| CHARITYCOMMISSION FORENGLANDANDWALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts |
CHARITYCOMMISSION FORENGLANDANDWALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts |
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| Section A | Independent Examiner's Report |
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| Report to the trustees | |||
| Onaccounts fortheyearIJist ended. f\U~US1 lO'Z.3 ICharily noI (lfany):Jo534bJ |
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| I reporttothetrusteesonmyexaminationoftheaccountsoftheabove | |||
| charity(iheTrust") fortheyearended '11 , |
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| Responslbllitlesand basisofreport |
Asthecharity'strustees,youareresponsibleforthepreparationof the accountsinaccordancewiththerequirementsoftheCharitiesAct20~1 |
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| ("theAct"). | |||
| I reportinrespectofmyexaminationoftheTrust'saccountscarriedout | |||
| under section 145 of the2011Actandincarryingoutmyexamination,I | |||
| havefollowedalltheapplicableDirectionsgivenbytheCharityCommission | |||
| undersection145(5)(b) oftheAct. | |||
| Independent | (Thecharity'sgrossincomeexceeded£250,000andIamqualifiedto | ||
| examiner'sstatement | undertaketheexaminationbybeinga qualifiedmemberof [insertnameof applicablelistedbody]].Delete(J_Ifnot applicable._ |
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| Ihavecompletedmyexamination.Iconfirmthatnomaterialmattershave | |||
| cometomy attentioninconnectionwiththeexamination( otherthanthat | |||
| disclosedbelow*)whichgivesmecausetobelievethatin,anymaterial | |||
| respect | |||
| • theaccountingrecordswerenotkeptinaccordancewithsection130 |
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| oftheCharitiesAct;or | |||
| • theaccountsdidnotaccordwiththeaccountingrecords;or |
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| • theaccountsdidnotcomplywiththeapplicablerequirements |
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| concerning1heformandcontent ofaccountssetoutintheCharities | |||
| (AccountsandReports)Regulations2008otherthananyrequirement | |||
| thattheaccountsgivea 'trueandfair'viewwhichisnot a matter | |||
| consideredaspart ofanindependentexamination. | |||
| IhavenoconcernsandhavecomeacrossnoothermattersInconnection | |||
| withtheexaminationtowhichattentionshouldbedrawninthisreportin | |||
| ordertoenablea properunderstandingoftheaccountstobereached. | |||
| *Please delete the words in the bracketsIftheydonot apply. | |||
| Signed:...... 1_I·_:1m :p...-- ....._ __. Date:I\'"T/05/24-, |
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| Name:IK+\-1_'c_,uR.~ee_ . | |||
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| OtherIncome | Evart | Racafpts | ExpendJtuN | |||
| UniformSales | £187.30 | Easyfundraising | £90.43 | |||
| ChildrenInneed | £12.50 | Easter Raffle | £37.00 | |||
| BerryHIiilights donation | £325.00 | Christmas fundraising-CauliflowerCards | £4~00 | |||
| Xmasbreakfast | £38.00 | Xmasdraw | £119.00 | |||
| Paperreams | £8.75 | Ragstorichu | £87.26 | |||
| PATABranchclosure donation | £175.00 | AmazonSmile | £26.94 | |||
| SalemChapelclosuredonation | £40.00 | Forest lottery | £135.50 | |||
| BerryHilllights Xmasparty |
£28.73 £20.00 |
Christmas event Chrlstrnas1raffle -,party |
£25.80 £19.50 |
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| Xmaslunch | £32.60 | Cakesale | £13.89 | |||
| Sports day refreshrMnts | £11.70 | |||||
| TOTAL | £879.5(5 | FundralslngTotal | £559.32 | |||
| Otherexpenditure | FundraislngExpenditure | |||||
| Uniform | £0.00 | Xmasdraw tickets | £34~00 | |||
| Xmaslunch | £32.60 | |||||
| Xmasequipment | £1.50 | |||||
| Perrygrovetrip | £108 | |||||
| Ben-yHilllights | £28.73 | |||||
| Xmasgifts | £14.00 | |||||
| Crackerjacks donation | £7.00 | |||||
| Advertising board | £120.00 | |||||
| Leaversgifts(children) | £0.00 | |||||
| Electronic file | £12.50 | |||||
| TOTAL | £324.33 | Total | £34.00 |
| Charity registration number: 10 | Charity registration number: 10 | Charity registration number: 10 | Charity registration number: 10 | 5346 | 1 | ||||
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| Objectives andActivities | |||||||||
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| SORP reference | - | ||||||||
| Summaryofthepurposesof | Para 1.17 | The aimofthe group istoembody the visionof | |||||||
| thecharityassetoutin | its | PATAthrough the e.rihancementofthe | |||||||
| governingdocument | development, care and educationofchildren | ||||||||
| primarily under statutory schoolage.Alsoof | |||||||||
| children and young peopleofschoolageby | |||||||||
| encouraging parentstounderstand and provide | |||||||||
| forthe needsoftheirchildren through | |||||||||
| community groupsby:(A)Offering appropriate | |||||||||
| : | play facilities and training courses, togetherwith | ||||||||
| therightof'parentstotake responsibilityforand | |||||||||
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tobecome involvedinthe activitiesofsuch | ||||||||
| groups. Ensuringthatsuch groups offer | |||||||||
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, | opportunitiesforall children and young people | ||||||
| whatevertheirrace, culture, rellgion, meansor | |||||||||
| ' | ability. (B)•Encouragfng the studyofthe needsof | ||||||||
| such children andtlleirfamilies; and promoting | |||||||||
| public Interest In and •recognitionofsuchnee'ds | |||||||||
| - | - | in the local area. | |||||||
| Summaryofthemain activitiesinrelationtothose |
Para1.17 and 1.19 |
toprovideforourobjectives and a saf~, secure envf ronmentforall childrentothrive and |
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| purposesforthepublic | develop within;wehave: | II I |
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| benefit,inparticular,the activities, projectsorservices |
(A) Taken part in local community events, | i | |||||||
| identifiedintheaccounts. | including the (hr,istmas light switch on | ||||||||
| parade, Remembrance Bay ceremony, | |||||||||
| singing_·tor_the Over 75's and events | |||||||||
| Ii | withinthelocal church. |
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(B)Invited local people into the sessionto |
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| '. | sharesongs,stories and expertl~e. | ||||||||
| Statementconfinning | Para 1.18 | ~ | |||||||
| whetherthetrusteeshave hadregardtotheguidance issuedbytheCharity |
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| Achievements and Performance | Achievements and Performance | Achievements and Performance | Achievements and Performance | |||
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| ' | I | SORPreference | . | |||
| Fundralslng2022-2023 | ||||||
| Wehav.econtinuedtoraisevital funds | ||||||
| Summaryof themain achievements of thecharity, identifying thediffer:encethe |
Para1.20 | throughvaryingfundraisingeventsthis particularyear.Asinpreviousyearsthe ForestFoodbankhavecontinuedtosupport usthroughdonationsbothatChristmastime |
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| charity'swor:khasmadeto | andEaster forthechildren,without this vital | |||||
| thecircumstances of its beneficiariesandanywider |
supportitwouldhavebeenmorecostlyto thegroup. |
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| benefits to | societyasa | i | TheChristmasrafflecontinuestobringin | |||
| whole. | extrafundsandisalwayssowellsupported. | |||||
| Wethankallof thebusinessesfor their | I | |||||
| supportduringthesetimeswherelots of | ||||||
| organisationsareaskingforraffleprize | ||||||
| donations. | ||||||
| SponsorshipwithBerryhillRugbyClubhas | ||||||
| beensignedupagainfortheyear. | ||||||
| AsacharitygroupwesigneduptoForest | ||||||
| ' | Lotteryandareinreceipt ofmonthly | |||||
| paymentsalongsideoccasionalpayments | ||||||
| fromEasyfundraising.Thisyearwealso | ||||||
| managedtogetsomeextrafundsfrom | ||||||
| Cauliflowercardswhoproduceproductswith | ||||||
| children'sartworkthatparents/carerscan | ||||||
| purchase. |
| Additionallnfonnation(optional) | Additionallnfonnation(optional) | |||||
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| Youmaychoosetoinclude | furtherstatementswhere1relevar.1tabout: | , - | ||||
| Achievementsagainst | Para | 1.41 | ||||
| objectivesset | ||||||
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| Perfonnanceoffundraising | ||||||
| activitiesagainstobjectives | Para |
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| lnvestmentperfonnance | Para | 1.41 | ||||
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| Financial Review | ||||||
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| Reviewof the charity's financial position attheend oftheperiod Statement explainingthe policy for holdingreserves stating_why_they areheld |
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1.21 1.22 |
Our financial positionremainsviable,wedid makea lossonthisfinancial year of£1553 approx. Weholdreservesinplaceforonemonth's expenditure,redundancypayfor all eligible staff andfundsfor12month'sleasellabllltles/notice. |
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| Amount of reservesheld | Para | 1.22 | £37,000 | .,- | ||
| Reasons for holdingzero | Para | 1.22 | NIA | |||
| reserves | ||||||
| Details of fund materiallyin deficit |
Para | 1.24 | Nodetails to provide. | |||
| Explanation of any | Para | 1.23 | Nodetrimentalconcerns. | |||
| uncertainties aboutthe | ||||||
| charity continuingasagoing | I | |||||
| concern | ||||||
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| Additional infonnatlon (optional) | ||||||
| Youmav choose to include furtherstatementswhererelevant about | - | |||||
| The charity's principal | ||||||
| sources of funds0ncluding | Pana | 1.47 | ||||
| anyfundraising) | ||||||
| Investment policyand | ||||||
| objectives includingany | Para1."6 | |||||
| social investment policy | ||||||
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| A description of the principal | Para1."6 |
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| risks facing the charity | ||||||
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| Other |
| Structure, Governance and Management | Structure, Governance and Management | Structure, Governance and Management | Structure, Governance and Management | Structure, Governance and Management | ||
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| Description of charity's | ||||||
| trusts: | ||||||
| Typeof.governingdocument | Para1.25 | Constitution | ., | |||
| (trusl deed. royal charter) | ||||||
| Howisthe charity | P1r111.25 | 1 | Groupof trusteemembers | , | . | |
| constituted? | ||||||
| (eg unincorporated | ||||||
| association, CIO) | ||||||
| Trusteeselectionmethods | Para1.25 | Electedby groupmembersconsistingofparents | ||||
| including details ofany | andcurrent trustees. | |||||
| constitutional provisionse.g. | ||||||
| election topostornameof | ||||||
| anypersonorbodyentitled | . | |||||
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| Policiesandprocedures adoptedforth~inductionand |
Para1.51 | ||
| training oftrustees | |||
| TheCharity Berry Hill UnderFivesGroupworks | |||
| with theParentandToddlerAssociation(PATA) | |||
| Thecharity'sorganisational structureandanywider networkwithwhichthe charityworks |
Para 1.51 | where weaccessrequiredcoursesfor our trustees which might benefit them with conducting theirroleswithin the charity. |
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| Relationshipwithanyrelated | Para1.51 | ||
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| Charitvname | BerrvHillUnderFivesGroup | |||||||
| Othernamethe charityuses | None | - - | - | - | ||||
| Reaisteredcharitynumber Charity'sprincipaladdress |
1053461 FiveAcresHighSchool |
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| Gloucestershire | ||||||||
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| Funds held as custodian trusteesonbehalfofothers | Funds held as custodian trusteesonbehalfofothers | Funds held as custodian trusteesonbehalfofothers |
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| Deacriptionoftheassets | NIA | |
| heldInthis capacity | ||
| Name and objectsofthe | NIA | |
| charity on whose behalf the | ||
| assets are held and how this | ||
| falls within the custodian | ||
| charity's objects | ||
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| Detailsofarrangements for | NIA | |
| safe custody and | ||
| segregationofsuch assets | ||
| from the charity's own assets |
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