- FKIENDS OF KINSIOUINI GIEIN COMMON Friends of Kinsbourne Green Common Annual report for period ended 30 June 2024 Charity number: 1205591 Compony number: CE034197
Frlendg of KIMbourne Green Common ("the Charirf) Annuol Report for the period ending 30 June 2024 The Truiteu of the Charity present its Annual Report Ref orenc4 and Admlnlstratlon InfonTratlon Charlty Name: Frlends of Kinsbourne Green Common Structure; The Charlty Is Jet up and mano9ed os a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (cro). It ¢on8tltuted on 6 November 2023. under the Foundation model. with a prlnclpal off Ice In Er9land. Charlty number; 1205591 Company number: CE034197 Aeglstered Address: 2 Beech Ridge, Klnsbourne Green Lane, Kinsbourne Green. Harpenden, Herts. ALS 3NJ Mrs S Archer Chalr Mrs R Fraser Mrs R Lee Mrs K Sheff leld Mr T Wrlght The above foundlng trustees were volunteers f rom the local community. with a common Interest in securirg Kinsbourne Green Common for the f uturL The appointment of f uture Trustees is set out within the Constitution of the Charity. Secretary: M Whitehead 1Th4ependent Examlner: Howard Ashmore. Godfry Lows & Co. 65 Knowl Piece, Hitchtn. Herts SG4 OTY Bankers: Co-op Bank Objects: The objects of the Charity set out in the constitution are: (l) To promote f or the benef it of the public the conservation protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of Kinsbourne Green Common by promotiThJ bio109ical diversity. (11)To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare f or recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such f acilities by reason of their youth. age, inf irmity or disability. f inanciol hardship or social circunistances with the object of improving their conditions of life.
Objectives. activities and achievements over the period: The key objectives over the period were to: (i) Set up the Chority (li) Raise suf f icient f unds to purchase and maintain Kinsbourne Green Common (iii) Purchase Kinsbourne Green Common f rom the previous owners (iv) Initiate the creation of a plan to manage on an ongoing basis the Common in accordance with the Objects of the Charity The Trustees actively achieved all of these objectives over the period. In doing SO, the Trustees hove secured the future of the Common for the benef it of the locol community and wider public. to maintain and enhance its environmental health and diversity, and maintain a much loved recreational space. In carryiw out these activities. the Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. Financial Review At the end of the period. in holdin9 reserves of £50.516 the trustees believed that they had suf f icient reserves to nxitntain the Common for the time being. Ideolly the Trustees would wish to hold reserves suff icient to Intain the Common for at least three years. As such, at the end of the period. the Trustees had no concerns about the charity ceasin9 to be a going concern. Over the period. the Trustees raised approxinwjtely £2.1)0 through donations from locol residents. includiNJ Gift Aid. and also from local organisations. Declarations The trnstees decl(we that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the Charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position I IMofHY JO WQIG Ifi Trustee Chair r)ate Z & /1 I
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES Frionds ol Kinsbouino Groon Common ¢05591 Recei ts and ments accounts CC16a Fw th• p•rlt)d from T• Section A Receipts and payments Un1••tr1•d *Jnd• R••lrKl•d fvnd• fund• Tt)tsl fuThd• L••t •r A1 R•t¥S 1• 124 nAkl •mlk or ARJ I,J8• •n ••• tabl• LoAn• Trn• n¥•• ••, 10.0 18.000 FidIAll) l• JJ¢ 1334 lur• 13S4 Sub total 1.590 A4 Assel and Inmtm•nt 180 1gOJ Sub total 1u262 10•.202 Total payments 167.872 1fj7,872 Nef of rncelpts/(payments) A5 Transfers be••n funds A6 Cash funds last y•ar ènd Cash funds thls year end SO.51fj $0,918 50.516 50.518
Sectlon B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unreslricte fund8 Restricied funds Endowfflent fund8 C•i¢gon•• Detalls 81 Cash fund# 281) 21.09 20,005 Total cash lunds 50,516 Unv••trlet•d fund• R•$trl¢t•d fund• to n•w••t £ Endowm•nt fund8 rh••rn¥t £ B2 Oth•r monetary urr•ni ¥•lu• lon•1 10 ¥thkh Cu¥r•nt v*lu• O•thl B4 A¥sol$ rètalned for th• ¢harlty's own use 150mO D•t•ll• 160 B5 Llabllltlos Signad by ono or Vu61ee• bohalf of 811 Eh? tsusioes snature Pmt Name Datg 01 roval T T WflGMT 20 CCXX R2 wunts ISSI 3011012024
Independent Exomirv's Rewt to the Trustees of Friends of Kie Green Common I report to the charity trustees on my exomimtion of the accounts of the charity for the yeor ended 30th June 2024 which are set out on pages 5 to 6. Re5ponslbilities ¢Jnd bosis of report As the charity's trustees you ore responsible for the wration of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 Cthe Act,). I report in respect of my examiTh]tion of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act ond in carryiTrJ out my examirntion I h(we followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the Act. Independent examiner's stotenwrt I have completed my ex0mimti0 I conf irrn that rmterial matters have come to ry G**entipn in connection with the ex¢ynirntion giving me cause to believe that in any mdterial respect: accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act: or the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other motters in Comection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understan n9 of the accounts to be reached. Si9ned-.. Howard Ashmore FCA Godfrey Laws & Co Limited 65 Knowl Piece. Wilbury Wcy Hitchin 564 OTY