ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2023 CHARITY OF HENRY DOUGLAS ROOKE CHARITY NO 1071161 ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2023 CHARITY OF HENRY DOUGLAS ROOKE Charlty Number.. 1071161 Address: Lymington Town Council Town Hall Avenue Road Lymington Hants S0419ZG Trustee: Lymington and Pennington T¢)wn Council Nature of Governing Document: Will of Henry Douglas Rooke. The Trustee is the corporate body of Lymington and Penninglon Town Council. There is a150 a Deed of Variation to the declaration of Trust for Ihe Charity dated 10 December 2014. Method of Appolntment of Trustees: Local Government Elections. Objects of the Charlty: The purpose of the charity is to administer the bequests of the lats Colonel Henry Rooke to dedicate land at Woodside, Lymington, 7 acres in extent induding the old stables, as a public garden. Maln Activities: Maintenance of gardens to provide a park for the use and benefrt of the public, maintenance of playground. public conveniences and car park. Achievements and Perforniance: The gardens Continue to be maintsined to a high level. for the enjoyment of the local public. During the year new beech hedging was planted at the Gardens. Pollcy on Re$eNes: The Charity requires that the assets must realise an income of £400 per annum. At present this is exceeded. Publ1¢ Benefit: The trustees confimi they have complied with the duty in the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to Public Benefrt, and have followed guidance published by the Char￿(￿S Commission. Approved by....... . Charity Of Henry Douglas Rooke 1071161 Recelpts and payments for thg year endrng 31st March 2023 31.3.2023 31.32022 RKoipts Rents Contribution by L&PTC Interest Received 42304 4798 995 29095 61444 176 Total Receipts 48097 90715 Less Payments Maintenance Insurance Tree Surgery Shrubs and plants Watef Rates Plant Hire Wages allocatKin Dog wasteArtter collection Professsonal fees Repairs Cleaning Inspection fees Charge for administration by L&PTC 4558 358 7543 358 995 650 2821 1095 299 25005 757 200 28686 910 1298 35794 8950 4200 4200 Totsl Payments 47102 90539 Net movernent in funds 995 176 Totsl funds brought forward 88578 88402 Total funds carriad forwa 89573 88578 Charfty or Honry Douglas Rookg 1071161 Statement of awts and liabllitlos as at 31st March 2023 31.3.2023 31.3.2022 Investments Natlonal Savlngs Bonds 75000 75000 75000 75000 Current a￿ets Bank accounts National Savings account 1 Natlonal Savings Account 2 Dobtors Total current assets 11320 10393 2978 207 13578 207 14573 Current LlabSlltles Net Current Assets 14573 13578 Total Assets less liabilities 89573 88578 Accumulated Funds Unrestricted reserves 89573 88578 Total Reserrfes 89573 578 Approved by The Trustees Approvod by Date ## **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 2023. ## **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: 30 October 2023