BEMERTON COMMUNITY LIMITED IA COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEI REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Company no 07098771 Charlty No 1136873 BEMERTON COMMUNITY LIMITED CONTENTS OF THE FINANCtAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Charity information Report ofthe Tru31ee8 Independent Exarninerfs report Sl8temènl ol FinanThal Act'wtses Belan¢e Sheet Notes to the Financial Ststements CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Board of Truste¢s N l Bartsby Dr L K Fountain D Wtsolley J G MacKay Dr R H Scott Jupp P A Tiw8tt App¢lnt•d 20 February 2024 Resigned 31 March 2024 S Trigger V Watts M A Vvillmol Company S8¢ral8ry D Woolley R¥gi8t8red Office S Sl Androws Road, Salk4tyury. SP2 9NT Charity addras8 Sl Jtshn'$ PI&co Lower Road Salisbury SP2 9NP Independent examiner M Wardè Norbury 3 Nightingale Square London SW12 8QJ Page 1 BEMERTON COMMUNITY LIMITED REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER2023 The Trustees (who are also director¥ of the charIta￿e company for th& PUfpose8 01 company lawl present their annual rèport, together wtth the independenly examined financial 8tatèm8nts of the charrtablè Company for the year ended 31 Dècernber 2023, and confirm that thgy compty vith the Chants'es Act 2011, the governing document and the charthes SORP 2019 IFRS 1021. Legal and admini$lrative informats.on Lq sèt out on page 1. and form$ part olthrd report. STRUCTURE, GOVERNMENT AND MANAGEMENT 8omtrrton Communty Limrted wa$ in¢orporatsd on 8 De¢embor 2009. The company ro regBtered wth the Charity Comrn18sion lor England and Wal88 Irggistration numbe¥ 11388731. It is incorporated and r￿lstered in England and W8108 88 a company limrted by guarant8&, not having a 8har8 ¢aMal (company number 0709877711. The liabilty of the members in the event of 8 ￿7nding up mited by guaranto8 to an amount not 8xee8ding £10 per member. Thè eharty is Ccsntrolled by tts governing docurnent, 8 Dood of Trust. Re¢ruf(m¥nl and appointmént of TrustèoB. New trustee8 ar• reerurted and appointed by th8 8XBt'ng tru8te•6 whan va¢an¢W arise. No outside paty can appoint trust$es. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITiES Charitable object'V88. Tho prin¢ipal object of tho chorty, a$ set out in rt8 Memorandum of A880ciation, 18 to U88 tha St John'8 Church in Lower Bem8rton a centre for th• local communty and to 8n8ur• it contrnue8 for th$ forg&¢08N& future. Srgnnlc8nl Acti¥At'•s Th• rtrnovatlon of the church wa8 ¢¢mpletsd In Jun$ 2016, ￿nce when (t haB been op8r8t8d by th6 charty a8 St John's Place providing an addit'onal facilty lor the nearby Primary School, and r(18 a popular venue for wedd'ng8, r&¢eplon8, parties, an¢J a r8ng8 of ¢ommunty serwces and events. The Chgn¢el of the Church remain8 con8ecr8ted and is u88d for r81igiou8 evonts such a8 baptisms. w8dding$ and funeral8. Pubhc benefft Thè Tru8t888 ¢onfirrn that th￿ have ¢omplled wtth th• duty in $17151 of the Chant'es Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charlty COmrni8B￿n'8 guidan¢¢ on public banefft, induding'Public ben6fft.' r&ports"ng' IPè31. FINANCIAL REVIEW AND RESULTS FOR THE YEAR Tho resuts for the year and financial poB4t'on of the charty arts Shown in the attached financid 8tst8rnents. rigur¢g are in Steth'ng 1£). Total Incoming resourc88 increa8ed 47% on the previous year frorn £71,138 to £104.847. Th¢r8 w8s 8 wd¢ome 16% incr8as¥ In booknng fe68 from £48,555 to £54,090, whlbt donatrong, grants and a legacy increased x2 from £24,547 to £49,304, this increase b￿rIg largdy due to a 'one off legacy. Totsl outgoing resour¢os increased 21% from £58,778 to £71.381, mainty due to elevated repalr and energy costs. The year end cash po8(a'on rose from £78,815 to £135,188. Reserves poliw of the Trustees ts based on the Charty Cornrnp8sion document CC19 and therefore recognises thè need to hold reserves in order to deal wth adverse changes in the levels of income or expendrture in futurè years. The chartys policy 1$ lo hold three to si¥ months, running costs in reseNes, which equates to btheen £10,000 and £20,000. As at 31 December 2023 cash totalled £135.188 Page 2 Thts report ha$ been prepared in accordance wrth the prom￿On8 of Part 125 of the cornpanies Act 2006 r81atng to small companie6. Debbie Woolley- Trustee Date Page 3 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTO THE TRUSTEES OF BEMERTON COMMUNITY LIMITED FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER2023 I report to the Charty Twslees on my 8xaminth.tsn ofthe accounts ofthe company for th8 year ènded 31 Docernber 2023 which are set out on page8 5 to 15 Responsibih'$$ and basis of report. As the charity Trust•88 of the company18nd its dir8¢tor3 for the PUTposes of company lawl you ar• respon￿ble for the preparabon ol the accounts In accordance ￿￿th the requirements of tho Cornpanie8 Act 2006 Ilhe 20C6 Acti. Having 8th"8fiÉd ffiy8e￿ that the accounts of the company arts not required to be audf(ed under part 16 of the 2006 Act and ar8 eligi￿8 lor independgnl examination, I report in respect of my examination of your comp8nl8 accounts as carr￿d out under $$thon 145 of the Charth88 Act I'the 201 1 Act'l. In carTring out my gxaminal'on I have follow8d thtr direction given by the Chanty commis￿on und¥r 8ectson 14515llbl ofthe 2011 Act. Independent Examlnerfs 8tatemènt I have ¢ompleted my examination. I conflrm that no mattèrs havo Come to my attention in ¢onné¢tion with the exarninab.on glving me cau86 to b8lieve that in 8ny Mats￿￿1 re8pect'. 1. Account'ng records wore not kept in r88pe¢l of th& ¢ompony as required by 8ection 38$ of th& 2006 A¢1, or 2. The accounts do not accord wth th08e records, or 3. The 8¢counts do not comply with the accounts.ng raquirom&nts of 8ection 398 of th8 2006 A¢t othèr than any requir8m&nt that the accounts a Irue and fair which is not a matter con￿der8d 8$ part ol an indeperident examination, or 4. The ac¢ount8 hov• not been prepared In ac¢ordanc8 tho method8 and principl89 ofthe Ststornent of Recomm8ndod Practice for a¢¢ounting and repo￿"M} by ¢haritie8. Mèrk Warde Norbury 3 Nightingale Square London SW12 8QJ %L)-sbknW 24 2