (unrestricted)
£1852|**£**
1096
2484
250
141
2859
124
153|**£**
3580
3527| |||53
4520| |||**4573**| ## **Reserves Policy** To hold a reserve sufficient to cover 12 months typical expenditure. ## **Trustees** for the year under consideration - Alan Hackett (Chair) - Christine Matthews (Vice-Chair) - Jane Matthews (Secretary) - Margaret Bond (Treasurer) - Susan Kirk - Susan Terry Cutler - Linda McLennaghan ## **Conclusion** The year under consideration suffered from reduced numbers using the park and its facilities after eighteen months of successive pandemic disruption. However careful management and reduced activities meant we still maintained our target financial reserve. So from the organisations perspective, the future looks secure. Chairman FRIENDS OF HUNTINGTREE PARK REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1172700 AcCou￿rS ST YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 FRIENDS OF HuKfiNGTREE PARK REGISTERED CHARif( NO. 1172700 Inde ndent Examinerfs Re ort I r8POrt on the attached accounts of Friends of Huntirwree Park for the year ended 31° March 2023. Respective responsibllltles of trustses and examlner As the charty's trustees you are r65wnsible for the prepara￿n of the accounts. ￿ consider that an audit 18 not required for this year under *Xion 144(2) of Charitss Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination 16 needed. It is my resF¥)n5ibility lo." examine the xcounts under sec#ion 145 of the 2011 Act" to follow tho pr(￿lureS Lqld down in the general DlreLtr glven by the Chaiity CommisS￿)n under section 14515){b) of the 2011 Ad. and to state whether particulw matters have comè to my attention. Ba818 of independent examlnefs roport My éxamination was carried out in accordan￿ with the general Directk)ns given by the Charity Commtssion. An examination includes a review of the accounting r￿ordS kept by the charfty and a omparwn of the a￿￿unt5 pyesented with ItThe rwds. It also indudes con&derab"on of any unuwal item8 or disclosuw in the accounts and seeking explanatM)n$ from you as tnjstees conoming any such matters. The procedures undertaken not provide all the erfiden￿ that would be required in an audtt and consequently no opinfon is gp4en as to whether the accounts present a and fair view and the rewrt is limited to Ih08e matters set out in Statement tdryw. Indepond•nt oxaminerfs ststoment In connection wrth my exarninatK)n, rKJ matter has come to my attentson.. 1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirement8 lo keep accounting records in aCCordar￿ with Sec1x￿ 130 of tho 2011 A4X" and to prepare accounts whith accord the ¥eounbng re¢ord8 and COMP￿ with the accounting requir8m8nls of the 2011 Ac have not been w cr 2. To which, in my opinion, attent￿￿ should be drawn In (xder to enable a oper understanding of the accounts to be re*hed. G. M. JONES ACCOUNTANT DUDLEY CVS 7 ALBION STREET cir