Re8lstered Charlty Number: 1142734 Flnancial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2025 for Essex Birdwatchlng Society Sarah D Knowles MMT A4TQB TU1 Actountlng solUon$ Umlted I Sunllower U05e Chelmsford Essex CM16VW
Essex Blrdwatthing Society Contents of the Flnancial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2025 Trustee, Annual Report Independent Examiner's Report Staiement of receipts •nd payments Statement of asseis and Ilabilities Deialled StatefflentS Ot Financial *dNities:. Dtiailed receipts ènd payments account C•5h Slattment Bank Reconcillation feport
The Essex Blrdwatchlng Society Trustees. Annual Report Mr G W F Johnson MrpRer Mr A G Harbott MrAJBryce MrAJ Rutland Ms K Tomllnson MrSDWood Mr S l Grlmwadt Mr A C Gales Mr M Turnef Mfs S E Warts Mr P R Éverett Ippolnted 10 June 2025 Rtyl%tsr•d Ch•rtty Numb•r 1142734 I Sunflower Close Chelmslord CM16YW Bartlays Bank plc Sarah D Knowles MAAT AATQB Tullp Accountlng Solutlons Itd I Sunflower Close Chelmsford Essex CM16YW r¥O¥em1 Dotum•nt Constltutlon adopted on 5th March 2010 ¢)bJ•¢tlns •nd •rtMtI¢s Tht Charity's object5 are promote for the benèfit of the public, conseThatlon, educatlon, knowledgt and protection in rtlation to wlld blrd5 in the cèrerntsnlal county of Essex Includlng the area of unltary authorltles and in the London Borou8hs of Barkln& Ha¥erln& Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. Stsl•rn•nt of poltcy on r•s•rv The Society 15 required to hokl sufficlent fvnds In the Unrestrlcted Funds to cover the cost of the publlcatlons one year, IcoftsSstin8 of two edltions of Essex Birding and one Essex Ird Report), plus necessary admlnlstration expense5 Iton51Sting of a Liability Insurance Policy and Independent Examiner's Fees), lor the year of the financial statements. plus a contingency of the above costs of 15%. The estimated t05t for this is £16,[ and ihe Trustees are satlsfled thai funds wlll be available. The Trustees declare that they have approved theTru5tee5' report abobt. Skned on behalf ol the thori tee5'. Hon Chairman... Page I
ESSEX BIRDWATCHING SOCIErY INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 I report on the account5 of the society for year ersded 310ecember 2025, which are Set out on page 3 to 4. RESPEcfivE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER As the Charity's irustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts,. you consider that the audit qUiremer1t of Section 14S of the Charlties Act 2011 (the Acr) doesnot apply. It Is my re5ponsibilityto state. on the basls of procedures specfied tn the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under Seetiofj 145151 Ibl of the Act, wbether particular matters have come to my altention. BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT My examinatton was carried out in a¢cordar¢ce wsth the Geaeral Direction given by the Charltv Commissioner5. An examination includes a review of thè accounting records kept by the tharity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also include5 con5ideratioTh of any unusual items or disclosure5 in the account5, and seeking explanations frorn you as trustees concerr¢ing any Such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the ewdence ihat would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit op10 on the vTrew 8iven by the acCOt5. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT In u>nnettlon with my examlnatlon. no matier has Come io my attention.. which give5 me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respeet the requirements to keep accotnrin8 records In accordance with secison 130 of the Art and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to compty wTrth the requ1mentS of the Att have not been met.. or to which. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper uThderstanding of the accounts to be reached. 15unflower C105e Chelmsford E55ex Sarah O Knowles MAAT AATQB Tulip Accounting Solutions Lim*ted CMI 6YW Dated.. 01 J 102 Page 2
ESSEX BIRDWATCHING SOCIErY ststement of Receipts and payments For the year ended 3tst December 2025 Totsl funds Prlor YearTot•l W4COMING RESOURCES Incomlw R¢$ fvom ¢eMrated lunds bscriptkj IL672 2.123 22.2XI 11.672 1123 22.2&) 11.139 171 ktpift for8enerati1{)ds 27.330 530 TOTAL INCOMIt4G RESOURCES RESOUftCES EXPENOED Cost 018eneratlw¥d¥ntsry (ncome 33.663 4%) 29.389 4YJ 4x1 2.387 3,434 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED MlI4(0MElQUT6oINGj RESOURCE5 41 41 5,897 Total Cash lunds last ye 64.949 64,949 S952 TOTAI CASH FUNDS THIS YEAR END Pw3
ESSEX BIRDWATCHING SOCIETY ststement of assets and Ilablllties as at 31st December 2025 Prlor Year Totsl Fund5 nds Totsl Funds CASH FUNDS Cash held at bank 64,949 FUNDS Unrestristed funds Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS 64.949 64.949 The finacial ststements We approved by the Board of Trustees on and wefe signed on its behalf by.. Hon Chaimian Hon Se(ret3ry Hon Treasurer
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ESSEX BIRDWATCHING SOOEr FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 202S Balare as per Current Att Statement 16.872.92 BalarKe on PayPal Att¢yJnt BalarKe as per Bus Premlum Act"7724 Statement 19,827.08 Balante as per Bu5 Premiurn Acc Statement Balancè as per Metro 8ank Deposlt knount 27,057.65 Balance as per Metro Instant Bank Account BalarKe as per Bradwell Blrd ObseThatory Statement 1.172.32 balan hekl In Fleld meetiw Cash Float 64.97 BalarKe blfwd Current Account 20.465.63 Balae bfvd PayPal Attount Balart* blfwd 8u5 Premlum Acc 887724 Statement 16.321.70 BalawKe blfwd Metro Instant Bank Account 26W.22 BalarKe as per Bfadwell Bird Obsewvatory Statement 1.256.% Balance held in Field meetSn85 Cash Float 64.948.51 36,521.() 101.469.51 Expendtture 36.480.30 64.989.21 Page 7