PRIORY PARK

Registered charity 1000195 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To be dedicated, held, used and enjoyed as and for the purposes of a public park for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Borough of Southend-on-Sea and the recreation of the public area.

Objects

TO BE DEDICATED, HELD, USED AND ENJOYED AS AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF A PUBLIC PARK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF SOUTHEND-ON-SEA AND THE RECREATION OF THE PUBLIC AREA

Area of benefit: SOUTHEND-ON-SEA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net expenditure of £36,951, which was fully covered by a donation from Southend City Council. The charity holds endowment funds of £563,054 and has no unrestricted reserves, as its reserves policy indicates it does not need to hold reserves because the Council funds any operational deficit. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold); recorded price paid £2.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• SOUTHEND ON SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL · trustee of 7 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Southend-on-sea

Income and spending

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