CHARtTY COMMISSION
Tru•tees' Annual R•port (Includlng Dlr•ctov*' r•port) for the wlod.
From: Perlod Start dats . 1•¢ Aprll 2023
to: P•rlod •rKI date . 31•t Ma￿h 2024
Charity name: Fri•nd• of Sy*•ll County Pa
Charfty r•gl8tratlon numb•r. 1200511
Company number. CE030278
Objectlvos and Actlvltl••
Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its goveming d0￿Ment.
Par8 1.17
Th• objectlvm of th• charlty ar•
l￿f0k1. Flr•tly; for the publlc bon•fi(
prot•ctkn. and Improven￿lt of th•
plry¥5cal. naturnl. and •oclal
•nvIronn￿nt of Sy*•ll County Par
S•condty: to provld• facllltles In tho
Int•rMts of soclal *•llare for
rocroadon and lelsurn timo
occupatlon wlth a view to Improvlng
th• condlllom of Ilfo lor th•
Inhabltsnts of the surroundlng area of
Sy*•ll County Park and to advance
publlc edUC￿On in onvironm•ntsl
mattws and of vAys ol b•tt•r
conmrvlng, protoctlng. and
Summary of tho main
activities in relation to
those wrposes for the
public b8nefft, in parti￿lar,
the ac*l￿tIes, projects or
8ervw identified in
accounts
ststement confirming
whether th8 trustees ha
had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
ublic benefft.
Para 1.17
and 1.19
Th• pur¢lMM of tools and matsrlals
that arn to bo u•od for recreallonal
d•velopm•nt and *ildllf• habltat
improv•m•nt• at sy￿11 Country
Par
Para 1.18
Th• tnMt••• arn awarn of. and ha
had rtyard to. th• gUIdan￿ lssugd by
th• Charlty Comml8•lon on publlc
Page l of 11

Addltlonal Infornwtlon (opllonal)
The Charlty does not plan to provide
grnnt8 on a r•gular ba818 and It
18 approprlat• to do so thls VAII
roqulrn the unanlmou8 agrnernent of
th• Trustw8 and the speclfic tsrn￿ of
Such
rant to be a
Not appliMbl•
poli￿ on grant m8kirKd.
Para 1.38
Policy on 8cKial
investment induding
prL¥ram related
inveslment.
Para 1.38
Th• charlty hu •upport•d t￿+
thoumnd thm hundrod (2300) day•
of volunts•ring tlme at Sy*•ll County
Park In 2023r24, which have boon
f•cllltat•d by th• purchM• of tool•
and mat•rfal•.
Contribution mad8 by
volunteers.
Para 1.38
Other.
Page 2 of 11

Achlev•m•nts and P•rfornMnce
Summary of the main
achievements of the
th8rty. identifyirvJ the
drfference the charitvs
has made to the
Q￿MstanceS of its
beneficiaries and 8ny
wider benefits to sooety
as a ￿Ole.
Para 1.20
o Th• Frl•nd• of Sy*•ll Country
Park charfty ralsed approxlmatoly
£24000 to pjy for Improv•m•nt8 to
tho vlsltor facllllles and wlldllle
habltats.
We coll•ct•d thou8and• of
m•adM and VA)odl•nd• and
plant•d th•m throughout th• par
o We plant•d 1100 tr•M In th•
moldvw and a bank b•low tho dam
vrtth h•lp from NorthAnts Butt•rfly
W• spllt and tran•plantod
hundr•ds of ￿nN￿rOp0 bokm the
W• dO￿led th• slz• ol th•
o W• Cr••t￿ a Ilvlng ￿11 In
Splndl• End wlldllf• r•lug•.
o W• r•pla¢•d th• brok•n Sand
dlgg•r In th• Fllt•r B•d play arno.
o W• r•plac•d th• rott•n Mnd plt In
th• WaterI￿rkS play arna.
o W• r•built tho rnl••d horb b•d In
W• Install•d a ￿rnI th•m•d
balanc• boam In Brock Wood.
o W• r•plac•d 80% of th• rotten
squlrrnl run In Brock Wood.
Wo Imtallod a fox arml har• th•m•d
b•nch in Bn>ck Woo(L
W• mulch•d Morn than 5000 trw•
to hdp th•m grow.
We put up a ￿rI•S of 8M8onal
wlldllf• Inforn￿n postern.
W• dMlgn•d and In•tslled a
We compl•tsd our plann•d
woodland copplclng and thlnnlng.
o W• con8tructod 10 log plle
hibernacula anwnd th• park
boundary.
We flnancod th• constructlon of a
now Tern rafL
Paqe 3 of 11

We recefvod an Avant
muftlpurpo8e vehlclo procured
through Northants County Councll.
Page 4 of 11

Additlonal Inforn￿n (optlonal)
You ma
choose to indude further statements wherè relevant about:
Achievements against
objecti.ves set.
Para 1.41
2023124 wa3 the flrnt full year of
owatlon of the Charlty and vthllst no
•poclfic obJective• V••r• the Tnwtoes
hi•v•ments
2023124 th• flrnt fvll yoar of
op•rallon of th• Charlty and whllst no
specmc fundrnl•lng obJectIv￿ war•
Perf0M￿nc% of
fundraising actmties
against obJ"ectives set
Para 1.41
on•
Not applk•bl•
Investment performance
against obj'ectives.
Para 1.41
Page 5 of 11

Flnanclal Revtew
Review of the chartys
financial positK>n at the
end of the period
Para 1.21
The charlty had a starting fund of
£5.080 which provldod by th•
pr•vlou• frf•nd• of the park group
vthlch dldn't have charlt•ble statu•.
At the end of the flr•t full operatlng
yoar (011W2023 > 31103124) the
balan￿ of funds had incrmsed to
Statement explaining the
licy for holding reserves
stating why they are held.
Para 1.22
Slnc• the charfty do•sn't Omploy
p•r•onnol or rent or bulldln
our offjolng IlabHltl8• ar• small,
nc• hold a notloMI rM•rve of
£2000 but thM• funds arn not
and could ￿ made
avallabl• Should th• tru8t••• do•m It
Amount of reserves held.
Reasons for l)olding zero
reserves.
Details of fund materially
in deficJt.
Para 1.22
Parn 1.22
Th• full amourt l• £6 667
Not appllcablo
Para 1.24
Not appllcablo
EW8nation of any
uncertainties atout the
thaiity continuing as a
concern.
Para 1.23
Not appllcable
P4e6ofll

Addltlonal Inforniatlon (optlonal)
You may to indude further 8tateff￿ts vhwe rthart atwL'
The charity's principal
sour(xs of funds (induding
any fundraising)
Para 1.47
Most of the sources of funds are from
cory)or•t• and publlc donatlons.
Investment policy and
objectives induding any
SOCI81 investrnent poli
adopted.
Para 1.46
A description of the
principal risks faciw the
Para 1.46
Th• charlty can h d8•crfbod as I
rlBL It ha• no •fflplty•M. ft doos not
Inv••lm•nts. Expndtturn i•
onty mad• contlng•nt on fundlng
b•ln
avallable.
P•8e 7 of 11

Structurn. Govorn•nc• and IA•nag•m•nt
Descnpb'on of chanty's
trusts:
Type of goveming
document: for example,
trust deed, memorandum,
and artides of associat￿,
etc
How is the chaiity
constituted?
For example. limited
ctsnpany. unincorporated
association CIO etc.
Para 1.25
A fornwl document bjsed on tho
Para 1.25
Charitabl• Incorp￿￿ Organl•atlon
and only votlng m•mb•rn arn Its
c￿rtty tn*t••
Para 1.25
Tru8te88 arn sel•ctod by Invltatlon by
a majorlty vot• of th• curr•nt tru•to08.
induding d8tsils of any
constitutional provisi¢M •.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body 8ntiUed
to 8ppoint one or more
trustees.
Additlonal inforniatlon (opknl)
You may choose to further rthant about:
Policies and wo(%dures
adopted for the induct
and training of trust88S.
Parn 1.51
W• hav• d•v•lop•d a ••t of RULES
C￿rtn9 task• and behavlourn for all
tnMto•• *thlch wlll b• u•ed for the
The charity's
organisalional stnKlure
and any Mder net%
with vthich the tharity
woths.
Para 1.51
Th• Charlty comprl•os a Chalr,
Troa•urnr, S•cretary and 3 other
p•r￿nn￿. of vthkh ar• Park
Relati¢J)ship wilh any
related parties
Para 1.51
Not appllcable
Not appIl￿ble
Other
Paqe 8 of 11

Reference and Admlnlstratfve Dots11•
Cha
name
other namo the charity
US88
istered cha
number
Chanty's principal addre88
Friond8 of
Not appllcabl•
Ucou
Pa
1200511
CIO Sy*•ll County ParK Wa•hbrook Lane, Ecton.
Northam
n. NN6 OQX
Namm of th• charlty trusto0• nMnag• th• charlty
Nan￿ of p•r•on (or
body) •ntltled to
Int tru•tse
Trustse narno
Offlce (If any)
Datss actod 11 not
for whole yoar
rfan
Dave Sharrock
Mike Gerrard
Glenn Mallard
Anita Mallard
Geoff Simons
Ractsl Axford
Chairperson
Treasurer
Park RaNJer
Park Ranger
Corporats tru•tee8 - namm al th• dlr•ctorn at th• dat• th• rnport approved.
Director name
Ilcable
Nan* of tru•t•u holdlng tlll• to PrO￿rty b•longlng to th• charlty
Trust•0 nam•
Nota
Ilcabl•
Page 9 of 11

Funds held as ¢u•todlan tru•t•o• on bthall ol oth•rn.
Descn'plion of the as8ets
held in this capa¢3ty
Ncrt applicable
Name and objects ofth
chaiity on whose behalf
assets are held and how
this falls ￿￿thIn the
custodian tha '
Details of arrangements
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's ¢y•m
Not applKable
Not applicable
Addftlonal Inforniation (opllonal)
Namm and addr•••M of advl••rn (opt1￿￿1 InfOrn￿On)
of advl•er
Nam•
Addros•
Name of chhf exocutlve or Tram￿ af ••nlor •laff mombwB (optional information)
Exemptlon• from dI•cl￿Ur•
Reason for non-disdosure of key perS￿ne1 details
Other opt5onal Infommtlon
PaRe 10 of 11

Declaratlons
T￿ company ha• taken advantag• rf tho •mall ¢ompanle•' •x•mptlon In
preparlng tho r•port abov•.
(Includlng dlr•ctorn' rnport) •bov•.
Slgn•d on b•hall ol
charlty'• Inwt•••ldlr•ctor•
Slgnatur•(•)
Full nam•(•)
Posltlon (ft>r •xampl•
S•cretsry, Chalr, otc)
/ri,
Page 11 of 11

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGiAND AND WALES
Frf•nd• of SY￿1 Country Path (FSCP)
numbor CE030278
Receipts and
Chablty No
1200511
ments accounts
CC16a
For th• p•riod
To
31KIJ12024
Section A Receipts and payments
Endowm•nt
funds
funds
T¢)tal lund¥
L4St yo•r
A1 R•cel
Sa
Corwrale Donabon
Genera Putrkn Donabon
Intere
4lJ•
110
13
ss Income
21931
23.931
and inv•4tm•nt •alo•.
tabl•
Tot•1 roc•lpts
23.931
23W1
80
A3P¥
Purch88e of rnaterth aThJ sm￿10￿
Rélr*hmÉntsfoi V¥SJJnt•Èr*
Insurance
35Y
21253
$37
Sub total
aon
A4 A$￿t and investment
Sub tt+tal
22,078
4070
276
Net ofrece1p￿fP•yMffitrJ
A5 Trnnsfèrs b•tw••n funds
A6 Cash funds last y•ar •nd
Cash funds thts y•ar •nd
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unre$tri¢ted
funds
Restricted
fund•
nearnst£
Endowment
fund•
trj nwwt£
D•tsils
81 Cash funds
4144
1513
Tofai cash fvn(ts
End¢)vmwnt
fundB
funds
fvn
n••wt¢
C*tails
Fund
Details
83 Inv••tment asuts
Fund b) ¥&hkh
Costlopl
val
t￿￿11*
B4 A•s•ts r•t•ln•d ft•r th•
¢h•rlty'• own u
Fund &•¥Jh
Amourtd
Wh•n
Details
B6 Llabllftlo•
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NOTES
1.C*hlLx¢y•w
2. Acuunbng
ShJn&l try on¢ ortr*otruthts on behallof
011 th0 truste•s
Datè of
roval
Prilt N•m•
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