RFGISTERED COMPANY I¥UMBER: 07817471 (Englalld 8ud W•ie8) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: I1921 Report of the Trustees And Un¥udlted FIn1ndl Ststements thL Year 31 DrcL'mbLY 21b24 for Th¢ Me¢ting Pl3ce {Bookh*m} Bullimores LLP ClkgrtCTcd AcLountanlS Old Pi'inl¢rs Yai 156 Soliih Sireel Dorking Surrcy RF14 2HF
The Meetlng Plate (Bookh•m) Cunt¢nts of th¢ Flnand41 St•i¢m¢nt$ fthr the Year EAd¢d 31 December 21124 Ch•Lrm8n's R¢pwt I to 4 RepDrt of IheTryJteu 5 to 6 Independenl Ex%rniRpr's RepDrt St•tefftoDt of FIAnell Aesfvhles BAlgwc¢ Sh1 9 10 Notes to the Flnaadgl Stsiemeiits
The Metti#% Plate (Bookhaml Ch#Irn'S Report for the YL'ar Ended 31 Deu'mh¢r 2024 TTUStccs Onc tliird of Tn]8t¢c$moard illanbr8 irtirc by rotation cach ycar #c¢ording to dat¢ of apit1Cnt but may k. rL-clet¢ed fLW fuithcr i)¢riods. Edna Wix)dhouse Hildd WillianL$ are di F()T rclircjncnt or rc-clcLtion ihi5 ycar. Edna is willing lu re-elecleAI ld Hilda will uk¢ this opponunity b) relire due to pressure ot Ot1 comniiimenLs. We are very 8raleflll 10 Ihe bnih foi. their service on the Board. The oih¢i Board tH¢J]its ElaiiK Crnt¢hl¢y, Margaret HIbIrt. Anne-marie Lewi5 atjd David Ryder. Kirs[L HughLS-Hallct (who wu5 ts founder Trn5tee of The ML¥ting Pl&c¢l an(1 cla Curran have olYLrLxl to join th¥ Boan]. ChuiurwTr'% RepoTI-. Aciiviiieg gnd Puture Plan Th¢ Mcelin8 Placc nms a rangc of activitiC5 aiming to Clirich oui coniii)uiiity and proiMotc social inclusion. Duriiig 2024 wc conliiiucd to dLVLlup dll our arLas Of operaiitsii. 'ThL -frtl%t' niLt IfbDuITI} Ihruubhuiii thc yr 1 hd(l aii Away flay al which wc rLyicwcd prowrks WtsTk¢d tli¢ Rud&Frt. I)unng Ihc yedf we Loniini8410nl 4 new welx4ttc for a morc crrcclivc onliThc prcscncL. We kw¢ grnlefiil 10 all our l(>tal ¢hu(che8 for nvLking premtses and facilities availLgble to lis and for Iheir sUPn lli a varieiy ofww. C.off¢¢ Shvp The ColTee Shop is # cethral feature of our aetiviiies thnd on SaiwQay momings througlwjut 2024 ai El001M Baptisl Chuirli Holl. olTeriThg hol dn'nks wilh cakes baked by Tlie Grange crnt in Bonkhdm. Our W¢Iron)i volunieers Alway.% have iimc for a chai, •id a in¢iiiè¢r of the chaplai1Y t&gm comLs aloiibT ¢ach scssion t). We niakc a foldcr of coThtThiTllIty intorrnalion availablc to a$bi5t tn 51gnp051ing people to a variety of local scThiccs. t)urin¥ 2024 an avcragL of ovcr 150 1)coplc attcnikd thc C.'otfcc Shop cach rnonth. Attcndancc varicd cach wcck e()rdIng lo wcuihcr ¢•nrtitiDns anil wh81 Imlicr IoLal evenL% wcrc on. Many custom5 arc r¢8ulars. &nd fLcdback &rmain% v¢ry Trsitiv¢. wryih parti¢ul#tly fjppre¢ia¢ive Comments r¢¢eived on our being (yen over llie Christnw periixl. JIL%t (ore Chrislinas we gave indivÉdual Christma5 PLHldings and ¢IdS to all Vi5110r l¢ariJig L05$ Our Hcaring c'hampion sLYvic¥ Lontsnucd to offcr frLX' SWPPOrt on rhc oFKYAtion ond maintLmanLL of NHS hrirt¥ aiiL', a% well infoiMalion &nd.%1gnwlng lo oiher service% and equipment. Scs5ions weLE held on Sa¢urday morningb in H priiute n)om when the Ltsffee open. helping a iotsl of58 ¢lieni$ with 113 hearinbT aids. Thc tIll Plic ¢c orEaniscs aiid subsidiscb Liprcdding cla5SC5 run on by a PToIcssional tcathcr. Thr stnall class $iy.e uf 4PPTVXITKt(ItLTry 8 TllLiiibLrs pcr tLrn) TThL-dllS that (hL' luror L¥n bL dwdrc ol. iijdividualli diid hLIp LVLryUiIL in a FrIldIY and SUp)rtIvC cnviivnmcnt. A wr vari¢ty of ¢opFCS air Wycr tor practic¥, and th¥ ¥roup al%0 m¢ct% up facL-to-facc (aSiOnallY. Lwuge Hub Th¢ Lwjkpudge Hub off¢Ys Llasse5 for tIL08< for whoiii EjrI)sh is M>1 th¢it t11 langudg¢ by prvviding la]iguage developme1 ski115 praL4iie opp(Trrtunities with volLJnteei TEFL qiialiflth traLk'rs and SIStants. During 2024 cla%ses were taught in three groups, il¢¥inner5, Llen]enlary and IntertE]1(c. Intemiediate level c1&8%e% wei held nn 0m. ttd BeLkinners and Llemcnlary classes were held factrliFfa¢e ai Ihe Mole Valley ,Skills Hub in Leatherhead. Bcginncr lcvcl ln panictdar cov¢r¥ a wid¢ range of corllw¢iKy and we Iiavc found thai thc cxtt7 5UPPOrt our tca¢hin sislaiTr15 ofler 1 I:1 bas"15 ib warti¢ulaTly valudbl¢. Pag£ I
The Meetig Plaee (Bookharnl ChAirmD's Report for th¢ YLwr Lnd¢d 31 De¢Lmb¢r 2024 Numbcr% attcnding ¢lassc5 rcmaincd inuch thc samc in 2024 with an avcragc of 1.5 rcgi8tcycd across Ihc Bcginncts and F.Icmeiitary group5 aiid 12 in thc Inlcnncdiat¥. The L8J]giLqg¢ Hub is w¢ll known 10¢811y and is in ¢onth¢l wiui li)¢aJ organisatiwLq .8u¢h Erthmi and Ew¢ll R¢fug¢e Neiwnik. Siiice the Language Hub sian¢d, It h&$ h4d the prLVLlege ofhelping %ludenls ofover 30 naticlI11¢s from all )und Ihe WQTId. C.onmiunity Fndg¥ 11)¥ CummuDity Fri(Ig¢ IwTn wnlinu¢(I to offer HLlp YouT8elf tablLS on Tuesday. Friéay SalUTY momingts ui Booki)am t3aptis¢ Lhurch. We als'o help supply ihe in-house Commiinity Fri(18e Jt The (irange Centre. Supcmiai'kcl LoIILYtioii$ of sknrplu$ food vary in SIZL ld ¢oni•il each wik but avcragc, the sup¢met collLYiions arc in excess ot lo00kWeck, pVIding 2.500 mcBl$. In this way we aTe ablc io sjvc i coTh%idcrdblc I'olumc of wscoblc food fr(irn lthiidtill t? LKlditional bcncfjt of making it availablc to local pw)IL. Ovcr Ihc Chri4tma% wiod thcrL' wLYe additional Lollcctiuns and thc Fiidbtc WdS opcn on a slibihtly diffcrL'nt t11Crab]l, to Ln&uTC this ii%cd. We arc also &blL 10 lake dny glui of proth1$ fr()m lÉ)¢al bvrd¢n¢r8 dnd dlloii)J¢nl lders. nur i¢gulo1' viliitors avera 200 hOholdS caLh week. Bcforc thc Tuesday ond Friday sc55ions, volunteers frorn ElkhaM BatAist Cknllrch have mDdc a Wdnn space oThd refreshML'iS available to te waitiftg for th¢CommurJity Fri. which las vtty p)pular. Comrnuryity ChapldiHLy LIL Tapp sthrted a5 our Anna Chaplain iiJ January 21r24 and IJAS a ieam ol Alu brierKts wid volunleers w'orking alongside her. Anna Ch8plaincy is a national nLM"ork of commiiiiity chaplains Ttswhing out to oldcr peoplL offering spiritual carc and Siipport, li¢cn.i¢x1 to Th¢ Mcciing l>lacc through Bible R¢ading Fcllowship (BRFI. Li7 wa$ Commi10¢d at a %1¢¢ ot St NKola5 Churbh in Novcmbcr. Visils arc madc loLal cldcAy pcople in Ihcir as part of ihc bcfricJxlin¥ service by ihL Chaplaincy. Ullcn Ihose Yjsiied are lonely andlor hOknUrtd. Praise aT Crall 5e55ini)s con11ed al Lib¥rhain Lodge Care H(xne and are popular with 15.20 aiiending each lime. A %cries calkd Hymns we Ltsve 1n1mded to the care hthme in 2024. Thi$ hfis proved to bc vcry tKyular and is much aPPr1tcd by t1 rc5idcnts who atteThd. M)e Living Wcll in Older Age tslks LOlJtinuLd in Bookhain Ltbrary. witli lopiLs ranging from TLLhnology Talk io ThLrnPy Dogs. WL att¥YMkd knkha Villagc Day tu rsise awar¢n¢&s of wljat tli¢ C.h&pliiin¢y aDd TMP Can otf¢r to th¢ oldLst Jxi•iJb¢r.% of our ¢imJnwnity. In August thert WL Iwo Holiday 41 Hoill¢ dayb vff¥rin¥ d Virtual biui¥e with ihr Ihemi "Ship Sho". The$¢ w¢re well 8tteftd la tutal of 39 gue51S Ibe Iwo days) and inuch appr¢ci#t¢d. In December we held a Simple Carol Service rEl¢lling the Lhti%ltuo slory wsih lavourile Gvols to and refreshments sen'ed beforehand. Voluntt¢rs NonL of IhL a¥livilios dlrib abov¥ would havc ssIble thL loyafty and ddiLation of (Trur tfaTn uf ov¢r ¥5 volun1cc. lo whojii IhL, Tr¥[Ce5 very grdicfkd. Wc held a Thankyi)u in January whiLh enjoyed by tnany. Trnglees also Volllntee al ch brin85 Iheir unique skills, insighis and expEriente which Jre greatly v&lued. Wc huvc wcleorncd sch1 sthdenls fulfilling their Duke of Edinburgh's Award servic¢ rcquircrnctlt at thc Community Fridgc al thL. Coffee Shop on 8aturday inoniings. We e alway5 Pleas to offer our volu5rtÉ*Ys thL <)PPOrtuiiity lo guiii qu81ifi¢ations- forexample, Lev¥1 2 FoLKIHan¢Jlin¥ ¢¢rtifi¢at¥, m#nuaJ haNJling orTEFL rrnining. We value the prayerful and fi¢11 supp)rt ofibe Frierlds of The M¢eling p. which L5 9 8real cncourkgement. Future Plans Duriiibi 2()25 . plan.. Page 2
The Meeting Pliee (Ilookhaml Ch•lrmaTr's Report fvrthl. YLYr Lndcd 31 DrrLmhLt 1024 tu %fvcn¥thLYI itnd Cxtc1 CNW tL'arn% vf l11tTr Tni¥wx's. Jf you arL' eiithii¥i4L¥lic alM)iit IliL aim¥ and activitics ot Thc Meeling Place and want tu 0171¢ inOTC involvcd. plL¥SL in touLII - lo build on oiirbiW)rt for ol(kr peIe throiigh our ChaplaiKy atLd Befrietmling aclivitie continue to improve commuiiication oboui thc acti11¢5 we offtr, adapting llnd developing our existing services in aiwrdaii¢¢ with dmwd r¢8gurces available WMI re5Pi)EMluig lo ally iicw coinmunity wcllking nLGd5 that fvlfil our chai'ity objLCtiVL R&%eTheb Policy Tho Re5crve5 Policy is basLxi on an s$s¢¥sment of thc F¢rrciv¢J ri$k$ to The tIng Placc 2&1d is reviewed ani?ually. Now Ih81 WL Iwv¢ dcsignaicd wmc ot. oiir lunds lo Ihc Aiiii3 Ch8plaincy w¢ can look at rt5crvt5 that wt i)ttd tor the rcsi of lh¢ bu%iiic%s. 'Ih¥' TTusILLTh LthiliidLr li prudciii kn InyinLiin LN]r rL5Lfvt al a ICVLI cquivalciit lu & moiith% of tk. cxpcndiluiL budgLtLxI for OUT noTr Anna C'haplaincy aLi1vili. Thi% dmouni 1% bud&rLtcd io bc jv%i un(Icr £16,tK)O which mcan5 Ilittt oiii. rc%ciwo% hairc io bc a njinimutn of £8.ono. V+,¢ 3rc in thc lonwiai¢ pix%ilion i)I' inhii'iling & lithy hank bi?12ncL and we esiiill#ie Ih•i 01 die year end we will sull have £4001KJ in the which Ine&ib thai w¢ call l.inllY ciivey b(Ah the de5igTfvdled amouni rthd the reserve4 by year end. TrSrerS ComJiie2115 Intro(hiction Our ioci)nie ot'£28.879 was nearly £2,000 higIr lIn our iJKonie in 2023 ai £27,OQ5. Pari al'ihiq WAS an inciEase iii inLome thc Community Fridg¢ and di¢ other p8tl was ihc iiicrLa5cd intCT¢sI iatL' 50 a liiglicr invc51m¢nl inronic. As pr¢viou51y cxplaincd at 1351 ycaTs AGM a l(pt of this L'xlrd moncy Irom tlie Commuiiily fridgc IIow5 straight ilirough lo thc avnount wc vivL ts) IIIL BoL)kliain Rp11%1 c.hurch. Thi.$ greai iuuli is duc tth ha¥d wnrk ol'our volw)ILxJs and io ihc hclp wc Erccivc fmfft tsur bcncf#LiOI"s lor whibh we 3r¢ txttrmely uraieful. AlIliou8h it is Jiot sbowii as a separale income reaM w¢ continiie to reclaim Crifr Aid on doithiion5 Whe th¢ donors have biw7 lip tu th¢ girt Aid mL.. A claim bN)LS in IWLLL a year iii ind December and WL TLYeiird just IlDd¢T £1,000 in total for Ilie year. We all(a tlic Jnoney bk to th¥.%ourw ot dosjation ttg Atma C.Ip1alnCy. We als() tlaimed L2.IWO. Ihe maxitt]um possibl& under the small donation gift Jid schane foi Ihe Communiiy Pridge. Thib li&% LO be claind tsTher ihe ei)d of Ilie year and cover8 Ihe period ol. the lax Yer. Thu% w.kn Ihe April alcui15 Mre omplcted lll the bcginningw of May w¢ Lan nwk¢ a claim. W¢ would ¢1 to ¢laim a similar aniount iliis ycar. Tliib yL41T W¥ %Pwn1 139,614. WlnL LIU,U(Ml nicirL Ihdn l&%t y¢af -fhis wds 4tIvKbbl cntirLly duc Iv thc cxlra inviiLy ¥p¢nl on th¥ Ann# Chaplaincy. Thi4 wa.% fOTL'S.n yLtif our rW Annd C..hap1tn work% 21) hoLirslwcck INivL thi houT5 Trf our previous inLLfft)bcnil anil we alfo pay inlo a tkln.chCmc ¢()ntributson loi" het. As for n5 11)e Coffee Shop is loncern, Me an in¢om¢ of £3,052 so 51ighily up on Ibe ptevious year. The expenseè were p by a similar aOUJit so thc contyibu¢ion r¢m8iThed th¢ same. Lipr¢ading do¢$ nut gvnEra(¢ any InLoiiie and die experbses that we are th¢ Jwn¢y that we pay to Subsidi th¢ ¢ouYs¢ Ill? t 15 run. LanguAge Huh a $mall income frorn the lthAts taking part M'ho feel al)le Injke w )nlti1)Il. Some of Ihe claSeS arL' held in Luthcrhcsd so mostly rhe ¢xn5L'S Incud arc course malcrials. mil¢JuFL and paiking eKpLns¢s for the tuiors thc IL¥bl)ns. Pag¢ 3
Tke Meetlvjg Place (Bookhm) Chairman'8 Repfyrt forth¢Ye•r End¢d 31 D¢¢emb¢r 2024 This year w¢ r¢du¢ed our fiiThJs from £58,255 at thc bcginning 01.2024 10 £47.520 ai ihc end ofthe ycar. Wc made donations of 11.ow to thrcc local chariti&% wknse ain are similar to ours (Lvath¢ThLi Ywth ProieL. Lcathfid Comrnunity 14ub. Mid-surrcy Dcmcnti8 Larc). This number not onty inchC5 cash in the bAnk bul the value of our 8focks and &ssets. W ex1 OUT funds io hav¢ redu¢ed 10 3fouTUt £37.(MXI by th¢ of 2025. Finynckal Review Thi8 y¢ar will still b¢ ¢h8JI¢j]g with interest rnt¢8 glartig to thop go ¢•usi] our investmu)t in¢ome fa]l. Unwtainti¢s from twional and internatiollai politi¢S may alw prvvL' chail¥ugin Inve5tmEnt Policy W¢ maintain enou) money in ow curr¢tht •c¢oum to meet our immcdiatc d$. the rcst is held in 8 savings a¢wunt whe it cams & small amount of intercst. This yc*r we rerrivcd £1.563, up ftom 118t year which Nv8s £1,193. This is mcrely beL'hU5C of h1hCr intercst TatL5 bcing paid rar ihaTL doing anything clcvcr with thc funds. Wc th not Wis11 to takc ally ri¥ks with th¢ rnoney by inveslin8 in sorr&thin¥ which mi¥hi¥iv¢ # highurettvn bui would inevitably riski¢T. ge4
The Mee(Ing Place (Bookham) (Re%istered nuthber. Ill817471) Rgport of ihe Trustte$ forthe Ye¥r EndL¥l 31 Dc¢ember 2&24 ThL knvsiLs who arc alw dircctOT5 01. the charity for thc PUTPOSQS of thc CwaniG% Art 21XK). prcscnt Ihcir rcport widi the fjnanLial 4tstLment8 of thL cliarity for thc ycAr cndcd 31 thxcmkr ?024. Thc havc adoptcd thc provision% of AL¢OLinung athd Repi)rning by Charities-. SU2men1 of Rccommcndcd PrLCtiLc gpplicablc to chariti&% prci?aiing Ihcii acLouTMs in accordlce with the l-'ir&wial Repotting S¢andaNI appli¢abl¢ iii the UK and Republic of Ir¢14th {I.-RS 1021 {ene¢liv¢ I Janualy 2019). OWKCI'IVES AND ACTIVITIES ObJectlie$ 8nd alm$ A siimTDary tsf ourobj¢ctlV¢8 1.%"to r¥duce isolkntion in our cmUnity. This is expirssed more fornudly inTbc Meeiinx Plac¢'s %l(ii¢m¢ni i)f puOSe.. To furthei or benefil ihe residettis of &)okham and Dislriel in conju¢110 with Ihe I] auiliorilies. voluntary and oiher organisations in a common cffort and in & wcl¢oming cnvirthimoni to provith helpful service4 ta advance cducalion with Ihc viFj(tivL ol impTh)vtng thL conditions of lifc for thc rcsidcnts including rclict. ol. financial hardship throuuTh provision of guomjs tsr%ervicL%. The Board is aw"&re of Ibe provi%ionb of the Chnriiies A¢1 2011 toncemiDg public ller11, Ihe ¥uidance published by Ihe C11n1Y G)mnJis5ion on thi5 subjecl and ol the oblitIon lo rqK>rt on y3 in which they believe The M¢eling Place meet5 til¢ publi¢ benefit whi¢h is reflecid by our charitable objcets. Charitable nbjeets l. To prcvejit or relieve ne¥•d. by Te4son of yothh. age, disability, finala[ hardship or other disadv8nta8e by providin&. itns dlid S¥TviC tu ItlvIdual5 in iiL¥J andlur LbaTities or Ot1 vrganisati(In5 WOtK-iiig tv similar prinLiplts and purpuso8. 2. To promoic so¢ial in¢l%1n fff lh¢ piibli¢ EOrIL by prcvcniing pcoplc froni FK£oming socially cxcludc(I, rclicvin8 Ihc need% nf ihth%e pe<)ple who .%oci#lly extlude(18Dd &S%i81ing ibem io iniegrate inlo 4)cieLy, in accordanc¢ wilh ChrI1&n priwiple%. For the piitpos¢ of this ¢lause, 'so¢ially exc]udLd, means being excluded fron] slety. or parts of society. as 8 TC5uli of one or tnore of the fulluwing f¥ctors'. tinai)cial hardship. youth uld age: dl health IphysLLdl or iiienlall. disdbility: or inability lo S[ak or IerSta1]d F[15. 3. To protcci and prc%crve thc environment for publiL kncfiL in particular but not cxclusivcly by thc proiTWtion of wastc redii¢tion and the w¢ OF1)18 food. val¢• Stst¢m¢n¢ The Meeting Plac¢ asyire5 In iTr]pn)ve s(Jci¥l lilUSo &id ¢OiilFibuie io ihe spiritual, si)cial, physicAI and economic well-heiiig oliwr eomtiiunily. We h¢lp lo make a dilTerence Ihrougli Christian prin¢iplc% and values Und aim to provide wle. 8tainbI¢ ond ethic&l tIl,1tics to promotc ¢ommuThity eThrichmcnt. STRUCI'URE, C.OVEItNANCb AND MANAGEMEj. Governlng dment Th¢ chai'iLy Ib Lonlrollcd by tts 8ovcrnsn8 # de ofitusl. a[ coo51Lluies 0 limid Wwyy limital by 8uaranice. as defined by Ihe Cnmpanies Act 20fM>. REWV.RV.NCF. AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAtLS Regl$tered Compxny Aumber U7817471 (England and Wales) Rtxl$t¢r¢d Charlty Thmb¢r 192001 Pc5
The Metthig PltelBookhm) {Retered nuthber: 07817471) Report of th¢Trustees for the Year End 31 Dernber 2024 RegIered offlee 13 Eastiw¢k Drive B(M)kham Leatherlwd Sutt¢y KT23 3PY Trnsteei Mr8. E Crntdjley Rdired Mr8 K H Dove T¢a¥h¢rOf Esol {re$led 16.324) MYS S H M HibbEfi Fre¢iattc¢ Editor Dr D N Kyder Retired Mrs E S wolhouse Retired M8 H S Williams R¢rircd A Lewi$ R¢tire4J Indep¢ndeot Ex¥mlDer BuIliJoo LLP ChaTtercd AccountAnts Old Thinter% Yard 156 South Str¢et DOing RH4 2HF Approva by OTd¢r of ¢h¢ boanl of tryst¢e8 on............ .. and signcd on its IKhalf ty. MTS S H M Flibbert- Trnstee
Independent Exminer's Report to the Tru8tees of Th¢ Me¢tin¥ Phce (Bookham) IndepLindLilIt Lxmlner's rLP¢brt to tht Iru5tse5 (rf'fhe Plare (knkh•m) {'thf COMpay'l l Tcporl to the chawity tyust¢e5 ott my cxainination of thc accounts of thc Company for ihc ycaT cTyJcd.I l Dcccmbcr 2024. Rc$pon¥ll)115tlt$ and basSq of report the charily's tru8iees ()f Ihe Ci)mpany (And al0 i18 dtreclnrs for Ihe wses of ¢ompany law) you te re4ix)IL4ible ftsr lh¢ prcparatron of the accounts iii accordancc witl) the WiiiT¢ments of ihe CAbmpaniLs 2006 ('Ihc 2(K)6 Act). HVilIg sausfjcd my$elt' Uiat t1 atLuunts 1. the C.onipatLy are not roauircd to bc auditrd under Part 16 of t] 2006 Act and are eligible for iDdgp¢ndent ¢xamina¢ion. l irwrt ih rLspLct of my cxainination of your charit¢s acci)unts &% eArri¢d out under qeciion 145 ofthe ChaTLlies Act 2011 I'ih¢ 2011 A¢VI. lrt carying out my ex8min8tion I have follow'ed the DirectiODS given by the Chftrity CoMi]s810 ULulei' 8ectioJi 14515) (b) ofthe 2011 A¢L Jnd¢p¢ndLYIt ¢um&nLr's stste¥t I hav¢ coii)pleied iny exaininaiiThn. I lnfIni1 dial no jllaitr Iwve Loiiie my OLieiiLion in comjecliot) widj the exwi)inalion IVILI¥ ITle Lause tv beli¢vc". Jr¢oiiniinbp r¢cord$ WLfL' liot kLVt iii rLPL¢t of th¥" C.0MpaY as r¢quired by S¥'Ut()11 386 tsl'tii¢ 2006 ALI- QT thc aCCOilnl% do not aLL¢)rd tho%L' rcLord.¥: ur Ihc 1ccOULS Ilo rwl cornply wilh thL a¢¢ountin8 iwuircmcnls of Sedion 396 of the 2(106 Ait 011r Ihall any requirement Ikai the accounts giie a ¢ru¢ 8t fair view whith i% nr)l a mthiiw. Cf)n%ideied as pthtl of independent examinaiion- or Ihc accounts havc not been prepar¢d in accordancc with thc mcih(th alld principles of thc St&tem¢ni of RcLommended Practicc for aciounting ¥tLd r4rting by ¢haritics laA)licable to chariiies prcpaTill8 thcir aLcoLiiits in a¢Ll)nIaL¢ with the Fii)dncial Rcpor(ing Stsnd# appliLabl¢ in thL UK andR¢yubli¢ uf Ireland (FRS 102)). I havc nu cotjcerns lind hv¢ cirtnc across no other maltei% in co[(10n with the cxamitjaiion lo wkn'cb aitenuon shauld b drawn in ihis repori ordeL' io enthle a properiiiideJ%'tonding thl'the accoui)Is lo be reached. Nichol&q (IcTrt FCA Bullirnor&s LLP L'hdrtered AecounLqnl ald Prirtiers Yard 156 south Street Dot*ing SurrL'y R114211F De". PAgk 7
The Mffling Platt (Bookham) St¥tement of Fln4ne541 Adlvhle5 forthe Yr Ettded 31 December 2024 31.12.24 Totsl 31.12.23 Tolal fithds Unrcsthrtcd RLTiLd Notes INCOME AND ENDOIITrIENTS FROM Donatims 4nd le8a¢i¢s 18.495 5.179 23,674 22.530 Other trading aciivities InVestl income 3.642 1,563 3.642 1.563 3,282 1,193 Tfjtsl 23,7(K) 5.179 28.879 27.005 ExPw.NDUR ON Ch8rbtable Xuvilies 19219 19.006 38.225 27,671 427 962 1,389 lJ91 Totsl 19,646 19,968 39.614 29,062 NET INCOAMEI(EXPENDITURE) TrAnsfers betwten 4.054 (TO,3601 (14,7891 10,3 {10.735) (2,057) 14 Trlet mOVeTneni Iwj funds (6.306) (4.429) {10.735) (2.057) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Totsl fimils broughi f4mvard 52,403 5,852 58255 fA),312 TOTAL TrIJNDS CARIUED FORWARD 46,097 .423 47,520 58.255 The not forn) p4rtof thoq¢ financial ststLy)Kts Poge 8
The Meetln¥ PIRet (Bookhathi IReRirtered nllmber: 078174711 Balanee Sheet 31 December 2024 31.12.24 Total 31.12.23 Totsl funds Unrn5trictcd fund RtrIcted fi]nds Notes FIXED L8SETS Tangiblb awts io 854 992 3,235 CURRENf ASSETS SttK'k5' tkbtors Ch ai brft and in hand 264 70 46250 264 70 47.182 243 70 56.306 12 932 46.584 932 47,516 56,619 CRbDII"ORS Amount8 lalling due wiihiii one year 13 {1.3411 15Ql ) 11.IH2) (1,599) r4ET CiJRRENT A&SETS 45,243 431 45.674 55,020 TOI'AL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIF 4fj097 1.423 47,520 58255 IYF.T ASSKTS 46,W7 1.423 47520 58255 FVNiXS UtErcstrictcd fimdy R¢$trirted fwmls T4 46,097 1,423 52.403 5,852 TOTAL FUYDS 47,520 58.255 The Lharitsblc c4)mpany is efttitled to cxcrnptton frorn audit under Scction 477 of the Companie5 Act (or the year end 31 De¢ember2024. The rneMbe havc not requircd thc company to obtain an audit of it5 fincial statements for the ytar ended 31 2024 In a¢COrdan witl) &.¢tion 476 ot'th¢ Cumpani¢s Aa 2. The Inl51c ackn(FWl8C ihcir r£sw>nsilFilili&s for (al ensuring ihal the ch&r(table compony keeps 0vnI18 rttords Ihal comply with Sections 386 387 of the Companies A¢1 20 and pteparing fj114Lncial statemcnts whieh give & true fair view of tb¢ of affair8 of the ch4titable company as at the elld of edLh fInao¥ial yvar and of its swplus or defiLii for eaLh finallcial year in accordallce with tbe requirennts of Se¥iioJL% 394 attd 395 atxd which oth¢nvis wnply with the requirements of th¢ CUMp Act 2006 relatiD8 to financial staterN so fai. as arvlicabl¢ to the charitabl¢ comparty. (b) The notes form part of thcsc financial stst¢Tllrt
Tht Mttting Hate (Bookhm) (Regtered TrDmber. 07817471) BgbD¢e Sheet- ¢onttnu¢d 31 Dce¢mb¢r 21124 Thcsc fill8ncial 51atcmLts have 1c prcparcd in accordancc with thc provisions applicablc to Chritabl¢ companics sthbj(t io th¥ 8mJll Compgni rL'grjm¢. The th]ancial 5tatcnKnl4 were apptvved by the Boottl ofTDJsieEs and uuthori5ryJ for issu¢ on .... alld were signed OD ils iEhalf by.. D N Kyder- Tryse The forn) pOf these financial 5tatkninenr8 PaBe 10
The Meetlog Plaee IBoolLh•m) tts th¢ FiTrn¢lI Stsiem¢nts forthi, Yer Ended JI D¢¢emlJ¢4r 2024 ACCOUNTIliG POLICIL B81is •f preprin% the fin#Neil 8tatemenlJ The finCIal staL"IncnL% of t1 chantablL company, which 1$ a pthli¢ b¢n¢fii ¢ntity wider FRS 102, have b prepared in #¢¢orthn¥e iviih ihr Charjlies .SORP {trRS 102) 'ALxi)iitlling èubl KepDriin¥ by Churklie5'. Stal¢menl o( [l¢conimelld Praclice applicthle lo chaiili¢s ptEpaTing their accounts in accordance wilh Financial Rertlg Slaiidard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) leff¢ciive l Janiiary 20191,, Finan¢ial Reporting Stai)dard 102 'The FiDan¢ial RewrtiDg Standard applicable in thc UK and R¢publi¢ of Irciand, thc Corn1¢5 Act ?006. Thc fian01a1 statcma]t% hav¢ eY7 pl¢pOn unikr the historical ci)nvLntion. In¢orne AII LIILOML IS TlLL1yIsL in thb SiatL'nKYit ol. FinaTiillAI ActiviliLS UT]LL ili¥ Lh¥riiy bds Lntit1#nt ts) fiJndK it i pIM)b¥bk. thdt thL inLoinc will bc rLXLIVLd aNJ IhL' anK)unÉ bL lnLasrLd rLlidbly. ExpeThditiire Liabililic% are retogni$cd ex1KlIale as %ooii &% tlierc t¥ a Icgal or Con%Intivc obliwion wmn)Ittiii¥ th¢ charity to Ihiil ¢xpinditii¢". ir is pwbabl¥ ihai o trdn%fbr vf ¢)Um1¢ bL'llL'fits bL rLNuircd in .%cttlLYncnt IiDd IIK. aOUnt ol the obligalii?n Eye Ineasured tEliohly. Expenditure is accounted for acctuajs basis and beell c1¥5sified under headiijgs lh agwEgale all cosl relaled io the calegory. WheiE cosls lIll01 be diilcily allribuied 10 pariicular eadings they hav¢ Ixell alloced to tiVItIeS on a basis consistent with Ihe use of Yesour¢c&. Tangible flled assets Dep18110 is provided al the following annual raies in order lo write off e4¢h ft&ser over ils esiiinated usefiQ life. Plant and maLhiiKry 20/0 On Lost Stocks Stocks QTC valued at thc lower of c05t and ttct r¢ali5ablc value. aftcr making duc allowance foT obsolctc aTMI slow nJovinu itan%. Tax4¢ion The Lhdrity is exempt from LM>rporation trdx on btS' LharitablL aLtiYilies. Fund aLYouDling Unrestricted tiinds can bE usd in accottlance with the ¢hariLgble obJectiv¢s at ihc discretion ofthc tslee$. R¢bttiLiL"Il fundy can only b¥ ed for partlLLilar r6%tTiLXcJ Within the of the Lharity. Rebtriutiuns arise when bpecifjed by Ihc donoror when funds are se(l flir paniLular rcslriLLed purposes. Furfher explJnalion of Ihe TlUre and 1)Yoe of ellch fund 15 Ildj ITr the i1¢5 10 Ihe financial 51alernents. P¢n&lnn b¢% and othLr po%t-rL*Imtnt hL'nLkfit8 The chaTtlable compa]iy opetales x defitted conlribution nsi(>A .scheme. Contiibulions payable to eharitsble eonipaiiy's Pensi( scherno ar¢ chargtrcd to the Stoleiiicni of FiThancial Aeliviries in the pcriixi to which thiy r¢iate. Pa8ell conlinuc(l...
TrMetllAg Pl¢¢ (B•m} Noteg to tbe FknnelAI Sthtemets-eOUl1Thu¢d for the Yer Ended 31 December 2024 OTHER TRADINC AcnviTIES 31.12.24 31.12.23 Cofft¢ Shop iDcome Lan8Ua8r Hub 3.052 2.972 310 3.642 3.282 INVESTMFNTTNCOME 31.12.24 31.1223 Deposil CoUn1 iniere51 lJ63 1,193 CHARITABLE AcrivfrIES doutlons kgaclej 31.1224 31.12.23 Restricted Atll Chaplai]y. Trdillillg and stsff expen5CS L'omrnunity fridge expendits]re 2,3?6 1.661 5.725 Ut)reslricied Community SUPPOrt costs Support costs Community frid8¢ expenditur¢ 5J25 5.780 6280 7.14(J 3.497 19,761 (Xber tradlng aelhllfies 31.12.23 31.12.22 ATchap7a1nly- wag Ann¥4 LhaplaiiiLy- p10 UnrestriLied LolTee Shcy costs 15.600 1,030 7.8(Kl lJ45 1,154 17,975 8.954 Pag¢ 12 continued...
TheMtting HAtt (Boolh#m) Notes tDih¢ Flnandl Sttem¢Nt6- conflnued for the Year bnded 31 DecLYnlRr 21124 CHARITABLE ACrlTIES- ¢(>nllMued Invutment m&ngement o)sts 31.12.24 31.12.23 Administrauon costs 694 Aggre8atc amounts 3¥.225 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) Nct in¢OmcJ(¢xThjItul) is staial aflcr ¢h#rgih@(ucditift¥l: 31.12.24 31.12.23 Deprxiation- owned ats lJ89 1,391 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATIOI¥ AND BENEFITS There were tTUStteg TemurEration other btfits for th¢ ycaT tndcd 31 DecemEer 2024 nor for thc year £Ted 31 DeceJnber2013. Trnstets, expemxs 31.12.24 31.12.23 489 694 During the y¢at, 4 trus1 inrurtd costs in thlfillill thEir &Jties for whiikn they wv¢ r¢imbvTqa by th¢ ¢hority or had such cost5 m¢t by the Lharity dircctly. This cOmprid t¢l4yhonL CXFUISC. Stahoncry, Mil8¢ and Toom liccns¢ STAFF COSTS 11)e averng¢ moJ)thly nwnber ofemploy¢ex during the year w&8 as follows: 31.12.24 31.12.23 Anna Chaplaincy No empluye¢5 rcceivul emolLttneThts exc5 ol£rfJ.IXX). Page 13 eontiDWI...
The Meerf•g Place (Bookham) Notes to Ihe FinanLYal SthtemeDts- continu r the Year Ended 31 DeMber 21b24 COMPARATIVFSFOR THE STATEMENTOF FINI ANCIALAcnviTIL$ Unre&tricle(J fuhd Rf6trickd Totsl fid% YCOME ALYD ENDOWMLNTS DROM Donations and legaci¢s 14.307 &223 22,530 Othertraoing a¢uviti¢s Investmfflit income 3282 1,193 3.282 1,193 Totsl 18.782 8,223 27.005 EXPENDITURE ON Chdii¢#bl¢ MEtiviIi¢Y 12.485 15.186 27,671 (Xher 427 964 1,391 Tot•1 12.912 16.150 29.062 NET INCOMFJ(EXPP.NDITURE) 5.870 (7927) (2,057) RiCONCtLIATJON OFFVL¥DS T¢it#l fijnds brwght fonvard 46J33 13.779 60J12 TOTAL FUIYDS CARRIED FORWARD 52.403 5,852 58.255 GRANTS PAYABLE GrnDts wett made by the Lharity the ycar to a nwnlxx. of chvili&s. Thcsc are included within conllty SUPP(xt ¢05ts. In6thillon Pwrptse 31.12.24 31.12.23 Mid SuTrey DcTn¢ntiaCweTrust SLWrt tho%¢ with nxmory diifi¢ultia¥ or in thc wly stagc5 of detncnti8 SwJpurttnB lo¢als to reduce social isolalion %treii*hen support netwoJkJ Supwt for 111Y aThJ ¢¢0m%¢81]Y IbsadvatLtaBed young pIC Supporiin8 yoiing carers. Supp)rting p¢opl¢ with dementia and theircorets. Agsisling thos¢ with leaming disabiliiies to obtsin trdining owtunitiey. prdctical eXperIee aud paid employment. Supw>rting Ihose wilh aphwsia. Supporting I1 and children Wlder fivc. Lcathcrbc Cornmwlity Hb LeutheThead Youth ProjeL Sulley Young Carws {Actson for carers) CoMe¢t The Grnng& Outsloor Ixarning and Community C¢ntr¥' i.(K)O Dyscov Home Stafi- Lpsom, L,well And Ban3tead I,0) Page 14 ¢ontinucd...
TheMeetI8 Pl8ee (Bookhlm) Notes io tlh¢ Flnand#l Statements- ¢)Dtlnued for Ihe Year Lnded 31 Deumber 2024 CRANT.S PAYABLE- contlnucd 5,OiMJ io. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Plant ftnd machinery cost At l J¥nuary 2024 wid.11 Deccmb¢r 2024 6,952 DEPRECIATION At l JaJ)uary 2024 Charge furye8r 3,717 1,389 At 31 DEcemixr2024 5.106 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 De¢emir 2024 1,846 At 31 Decemlxr 2023 3235 STOCKS 31.12.24 31.12.23 Stock 264 243 12. DEFfoRS: Amouiyfs FALiJNG DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR 3L.12.24 31.12.23 Prepayments alld accrued itwme 70 70 Page IS COtllinue4L..
The MeetiM¥ Plaee {Bookh&m) to the Fknncl81 Stst¢ments- for the Yw End¢d 31 De¢¢mber 2024 13. CREDITORS: AMOiYNTS FAlLG DUE WITHIY ONE YFAR 31.12.24 31.12.23 1,842 1,599 14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net m0vell]l in funds TrnnsfeT5 Ail.1.24 fi]nds 31.12.24 nrestrlcted funds Gen¢xal nd 52,403 4.U54 (IOJ60) 46,097 RestriLed fundi Anna Chapl&tncy Cthninuniiy Fridg¢ 3.617 2.235 (13.977) (812) IOJ60 1,423 5,852 (14,789) IOJ60 1,423 TiyfAL FUNDS 58.255 110.735) 47,520 Net movement in fund4. included in the aiK)ve arE follow5: Incoming twI)ue5 Rc8ources ¢xtMded Mov¢mcnt Tn fvnds UDre•trlct¢d fund• 23.7 119.646) 4,054 Restrirted Anna Ch8plainLry Coinmuniry Fridgg 5.179 (19.156) 1812) (13.977) {8121 5,179 (19,96B) (14,789) T(yfAL FUNDS 28379 (39.614) (ID,735) 16 Contind...
Themtttlng Pl•¢¢ (Bookh•m) Nrt¢s toihe FlnAnclal Statemthts-eomtlrtued for ¢ho Yr Lnded 31 December 2024 14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS • coailnued Comp8f¥tivts for movement In fibnds Net movemenL in ftind$ At l.l.23 31.12.23 Unie5trlet£d fvndj General fvthd 46,531 5,870 52.403 Restrlited futsds Anna Chaplaincy CoTh]muthity Frid8e 8,108 5.671 {4,491) {3.436) 3,617 2.235 13,779 {7,927) 5.¥32 TOTAL FUNtAS 60.312 (2,057) 58255 Comparativc llct Inovemcnt in fuftd5. includcd in thc abovc alr as follows: Jncomuig iieBources Movemenl expended in UnMtricted General fund 18.782 (12,912) 5,870 Restricted thnds Anna Chaplaincy Community Fridg¢ 5,120 3,103 {9,611) {6.539) {4,491) {3,436) 8223 {16,130) 17,W271 TOTAL FUP4DS 27.005 (29.062) (2,0571 15. RELATED DESCLOSURES There WL¥C no relatd ty traD5aGIion5 forthe ycar 31 l)ecemb¢r2U24. Page 17