ROTARY CLUB OF MALDON Registered charity number 1026101
Trustees’ Report for the year ended 30th June 2024
The trustees who served during the year ended 30[th] June 2024 were:
A. Smith, J. Smith, J. Williams and B, Farrington
The trustees at the date this report is filed are:
A. Smith, J. Smith, J. Williams and B. Farrington
The Club’s address for correspondence is 1 Beeches Road, Heybridge, Maldon, Essex CM9 4SL.
The charity was formed by a trust deed in 1993 and the club operates trust bank accounts.
Normally, the trustees each year are the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. However, since this year we did not have a Vice President and the President was also the Secretary, Mr. A. Smith and Mr. B. Farrington agreed to remain as trustees for the time being to ensure that there are four trustees.
The purpose of the trust fund is to provide donations for charitable purposes and to enable local community projects. The trustees’ objectives are to raise and donate as much money as possible whilst maintaining suitable reserves to enable it to continue to operate its annual fireworks evening and other events together with providing, and being involved in, community service events. The trustees believe that they have complied with their duty to provide public benefit during the year.
We held a very successful annual firework display. The purpose of this display is to provide safe, enjoyable entertainment for the community at reasonable cost. This year we made a surplus. Also, we sold chestnuts at Maldon’s Christmas Fayre, made our Santa Sleigh and Christmas High Street collections and held a plant sale in the Spring. Our intention is to donate most of the money raised by our activities to charities and charitable causes serving our community since local people provided that money.
However, our activities are not restricted to fund raising. During the year, we helped man road closures on Remembrance Sunday and for the Walk of Witness on Good Friday. In addition we took an entertainer into a local car home and a supported housing complex.
We maintain a reserve of £30,000 towards the cost of future firework displays. It is necessary to hold a reserve of this size as we may lose money if the weather is inclement on the night and it is impossible to change the date at short notice. Therefore, the reserve ensures that we can continue to provide firework displays even after a loss in a previous year.
The Club donated £30,165 during the year to 25 charities and charitable causes. Most of the donations were to local charities and charitable causes. A further £20,450 has been donated since the year end.
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ROTARY CLUB OF MALDON Registered charity number 1026101
Trustees’ Report for the year ended 30th June 2024 (continued)
The balance carried forward on the Trust Fund at 30[th] June 2024 was £89,550.38 which included the £30,000 held as a reserve for the fireworks event. Other reserves held at 30[th] June 2024 were £20,000 for future major projects and £2,000.00 for the Colin Bingham reserve. The Colin Bingham reserve, named after a former President of the Club, is a rapid response fund for making donations in respect of worldwide natural disasters.
The trustees would like to thank all the club’s members and the “Friends of Maldon Rotary Club” for their support and involvement in our activities during year.
Finally, we would like to thank the members of the public for their generous donations and continued support during the year.
For and on behalf of the Trustees
J R Williams Treasurer 3[rd] December 2024
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Rotary Club of Maldon
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Charity Accounts for the year ended 30th June 2024
Receipts and Payments Account
| Receipts Fireworks income Santa Sleigh Plant sale surplus Sale of Chestnuts High St collections Gift aid & GASDS Donations from Rotarians Other donations received Interest received |
Payments £ £ 64,790.25 Fireworks expenditure 37,846.34 7,104.95 Santa Sleigh expenses 438.85 939.15 Container for Santa Sleigh 3,850.00 Base for the container 1,438.00 814.21 Purchase of chestnuts 300.00 573.59 Purchase of crocus corms 110.00 2,103.75 Entertaining OAPs 310.00 765.00 Bank charge 25.00 85.00 Website template 50.00 579.92 77,755.82 44,368.19 Donations Shelterbox 2,000.00 Wentworth School association 2,300.00 Little Haven Hospice 1,000.00 St, Francis Parents Association 500.00 All Saints CofE Primary School 1,350.00 Beeleigh Mill Restoration Group 1,000.00 RH Cancer charity 2,000.00 Churches Together in Maldon 500.00 Museum of Power 2,000.00 KYDS 1,000.00 Maldon Housing Association 5,000.00 Chelmer Blackwater Reserve 2,600.00 RC South Woodham Ferrers 2,000.00 RC Heybridge Blackwater 500.00 Danbury & Villages Rotary 1,000.00 Maldon Promenaders 750.00 RNLI 1,000.00 Rotary Foundation 480.00 Action for Family Carers 1,265.00 Poppy Appeal 200.00 Plume Library 500.00 British Heart Foundation 500.00 Salvation Army Maldon 500.00 RC Takeley Project Luangwa 120.00 |
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| Bank balances 1st July Current account Deposit account Fireworks reserve Colin Bingham fund Available funds Major project reserve Gift aid received |
2023 65,319.51 21,008.24 86,327.75 164,083.57 Balance Sheet at 30th June 30,000.00 2,000.00 24,721.55 20,000.00 12,828.83 89,550.38 |
2023 65,319.51 21,008.24 86,327.75 164,083.57 Balance Sheet at 30th June 30,000.00 2,000.00 24,721.55 20,000.00 12,828.83 89,550.38 |
|---|---|---|
| 89,550.38 |
Balance Sheet at 30th June 2024
| DEC Ukraine | 100.00 | |
|---|---|---|
| 30,165.00 | ||
| Bank balances 30th | June 2024 | |
| Current account | 46,962.22 | |
| Deposit account | 42,588.16 | |
| 89,550.38 | ||
| 164,083.57 | ||
| Current account | 46,962.22 | |
| Deposit account | 42,588.16 | |
| 89,550.38 |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independei)t Examiner's Report Report to the trusteos On accounts for the year ended Charity rK) (if any) IL)2L I Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust") for the year ended 3<7 I x) As the charitvs trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). Responslbllltles and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Caled out under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Acl. Independent rrhe charity's gross income exceeded £250.000 and l am qualrfied to examlnerfs statement undertake the examinatK)n by being a quaIrf member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] rf not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection wrth the examination (other than that disclosed below ") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records w8 Th)t kept in accordance wilh section 130 of the Charities Act: or lh8 accounts did r1 accord wlth th8 accounllng records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a and fairf view which is not a matter c(ldered as part of an independent examinatN)n. I have no concems and have ci)me across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification{s) or body IER Oct 2018