2025-04-30-accounts - The Friends Of Morston Church

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 May 2024 30 April 2025

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Friends of Morston Church

Other names charity is known by N/A

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
1 Sandra Morris
2 Carole Bean	DeputyChairman
Robert David Metcalfe	Treasurer
4 SusyHarrison
5 Dr Peter Tibbetts	Chairman
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution adopted on 1 May 2003 (as amended 5 April 2003 and 16 Type of governing document August 2003 (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Association How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustees are proposed and elected by Members Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
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 maintain repair restore and preserve for the benefit of the public the fabric of All Saints Church, Morston, Norfolk, its monuments, fixtures, fittings, furniture, stained glass, ornaments and other chattels and its churchyard.

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To raise money for the maintenance and repair of All Saints Church, Morston, Norfolk, England.

The trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when undertaking charitable activities during the year.

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)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Fundraising Successful events and activities were held during the year to raise funds for the maintenance and repair of All Saints Church, Morston. These events included the sale of books on-line, a quiz, a talk by a guest speaker, an art sale and sales of items at craft and market events. Repairs to All Saints Church, Morston No repairs to the fabric of All Saints Church, Morston were made during the year but works are expected to start in the next financial year.

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Section E Financial review

The charity trustees do not have a reserves policy.

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially N/A in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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) Robert David Metcalfe Full name(s) Dr Peter Tibbetts Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairman Treasurer etc) Date 21st June 2025

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Friends Of Morston Church

2024-25 Accounts

1st May 2024 to 30th April 2025

Income Friends' Subscriptions Donations Book Sales Shovell Event Quiz Event Shakespeare Event Art Sale Event Mardle Event Stalls Easyfundraising Gift Aid Total	2023-2024 2024-2025 £1,875.00 £1,690.00 £769.99 £400.00 £7,847.52 £9,879.85 £3,135.00 - £1,748.62 £1,869.50 £3,015.50 - £882.15 £7,261.50 - £758.50 £3,409.74 £4,213.97 £214.83 £566.71 £490.77 £533.57
	£23,389.12 £27,173.60

Expenditure	2023-2024	2024-2025
Book Sales Costs	£200.00	-
Shovell Event Costs	£2,198.00	-
Quiz Event Costs	£197.73	£231.21
Shakespeare Event Costs	£882.50	-
Art Sale Event Costs	£68.80	£201.14
Mardle Event Costs	-	93.79
Insurance	-	388.82
Web Hosting Costs	£237.60	-

Total Balance of Income over Expenditure	£3,784.63 £914.96

	£19,604.49 £26,258.64

Brought Forward Add Income over Expenditure Total Current Account Total	£92,703.64 £112,308.13 £19,604.49 £26,258.64
	£112,308.13 £138,566.77
	£112,308.13 £138,566.77
	£112,308.13 £138,566.77

Notes: Insurance 2024 paid in May 2024 Current account balance 1 June 2025 £141k

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees	Charity Name Friends of Morston Church (the Friends)

On accounts for the year	30 April 2025 Charity no	1099831
ended	(if any)

Set out on pages
	(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)	(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 30 April 2025.
Responsibilities and	As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
basis of report	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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission	have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
	under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
• 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.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed:	Anne Bissett	Date:	28 June 2025

Name:	Anne Bissett

Relevant professional	Member of ICAEW
qualification(s) or body
(if any):

Address:	Shawtop House
	3 Rookdean

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Chipstead Sevenoaks

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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).

Give here brief details of N/A any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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