## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 06/04/2022 Period start date To 05/04/2023 Period end date** **Charity name:** National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces (NFPGS) **Charity registration number:** 1185924 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the NFPGS are To promote the
voluntary sector concerned with the protection
and improvement of the UK’s parks and open
green spaces of all kinds as public facilities and
resources for the benefit of the public by: a)
Influencing strategic decision-making and policy,
and lobbying for statutory recognition and
adequate funding for public green space; b)
Addressing the deficiencies of green space in the
environment; c) Advancing the education of the
public in the enjoyment, understanding,
appreciation and conservation of open spaces;
d) Promoting the development and
empowerment of Friends/Community Groups
for parks and open spaces, and their Forums and
Networks, their communication and
cooperation, and their full involvement in the
management of their parks and open spaces; e)
Raising the profile of members and the Friends
Groups movement as a whole.| |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|NFPGS provides advocacy, advice, support and
information to its members, Friends Groups and
the wider public in support of its’ charitable
objects. NFPGS acts as an umbrella and support
for Friends Groups Forums and other
stakeholders of public open spaces nationally.
NFPGS links up with other greenspace national
organisations to promote the needs of
greenspace and their users.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In the pursuance of these activities the Charity
Trustees have given due regard to the Charity
Commissions public benefit guidance.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment NFPGS is entirely volunteer run Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|NFPGS continues to raise its network profile and
strengthen the grass roots parks movement.
NFPGS has been supporting national networks
and alliances to this effect.. NFPGS has assumed
responsibility for continuation of The Parks
Community UK Project developed through
Friends of Lordship Rec, including the one-stop
shop website https://parkscommunity.org.uk.
Alongside project work, NFPGS has continued to
provide communication and promotion including
regular Mail Chimp bulletins, updates and
additional social media activity, linking with
sector partners including Fields in Trust, Keep
Britain Tidy etc. Twitter (@NatFedParks) has
almost 1900 followers. NFPGS has made
presentations to a number of organisations and
governmental bodies.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|NFPGS continues to operate according to its
agreed forward planning document| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|N/A| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Accounts as submitted| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|There are unlikely to be reserves, as donations
are usually given to fund certain projects.
However if reserves are accumulated, these will
be spent on furthering the aims and objectives
of the organisation. Reserves will not be allowed
to accumulate in excess of six months average
expenditure| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|NFPGS does not incur financial liabilities and so
should not find itself in deficit| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Donations and grants| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|N/A| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|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|Election by Federation members| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|NFPGS has a suite of adopted policies:
https://natfedparks.org.uk/nfpgs/policies| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Federation works with the dynamic and
inspirational grassroots movement of over 7,000
local Friends of Parks community groups,
supporting volunteers who act on behalf of the
communities who use and care about our vital
public green spaces of all kinds. We exist to
represent their activities, issues and concerns
and strengthen their passionate and
knowledgeable voices.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|•Keep Britain Tidy [Joint Memorandum of
Understanding with NFPGS]•Fields In Trust
[Joint Memorandum of Understanding with
NFPGS]•The Conservation Volunteers [Joint
Memorandum of Understanding with NFPGS]•
Groundwork [Joint Memorandum of
Understanding with NFPGS]•The Gardens Trust
[Joint Memorandum of Understanding with
NFPGS]| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|NFPGS| |Registered charitynumber|1185924| |Charity’s principal address|7 CARRICK GARDENS LONDON N17 7AX| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Dave Morris|Chair||| ||Michelle Furtado|||| ||Nigel Sharp|Secretary||| ||Sarah Royal|||| ||Martin Willis|Treasurer||| ||Marion Williams|Vice-Chair||| ||Shelly Quinton-
Hulme|||| ||Clifford Munn||From 05/11/2022|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** N/A Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |N/A||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** N/A ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** N/A ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Martin Willis|| ||
Treasurer|| ||26/05/2023|| ||26/05/2023|| ||**Charity Name**

**National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces**|**Charity Name**

**National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces**|**Charity Name**

**National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces**|**No (if any)**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|Period start date
4/6/2022|**To**|Period end date
4/5/2023|| ||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |**A1 Receipts**
Balance brought forward
**6,475**
Donations
**34**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,510**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 6,510**
**A3 Payments**
Website management fees
**-**
Website hosting
**300**
Better Friends tool
**984**
Bank charges
**72**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 1,356**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 1,356**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 5,154**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 5,154**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||**to the nearest £**
**600**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**600**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**600**
**600**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**600**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**600**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**7,075**
**34**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,110**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,110**
**600**
**300**
**984**
**72**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,956**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,956**
**5,154**
**-**
**-**
**5,154**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| ||||**-**|**7,075**|**-**| ||||**-**|**34**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**7,110**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**7,110**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**600**|**-**| ||||**-**|**300**|**-**| ||||**-**|**984**|**-**| ||||**-**|**72**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**1,956**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**1,956**|**-**| ||||||| |||**-**|**-**|**5,154**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**5,154**|**-**| |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
Bank balance
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**5,154**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,154**
**-**
OK
OK
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Martin Willis
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| |||Martin Willis|5/26/2023| |||||