2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Period start date To Period end date

Charity name:

Charity registration number:

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	For the benefit of the inhabitants of Vauxhall and the surrounding areas to assist in the provision and maintenance as a public open space or park the whole of the curtilage now known as spring gardens, Vauxhall, for use by the local inhabitants for their recreation and leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare and so that their conditions of life may be improved.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Maintenance and improvement of the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, including but not limited to: installation of park furniture, creating and maintaining new garden spaces, consulting on local development projects around the gardens
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	All trustees are bound to follow the guidance of the Charity commission as laid out in our governing document

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38

Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The FOVPG has spent the last 2 years creating a new garden “The Small Pleasures Garden” in a long neglected area of the park, which had been a site of anti social behaviour and littering for many years. In doing so the FOVPG has restored a neglected space and taken steps to return it to public use.

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Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	FOVPG held £14,330.34 in its savings account, £23,870.52 in its current account and Zero debt.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	FOVPG holds reserves pending expenditure on various capital projects under consideration.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£14,330.34
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	n/a

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

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		n/a
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Membership of the CIO is open to anyone who is interested in furthering its purposes, and who, by applying for membership, has indicated his, her or its agreement to become a member and acceptance of the duty of member. There should be: Not less thanfournor more thanelevenelected trustees; and one nominated trustee (reserved for Vauxhall City Farm)

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

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Friends Of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens
Other name the charity uses	n/a
Registered charity number	1206375
Charity’s principal address	Studio 3 38 St Oswalds Place London SE11 5JE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year Nam e of pers on (or bod y) entit led to app oint trust ee (if any)
	Dr Paola Piglia	Chairperson
	Grace Nicholls-Iggulden	Treasurer
	Dianne Lawley
	Laurent Batut
	Claire Douglas

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

n/a

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
n/a

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity	n/a
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	n/a
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	n/a

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) G. N-I. Full name(s) Grace Nicholls-Iggulden Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 23/10/25

Financial report for 2024

Current account: Income: £80,042.00 (of which £42.00 was cash donations and the rest was transferred from the deposit account) Expenditure: £79,176.00 (of which £65.60 was banking fees)

Deposit account: Income: £1102.77 (interest earned) Expenditure: £80,000.00 (transferred to current account)