The Bedford Park Societ CIO Trustees, Annual Re ort for 2024 This Ti"ustees' Aiiiiiial Report lias been prepai.ed by tlie Bedford Pai-k Society CIO to fulfil its reportiiig obligations as a cliai-ity iindei- tlie Cliai-ities [Accoiiiit5 and Repoi'ts) Regiilatioi)s, 2008. l. Administrative infoi'matio The Bedfoi-d Pai'l( Society CIO was t'egi5tei'ed with tlie Chai'ity Coniniission 011 29 Api"il, 2022. Its registratioii nuinber is 1198788. This i'eport covers tlie period froni Jaiiiiary 1, 2024 to Deceniber 31. 2024. Tlie Society's fiiiancial aiid iEpoi'tiiig pei'iod will coi'respoiid to tlie caleiidar year. Tlie office of the Society is 15 Blenhein] Road, London W4 IUB. Tlie ti'iistees who sei'ved dliring tlie 2024 calendar year wei'e as follows. Cliair- Helen Jaiiiesoii Hon. T]'easiii'ei': Elisabeth Bassett Hon. Secretary: Aiiya Nil<oiiliiia Nicholas Biieno de Mesqiiita David BlaLlcbLlI-n Catliei'iiie Bowes Bai'bai'a Boehm Rhoda Avonzado Phillips Simon Hillyard (resigiied 04/2025) Carol Woolner Dip.Ai'cli. RIBA [I'etired) Tlie Pi'esideiit of the Society is Nigel Wooliiei", MBE. The President does iiot act a5 a tl'LlStee of tlie Society, Aiiya Nilioiilii)a replaced Nicholas Biieiio de Mesqlilta as Hon. Seci'etary 011 24tli of lilly 2024. 2. Structure overnance and maiia ement Tlie CIO has been cl'eated as pai'l of a progi'aiiime to coiivei-t the Bedfoj-d Park Society [Cliarity Coniiiii55ion Niiniber 288204) fi'oiii opei?tiiig as ali Uiiincorporated Cl)ai'ity to opei'atiiig as a CIO. This eiivisages that as of 0 1/01/2024 all tlie activities togethei. witli all assets aiid liabilities of the Uiiincoi'porated Cl)ai'ity al'e trai)sfei-i-ed to tlie CIO.
Tlie sti'iictiii-e, govei'nar]ce and iiiaiiageiiient of the Bedfoi'd Parl< Society cio is govei'iied by its coiistitutioi) as appi'oved by tlie triistees 011 29 Apl'il 2022. Tlie Bedfoi'd Pai'k Society CIO is niaiiaged by the coiniiiittee of its ti-ustees, known as tlie Execiitive Cominittee. Tlie Execiitive Comniittee appoints officei-s as follows as well as appoiiiting to all othei. posts in the Society. Cliair Vice Cliaii. Seci'etary Ti"ea5urei". Tlie role of Vice-Cl)air is ciirrei)tly vacaiit, iio caiididates Iiaviiig pi'eseiited tlieiiiselves foi. tliis i-ole. Diirii)g tlie yeai. tlie nieniber5 of the Execiitive Conin)ittee wei"e I'eniinded that their I'e%i)oiisihilitieg are laid dowii iii Cliarity Coiiiinisslon docLiiiiellts 'Tlie Esseiitlal TrLlStee' aiid Tlie Essential Ti'ustee.. wliat yoii iieed to Iii)ow, wliat yoii need to do,. The fuiictioniiig of tlie ExeciitRve Comniittee aiid tlie Specialist coiiiinittees is i-eglilated by sectioi)s 12-2 1 of tl)e Lonstitiition. 3. Financial Revie Recei ts and Pa nients foi. the eriod 01 aniiar 2024 to Deceiiibei" 312024 Receipts £21,113 Payinents £21,170 Net iiicoiiie £(57} Opeiiiiig i'esei'ves at 01 laiiiiai'y 2024 £54,869 C1051ng reseives at 31 Deceinbei. 2024 £54,812 Statenient of Assets aiid Liabilities foi. tlie ei'iod 01 aiiiiai- 2024 to December Assets Liabilities NetAssets £54,812 £0 £54,812
nd Activities Siiniiiiai. of the ob'eLtives of the Societ Set oiit iii its ov riiin l12neiit. Tlie Society is establislied foi. the piiblic bei)efit for the followiiig piirp05es in i'espect of tlie locality Iinowii as Bedfoi'd Pai-l<, iii Clii5wicl<, London W4, (wliicli is boii?)ded by Abiiiger Road, Woodstoc1< Road, Wliellock Road, Speldlitii-st Road, St Albaiis Aveniie, Kiiigscote Road, Soiitli Pai'ade, Batli Road. Flaiiders Road and Gainsboi'ougli Road aiid incliides the two conservation areas desigiiated by the LoL)don Boi-oiiglis of Ealing aiid Hoiiiislow) (the 'Bedford Pai'lc area"].. to promote aiid eiideavoui. to seciii'e tlie pi'eseivatioii aiid protection of tlie biiildiiig5 in the Bedfoi'd Pai'k ai'ea tliat are now or oiiglit to be listed oli the statiitoi'y list of biiildiiigs of special architectiiral or l)istoric iiitere5t oi" dcsignatcd as ai) assct of conimuiiity value aiid otlier biiildljigs aiid feiltiires of historic, architectLII-<21, envii-oiiniental or public iiitei'est and inipoi-taiice in the conservatioii ai'eas oi. tliat significantly coi)tribute to tlie geiiei'al cliai-actei. aiid aiiibieiice of the Bedfoi'd Pai'k ai'ea. and/or to proniote and eiideavoui. to seciire high staiidai'ds of desigLI, arcliitectiire, constl-LlCtion aiid plaiiniiig foi. biiildii)gs, additioiis and developinents in o?. afFectiiig tlie Bedford Pai'k ai'ea,. aiid/oi' to pi'oiiiote aiid eiideavoiii. to secLlI'e Iiigh statidards of inaii)teiiance ai)d improvemei)t of tlie biiildiiigs, trees, fabi'ic, iiifrastk'uctiire, public aiiienities, sti-eetscape and envii'oiiineiit iii or affecfiiig the Bedfoi-d Park ai'ea,. and/or to pi-oiiiote the advanceinent of ediicatioii of tlie piiblic coiicei'nfiiig tlie special architectiii'al and historlc Iiitei'est and chai'actei. of the Bedfoi'd Parl< ai'ea,. aiid/oi' to pi'oiiiote tlie advancenieiit of ciiltiire, liei'itage and civic pi'ide, coiicei'niiig the Bedford Park area,. aiid/or siicli otlier charitable piii-poses coiisistent witli tlie above as tlie Execiitive Coimmittee iii theii. absolute discretioii detei'mliie fi'oiii tline to tiine, Suiiinia e iindertaken ion to tliese ob'ective5 Tlie followii)g is a desci'iptioi) of tlie cui'reiit act5vities of the existiiig Bedford Park Soclety Uiiii)coi'poi"ated Chai'ity wliich al'e iiow talieii ovei. by the CIO. Coiisidei'ed the world's fii'st gai'den subiirb, Bedfoi'd Park cojitiiiiies to i-etain its ideiitity, coininiinity spirit aiid iiiiique cliai-actei" beqiieatlied by tlie iiispii'ation and gentl15 of its oi'igiiial foui)dei' aiid architects lil addition to oui" core i'ole of pi-esei'ving tlie cliai'actcr of Bedfoi'd Parlc, tlie Society wol'l(5 on belialf of tlie local coiniiiunity to iimprove tlie anienities of the ai'ea aiid the envii'onrnent, represeiitiiig J-esideiit5' views aiid ii)terests.
Tl)e Bedford Pai'l< Society aiii)s to pi'otect tlie aineiiities of tlie consei'vation ai'ea, the biiildii)gs aiid theii. settii)g, aiid to ensiire aiiy developineiit is iii keeping witli tlie oi'igiiial cliai'actei. of tlie gai-deii siibui'b The Society iiifoi-iiis aiid 5LlPPOI-t5 Its Ineinbei-s on i5siies affectiRig tlie Bedfoi-d Park sti'eet scene, the qiiality OF tlie eiivii'onineiit aiid tlie sei'vices provided to tlie coiniiiuiiity by tlie local aiitlioi"ities, police and otliei. agencies. Tlie Execiitive Conimittee of tlie Society ensiii'es tliat tlie Society iiieets tlie requii'enient of cai'rying oiit tlie cl)arity's piii'poses for the PLiblic bei)efit tlii'ougli ensLlI-iiig tliat its decisi0115 I-eflect Its charitable pui'poses aiid its Liiidei'stancliiig of tlie way iii wliicli tliese piii'poses benefit tlie piiblic, botli its inembers aiid tlie piiblic iii geiiei'al. f the mai f he Soc. ear 2024. Tlie BedFoi'd Pai'li Society (tlie Society) achieved significant Iiiilestoiie5 in 2024, fociisiiig on celebi-atiiig its hei-itage, iiiaiiaging con5eivation effoi'ts, aiid sti-eiigtlieiiing its oi'ganisational capacity.. 150th Annivei'sary Prepai'ations: Diirii)g 2024 tlie Society dedlcated extensive tiiiie to plai)niiig, I'eseai-chliig, pi'oducing an exliibitioii focLissed oli the coniniiiiiities in Bedford Pai'l<, aiid a special piiblication to celebrate rlie 150th aiinivei'5ai'y of Bedfoi'd Pai'lc iii 2025. Securing Sponsorship aiid Gi'ant Fuiidlng: The Society siiccessfully seciired spoiisorsliip for tlie exhibitioii aiid publicatioii fi'oin Kiiiglit Fi'anl(, Savills, aiid Wl)itiiiai)s. and secui'ed gi'aiit fiinding fi.oni tlie Hoiinslow Tliriviiig Comii)Liiiltles Fiind. Successful Planning and Conservation Outcomes." The Society's col'e role of coiiTriiienting 01) planniiig and listed biiildiiig applications contiiiiied, witli 72 applicat10115 coiisidei-ed. A notable acliieveinent was the refiisal of ali applicatioii For two extensions to a lioiise diie to its 'alien desigii aiid excessive scale,, wliich was deti'inieiital to the Coi)sei-vation Ai"ea. Strengthened Plaiining Committee Leadership: The Society welcomed Bai"bai'a Boehm, an ai'cliitect and loiig-standiiig i-e5ideiit, as tlie iiew Cliaii. of the Plaiiiiiiig Cominittee in laiiLiai'y 2025, followii)g lier joiiiing the team iiI 2024. Membership Glwth. Menibei'sliip nuiiibei's iiici-eased to 651 at the ei)d of 2024. lip fi"0111 640 tlie pi"evioiis year, with 46 1)ew I'esidents in 30 hoiiseholds joii)iiig tlie Society. Successful Volunteer Mubilisation: A total of 12 people voliii)teei'ed to reseai-ch inaterial for the ISOtlI exliibition, Inany of wliom wei'e fii'st-time voliiiiteei's, Iiiieai'tliing iiew and iiitei'estiiig material. Overall, 14 iiew voILinteers becanie involved in 2024, mostly for the exhibition. Successful Financial Maliagement and Governance Modernisation:
Tlie Society's fiiiaiices I'eniained sti'ong, with total fiinds of £54,812 at tlie end of 2024. Roiitine iiiconie was healthy. witli a 40 % inci'ease in eveiits income and liigliei. Inercliaiidise sales. Tlie iSSLie with the 2022 Gift Aid claiin was resolved eai'ly in 2024. aiid tlie 2023 claini was Inade aiid paid diii'iiig tlie year, getting the pi'ocess back 011 ti'acl<. The ti-ansitioii to a Cliaritable liicoi-poi-ated OrgaJii5atioii (CIO) was gLiided to coinpletioii by tlie i'etiriiig Hon Sec, Nick Mesqiiita, iiiodei'iiising the Society's govei'naiice. 6. Sun)mar ofthe ma ublic ben ocie es under Tlie Society's main objective Trs to pi'esei've and eiiliance tlie ai'chitectiiral heritage of Bedfoi'd Park. The activities iiiidertal<eii iii 2024 foi. piibllc bei)efit Iii relation to tliis objective, and its bi.oad portfolio of work for the coinn)unity, iIILlude.' l. Preservatioii and Enhancement of Architectural Heritage (Core Objective) Planning Consiiltatlon and Advlce: The Soclety coiisidei'ed 72 plaiiiiing and listed biiilding applicatioi)s subinitted to Local Autlioi'ities [iip fi'oni 63 in 2023). It pi'ovided advice and giiidance to liouselioldei's at tlie eai-ly stage5 of desigii pi'ojects, wliicli often resulted in bettei. outconies foi- tlie lioiiseliolder and Bedfoi-d Pai-l<'s heritage. Working to Address Conservation Issiies: The Society contii)ued to woi'li coiistriictlvely witli both local aiitliorities to addi'ess issues like tlie ti'eiid for ovei'sized/iiiisyiiipathetic extensions, iiiisyinpatlietic altei'atioiis to i"oofscapes, aiid tlie loss of period detail iii listed Iioiises. Publishing and liifoi'niatioii Di55emination: I'he aiiiiiial Bedfoi'd Pai'k Joiii-i?al was pi'odiiced, celebratiiig the ai'cliitectiire, people, aiid Iiistory of tlie subLlI'b. Iiifoi-iiiation to help hoiiseliolders uiidei'tal<ing worli oi) tlieii" I)OLises was iiiade available on tlie Society's website. 2. Community Engagement and Education 150th Anniversary Exhibition and Publication: plans wei-e inacle for the laui)ch OF the 150th-aiiiilvei'sai'y exliibitiun, focLlSlI)g oil tlie history of coniiniinities in Bedford Pai'k, aiicl tlie developmeiit of a special piiblication foi" distribiition to all Iioiiies. to sliowcase aiid educate the piiblic abolit tlie subiii"b's lieritage. Betjeman Aniiual Lecture: Tl)e Society held its aiiiiual Betjemaii lectiire, wl)iLlI was delivei'ed by textile autliorkty Mai'y Schoeser, providiiig tnembei's wlth an educational toui. of tlie liistory of tlie Saiidei'son faiiiily,
tlieii- Chi5wick coniiections, and tlie technological developnieiits iii wallpaper aiid textile prodiiction illiisti'ated witl) Ai'ts ancl Ci'afts desigiis. Regiilar Comniuiiications: Tlie Society Inaiiitaiiied cojitact with nienibei's throiigh regiilar e-iiews, incliiding Lipdates on relevaiit developnieiits aiid contribiited pliotographs. 3. Advocating on Local Amenities and Issues Streetscape and Infrastructiire Engagement: Tlie Iiifi-astriictLire teani actively eiigaged with i-esidents aiid boroiigh teanis to highlight aiid seek solutions foi. sti'eetscape issiies, incliidiiig the iise of tariiiac, tlie build-iip of weeds, heavy leaf fall, iiianagemeiit o15ti.eet trees, aiid tl)e selectioii of locatioiis foi. bike liaiigei's. Heathi'ow Third Runway Monitoring: Tlie Society coiitiiiued to nionitor the tlireat of a tliii'd i'uiiway at Heatlii"ow, woi'lciiig witli the No 3rd Riinway Coalitioii aiid CHATR, and planned to alei"t and giiide ineiiibei's and local residents on coiisiiltations to 5ubniit tlieii- views on this niajor tlii-eat to Be(Iford Park and Cliiswicl<, Eco Guide Disti'ibution: Expeiiditui'e foi. tlie yeai. incliided the pi.odiictioii aiid distt'ibution of an Eco giiide for tlie conin)unity.
Declaration The trustees declai'e tliat they liave appi'oved tlie Triistees, Repoi't above. Sigiied 011 belialf o the cliai'ity's ti'ustees Sigiiatiii'e FLIII name. elen Jai)ieson Positioii Chair Date Signatui'e Fiill name Anya Nil<oiilina Positioii Hon. Seci'etai'y Date er