Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Period end date
From
01
10
2024
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
West Bank Park Heritsge Trust
Other names charlty is known by
Reglstered charrty number (If any)
1179788
Charlty's prlnclpal address
3 PrinGipal Rise
Ycrfk
Postcode
Y024 1UF
Names of the ¢harlty trustees who manage the ¢harlty
Trustge name
Offl¢e111 any)
Dat•$ a¢t•d it for
wholo yaar
Nam• of p•r$on lor bodyl •nt6tled
to appolnt trustee any)
1 Jane Cullen
Chair
2 Gareth Burrow
Treasurer
Penelope
Dawson Brown
Trustee
Andrew
Pattinson
Trustee
Gordon
Eastham
Trustee
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10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of the Irustees for the charlty, If any, (for example, any custodlan trustees)
Name
Dates acted If nrA for whole year
Names and addrèsses of advisers (Oplional information)
Type of advlser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information}
Section B
Structure, governance and management
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Description of thè charity's trusts
Type of governing d(Kumenl
deei
Institutioi
CIO F￿Jndation Constitution
How Ihe charity is constituted
Organisalion
Trustee selection methods
Appointed by existing Members
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.,
the charity's organisati(￿al
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 lo manage
them.
Section C
Objectives and activities
3.1 The obj-ects of the CIO are for the benefit of the public. lo..
3.1.1 advance education. in particular by enhancing the understanding
of the history and horbcullural legacy of James Backhouse with
particular reference to Ihe fomier nursery and gardens situated at Wesl
Bank Park.. lo promote engagement with this heritage., to research the
history of the site and ils horticultural legacy more generally.,
3.1.2 preserve and cor)serve the remains of the L￿ge at West Bank
Park and the horticultural heritage of West Bank Park.,
3.1.3 promote an understanding of horticulture by providing a
sustainable
community space for pe(* of all ages to come l(yJether, share
knowledge and skills and engage with horticulture., and
3.1.4 to benefit the residents of York. wf(houl distinction of sex, sexual
orientation, race or of politi'cal, religious or other opinions by
as9)ciating
together the said residents in a common effort to provide facilities, in
the interests of sccial welfare.for recreation and other leisure time
occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the
residents.
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its governing
do¢umenl
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In 2022. it W8s decided that consideriThJ we had no income for the
charity we could rK) longer justify the upkeep and cost of Ihe website
The web&te was the￿fore parked (with all 10 films archived). Whilst
we were in the proce&% of doing this, r( was decided that a showreel
should be maje of the achievements to dale.
This showreel was ¢￿ated ar)d shared between the trustees with the
intention of gaining addttsonal press. 11 gave an outline of work
undertaken between 2013 and 2023.
The film was also shared in the hope that funds might be raised for
further work on the sharing of the digitised James Backhouse
scrapt*)Jk.
(Reminder in July 2021 Tony Lambert Great, Great, Great Grandson
of James Backhouse was finally able to travel from Auckland to visit the
UK. We were also able lo interview Tony for a second time and also lo
reunite him with the sCrap1￿k which had been in safe keeping with Ihe
Trust. The scraplxKJk had already been digilised by the British Library
and also annolaled and preserved by a conservator working with the
trust).
Summary of tho main activities
undertaken for the public
benefrt in relation to these
objects (include within this
section the statutory
declaratlon thal trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commlsslon on publlc benellt)
The plan al this stage had been that we would incorporate Tony's
interview and tell the story of James Backhouse family and travels in
more detail. Unfortunately al the point we were going lo be working
closely on Ihese delails within the scrapbook and the film of Tony's
inleNiew, there was a cyber attack on the British Library with 500.000
files stolen. This happ8ned October 28th 2023. Al the time this was not
known lo be the case due to confidentiality issues within the British
Library , however by the beginning of Spring 2024 it had been written
about widely in the press. The consequences of this devastating cyber
attack for us as a group was that all access to digital sources had been
pulled offline. This disruption also prevented users from being able lo
access items held in the Col*ti¢￿. Our project was once again halted.
Fortunately we have a lot of our own archive to work with, as wé hav8
filmed and collected a great deal over the years so we hav8 been able
to contsnue the study al a slow and steady pace.
The plan lo work again with the British Library is ongoing once they
have had full recovery. In the meantime possible other avenues are
being IcK)ked into such as w)dcasls, as a way to share our archive.
Additional dotsils of objectives and activities (Optional infomiationl
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You may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, aix)ut'.
policy on granlmaking-
policy pr(>Jramme related
investment-
contribution made by
volunteers.
Section D
Achievements and performance
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Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
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Section E
Financial review
Brief statement of the charity's
policy on reserves
Details of any funds materSally
Sn defS¢lt
Further flnanclal rèvlow detalls {Optlonal Informatlon)
You may ¢hoos• to include
additson81 infomialion, where
relevant about..
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraisingl.,
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charrty.,
• investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of Ihe charitys trustees
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Signature(s
Jane Cullen
Full name(s>
Jane Louise Cullen
Posltlon (eg Se¢relary,
Chair, etc)
Chair
Datè
1510712025
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||**WEST BANK PARK HERITAGE TRUST**|**WEST BANK PARK HERITAGE TRUST**|**WEST BANK PARK HERITAGE TRUST**|**1179788**|**1179788**|**1179788**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|1/10/2023|**To**||30/9/2024|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**778**<br>**778**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> <br>**-**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Gareth Burrow<br>Signature<br>**Details**<br>Lloyds bank account<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**778**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**778**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Gareth Burrow|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
|||Gareth Burrow|25/7/25|
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