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
enViron￿￿nt arKI birxliversity of Glajstone Park a5 a pl￿ of his￿1C 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 S￿la1 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 cour￿11 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 ac*ivitEs are outside ￿ have been fortunate enough to
corrtinue in a limited caFé(*.
I ne annual ne&-wx [w1￿Ing 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 pU￿c.
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 accr￿nt during d8xsK1￿nak1ng.

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 v￿lM 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. deS￿ned 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 Can￿led, 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 ac￿unt. 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 d￿tiOnS 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
Commiss￿n.
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
s￿Jna￿￿(5)
Full name(s)
3£L 4 tsThJigrc(<
Posttion {og Socvgtary. Chalr. etc)
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## **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** 

- Public Liability Insurance 

- Website and email costs 

- Plants for the park. Notably, the roses to refurbish the rose-beds and the plants for the hedge.. 

- Art materials for posters advertising events, and for the litter bin stickers 

- Printing costs for the litter bin stickers 

## **Income : £2,357.83** 

- Donations from Waitrose amounted to £533.00 

- First donation from Amazon Smile received 

- 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**<br>**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<br>purchased for the park|
|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**<br>**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<br>park|
|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**|