AGM 2025
Chairman’s Report 2024/25
It has been an honour to serve as Secretary of The Hedgehogs for the past seven years and, concurrently, as Chairman for the two most recent of these years.
Consistent with our mission to help Farnham’s ‘people in need’, this year we received and considered 67 requests for support. Of these, we agreed donations to help 33 individuals and families, 18 organisations and youth groups with similar objectives to ours and 6 primary schools seeking to subsidise children’s participation in extramural activities.
In wider support for the local community throughout the year, as a founding member of the Farnham Support Fund we continued our involvement with it, co-operating with other local charities to provide financial support or assistance to individuals and families in Farnham who find themselves facing difficult circumstances due to financial pressures. We supported Farnham Town Council wherever possible, marshalling at its various public events in the town and providing public address facilities at some of these. Members helped with the delivery of meals for Brightwells Gostrey, a charity providing a centre and services for Farnham’s senior citizens and a team of members helped Farnham Town Football Club with the marshalling of spectators at its football matches.
The hire of marquees, sunbrellas and equipment, along with the hire and loan of PA systems and the sale of our 2024 Love Farnham Calendar were again at the fore of our fundraising efforts, between them bringing in some £24k. In other activities:
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for the first time – at least in recent memory - we organised the Farnham Charity Bike Ride, jointly with St Andrews School PTA. Some 550 riders participated and the event raised £6k.
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our mulled wine stall at the Farnham Fireworks, blessed with good weather for once, again proved popular with the crowd and netted £3.4k
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a well-supported Spring Quiz, in its 38[th] year according to the (Hedgehog) quizmaster, saw us raise £1.5k
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we ran stalls at the Bourne Show and Rowledge Village Fayre with the public enjoying the fun of smashing crockery, and playing games and skittles
PJM May 2025
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with Naomi House Childrens Hospice we organised an ‘Opera in the Garden’ to help raise funds for ‘Jacksplace’, offering local care and respite for young adults.
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as joint organisers (with the Lions) of the Farnham Carnival once again we ran the Carnival Parade which had more entries than in recent years and attracted positive feedback from the public.
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all the while, members wives and partners supported us, pitching in with some of the above activities. In particular, a core of our proactive wives ran a stall at the Farnham Carnival where their Toy and Children’s Card Game raised an impressive £1058 and a tea tent in Gostrey Meadow (Music in the Meadow) which also raised a record sum.
Thank you to all members, wives and partners who stepped up to the plate to involve themselves with our various activities and events.
Highlights of our social activities were visits to Kempton Steam Museum and Kew Gardens.
This past year had its moments of sadness as we paid our respects to four members who passed on, each of whom had actively contributed in their distinctive ways to our affairs. On the flip side, we welcomed five new members to The Hedgehogs.
Finally, a very sincere thank you to all for your encouragement and support during the past seven years. Best wishes for the future.
Peter Martindale
30 April, 2025
PJM May 2025
Independent examiner's report on the accounts ~~oe~~
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Charity Name Report to the trustees The Hedgehogs On accounts for the year 31 March 2025 Charity no 109286 ended (if any) Set out on pages (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 / 2025 .
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the Responsibilities and basis of accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the report 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did 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.
Signed: Mowens Date: 27/08/2025
Name: Markus Owens
Relevant professional Level 3 AAT qualification(s) or body (if any):
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IER Oct 2018
Address: 17 Bullers Road Farnham
GU9 9EW
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and
guidance for examiners).
here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
THE HEDGEHOGS
Registered Charity Number 109286
Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENT
| INCOME | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Marquee Hire - Gross | 23,309 | 16,241 |
| _less_discounts given to local charities | 3,287 | 2,621 |
| Net Income from marquee hire | 20,022 | 13,620 |
| Calendar sales | 12,329 | 16,774 |
| Other fund raising events & activities | 40,202 | 8,251 |
| Donations | 7,183 | 8,631 |
| Membership subs | 1,230 | 1,225 |
| Gift Aid | 1,679 | |
| Other / sundries | 3,862 | 598 |
| Income from activities | 84,828 | 50,778 |
| Bank Interest | 693 | 614 |
| TOTAL INCOME | 85,521 | 51,392 |
| EXPENDITURE | ||
| £ | £ | |
| Calendar costs | 2,325 | 2,403 |
| Cost of other fund raising activities | 10,836 | 4,252 |
| Marquee repairs & renewals | 3,051 | 1,403 |
| Charitable donations | 39,398 | 53,536 |
| Insurance costs | 1,401 | 3,776 |
| Sundries - web site costs etc | 2,756 | 556 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE | 59767 | 65926 |
| TOTAL INCOME | 85,521 | 51,392 |
| lessTOTAL EXPENDITURE | -59,767 | -65,926 |
| SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) FOR | ||
| YEAR | 25754 | -14534 |
THE HEDGEHOGS
Registered Charity Number 109286
Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
| Current | Savings | Paypal | Petty | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Account | Account | Account | Account | Cash | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Opening balances | 4,507 | 37,323 | 37,323 | 192 | 42022 | |
| as at 1 April 2024 | ||||||
| Closing balances | ||||||
| as at 31 March 2025 | 8,152 | 59,624 | 0 | 0 | 67776 | |
| Change in balances | 3645 | 22,301 | 0 | 0 | 25754 | |
| THE HEDGEHOGS | THE HEDGEHOGS | |||||
| Registered Charity Number 109286 | Registered Charity Number 109286 |
Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Balances as at 31 March | 67,776 | 42,022 |
| _Less_Outstanding Pledges | 15,595 | -5,600 |
| Net charitable funds available for dispersal | 52,181 | 36,422 |
P Robertson
….......................................... …........................................... Treasurer Secretary