FRIENDS OF DIDSBURY PARK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 4 July 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £14,737
Latest expenditure: £11,146
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 21 Heritage Gardens, MANCHESTER, M20 5HJ

Website recorded by the regulator: friendsofdidsburypark.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

In the last 10 years members and volunteers have done over 50,000 hours of work in the park in the face of ever more severe local authority cuts, thereby preserving the park as an invaluable amenity and now regularly attaining the highest standards in the Britain in Bloom competition; being voted the "most favourite" park in Manchester and awarded the King's Award for Voluntary Services in 2023

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 31 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £14,737
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,146

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £10,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,521

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £23,393
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,678

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 9 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,848
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,287

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 15 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £20,931
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,891

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 31 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £14,737
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,146
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £751
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £10,813
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,521
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £3,910
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £23,393
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,678
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £16,110
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,848
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,287
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £7,352
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 130

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £20,931
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,891
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £5,549
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Manchester City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF DIDSBURY PARK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-07-04T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 04 Jul 2018
Charitable Objects: TO PROVIDE AND/OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND/OR SERVICES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE GENERAL CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PRESERVATION, PROMOTION, SUPPORT, MAINTENANCE, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF DIDSBURY PARK AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS.

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Charity Policy

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