2021-11-19-accounts - Friends Of Bournville Park

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 20 11 2020 19 11 2021 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Friends of Bournville Park Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1192446 Charity's principal address 8 Beech Road Bournville Birmingham Postcode B30 1LJ

Friends of Bournville Park

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 (ifany)
Joan Hosfield	Chair
Professor Colin Richard Thomas	Treasurer
Dr Stuart Tyldesley Hosfield	Trustee
Andrew Thomas Sharpe	Trustee
Magdalen Tamsin Gorringe	Trustee
Councillor Elizabeth Ann Clements	Trustee
Samuel Philip Huw Wright	Trustee
Ruth Minnis	Trustee
Professor Henry John Newbury	Trustee
James RoyStove	Trustee
Penelope Catherine Thomas	Co-opted trustee	April 1st2021 to date	Appointed by trustees

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution, last amended 17[th] August 2020, charity registered 20[th] Type of governing document November 2020 (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) First trustees designated in the Constitution. At least one third of the Trustee selection methods trustees, longest in office, resign at the Annual General Meeting. Members (eg. appointed by, elected by) elect or re-elect at least three trustees. The maximum number of elected trustees is twelve. Trustees can co-opt up to three individuals as trustees.

(eg. trust, association, company)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

There is no formal induction for trustees but all are invited to meetings of You may choose to include trustees and are provided with monthly accounts and copies of Policy additional information, where documents. relevant, about: • The charity has a Chair of the Board of Trustees and a Treasurer. Other policies and procedures tasks may be led by the remaining Trustees. adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

The charity works within a wider network: Birmingham Open Spaces
• the charity’s organisational Forum, which has linked us to professional fundraisers: GetGrants. structure and any wider Forest School is in conjunction with Bournville Village Primary School. network with which the charity Youth work is in conjunction with the Friends of Cotteridge Park (charity works; 1181644). Tennis coaching is provided by Tennis for Free.
relationship with any related parties;

Major risks are Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Finance. These have been discussed by the Trustees and appropriate policies are in place.

trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities

Friends of Bournville Park exists for the benefit of the inhabitants of Bournville and the surrounding area (“the area of benefit”) to provide or Summary of the objects of the assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time charity set out in its occupation in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving governing document their conditions of life for the inhabitants of the area of benefit in particular but not exclusively by the preservation, promotion, support, assistance and improvement of Bournville Park Main activities: Frequency varied slightly according to Covid regulations and advice 1. Support for leisure activities

Tennis for Free (weekly between March and December) Tai Chi (weekly through the year)
Education Forest School (community sessions monthly throughout the year, Summary of the main school sessions started in September) activities undertaken for the Youth work (started Feb 28 2022: 2 sessions per week) public benefit in relation to Tree survey and stream sampling for children (occasional) these objects (include within 3. Park improvement this section the statutory Funding for heritage hut repair declaration that trustees have Removal of Himalayan Balsam from the Bourn had regard to the guidance Accessible picnic table funding issued by the Charity Table tennis table installation Commission on public Bird box installation benefit) Litter picking 4. Promotion Social media presence established In planning and undertaking all of these activities the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and all have been undertaken to further the public benefit objectives of the charity.

Section D Achievements and performance

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include The charity is supported by volunteers. For example, 12 adults and 5 further statements, where children helped remove Himalayan Balsam from the banks of the Bourn relevant, about: in the Park. Volunteers also helped with the planting of daffodil bulbs and new hedging in the Park, maintenance of tennis courts, litter picking, • policy on grantmaking; reporting concerns both through FOBP and directly to the council.

policy programme related investment;

Volunteering is to be encouraged further as the charity develops.

contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and erformance p 1. Support for leisure activities Summary of the main For much of the year, Tennis for Free sessions take place on the achievements of the charity Park tennis courts, with some trustees involved in coaching. during the year Funding was obtained from the W.A. Cadbury Trust for new tennis nets and court cleaning. Weekly Tai Chi sessions take place in the Park. 2. Education Using existing funding, Forest School sessions have been held in conjunction with Bournville Village Primary School. Funding was obtained from Mills and Reeve for extra sessions . A grant was obtained from Awards for All, in conjunction with another local park, for Youth work. Tree survey and stream sampling for children, run by a trustee. 3. Park improvement Commonwealth Games 2022 Community Funding was obtained for repair of a heritage hut in the Park, with the intention of using it as a focal point for games celebrations. An application has been submitted for a second grant to run a Festival in the Park during the Games in association with Bournville Village Primary School Parent Teacher Association. Led by trustees, volunteers removed Himalayan Balsam from the Bourn (stream in the Park) and planted daffodil bulbs. Part funding has been obtained from the Bruce Wake Trust for an accessible picnic table. A donated outdoor table tennis table was installed. Bird boxes have been installed. There have been several sessions of litter picking. 4. Promotion Social media presence established with a much improved website, Facebook pages and Twitter. These are extensive activities (for a new, small charity) and it can be seen that all meet the objects of the charity.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

Friends of Bournville Park funds will be held in its bank account until needed.

Funds awarded through grants and awards for designated purposes (“restricted funds”) will be held to be used for those purposes only. General funds will be held in the bank account until the Trustees or designated CIO officer(s) agree on any expenditure. The Treasurer will provide detailed monthly accounts showing which funds are available to spend under each heading, with one heading for each grant or award and one for general funds. Other than ring-fenced restricted funds, the charity does not decide on an appropriate level of reserves, as activities are undertaken only as can be afforded within remaining unrestricted funds.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

The charity’s principal sources of funds are grants and awards. Expenditure on each grant is always in support of the objects of the charity. Payments are not made to trustees or volunteers. In this financial year, grants were awarded by:

W.A Cadbury Trust for tennis nets
• Bruce Wake Trust as part funding for a wheelchair accessible picnic table
• Mills & Reeve for the Forest School • Awards For All for Youth Work • Commonwealth Games 2022 Community Fund for repair of a heritage hut

Section F Other optional information

The charity has a small amount of non-financial assets such as gazebos for events, lighting for the hut, litter pickers, and gardening equipment.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Colin Richard Thomas Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc)

Date 03/05/2022

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	Charity Name Friends of Bournville Park	Charity Name Friends of Bournville Park	Charity Name Friends of Bournville Park	No (if any) 1192446	No (if any) 1192446
	For the period from	Period start date 20/11/2020	To	Period end date 19/11/2021

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £
Donations	159	- 12,240 1,000 - - - - -	-	159	-
Awards from charities	-		-	12,240	-
Grant from local authotity	-		-	1,000	-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	159	13,240 - - - 13,240	-	13,399	-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-		-	-
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*Sub total*	-			-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
			-	13,399

Minorpurchases	91	- 450 3,160 116 - - - - -	-	91	-
Nets for tennis	-		-	450	-
Forest School	-		-	3,160	-
Youth Work	-		-	116	-
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**Sub total **	91	3,726 - - - 3,726 9,514	-	3,817	-

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total **	-			-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
			-	3,817

	68		-	9,582	-
	-	- 9,190	-	-	-
	1,813		-	11,003	-
	1,881	18,704	-	20,585

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Bank account Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Endowment funds to nearest £
	1,881	18,704	-
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	1,881	18,704	-
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			Endowment funds to nearest £
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Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
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Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
Tools	Unrestricted	-	285
Tennis equipment	Unrestricted	-	2,300
Gazebo, tables, lighting	Unrestricted	-	373
Bike racks	Unrestricted	-	200
Office equipment	Unrestricted	-	25
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Details	Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
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Signature	Print Name Colin Richard Thomas
			Date of approval
	Colin Richard Thomas		03/05/2022

Notes:

Awards from charities

W.A Cadbury Trust, tennis nets £500 Bruce Wake Trust, wheelchair accessible picnic table £750 Mills & Reeve, Forest School £1,000 Awards For All for Youth Work £9,990 Award from local authority Commonwealth Games 2022 Community Fund, hut repaIr £1000 £1,000

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