FRIENDS OF HARDIE PARK LTD

Registered charity 1172078 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF HARDIE PARK

Friends of Hardie Park exist to improve the community of Stanford-le-Hope and surrounding areas by creating a place for the community to gather, play, talk and make a difference. We run various clubs and groups that help local people engage, give meaning to their lives and enable them to socialise in a non-judgmental accessible and welcoming environment.

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £11,953 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £61,005 to £49,052. The trustees consider the level of freely available reserves to be in line with their policy, balancing financial resilience with continued investment. The charity operates a mixed-income model relying on donations, grants, and earned income from its community café and food redistribution project.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 10085963

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hardie Park (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Essex Lottery — “Support us Easyfundraising Essex Lottery” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• KENNEDY, Douglas Gordon — director, appointed 03/10/2025on trustee list
• BARZOUKAS, Jordan Jerry — director, appointed 06/11/2023on trustee list
• ADAMS, Matthew John — director, appointed 11/06/2018on trustee list
• GOODALL, Fabiana — director, appointed 19/03/2018on trustee list
• COOKE, Julie Nicola, Ms. — director, appointed 16/12/2016on trustee list
• HEALE, James — director, appointed 25/03/2016on trustee list

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• MATTHEW JOHN ADAMSchair
• Douglas Kennedy
• FABIANA GOODALL
• JAMES HEALE
• JULIE NICOLA COOKE
• Jordan Jerry Barzoukas

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

Operates in: Thurrock

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.