REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 02810326 (England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER". 1024925

Thetrustees who are also dlrectors olihe charltyforthe purposes olthe CornpanlesAci 2006. presenttheir repDrt with thp
rinancialstatetnents ofthe charltyforlheyearended 31 March 2024. The irustees have adopled the promsions of Accountlng
and Reporting by Charltle5'.Statement ot Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing theiraccounis In accordance
wilh Ihe Financlal Reportlngstatndaro applicable in the UK and Republlc of IrèLandlFRS 1021 lemective January20191.
OBIECTIVES ANDACTIVITIES
The maln objective orthe charity 15 to fund the actlvltles of the Beacon C&ntr8 which provldes palllaiive care.
the communitylrom its site In Guildford.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
In the fln3nclalyear 2023124the charltywas able to ra15e C62.78712023'.£28.834llorth8 Beacon Sp8cialist Pallatlve Care Semce.
The charity has 5 Golden Bond" LonJon Marathon runner5 each year.
These are managed lor the Frlends byPhyllis Tuckwell Memarlal Hospl¢e, whlch run$ ihp Beacon Cenlre.
The sum ia15ed In 20231241nclud8d £22,12812023.' £26,671) In respect ol a share ol NaiathoD sponsershlp monles,
The ¢harlty benefltted from an Estate during the flnanclalyear, though whlch a legacyo1É39kwas bequearhed.
The charlty'sexpendlture roialled £264.36812023.'£33,4481. £282,38812023,'£31,4681 was used to dlreclly suppc>rt the Beacon.
Thlsfunded some Intèrnal rÉstructure workwhlth has enabled more effecrlve and efflcleni useof thebuilding.
£1,98012022.' £1.9801 was Spent to ralse lun(Js thiough the London t4arthon.
The results tortheyear are 85 setout In the annexed statement of FlnanclalActlvltleg.
FUTURE PLANS
In tho future the ch8rlty plans to conlinue to carryout Its currenl obleclive5 and actiwlies.
STRUCTUREGOVERNANCEAND MANAQEMENT
Governlng Document
The charlty Is coniiolleo by Ils Nemorandum & Articles olA550clatlon and constltutes a companyllmlted bygu8r3ntee, as
defined ty the Compales Act 1985.
Reciultment appolntment of newtiustees
All tiustees are appolntBd when nece58ary and are given sufllelènt traln1ng on 8ppolntment.
REFERENCEANDADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Reglstoied CompanynuThber
02810326 IEngland and WalE51
Re8bytered ChaTiiynumbei
102492S
CDnt'dl
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Fripnds
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Reg15tered olllce
clo Phyllls Tucknveil Netnorlal Hosplce
Waverley Lane
FARNHAM
Suiiey
GU98BL
Trusiees
Anlhonyl Bennewth
Sarah PS Church
Peter FO￿on
Andrewm jackson
Ann6 Vwheian
(until 1 SeplErnber 20241
Company Secrolary
Mark E Beale
Appioved by order ol the board ol trustees on
an￿SIgned on its behavby:
2024
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Friends ofthe Beacon (Registered Company # 028103261
Regitere(J Charity#1024925
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Ind•penLlknl examln*r% reporl to the tr￿81'eeS of Fxltmds of the Beacon {'th* CpFnpanv'l
I rèport to thts eharlty trustets on my examlnatlon of the a(tounts of thè Cnmpany torthg y••r gndgd 31 March 2024.
Respon¥ibJlitle5 and ba515 of ropDrt
A5 tha chaflty's tru5te&s al the CornpaDy {aThd ¥lso Its director5 for th* purposes of c¢mpahy law> you are regpon51ble
forthe prepèratlon ol thè &ccounrs In ecmrdance th the rÈquifÈrnènts of the Compènlos Act 2U06 {*hÈ 21H)6 Act'l.
Havlh8 Satl&fi•d mysaif that th• accounts of th¢ Company oro n¢t requlred to bo audited vnder Part 16 ol the 2006 Att
&nd &re ellRlble for Independent examlnatiort, I r&port In respict af my examlnatlon of your chirltvs accounts as
Car￿e￿ put unflp.r sectlofj 145 of the ch)rltlgs Act 2011 I'the ZOII Actrl. In carryTrtg out my axamlnation I have
followod thè DlrÈulfiNs by th¢ Chfjrty C?vnmlssloh undèr Jertlon 1451SI Ibl of th& 2011 ACL
I￿￿•￿n(l￿n* exumlner'$ stthment
I ka¥E cr&mplet&cl my exBminatton. I conmrm that no matt2rs h•ve cama tc+ m¥ Att•ntlon In cnnneGUon wlth the
examlnatlon 8lvlni me cause io bellwé:
ac￿Untin8 record5 were not k•pt ln rwpqct Df th* Cr)mp•ny ij r•qthr•d by s•ctlon 38S of thu 2D06 Art,. or
thb iccouhts do not iecord wsth thoso records: or
th• 4ctounts do not COn)p￿ with ihÈ ?ccountlne r&qulrements of sertlon 396 of thè 2(106 ALt oth￿T than any
r9qulr•m•nt ¥hat iho ￿(ou￿r9 8lv4 a tw• and falr vl•w whlch 1$ not a rn8ttor consid¥r•d 1$ part ol an
Independent ex4mlnatlon' oy
the account5 hive iiut boen pr¢pa￿ In wlth tho methods ar￿ prlnclples ot the Statèment ol
Rocommand•d Practlc# for aecounrsng rgPOrtlnA by charltlè& 16pplkabla to charitl¢s pr&parln8 tholr
count$ in &ccordènce wlth the Flnon¢i*l RepurtinR 5tsndard appllcabl? Inthe UL< Rèpubllc of Irel¥r￿ IFRS
10211.
I have no ¢¢ncern$ and hav• ¢omt acros$ no other matters In connart￿n vAth the examin4tlon to whkh aLi•ntlon
$hould be Irgwn In this report In order to ènible b prtspir uThderstandlng of the acctsunts to be reached.
ts Smith
12,Surrey House
New Rtrad
Chllworth
Guildford
5urréy
GL14 8LP
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ed31
Notes
31.3.24
31.3.23
INCOME FROM:
Voluntary Income
Invesbnent Income
Total
2a
2b
61,721
1,066
62,787
27,185
1.649
28.834
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raislng funds
Charitable Activities
Supportfor Beacon
1,980
1,980
262,388
264,368
31,468
33,448
Total
NET EXPENDITURE
12DI,5811
14,6141
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
TotaL funds brught fo￿ard
TOTALFUNDSCARRIED FORWARD
201,828
245
206,440
201,826
Note:
l The notes form part of these accounts.
2 All income and expendlture In both years was unrestrlcted.
PaEe 5

esh
31.3.24
31.3.23
Notes
FIXEDASSETS
Tanglble assèts
760
CURRENT ASSETS
Gash at bank
Debiors and Acoiuals
245
22,128
201,068
26,671
Cuw8nt LlabliltJ&5
Credltor5'. arnounls lalllng due wlthln oneyear
NETCURRENT ASSETS
122,1281
126,6711
245
201,068
TOTALASSETS LES5 CURRENT LIABILITIES
245
201,826
NET ASSETS
20&B28
FUNDS
UnrestiStt8d funds
TOTAL FUNDS
201,826
201,826
245
Notes:
The noiés for part of these accounlg
All amounis were wlthln unrestrlcteil funds during these two)ye8r5.
The Char￿able company Is enlitled to exemptlon from audiiunderseciion 477 ofthe CompanlesAci 2006 loitheypar ended 31
March 2023.
The members hav& notrequlred thfy charltsble comp8nyto oblaln an audli of It$ linanclal stolementslor the yearended 31
March 2024 accordance wlth Section 478olthe CompaniesAcr 2008.
The Iru5tees acknowledgè theurrespomsibilltles lor
lal ensiifing Ihat the ch¥rit8ble cornpany kèeps acconring recc*rds th41 conplywith Secrfons386 and 387 of the Companles
Act 2006 and
Ibl preparing Ilnanclal statements which glve a irue and lairvew olthe allalis ol the ehaHtable compaThyas 4tlhe end
018ach tlnancial year and ol Sis surplus or dellclt loreath Ilnanclal year in accordance wfth the iéouliements ol
Sectlons 394 and 395 and whlch OiherwSse eomplywlth the iequltements tsfthè CompanlesAcl 20Q6 ielatlngt
flnancial 51aternenis, yo lar as applicable to the charltable compaTry.
These Iln8ncial statèments have been prepared in accordance wifh the provlslony appllcablfrio c￿rItablI companles 9ubject to
the smallcompanles reglrne,
The tlnancial 5taternentswerÈapproved byihe Board ol Trustees and slgned on its behalf
,. DÉc&iMJJ6r
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ACOUNTING POLICIES
Basl&ol preparfngthe Ilnanclalstatsments
The Ilnancial siatement5 olthe charltble company, whlch Is a publlc beneflt under FRS 102, have been prepared In
accordance wllh the ChariliesSORP IFRS1021'Accouniingand reportingay Charlties.. Statemeni otRecornmended
Practlce app￿cable to charltles preparing thelr account5 In accordancewlth the Finan¢lal Rgporting Standard appllcable
In Ihe UK anrj Republic of Ireland IFRS1021 (effective I lanuary20191, Flnancial Reportlng Standard 102'The Flnanclal
Reprtingsrandard appllcable In the UK and Republlc DI Ireland, and The CornpaniesA¢12006. The flnancial staternents
have been prepared under the hlstorical cost convention.
Incom&
All Income is recogni5ed In the Staternent ol Flnanclal Actlvltlo5 once th Charliyhas entltlemenl tothefund5, It Is
probable thai ihe Income wlll be recelv8d and the arnountcan be measured rellably.
Expendlture
Uabililies are recDgnised a5 expendlture as soon as there Is a legalor cDnstructlve obllgatlon commlttini the charbly
to Ihai expendlture, li Is probable that a transfer of e¢onornic beneftt5 wILi be required In settlement and the amount
ollhe obllgatlon can be measured reliably. Expendlture Is accounted loron an accruals bas15 and has bèen tlassilied
under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Whère costs cannot be dlre¢lly attributed to
partlcular headlngs Iheyhav8 been allocated io activitles on a basis conslsténi wllh the use ol resources.
T8nglbL• Ilxed is8ets
Depieclatlon Is provlded at the following annual rates In order towrlte off each as5el over It5 estlmaleQ useful Ille.
Equipment
.25qéon reduclng balance
Furniture
- 25% on reducing balance
Computer Equlpment -25% on ieduclngbalance
TixatlDn
The charity Is exempt from corporatlon tax on ITS charltable activities.
Fundaccountlng
Uiiresirlue(I tundscan be used In èccordan¢e with the ch&rilable oblecllves at the dlscretion of the trustee5.
Ro5ticled funds can only be used lor partlcular restrlcted purposis wlthin the oblec15 ollhe charlty. Réstrltttlons
arisewhen spocified bythe donor or when tund5 are ralsed fvr partlculairesirlcied purpose5.
Further expl£nation ofthe naiure a￿d purpose ol each fund is included in the noie51o the Ilnan¢lal statemenis.
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31,3.24
31.3.23
2 INCOME
2a Donations
23,808
38.979
62.787
27,185
Legacy
Voluntary In¢orne
27,185
2b Deposlt account Interest
1,066
1.649
3 NETIEXPEMDITUREIIINCOME
Net expendlture Is shown alter charglng:
Depreclafjon
760
254
4 TRUSTEES, REmUNE￿IT1ONANDBENEFlTs
Therewere no trustees. remuneration Di beneflts lorthe year ended 31 March 2Q24 norfortheyear ended 31 March 2023.
Trustee5'expenses
Therewere noiruste&s' expenses paid lorthe year ended 31 March 2024 noi loi the year ende¢J 31 Mar¢h 2023.
5 STAFF COSTS
Th8 8￿rage number ol amployees durlrng the yearwas NIL12023- NIL)
6 TANGIBLE FIXÉD ASSETS
Compulei
equlpment
Equlprneni
Furnltui
Total
COST
Al l Apr 202ry and 31 Mar2024
DEPRECIATION
Al l Apr 2023
Chai8e foryear
Al 31 Mai 2024
NET8OOKVALUE
At 31 Mai 2024
At 31 Mar2023
5,905
3,900
6,705
16,510
5,858
247
3,718
182
3,900
6,374
231
6,705
15,750
780
16.510
5,905
247
182
331
760
Ilwas agreed tythe 8Dard ata meeiing In Septefflbei 2023 thatthe Flxed Assets should be written ofl dvrlngthls Ilnanclal year.
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7 m0￿mENT IN FUNDS
ei
At
31.3.23
movement
In funds
At
31.3.24
UDrostrlcted funds
General fund
201.826
1201,5811
TOTAL FIINDS
201,5811
245
Net rnovementotfunds Included in the aboveare asloliows:
Incoffling
resources
Resources
expended
Moveme
In funds
Unresirletedlunds
Geneijl fund
62,787
264.3e8
1201,5811
TOTAL FUNDS
62,787
284,368
1201,5811
Net
rnDvement
in funds
Comparatlvaslor ￿￿Verne￿t In funds
At
31.3.22
At
81.3.23
Unre$trlcied funds
Geneial lund
206,440
14,6141
14,6141
201,826
TOTAL FUNDS
208,140
201,826
Comparatlvè ner mtsvement ol funds Included In ihe above are as follows..
Incoming
ie50urces
Rèsources
expended
Movemont
In lunds
Unre5trlrted lund5
Gèneial fund
28,834
33,448
14,6141
TOTAL FUNDS
28,834
8 RELATED PAATY DISCLOSURES
Theieweie no ieated paity tl8nsactlonsforihèyÈar ended 31 March 2024 nor IDrthe yeai endlng 31 March 2023,
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