LONDON PARKS AND GREEN SPACES FORUM

Charity number: 1156063
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Forum exists to ensure that London's green infrastructure continues to thrive now and into the future, enabling the people who plan, design and manage London's parks and green spaces to share knowledge and experience, maintain and improve quality, maximise services and benefits and get the most from available resources.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £193,291
Total expenditure: £242,124

Total income includes £6,250 from 1 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1

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:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 March 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LPGSF (Working name)
Company number:
08561415 Open in new window
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
NIGEL JOHN THORNE Chair 09 March 2017
None on record
Oliver Stephen Jones Trustee 01 July 2022
None on record
Dr Ian Caleb MELL Trustee 01 July 2022
LANDSCAPE RESEARCH GROUP
Received: On time
Chloe Elizabeth Evans Kane Trustee 01 July 2022
None on record
Ulrika Madeleine Hogberg Trustee 01 February 2021
THE SOCIETY FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Dolapo Mariam Oladini Trustee 01 February 2021
None on record
Natalie Beth Daniels Trustee 01 February 2021
None on record
Bernie Watson Trustee 12 June 2018
None on record
Kate Brown Trustee 14 September 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £153.80k £186.91k £214.31k £228.47k £193.29k
Total expenditure £126.14k £134.86k £201.81k £276.30k £242.12k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £9.00k £50.00k £84.61k £78.75k £6.25k

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 23 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 04 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 04 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 12 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 12 November 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07 JUN 2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 27/02/2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 DEC 2016

Charitable objects

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 THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PUBLIC BY THE IMPROVEMENT OF PARKS AND GREEN OPEN SPACES IN GREATER LONDON IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS THE CHARITY WILL PROVIDE AN UMBRELLA GROUP FOR OTHER INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS

Contact information

Address:
CAPEL MANOR COLLEGE
BULLSMOOR LANE
ENFIELD
EN1 4RQ
Phone:
07748968579
Email:
nina.obhrai@parksforlondon.org.uk
Website:

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