2023-03-31-accounts - Barham Park

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 04 2022 To 31 03 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Barham Park Trust

Other names charity is known by Barham Park Trust

Registered charity number (if any) 302931

Charity's principal address Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way

Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way	Brent Civic Centre, Engineers Way

Wembley
Middlesex
Postcode	HA9 0FJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
London Borough of Brent	Barham Park Trust Committee	Not applicable as corporate sole trustee

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

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

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March 2019

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

The voluntary conveyance dated 22 October 1936 between George Titus Barham (1) and Wembley UDC (2) copy annexed.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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March 2019

Section C Objectives and activities The land is be held on trust to preserve the same for the recreation of the public in such manner and subject to such regulations in all respects as the Council may from time to time think proper. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The benefit is the provision of Barham Park and building for recreational purposes.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the Members of the Barham Park Trust Committee received training in July public benefit in relation to 2022 and this included a wide range of information including governance, these objects (include within conflicts of interest and public benefit. this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

During the year of 2022-23, activities including those of community tenants returned to a more typical pattern following the Covid-19 pandemic. Several organisations organised activities and events, both within the Barham Park building and using the park.

The park of Barham Park recontinued as one of the most visited parks within the Brent area. The park includes a range of features including a Walled Garden, other gardens, trees and open woodland, amenity grassland and a meadow, a children’s playground and an outdoor gym.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

The park hosted a Fun Fair on two occasions, guided walks and healthy walking activities. A Remembrance Day event was held in November 2022.

policy on grantmaking;
Working with the Council, Brent Council’s Property Services and Parks
policy programme related investment; Service continued to work to progress operational issues, and to prepare capital projects towards commissioning both for the buildings and for the
 contribution made by park. volunteers.

One of those projects is a strategic review of the use of the building to look at opportunities to improve the quality of the accommodation and income generation.

Following the earlier works to re-landscape the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Garden, planting was conducted during the winter of 2022/23. Twenty standard-sized trees were planted in an open woodland. A low wall was restored. These works were funded by grants provided by Brent Council.

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March 2019

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The Barham Park Trust continued to maintain Barham Park for visitors from local areas of Brent and from elsewhere. The Barham Park building hosted tenants of community organisations. The Park and building hosted several events. Barham Park also provides a range of landscaping and biodiversity. Restoration work continued on several features in the park, while the Barham Park Trust is conducting a review of the building and how best to maintain the building into the future.

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March 2019

Section E Financial review

As at 31 March 2023 the charity held cash reserves of £575,183. Brief statement of the Out of this total sum of £575,183, the sum of £222,031 relates to charity’s policy on reserves unrestricted funds and the sum of £353,152 relates to restricted funds. There was no expenditure from the Trust’s restricted funds in the 2022/23 financial year up to 31 March 2023.

In accordance with the decision of the trustees any future receipts will be used for improvements within Barham Park.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Chris Whyte Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Director for Environment and etc) Leisure: Officer with delegated authority to deal with day to day trustee functions of the Trust.

Date

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Charity Name No (if any)
Barham Park 302931
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
Period start date Period end date
For the period from 01/04/2022 To 31/03/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year
funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Hall Hire, Fun Fair & Ice Cream Concessions - - -
Property Rental Income - - 3,089
Ad-hoc lettings - - 14,625
Fun Fair 36,337 36,337 28,172
Car Parking - - -
Catering Rights - - -
Rental Income - Virgin Media 4,875 4,875 6,500
Rental Income - Other 1,625 1,625 50,009
Brent Council Contribution - - -
Children Centre 11,300 11,300 11,300
Interest earned 10,378 10,378 9,903
Cash Advance 27,092 27,092 -
- - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 91,607 - - 91,607 123,599
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 91,607 - - 91,607 123,599
A3 Payments
Maintenance and Wardens 55,375 55,375 54,438
Premises - Utility - - -
Premises - Insurance 2,500 2,500 2,500
Premises - Security - - 700
Premises - Cleaning - - -
Premises - Repairs and Maintenance - - -
Premises - Other - - -
Supplies and Services - - -
Waste Disposal - - -
Trees - felling and planting - - -
Machinery Repairs - - -
FM running Costs - - -
NNDR - - -
Surveys - - -
Consultancy 8,711 8,711 -
General contingency - - 3,467
- -
Sub total 66,586 - - 66,586 61,105
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
- - - - -
Buildings Refurbishment - - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 66,586 - - 66,586 61,105
Net of receipts/(payments) 25,021 - - 25,021 62,494
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 197,010 353,152 - 550,162 487,668
Cash funds this year end 222,031 353,152 - 575,183 550,162
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Section B Statement of assets and	liabilities at the end of the period	liabilities at the end of the period
Categories B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds	Details Cash *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 222,031 - -	Restricted funds to nearest £ 353,152 - -	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
		222,031	353,152	-
		OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - -	OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - -	OK
				Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B3 Investment assets	Details Barham Park Building Complex Details	Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Endowment fund	Cost (optional) - - - Cost (optional)	Current value (optional) - - - Current value (optional) 939,071

	Signature Details	Fund to which liability relates Print	Amount due (optional) - - - Name	When due (optional) Date of approval

Barham Park Trust

2022-23 Accounts: Supplementary Audit Review

1 Introduction

1.1 The Audit and Investigations Service (A&I) were asked to act as an independent examiner and review the draft Barham Park Trust (“the Trust”) 2022-23 accounts which will be submitted to the Charities Commission.

2 Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

2.1 The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

2.2 It is my responsibility to:

Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
Follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

3 Basis of independent examiner’s report

3.1 This examination has been carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charities Commission. An examination
3.2 An independent examination is a form of external scrutiny that provides a limited check on specific matters. This limited form of check contrasts with an audit. The examiner is only required to confirm whether any material matters of concern have come to their attention, whilst a full audit is required to provide an opinion on whether a charity’s accounts give a ‘ true and fair view’ . An examination is therefore a limited form of scrutiny compared to an audit. It provides less assurance in terms of the depth of work which is to be carried out and is limited as to the matters on which the examiner reports.
3.3 An examination involves a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also involves a review of the accounts and the consideration of any unusual items and/or disclosures provided. The examiner must also consider whether any matters of concern have come to the examiner’s attention as a result of the independent examination that should be included in their report to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. The procedures undertaken therefore do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair view” and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
4 Independents Examiner’s statement
4.1 Officers acting for the trustees have prepared receipts and payments accounts.
4.2 No matter has come to my attention, which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirement:
To keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met, or
To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Darren Armstrong – Head of Internal Audit and Investigations at London Borough of Brent

Relevant professional qualification or body: Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (CMIIA, CIA)

Brent Civic Centre, Audit & Investigations, Floor 5, Engineers Way, HA9 0FJ

15 September 2023