## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1[st] September 2023 To 31[st] August 2024**
## **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 benefit 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 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.
To promote for the benefit 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
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Key beneficiaries: local residents,
NHS referrals, older school children
from Platanos Academy and agency
referrals
Delivered 46 gardening club
sessions supporting local residents
and vulnerable adults
Hosted 8 gardening sessions via
Roots and Shoots Horticultural
College supporting school children
struggling with mainstream|
|||education.
Started improvements to the pond
area by creating a variety of
hibernaculum for amphibians
The gardening club received 8 new
volunteers, 12 students and 28
corporate volunteers and offered
around 1,600 volunteer hours of
effort
Ran a further 11 well-being
sessions for over 65s plus a
summer party for 36 people with the
Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre
promoting healthier living and social
inclusion
Delivered training events including
fruit tree pruning and teaching
participants how to support
amphibians in our pond.
Winner of Green Flag (16th) and
third London in Bloom Gold Award
Started preparatory work to
commission a sculpture
Made a variety preserves from
home grown produce and honey
from our apiary to raise funds|
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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|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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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 1,600 hours of
support|
Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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reference||
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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 benefit 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
Mind and 5 students via Roots and Shoots (an
environmental college supporting barriers to learning),
who attended Platanos Academy. General
improvements have been made to a number of existing
gardens such as the Woodland Walk where the main
pathway has been re-mulched with improvements to
the planting by adding new species. Following a joint
grant application to Re-Wild London, our Trust has
worked since March with the London Borough of
Lambeth to improve the park’s bio-diversity by
supporting the high and unusual number of
amphibians, created a large bog garden and improved
the three strips of natural planting which now have
large bug hotels for wildlife. This work will be
completed by March 25. The routine maintenance has
taken the bulk of volunteer time and includes leaf
collection, pruning, applying coats of wood protection
to the numerous seats and structures. More herbs and
wildflowers were planted to improve the biodiversity
and physical appeal of the park and we continue to
make our own 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 sessions welcomed 8 new
volunteers, 5 new students and 28 corporate
volunteers all of whom helped plant, prune and tidy.
With support from Awards For All, Changing Lives and
the City Bridge Trust, we continued the work of our
gardening club whose participants provided a minimum
of 1,600 volunteer hours and 1100 hours from the 2
sessional staff and 5 students attending work
experience.|
We completed 8 weekly work experience sessions to 5 students from Platanos School who were struggling with mainstream education. The focus was on the following key skills: team working, using gardening tools, timekeeping and task completion. We also provided work experience for 4 students at DLD College nearby and hosted a weekend volunteering event for 25 of their students who helped plant bulbs and collect leaves. We welcomed a new volunteer apiarist who is part of our weekly garden club and he will be looking after the bees ahead of our new plans to upgrade the apiary/orchard areas We also ran another joint project with Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre offering 11 well-being sessions for over 65s. This was funded by Awards For All and each session supported 10 residents and included a walk around the park, followed by a health-related activity relating to nature included making paper flowers and scented hand cream. **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) and word of mouth. In December the Gardening Club visited the Chelsea Physic Garden to see the gardens and handicraft fete. This year we won another London in Bloom (gold) and our 16th Green Flag marking community involvement in the public realm.
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
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|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 Awards For
All (Lottery), Lambeth Social Fund
(Changing Lives) and City Bridge Trust.
The Trust has stable finances to fund 2 p/t
sessional staff and deliver a weekly
gardening club plus related activities.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Monies are set on reserve to ensure 1 year
of operating costs and items which are
difficult 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|
## **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|Awards For All, City Bridge Trust and the
Lambeth Social Fund.|
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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|The organisation is facing a likely move
within the next year as part of a 10 year
development plan along Royal Street. We
will move from our current location to
another area within the park. It will involve
the creation of a new space for its container
(club house) plus a new area for tool
storage, both of which will require planning
permission and support from a number of
external parties. We are currently
discussing the lease.|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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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|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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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|
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## – 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** 11.11.24
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/ members of**
Charity Name
**On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any)**
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## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **DD / MM / YYYY** .
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
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**Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):**
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**October 2018**
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## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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