CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustses. Annual Report for the period 0111112019 to 3111012020 Charity name: Frlends of Gladstone Park Charity registration numbor. 1180529 Objectives and Activities enVironnt arKI birxliversity of Glajstone Park a5 a pl of his1C and ecolc#Jical irterest in particular but mt exdLsiveiy by.. Advancing education into hlsw atMI other aspects of the park time occupation in the interest5 of Sla1 welfare with the obprt of improwrKJ the conditions of lrfe for tre inhabitants of area Liaisitvj with community groups and the Loth Borowh of ent cour11 arNJ During this perK)d the Friends of Gladstone Pa have supwrted these obiectNes with Ihe adivtties below. Many adivities during this period have been curtailed or cancelled due to Covid restrictions but as most of our acivitEs are outside have been fortunate enough to corrtinue in a limited caFé(. I ne annual ne&-wx [w1Ing e¥ern Tor ttOren weni aneaa atn(wn Irie In Moiei building had to be cancelled due lo Covid restrictions. Various guided vralls through the paths led by an expert. This year there were walks with a ftxus on trees. birds, bats and butterfks although fewer than usua and wtth strid controls on numbeTr. FiJndrAiwrbn tn rMJrrthasé.b rthpsh in ttw. p¥isliM rr$¢ nn%l Ih walled garrien in the park. Organising regular Litter Picks in the k th members of the pUc. The Fiiends crf Park also organise a ¥eklY Gardening Group consisting of reguiiAI voiunieet5 wrio uflaettaiie vaiiws las io mainiain afla improve ine paiK- in particular the walw garden and the >PSe area. This working group continued througho arthough wilh social distancing ba'ng observed, aml any mmon tools being sanrtised before and after use. All trustees have SWJM of the Ch*ty Commissk)n's gum18n wbk benefrt, to make sure this is taken into accrnt during d8xsK1nak1ng.
Achievements and Perforniance All Friends of Gladstone Park activities have an undorfying purpose of encouraging people into the park to onjoy and nefit this boautAfvI publi¢ space. The hedge alongside the rail line has been maintained through furthef communrty events and is thriving. Visualty, it (ar that birds and buttefflies arKI other insects are finding rt attractive. Additi"onally, the remaining grant money from Tesco has been used to purchase further h&Jging plants tiich have forn a along the <knef side d the railway. While vK)rking on the rose beds adjxent to the walled garden vfithin the park. it was deaf that some gaps h&J opened up in these Ws due to the death over b'me of various of the rose bushes. FOGP gained agreement from Brent Counol and Veolia (who are contr&ted to maintain the parks) to organise refurbishing these rosebeds. Fundraising brought a fantastic restM)nse V were abte to purchase and plant all necessary rose bus to refresh these beds. Unfortunatety. the unveiling of a rAaque to lebrate this. and a tea for volunteers and donors ai the Town Hall. to be cancelled due to Covid restiictions bLrt hope something may 11 be organised On these are lrfted. FOGP hosted a'memories Dal to invite local pewe to share their memofies and associations with Gladstone Park. This was p5anned as gathering infomalion towards possible film or video presentation to contribute to 8rent's Borough of Culture activrties. However. this VRS also a vlM of Covid but rt was a lovely aftern(M)n wrth some fascinating wartime memries being shared. In an effort to reduce the amunt of litter left in the park a member of the committee. a local artist. deSned an attractive sticker to be on litter bins asking people not to pile up litter next to the bins rf they are full. but to take rt home to prevent foxes etc tearing open the bags and spreading the contents. The design was approv by Brent coun and a number of the trustees funded the printing of the stickers ttICh have been pEaced on the bins in the park. PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ANY BAGS OR LITTER NEXT TO THE BIN! FOXM tear bags and out any littar left nexl to the bl If a bin Is full please find another bin, or take your litter away with youl Thank yo All fundrasing coffee momings. table days etc. haj to be Canled, as we amed these for wamier weather. In Ofdef to get some inc£Kne, the Gardening Gn)up sds out a bucket for donations whilst working armd this has meant we Can Cover cosis.
Financial Review At the end of this perThl we have £632.45 in the acunt. which is a healthy amcmjnt for us and a tribute to the generous usef5 of Gladstone Park who drop donations into our bucket. Only a small am(xJnt remains rinkfenwl - for bluebells. Ftiends of Gladstone Park also registered with Amazon Smile and Easylundraising during Ihis penod, to hdp tA)OSt inc£)me during a drfficull time. The charity does not hold reserves &8 the are no regular outgoings over and alxjve the annual publi¢ liabilty insurance premium. Frlend5 of Gladstone Park ACCLKW Balance at I. November 2019: £IA29.66 Outyoings: £3,14&04 Public Liability Insurance, website costs and plants for the park. Notably, the iosts to refurbish the rose-beds. Incorne . £2.357.83 There were donations from Waitrose amounting to £533.. A lot was down to purchases of TOSes but we also had incLNne frorn genernl dtiOnS and M(eY given during the varbous events that did manage to go ahead. Balance as at 31" Ortober 2020: £632A5
Structure. Governance and Management The Friends of Gladstone park is constiiuied as a CIO, govemed by a govern by constrtiution ba*J on the FouThYation Constitution document provKled by the Charities Commissn. Under the current u)nstrtution, new trusiees arn apFointed by a vote at 8 property organised methng of the current trustses. Reference and Administrative details Charity Name: The Friends of Gladstone Park Registered Charity Number. 118059 Charity's Prlncipal Addre&8: 13 Park Vlew Road London NW10 1AD
Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charity Trustèe nart Sally Long Francine Lawrence Gill Cl¢)se Chair Deputy Chair Secretsry Treasurer Hazel Glenister Helen Goodsell Sylvia Gautherau Mark Cummins Taliq Dar MBE Dtck Heath-Bfown Chris Elsdale Paul Quinn Paul Hurst 10 12 13 Colaccico 14 LE Dixon 15 16 17 18 19 20
Declarations The trustees declarn that Ilw have approved the trustees. roport above. Slgned on bghalf of the charws trustees sJna(5) Full name(s) 3£L 4 tsThJigrc(< Posttion {og Socvgtary. Chalr. etc) so
Friends of Gladstone Park Statement of Accounts 2019-2020
This statement covers the period 1[st] November 2019 to 31[st] October 2020
Friends of Gladstone Park Account
Balance at 1[st] November 2019: £1,429.66
Outgoings : £3,148.04
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Public Liability Insurance
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Website and email costs
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Plants for the park. Notably, the roses to refurbish the rose-beds and the plants for the hedge..
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Art materials for posters advertising events, and for the litter bin stickers
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Printing costs for the litter bin stickers
Income : £2,357.83
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Donations from Waitrose amounted to £533.00
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First donation from Amazon Smile received
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Most of the rest was down to rose purchases, but we still received a good amount of general donations in the bucket left out while the gardening group is working.
More detail of the transactions on the account are given overleaf. Balance as at 31[st] October 2020: £632.45
Friends of Gladstone Park Account Transactions
| Date | Incomin g |
Outgoing | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/01/18 | Opening balance£1,429.66 | ||
| 11/01/19 | £32.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 11/04/19 | £45.72 | Transfer from Paypal, Rose Purchases | |
| 11/06/19 | £16.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 11/08/19 | £32.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 11/14/19 | £236.93 | Reimbursement for Bluebells and other bulbs purchased for the park |
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| 11/18/19 | £16.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 11/19/19 | £48.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 11/19/19 | £11.56 | Donations from Memory Day event | |
| 11/19/19 | £32.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 11/20/19 | £16.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 11/25/19 | £16.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 11/26/19 | £32.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 11/26/19 | £32.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 11/28/19 | £32.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 12/02/19 | £96.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 12/03/19 | £399.79 | Reimbursement for purchase of roses | |
| 12/17/19 | £16.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 12/18/19 | £16.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 12/19/19 | £16.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 12/19/19 | £48.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 12/23/19 | £32.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 12/23/19 | £232.77 | Transfer from Paypal, Rose Purchases | |
| 01/02/20 | £16.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 01/10/20 | £444.32 | Reimbursement for purchase of roses | |
| 01/10/20 | £200.00 | Donation from Waitrose Ltd. | |
| 01/10/20 | £16.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 01/13/20 | £91.73 | Transfer from Paypal, Rose Purchases | |
| 01/16/20 | £16.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 01/16/20 | £60.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 01/21/20 | £16,00 | Rose Purchases |
£59.29 Reimbursement for art materials
01/27/20
| Date | Incomin g |
Outgoing | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/31/20 | £16.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 02/11/20 | £409.80 | Reimbursement for purchase of roses | |
| 02/13/20 | £570.18 | Reimbursement for purchase of hedge plants | |
| 02/13/20 | £76.87 | Transfer from Paypal, Rose Purchases | |
| 02/13/20 | £64.00 | Rose Purchases | |
| 02/13/20 | £31.49 | Payment for website and email addresses | |
| 03/02/20 | £175.56 | Public Liability Insurance | |
| 05/05/20 | £365.68 | Reimbursement for shrubs and bulbs for the park |
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| 05/21/20 | £5.00 | Donation from Amazon Smile | |
| 06/29/20 | £29.18 | Donations received via Paypal | |
| 07/02/20 | £35.00 | Donations from Gardening Group bucket | |
| 07/10/20 | £130.00 | Contribution to Litter Bin Stickers | |
| 07/13/20 | £65.00 | Refund for overpayment (Litter Bin Stickers) | |
| 07/13/20 | £65.00 | Contribution to Litter Bin Stickers | |
| 07/13/20 | £65.00 | Contribution to Litter Bin Stickers | |
| 07/13/20 | £65.00 | Contribution to Litter Bin Stickers | |
| 07/21/20 | £65.00 | Contribution to Litter Bin Stickers | |
| 07/29/20 | £390.00 | Payment for printing Litter Bin Stickers | |
| 07/31/20 | £65.00 | Contribution to Litter Bin Stickers | |
| 08/12/20 | £30.00 | Donations from Gardening Group bucket | |
| 08/27/20 | £333.00 | Donation from Waitrose Ltd. | |
| 08/27/20 | £18.00 | Donations from Nest-Box building event | |
| 09/03/20 | £25.00 | Donations from Gardening Group bucket | |
| 10/13/20 | £30.00 | Donations from Gardening Group bucket | |
| 10/31/20 | Closing Balance£632.45 |