## **The Thriplow Daffodil Weekend Trust.**
**Registered Charity No 1054288**
## Annual Report for year ending September 30[th] , 2024.
## **The 2024 Event**
Thriplow Daffodil Weekend, the event that raises the funds administered by The Trust, took place on 16[th] and 17[th] March this year. We had an extremely good year, and a surplus of £70,000 was generated. The continued support of villagers, our landowners, and the enthusiastic visitors attending the event, combined to deliver this great result for our charities.
## **Meetings**
Three meetings of the Trustees were held during the financial year, on 31[st] January 2024, 24[th] April 2024 and 14[th] May 2024. These meetings covered, respectively, the general business of the Trust and the distribution of funds (Grants).
## **Trustees**
There were 5 changes to the Trustees, with Jonathan Bloom and Dan Murton stepping down, and Al Gray, Clare Ansell and Jules White joining as new Trustees.
## **Distribution of funds**
Grants totaling £69,908.37 were awarded as follows: - Become (External Charity) £10,500.00 Caring Together (External Charity) £10,500.00 Saffron Walden Mencap Society (External Charity) £10,500.00 Arthur Rank (External Charity) £10,500.00 Local Charities £27,908.37
## **Youth Award**
No applications were made for this award
## **Finance**
During this year payments have been made in respect of Grants made, but not drawn down in previous years, and part and full payment of Grants made in 2024. You will note that we remain in a healthy financial situation and in an excellent position to meet our “Objects” in future years.
The Organising Committee has demonstrated that effective housekeeping helps maintain successful fundraising, ensuring the event continues to benefit good causes and support our village and community.
Dr Uday Phadke **Chairman of Trustees**
Trustees as at the year ended September 30[th] , 2024
Ms Lisa Maltpress (Treasurer); Dr U. Phadke (Chairman); Mr. R. Webber; Mr. T Smith; Ms Julie White; Mr. A. Gray (Nominated Trustee)
## **THRIPLOW DAFFODIL WEEKEND TRUST Registered Charity No. 1054288**
## **Receipts & Payments Accounts for Year Ended 30th September 2024**
|Balance brought forward
**RECEIPTS**
Thriplow Daffodil Weekend
Bank Interest
**Less: Payments**
Grants:-
Youthinc / Energise
St. George's Church
Ladybird Playgroup
T.V.H.M.C.
Thriplow Society
Thriplow School
Thriplow & Fowlmere Gardening Club
Rowan Humberstone
Fowlmere School
Thriplow Cricket Club
Thriplow Village Stores
Stream St Laurence Trust - Foxton
Fowlmere Playgroup
Malawi Hearing Project
External Charity
Become
Caring Together
Saffron Walden Mencap Society
Arthur Rank
Magpas
Toms Trust
Cambridge Sustainable Food
Balance Sheet 30 September 2024
Accumulated Fund
Financed by:-
Lloyds
CCLA Invest.Man.Ltd|70,000.00
3,785.52|**2024**
97,060.81
73,785.52
170,846.33
27,908.37
42,000.00
**100,937.96**
**100,937.96**|70,000.00
2,513.99|**2023**
84,054.82
72,513.99
156,568.81
24,507.00
35,001.00
**97,060.81**|**2023**
84,054.82
72,513.99
156,568.81
24,507.00
35,001.00
**97,060.81**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||-
10,000.00
-
3,766.37
2,000.00
-
-
750.00
1,500.00
-
6,000.00
2,000.00
937.00
955.00||10,000.00
1,500.00
600.00
200.00
750.00
750.00
1,750.00
7,900.00
500.00
557.00
-|||
||10,500.00
10,500.00
10,500.00
10,500.00
-
-
-||-
-
-
-
11,667.00
11,667.00
11,667.00|||
||24,682.95
76,255.01||24,591.32
72,469.49
97,060.81|||
||||||**97,060.81**|
Thriplow Daffodil Weekend Trust
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Thrlplow Daffodil Weekend Trust
I report on the accounts of Thriplow Daffodil Weekend Trust for the year ended 30 September 2024.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiners
As the charitys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts:in accordance with
,the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the ACV,).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trusvs accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011
Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's staterriènt
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination giving me cause to belieiie that in any material respect:
l. Accounting records were not kept in respectof the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act;
or
2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or:-'
3. The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and
content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Reg'ulations 2008 other
than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to
which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
V Anderson ACA
10 July 2025