## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 April 2022 Period start date To 31 March 2023 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Northwick Park Community Garden (NPCG)** **Charity registration number:** 1180141 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To provide facilities for recreation or
other leisure time occupation by
providing an area for use as a
community garden and other
activities for individuals in Brent,
London and the surrounding area,
who have need of such facilities by
reason of their youth, age, infrmity or
disablement, fnancial hardship or
social and economic circumstances or
for the public at large in the interests
of social welfare and with the object
of improving the condition of life of
the said inhabitants.
(2) To advance education for the
public beneft, by providing
opportunities for learning about
horticulture in and around the
community garden.
(3) To promote for the beneft of the
public the conservation, protection
and improvement of the physical and
natural environment of the garden by
restoring derelict areas and promoting
biological diversity| |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|In planning our activities, we keep in
mind the Charity Commissioner’s
guidance on public beneft at trustee
meetings.
a) The charity's objectives are as
follows:
i.
Building a community and
connecting people in the
area. We do this by making
a gardenspacefor members| |||of the community.
ii.
We aim to change
perception of the park with
the community garden and
provide an attractive,
natural environment in
keeping with the
surrounding park, attracting
people who wouldn't
normally choose to visit the
park for leisure.
iii.
We provide opportunities for
everyone to learn how food
is grown, harvested, and
eaten. We do this through
regular workshops on topics
such as taking cuttings,
mushroom logs and fruit
trees to name a few.
iv.
Increasing biodiversity and
protecting the environment.
We use organic
permaculture principles. The
garden is already attracting
bees, pollinators, and other
benefcial creatures to
pollinate the trees and
plants.
b) The garden is being planted based
on permaculture principles and
patterns which mimic the natural
environment. The existing plants
found in the garden area were
incorporated in the design to
enhance the natural environment
and support the ecosystem.
c) Through Brent CIL funding, the
charity has ofered a fully funded
Permaculture Design training
course for 30 participants to learn
how to design and create
Permaculture spaces for the
community and educate others in
permaculture principles and
sustainable approachestoliving.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In planning our activities at trustee
meetings, we keep in mind the
Charity Commissioner’s guidance on
public beneft.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 |Policy on grant making||| |---|---|---| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Our volunteers are essential to the
running and maintenance of the
garden. A core group of volunteers
meet weekly throughout the year to
weed and maintain the garden and
ensure that the new plants become
established by watering throughout
the drier months and during the
extreme heat of the summer of 2022.
These regular volunteers have built
up expertise in growing and planting
and attend our smaller planting
sessions and supporting our new
volunteers
The level of outstanding awarded by
it’s your neighbourhood is due to the
workof the volunteers.| |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 project funded by Brent CIL
was initially scheduled to end on 31
May 2020 Brent Final funding
instalment of £8,839.20 was
received 22 May 2020. The garden
was originally planned to be
created around a timetable of
permablitzes installing the garden
in a phased approach.
(A permablitz is a one-day garden
makeover event supported by a
group of local volunteers).
The global pandemic afected most
aspects of the initial project idea –
including timeframe, methods, and
modes of delivery. We still have
funding to spend on the garden and
associated project deliverables and
we continued to monitor and adjust
our timeframe andmodes of| |delivery during 2021-22 as sickness|delivery during 2021-22 as sickness|delivery during 2021-22 as sickness| |---|---|---| |and changing circumstances of key||| |people had impact on the project||| |deliverables||| |During 2022 volunteers have led||| |weekly maintenance work in the||| |community garden, including||| |weeding, composting and||| |additional meet-ups to water the||| |plants in the hotter summer||| |months.||| |In May we received a £1000||| |donation from Harrow Care|Plus to|| |enable us to further develop||some| |wildlife friendly resources such as||| |mini ponds and large bug hotels.||| |Very few new plants were added||| |after April as the extreme||| |temperatures of the summer took||| |hold.||| |From July onwards Northwick Park||| |Community Garden trustees||with| |Permaculture London focussed on a||| |key deliverable from the 2019/20||| |Brent Council CIL funding award of||| |a fully funded education project for||| |adults of all levels of experience||| |that leads to a qualifcation|of a|| |Permaculture Design Certifcate.||| |In July two of the trustees and a||| |garden volunteer spoke about the||| |garden and advertised the||| |forthcoming Permaculture Design||| |Certifcates at the London||| |permaculture Festival at Cecil||| |Sharp House.||| |The course began in September||| |2022 with 30 students and is due||| |to fnish June 2023.||| |The workshops will
develop||| |attendees understanding of||| |permaculture garden design||| |principlesand on sustainable||| |energy efcient lifestyles and||| |edible, wildlife-friendly horticultural||| |approaches. Participants are||| |enabled to lead, teach and engage||| |on these areas with others in the||| |community.||| |After testing two children’s outdoor| |---| |workshops in the garden in May| |and July of harvesting from the| |garden and creating a wildlife| |habitat; in the coming year we will| |be running a series of activity-| |based workshops for children to| |improve the next generation’s| |knowledge of how we can live in| |ways that will beneft both| |ourselves and the natural world.| |We continue to need to fundraise to| |cover materials for maintenance of| |the community garden; occasional| |venue charges and to pay for| |yearly administrative costs such as| |public insurance and website| |maintenance. We held a seed swap| |at the March AGM with seed| |donations from Franci seeds and in| |May held a pop-up plant and cake| |sale of plants and cakes donated| |by our community.| |We have continued to participate in| |the “It’s Your Neighbourhood”| |category of London in Bloom RHS| |community participation| |programme and were visited by a| |member of the judging panel at a| |workshop we ran in the garden| |space in the early summer of 2022.| |This is awarded and judged on the| |categories of community| |participation, environmental| |responsibility and gardening| |achievement.| |In 2022 NPCG achieved the highest| |level of outstanding.| |Social Media| |
321 sign ups to our| |newsletter mailing list (22%| |increase on 2022)| |www.northwickparkcommunitygard| |en.| |
749 Facebook followers| |(11.6% increase on 2022)| |
797 Instagram followers (27%| |increase on 2022)| |
17 subscribers to the| |YouTube channelcreatedin| response to Covid (no increase) ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||Unrestricted funds:
Fundraising £193.14
Donations £1020| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of theperiod|Para 1.21|31 March 2023
Cash at bank 15,734.53
Expenditure2,994.79| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |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|| ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**| |---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|NPCG’s principal source of funds are
Brent Council CIL Funding 2019/20
(Ongoing due to Covid restrictions).
Brent Council CIL Funding 2021
awarded (£27,840)
Initial funding instalment of £9280.00
received 11 Feb 21| |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|Additional fundraising is needed
annually to cover expenditure
including insurance and Website
costs.
This year we raised.
£44 seed swap
£149.14 Plant and cake sale
Received £20 donation.
£213.14| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trustdeed,royalcharter)|Para 1.25|Constitution – date of constitution
(lastamended)28th September 2018| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Association| |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 Trustees| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
Child protection policy in place.
Health and safety policy in place.
Equal opportunities policy in place.
Risk assessments are carried out by
NPCG and provided to Brent Council| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|NPCG is a member of the London
Permaculture Network. The
permaculture garden expert and
designer of NPCG is associated with
the Network.
NPCG is a member of the Capital
Growth Network and the Big Dig.
Joined March 2019.
NPCG is a member of the
Conservation Volunteers Network
(TVC). Joined February 2022| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|All trustees give their time voluntarily
and have received no renumeration or
other benefts| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Northwick Park Community Garden| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|NPCG| |Registered charitynumber|1180141| |Charity’s principal address|23 Rydal Gardens
Wembley
Middlesex
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Iris Fenn|Secretary||| ||Joanna Harris|Social Media||| ||Rishil Parekh|Chair||| ||Eleri Kyfn|Treasurer||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **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** CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of On accounts for the year ended Charity no lif any) IiÉai+ Set out on pages (remember lo in=lude Ihe page numbers of 8ddilional sheeisl I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust'l for the year endedw , Wa I ZtyZ3. Responsibilities and As the Charity twstees of Ihe Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)Ib) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have ome to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect. accounling records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the a¢¢ounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no COn￿rnS and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 2S.É.2 Name: Rolevant professional qualifi¢ation(s} or body (if any): Address: IER October 2018 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES c.harity N3nie Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To 0110412022 3110312023 Section A Receipts and payments Unr&stricièd fund$ R8Strictsd fund$ Endowinfjnt funds Total fund¥ La$t yoar toth• no8r08t toth• n88108t £ tothtr ngarnst £ to th• nearpBt£ to thtr rwarètst£ A1 R•eelpt8 Countyl Gran WotksThOP Fundraising 193 1,020 421 1,020 tota ross InMmg or ARJ t,213 1,213 $41 ¥sgt an {ty9g table). nvestment sa 1.213 A3Pa ments Sub8istsn Cleani InsiJr3nte Plants. Garden$. WcKshops Garden Consultants Health & Safety Pnntingisiaiior*ty Events Intallaion Benches Pnzes ma￿etIng11T Profesww81 Fee$ 777 157 157 1,610 1.610 67 67 383 6,500 340 2,538 6,500 Sub total 9.485 9,4 4041 A4 A88•t and Inv•¥tmgnt ur¢ho•e$ table Sub total 9.495 9.495 041 Net of re¢•lpts/(paym•nts) AS Transfers be￿een funds A6 Cash fund$ 1o$t year ¥nd Cash funds this year end 8.282 9.235 17.$18 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 251(W2023