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← St Mary's Horse Refuge

2023-10-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 11 2022 To 31 10 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name St Mary’s Horse Refuge Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1101405 Charity's principal address 35 Central Avenue Rochford Essex Postcode SS3 3BQ

St Mary’s Horse Refuge

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
D Saunders Chairman AGM
C Balding AGM
K Johnson Treasurer AGM
F Moule AGM
J Charlesworth AGM
Dr F Watson AGM
S Hatton AGM

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)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) 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

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted

AGM Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Rescue, rehabilitate and rehome horses of no commercial value. The horses are also used for educational activities of benefit to the local community (for no charge).

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The rehoming of horses that would otherwise have been terminated and the continued care of horses in our guardianship.

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)

Volunteers have given invaluable support to us at the refuge and in our charity shops

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

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Section D Achievements and performance

Continued rehoming of horses, providing community support services Summary of the main and dealing with young probationers. achievements of the charity during the year

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

To keep a healthy bank balance to enable the charity to help more animals and also to cope with unexpected veterinarian fees.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

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)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Date		 D Saunders K Johnson
Digby Saunders Karen Johnson


Chair		 Treasurer
28/10/2023
28/10/2023

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St Mary's Horse Refuge 1101405
Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a
01/11/2022
Period start date
For the period
from		 To 31/10/2023
Period end date
Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
63,076
5,443
9,308
2,318
15,000
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95,145
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95,145
17,637
35,222
3,422
872
1,285
7,393
1,087
22,384
1,374
90,676
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90,676
4,469
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285,609
290,078		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
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funds
to the nearest £
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to the nearest £
63,076
5,443
9,308
2,318
15,000
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95,145
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95,145
17,637
35,222
3,422
872
1,285
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1,087
22,384
1,374
90,676
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90,676
4,469		 Last year
to the nearest £
Shoptakings 63,076 62,782
Rags 5,443 5,544
Donations 9,308 1,683
Bank Interest 2,318 200
Legacy gift 15,000 178,868
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Sub total(Gross income for
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A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Total receipts
A3 Payments
249,077
Horse Care & Transport 17,637 15,354
Field & Shoprental 35,222 34,709
Insurance 3,422 3,037
Repairs and Renewals 872 1,112
Rates & Water 1,285 1,194
Light & Heat 7,393 7,151
Telephone 1,087 1,184
Outside workers 22,384 19,311
SundryExpenses 1,374 2,231
**Sub total ** 90,676 85,283
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
85,283
4,469 - - 4,469 163,794
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285,609 - - 285,609 121,815
290,078 - - 290,078 285,609

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

07/11/2024

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 K Johnson
Signature
D Saunders
Details
Details
Bank
Cash
Rental deposits
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
281,578
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7,500
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290,078
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funds
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funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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liability relates
Amount due
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DigbySaunders
Karen Johnson		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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(optional)
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Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
D Saunders DigbySaunders 28/10/2024
K Johnson Karen Johnson 28/10/2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

07/11/2024

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of St Mary’s Horse Refuge

On accounts for the year 31[st] October 2023 Charity no 1101405 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 to 2 (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 31/10/2020.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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.

Signed: D P Garside Date: 28/10/2024

Name: Daniel Paul Garside Relevant professional FCCA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Rickard Luckin 7 Nelson Street, Southend-on-sea, Essex, SS1 1EH

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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 I have previously recommended that the charity undertake monthly rather than any items that the annual reconciliations of the cash & bank account. This remains something that examiner wishes to has not been addressed. This will assist the treasurer in understanding if they disclose . have missing income or expenditure on a more regular basis. My concern is that the charity is susceptible to loss of income without a more robust control environment being in place.

Also the charity continues to combine cheques into one column of analysis. This adds work to the year-end process and therefore it is recommended that the finance team sub analyse the cheques into the correct respective headings.

I would also recommend that the charity consider using cloud software in order to keep their records which would further assist the control of the finances as well as the ability to report accurately into the trustees on a more regular basis and to aid the production of the year-end financial statements.

The above commentary still stands from the previous year. It is imperative that the charity takes the recommended course of action.

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