
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From  1 July 2024     Period start date   To  30 June 2025   Period end date Charity name: Rotary Club of Reading Matins Charity** 

**Charity registration number: 1163723** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The relief of poor and needy or such**<br>**other purposes as the Rotary Club of**<br>**Reading Matins shall in duly constituted**<br>**meeting from time to time direct**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and 1.19|**Payment of grants to charities and other**<br>**organisations for charitable purposes**<br>**both in the Reading area and Uganda.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have reasonable knowledge**<br>**of the requirements.**|
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## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment 



Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**We continue our work to support mission**<br>**hospitals in Uganda funded by a**<br>**combination of fundraising and grants**<br>**from Rotary International and the local**<br>**Rotary District 1090 (Thames Valley).**<br>**We have continued our fundraising**<br>**activities to support local charities and**<br>**other organisations for charitable**<br>**purposes including community groups,**<br>**schools, Air Ambulance, Shelterbox, Sue**<br>**Ryder.**<br>**We have been supported by a grant from**<br>**District 1090 again.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set 



||Investment performance<br>against objectives<br>Para 1.41<br>Other|
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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**See accounts**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Trustees cannot enter into agreements**<br>**not covered by existing cash held.**<br>**Aim to carry over funds into each**<br>**succeeding year.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£3,000**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/a**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/a**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/a**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|<br>Para 1.25|**Trust deed**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled to<br>appoint one or more trustees|<br>Para 1.25|**N/a**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other 


## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Rotary Club of Reading Matins Charity|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|**1163723**|





Charity’s principal address Glenhaven Marrowbone Lane Bridport DT6 4BU 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee**<br>**(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|1 <br>2 <br>3 <br>4 <br>5|Carmel Law-<br>Sinha|President|||
||Caroline Wise|Vice president|||
||Frances Green|Secretary|||
||Valerie<br>Robinson|Past President|||
||James<br>McWhirter|Treasurer|||



Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name N/a** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
|---|---|---|
|**N/a**|||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|N/a|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|N/a|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own<br>assets|N/a|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional** ~~**information)**~~ 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 


## **Other optional information** 




**Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** 

**Full name(s)** James Holland McWhirter Caroline Mary Wise 

**Position (eg** Trustee and contact Trustee **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 3 December 2025 



|**COMMISSION**<br>f<br>~lr~J&NoANOWALES|**COMMISSION**<br>f<br>~lr~J&NoANOWALES|• • •_I'_'<br>•<br>,<br>1'•'•<br>11<br>•<br>_,,r_<br>,<i" ..,.,...,.., '<br>Rotary ClubofReading Matins Charity<br>1 •....• • ,<br>Receipts and payments accounts|• • •_I'_'<br>•<br>,<br>1'•'•<br>11<br>•<br>_,,r_<br>,<i" ..,.,...,.., '<br>Rotary ClubofReading Matins Charity<br>1 •....• • ,<br>Receipts and payments accounts|• • •_I'_'<br>•<br>,<br>1'•'•<br>11<br>•<br>_,,r_<br>,<i" ..,.,...,.., '<br>Rotary ClubofReading Matins Charity<br>1 •....• • ,<br>Receipts and payments accounts|• • •_I'_'<br>•<br>,<br>1'•'•<br>11<br>•<br>_,,r_<br>,<i" ..,.,...,.., '<br>Rotary ClubofReading Matins Charity<br>1 •....• • ,<br>Receipts and payments accounts|• • •_I'_'<br>•<br>,<br>1'•'•<br>11<br>•<br>_,,r_<br>,<i" ..,.,...,.., '<br>Rotary ClubofReading Matins Charity<br>1 •....• • ,<br>Receipts and payments accounts|• • •_I'_'<br>•<br>,<br>1'•'•<br>11<br>•<br>_,,r_<br>,<i" ..,.,...,.., '<br>Rotary ClubofReading Matins Charity<br>1 •....• • ,<br>Receipts and payments accounts|• • •_I'_'<br>•<br>,<br>1'•'•<br>11<br>•<br>_,,r_<br>,<i" ..,.,...,.., '<br>Rotary ClubofReading Matins Charity<br>1 •....• • ,<br>Receipts and payments accounts|• • •_I'_'<br>•<br>,<br>1'•'•<br>11<br>•<br>_,,r_<br>,<i" ..,.,...,.., '<br>Rotary ClubofReading Matins Charity<br>1 •....• • ,<br>Receipts and payments accounts|• • •_I'_'<br>•<br>,<br>1'•'•<br>11<br>•<br>_,,r_<br>,<i" ..,.,...,.., '<br>Rotary ClubofReading Matins Charity<br>1 •....• • ,<br>Receipts and payments accounts|• • •_I'_'<br>•<br>,<br>1'•'•<br>11<br>•<br>_,,r_<br>,<i" ..,.,...,.., '<br>Rotary ClubofReading Matins Charity<br>1 •....• • ,<br>Receipts and payments accounts|• • •_I'_'<br>•<br>,<br>1'•'•<br>11<br>•<br>_,,r_<br>,<i" ..,.,...,.., '<br>Rotary ClubofReading Matins Charity<br>1 •....• • ,<br>Receipts and payments accounts|• • •_I'_'<br>•<br>,<br>1'•'•<br>11<br>•<br>_,,r_<br>,<i" ..,.,...,.., '<br>Rotary ClubofReading Matins Charity<br>1 •....• • ,<br>Receipts and payments accounts||CC16a|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Section A Receipts and|||For the period<br>from<br>payments|||||.,,_.:~_|<br>( 1 • \<br>'f<br>01/07/2024<br>To||t<br>•_r_•<br>_'Jr_<br>_(_<br>,,<br>30/06/2025|||||
||||Unrestricted|||||Restricted<br>Endowment|||Total||funds||Last year|
|||||funds||||funds<br>funds||||||||
||||to|**thenearest**||||to**thenearest**£<br>to**thenearest**£|||tothe**nearest£**|||to|thenearest£|
||||||£|||||||||||
|A1Receipts<br>FundRaising<br>RotaryGrants<br>BankInterest<br>LoansFromRotarians<br>DonationsFromOtherClubs<br>OtherDonations|||||||3,870<br>-<br>---<br>**4,801**-<br>-||**319**<br>**21,400**<br>1<br>--<br>**6,461**<br>--||||**4,189**<br>**21,400**<br>1<br>--<br>11,262<br>--||**4,487**<br>**40,043**<br>293<br>**9,471**<br>**9923**<br>--<br>-|
|_Sub total(Gross_|_incomefor_<br>_AR)_||||||**8,671**||**28,181**||||**36,852**||64,217|
|**A2Assetand**investment**sales,**<br>(see table).||||||||||||||||
||||||||-|||||||||
||_Sub total_||||||--|||||||||
|_Total receipts_I|||||||s,s1111||2a,1a111.______<br>-_.I|I|||36,8521|..1___<br>64<br>__<br>,2_11..1||
|A3 Payments<br>CommunityExpenses|||||||||||||-||929|
|Grants|||||||**6,866**||||||6,866||89,270|
|TTA|||||||**8,254**||||||**8,254**||-|
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||||||||-|||||||||
|Accruals -ShorttermLoans|||||||--||||||-<br>-|-|8,729<br>-|
||||||||---||||||-<br>-<br>-||-<br>-<br>-|
||_Sub total_||||||**15,120**||||||15,120||81,470|
|**A4Asset**and investment||||||||||||||||
|purchases, (see table)||||||||||||||||
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||||||||-|||||||||
||_Sub total_||||||-|||||||||
|_Total payments_I||||||15,1201..1____..<br>-1..1_____.-11|||||||1s.1201..<br>1___<br>s_1_,4_10_.1|||
|_Netofreceiptsl(payments)_||-|||||6,449||28,181||||21,732|-|17,253|
|A5 Transfers between funds|||||||-||||||||-|
|A6 Cash fundslastyear end|||||||16,249||801||||17,050||34,303|
|_Cnhfunds this_|**_year_**_end_||||||9,800||28,982||||38,782||17,050|





|SectionBStatement|ofassetsandliabilitiesattheendoftheperiod|ofassetsandliabilitiesattheendoftheperiod|ofassetsandliabilitiesattheendoftheperiod||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Ca~0gor!es|0t)(;:1i(:-:,|funds|funds|funds|
|||tonearest£|tonearest£|tonearest£|
|81 Cashfunds||**11,-459**|27,324||
|||-|-||
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|||_Total cashfunds_<br>11,459|27,324 .||
||(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))||l||
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|||funds|funds|funds|
||D"'......:,_<br><.c..ou.;;:,|tonearest£|tonearest£|tonearest£|
|82Othermonetaryassets|||||
||Details|Fundtowhich<br>**asset**belongs|Cost (optional)|Currentvalue<br>(optional)|
|83Investmentassets|||||
||Details|Fundtowhich<br>**asset**belongs|**Cost(optional)**|Current value<br>(optional)|
|B4Assetsretainedforthe|||||
|charity'sownuse|||||
|||Fundtowhich|Amountdue|Whendue|
||Details|llabllity**relates**|(optional}|(optional)|
|B5Liabilities|||||
|Signedbyone or two trustees on<br>behalfofallthe trustees||Signature<br>Print|Name|Dateof<br>approval|
|||Caroline Wise||03/12/2025|
|||William|Bucknell|03/12/2025|
|CCXX R2 accounts (SS)||2||24/11/2025|





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
Rolary Club of Reading Matins Charity
On accounts for the year
ended
30 June 2025
Charity no
Ilf any)
1163723
Set out on pages
I report to Ihe trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ('Ihe Trus1"} for the year ended
Responsibillties 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 Charrties Act 2011
("the Acf.)
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of Ihe 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Direclions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515}(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
examiner's statement come lo my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
cause to believe that in. any material respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act., or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or
the accounts did not comply with Ihe applicable requirements
concerning the form and contenl of accounts set oul in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached.
Slgned:
Date:
2511112025
Name:
Emma Thomas
Relevant professional
qualif i¢atlonlsl or body
Ilf any):
ICAEW
Address:
EJBC, 2 Toomers Wharf, Canal Walk
Newbury, RG14 1 DY
IER
Oct 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete Il the exaffliner needs to highlight mateiial matters ol concefn
(see CC32, Independent examination of charty accounts." directions and
guidance for examiners).
Give hero brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
O¢t 2018