FRIENDS OF VICTORIA PARK, STRETFORD

Charity number: 1179731
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Run the Community Building / Community Cafe / Community Events. Work with Trafford Council to improve the park facilities. Work with Schools to provide education opportunities. Run gardening and walking for health sessions. Run sport and exercise provision in the park. Environmental / Biodiversity / Art projects in the park. Work with other local community groups to improve Stretford.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £237,424
Total expenditure: £285,437

Total income includes £39,935 from 1 government grant(s)

People

11 Trustee(s)

50 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

What the charity does:
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Trafford

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 August 2018: CIO registration
  • 24 January 2025: Funds received from 1166001 STAFFORD CARNEGIE OLD LIBRARY TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • FOVPS (Working name)
Gift aid:
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Shelly Quinton-Hulme MBE Chair 24 July 2018
THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF PARKS AND GREEN SPACES
Received: On time
STRETFORD CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Received: On time
Jane McKie Trustee 25 April 2024
None on record
Asiya Yaqub Trustee 28 August 2023
None on record
Elizabeth Tresnan Trustee 28 August 2023
None on record
Dan Adamson Trustee 28 August 2023
None on record
Nicola Bray Trustee 09 January 2023
None on record
Carol Hodgson Trustee 20 August 2022
None on record
Anne Clayson Trustee 05 August 2021
None on record
STEPHEN ADSHEAD Trustee 24 July 2018
None on record
ITA KIRRANE Trustee 24 July 2018
None on record
CHRISTINE BARRY Trustee 24 July 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 04/04/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £118.53k £239.58k £349.67k £312.26k £237.42k
Total expenditure £65.63k £112.98k £389.22k £331.54k £285.44k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £2.00k £32.00k £2.50k £26.47k £39.94k

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 18 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 18 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 01 March 2024 30 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 01 March 2024 30 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 04 April 2020 04 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 04 April 2020 04 October 2020 On Time 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 - FOUNDATION Registered 30 Aug 2018

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF STRETFORD, TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF VICTORIA PARK, STRETFORD

Contact information

Address:
The Friends Of Victoria Park
Victoria Park Community Building
Victoria Road
Stretford
MANCHESTER
M32 0AD
Phone:
01615231908
Email:
info@fovps.org.uk
Website:

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