**Rotary Club of Blythe Bridge and District Trust Fund**
**Annual report and accounts for the year to 30th June 2024**
Charity Registration No. 1041292
**Rotary Club of Blythe Bridge and District Trust Fund**
## **Annual report and accounts for the year to 30th June 2024**
The trustees present their report for the year ended 30th June 2023.
## **Objects and activities**
The charity is established for the relief of the poor and the needy, whether persons or institutions, or for such other charitable purposes which the trust may from time to time determine.
## This is achieved by (but not exclusively):-
The organisation of social and recreational activities; raising of monies and donating that which is received to individuals and groups; the purchase of equipment.
## **Trustees**
The trustees of the fund were the following Blythe Bridge Rotary Club members:-
Brian Mate Enid Hayes Tony Davies
## **Trust management and organisation**
The general management, day to day running and policy determination of the trust is carried out by a Council of appointed Blythe Bridge Rotary Club members. In addition to the trustees Blythe Bridge Rotary Club members are elected to the Council each year at the club's annual general meeting. The Council meet regularly. The decisions of the Council are ratified in business meetings of Blythe Bridge Rotary Club which are held on a regular basis. The Blythe Bridge members who served on the club's Council during the year were:-
P Wilkinson President B Whittaker Secretary E Hayes Treasurer R Jacobs M Kettrick B Singh-Nixon J Jacobs W Orrell B Mate
The charity derives income from fund raising activities. The charity does not employ any individuals or or incur any administrative costs. All of the charity's income is applied to its overall aims and objectives.
## **Review progress and achievement**
The majority of our fund raising took place at Chrismas from our Santa street collections and at our local supermarket. During the year the trustees made donations where possible to local and international requests for help and assistance.
## **Legacy**
During the previous year John Sayer passed away on 12th April 2023. He left the club a legacy of £20,000, on condition that it was for use in the local community absolutely. This was received by the club in May 2024.
## **Finances**
The attached financial statements show the current state of finances, which the trustees consider to be sound and sufficient to meet financial obligations as and when they fall due. The charity holds unrestricted funds of
Charity Registration No. 1041292
**Rotary Club of Blythe Bridge and District Trust Fund**
## **Annual report and accounts for the year to 30th June 2024**
£5,923 available to meet the charity's objectives.
Charity Registration No. 1041292
**Rotary Club of Blythe Bridge and District Trust Fund**
## **Annual report and accounts for the year to 30th June 2024**
## **Reserves policy**
It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds throughout the year, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately six to nine months unrestricted expenditure.
## **Risk management**
The trustees have examined the major strategic, business and operational risks which the charity faces and confirm that systems have been established to enable regular reports to be produced so that the necessary steps can be taken to lessen these risks.
The charity's bankers are Barclays Bank plc, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
The independent examiner is Jan Jacobs, Accountant, Fulford, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
The charity is registered with the Charity Commission - no. 1041292. The charity was formed by trust deed on 4th May 1994.
## **The charity's meeting address for the year was:-**
Upper House Barlaston Stoke-on-Trent Staffs ST12 9AE
On behalf of the Trustees
E Hayes Treasurer
Date 30th April 2025
Charity Registration No. 1041292
**Rotary Club of Blythe Bridge and District Trust Fund**
## **Independent Examiners report to the trustees of Rotary Club of Blythe Bridge and District Trust Fund for**
I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 30th June 2024, which are set out on pages 1 to 4.
## **Respective responsibilities of Trustees and examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of accounts that comply with the requirements of section 42(1) of the Charities Act 1993 and for ensuring their examination is in accordance with the requirements of section 43(3). They consider that the audit requirement of section43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. They are responsible for ensuring that proper accounting records are kept for the charity in accordance with section 41 of the Act. They are also responsible under charity law for safeguarding the assets of the charity and for ensuring their proper application and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud, error, and other irregularities.
It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent Examiners Report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissions. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning all matters. The procedures undertaken do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
## **Independent examiners 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 41 of the Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting
have not been met; or
(2) to which in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Jan Jacobs Accountant Fulford Stoke-on-Trent Staffs ST11 9QR Date 30th April 2025
Charity Registration No. 1041292
## **Rotary Club of Blythe Bridge and District Trust Fund Statement of Financial activities for the year to 30th June 2024**
|**Notes**
**Income and expenditure**
**Income**
Fundraising and donations
2
Interest
**Total income**
**Resources expended**
Direct charitable expenditure
3
Fund raising and publicity
4
**Total expenditure**
**Net income/(deficit) for the year**
Transfers between funds
Funds brought forward
Funds carried forward|**Total**
**2024**
**2024**
**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
14,206
24,534
38,740
12,032
0
0
0
0
**Unrestricted**
**Fund**
**Restricted**
**Fund**
**Total**
**Funds**|
|---|---|
||**14,206**
**24,534**
**38,740**
**12,032**|
||10,602
6,834
17,436
13,328
3,039
0
3,039
204|
||**13,641**
**6,834**
**20,475**
**13,532**|
||**565**
**17,700**
**18,265**
**(1,500)**
(1,828)
1,828
0
0
7,186
575
7,761
9,261|
||**5,923**
**20,103**
**26,026**
**7,761 **|
For and behalf the Trustees
E Hayes Treasurer
Date 30th April 2025
B. Whittaker Secretary
Date 30th April 2025
page 1
## **Rotary Club of Blythe Bridge and District Trust Fund Balance Sheet as at 30th June 2024**
|**Notes**
**Current Assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
5
**Funds**
Restricted funds
7
Unrestricted funds
6|**2024**
**£**
26,026
26,026
**26,026**
20,103
5,923
**26,026**|**2023**
**£**
7,761|
|---|---|---|
|||7,761|
|||**7,761 **|
|||575
7,186|
|||**7,761 **|
For and behalf the Trustees
E Hayes Treasurer
Date 30th April 2025
B. Whittaker Secretary
Date 30th April 2025
page 2
## **ROTARY CLUB OF BLYTHE BRIDGE AND DISTRICT TRUST FUND**
## **Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30th June 2024**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
## 1.1 **Accounting basis and standards**
These financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention and in accordance with best practice as laid down in the Statement of Recommended Practice "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" (SORP 2005) issued in 2005.
## 1.2 **Income and expenditure**
All income is accounted for when received.
## 1.3 **Fund accounting**
Details of the nature and purpose of each fund are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
## **2. Fundraising Income and Donations**
|**2. Fundraising Income and Donations**||
|---|---|
|Armed Forces Day
Book Donations
Children In Need
Donations Received
Easy fundraising
Falklands Flags
Foodbank
Foundation - Polio Plus
HMRC - Gift Aid Claims
Holiday Commission
HUGS - Helping Ugandan Schools
John Sayer Local Community Legacy
Just Giving
Miscellaneous income
Paypal
Poppy Pins/Rotary Remembers
Race Night
Rotary Children's Trust
Rotary District Grant
Santa collections
Tree of Light
Turkish Disaster Fund
Ukraine Crisis|Total
Total Funds
2024
2024
2024
2023
£
£
£
£
50
50
831
168
168
160
1,532
1,532
1,988
200
200
681
0
277
0
85
502
502
0
252
252
857
4,353
4,353
896
480
480
820
1,052
1,052
850
20,003
20,003
0
192
192
0
0
0
102
46
46
0
0
36
2,378
2,378
0
400
400
0
1,093
1,093
5,731
5,731
3,649
208
208
100
100
0
0
800
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds|
||14,206
24,534
38,740
12,032|
page 3
## **ROTARY CLUB OF BLYTHE BRIDGE AND DISTRICT TRUST FUND**
## **Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30th June 2024**
## **3. Direct charitable expenditure - donations**
|Alzheimers Research
Alzheimers Society
Apedale Heritage Centre
Autism
Buxton Baby Bank
Blythe Bridge Community Centre
Blythe Bridge Cricket Club
Blythe Bridge Junior FC
Blythe Bridge Marvels FC
Breathe UK Training
Cancer Research
Cavendish Institute - Special Needs Teacher in Africa
Children In Need
Children's Educational Day Out - coaches
DE Caversmill Theatre Company
Dougie Mac
Foodbank
Foundation (inc website)
Gingerbread
HUGS - Helping Ugandan Schools
Lend with Care
Meir Matters
Meir Park Over 55's Club - coach for daytrip
Mikuroshani School
North Staffs Armed Forces & Veterans
North Staffs Young Carers
Pink Sisters & Misters
Rotary Club of Rugby - Books for Home
Rotary Club of Brampton & Longtown - Borehole in Monza
Rotary Foundation UK
Rotary Foundation - Polio Plus
Royal British Legion
Royal Marines
Samaritans
Shelterbox
Shoebox
Six Towns Rotary re Alexandra School
Suicide Suport - Armed Forces
Sundry donations less than £100
The Yard - Dizzy Heights
Tri Services & Veterans Support
Turkish Disaster Fund
UHNM - Prostate Cancer
Ukraine Crisis
UNICEF|Total
Total Funds
2024
2024
2024
2023
£
£
£
£
100
100
0
100
100
0
0
200
100
100
0
0
100
100
100
75
200
200
0
200
200
0
500
500
0
150
150
0
200
200
0
0
850
1,600
1,600
2,100
550
550
750
200
2,201
2,401
400
250
250
0
100
520
620
649
0
875
307
307
0
200
1,500
1,700
1,200
300
300
0
397
397
0
0
250
0
200
225
225
0
1,048
1,048
0
0
50
250
250
0
1,500
1,500
0
650
650
0
913
913
696
0
110
0
1,100
550
550
0
600
600
0
225
225
200
700
700
0
250
250
0
50
50
0
500
500
0
0
500
100
100
0
0
500
0
2,523
100
100
0
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds|
|---|---|
||10,602
6,834
17,436
13,328|
## **4. Fundraising and publicity**
|Fundraising costs and publicity|Total
Total Funds
2024
2024
2024
2023
£
£
£
£
3,039
0
3,039
204
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds|
|---|---|
The above costs include materials and lights for the Santa sleigh, a new large Christmas banner for Blythe Bridge and charity race costs.
page 4
**ROTARY CLUB OF BLYTHE BRIDGE AND DISTRICT TRUST FUND**
**Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30th June 2024**
## **5. Summary of assets by fund**
|**5. Summary of assets by fund**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted|Restricted|||
||Funds|Funds|Total|Total Funds|
||2024|2024|2024|2023|
||£|£|£|£|
|Net current assets|5,923|20,103|26,026|7,761|
## **6. Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted funds comprise those funds which the trustees are free to use in accordance with the charitable objects.
## **7. Restricted funds**
Restricted funds comprise of those funds that can only be used for particular restricted purposes. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
page 5