THE BRITISH EVACUEES ASSOCIATION Registered Charity No 1073507 Annual Report and Accounts Forthe Financial Year ended 31st March 2025 Independent Examiner's Report tothe Trustees of The British Evacuees Association I report on the accounts of the Trust forthe year ended 31" March 2025, which are set out in the following pages The respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner are: As the charity's trustees you are responsible forthe preparation of the accounts: you consider that the auclit requirement of Section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibilityto state. on the basis of procedures specified in the General Direction given bythe Charity Commissioners under section 43{7) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Examiner's Report My ex8mination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given bythe Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept bythe charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning such matters. The procedures taken do not provide allthe evidence that would be required in 8n audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given bythe accounts. Independent Examlner's Statement "In connection with my examination no matter has come to my attention: 1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respectthe requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act: and to prepare accounts with accord with the accounting records and to complywith the accounting procedures of the Act have not been met: or 2. To which, in my opinion attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached" Name: Adam Greensrnith Address: 18 Fulford Avenue, Retford. Notts. DN22 7XS Dated: Signed: Acting Treasurers Report We have again continued our push to recruit new members. even suggesting that our existing members 8sktheir children and grandchiLdren to join to increase our membership numbers. We have received very generous donations to ensure that we can continue. In November 2024 we received a pledge of support from 8 donor who wishes to remain anonymous. We are very grateful for this pledge and it will allow us to continue until September 2026. a year longer than we had anticipated. Money from the sale of draw tickets remains almost the same as the previous year. A Gift Aid reclamation was not done in this current year 8nd this is reflected in the lower receipts total for this financial year. If there had been a Gift Aid reclamation done in this year it is estimated that it would have brought the recelpts figure up to similar to that of the year end figure of 31" March 2024. A Gift Aid declaration is planned forthe start of the comingyear to redress this balance. The office moved to Mattersey at the beginning of September 2024. The office complex had becomeveryquiet and empty. Onlyone businesswas onsite, theiroffice was only occupied part- tlme. This will reduce outgoings, particularly in electricity and heating which had risen considerably in recentyears. Thetelephone linew8S transferred to avoid a costlytermination fee, the telephone number remains the same. The office mail is still being delivered to the Gringiey address and collected regularly. This was done to save changing the letterheads, printed literature and website. the cost of this mailbox is £40.00 a month. Business mail redirection for the year September 2024 to September 2025 would have been £649.00. The Chief Executives Report Due to the VE ancl VJ celebrations in May and August 2025, the Evacuation stories seem to create a Lot of interest. We are being contacted by various programme makes and media outlets for more information. We 8re working alongside The Royal Marines on a project called'The Children of the War, which tells the evacuation story on stage during the Mountbatten Festival of Music 2025 which takes place at The Royal Albert Hall in London in March 2025. All members who wish to become 8 Memberof the Board of Trustees are asked via the newsletter, to write in statingthatthey wish to stand as a Trustee. If more people applythan we have places for, they are elected. Mrs Karen Follows continues to workfive days a ￿￿ek in the office. We continue to employ Mrs Lynn Johnson to assist with the compiLation of the accounts using our Sage Office Accounting Package as and when required. The British Evacuees Association Annual Report forthe Financial Year ended 31" March 2025 The British Evacuees Association is a registered charitywith The Charitycommission No 1073507 and constituted by the adoption of the Constitution. The Charity is administered by a Management Committee ofwhich the current members are: Honorary Chief Executive- Mrjames Roffey Acting Treasurer- Mrs Karen Follows Other elected members of the Board of Trustees are: Mrs Heather Crank, Miss Linda Roth and Mrs Julie Underhay (Chalrman) The objectives of the charity are: 1. To relieve the physical and mental suffering of persons who were separated from theirfamilies as evacuees duringthe Second World War, in particular bythe provision of counselling and other support services. 2. To advance the education of the public on the subject of child evacuatlon durlng World War Two. noral Pu New Membw5 Subscriptlons Don8tiorts Merchandise Books-srrs & EdLtcatiothal Book5-Heroes 8ooks- Heathers Books. 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