FRIENDS OF WINDMILL GARDENS
Charity Registration No 1176991
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

FRIENDS OF WINDMILL GARDENS
Contents
Trustees, Report
Independent Examiner's Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financlal Statement

FRIENDS OF MNDMILL GARDENS
TRUSTEES REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The tNstees FKesent the finantsal ststements of the thanty for the year ended 31
March 2024. The finan(ial ststements have been prepared in accordance w51h the
Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Entities. Part 15 the Companies Act 20[
and follow the recommendations in AcccMJnkn'ng and RepoTb'ng by Charitses:
Statement of Recommende(I Practi￿ and the Charity Annual Relum 2023'.questbon
guide.
Valu•s of the Charlty
Our values agreed and committed lo by the trustees in July 2020 are."
FOWG is inclusive and encourages dNersity',
We provide an enriching and inspiring experience for visit￿5 and volunteers..
aThJ
We are ￿￿Knitted to envimnmenlal sustslnabilty the wdk)eing ol wr
k￿1 area.
We do this by bein9:
Rooted in the communty:
Friendly. open, ¢C￿PeratIve and a¢￿￿ntsb￿.'
ReSi1￿rt refieth'rHJ Brixton Windmill's hisw sinLY 1816:
C￿tive. pragmatic and SUPFKKtive,' and
AmbilKWS excellence li everythwvJ do.
Ob
ectfves of tho Cha
Strateghs
Friends.
volunteer5
and Icthl cyThmunty
r vc4unleer pr(*Jramme to irKJease partiupation
espeualty anKKfjsI t*otAe *ilh ¢Jisabblthes. ethnic Thunsyities and
Devel￿ a Tar￿e of partnerships ￿ local organisations and
businesses thal generate revenue Ihrough C￿tre hire and event
Our Brixton WwKlm￿l
centre
BLMkl a welcoming hub Lamteth commun
IT￿15 needs and contrilxrtes to Iheir success and
wel￿be￿￿.
Lambeth.

Windmill and its
cele￿ate cenlvrles of histw by prOn￿)￿.￿j the Wirmlmill's
al heril&3e and WKler￿Thj ac￿ to our events.
Continue to make our milling prc*3ramme a unmiue volurrteer
experien￿ and prO¥￿e flour lo I￿11 people and businesses.
history
Gar(lens and parks
In(¥ease V*￿ndM1￿ Gath$ dNersty by growir¥J our own wheat
and participating M) Ihe L¢￿ NatM)nal Part( City aTh￿ GoParks
Ensure ovr green Spa￿ can be a￿S￿j and eniopy by a
dNerse rarwje of thals fo￿SIng ￿ young people and estste
res￿ents.
Trustegs
The follo*ryng were trustees of the charity thrOugh(￿t the year unless otherwise
stated:
T Reba (Chair) Retired October 2024
N Weedon (Vice chair- Acting Chair since June 2024)
E Smrth-Bc*Jie (Secrelaryi
S Sikka (TreaSu￿r ￿tIred from the post April 2024)
E Sutcliffe
ALee
J Licence
L Taczalski (Elected Oct 2023)
C Minnot (Elected Oct 2023)
This report was approved cfft behalf of the Board on 16th Oclober 2024
Nicholas Wee(lon
Chair

INDEPENDEKf EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES ON THE
UNAUDrrED ACCOUNTS OF
FRIENDS OF WINDMILL GARDENS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2024
In acJJydance with instrudi(xis. I have exarnined Ihese Una￿li1ed aCc￿nts in
order to assist you to fulfil your stsknrt￿ respmsilylrfies. No matters of (x)nc*m (xKne
to my attenti￿ during the examinakn.
C. N. Cattenrnle ACMA
Dated IEI,,IuL¥

FRIENDS OF WINDMILL GARDENS
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivmES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2024
Grants and3ward5
31.743
8.196
52.431
7x1
19.972
15.261
49.451
Don4lions
Trading IrKome
Membershlp IrKome
Total Income
St•ft cos
55.488
1S.H8
SQ307 . .
9.601
533
Tralnln8 & dthtbpmefi¢
ence & MembershSp
Merrhandi5e expenses
558
3.693
11.130
2.166
16%38
1.659
li
4.S91
Proft551onal fees
AdmlnSstratkn e4xr4es
8.395
8.103
ioi
Other costs
Website
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BalarKe at I Wl
26592
39,120
Bal¥￿* 31 Marth
All incorne and expeTh1ilu￿ on ordinary acliviknts are attrllyJts￿e to conlinuing
operab'ons. The company has rn recognised gains or losses olher than Ihe income
for the year.

FRIENDS OF ￿NDMILL GARDENS
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 IAARCH 2024
Centre Equipmert
Petty cash
Bank balarxe
Paypal
Debt￿5
254
115.975
92
672
111.216
449
8.1787
7.167
.108.524
-5.701
.91.9fy)
.1.671
General re5erb*
5.274
21.592

In preparing these finan(?al statements..
For the year erKJed 31 March 2024 the chwity was entitled to exemption fr(xn
audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2(K16 relating to small
companies.
The Trustees responsibilities:
• The members have not requiTed the cxThpany to obtain an a￿lIt of ts
accounts for the year in question in accordan￿ with sedion 476.
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibiltties for complying with the
reouirements of the Act wilh respect to accounb'ng records and the
preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepa￿ in accordan￿ with provisions applicable
tt) companies subj'ect to the small c¥ynpanies' regime.
The accounts V￿re approved by the Board on the 16 0(*)ber 2024 and sigwl on Fls
behall.
N Weedon - Charr

FRIENDS OF WINDAIILL GARDENS
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Accounllng Pollclos
8asls Of Preparation Of Accounts
The accounts have been prepared under the historical o)st ¢cA)vention usrng the
followirvj accountw tM)iicies.
Incomo Resourcos and Expendlture
Income and expenditure is included on an accruals basis and is allocated to the
dtfferent categ(vies of Ihe Statement of Financial ALX1vi￿ on a basis wfiich reflects
the day to day opernbons of the charity.
Explanatory Noles
1. In tern￿ of Incoming Resour{￿. there has tjeen an increase in Grants and
awards {60%) Ixrt a decrease in Donalions (.53%) and Tradiry In￿ffle
Inueased by 11.7%. Overall. this displays a ￿asonablY steady state. however
the downward r￿ w#)ven￿nI of funds, making up the shortfall in designated
reSer￿s, and the inuease ￿ defe￿ed grant expenditure are matters that
requlre adthessing in next revis￿ of the >JEar business ￿an.
2. The Destgnated Reserrfes were increased by the Board to £25.CW In January
2024 from the pwious £20,CW given the increased liabilities of Ihe Windmill
and the BWC. The reser￿ indwles Coveri￿ Staff salaries. Although
the unrestrthd reserves available 15 sIgn+f￿nty tJel(x the targe( at present.
the staff salaries are also partialty funded by restricted funded grant awards
3. 'Grants and awards, show the grants actually spent as income for this year.
the rest is deferred to the folknving year. AThKwnt sl)(Ywn is the defer￿d grants
amount spent.
'Deferred Grants, refers to morw that has been fundraised to be spent on
SFeafic things las agreed with the funder) such as staff salaries or education
equipM￿lL whith ha5 been canied foThward to the next financial year.

5. Tradir¥J Irm. fKJudes MerChar￿lse sales, 1k￿r sales. open day sales
irKILKlirvJ windmill tours. walks. and cafe sales as well as venue hire.
6. The Pety Cash a￿K￿nt Indudes both Open Day and BWC Cafe floats.