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 Gl￿wth. 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