## **Friends of Brunswick Park Charity Number: 1194103** _{For Charitable Incorporated Organisation}_ **Trustees' Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023** ## 23[rd] December 2023 **Reference & Administration Details** ## **Charity name: Friends of Brunswick Park** Charity number: **1194103** Charity's operating address: 148 Hydes Road Wednesbury WS100DR Previously: N/a ||**_Names of the Charity Trustees who Manage the Charity (Add extra rows as required)_**| |---|---| ||**_Trustee Name_**
**_Ofce_**_(if any)_
**_Appointed_**
**_Retired_**| ||Terance Ian
McDermott
Chair
15 April
2021
Deborah Jane
Hopkins
Trustee
01 May
2023
Stephen Neil
Robinson
Trustee
12 August
2022
Karen Irene
Jerrison
Trustee
04 May
2022
Jill Turner
Trustee
15 April
2021
Lindsey Jane
Taylor
Trustee
15 April
2021| ||Lindsey Jane
Taylor
Trustee
15 April
2021| ## **Names & Addresses of Advisors** _**Name Address & Postcode**_ Bank: Lloyds Bank, Box 1, BX1 1LT ## **Structure, Governance & Management** ## **Description of the Charity's Trusts** **Type of Governing** Constitution **Document: How the Charity is** Charitable Incorporated Organisation **Constituted: Trustee Selection** Trustees are elected on an ad hoc basis. Local people **Methods:** who regularly attend Park Events are considered and invited **How New Trustees are** Prospective trustees are asked to attend a meeting **Inducted and Trained:** before they commit. They meet with the Chair who explains the history and the role of the charity. ## **Objectives & Activities** ## **Summary of the Objects of the Charity as set out in its Governing Document** To provide and assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interest of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Wednesbury and the surrounding district without distinction of sex, or of political, religious or other opinion by the promotion support assistance and improvement of Brunswick Park. ## **Summary of the Main Activities Undertaken for the Public Benefit in Relation to the Charity's Objects** What the charity does: Education/training Environment/conservation/heritage. Who the charity helps: The General Public/mankind. How the charity helps: Provides Advocacy/advice/information. Where the charity operates: Sandwell **Achievements & Performance** ## **Statutory Declaration** The trustees declare that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the commission in exercising their powers or duties. ## **Summary of the Main Achievements of the Charity for the Year – Chair's Report** Chair's Report (FoBP) 2022-23 Since the first inception of the friends the group has continued to grow in both size and influence. The Friends of Brunswick Park has grown in volunteer numbers and activities and in 2021 we decided to become a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The purpose of the FoBP is to support the running of the park and promote its positive use and position within the community, and we do this in several ways: - by training volunteers to look after their local trees and their environment, especially the park, at free sessions held occasionally throughout the year. - The continued development of the arboretum. - Working with SMBC to bolster the park management plan - To work towards maintaining Green flag status - Delivering a large “community day” event in the park - By organising corporate volunteer days to support the work of the parks department - By providing a Santa singalong event for the health walk members - Maintaining the notice boards - By initiating the development of a “Parkrun” - By holding open trustee meetings to engage consultation. The last year saw an increase in our work as trees and arboreta became more prominent in national and local government agendas as part of the climate crisis response. We have been well placed with a strong and skilled committee to make the most of these opportunities and we have shown that we are able to deliver services using volunteers. **Financial Review** ## **Brief Statement of the Charity's Policy on Reserves** The charity does not intend to build up reserves as there are no employees and no capital assets to maintain. ## **Details of Any Funds Materially in Deficit** None ## **Financial Year** We are currently setting up a new bank account, after changing from charity number 111379 (non-incorporated) to the new charity number 1194103 (CIO incorporated). The bank account against 1194103 has not been finalised, once finalised we will transfer all monies from our old bank account to the new account, this will be viewable in our 2023-2024 return. ## New Bank Account for Charity Number: 1194103 Money In: £0.00 Money Out: £0.00 ## **Statutory Notes to the Accounts** ## **Particulars of Any Outstanding Guarantee Given by the CIO** None ## **Particulars of Any Outstanding Debt** None ## **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):**|Ian McDermott|Lindsey Taylor| |**Position(s):**|Chair|Treasurer| |**Date:**|||