Sandringham Estate Cottage Horticultural Society Trust Report of The Trustees for the Year 2023
The society has charitable status, its objective is to encourage horticulture to promote a high standard of cultivation in the gardens on the Sandringham Estate and to mount its annual Flower Show, with profits from the show donated to local charities and good causes. It also supports the Sandringham Kitchen Garden Group. The society's committee makes all the arrangements for the show and all committee members are volunteers. This year's show was held in Sandringham Park on Wednesday 31[st] July.
The Flower Show included competitions for local gardens, fruit, vegetables and flowers, miniature gardens display, baking and preserves. There were also displays by nurseries, horticulture firms and garden designers. There were trade and charity stands, and entertainment provided by horticultural speakers, flower demonstrators, brass bands and arena displays.
The accounts for 2023 were reported by Messer's Thain Wildbur of Kings Lynn who are appointed by the Trustees for this purpose. A copy of these accounts is attached to this report. Because of the losses sustained by the society in 2020 and 2021 in the Covid 19 pandemic, and because of the need to build the reserves back up to the point where the cost of the show could be covered without insurance, the Trustees have again not allowed any charitable donations to be made and therefore asked for the proceeds from the 2023 show to be added to the charities reserves in the hope to be able to begin making donations again in 2024.
Amanda Browne
Show Treasurer and Trustee
RI)GHAM ESTATE COTTAGE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY TRUST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023 lwkpendent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Sandringham Estate Cottage Horticultural Society -c rwrt on the accounts of the trust for the year ended 31 st December 2023, which are set out oil the attached Rryetive responsibilfities of trustees and examiner -4$ charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. you consider that the audit remenl of Part 8 Chapter 3 { 144) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply. It is our Tesponsibility ate. on ihe basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under Cbapter 3 (156) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to our attention. B•Ji5 of independent examiner's report (kn examination was carried out in accordaiice with the Geiieral Directions given by the Charity Coniinissioiiers. -4n cwnination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a compai'ison of the accounts m- [L with those records. It also includcs considcration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, ieeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not Ews:de all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequeiitly we do not express ali audit opinioii i"iew' given by the accounts. l*eDdent examiner's statement ID c(xmection with our examination, no matter has come to our attcntion: .hich gives us reasonable Cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with Part 8 Chapter l (130) of the Act. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met. or to which in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to bc rcached. Daied: 7, February 2024 Thain Wildbur Chartered Accountants 36138 Kiiig Street King s Lynn Norfolk PE30 IES