2020 Trustees’ Annual Report
Covering the period 1[st] January 2020 – 31[st] December 2020 Charity name: Friends of Platt Fields Charity registration number: 1182191
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To promote the preservation, restoration, maintenance, and improvement of Platt Fields Park, and to encourage both a greater use by the public of the facilities available and high standards in the provision of such facilities. |
| 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 |
Activities to further the objectives of the charity. This includes campaigning, fundraising, working with partners including the local authority, and spending on events, gardening, and encouraging volunteer activity. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. |
Achievements and Performance
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| 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 | Due to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, banks paused the process of opening new accounts for charities. The Friends found it impossible to open a new bank account in the name of the CIO, as required in the process to change the charity structure. The friends aim to continue to work under the existing charity structure, until the asset transfer is completed. |
| Financial Review | ||
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | As the asset transfer from the old to the new charity is still undwerway, there was no financial activity for the charity in this reporting period. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statingwhy they areheld |
Para 1.22 | At present, the charity has no policy on holding reserves. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | The change of structure to a CIO is still incomplete, and the charity has no assets. |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | The charity has no funds. |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | The charity has been unable to open a bank account due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The transfer to a CIO remains paused. The Friends intend to continue working under the original structure until such as time as the transfer can be completed. |
Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? |
Para 1.25 | Association Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) |
| 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 | (a) At the first annual general meeting of the members of FoPF all the charity trustees shall retire from office; (b) At every subsequent annual general meeting of the members of FoPF, one- third of the charity trustees shall retire from office. If the number of charity trustees is not three or a multiple of three, then the number nearest to one-third shall retire from office, but if there is only one charity trustee, he or she shall retire; (c) The charity trustees to retire by rotation shall be those who have been longest in office since their last appointment or reappointment. If any trustees were last appointed or reappointed on the same day those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot; (d) The vacancies so arising may be filled by the decision of the members at the annual general meeting; any vacancies not filled at the annual general meeting may be filled as provided in sub-clause (e) of this clause; (e) The members or the charity trustees may at any time decide to appoint a new charity trustee, whether in place of a charity trustee who has retired or been removed in accordance with clause 15 (Retirement and Removal of Charity Trustees), or as an additional charity trustee, provided that the limit specified in clause 12(3) on the number of charity trustees would not as a result be exceeded; (f) A person so appointed by the members of FoPF shall retire in accordance with the provisions of sub-clauses (b) and (c) of this clause. A person so appointed by the charity trustees shall retire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting after the date of his or her appointment, and shall not be counted for the purpose of determining which of the charity trustees is to retire by rotation at that meeting. |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charityname | Friends of PlattFields |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charitynumber | 1182191 |
| Charity’s principal address | C/O The Lakeside Centre, Platt Fields Park Fallowfield Manchester M146LA |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| Daniel Thomson | |||
| George Sanders | |||
| Jean Griffin | Archivist | ||
| Alex Lewis | Chair | ||
| David Plant |
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) | ||
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| Full name(s) | George Sanders | Daniel Thomson |
| Position | Treasurer | Chair |
| Date | 11/05/2022 |
Friends of Platt Fields CIO
Charity number: 1182191
Financial Statement from 1[st] Jan 2020 to 31[st] December 2020 Prepared by George Sanders
| RECEIPTS TOTAL PAYMENTS TOTAL Surplus/Deficit FUNDS Current Account: Opening balance at 1 Jan Net movement during year Closing balance at 31 Dec Deposit Account: Opening balance at 1 Jan Net movement during year Closing balance at 31 Dec Petty cash TOTAL FUNDS |
2020 £ |
2019 £ |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 |
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| 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
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| 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 |
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| 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 |
Performance (2020)
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Following a relatively slow-moving year for the Friends in 2019, 2020 proved to be even quieter. With lockdown coming in March 2020, we were unable to undertake usual activities.
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We are in the process of transferring our current account to The Co-operative Bank as part of the ongoing transition to Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) status. When this is set up, this will be the preferred account for subscriptions payments, however, monies sent to the Lloyds account will be automatically redirected for a number of years so there is no need to change payment instructions at this point.