CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period 0110112023 Perlod start date To 3111212023 Period end date From Charity name: Golden Leaf of London Charity registratlon number: 1197128 Objectives and Activities SORP releience Summary of the purposes ol (he charity as sel out in ils governing document Pèr8 1 17 The objects I'lhe objects I for which the Charity is established are exclusively charitable according lo English law and for th& benefit of the public in the area of benefit in particular land wilhoul prejudice lo the generality of the loregoing word51 lor the conSeallOn, resloralion and planting ol trees. plants and all forms of wildlife including Ihrough.. The prole¢lioh and preservation of the environment for the public benefit by.. 3.1.1 the provision. m8inlenane8 or improvement public paik, creation ground or open space., or 3.1.2 the provision of some other public am8nily In the vicinity of a designated Provided that any public pork, recreation ground, open space or public amenity provided, m8inlained, or improvgd by virlue of this clause shall not be operated for profil and the relevant conditions sel out in paragraph 161 ol regulation 33121 of the Environmental Regulations are satisfied. The protection and preservation of the environment through the conservatKJn or promotion ol biological diversity by.. 3.2.1 the protection, conservation, resloralion or enhancement of a natural habilal in the vicinity of a designated sile. or 3.2.2 Ihe maintenance or recovery of a species in ils nalural habilal, on land or in water in the vicinity ol a dessgnated siie.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purpose5 for the public benefil. in particular. the aclivilies, projects or services identified in the accounts. Slalemenl confirming whether the trustees have had regard lo the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on publi benefit Paia 1 17and Uniting a disparate group of trustees and founding members to establish a desire for the regeneration of urban environment, putting together a plan to bring this about. writing the constitution and preparing for the initlal phases of the charit Yes the tf Ustees adhered at all times to the guidance of the charity commission Para 1 18 Additional information loptlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. SORP reference This was not explored at this time Pai8 1 38 Policy on grant making Nla Paia 138 Policy on social investment including program related investment Contrlbutlons were gought by volunteers and an Easyfunding account was set up for volunteers to easlly contribute fSnanclally to the charity P8ra 1 38 Contribution made by volunteers Other Achievements and Performance SORP felerence
As life has got busler the trustees have struggled to commit the amount ol time needed to progress the goals of the charity as a result it has been decided to glve the charity 6 months to Show that there Is a place for it before making a decislon as to whether or not to close down the charity - meanwhile the lund Talslng Is ¢ontlnuing In the hope that the charlty can repay as much of Its debt as possible Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of ils beneficiaries and any widef benefits lo society as a whole. Pèrè 120 Additional information loptionall You ma choose lo include further slalemenls where relevant about.. There has been a decided lack ol interest in progressing the charity partly because other charltles have taken a lead In this space. partly because the mernbers cannot agree a unlfled wa forwards Fundralslng was disappointlng and the charlty dld not meet its targets Achievements against objectives sel P•[• 141 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives sel Paro 1.41 Nla Investment performance against objectives Par? 1 41 Other
Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the period Par8 121 £5,000 was invested in a website lan agreement was made that if we did not raise any money we would not be liable to payl, £1,B28 was paid to create a series of rendors and other marketing material In order to demonstrate the charit 's vision to ros Nla at this time Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stalin are held Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern P818 122 Para 1.22 none Not enough money was raised Para 1 22 Para 1 24 Liz Marsh made a loan of £4000 to help the charit with on oin ments People have been keen to get involved in the charity but have not upheld their commitment in terms of services rendered P8ra 1 23 Additional information loptionall You ma choose to include further slalemenls where relevant about". The Easyfunding website has raised several hundreds of pounds, a paid walking tour raised some money but there was not enough support to make it a regular thing The charity's principal sources of funds (Including any fvndraisingl Para 147 Nla Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1 46 The challenge the charity faces is to bring about a huge project in the face of ynicism on behalf of the Community responsible for the built environment; coming out of lockdown the volunteers were all struggling with time mana ement A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other
Structure, Governance and Management Oescriplion of charity's tru51s' Type of governing document How is the charity constituted? ie q ill. IlLorporaled P8ra 1 25 Para 1 25 cio Trustee selection methods including details of any Constilulional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body enlilled lo appoint one or more Iruslees Para 125 Potentlal trustees can be put forward by any volunteer,. a tlme commitrnent Is the maln requirement along with clean record and financlal qualification accordlng to the criterla of the CC. Potential trustees must be voted in by the current board whilst not present at the meetlng, accordlng to the re uirements of the CC Addltlonal Informatlon loptlonall You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. Policies and procedures were created around finance, procurement, onboarding new members etc Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of Iruslees P81a 1.51 Four trustees (Sandeep Sesodla reslgned in March 2023 so currently three trustees}, supported by book keeper and a leadershlp team of 7 people The charity's organisalional structure and any wider netsvork with which the charity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties P8r8 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Chari name Other name the chari uses islered charil number Charity's principal a(Jdiess The Golden Leaf of London 1197128 Unil M819, The Flower Market, New Covenl Garden Markel, Vauxhall SW8 5EH
Names of the charity trustees who rnanage the charity Nam eol p•r8 on lor bc*d yl ent led to app oint tiust Dats8 act?d If not for whole yoar Trustee name Offlce Ilf anyl an Elizabeth Marsh Chair Whole yeai Whole year Whole year 0110112023-0110312023 Lenka Moore Fiona Marsh Sandeep Sesodia treasurer 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Cor orate trustee5 - names of the directors at the date the re ortwasa roved Director name Name of Ifustees holding lille to property belonging lo the charity Trustee name Dat08 a¢tsd If not for whol• ear
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 loptionall 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 ersonnel details Reason for non-disclosure of ke Other o tional information
Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee Signed on behalf of the charity's Irustees Slgnaturelsl report bove. Full namelsl Elizabeth Marsh Posltlon leg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair Date 20.10.2024
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Golden Leaf of London 1,197,128.00
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01 January 2023 31 December 2023
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 202.83 - - 202.83 -
Interest 0.65 - - 0.65 -
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- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 203.48 ] - - 203.48 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 203.48 - - 203.48 -
A3 Payments
Advertising, Marketing - - - - -
Bank/JG charges - - - - -
Admin support - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments - - - - -
Net of receipts/(payments) 203.48 - - 203.48 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 296.26 - - 296.26 -
Cash funds this year end 499.74 - - 499.74 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
30/10/2024
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Metro Bank - 16025 Metro Bank - 16009 Loan from trustee Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 344.15 - 155.59 - - - 499.74 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted 4,000.00 - - - - Print Name Elizabeth Marsh |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - |
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| - | |||
| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 20 Oct 24 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
30/10/2024
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