PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
REPORT AIYD FINANCIAL s'fATEMENTS
31 MARCH 2023
Regl.Itered cha￿ry number: 810154
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Table of Contents
Report of the TTUStees......................................................... ................................................. .
Independent Examinevs Rew)rt........................................................................... .. ...
Statement ofF'inancial Activilies............. -......-.................................,.......................................
Balance Sheet.... ............................,....-. ..
Notes to the Financial Staiements.........................................................................,...,....,......9-10
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Report of th¢ Trustee5 for Ihe Year Ended 31 March 2023
Tlic Trusteés pr¢sent their report Along with the fuk￿claI statements of the charity for the year
ended 31 March 2023. The fllwicial statements have been prepared in accordance with the
aeLountiT)g policies sel out in the notes there(0 and comply with the charity's trust deed and
applicable law.
Reference and administrative Informatio
Name of charity..
Publi¢ Open Space
Rcgisiered charity number.
810154
Address for CO￿¢SpondenCe.
Financc Ditcclordle
Bimiingham City Council
The Council House
Vicloria Square
Flimiingham
BI IBB
Riryningham City Council
Inde￿ndent Lxaminer.
Mr Jason s￿grav¢ fccA
I" Poplars Court
LLnlon IAne
Nottingharn
N'Ci7 2KR
Flank..
Barclays Bank PIC
15 Colmorc Row
Binningham
B3 211H
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Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 M2reh 2023
Structure, Governance 2nd Management
(yOVErning doeiimenl
Th¢ Trust was established by a TNSI tked dated 9 May 1950. It is a registered cli￿]ty, with
charity number 810154.
The Trnstcc is Birniingham City Council.
Recniilment andappoinlmenl oftrustees
The tru4tees, who served durin8 the year, and since tb¢ year en(L are 6¢t out in thc refe￿￿¢¢
and adniinistration details on pag¢ 2.
TiwstLie Meelingj
t)ay to day management decisions are made by T￿st and Cl)arilies Commiliee, wliich is inadc
up of eight Council Members. Three members acting as I'rusiees arc necessary to fom)
quorum. Issues are decided by a simple majority of those present and voting, provided al least
two Tru.4te¢s vote in favour of the re8olution. Decisions. such &$ di4posals are made by Full
Council sitting separal¢ly as C,OTpofdte Trustee.
Objeeilves and Actlvltles
Th¢ Tiuslees have referred io the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's
8cncral guidancc on publi¢ benefil whLn revieM'ing tlle aims objectives of the Lh￿]￿b]e
¢ompany dnd in planning any ￿tUre activities. In particular. the Trnstees have considered how
planned a¢iiviiie% will contribuie io ihc aims and objeciiveq sei.
-I'hc objcctivos of the ¢harily arc lo supwirt and promoic the u8e of land for open Spdce
purposes. in line with its governing doLument.
T'lic open space is managed by Bimiingham City c.ouncil on behdlf ol the Charity, for ihe
bcnefil ot. the ¢itizens of Birminghani. They arc currenily accessible to the 8enei.al public.
Public Benefit
The Truslees confirni thai in the exerLi8e of theirpowers &4 a charity trnstee, tbey have bad due
regard to the published guidancc from the Charity Commission on the operation of the public
beiielit requlrement.
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Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Achievements alld Perfornianc¢
Toial iinrestricted ineoming Tesources for die ycar were £96288 (2022- £91.343). Charitable
Lxpcnditurc amounted to £96,288 (2022: £91,343)-
Financlal Review
Unrestricted income for the ￿[lOd amountcd to £96.288 (2022.. £91,343) and tl)e principal
funding sources were from Bimiingham City Council of £96.288 (2022.. £91.343) and other
income of £0 (2D22.. £0)
Unrestrttted expenditure totalled £96.2S8 {2022'. £91.343) and comprised supplics and servicLs
of £96,288 (2022.. £91.343).
Re.seriyes Risk Maiiagemeni
The charity lacks sutYi¢ienl fun<Ls to matntain the public spaces and kttp the area in good state,.
it seeks regular income from Birmingham City CounLiI. Conscquciitly, any deficit rnade is
covered by the City Louneil.
Risk Munugemenl
The I'rustces keep linder revieiv the major straiegic and opcraiional risks whicl) the charity
faces and are satisfied that systems have been ¢$tsblished in order to minimisc thc possible
ctTecls of such risks the charity.
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Report of the Trustees for the Year F.nded 31 March 2023
Trustee5' Re5ponsibili¢ies In Relatlon to the Financlal Ststement5
Tlie Trusieeb are responsible for preparing the Atmual Report and the l.inancial Statements in
accordan¢e with applicable law and the Financial Reporting Siandard applicable in the UK and
Republic of treland {FRS 102) (eifeciive l-january 2019)- Charities SORP (FRS 102) and Ilie
inancial Reporting Standard applicable in thc UK and Republic of Irelalld (FRS 102).
Thc law applicable to charilies in Lngland and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financ&al
stakmenls for cach financial year which give a true and fair view of the affairs of the charity
and of the incoming rcsources and application of ffsources of the charity for thal periijd.
In preparing tbese fwaDcial statcments. the Tnjstees are required lo..
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them ￿nsistentIy-
observe the methods 2nd principles in the Charities SORP 2019-
make judgements aiid estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
state whethcr applicable UK accouiitiiig standards llavc b¢Ln f(bllowed, 8ubjeci lo aiiy
d¢parlures discloscd and explaincd in the financial statem¢DLS- lind
prepare thL financial statemcnls on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to
prcsume ihat the cliarily will continue in opcralion.
The TrustLLS are responsiblc for keeping a￿oUntIng records thai disclose with rcasonable
ll¢iuracy at any lime ihe financial wsilinn of ihe charity and enablc ihem to ensurc Ihat tlie
financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accoun(s and Reporis)
Ilcgulativn.% 2008, financial Repoiiin&T Siaiidard {F'IiS 102) and the prnvisions ot-the trusi dccd.
I'hey arc also responsible for safeguardin8 the assets of the charity and heiicc for takin8
reosonuble sieps for the preventson and detection ol" traud ￿ld oilici" irrcgulurilies.
Apprvved by the TrUs￿e$ and .signed on their bchalf by:
Yrustee: Councillor Phll Davi5 (Lhaii of the TNsts and Chariiies Commiltee)
Da*.. 15 Deceinber 2025
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustecs of Public Open Space
I report to the charity tmslees on my examination ol the accounts of thc charity for the year
ended 31 March 2023.
RcsponslbS1ities and b￿1$ oc report
As the charity's trnstees you arc responsible for the prepardlion of the accounts in ￿e0rd￿lCe
wilh the requirements of the Charilies Act 2011 ('thc Aci.).
report in respcct of my examinatton of the charity's accounLS carried out under section 145 of
the Act and in Canying out my examination I bave followed all the applicable Directions given
by the Charity Commission under seclion 145{5)(b) ofthe Act.
Independent exAmin¢r's statement
I liave completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come lo my altenlion
iii coniieclion with the examination giviiig me caLise io bclievc that in any material rcspe¢t..
aeeounlin8 records were not kcpl in respcct of the charity &8 rcquired by sectinn 130 uf
the Act. or
the dccounls do nol accord with those records. or
thc accounts do not Comply with ihe applicablL requirements conceniing the lorm and
conieni of accounts set out in the Chariiies {Aceount% and Reports) Regiilatians 2008
other tl)an any reqiiiremeni thai the accounts give a 'true and fair view, which is not a
m4111cr cun¥id¢red as part oran independent examination.
Loiicerns and liave Lome across no oihcr maiters in connection with the examination
tteniion should hc drawn in this re￿[1 in order to enable a proper understandin8 of
Is t() be reached.
hich
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son Seagr4ve FCCA
Seagrave French LLP
I Poplars Court
Lenton l.ane
Nollingham
NCJ7 2RR
Date.. L5 December 2025
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Unrestrlcted
Ftsnds
Restricted
unds
Tol*]
2023
2022
Incomtn8 resources
Other Income
Birmingham City Council
96,288
96.288
91.343
Toi#l Inèomlng re4ources
96,288
96,288
91,343
Resources txp¢ndtd
C.h#ritable 8ciiviLi¢s
96.288
96,288
91,343
Total resourcu expended
96,288
96,288
Ne¢ Incomln% resourees before
¢r4nsfers
Tr#nifer
Gros8 (ransferg b¢tw¢cn funds
riet incomlng resullr¢es before olher
recoinlsed gxin$ losses
()Iher rteogrtised gainsllosses
Nel movetsienl In funds
ReconclllAtlon of funds
Balane¢ of funds brought forward
at l April
Ilalunct of funds ¢Arried fonyard
at 31 March
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Balance Sheet a$ at 31 March 2023
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total
2023
Total
2022
l%otes
Fixed assels
l.and and Buildings
Current assets
Debiors.. AinounLs falling due within
one year
Creditors.. AmoutLt$ falling dut within
onc year
Net eurrent gssets
r*et assets
Funds
Penii&nenl Funds
Unrcsti"iLt¥d Fwi
T()tal Funds
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their bchaifby:
Councillor Ph
avis {Chair of the Trusts and Charities Committee)
Datc.. IS Decembcr 2025
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'oles lorming part of the Flnanclal Statements for the year ending 31
March 2023
Princi
al Aeeountin
Policies
Accountin
Convcnlion
The accounts Ifinancial stat¢ments) have been prepared, in Accordancc with A¢counting and
Reporting by Lharities.. Statcmenl ofRccommended Prac(ic4 applicable to Charities preparing
their accounts and in accordancc witli the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK
and Republi¢ of Lreland (F RS 102) (effcctive l January 2019)- Chari14es SORP (FRS 102)
the Financial Reporting Standard appIl￿ble in Ihc UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
The financial siatemenis are prepared on a going concern basis, under the hisrorie eost
convention, modified to include certain ilems at fair value. The fmancial statemciits are
prepared in stcrling, which is the fimetional ¢utr¢ncy of the charity.
The significanl accounting policies applied in the presentation of these financial stst¢ments, are
set out bclow. Thesc policies hiive bccn consislenily applied to all ycars presented, unless
oil)eiwis¥ %taled. 'I'he ¢harity h&$ taken advantage, of thc oplion provided in the Stslemeiil of
Recommended Practice, to use headings in ilie Stat¢menÈ of Financial Aetivit1¢5, Ihat Are
applicable to their spccific activity. rather Ihan reporting on an activity basis
b)
Income
All incomin&F resourc¢% are included in the Statemcnt of Financial Activiiies when the charity
is entitled to the income and the amount can b¢ quantified with aceura¢y.
Ex enditurc
Expcnscs are chargcd in the financial sta*menis in th¢ year lo which the liabilily rela￿s.
Charitsble expenditure comprises those costs incurttd by the Charity in the d#livery of Ihe
AcliifitiC.8 and serYi¢¢s for its bcncficiaries. It in¢ludcs, both costs that can bc alli)catcd directly
to sucl) aetivities and those ¢osts of an indirect naiure, rtecessary to support them.
d)
Fund Accouniin
DLtails and th¢ natur¢ of cacli fund arr tL'Iow-
Unresirlctod Funds comprise those fjmds which the "frustCC8 are fr¢¢ to use iii accordancc
H'ith the lharitablc objects".
Restricted Fwnd5 represent those assets that must be held pcrnianently by ihe charity.
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Notes forming part of the Financial Statements for the year ending 31
March 2023 Ic•At'd)
Incomin
Resources
2023
2022
Other Income
Birmingham c.ity CouDciI Funding
96.288
91,343
91
Resources r.x
nded
2023
2022
Supplies and Servic
r.xternal Review C041s
F'inancial services provided by BCC
96.288
91.343
Remuneration and Ex
enses
Non¢ of the Trusiees receiv¢ remuneration or other benefits from the Charity or rcimbursemertl
for any expcnses incurred on behalf of the Charity, (2022.. £Nil).
Reserves
At l April
2022
Incoming Outgolllg Revgluatiijn At 31 March
Resources
Resource5
2023
Unr¢striLted reserves
Restricted reserves
96,288
(96.288)
Funds
96.288
(96,288
io
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