Unaudited Financial Statements The John Bradburne Memorial Society For the year ended 31 March 2025
Prepared by PJE Accountants & Advisors
Contents
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3 Trustees Annual Report
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6 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees
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8 RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT (General Purpose Fund)
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10 STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
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11 Notes to the Financial Statements
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The John Bradburne Memorial Society For the year ended 31 March 2025
Legal & Administrative Information
Full name of Charity: The John Bradburne Memorial Society
Abbreviated Name: JBMS Charity’s Registration Number: 1046483
Registered Address
PO Box 32 Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0YB
Officers
Tim Brigstocke (Chairman) Valerie Brierley (Treasurer) Kate Macpherson (Secretary)
Trustees
Timothy David Alexander Brigstocke Valerie Brierley Anastasi Callinicos Philippa Jayne Aldous Dr Gavin Young Rev Daniel Humphreys Christine Pratt
Elizabeth Matenga (resigned 12th May 2024)
Legal Advisors
Lodders Solicitors LLP Number 10 Elm Court Arden Street Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire CV37 6PA
Accountants
PJE Accountants & Advisors 23 College Street Lampeter
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Charity’s Aims and Organisation
The Objective of the Charity as set out in its governing document are:
“To relieve people in the area of Mutemwa, Zimbabwe, who are suffering sickness, hardship and distress from leprosy and other causes, through the provision of supplementary food, medicines, medical care, clothing and shelter with the object of improving their quality of life.”
This continues to be our mission. The Charity operates primarily within the United Kingdom but with the growth of electronic mail we have seen a most pleasing growth in overseas members and interest. The main executing agency which JBMS fund directly via monthly donations are the Franciscan religious order who run the Mutemwa Leprosy & Care Centre.
Kate Macpherson our Secretary is the sole employee and thus we continue to rely heavily on volunteers.
The Chairman and Treasurer meet regularly with the Secretary and with other Trustees both in person and on a virtual basis. All such meetings are properly minuted and copied to all Trustees.
Review of Progress and Achievements
Our aim continues to be to help Mutemwa Leprosy and Care Centre become as self sufficient as possible. Zimbabwe remains under very difficult economic conditions and Mutemwa is not exempt from these hardships and difficulties. The vast majority of our funding to Mutemwa is to help pay overheads including staff salaries. However, this year we have provided funds to buy a suitable vehicle to replace ageing equipment to ferry patients about both to nearby Mutoko or to Harare for specialist medical assistance. Thus in the 2024/2025 tax year we sent out £33,724 of which roughly £20k was spent on the new vehicle. We have also this year begun to pay for both patients and nursing staff's children to attend school.
We help both the Franciscans who run Mutemwa and the Mutemwa Leprosy Catholic & Care Centre Board (MLCCA) as much as possible. This year Inscorr, a Zimbabwean corporation working in the food sector agreed to help fund Mutemwa. Unfortunately, they pulled out citing MLCCA's reluctance to conduct appropriate financial audits.
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Trustees Annual Report
One of our Trustees who lives in Harare, Zimbabwe has provided local support, both practical and financial, for the Settlement but tensions between MLCCA/The Franciscans and JBMS have been difficult and challenging. Thus Mrs Matenga unfortunately resigned as a JBMS Trustee in the summer of 2024 and this has greatly helped restore relations as per the Memorandum of Understanding signed during the year between MLCCA and JBMS.
Resident numbers are much as given in recent years. As elderly leprosy patients die, they are replaced by disabled and other patients through the social services in Zimbabwe. So there is a continuing need for supporting the care centre.
We continue to use Mwaturura & Co Chartered Accountants in Harare to not only provide JBMS with a detailed annual audit to reassure us that our funds are being used effectively but also assess the success of our funding for specific activities. We receive regular reports.
Our twice yearly Newsletter continues to be our main vehicle for promotion. There have been no specific fund raising activities this year, but as our Newsletter shows there are a wide range of smaller activities. A major celebration is planned for Westminster Cathedral in September 2025.
The Cause for the Canonisation of John Bradburne sponsored by the Vatican has continued and relevant testimonies have now been completed. We are in regular contact with the Postulator in Italy who is leading this process. John Bradburne has been officially recognised by the Zimbabwean government as a National Hero in September 2024.
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees
The John Bradburne Memorial Society For the year ended 31 March 2025
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER
As the Charity’s Trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the Accounts. You consider that an Audit is not required under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act), and that an independent examination is needed.
It is our responsibility to examine the Accounts under Section 145 of the 2011 Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given of the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act and to state whether particular matters have come to our attention .
BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT
In accordance with our terms of engagement, our examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and 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 any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an Audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the Account present a “true and fair view” and the report is limited to these matters set out in the statement below.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT
In connection with the examination, no matter has come to our attention:
- which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the 2011 Act, and to prepare Accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with accounting requirements of the 2011 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 be reached.
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PJE Accountants & Advisors
23 College Street Lampeter Ceredigion SA48 7DY
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RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT (General Purpose Fund)
The John Bradburne Memorial Society For the year ended 31 March 2025
| RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT (General Purpose Fund) The John Bradburne Memorial Society For the year ended 31 March 2025 |
RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT (General | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| IncomeReceipts | ||
| Commissions received | 7,675 | 9,507 |
| Donations received | 52,297 | 62,043 |
| Legacy received | - | 27,756 |
| Sale of books & recordings, etc. | 3,205 | 2,023 |
| Dividends and investment income | 1,385 | 1,710 |
| Profit/(Loss) on disposal of investment | 6,957 | (213) |
| Total Income Receipts | 71,519 | 102,825 |
| Direct CharitableExpenditure | ||
| Orphans Press - leaflets, newsletters, calendars, etc. | 15,555 | 18,894 |
| Purchase of books, DVD's, etc. for resale | 1,169 | 244 |
| Buckfast Abbey/Cross Fell costs | 537 | 8,576 |
| Transfer of funds to Mutemwa Leprosy Settlement - Zimbabwe | 33,724 | 23,901 |
| Freight and carriage | 3,607 | 3,815 |
| Total Direct Charitable Expenditure | 54,592 | 55,430 |
| Net Charitable Expenditure | 16,926 | 47,395 |
| Staffcosts | ||
| Staff pensions | 747 | 685 |
| Wages and salaries | 31,141 | 33,670 |
| Travel and subsistence | 7,576 | 7,552 |
| Overheads | ||
| Rates | - | 187 |
| Subscriptions | 749 | - |
| Sundry expenses | 103 | 194 |
| Telephone and data | 583 | 448 |
| Vehicle running costs | 35 | - |
| Advertising and marketing | 2,258 | 2,559 |
| Accountancy Fees | 2,838 | 2,759 |
| Bank charges | 228 | 180 |
| Computer software, IT consumables and maintenance | 253 | 437 |
| Insurance | 99 | 96 |
| Legal and professional fees | 1,635 | 291 |
| Printing, postage and stationery | 5,577 | 3,932 |
| Donations | 20 | - |
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RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT (General Purpose Fund)
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Use of home | 600 | - |
| Total Overheads | 14,977 | 11,081 |
| Net Surplus/(Defecit) for the year | (37,514) | (5,593) |
| Other income | ||
| Other interest receivable and similar income | 89 | 374 |
| Total Other income | 89 | 374 |
| Net Surplus/(Defecit) for the year | (37,424) | (5,219) |
| Cash,Bank&InvestmentBalances | ||
| Cash, Bank & Investment Balances at the previous year end | 98,295 | 103,513 |
| Total Cash, Bank & Investment Balances | 98,295 | 103,513 |
| Cash, Bank & Investment Balances at the year end | 60,870 | 98,295 |
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
The John Bradburne Memorial Society As at 31 March 2025
| The John Bradburne Memorial Society As at 31 March 2025 |
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| NOTES | 31 MAR 2025 | 31 MAR 2024 | |
| Current assets | |||
| Trade debtors | 591 | 753 | |
| Investmentfunds | |||
| Rathbone Investment Managers Portfolio | 24,526 | 23,983 | |
| True Potential Investments Portfolio | 35,000 | 45,000 | |
| Total Investment funds | 59,526 | 68,983 | |
| Monetary assets | |||
| CAF Bank Cash Account | 827 | 555 | |
| CAF Gold Account | 671 | 20,451 | |
| NatWest Current Account | 314 | 8,402 | |
| Cash in Hand of Stockbrokers | 287 | - | |
| Total Monetary assets | 2,099 | 29,409 | |
| Total Current assets | 62,216 | 99,145 | |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Bankdefecit | |||
| Cash in Hand of Stockbrokers | - | 304 | |
| Total Bank defecit | - | 304 | |
| Other creditors | 1,346 | 547 | |
| Total Current liabilities | 1,346 | 851 | |
| Net current assets (liabilities) | 60,870 | 98,295 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 60,870 | 98,295 | |
| Net Assets | 60,870 | 98,295 | |
| Reserves | |||
| Reserves account | 60,870 | 98,295 | |
| Total Reserves | 60,870 | 98,295 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements
The John Bradburne Memorial Society For the year ended 31 March 2025
1. The Society had the following liabilities as at 31 March 2025 (31 March 2024: £547)
PAYE/NIC creditor - £527.90
- The Society had the following current assets as at 31 March 2025 (31 March 2024: £753)
Debtor - £591.30 relating to the overpayment of wages to Kate Macpherson during the year.
- The Society has the use of the following Fixed Assets belonging to the General Purpose Fund
Purchased during the year ended 5 April 2007: DVD Recorder (Cost £6,330) Purchased during the year ended 5 April 2010: Display Boards (Cost £1,147) Telephones for Office (Cost £85) Storage Units (Cost £1,672) Purchased during the year ended 5 April 2013: HP Officejet combined Printer Fax Machine & Photocopier (Cost £126) Office Furniture (Cost £225) Purchased during the year ended 5 April 2014: Fujitsu Computer (Cost £565) Acer Monitor (Cost £150) Tenda Wireless Modem/Router (Cost £65) Purchased during the year ended 5 April 2018: HP7310 Printer (Cost £162) Office Fan (Cost £354) Photocopier (Cost £174) Purchased during the year ended 5 April 2020: Laptop Computer (Cost £543) Purchased during the year ended 31 March 2023: XL Display Units (Cost £731) Laptop (Cost £1,768)
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Chairman of the Society Trustee
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