## **Charity registration number: 1197809**
## **FRIENDS OF BASING HILL PARK**
**ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**
The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of the Charity for the 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.
## **Objectives and Activities**
The objectives of the charity as per its governing document are
- For the benefit of the inhabitants of Barnet and the surrounding area (“the area of benefit”) to provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving 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 Basing Hill Park.
In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit, including the guidance 'Public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.
## **Activities Undertaken to Achieve Objectives**
We continue to actively pursue improvements to the park through close consultation with the local community. We maintain strong engagement with Barnet Council and local stakeholders, helping to raise the profile of the park and advocate for the needs of the local community.
## **Main activities undertaken to further the charity’s purposes for the public benefit**
- Infrastructure improvements: Installation of a brand-new playground; public water bottle fountain and defibrillator added
- Park usage: The Herts Baseball Club continues to use the park as its permanent home. The Hope of Childs Hill Park charity (THOCH), run by Anthony Dawodu, uses the space for regular weekend and school holiday sports activities including football, basketball and cycling lessons
- Community engagement: Ongoing holiday sport schemes, growing volunteer involvement
- Upcoming plans include:
- Future improvement proposals include an outdoor gym, toilet refurbishment, pavilion repair works, redevelopment of the old playground area and potential kiosk facilities.
- Explore funding options for continuing the food growing project with Anika.
- Engage with THOCH regarding the procurement of basketball equipment/court improvements.
- Following up parking issues and further infrastructure improvements.
## **Achievements and Performance**
This is the third year of operation as a registered charity. Key achievements in 2025–26 include:
- Support for Herts Baseball and THOCH sports programmes
- Repair and maintenance of the public water fountain
- Taking forward drainage works, including implementation of the swale (funded through the £150k Area Committee grant and £55.8k CIL package) for which a formal business case is expected to be submitted during the 2026/27 financial year.
- Continued collaboration with Barnet Council on further improvements, including tree planting and food growing for which funding has been secured.
The Trustees are proud of the role the charity continues to play in enhancing community access and wellbeing through the park.
## **Financial Review**
During the year the charity had income of £3,329 and expenditure of £1,980 relating to the purchase of a memorial bench for a community member. The charity has £1,349 cash funds at the end of this period.
## **Going Concern**
The charity has good liquidity with minimal expenses and no recurring costs. It has a strong pipeline of development plans and remains a going concern.
## **Reserves Policy**
The charity does not currently hold reserves, as it has no day-to-day operational costs. Should the need arise, funds will be raised accordingly
## **Deficit**
No deficit
## **Structure, governance and management**
## **Constitution**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation constituted under an Association dated 4 February 2022. The charity was registered with the Charity Commission on 4 February 2022 with charity number 1197809.
## **Methods of appointment or election of Trustees**
Trustees are appointed and reappointed through the annual AGM
## _**Trustee Signatures**_
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Julia Hiller
Gabriel Friedman
Alison Kiersz-Brownstone
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||**The Friends of Basing Hill Park**
|**The Friends of Basing Hill Park**
|**The Friends of Basing Hill Park**
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||**For the period**
**from**|1-Apr-25|**To**|31-Mar-26|
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||
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|**A1 Receipts**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|||**to the nearest £**
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**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
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**2,000**
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**1,329**
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**3,329**
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**3,329**
**1,980**
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**1,980**
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**1,980**
**1,349**
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**1,349**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|General donations||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|**33**|
|Bench Donations|**2,000**||||**2,000**|**1,982**|
|Grants|||||**-**|**10,000**|
|Gift Aid receipts|||||**-**||
|cash|**1,329**||||**1,329**|**404**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**3,329**
||**-**||**3,329**|**12,419**|
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**_Total receipts_ 3,329**
**A3 Payments**
Bench
**1,980**
Grantpaid to Barnet Council
Misc expenses
**-**
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**_Sub total_ 1,980**
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**_Total payments_ 1,980**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 1,349**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 1,349**
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
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**-**|**1,349**|**10,357**|
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
Barclays Bank
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**to nearest £**
**1,349**
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Print Name
Julia Hiller
Gabriel Friedman
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