CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period 0111112022 to 3111012023 Charlty name: Frlends of Gladstone Park Charity registration number. 1180529 Objectives and Activities environmert tM(MlibErW of GladstcxE Pdrk as a pkne of hist￿￿ and erobJi(31 interest in partrular but exclu&vely ty: Advarri￿j edlthtK￿ into h5St(ry and cther the park ProvhdiThJ or assistiro in thi&bes ftx r&rffiti￿ arKI leisure time ￿cUpat￿ in ￿ interests cl ￿la1 welfare with improviThJ tt corKlitKXS of lrfe fty tt* inhatrftarts crf area Liaising with ccrfnrnunity groups a￿1 ￿ LoTrdon &ywJh d Brert Council aTh ft&ilit3tiNJ events arxl fiJrKlr3i5iry in sU￿t 5tataJ Ob￿bve5 During this period the Friends of Gladstone Park have supported these ￿'eCtiVeS knryth the adivities below. Regular litter picks (typically monthty) between Marth and Odober. 18° Felxuary 2023.. Tree Event (at Crithje￿￿od Library). A celebration of trees fl local thlldren. After an imustrated talk the lrfe-wde of trees they diwded into groups to produce artwork of trees at eath season of the year. 10 April 2023: Easter Event. Easter themed ad1"￿tieS and garnes for families. 1 V April 2023." Chery Tree Walk. Led by an e>pert. a walk to h* people identsty and leam about the therry trees in the park. May 2023.. Oavm Chofus bffd Tlfdlk A wided walk *ith an expert lo hear and identify the birdsong heard in the paTk as the sun rises. 2￿ May 2023.. Public meeting V4rth Make Space for Girls to diS￿sS making safe spaces Yor girls and young women to enc￿￿rage Ihem to use the par 21" May 2022: Nature walk A walk led by ￿ expert showing the diverse habitats in thepa June 2023.. History and fvlyths crf the Park walk. Led by a loral tour guide and leixurer this event also gives local peoFAe ￿ryth long memories the opportunty to share their experiences and add to the knowledge provided by the walk leader. 2" July 2023.. Butterfy Walk. A guided vrnlk with an expert to identfy and find out more about Ihe wious species of butterlly in Ihe pwk al this time of year. 23° July 2023.. Nature Walk acrnss the Aad Grassland. A wided vAlk vath an expert on this rare habiiat has been identified knrythin the pa 3" September 2023: A stroll through the Copse. A walk led by local volunteer David Mcclements tho has been (Kganising work to refresh a smal VK)oded area within the park and make it more inwting as well as inLYeasing lis biodiverw. Bat strolls. Wal(s at dusk bat monitoring equipfflent to deled and identify the various sperAes of bat limng in the park. These were ￿ganised at relatively short notice *then weather condilions were favourable. The Friends of Gladstone Park also (xganise a G¥dening Grwp conssting of regular volunteers undertake various tasks to maintain and imwove the park- in particJJlar the walled garden and the copse wea. All tr￿SleeS have had sight of the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, to make sure this is taken into account during deciston-rnaking. Achievements and Performance All Friends ol Gladstone pa￿ act1vl1l￿ have an underlying purpose of encouraging people Into tho par* to enjoy and bonefii from this beauliful publlc space. The Gardening Group continued to rnaintain the Walled Garden in Gladstone Park along wilh the forrnal njse beds outside (nc1￿ refreshed vath the roses purthased by FOGP). In addition to the Waled Garden. beds around the upper te￿ace adjacent to the Waled Garden were maintainèd. as well as the beds around vth* was the bo¥%ling green. FOGP continued to improve the dea(khedging around the copse area to help discA)urage antFSOCAal actiNities there, and lo encourage ￿lIdnoWer areas and fems to enhance the copse and inuease biodiversrty. The paths within the copse V￿re maintained with fresh woodthip being laid. During this year the Gardenlng Group also worked ￿ Brent Coun(al regarding the problem V4ith the box hedge in the Walled Garden vms getbng ravaged by box moth and blight The Counal approved replaang the box with Japanese Ilex and agreed to fund this. Members of FOGP and the Gardening Group have been a￿1velY involved v4ith involved hmth the Big City Butterflies project. run by Butterfiy Conservation. Wrth the help of a member of their tearn, a sel route through the park la transect) was identified to cover dtfferent habitats V*ithin the park. Volunteer5 continued to walk this transeca every week from Awril to September, recording the butterflies seen as well a5 infomation aboul the v￿ather conditions al the time. The observats'ons are uploaded to the UK Butterfy Monitoring Stheme. Financial Review At the end of this period we have £3086.54 in the acccwnt, vthich is a mainty due to continuing healthy donations from John Leviismaitrose ￿1th the addition Ihis year of donations from George Irwin and CAF. As ever, VR also benefft from the generous users of Gladstone Park drop donab'ons into our buc*eL Onty a smau amount remains ring- fenced - for bluebells. The tharity does not hold reserves as there are no regular outgoings over and above the annual public liability insurance premium. Frien Balance at 1° November 2022: £959.89 Outgoings.. £2,274.S1 Public knability Insurance, website cosls and plants and new railings for Ihe pa Income ". £4170.66 There were d￿atiOnS from Waitrose. Amazon Smile and EasyFundraising. We also had a couple of unexpected donations from George Irwin ran a funfair in the park) and CAF. And of course the income from general donations and money given during the various events. This year we also joined Sumup to enable us to accept donations by card now fewer people are Carr￿ng cash. Balance as at 31" Odober 2023.. £2856.04 Structure, Governance and Management The Friends of Gladstone park is constituted as a CIO, governed by a govemed by constitiution based on the Foundats'on Constitution d0￿ment wovided by Ihe Charities Commission. Under the (￿￿ent constitution, new trustees are appointed by a vote at a properly organised meeting of the current trustees, Reference and Administratlve details Charity Name: Tho Frlonds of Gladstone Park Registered Charity Number. 118059 Charitys Prln¢lpal Addreu: 106. FleetI￿0d Road London NW10 1NN Narnes of the charity trustees who manage the charity TNste* name OITi¢e Chair Dates acted rf notl&Y*tholè Salty Long Franune LawTence Deputy Chair Secretary Treasurer GIH Close Hazel Glenister Helen Goodsell Sylvia Gautherau Mark Cummins Tariq Dar MBE Dick Heath-Brown Paul Quinn Paul Hursi 10 Untsl 11Y July 2023 11 12 Lia Cdaccico 13 Liz Dixon MBE 14 Saiiad Dar From Odober 3" 2023 15 16 17 18 19 Declarations The trustees declare that they have pproved the trustees, report above. Signed on behaff ol the charltys trustees Slgnature($) Full name(s) ttrt2£L GLE￿ISTr Position {eg Secretsry. Chair. etc) su Date Iigl202+ ## **Friends of Gladstone Park Statement of Accounts 2022-2023** This statement covers the period 1[st] November 2022 to 31[st] October 2023 ## **Friends of Gladstone Park Account** Balance at 1[st] November 2022: **£959.89** ## **Outgoings : £2,274.51** - Public Liability Insurance - 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. - Manure for the Walled Garden (funded by Brent) - Costs of fixing outside taps in the Walled Garden and in the courtyard of The Stables cafe (used for water in the Walled Garden) (funded by Brent) ## **Income : £4170.66** - Donations from Waitrose amounted to £1,600.00 - Donations from Amazon Smile amounted to £88.16 - Donations from EasyFundraising, amounted to £26.21 - Donations vis SumUp amounted to £10.90 - George Irwin regularly hosts a Funfair in the park and this year gave a donation of £500.00 to FOGP. - An unexpected donation from CAF of £630.00 - 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 2023 : **£2856.04** ## **Friends of Gladstone Park Account Transactions** |**Date**|**Incoming**|**Outgoing**|**Description**| |---|---|---|---| |01/11/22|||Openingbalance**£959.89**| |15/11/22|£7.90||Donation from Amazon Smile| |24/11/22|£1,000.00||Donation from Waitrose| |22/12/22||£758.50|Reimbursement for manure for the Walled Garden| |09/01/23||£364.82|Reimbursement for Helen| |18/01/23|£630.00||Donation from CAF| |19/01/23||£87.50|Room Hire forpublic meeting| |31/01/23|£9.83||Donation from Amazon Smile| |31/01/23|£758.50||Brentpayment for manure for the Walled Garden| |31/01/23|£600.00||Donation from Waitrose| |14/02/23|£26.21||Donation from EasyFundraising| |23/02/23|£45.00||Donations from GardeningGroupbucket| |07/03/23|£104.98||Brentpayment for fixingtapin Walled Gaeden| |14/03/23||£104.98|Reimbursement to Helen for tapin Walled Gaeden| |14/03/23||£175.99|Reimbursement to Helen for tapin Stables area| |14/03/23||£250.50|Reimbursement to Helen forplants| |16/03/23|£55.00||Donations from GardeningGroupbucket| |14/04/23|£175.99||Brentpayment for fixingtapin Stables area| |24/04/23|£5.76||Donation from Amazon Smile| |26/04/23|£80.00||Donations from GardeningGroupbucket| |15/05/23||£87.50|Room hire for Trees Art Event| |19/05/23|£20.59||Donation from Amazon Smile| |26/05/23||£194.57|Payment for Public Liabilityinsurance| |12/06/23|£75.00||Donations from GardeningGroupbucket| |24/07/23|£500.00||Donation from George Irwin| |14/08/23|£65.00||Donations from GardeningGroupbucket| |29/08/23|£6.90||Donation via SumUp| |04/09/23|£3.00||Donation via SumUp| |12/09/23|£1.00||Donation via SumUp| |02/10/23||£250.15|Reimbursement forplants for the walledgarden| |31/10/23|||ClosingBalance**£2856.04**|