FRIENDS OF DOXFORD PARK

Charity Number: 1201665
Charity reporting is up to date (4 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Friends of Doxford Park maintains the park area, ensuring it is in keeping with the conservation area and the Sunderland Council master plan. Volunteers clear litter as well as plant and clear flora and fauna when required.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £39,810
Total expenditure: £35,409

Total income includes £32,117 from 2 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 January 2023: CIO registration
  • 04 October 2023: Funds received from 1199559 FRIENDS OF DOXFORD PARK
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • FODP (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robert Makins Chair 20 January 2023
None on record
christine Hamilton Trustee 13 April 2025
None on record
Anthony Charlton Trustee 20 January 2023
None on record
neale Brown Trustee 20 January 2023
None on record
Louise Emma Williamson Trustee 20 January 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2024
Total gross income £39.81k
Total expenditure £35.41k
Income from government contracts N/A
Income from government grants £32.12k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 04 February 2025 4 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 04 February 2025 4 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 20 Jan 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE GROUP ARE: TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF DOXFORD PARK.

Contact information

Address:
Doxford Park Lodge
Silksworth Road
Sunderland
sr3 2pe
Phone:
01915225811
Email:
hello@friendsofdoxfordpark.org
Website:

www,friendsofdoxfordpark.org