FoBP charity - consultation

This page aims to give some of the detail of FoBP as a charity.

What is the charity aiming to do?

Summary of FoBP objects: 


Conservation and Improvement: 
To promote and encourage the conservation, preservation and improvement of Broomfield Park (“the park”) to ensure that the park remains and is enhanced as an area of natural beauty, a habitat for wildlife and an attractive parkland and public amenity and


Facilities for Social Welfare: 

to provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of all local residents and especially individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.


These objects reflect the wide range of activities that FoBP volunteers do in the park, from horticulture and creating biodiverse habitats, through educational visits, healthy living and heritage preservation to the annual programme of events and activities.


Members' views

The consultation on the constitution showed that the majority support the proposed ‘association’ constitution . 

Trustees considered all the comments made in the consultation feedback and agreed that some small changes could be made to improve the constitution. We sought advice from the charity consultant on the changes we wanted to make. We submitted those changes to the Charity Commission for their approval. The Charity Commission agreed to the changes.

The constitution will be reviewed annually to ensure effective governance. If changes for improvement are proposed they will be voted on at the AGM or if urgent, at a general meeting. 


Summary of responses to the consultation