Friends of St Mary's Church, Standon
Financial Statements
for the year ended 31st December 2022
Registered Charity Number 1088516
The Friends of St Mary's Church, Standon Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2022 Legal and Administrative Details
Address for correspondance
74 High Street Standon Hertfordshire SG11 1LB
Legal Status
The charity, whose full name is The Society of The Friends of St Mary's Church, Standon, is a charity registered with the Charity Commission, registration number 1088516. It was formed as an unincorporated association under a constitution adopted on 20 November 2000 and amended on 22 July 2001.
Trustees and Committee Members
Mrs D M Dale Chairman Mrs A C Franks Treasurer Ms C F Tarry Secretary Mrs S Beeston Mr M F Baker Mrs L A Brand Mrs A Brears Rev J Chitham Ms Alison Cooley from 25.05.22 Mrs S Crook Mr C League until 20.01.22 Mrs M Stone
Bankers
National Westminster Bank plc The CBF Church of England Deposit Fund
Independent Examiner
Ralph Axford FCG
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The Friends of St Mary's Church, Standon Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st December 2022
The trustees are pleased to present their report and accounts for the year to 31st December 2022.
Objects of the charity
The objects of the charity are to assist, including by raising funds, in the conservation and development of the church buildings, fixtures, fittings, contents and churchyard of St Mary's church, Standon; to assist in the maintenance of the churchyard and to encourage and support all that is done to add to the beauty and usefulness of the church.
The charity fulfils these objects by raising funds to support works commissioned by the PCC. Details of projects funded during the year can be found in the notes to the accounts.
Government
The policy and operating decisions of the charity rest with the Trustees, who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the Friends.
Six of the trustees are appointed by Standon Parochial Church Council, and six are elected at the annual meeting. The chairman must be a publically elected trustee.
Review of Activities
In 2022 the national Covid-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions eased at last.
In January we held our annual quiz night in church, to maximise space and air flow but the rest of our events returned to a more normal pattern.
Afternoon tea and talk on life in Jordan, held at the Lordship, was very successful, raising £935. We offered teas and salads at Mayday, as usual, and our Open Gardens event in June raised over £9,000. A new event, a flower festival, encouraged many to visit the church, and those who arranged the displays represented a wide cross-section of the community. We hope to repeat the event at a later date. Our lunchtime concert series in October was well received, and the Advent coffee morning and sale was, once again, very successful. The hundred club continues to contribute significantly to our fundraising efforts.
A fund-raising effort was launched in late 2020 to raise the sums necessary to refurbish the two Sadleir tombs in the church, and a further £5,155 was raised for this purpose. £6,321 has been transferred to the PCC and the balance of the restricted fundraising was completed in early 2023.
In addition, we raised a net unrestricted sum of £17,863 from fundraising activities in 2022. We are grateful to Gill, who looks after the hundred club, and to Marion, who masterminded the flower festival, as well as all who help with our events or support them.
In planning our activities, the trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission in December 2008.
Trustees' Responsibilities
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which record the receipts and payments of the charity for the year.
We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity, and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.
We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities.
This report was approved by the trustees on 18th March 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
Diana Dale (Chairman)
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Friends of St Mary's Church, Standon Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st December 2022
| Note 2022 Unrestricted £ Receipts Donations including gift aid tax 5 10,255 Income from fundraising activities 4 20,343 Bank interest 912 31,510 Payments Costs of generating funds 4 2,480 Management and administration 348 Grants made 2 721 3,549 Net receipts 27,961 Funds at 1st January 85,342 Funds at 31st December 113,303 |
Note 2022 Unrestricted £ Receipts Donations including gift aid tax 5 10,255 Income from fundraising activities 4 20,343 Bank interest 912 31,510 Payments Costs of generating funds 4 2,480 Management and administration 348 Grants made 2 721 3,549 Net receipts 27,961 Funds at 1st January 85,342 Funds at 31st December 113,303 |
2022 Restricted £ 5,155 5,155 6,321 6,321 (1,166) 1,166 0 |
2021 £ 21,042 17,892 33 38,967 1,756 335 20,890 22,981 15,986 70,522 86,508 |
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| Friends of St Mary's Church, Standon Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31st December 2022 Bank and cash balances Held at bank Other assets and liabilities Assets Gift aid tax recovery not yet received |
2022 113,303 3,136 |
2021 £ 86,507 2,915 |
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Friends of St Mary's Church, Standon Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2022
1 Accounting Policies
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis with a statement of assets and liabilities.
2 Grants paid
During the year, grants were made to Standon PCC totalling £6,321 for the restoration of the Sadleir tombs and £721 for a buttress repair.
3 Employees
The charity has no employees.
No amounts were paid or are payable to any trustee or to any person connected to them. Expenses incurred by trustees are reimbursed.
4 Fundraising Activities
These results reflect cash movements only.
| Fundraising activities Hundred club Lunchtime concerts Advent coffee morning & sale Mayday teas & vegetarian food Quiz night AGM talk Open Gardens Flower festival Safari supper Lordship talk & tea Sale of cards Sale of CD 5 Donations Donations received Gift Aid tax received 2022 |
Received Costs 1,940 870 1,721 170 1,424 1,326 111 1,188 370 28 28 9,518 459 1,858 249 935 405 223 20,343 2,480 Unrestricted 10,155 100 10,255 |
Net 1,070 1,551 1,424 1,215 818 0 9,059 1,609 0 935 182 0 17,863 Restricted 2,575 2,580 5,155 |
2020 1,170 1,166 1,190 0 0 38 11,397 0 1,065 0 100 10 |
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| 16,136 | |||
Gift aid tax for 2021, to be received in 2022, amounts to £3,136.
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Friends of St Mary's Church, Standon
Financial Statements
for the year ended 31st December 2022
Registered Charity Number 1088516
The Friends of St Mary's Church, Standon Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2022 Legal and Administrative Details
Address for correspondance
74 High Street Standon Hertfordshire SG11 1LB
Legal Status
The charity, whose full name is The Society of The Friends of St Mary's Church, Standon, is a charity registered with the Charity Commission, registration number 1088516. It was formed as an unincorporated association under a constitution adopted on 20 November 2000 and amended on 22 July 2001.
Trustees and Committee Members
Mrs D M Dale Chairman Mrs A C Franks Treasurer Ms C F Tarry Secretary Mrs S Beeston Mr M F Baker Mrs L A Brand Mrs A Brears Rev J Chitham Ms Alison Cooley from 25.05.22 Mrs S Crook Mr C League until 20.01.22 Mrs M Stone
Bankers
National Westminster Bank plc The CBF Church of England Deposit Fund
Independent Examiner
Ralph Axford FCG
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The Friends of St Mary's Church, Standon Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st December 2022
The trustees are pleased to present their report and accounts for the year to 31st December 2022.
Objects of the charity
The objects of the charity are to assist, including by raising funds, in the conservation and development of the church buildings, fixtures, fittings, contents and churchyard of St Mary's church, Standon; to assist in the maintenance of the churchyard and to encourage and support all that is done to add to the beauty and usefulness of the church.
The charity fulfils these objects by raising funds to support works commissioned by the PCC. Details of projects funded during the year can be found in the notes to the accounts.
Government
The policy and operating decisions of the charity rest with the Trustees, who meet regularly to monitor the activities of the Friends.
Six of the trustees are appointed by Standon Parochial Church Council, and six are elected at the annual meeting. The chairman must be a publically elected trustee.
Review of Activities
In 2022 the national Covid-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions eased at last.
In January we held our annual quiz night in church, to maximise space and air flow but the rest of our events returned to a more normal pattern.
Afternoon tea and talk on life in Jordan, held at the Lordship, was very successful, raising £935. We offered teas and salads at Mayday, as usual, and our Open Gardens event in June raised over £9,000. A new event, a flower festival, encouraged many to visit the church, and those who arranged the displays represented a wide cross-section of the community. We hope to repeat the event at a later date. Our lunchtime concert series in October was well received, and the Advent coffee morning and sale was, once again, very successful. The hundred club continues to contribute significantly to our fundraising efforts.
A fund-raising effort was launched in late 2020 to raise the sums necessary to refurbish the two Sadleir tombs in the church, and a further £5,155 was raised for this purpose. £6,321 has been transferred to the PCC and the balance of the restricted fundraising was completed in early 2023.
In addition, we raised a net unrestricted sum of £17,863 from fundraising activities in 2022. We are grateful to Gill, who looks after the hundred club, and to Marion, who masterminded the flower festival, as well as all who help with our events or support them.
In planning our activities, the trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission in December 2008.
Trustees' Responsibilities
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year which record the receipts and payments of the charity for the year.
We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity, and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.
We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities.
This report was approved by the trustees on 18th March 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
Diana Dale (Chairman)
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Friends of St Mary's Church, Standon Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st December 2022
| Note 2022 Unrestricted £ Receipts Donations including gift aid tax 5 10,255 Income from fundraising activities 4 20,343 Bank interest 912 31,510 Payments Costs of generating funds 4 2,480 Management and administration 348 Grants made 2 721 3,549 Net receipts 27,961 Funds at 1st January 85,342 Funds at 31st December 113,303 |
Note 2022 Unrestricted £ Receipts Donations including gift aid tax 5 10,255 Income from fundraising activities 4 20,343 Bank interest 912 31,510 Payments Costs of generating funds 4 2,480 Management and administration 348 Grants made 2 721 3,549 Net receipts 27,961 Funds at 1st January 85,342 Funds at 31st December 113,303 |
2022 Restricted £ 5,155 5,155 6,321 6,321 (1,166) 1,166 0 |
2021 £ 21,042 17,892 33 38,967 1,756 335 20,890 22,981 15,986 70,522 86,508 |
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| Friends of St Mary's Church, Standon Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31st December 2022 Bank and cash balances Held at bank Other assets and liabilities Assets Gift aid tax recovery not yet received |
2022 113,303 3,136 |
2021 £ 86,507 2,915 |
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Friends of St Mary's Church, Standon Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2022
1 Accounting Policies
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis with a statement of assets and liabilities.
2 Grants paid
During the year, grants were made to Standon PCC totalling £6,321 for the restoration of the Sadleir tombs and £721 for a buttress repair.
3 Employees
The charity has no employees.
No amounts were paid or are payable to any trustee or to any person connected to them. Expenses incurred by trustees are reimbursed.
4 Fundraising Activities
These results reflect cash movements only.
| Fundraising activities Hundred club Lunchtime concerts Advent coffee morning & sale Mayday teas & vegetarian food Quiz night AGM talk Open Gardens Flower festival Safari supper Lordship talk & tea Sale of cards Sale of CD 5 Donations Donations received Gift Aid tax received 2022 |
Received Costs 1,940 870 1,721 170 1,424 1,326 111 1,188 370 28 28 9,518 459 1,858 249 935 405 223 20,343 2,480 Unrestricted 10,155 100 10,255 |
Net 1,070 1,551 1,424 1,215 818 0 9,059 1,609 0 935 182 0 17,863 Restricted 2,575 2,580 5,155 |
2020 1,170 1,166 1,190 0 0 38 11,397 0 1,065 0 100 10 |
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| 16,136 | |||
Gift aid tax for 2021, to be received in 2022, amounts to £3,136.
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS OF THE FRIENDS OF ST MARY'S CHURCH, STANDON. I have examined the aGcounts for the year ended 31 De¢b 2022 as Set out on pages 3 to 5, which have been prepared under the accounting policies set OLrt on page 5. Re8pective responsibllltles of th8 chartty twstees and the Independent examlner The charity's trust, who are the cornmtttea Triemoers, are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustoes c(Msider that an audit is not required for this period under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 l%ha Acl'} and that an independent examination is needed. It is my tEsponsibility to.. examine th& accounts under Section 145 of the Act to follow the proceduw laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 115)(bI of the Act. and to slate whether particular matter5 have come to my attention. Basls of Independent examinets statement My examination was carried out in accordance with Generd DirectKJns given by the Charfty Commission. An examlnatKM Includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented wth thos8 records. It atso incliides consideration of any unusual items or dEIDSureS in the accounts, and seeking explanations from .the tnjstees conceming any such matters. The procedLtres undertaken do not w)vldè all the evidence that would be required in an audft. and consequ8ntyy no opinio 18 given as to whether the accounts present a 'tTue and fairf view, and the rewrt is limited to those matters set OLrt in the stateFEEnt below. Independent ex8mlneVs statement In connection wtth my examination. no matter has come to my attention: {11 which gives me reasonable cause to besieve that. in any materiat respt, the requirwnents: . to keep accountirKJ records in aG¢ord8nce with section 130 of the Art and to prepare aGcounts which accord wth the accounting records and comply wlth the a¢counting requirements of the Act have not been met" or (2) to whi(*, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enabEe a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 3 April 2023 Ralph Axford FCG Holly House. 38 Folw Road, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds Suffolk, IP28 7BY