Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1[st] September 2022 To 31[st] August 2023
Charity name: Archbishop’s Park Community Trust
Charity registration number: 1191222
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | Promote for the beneft of the public the conservation protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of Archbishop’s Park. Advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment in Archbishop’s Park Promote social inclusion for the public beneft by working with people in North Lambeth who are socially excluded on the grounds of unemployment; fnancial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; homelessness, or discrimination. To promote for the beneft of the public the conservation protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of Archbishop’s Park. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
Delivered 46 gardening club sessions supporting local residents and vulnerable adults Made signifcant improvements to anexisting garden |
| accounts. | accessible garden. Hosted 6 gardening and cookery sessions to a local school using own produce In addition to existing club members, welcomed 12 new volunteers, 15 students and 30 corporate volunteers and ofered 1,700 volunteer hours of efort Supported 5 students with work experience from an inner- city school who were struggling with mainstream education Ran a further 11 well being sessions and a summer get together for over 65s to promote healthier living and social inclusion |
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| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Yes |
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SORP reference |
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | Our volunteers, students and corporate volunteers provided over 1,700 hours of support |
| Other |
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 | To promote for the beneft of the public the conservation protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of Archbishop’s Park. We ran 46 gardening club sessions and with volunteers including local residents, referrals from the NHS and Thames Reach plus internship students from Roots and Shoots (an environmental college supporting barriers to learning), continued to maintain a variety of large gardens. Improvements have been made to a new garden established in 2021 by installing roped walkways, additions to the native hedging and have created areas of new bulb planting. The apiary produced a greater yield of honey and our orchard had bumper crops of fruit including the vine had a yield of 30 kilos of red grapes. We hosted a variety of cookery sessions for students and this autumn 6 gardening and cookery sessions were set up with local students from DLD who have helped make a variety of jams and chutneys which were sold to raise funds for our charity. The usual routine maintenance also took place including the re-mulching the walkways around the gardens to make them both safe and accessible, endless leaf collection and pruning plus applying coats of wood protection to the shelter and numerous seats. More bulbs and shrubs were planted to improve the biodiversity and physical appeal of the park and the green waste has been used to make compost. To advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment in Archbishop’s Park The gardening club sessionswelcomed12 new |
volunteers, 15 new students and over 30 corporate volunteers all of whom helped plant, prune and tidy. With support from Awards For All, Building Stronger Communities and the Lambeth Community Fund, we continued the work of our gardening club whose participants provided a minimum of 1,700 volunteer hours and 900 hours from the 2 staff and 5 students attending the internship programme. In January 23 we supported 5 students who were struggling with mainstream education and attend one of the local academy schools. They have undertaken a variety of practical skills from repairing raised beds to dismantling a disused store cupboard to planting and cultivating our food growing areas. It’s given them exposure to a real environment with real tasks whilst developing their capacity to work as a team and follow instruction. In addition we have run 4 cooking and skill based workshops with our neighbours at Oasis Farm, supporting young people who abstain from education. Since September 22 we have supported one horticultural student from Roots and Shoots (a local horticultural college) with a 7 month work experience placement on a 1:1 basis to help them gain a variety of key work skills which will provide the best opportunity to secure the next move into further training or employment. We’ve continued our trips to the Paper Garden in Canada Water which again have provide real building experiences as well as organizational ability, team working and time keeping. Last year we trialled wellbeing sessions for over 65s and due to its popularity ran a further 12 monthly sessions funded by Lambeth Well Being Fund, each supporting 10 residents. This starts with a walk around the park, followed by a fun skills based task such as making lavender wheat bags which can be heated and applied to aching limbs! To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by working with people in North Lambeth who are socially excluded on the grounds of unemployment; financial hardship ; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; homelessness, or discrimination. We continued to promote social inclusion by widely advertising via fliers, the park noticeboard, our website, NHS agencies within
Lambeth and Southwark, Thames Reach (homeless) social prescribing teams and volunteers. For joint projects such as our wellbeing sessions, we used wider social media and were able to access their networks. This year we won our 14th Green Flag marking community involvement in the public realm and an additional London in Bloom award.
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Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The main grant providers were the Lottery, Building Stronger Communities (GLA) & Lambeth Social Fund (ChangingLives) |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Monies are set on reserve to ensure 2 years of operating costs and items which are difcult to fund via grant applications |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | n/a |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | n/a |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | n/a |
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust |
| 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 | Appointed by existing trustees |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Archbishop’s Park Community Trust |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1191222 |
| Charity’s principal address | c/o Lambeth Landscapes Archbishop’s Park Carlisle Lane SE1 7LE |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Helen Lees | (Chair) | |||
| Tim Hollins | ||||
| Matt Brownlee | ||||
| David Tootill | ||||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for 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
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
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) Helen Barbara Lees
Position (eg Secretary, Chair of Trustees Chair, etc)
Date 18.4.24