
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From  01.02.2024  Period start date   To 31.01.2025   Period end date** 

**Charity name:** Friends of Horsforth Hall Park 

## **Charity registration number:** 1203509 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants<br>of Horsforth (a town and civil parish within the<br>City of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England) and<br>the surrounding area the provision of facilities<br>for recreation or other leisure time occupation<br>of individuals who have need of such facilities<br>by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or<br>disablement, financial hardship or social and<br>economic circumstances and for the public at<br>large in the interests of social welfare and with<br>the object of improving the condition of life of<br>the said inhabitants.<br>.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|To provide and assist in the provision of<br>facilities within Horsforth Hall Park, located in<br>Horsforth (a town and civil parish within the<br>City of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England) in<br>the interests of social welfare for recreation<br>and other leisure time occupation of<br>individuals who have need of such facilities by<br>reason of their youth, age, infirmity or<br>disability, financial hardship or social<br>circumstances with the object of improving<br>their conditions of life|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public benefit|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference **n/a** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making 



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|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|**n/a**|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|The work of the charity is wholly delivered<br>through volunteers|
|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The Community Garden has continued to<br>be our main focus, and is now nearly<br>finished. During the year we started a<br>volunteer group who are working on<br>improvements to the Japanese Garden.<br>The charity continues to undertake a range<br>of activities for all beneficiaries of the park<br>including working with local schools and<br>societies to promote and nurture<br>environmental awareness, strengthen<br>community ties, and improve physical and<br>mental health.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set 



|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
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|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**Balance at year end £4617**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Reserves are not held**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Election**|



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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Friends of Horsforth Hall Park|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charitynumber|1203509|
|Charity’s principal address|TROY GRANGE, TROY ROAD<br>Horsforth, Leeds LS18 5NQ|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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||Caroline Fowler|Chair|||
||Claire Evans||||
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||Janet Galvin||||
||Penelope Pinn|Treasurer|||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **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 (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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|**adviser**|||



**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|Penny Pinn|Caroline Fowler|
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||Penelope Anne Pinn|Caroline Fowler|
||<br>Treasurer|Chair|
||27.5.25||
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|**Friends of Horsforth Hall Park(FOHHH)**|**Friends of Horsforth Hall Park(FOHHH)**|**Accounts**|**Reconciliation**|**Reconciliation**||**Accounting year ending 31st January 2025**|**Accounting year ending 31st January 2025**|**Accounting year ending 31st January 2025**||||||||
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|||**Income**|||**Expenditure**||||||**Expenses summary**||**Labour and**|||
|**Date**|**Detail**|**Grants**|**Donations**|**Reference**|**Supplier**|**Amount**||**Detail**|**Balance**||**Ins**|**Plants**|**Materials**|**Tools**|**Other**|
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||**Opening balance**||1,259.22<br>£|||||Frombankstatement|**1,259.22**<br>**£**|||||||
|2/2/2024||||E33|Alexander|38.25<br>£||Yewtrees|1,220.97<br>£|||38.25<br>£||||
|2/12/2024||||E34|Martin|21.87<br>£||Strawberry plants|1,199.10<br>£|||21.87<br>£||||
|2/21/2024|ChangeXOrchard|600.00<br>£|||||||1,799.10<br>£|||||||
|2/27/2024||||E35|Martin|10.00<br>£||Manure|1,789.10<br>£|||10.00<br>£||||
|2/29/2024||||E36|Galvin|189.00<br>£||WoodRaisedBed|1,600.10<br>£||||189.00<br>£|||
|2/29/2024||||E37|Galvin|26.99<br>£||Fixingsraised bed|1,573.11<br>£||||26.99<br>£|||
|3/5/2024|CoOp||1,322.08<br>£||||||2,895.19<br>£|||||||
|3/12/2024|GroveTalk||9.00<br>£||||||2,904.19<br>£|||||||
|3/26/2024|Gardendonations||18.50<br>£||||||2,922.69<br>£|||||||
|3/27/2024||||E38|Alexander|4.00<br>£||Paving sand|2,918.69<br>£||||4.00<br>£|||
|4/4/2024|||372.96<br>£||||||3,291.65<br>£|||||||
|4/15/2024||||E39|Pawley|35.99<br>£||Mulch/ cable cutter|3,255.66<br>£||||35.99<br>£|||
|4/23/2024||||E40|Galvin|21.98<br>£||Tools|3,233.68<br>£|||||21.98<br>£||
|4/30/2024|Crowdfunder||38.61<br>£||||||3,272.29<br>£|||||||
|5/2/2024||||E41|Galvin|68.00<br>£||Plants|3,204.29<br>£|||68.00<br>£||||
|5/2/2024||||E42|Galvin|50.84<br>£||Tools|3,153.45<br>£|||||50.84<br>£||
|5/3/2024|Membership||5.18<br>£||||||3,158.63<br>£|||||||
|5/3/2024||||E43|Galvin|30.14<br>£||Tools|3,128.49<br>£|||||30.14<br>£||
|5/3/2024||||E44|WAEGroup/Gal|280.80<br>£||Signs|2,847.69<br>£||||280.80<br>£|||
|6/4/2024||||E45|Little|13.50<br>£||Children's tools|2,834.19<br>£|||||13.50<br>£||
|6/4/2024||||E46|Pinn|71.88<br>£||Children's tools|2,762.31<br>£|||||71.88<br>£||
|6/4/2024||||E47|Martin|34.97<br>£||Orchard ties|2,727.34<br>£|||||34.97<br>£||
|6/5/2024|Membership||29.45<br>£||||||2,756.79<br>£|||||||
|6/12/2024||||E48|AccessIns|214.33<br>£||Insurance|2,542.46<br>£||214.33<br>£|||||
|6/13/2024||||E49|HorsforthGala|30.00<br>£||Galafee|2,512.46<br>£||||||30.00<br>£|
|6/25/2024|Membership||25.00<br>£||||||2,537.46<br>£|||||||
|6/27/2024||||E50|LeedsWoodRecycling|250.00<br>£||Woodrecycling|2,287.46<br>£||||250.00<br>£|||
|6/28/2024||||E51|Galvin|36.06<br>£||Gardensuppplies|2,251.40<br>£||||36.06<br>£|||
|6/28/2024||||E52|Galvin|21.40<br>£||Print/Stationery|2,230.00<br>£||||||21.40<br>£|
|7/11/2024||||E53|Pawley|21.90<br>£||Wood treatment|2,208.10<br>£||||21.90<br>£|||
|7/29/2024||||E54|Galvin|259.35<br>£||Hi Vis Jackets|1,948.75<br>£||||259.35<br>£|||
|7/29/2024|Leeds City Council Mice|259.35<br>£|||||||2,208.10<br>£|||||||
|7/31/2024|GalaDonations||85.71<br>£||||||2,293.81<br>£|||||||
|7/31/2024||||E55|Evans|118.77<br>£||WOA Expenses|2,175.04<br>£||||118.77<br>£|||
|8/5/2024|||80.48<br>£||||||2,255.52<br>£|||||||
|8/22/2024|||10.00<br>£||||||2,265.52<br>£|||||||
|9/2/2024|||29.00<br>£||||||2,294.52<br>£|||||||
|9/4/2024|Membership||5.18<br>£||||||2,299.70<br>£|||||||
|9/9/2024||||E56|Galvin|16.98<br>£||Waterbutt connectors|2,282.72<br>£||||16.98<br>£|||
|9/20/2024||||E57|Islip|850.00<br>£||Stone circle|1,432.72<br>£||||850.00<br>£|||
|9/20/2024||||E58|Islip|750.00<br>£||Stone circle|682.72<br>£||||750.00<br>£|||
|10/3/2024|Membership||10.36<br>£||||||693.08<br>£|||||||
|10/4/2024||||E59|Martin|13.00<br>£||Brackets|680.08<br>£||||13.00<br>£|||
|11/1/2024|CoOp||2,131.43<br>£||||||2,811.51<br>£|||||||
|11/4/2024|||150.00<br>£||||||2,961.51<br>£|||||||
|11/5/2024|Membership||19.74<br>£||||||2,981.25<br>£|||||||
|11/11/2024||||E60|Martin|26.87<br>£||Raspberry canes|2,954.38<br>£||||26.87<br>£|||
|11/15/2024||||E61|Islip|655.64<br>£||Plants|2,298.74<br>£|||655.64<br>£||||
|11/28/2024||||E62|Alexander|74.14<br>£||Plants|2,224.60<br>£|||74.14<br>£||||
|12/3/2024||||E63|Islip|125.00<br>£||Plants|2,099.60<br>£|||125.00<br>£||||
|12/4/2024|Membership||4.69<br>£||||||2,104.29<br>£|||||||
|12/10/2024||||E64|Islip|486.00<br>£||Stoneforseat|1,618.29<br>£||||486.00<br>£|||
|12/20/2024|SaskawaFoundation|5,099.00<br>£|||||||6,717.29<br>£|||||||
|12/31/2024||||E65|Islip|550.00<br>£||Making stone seat|6,167.29<br>£||||550.00<br>£|||
|1/6/2025|Membership||10.36<br>£||||||6,177.65<br>£|||||||
|1/20/2025||||E66|Islip|1,000.00<br>£||Woodfor Arbor|5,177.65<br>£||||1,000.00<br>£|||
|1/21/2025|ST. Margaret's Church||250.00<br>£||||||5,427.65<br>£|||||||
|1/24/2025||||E67|Bolton|810.50<br>£||Stonelantern|4,617.15<br>£||||810.50<br>£|||
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|||**5,958.35**<br>**£**|**4,607.73**<br>**£**|**Total**||**7,208.15**<br>**£**||**Closing balance**|**4,617.15**<br>**£**||**214.33**<br>**£**|**992.90**<br>**£**|**5,726.21**<br>**£**|**223.31**<br>**£**|**51.40**<br>**£**|
||**Total Income**||**10,566.08**<br>**£**||**Total Expenditure**|**7,208.15**<br>**£**||**Cash at Bank 31/01**|**4,617.15**<br>**£**|||||||
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|**_Auditor's statement_**||||||||||||||||
|_I have examined the bankstatements and other _||_paperwork relating to the finances of FOHHH for the accounting period ending_||||||||||||||
|_31/01/2025. Iam fully satisfied that the paperwor _||_kprovided to me by Penny Pinn(Treasurer) and the reconciliation that I have_||||||||||||||
|_set out above, is a fulland accurate account rec_||_ord of the finances of the organisation._||||||||||||||
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||||Martin Hughes|||||||||||||
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