## **ROTARY CLUB OF BOURNE END AND COOKHAM CHARITABLE TRUST** Charity Number 1023727 ## **TREASURER’S REPORT TO TRUSTEES** For the year ended 30 June 2025 ## **Financial Summary** Total income for the year was £28,056 (2023/24: £44,529), a reduction of 37% on the prior year. The prior year benefited from a £10,000 legacy and £6,049 in sundry receipts, neither of which recurred. Recurring income held broadly steady: car parking receipts at Wycombe Wanderers FC contributed £15,984, the regular corporate donation £5,000, Christmas collections £4,225, sundry donations £1,498, a Rotary International District Grant £1,300, and a night safe receipt of £50. Operating expenditure (excluding grants) was £3,190, comprising Rotary Foundation contributions of £2,460, repairs and maintenance of £72, and sundry payments of £658. No Charity Commission filing fees arose in the year. Total grants and donations made during the year amounted to £25,780 (2023/24: £33,572). As income was lower than in the prior year, the Trust recorded a net deficit of £913 for the year. The year-end balance was £18,163 (2023/24: £19,076), held in the Charity bank account. The Trust remains in a sound financial position. ## **Reserves** The closing balance of £18,163 includes amounts set aside by the Council for commitments not yet settled at the year end, including the Bourne End Community Centre grant (£2,500), St Mark’s Church nursery facilities matching funds (£2,600), a new Rotakids Club in Zambia (£500), and the Penny’s Corner tap project (£950). After these designations, the free reserve at year end was approximately £9,513. The Council continues to monitor reserves in the context of committed and anticipated grant expenditure. ## **Grants and Donations Made** The following organisations received grants or donations during the year. Amounts shown reflect payments as recorded in the monthly accounts; any differences from the audited accounts total of £25,780 are due to clearing times between commitment and settlement falling across the year boundary. Grants paid to Rotary Foundation UK and associated international bodies are reflected in the audited accounts and should be read in conjunction with the Receipts and Payments Account. |**Beneficiary**|**Amount**| |---|---| |In memoriam – Bryan Cocks|£100| |In memoriam – Stuart Hyde|£100| |Royal British Legion – wreaths|£200| |One Can Trust|£2,250| |Thames Valley Air Ambulance (February)|£2,250| |Thames Valley Air Ambulance (President’s charity, June)|£2,000| |Road to Recovery (inc. £15 international handling fee)|£1,015| |BEJSC|£5,000| |Swan Lifeline|£520| |Spotlight UK|£350| |Local schools ×3 – environmental projects|£1,500| |_Child Bereavement UK (pass-through via Riviera Travel on behalf of_
_RC Southport – not included in grants total)_|_£560_| |Heart UK|£1,000| |---|---| |ShelterBox (November)|£2,000| |ShelterBox (June)|£1,000| |Mercy Ships|£1,000| |African Adventures|£500| |The Doxa Project|£500| |Red Earth Village Schools, Uganda (formerly Friends of St Michael)|£500| |Aleah Thorp – Dentaid trip to Africa (sponsorship)|£350| |Rotary Foundation and End Polio (see accounts for full total)|£1,900| |RI District 1090 – Scholar Grace accommodation (Leadership &
Management)|£1,000| |LitterBlitz – Caroline expenses (from District Grant)|£150| |LitterBlitz – high-visibility jackets (Tee Tree Apparel)|£180| |Right Signs Ltd – Peace Garden plaque|£113| ## **Outlook** The Trust enters the 2025/26 Rotary year with designated commitments already in place, including the Bourne End Community Centre grant, St Mark’s Church nursery facilities, the Penny’s Corner tap project, a Rotakids Club in Zambia, and a prospective District Grant-matched project. The car parking arrangement at Wycombe Wanderers FC remains the Trust’s most significant recurring income stream; its continuation is a key assumption in forward planning. The absence of legacy or extraordinary income in the current year is noted; the Council will keep grant commitments proportionate to recurring income. Prepared by the Treasurer on behalf of the Trustees Signed: .............................……….. James Valentine Treasurer, Rotary Club of Bourne End and Cookham Charitable Trust Date: .......28[th] April 2026.....……… ## **ROTARY CLUB OF BOURNE END & COOKHAM CHARITABLE TRUST Charity Number 1023727 Receipts and Payments Account for the year from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025** |**2024/2025**
**2023/2024**
**INCOME**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Donation SE
5,000.00
5,000.00
RI Grants
1,300.00
1,300.00
Crocus sales
260.50
Night safe
50.00
-
Car Parking
15,983.69
16,303.38
Christmas Collection
4,224.97
4,265.73
Legacy
10,000.00
Sundry Donations
1,497.61
1,350.00
Sundry receipts
6,049.16
28,056.27
44,528.77
**EXPENDITURE**
P & S Charity Commission
-
110.40
Repairs and maintenance
72.08
402.42
Rotary Foundation
2,459.80
1,891.00
Crocuses
-
337.50
Sundry payments
657.80
-
3,189.68
2,741.32
24,866.59
41,787.45
**Total Donations/Grants made**
(25,779.80)
(33,572.19)
**Excess of Income over Expenditure**
£ 8,215.26
**Excess of Expendiure over Income**
£ (913.21)
**ROTARY CLUB OF BOURNE END & COOKHAM CHARITABLE TRUST**
**Charity Number 1023727**
**Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2025**
**2024/2025**
**2023/2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Balance from previous year
19,076.01
10,860.75
Excess of income over expenditure
8,215.26
Excess of expenditure over income
(913.21)
**Balance at year end**
£ 18,162.80
£ 19,076.01
**Made up as follows**
Charity Account
18,162.80
19,076.01
£ 18,162.80
£ 19,076.01|**2023/2024**
**£**
**£**|**2023/2024**
**£**
**£**| |---|---|---| ||5,000.00
1,300.00
260.50
-
16,303.38
4,265.73
10,000.00
1,350.00
6,049.16|








44,528.77





2,741.32| ||110.40
402.42
1,891.00
337.50
-|| |||41,787.45
(33,572.19)| |||£ 8,215.26| |||10,860.75
8,215.26| |||£ 19,076.01| |||19,076.01| |||£ 19,076.01| ## **ROTARY CLUB OF BOURNE END AND COOKHAM CHARITABLE TRUST** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024** I report on the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2024 attached hereto. ## **RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINERS** The Charity's Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. The Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: - examine the financial statements under section 145 of the 2011 Act. - follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT** My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the financial statements present a "true and fair view" and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below. ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and to prepare financial statements which accord with the accounting records; and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or 2. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached. 28 April 2026 Niall I. Blair FMAAT