CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGMD AND WALES CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAK) AND WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the period 0111112021 to 3111012022 Charlty name: Frfends of Gladstone Park Charfty registrakn number 1180529 Objectives and Activities envir(m￿nt arxl iycxlrffiity of Gladth￿ Park as 3 pkce of historic aTKI ecob3i(al interest In parttcukr but not exclusp4ety try: Advancing ed￿atth into the hi&ory and (thr as￿$ of tre kyrk ProvKliTrJ or ass￿l￿¥j in the [￿￿$ arKI otfrw leisu time ￿Cupat￿￿ in the irterests (19xial wayare wfth the ckni￿t rf improvirnJ the Conditi￿ts of life for Inhabiiants cf tr£ afea Liaising with crmmunty grcu)s LOr#k￿ of ￿ent Council a￿1 During this period the Friends of Gladstone Parf( have supported these objectives with the ac*i¥ities below. 13 November 2021.. organised eveni for members of the public to help sow seeds of plants Identified as ￿ing beneficial to ￿tt￿fileS in defined areas in Ihe park, Seeds and expertise were Frnided by the UK 8utteffly Monitonng PmJecL 15th May 2022: Dawi Cho￿$ bird wdk. A guided walk y￿th an expert to hear and identify the birdsong heard in the park as the sun rises. 18 May 2022: cereM￿Y to welcome the Sakura dlerry trees. An evenl to mark the planting in Gladstone Park of some of the 100 thery trees gifted to Brent CouncÉl from the Japan Bnlish Soa"ety in in 2018 in 4yeciation friendship between our two nations dating back 150 years. Speaktr5 from the Japanese emba55y, and organisers of the tree Fmiect aiklre5sed the public alongside the Mayor of Brent. and food and drink was pro￿ded. 21" May 2022: Nature walk. A wak led by an expert showing the diverse hablt8ts In the park. June 2022". Histy of the P* walk Led by a local tour guide and lecturer thls event also gives local people with long memories the c4)pcw1unity to share their experiences and add to the knO￿ledge wovided by the Yfalk leader. 3° Juty 2022: Butterty Walk. A gutded wilh an ew8rt to idents.ty and find out more about the vaiious speries of butterfy in the park at this time of year. 13° Juty 2022: Bal slrrAI. A walk at thsk wth bat monit￿1ng equipment lo deted and identity the various species of bat ￿VIng in the par 16° July 2022: Tree walk. A guided walk led by an expert to showcase and desuibe the variety of trees growing in the park The Friends of Gladstone Pa￿ also organise a heekty Gardening Group consisting of regular volunteers undertake vaiious tasks to maintain alld improve the park- in part1￿j1ar th8 walled garden and the copse a￿a. This working grDUP continued throughout although ￿ryth sooal dist￿c1ng being observed, and any common tools bell)g sanrtised before and after use. All trustees have had stghl of the Charity commis&￿,5 guidance ￿ public benefit. to make sure Ihis is taken into accLNJnt during decision-making. Achievements and Perfomiance All Friends ol Gladstone Park activities have an underfying purp06e of encouraging people into the park to enjoy and benefft from thls beautlful publ1¢ space. The Gardening Group continued to mantain the waied Gwden in Gladstone Park alon9 ith the forrnal rose beds outside (now refreshed hith the roses purthased by FOGP). In addition lo the Waled Garden. beds around Ihe upper te￿3(￿ adIa￿nt to the Walled Garden were maintained. as well as the beds around vthat bfds the bovAing green. FOGP ojntinued to improved the dea￿l￿"ng ￿n￿ the cA)pse area to help discourage ant￿SocIal artiifjties there. and to encourage Yradnower areas and fems to enhance the copse and In￿ase biodiversity. Members of FOGP and Ihe Gardening Griwp have been acaivety involved with involved w7th the Big Cty Butterllies project. run by Butteffly Conservation. Wrth the help of a member of their team, a set route Ihrough the park (a transert) was identif￿d to cover different habitats wilhin the park Volunteers walk this transect every V￿ek from April to September. recording the buttefflie5 seen as well as infomiation about the weather conditions at Ehe time. The obseNats'ons are uploaded to the UK Butte￿ Monrtoring S¢**eme. Adijilionalty, the Big Cty Buttefflies projed provided seeds to plant strips of pthnator-friendly plants in the par FOGP funded and carried out the refurbishment of the noticeboards by the 8ntr2nc4s lo Ihe park whith had become untity and dilapidated. FOGP organised the fundbng (via grants from the Edward Harvisl TTUSI and Together Towards Zero) and instdation of new railngs around a number of prevtou* neglected flowertieds vthith have been replanted. The railings not only smarten up these areas, t￿1 promde a level of protection for the new flower beds to flourish. FOGP was acllve In enabllng some ofthe d)erry trees glfted to B￿nI by the Saknra Chery Trees project to be planted in the part and walered and masntained for 3 years to get them established. They will form a beaulilul avenue from Ihe south side of the park tovrnrds the maFn chAdrens playground. In addttion. FOGP organised and hosted a ceremony to welcome these trees into the paTk. Photographs from the event can be seen in the Gall￿ of the Sakura Chery Trees Projed website. Flnancial Review At the end ot this period we have £959.89 in the accounl. vthith 15 a healthy amount for us and a lribule to the generous users of Gladstone Part drop donations into our bu¢keL Only a small amount remains ring4enced- for bluebells. The charity does not h(Ad reser4*es as there are no wular outgoings over and above the annual public liability insurance wemium. nds of adg one P rk Account Balanc4 at 1° November 2021: £921.07 Oulgoifigs= £5.333.12 Public Liatilty Insurance. website costs and plants and new railings for the parL Incomp . £5371.94 There were dOna￿onS from Waitrose. Amazon Smile. EasyFundraising as well as from a local artlst Vdho donated a per￿fitage of the kyoffts she made from selling prints of the park. We al60 had in￿rne from general donatlons and money given durlng the v•ious events. The bulk of the income, however. was from grants pecaficaly to pay orthe new railings in the park organised by FOGP. Balance as at 31" Oclober 2022: £959.89 Structure. Governance and Management The Friends of Gladstone park is conslituted as a CIO: govemed by a governed by a constitiution based on the Foundalion Constttution document provided by the Charities Commission. Under the current constiluticrf). new trnstees are appointed by a vote ai a property cryanised meeting of the current trustees. Reference and Administrative details Charity Name: The Friends of Gladstone Pavk Registered Charity Number. 1180S9 Charity's Prfncipal Address: 108. Fleet￿)0d Road London NWIO 1 NN Nam￿ of the charlty trustees manage the charlty Trustse nam• Sally Long Franc4ne Lavffen Chair Deputy Chair Secretary Treasurer Gilt Close Hazel Glenister Helen Goodsell Swvia Gautherau Mark Cummins TaiTq Dar MBE Di¢k Heath-BrDwn 10 Paul Quinn Paul Hurst 12 Lia Colaccrco 13 14 15 Liz Dixon MBE 16 17 18 19 Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report abov•. Signed on behalf of the charitys trustee8 SIgna￿￿(sI Full name(s) 4LEA) IS r&£ Position (eg SecrELiry, Chair, etc) UK6L 16 17 / zozs ## **Friends of Gladstone Park Statement of Accounts 2021-2022** This statement covers the period 1[st] November 2021 to 31[st] October 2022 ## **Friends of Gladstone Park Account** Balance at 1[st] November 2020: **£921.07** ## **Outgoings : £5,333.12** - Public Liability Insurance - Website and email costs - Plants for the park. Mostly for the Walled Garden, but also for the beds we are beginning to refurbish outside the Stables cafe and in front of the toilet. - Ropes used to mark out areas in the copse which should not be walked over while palnts are getting established. - Reimbursements for expenses of organising a ceremony to mark the donation of Sakura cherry trees from Japan, and new railings for the park. These were funded by Brent Council. ## **Income : £5371.94** - Donations from Waitrose amounted to £100.00 - Donations from Amazon Smile amounted to £33.98 - Donations from EasyFundraising, amounted to £64.35 - A local artist sold prints of the park and donated 10% of the profits. - We arranged grants to fund new railings in the park from the Edward Harvist Trust and Together Towards Zero organisations. We received £3,400.00 in total for the railings. - We hosted a ceremony to welcome Sakura cherry trees which were donated by the Japanese government. Brent Council gave £308.00 to cover expenses for the ceremony. - Most of the rest was down to general donations in the bucket left out while the gardening group is working or given to us during organised Litter Picks or guided walks in the park. More detail of the transactions on the account are given overleaf. Balance as at 31[st] October 2021: **£959.89** ## **Friends of Gladstone Park Account Transactions** |**Date**|**Incoming**|**Outgoing**|**Description**| |---|---|---|---| |01/11/21|||Openingbalance**£921.07**| |04/11/21|£17.77||Donations from EasyFundraising| |08/11/21|£500.00||Donation from Waitrose| |08/11/21||£424.15|Reimbursement forplants for the Walled Garden| |07/12/21|£500.00||Donation from Waitrose| |13/12/21|£8.21||Donation from Amazon Smile| |20/12/21|£75.00||Donation from sale ofprints of Gladstone Park| |20/12/21||£34.35|Reimbursement for rope used in the copse| |20/12/21||£40.89|Reimbursement forplants for the Walled Garden| |28/01/22|£50.00||Donations from GardeningGroupbucket| |31/01/22||£43.79|Reimbursement for bulbs for thepark| |31/01/22||£18.88|Reimbursement for rope used in the copse| |18/02/22|£16.37||Donations from EasyFundraising| |23/02/22|£9.13||Donation from Amazon Smile| |23/02/22||£223.20|Reimbursement for refurbishingnoticeboards| |23/02/22||£148.10|Reimbursement for FOGP website costs| |09/05/22|£22.50||Donations from GardeningGroupbucket| |09/05/22|£7.11||Donation from Amazon Smile| |23/05/22|£1,000.00||TTZ Grant from Brent for new railings| |25/05/22|£2,400.00||EHTF Grant from Brent for new railings| |01/06/22||£175.56|Payment for Public Liabilityinsurance| |07/06/22|£30.21||Donations from EasyFundraising| |08/06/22||£1,934.09|Reimbursement for new railings| |05/07/22||£1,680.00|Reimbursement for new railings| |11/07/22|£302.11||Donations from Together Towards Zero, from their
fundingof the Olive Road Street Party| |26/07/22|£86.00||Donations collected after Historywalk| |16/08/22|£9.53||Donation from Amazon Smile| |23/08/22|£308.00||Brentpayment for Sakura CherryTrees event| |24/08/22||£308.00|Reimbursement for Sakura CherryTrees event| |30/08/22||£302.11|Reimbursement forplants for the walledgarden| |24/10/22|£30.00||Donations from GardeningGroupbucket| |31/10/22|||ClosingBalance**£959.89**|