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**Charity name** Nottingham Open Spaces Forum **Other names charity is known by** NOSF **Registered charity number (if any)** 1176727 **Charity's principal address** Browne Jacobson LLP Mowbray House, Castle Meadow Road Nottingham **Postcode NG2 1BJ** 

**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Martin Willis|Chair|||
|Ben Standing|Vice-Chair|||
|Sarah Manton||||
|Rob Kirkwood||||
|CherryUnderwood||||
|Ros Yousof||Retired 4thMarch 2023||
|Tom Huggon||||
|Julia Jayne White||Retired 4thMarch 2023||
|James Dymond||||



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

|**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|
|---|---|
|n/a||



## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

## **Type of adviser Name Address** 

n/a 

## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

n/a 

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## **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) Election by association members 

- Trustee selection methods 

   - (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

Policies and procedures on health & safety and safeguarding have been adopted and are available on the NOSF website 

NOSF participates in the wider network of the National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces 

- 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** 

- NOSF has a manifesto agreed by its’ members available on the NOSF ~~website.~~ 

- NOSF provides advocacy, advice and information to its members and the wider public in support of its’ charitable objects. 

- NOSF acts as an umbrella for Friends Groups and other stakeholders of public open spaces within Nottingham. 

NOSF supports fundraising for groups and projects pertinent to the protection and improvement of open spaces for the benefit of the wider public. 

In the pursuance of these activities the Charity Trustees have given due regard to the Charity Commissions public benefit guidance. 

• To advance the education of the public in the enjoyment, understanding, application and conservation of open spaces **Summary of the** within the city of Nottingham. **objects of the** • To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, **charity set out** protection and improvement of the physical and natural **in its governing** environment (including parks, play areas, sports fields, **document** allotments, nature reserves, woodlands and cemeteries) within the City of Nottingham  To enhance public health and wellbeing through access to and activity in open spaces **Summary of the main activities undertaken for** 

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**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)** 

**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

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## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

- **Summary of the main** NOSF 2022/2023 **achievements of the charity during the year**  NOSF has continued to develop a project for a green map and interactive website detailing the City’s green and open spaces and highlighting events, facilities, highlights and volunteering work. Now live at https://www.nottinghamparks.co.uk/index.html 

   - NOSF continued to participate in and support Green Social Prescribing Programme GreenSpace. 

   - NOSF is continuing to develop, working with various partners, the Peoples Forest Project, joining the heart of Nottingham to Sherwood Forest. 

||NOSF is continuing to develop, working with various<br>partners, thePeoples Forest Project<br>, joining the heart<br>of Nottingham to Sherwood Forest.|
|---|---|
||NOSF has delivered the Castle Oaks project in the|
||City, funder by the Nottingham Castle Trust to gift an|
||oak tree to each of the 80 primary and special|
||schools in the city.|
||NOSF continues to work with other groups and|
||individuals to highlight the importance of our City|
||Open Space Network. We play an active role on the|
||NCC Open & Green Space Champions Group, Local|
||Access Forum, Green Partnership, Green Hustle, and|
||with Natural England and Nottinghamshire Wildlife|
||Trust.|
||NOSF is also strongly engaged with the Midlands|
||Parks Forum and with theNational Federation of|
||Parks and Green Spaces<br> which continues national|
||work on behalf of Friends Groups.|
||NOSF has made a number of submissions on planning|
||applications afecting open and green spaces and has|
||contributed to relevant Supplementary Planning|
||Documents. We have also participated in Broadmarsh|
||Green Heart stakeholder group discussions.|
||NOSF holds regular open Forum meetings,|
||strengthening connections between professional and|
||volunteer “greeners”. We continue support for|
||individual Friends Groups and other open and green|
||space stakeholders.|
||NOSF are supporting the work ofWild.NG|
||NOSF continues to contribute to the developing Local|
||Nature RecoveryStrategy.|



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- NOSF continues its support for the annual City Nature Challenge run by the NWT City Group. 

- NOSF has conducted a comprehensive survey of its constituent groups to better inform future activity. 

## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

## **Section E                    Financial review** 

There are unlikely to be reserves, as donations are usually given to fund **Brief statement of the charity’s** certain projects. However if reserves are accumulated, these will be spent **policy on reserves** on furthering the aims and objectives of the organisation. Reserves will not be allowed to accumulate in excess of  six months average expenditure 

**Details of any funds materially** NOSF donates money given to it to others. It does not incur financial **in deficit** liabilities and so should not find itself in deficit 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- 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** 

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## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** 

|**’s trustees**||
|---|---|
|||
|Martin Willis|Ben Standing|
|Chair|Vice Chair|



**etc)** 

**Date** 17/01/2024 

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## **NOSF income & expenditure** 

**Roll of Honour appeal Date Income Expenditure** 

|**B/F 2021/2022**|**106.06**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Project sub-total**|**106.06**||**0.00**|
|**Peoples Forest project**||||
|**Date**|**Income**|**Expenditure**||
|**B/F 2021/2022**|**1065.73**|||
|5/24/2022|200.00|||
|7/6/2022|200.00|||
|8/12/2022|200.00|||
|9/14/2022|200.00|||
|11/30/2022|200.00|||
|**Project sub-total**|**2065.73**||**0.00**|
|**Castle Oaks project**||||
|**Date**|**Income**|**Expenditure**||
|**B/F 2021/2022**|**4093.00**|||
|**Project sub-total**|**4093.00**||**0.00**|
|**Town Trails project**||||
|**Date**|**Income**|**Expenditure**||
|**B/F 2021/2022**|**7798.40**|||
|**Project sub-total**|**7798.40**||**0.00**|
|**NOSF development, fees & expenses**||||
|**Date**|**Income**|**Expenditure**||
|**B/F 2021/2022**|**9376.21**|||
|4/8/2022|252.00|||
|4/28/2022|||5000.00|
|6/29/2022|175.00|||
|6/30/2022|||18.00|
|8/3/2022|||3500.00|
|9/2/2022|9950.00|||





|9/3/2022|300.00||
|---|---|---|
|9/30/2022||18.00|
|11/25/2022|53.10||
|12/21/2022||383.15|
|12/31/2022||18.00|
|1/28/2023||303.62|
|2/20/2023||80.00|
|3/3/2023||303.48|
|3/3/2023||324.00|
|3/31/2023||18.00|
|3/31/2023|18.92||
|**Project sub-total**|**20125.23**|**9966.25**|
|**F Green Map & Website**|||
|**B/F 2021/2022**|||
|4/28/2022|5000.00||
|4/28/2022||4800.00|
|8/25/2022|5000.00||
|**Project sub-total**|**10000.00**|**4800.00**|
|**Wild.NG**||Restricted funding - in support of Wild.NG|
|**B/F 2021/2022**|**52.63**||
|4/7/2022|10.00|0.34|
|6/29/2022|20.00|0.68|
|8/26/2022|40.00|0.76|
|9/21/2022|10.00|0.34|
|10/20/2022|24.00|0.54|
|3/7/2023|20.00|0.48|
|**Project sub-total**|**176.63**|**3.14**|
|**NCC Green Groups**|**Fund**|Restricted funding - collection on behalf o|
|**B/F 2021/2022**|**228.32**||
|4/19/2022||100.00|
|8/2/2022||55.00|
|12/10/2022||29.90|
|**Project sub-total**|**228.32**|**184.90**|
|**ICCM funding for Victoria Embankment projects**|||
|**Date**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|
|9/2/2022|**12000.00**||
|9/3/2022||300.00|





**Project sub-total** 

**12000.00** 

**300.00** 

|**NCC Flower Meadows Fund**|**NCC Flower Meadows Fund**|Restricted funding - collection on behalf o|
|---|---|---|
|**B/F 2021/2022**|**18.92**||
|3/31/2023||18.92|
|**Project sub-total**|**18.92**|**18.92**|
|**Standing in this Place**||Restricted funding - collection on behalf o|
|7/6/2022|20.00|0.68|
|7/7/2022|10.00|0.34|
|7/18/2022|25.00|0.55|
|7/25/2022|5.00|0.27|
|**Project sub-total**|**60.00**|**1.84**|
|**TOTALS**|**56,672.29**|**15,275.05**|





Restricted funding - charitable appeal in **Balance** 

**106.06** 

Restricted funding - NOSF managed **Balance** 

**2065.73** 

Restricted funding - NOSF managed **Balance** 

**4093.00** 

Restricted funding - in partnership with J **Balance** 

**Balance** 

**7798.40** 



**10158.98** 

Restricted funding 

**5200.00** 

G Community Project. nosf takes 5% of in 

**173.49** 

of NCC/FPA, NOSF fees of 2.5% collected 


Restricted funding - in partnership with **Balance** 



**11700.00** 

of NCC/FPA, NOSF fees of 2.5% collected 

**0.00** 

of Garden Club, NOSF fees of 2.5% collec 

**58.16** 

**41397.24** 

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## **2022/2023** 

n partnership with City & County Councils 

## **Description Reconciled to bank** 

## project 

**Description Reconciled to bank** 

Donation from Keith Simpson Associates 032 Donation from Keith Simpson Associates 034 Donation from Keith Simpson Associates 034 Donation from Keith Simpson Associates 035 Donation from Keith Simpson Associates 036 

project commissioned by Castle Trust (budget £10,000) **Description** 

## **Reconciled to bank** 

J Perry, Friends of the Forest 

**Description Reconciled to bank** 

## **Description Reconciled to bank** 

|NCC - To cover 14/03 payment to Metrosigns, inc NOSF admin fe|032|
|---|---|
|Transfer from NCC/FPA grant to Green Map project|**internal transfer**|
|MPF payment for supporting community engagement|033|
|Bank service charge|033|
|New Ground Consultancy for fundraising|034|
|Awards for All funding award|034|





|NOSF management fee for ICCM funds|**internal transfer**|
|---|---|
|Bank service charge|035|
|MPF expenses for workshop at AGM|036|
|Russel-Scanlan insurance renewal|037|
|Bank service charge|037|
|Payment to Fliss Hogg for FoGs consultation|038|
|Beer Consortium, room hire for march AGM|038|
|Payment to Fliss Hogg for FoGs consultation|038|
|Beer Consortium, catering for march AGM|038|
|Bank service charge|039|
|NOSF management fee for Flower Meadow funds|**internal transfer**|



|Transfer from NCC/FPA grant to Green Map project|**internal transfer**|
|---|---|
|Initial Green Map payment to Stencil|032|
|NCVS/GSP contribution to Green Map|034|



ncome from direct donations and 7.5% of donations via giving platform 

|Stripe donation less fees|032|
|---|---|
|Stripe donation less fees|033|
|Stripe donation less fees|034|
|Stripe donation less fees|035|
|Stripe donation less fees|036|
|Stripe donation less fees|039|



in addition to JustGiving fee 

|Disbursement to Summerwood Lane Community Garden on beha|032|
|---|---|
|Disbursement to Friends of Sunrise Hill|034|
|Disbursement to Friends of Sunrise Hill|037|



NCC 

|NCC|||
|---|---|---|
||**Description**|**Reconciled to bank**|
|ICCM donation||**034**|
|NOSF management fee||**internal transfer**|





in addition to JustGiving fee 

NOSF management fee for Flower Meadow funds 

## **internal transfer** 

|cted in addition to JustGiving fee||
|---|---|
|Stripe donation less fees|033|
|Stripe donation less fees|034|
|Stripe donation less fees|034|
|Stripe donation less fees|034|



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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

## **Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

**Report to the trustees/ members of** 

**On accounts for the year ended** 

**NOTTING HAM OPEN** ~~**SPACES**~~ **FORUM** ~~31st march 2023~~ 

~~**Charity no** 1176727~~ **(if any)** 

**Set out on pages** 

File NOSF CC16a_ 2023.xls 

(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets) 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/03/2023** 

**Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of  the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent** 

**examiner's statement**[I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have ] come to my attention in connection with the examination. 

I have no concerns and have not come across any other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn. 

**Signed: Name:** 

**Relevant professional qualification(s) or body** 


~~Zueb Shamsi~~ ACMA 

**Date:** 20/01/2024 



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**(if any):** 

215 Bramcote Lane Nottingham NG8 2QL 

**Address:** 

**Section B                           Disclosure** 



**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .