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2022-09-30-accounts

THE B & J CHARITABLE TRUST Charity Number 1118734

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2022

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Reference and administrative details

Trustees Ms B Webb Ms B Webb
Mr J Pearson
Mr M Pearson
Ms D Webb-Hobson
Registered office The Little Manor
45 Tytherington Lane
Bollington
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 2JS
Bankers Handelsbanken
48 Alderley Road
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 1NY
Independent Examiner M Heaton FCCA FCIE DChA
KM, Chartered Accountants
1stFloor
Block C
The Wharf
Manchester Road
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 1JG

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30[th] September 2022.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

The object of the charity is the furtherance of such charitable purpose or charitable purposes in any part of the world and if more than one in such proportions and in such manner as the trustees shall from time to time think fit.

The activity of the charity is currently making of grants mainly to projects in Asia.

The trustees have complied with the requirements of the Charity Commission with regard to public benefit.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

The charity awarded grants totalling £77,447 to organisations during the year, mainly for projects in south east Asia, with the emphasis on animal and children’s welfare.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

At the year end, the cash funds of the charity amounted to £229,822. In addition the charity has received an investment property valued at £165,000 from an estate distribution.

The charity aims to retain enough funds for urgent appeals and to ensure that sufficient cover is available for on- going projects .

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is established by a trust deed dated 31st January 2007.

The trustees are appointed by the existing trustees as and when a need arises; the trustee body meets on a regular basis to consider the making of grants from the charitable funds.

Risk Review

The Trustees regularly review business risk.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 18th April 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

Ms B Webb - Trustee

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Independent Examiners Report

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30[th] September 2022 which are set out on pages 5 and 6.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the 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 charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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 statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records

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.

M R Heaton FCCA FCIE DChA KM 1[st] Floor Block C The Wharf Manchester Road Burnley BB11 1JG

18[th] April 2023

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RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

Receipts
Donations
Gift Aid tax reclaimed
Interest on cash deposits
Trust distribution
Rental income on investment property
Total receipts
Payments
Nepal Animal Welfare
India Animal Welfare
Nepal Child Welfare
Europe Animal Welfare
Accountancy fees
Bank charges
Investment property maintenance
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
Unrestricted
funds
2022
£
60,000
15,000
670
40,744
3,829
120,243
49,447
3,000
17,000
8,000
372
241
3,350
81,410
38,833
190,989
229,822
Last year
£
50,000
12,500
1,176
-
-
63,676
35,638
3,050
17,000
2,500
360
216
-
58,764
4,912
186,077
229,822 190,989

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Statement of assets and liabilities at the end
of the year
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds
£ £
Cash funds 229,822 -
Investment property 165,000 -
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on 18th April 2023 by:

Ms B Webb Trustee

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