ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2021 CHARITY OF HENRY DOUGLAS ROOKE CHARITY NO 1071161 ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2021 CHARTfY OF HENRY DOUGLAS ROOKE Charity Number. 1071161 Address: Lymington Town Council Town Hall Avenue Road Lymington Hants S041 9ZG Trustee: Lymington and Pennington Town Ccmjnul Nature of Governing Document.. Will of Henry Douglas Rooke. The Trustee is the corporate body of Lymington and Pennington Town Council. There is also a Deed of Variation to the declaratKJn of Trust for the Charity dated 10 December 2014. Method of Appolntment of Trustws: Local Govemment Elections. Objects of the Charity.. The purwse of the charity is to administer the bequests of the late Colonel Henry Rooke to dedicate land at WCH￿sIde, Lym1ngi￿. 7 acres in extent including the old stables, as a public garden. Maln Activities: mainteTran￿ of gardens to provide a park for the use and benefrt of the public, maintenanc8 of playground. public conveniences and car park. Achlevements and Pwfomiance: The gardens continue to be maintained to a high level, for the enjoyment of the local public. Duriry the difficult conditions that have been experienced during the Coronavirus pandemi¢ of 2020121, the display provided in the gardens has brought pleasure to many who have experienced restrict¢ons on travel. Policy on Reserves: The Charity requires that the assets must realise an income of £400 per annum. At present this is exceeded. Publlc Benefft: The trustees confimi they have ￿mplIed wlth the duty in Ihe Charstses Act 2011 to have due regard to Public Benefft, and have folknwed guidan￿ published by the Charities Commission. Approved by........... ........ ..... Charity Of Henry Douglas Rooke 1071161 Re￿Ipts and paymgnts for the year endlng 31st IAarch 2021 31.3.2021 313.2020 Recaipts Rgnts Contribution by L&PTC Rent for us& of lan(J Interest Re￿Ived 32249 2990 32272 626 1025 T¢)tal Receipts 35865 43005 Less Payments Maintenance Insuranc8 Water Plant Hire Wages alkxatic Supplies and service5 Dog wastenitter (x)u￿￿on Professional fees Repairs Cleaning Charge for administration by L&PTC 1519 752 110 1878 718 110 22698 19053 57 366 195 543 4856 4200 190 16656 6872 4200 Total Payments 35239 50108 Net movemont In funds 626 -7103 Total funds b￿ght foFwar 87776 94879 Total funds carriod forward 87776 Charlty Of Henry Douglas Rooke 1071161 Statement of assets and liabilities as at 31st March 2021 31.3.2021 31.3.2020 Investrnents National Savings Bonds 7S)00 75000 75000 Current assets Bank accounts National Savings account 1 National Savlngs Account 2 Debtors Total current assets 10243 2952 207 13402 9659 2910 207 12776 Current Liabilitles Net Current Assets 13402 12776 Total Assets less liabilities 87776 Accumulatgd Funds UnrestriGled reserves 87776 Total Resgrv8s 88402 87776 ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY OF HENRY DOUGLAS ROOKE** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity of Henry Douglas Rooke (the Charity) for the year ended 31 March 2021. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s 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 statement** 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 believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of 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) Regulations 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. Mr J P Foxwell FCCA FCIE independent-examiner.net 39 Enfield Road, Poole, BH15 3LJ Date: