2021-09-30-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 01/10/20 Period start date To: 30/09/21 Period end date

Charity name: FRIENDS OF RIDLEY PARK

Charity registration number: 1177588

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Friends of Ridley Park was set up to: • help the inhabitants of Blyth and its surrounding area by providing or assisting in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation. • improve the conditions of life for the inhabitants in the area of benefit by the preservation, promotion, support, assistance and improvement of Ridley Park.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Nature activities: • Bug hotel • Wildlife photos • Bird screen maintenance Gardening/park assistance: • Tree project • Hedging planted • Light gardening • Litter picking Heritage: • COVID-19 commemoration plaque • Bill & Ben mascots • FORP CONNECT Fundraising for park entrance project • One Lottery • Easy Fundraising • Amazon Smile • Public donations
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have observed the Commission’s statutory guidance on public benefit to improve facilities and activities within Ridley Park.

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SORP reference

Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Volunteers have spent 500 hours this year working on the park entrance project. Weekly tasks amount to 20 hours of volunteer time.
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The activities of Friends of Ridley Park were once again impacted by COVID-19 and restricted to outdoors. During this financial year FORP received the grant of £15000 which is ringfenced for the park entrance project. A further grant of £5000 was secured, payable once the balance of funding for the park entrance project is achieved. This project will substantially enhance and promote the park to the community. The group continue to fundraise for this project. Due to restricted income, most of the achievements this year relied on volunteer time and minimal or no financial input from Friends of Ridley Park: • Free hedging from NCC tree planting scheme. • Bench painting, using the local Probation service and materials from the County Council. This improves park seating for the general public. • FORP CONNECT – 51 digital editions of newsletter produced to help charity trustees stay in touch, especially those with underlying health conditions, living alone and socially isolated.

	This is valuable archive material
	of FORP during COVID-19.
•	Bug hotel was completed and
	installed by members with
	information panel designed by
	FORP.
•	ZOOM Pro licence was donated,
	enabling monthly meetings and
	AGM to take place. It also allowed
	members to work remotely to
	review our policies and
	procedures.
•	Tree project: two specimen trees
	were planted, one of which has a
	dedication plaque to COVID-19
•	Bill & Ben scrapbook of photos
	and timeline was produced. FORP
	members took them on park
	outings and joined in the town
	carnival parade.

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Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Due to COVID 19, all expenditure has been kept to a minimum as our income stream from use of the pavilion has stopped.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Friends of Ridley Park aim to hold £1000 in reserves as this will ensure we can cover our Public Liability insurance costs.
Amountof reservesheld	Para 1.22	£1000.00
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Appointed by Charity Trustees of Friends of Ridley Park

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Safeguarding Policy GDPR Policy Health & Safety Policy Equal Opportunities Policy Volunteer Policy
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Friends of Ridley Park
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1177588
Charity’s principal address	4 Park View Blyth NE24 3AY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Fiona Gibson	Chair	2018-present	Trustees of Friends of Ridley Park
	Gerald Wallace	Vice Chair	2018-present	Trustees of Friends of Ridley Park
	Stuart Olley	Assistant Secretary	2018-present	Trustees of Friends of Ridley Park

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

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, etc) Date
	Fiona Mary Gibson
	Chair
	22 November 2021
	22 November 2021

FRIENDS OF RIDLEY PARK Wensleydale Terrace, Blyth, NE24 3HF Charit Commission Number.. 1177588 Statement of Accounts For the Year Ended 30 September 2021

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FRIENDS OF RIDLEY PARK Cammis5ion Number. L177588 STATEMENT OF MEMBER'S FUNDS AS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER 2021 Assets & li3bilitie5 Assets Cash at Bank & In Hand.. Balance at Lloyds Bank Cash in Hind 19,112.28 48.79 Total Assets 19,161.07 Deferred Income.. Blyth Town Council Grant Funds held re Board Game Event Prepaid Membership Fees 15,000.00 25.00 1.00 115,026.001 4.135.07 Represented 8y'.- Member's Funds.. Miscellaneous Project Park Entrance Project Bird Screen & Nesi Boxes Project 1,613.13 2,091.29 430 65 4.135.07 FORPreceived a CommunitY5uppvrt Gr4ni of ¢15.OtOfroM 8tythTown Counc41 on 29th Ilèrch 2021 The&r￿t Wa50ffere¢tOwardsIhePar￿É￿t￿èrv PrO￿(twit￿lheprOvlSothcwtrI1n Condit￿￿5 bemetbeftsreihefundswefÈexpÈnded. thÈmabn (￿dit￿nbe￿￿rhatthE Fem•ninBfvnd5 bE rw5ed ¥sDéfÈIiéd1r￿￿M￿at3othStmtMter2o2l ￿there15 a po551bilrtYlhklm48ht hweto bErepaidiD djyth fownCoDrtcll. Dave Fgxhallwida£25 CN)dtpoyton ?Ih N¢vembei2019 tobth)kthe PavIliOTh(Orh￿ bDèrd gamo tvent Duetoluwid. the eveDtdid Trot takppl6ce butOavea5kedthatweretsinh15funO5 pendin6the re-alia￿erne￿tQI hisewentsoth¢futureO¢. A> athh Septembei2021tfv* tW￿t StIM ned on behalf of èll Trustees-. nature (Trusteel Name Date nature ITrusteel Nayne Date

FRIENDS OF RIDLEY PARK th Accounts for the Year Ended 30 Se tember 2021 Inde endent Examiner's Re ort Having examined the accounts of 'Friends of Ridley Park" the receipts and payments are, to the best of my knowledge, a true and accurate record. Signed.. Name: Lindsay John McDougall Date: 10 Address: 45, Pendleton Drive Cramlington Northumberland NE23 3TU Phone: [phone] Charity Commission Number: 1177588