Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Date Month Year Day Month Year From 01 04 2010 To 31 03 2021
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name The Lindsey and Hermes Lodge Benevolent Fund
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any)[1079342]
Trust Bolingkbroke Road Louth Postcode LN11 0WA
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Leslie Alan Darby | Chairman | |||
| Ian Castledine | Secretary | |||
| John Richard Truss | Treasurer | |||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Name Address |
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| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | ||
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Trust Deed dated 29/10/1999
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Trust
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by committee Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN PROPERTY AND MONIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH POOR AND DISTRESSED MASONS, THEIR FAMILIES, OR SUCH OTHER MASONIC CHARITIES OR OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND OBJECTS AS THE LODGES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DIRECT.
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The trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives, in planning future activities and in its funding for the year
Donations to non-masonic charities during the year were £100.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
During the year to 31[st] March 2022 progress continued on the building of the new Masonic Centre. The Covid 19 pandemic brought the build to a standstill on several occasions through lockdowns and long lead times on materials. The material shortages also brought about constant price increases.
The new Masonic Centre became usable in September 2021, although some ongoing building work has continued since then
A donation of £100 was made to Serendipity in Louth
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Section E Financial review
Reserves are used for the building of new premises
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) I Castledine Full name(s) Ian Castledine Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary etc) Date 31/01/2023
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| Chaity Name | No (if any) | ||
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| The Lindsey and Hermes Lodge Benevolent Fund | 1079342 | ||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||
| Period start date To 01/04/2021 For the period from |
Period end date 31/03/2022 |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||
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| A1 Receipts Lettings 200 Contributions to overheads 8,250 Donations 11,362 Interest Other income 270 Loan 2,100 Fund Raising- Raffles 5,136 - 27,318 Buildings - Sub total - Total receipts 27,318 A3 Payments Premises RunningCosts - Charitable Donations 100 Room Hire - Governence costs 4,880 Loan repaid 3,291 Loan Interest 2,165 - - - Sub total 10,436 Land and Buildings 43,624 - Sub total 43,624 Total payments 54,060 Net of receipts/(payments) - 26,742 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 33,188 Cash funds this year end 6,446 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 200 8,250 11,362 - 270 2,100 5,136 - 27,318 - - - 27,318 - 100 - 4,880 3,291 2,165 - - - 10,436 43,624 - 43,624.00 54,060 - 26,742 - 33,188 6,446 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| 8,200 | ||||
| 27,899 | ||||
| 13 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| 97,000 | ||||
| 1,630 | ||||
| - | ||||
| 134,749 | ||||
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| - | ||||
| 134,749 | ||||
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| 100 | ||||
| - | ||||
| 5,947 | ||||
| 1,500 | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| 7,547 | ||||
| 188,725 | ||||
| 188,725 | ||||
| 196,272 | ||||
| - | - | - 26,742 | - 61,523 | |
| - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | 33,188 | 94,711 | |
| - | - | 6,446 | 33,188 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Details Bank Balances Cash balance Details Details Details Land and Buildings Details Loans to Charity Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ 4,494 1,952 - 6,446 OK to nearest £ - - - - - - 313730 Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates |
to nearest £ - - - - OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - 153,809 - Restricted funds Restricted funds Amount due (optional) |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| OK | ||||
| to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Loans to Charity | Unrestricted funds | 153,809 | ||
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
| Signature J R Truss |
Print Name John Richard Truss |
Date of approval |
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| John Richard Truss | 31/01/2023 | |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of The Lindsey and Hermes Lodge Benevolent Fund
On accounts for the year 31 March 2022 ended Set out on pages 1 and 2
Charity no 1079342 (if any) (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2018 .
Responsibilities and basis of As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the report 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 Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed 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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: B Kemp Date: 31/01/2023 Name: Barry Kemp Relevant professional AFA MIPA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 26 Rimington Road Fishtoft Boston
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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