Rotary Club of Bideford Bridge Club Account Accounts for the year 1[st] July 2024 to 30[th] June 2025 ## Rotary Club of Bideford Bridge ## Club Account year ending 30[th] June 2025 |Receipts
£|2024/5| |---|---| |Subscriptions for 2024/5 550.00|660.00| |Subscriptions for 2025/6 5920.00|4510.00| |Club meeting receipts 31832.84|30212.96| |Miscellaneous receipt 20.00|| |Christmas Party 2268.57|| |Bideford Rugby Club Tickets 747.00|| |Rail and Ale 538.90|| |President’s Night BBQ 1448.56|| ||43325.87| ## Expenses BBQ expenses from June 24 event 421.30 Club Meeting expenses 29824.24 Gratuities 2850.00 (1) Christmas Party 2125.00 Bideford Rugby Club catering 715.00 Rail and Ale meals paid 557.20 President’s Night BBQ 929.91 37422.65 ## Committed from Subscriptions RIBI Capitation Payments 3892.33 District 1175 dues 460.00 Rotary Foundation 47 @ £10 470.00 President’s Honorarium 300.00 Treasurer’s Honorarium 100.00 Secretary’s Honorarium 75.00 Asst Secretary’s Honorarium 50.00 Web fee to Rotary 50.00 Regalia/ Badges 215.48 Rotary membership packs 33.70 Phil Sargent presentation tankard 68.09 Flowers 35.00 Website Hosting 25.00 Walkie/Talkies and case 71.98 5846.58 Total Payments 43269.23 Excess receipts over payments 56.64 RECONCILIATION Bank balance b/f 6570.65 Excess receipts over payments 56.34 Bank balance c/f 6626.99 ## Club Accounts Notes 1. Gratuities. The club has agreed to pay £1900 in cash to catering and bar staff in two instalments of £950, payable in December and at the end of June. Whilst payment was made in June 2024 to meet last year’s liability, the funds came from Alf Lees and Andrew Laugharne (easier to make personal cash withdrawals, than presenting a cheque drawn to cash at the bank branch) and they were reimbursed on 1[st] July 2024, the payments reflected in the current accounts. Rotary Club of Bideford Bridge Trust Fund Annual Report for the year 1[st] July 2024 to 30[th] June 2025 ## General Information Registered Charity Number 1029875 The Trustees of the Charity are the President (Andy Heather), the President Elect (Vincent Bowen), the Secretary (John Bishop) and the Treasurer (Andrew Laugharne) Bankers Lloyds Bank, 5, High Street, Bideford Independent Examiner - Paul Dean ## Aims and Objectives The Trust was formed 16[th] March 1988 to provide financial assistance to individuals and groups, for health, humanitarian and educational purposes local, nationally and internationally ## Organisation The Trustees meet monthly with other members of the Club Council to discuss the raising and use of funds, and to make recommendations to the Club members at monthly business meetings , where relevant decisions are made. ## 2024/5 Review A total of £25421.37 was raised during the year, slightly more than last year (£21451.98). £22202.82 was donated to a variety of worthy causes. This sum was divided between Youth (£3084.10), Community (14082.72) , International (£3297), Foundation (£1714) and Sundry (£25) ## Independent Examiner’s report to the Trustees of the ## Charity number 1029875 I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 30[th] June 2025, which are set out on pages 1 to 9. ## Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## Basis of Independent Examiner’s statement. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed Dated Rotary Club of Bideford Bridge Trust Fund Accounts for year ending 30[th] June 2025 Registered Charity 1029875 Receipts 2023/4 Sundry £ Note Card reader test payments 2.94 Donations in lieu of Christmas Cards 535.00 Anonymous Donation 100.00 From Club Account Rotary Foundation 470.00 Interest from Savings account 87.88 1 Fund- raising Golf Day 2024 9845.94 2 9459.34 Triathlon 2024 2111.61 3 1258.54 Triathlon 2025 1305.60 4 Tour of Torridge 2024 848.72 5 760.83 Tour of Torridge 2025 100.80 Festival of Transport 2024 12585.84 6 Less paid to NDSCCC (half profit)(6532.55) 6436.45 6053.29 North Devon Festival of Transport 2025 3959.59 7 Total Receipts 25421.37 Payments £ 2023/4 ## Youth Service Appledore Book Festival (books for schools) 1000.00 Young Enterprise (Bideford College students) 530.00 Transport Cost of YE students 104.10 Athena Learning (Bideford College 10 Tors support) 150.00 Athena Learning (Bideford College sixth form books) 300.00 Appledore School ( after school provision) 1000.00 3084.10 2550.00 International Service End Polio Now 175.00 Colin Frabjis (printing cost re End Polio Now ) 35.00 Project Mala 492.00 Shelterbox (Myanmar earthquake) 595.00 Mercy Ships 1000.00 Ukraine Chaycochi Rotary Club 1000.00 3297.00 1672.00 Rotary Foundation Rotary Foundation 1714.00 8 1714.00 1029.54 ## Community Service Devon Freewheelers 250.00 Calvert Trust 1000.00 Children’s Hospice South West 1500.00 North Devon Hospice 1500.00 Littleham Men’s Shed 500.00 Fern Centre (North Devon Hospital) 3000.00 Cancer Research UK (local branch) 300.00 Chemo Hero 300.00 Pelican Sports Foundation 1500.00 Children’s Holiday Foundation 500.00 Cost of Washer Dryer for individual recommended 354.00 by the Social Prescribing Group Parkinsons UK 1000.00 Bideford RFC 330.00 Libraries Unlimited (Chatty Café) 1200.00 Tarka Contact Centre 848.72 14082.72 18359.48 Sundry British Legion Poppy wreath 25.00 55.00 Total Donations 22202.82 23666.02 Expenses Golf day 2024 772.08 North Devon Festival of Transport 2024 1355.37 North Devon Festival of Transport 2025 1195.67 Triathlon 2025 reimbursed following cancellation 1190.00 Wipeable Charity Cheque 15.88 Cardnet fees 50.05 4579.05 2987.77 Total Payments 26781.87 Excess payments over receipts (1360.50) Reconciliation b/f balance from 2023/4 11616.99 Less excess payments 1360.50 Year end balance carried forward 10256.49 ## Notes to Trust Accounts 1.The club operates an instant access savings account, in which funds are invested in order to gain interest. At the year end there was £8587.88 in the account and £87.88 was received in interest over the accounting year. 2.Separate accounts are attached for the Golf Day 3. The Triathlon event 2024 was organised by the Tarka Rotary Club with whom we shared half the profits. Our club received £2111.66 4. The Triathlon event 2025 was again jointly organised by with the Tarka Club. Unfortunately due to the low level of entries it was decided to cancel the event before additional expenses were incurred. All entrants who provided their bank details were refunded their entry fee. £1305.60 had been received up to the cancellation date. £1190 has been reimbursed leaving the event showing a surplus of £115.60 of which £57.80 will be refunded to the Tarka Club. 5.The Tour of Torridge is another annual event, where organisation, costs and profit are shared with the Tarka Rotary Club. No expenses were incurred and the amount shown £848.72 is our half share received from the Tarka Club net of expenses. Our share was given to Tarka Contact Centre. £100.80 has been received in this year’s accounts for the event to be held in September 2025 6.The Festival of Transport is an annual event where the organisation is shared with the North Devon Sports Classic Car Club and profits are shared equally. Income and expenses were broadly in line with the previous year. The takings shown on the accounts are the monies received in 2024/5. Additional money was received in 2023/4. An account for the event is attached and this shows how the money was shared with the NDSCCC. 7.Festival of Transport 2025. This event takes place in August 2025 and monies are received in respect of vehicle entries and stalls in advance. Certain expenses are also incurred in advance. A separate account will be prepared to accompany the 2025/6 accounts. 8.The Club donated £1714 to Rotary Foundation, a charity which distributes funds to international causes. The amount is calculated in part from £10 per member from their annual subscription (£470) and the balance being 10% of the monies raised from our fund raising events in the previous year 9. The club operates a further account (Deri Rundle Rwanda Account)(33092660) where funds were set aside to help pay school fees for Rwandan students. We are now just supporting one student who is an undergraduate medical student. Brought forward (1[st] July 2024) £1809.40 Adrian Francis donation 240.00 2049.40 Less Payment made 444.00 Bank charges 35.00 479.00 Balance carried forward (30[th] June 2025) 1570.40 10. A dormant account (32328560) was previously used to run a 200 Club account. The 200 Club closed in 2023/4, but some members forgot to cancel standing orders such that monies were received in December 2024. Those monies were refunded and the account was formally closed on 29[th] April 2025.