Registered Charity Number '. 1142734 Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2023 for Essex Birdwatching Society Connah Goldsworthy Chartered Certified Accountants 12 Station Court Station Approach Wickford Essex SS117AT Essex Birdwatching Society Contents of the Financlal Statements for the year ended 31st December 2023 Page Trustees, Annual Report Independent Examiner's Report Statement of receipts and payments Statement of assets and liabilities Detailed Stalements of Financial Aclivities:. Detailed receipts and payments account Cash Statement Bank Reconciliation report The Essex Birdwatching Society Trustees, Annual Report Trustees Mr G W F Johnson Mr P R Dwyer Mr A G Harboti Mr A J Bryce Mr A J Rulland Ms K Tomlinson MrSDWood Mr S J Grimwade Mr A C Gales Registered Charity Number 1142734 Registered Offlce 4 Bunting Close Chelmsford CM2 8XR Bankers Barclays Bank plc Accountants Connah Goldsworthy Chartered Certified Accountants 12 Station Court, Station Approach Wickford Essex, SS117AT Governing Document Constitution adopted on 5th March 2010 Objectives and activities The Ch8rilVs Objects are lo promote for the benefit of the public, conservation, education, knowledge and protection in relation lo wild birds in the cerethonial county of Essex including the areas of unitary authoriles and in the London Boroughs of Barking. Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. Statement of pollcy on reserves Th Society is require¢J to hold sufficient funds in the Unrestricted Funds to cover the cost of the publications for one year, (consistin9 of two editions of Essex Birding and one Essex Bird Report), plus necessary administration expenses {consisling of a Liability Insurance Policy and Independent Examiner's Fees), for the year of the financial slatemenls, plus a contingency of the above costs of 15°/.. The estimated cost for this is £16,000 and the Committee is satisfied that funds will be available. The Trustees declare that they have approved the Iru51ees' report above. Signed on behalf of the h rily's Trustees: Hon Chairman . Date. C)3 Page 1 ESSEX BIRDWATCHING SOCIETY INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRLISTEES YE.4R ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 I repori on Ihe accounis of ihe society for the year ended I l December 202.1. w"h&¢h are sei out on paot% i ILI 4. RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OFTHE TRUSTF.ES AND EXAMINER AS Ilil chariti s inisicL's you arL' respun5ible for ihc PTCP1If￿ll1vTr vf Ihc l< ccoiin15.' &OLI ciin5idcr Ihal Ilii audti requirement ol. Section 145 of the Charities Aci 201 I Iihe Acll doeb nol apply. It is mi. rLsponsibililJ' 10 suic. on ihe bilsls of procedures specilie(I In Ihe Geiilral Dircciions gyivcn Ihc Lharily Con)missioners under Section 145151 Ibl of the A¢[, Mheiher pariscular mailers haiL come 10 BASIS OF IP4DEPEYDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT M! examination was carried out in aceordance Thith the General Directions giien b}, the I'hartlv C()Inmissioner5. An exatninaliun iticliidcs a revic￿, ofihL accouttt&ng r¢¢ards kepi by Ihc Ll)4irilv and cl comparison of ihe accounis PTesenled ilith ihose record5. It also includes consideration of an!" unuiual Ilcllls or dtsclosiire5 in IhL acLounis. and seeking explaniilions froim YULI as Inisi¢cs concerniiig an). 5ueh matters. The procedure5 undertaken do not proi.ide all the ei'idence that ￿'OUld b¢ r¢qiii￿d in an audil. 4Lnd consequcntly I do not cxprcss an audit opinion on the view ¥iwcn b¥ Ihc accounts. IliDEPENDENT F.XAMINER'S STATEMEf4T In connection wilh mv examination, no mailer has come to my aitcniion.. whtch ¥ives me rcasoiiable cause 10 beliei'e IliJi in anv material re5pecl ihe rcqiiireniinis io kcep accouniing r¢cords in accordance w'ith section 130 01.llii ALI4 cinLI 10 prcparc acc()unls which accord wilh the a¢cowiiing records and lil eoniply i¥'ith Th¢ rcquircment5 of thc Act hai'e not been met.. or to which. in niy opinion. attention should be drawn in ordeT to enable a proper uTiderstandiiiL of the aceoilnis iu bL' r¢aih¢d. 12 Sialion Court SILiliDn Approacl) Virkford E C PAIiKEX bCCA Connah Coldsi*orthv SSII 7AT Page 2 ## **ESSEX BIRDWATCHING SOCIETY** ## **Statement of receipts and payments** ## **For the year ended 31st December 2023** |**INCOMING RESOURCES**
**Incoming resources from generated funds**
Subscriptions
Voluntary Income and gift aid
Activities for generating funds
Investment Income
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
Costs of generating voluntary income
Goverance costs
Other incidental expenses
**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES**
**TOTAL CASH FUNDS LAST YEAR**
**TOTAL CASH FUNDS THIS YEAR END**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
11,023
4,499
23,389
376
**39,287**
27,557
444
2,496
**30,497**
8,790
50,262
**59,052**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
**-**
-
-
-
**-**
-
-
**-**|**Total funds**
**£**
11,023
4,499
23,389
376
**39,287**
27,557
444
2,496
**30,497**
8,790
50,262
**59,052**|**Prior Year**
**Total funds**
**£**
10,185
1,990
14,992
50| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**27,217**| |||||32,775
420
4,158| |||||**37,353**| |||||(10,136)
60,398| |||||**50,262**| Page 3 ESSEX BIRDWATCHING SOCIETY Statement of assets and liabilities as at 31st December 2023 Unrestricted Restricled Funds Funds Prior Year Total Funds Total Funds CASH FUNDS Cash held at bank 59,052 59,052 50,262 FUNDS Unrestricted funds Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS 59,052 40.216 59,052 40,216 The financial slatements were approved by the Board of Trustees on oJl¢*li¢L and wer signed on its behalf by.. Hon Chairman..................... Hon Secretary......... Hon Treasurer........ Page 4 a￿0 lil ooo 51111111$1]I 11 al al Il al #l Cts(J (n U mL) (OU (DU o)(J E ￿E CD rn ro (o o) to co rn OJ (D iuu ESSEX BIRDWATCHING SOCIETY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023 Bank Reconciliation Balance as per Current Acc Statement 15,711.74 Balance on P8yP81 Account 170.24 Balance as per Bus Premium Acc"-7724 Slalement 15,247.96 Balance as per Bus Premium Acc"0696 Slalement 0.00 Balance as per Metro Bank Deposit Account 26,547.24 Balance as per Metro Instant Bank Account 0.00 Balance as per 8r8dwell Bird Observatory Slalemenl 1,315.74 Balance held in Field meetings Cash Float 60.00 Proof Balance blfvvd Currenl Account 8,257.88 Balance bl￿d Bus Premium Acc'7724 Ststemenl 14,201.58 Balance b/￿ Metro Instant Bank Account 26,307.74 Balance as per Bradwell Bird ObseThatory Ststemenl 1,434.86 Balance held in Field mgelings Cash Float 60.00 50.262.06 Income 39.286.79 89,548.85 Expenditure 30.495.93 59,052.92 Page 7