REGISTERED CHARrtY NUMBER: 1163897
Roport of the Trn$teo0 and
Unaudited Flnancial Statemerrts
for the Year Ended 31 Decembef 2023
The Frlend8 of Wlmborne Mlnsier

The Frf•nds of Wirnbome Min8t•r
Contents of ihe Fitsantial St*temeTrts for
the Ye*r Ended 31 Deeember 21)23
Report of the Trustees
I to3
Independent Examlner's Report
Statement of FÉn*ncial Activities
Balance Shttt
Notes to the Fin4n¢iAI Statements
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Tht FrieDds tsf Wimborne MiDst¢r
Report of the T￿Slee5 for the Y￿r EDded 31 December 2023
The tru5tee5 present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023. The
tnjstees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Pfattice
applicable tD d)arities preparinB their accounts in accordan￿ with the Finanual fle1￿1￿8 Stsndard applicable in the UK
and Republic of Ireland IFR5 1021 (effective I january 20161.
The Trustees who served during the year are listed on page 2. The appointmeni of Trustees is governed by the Constitution
ofthe charity. The board of Trustees i5 authorised to appoint new TfU5tees ari5in8from the resignation Of death of an
existin8 Trustee. The board shall con515t of not more than twefve member5 to include the Rector and the two
Churchwardens in office. The trustees appoint a chairpeT50rh from amorhB their number. They also appoint a setretèry and
treasurer who do not necessarily need to be tru5tee5.
ORJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
ConstitutjOD aDd Objects
The objects of the Chafity are the furtherance of any charitable purpose OT purposes in connectiorÈ with the Minster Churth
of St. Cuthburga at Wimborne Minster and in particular.
The ch8rtty's objectives are..
The preservation, improvement, development, construction and repair of the Minster Church of St. CuthburBa at
Wimborne Minster in Dorset and its precincts and any associated buildings Itogether called the Minster bvildingsl, and the
fixtures and fittings. equipmenL ornaments and chattds linduding the Chained Ubraryl of the Minster buildings.
The advancement of the education ot the public in the history of the Minster Church and the preservation of its
history, includin8 historical records.
The pursuit ofsueh charitable objettive5. With particular regard to the residents ofwimborne Minster, as the Charlty
trustees shall decide will benefrt the Minster buildings and l or the mission of the Minster Chvrch.
Publie benefit
Each year our trustees revÈew our objectr¥es and activities to eft$u￿ they continLte to refiett our aim5. In carrying out this
revlew the trustees have considered the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit and are satisfied that the
charity has fulfilled its requirements in th￿ respert.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
CharFtablÈ activities
2023 proved to be a year when everything began to return to normal and the Frtends were able to hold their usual events
once more. Thè Valentine's Coffee Moming raised £102 which was a little disappointin& but tt proved to be an enjoyable
event. John Hughes our PR Trustee arranged a trip to RoFll5ey which was quite popular, but clashed with another event so
we made a 5mall1055, but it was a very enjoyable and sunny day and we were well looke(l after by the staff at the Abbev.
John also arranged a vislt. using tars to Edmonsham House and a 8arden visit both of which proved popular. The preacher
for the AGM Evensong was the Venerable Anthony Macrow- Wood with our Curate Revd Nick Wells officiatin8 at thè
service which was followeil by the traditFon41 Crearn Tea.
Members of the Events Team provided tea for the annual vi5tt of iaudemus in AuBUSt as well as refreshments for the
Cuthburga Letture. 'The Bankes at the Minstert given this year by Andrew Williams. In eady September members enjoyed
the annual Coffee Morning at Dean's Covrt with Sir William in attendance.

Tbe FrieTrds of Wimlxsrne Minster
Rep)rt of the Trnstees for the Ye*r E*ded
31 Dec¢mb¢r 2011
The Secretary attended the bi- annual conference for Friends of Cathedrals. Abbeys and Major Churches at Hereford. It wa5
an interestin8 event with talks bv:
The Canon Chan¢ellor. Revd James Pw, who spoke on"Astounded at the greatness of God." He indicated that we should
a pla￿ of story. A chance to tell visltors abo￿ Chrisys story as part of our own story.
a place of regular unbroken worship wtrh liturgical seasons and of exceptional quality. The Cathedrals &
Greater Churche5 can be the ￿est End" of churche5 and can explore new patterns to complirnent, but not
supplant worship rooted in the liturgy.
Centres of rich and excellent teaching. But Cath needs to prowde re50urce5 to the pari5he5.
giving an unconditional welcome. Need to welcome all groups. We can also be a place of "anonyrnitf- A
"come and 5ee- place to everyone- this is your space.
Ivo Darnley iity Earf of Darnley) MD of Rathbone 8rothtrs (Founded 17421. who gave a talk on investment5. C•non Barry
Forrester who spoke about the New Cathedrals, Measure and Quentln Letts who gave a personal and amusing view of the
Church of England today.
The final event of the year was the November Tea Party which again was very popular with some muslc entertainment
provided by De Ashton (Trusteel. Dinah IngltrFinch and the Secretsry.
The Minstees Famtly and Outreach worker, Claire Lehmann organi5ed a Christmas Craft Fayre and the Friends had a stall
which raised £164.
FINANCIAL REVJEW
In 2023 the Friends Received a iotsl £116.650 from 4 legacie5 with one bein8 substhntiai for which we are imrnens¢ty
grateful. Most of the charity's income is from legacies and we very match aNJre£Èat¢ these donation5 lo our fund&
Fund raising produce5 a modest amount on a regular basis from lectures and teas. Membetship fees have continued to be
collerted and with co￿fUl management of our investments we find ourselves still in a position to make grants. Overall, we
are still in a healthy position and havè no doubts about continuing to operate according to our constitutional requirements.
Dufln8 the year 8rants were awarded for-
New Cinctures
Floral Carpet Icoronationl
New Choir Robes
New Desk copy of the Book of Common Prayer
Chorister & families visit to Monkey World
Chrlst Story books for Crib Service
At 31 D*ember 2023 total fvnds carried forward came to £383.921.36 whith included re5trirted funds of £167.914.09. The
Restricted Fund is the current balan￿ relating to the tran5ferfrom the previous Charity and an amount of £3.100.43
restrlcted for Qulnquennlal wor
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by it5 governing docurnent,- Èt is a tharttable incorporated organisation. The Friends of Wimbome
Minster was previously tonstttuted a5 an Unincorporated Charitable Association under the name Assoc*ation of Friend5
Wimborne Minster Itharity number 10640551 until l Juty 2016. when all the assets and Itabilities ol the previous Charity
were assumed by the new ￿aritats1e Incorporated Organi5atFon ICIOI.

The Friend5 of Wirnborne Min$trr
Report ofihe Tru51ees for the Y￿r EDded
31 December 2023
Charity constitution
The charity and tts property are administered and managed in accordance with the COnSttt￿Ion adopted in Ottober 2015.
The obletts of the CharSiy are the funheran(e of any charitable purpose oi purkw5 in connection with the Minster Church
of St. Cuthburga at Wirnborne MTrn5ter.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIIS Registered Charity number 1163897
Principal address
The Parish Office
Church House
High Street
Wimborne Minster
Dorset BH21 IHT
Trnstees
F Vine (Resigned Juty 2023)
PFCook
Mrs D Ashton
D Steele (Resigned 2 July 2023)
A N Curtis
Rev'd Canon AJW Rowland
J Hughes
D Alle
Mi55 J Haryey
R¢v'd M Harding
Mr5 R Protheroe
B Jenson
Mr5 S Steelc {Apwinted 2 July ?023)
Hon. Treasurer
M J ShaTP¢
REFERENCE AND ADMINJSTRATION DETAILS
Independent F.xxminer
Jacquelrne A Morgan
Meadow Court
Lane End
Wareham
BH20 7NP
Apprii
rder vf the trnstees on
autand signed ¢m its behalf by..
PFCOO
Trnstee

IDdependeDt F.x*minerfs Report to the TrBilrtJ tsf
Tb¢ Friends ofwimborne Minsier
Independent txamintr's report to the I￿$(t*S of The Friend5 of Wimborn¢ Mins¢¢r
I report to the chariry trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Frbends of Wimbome Minster Ithe Trust) for the
vear ended 31 December 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wlth the
requirements of the Charities Art 20111'the Act'l.
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's account5 (arried out ynder sertion 145 of the Act and in carrying out
my examination I have followed all applicable Direttions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the
Act.
Independent ex8miner'5 St8tern¢nt
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matter5 have come to my attention in connettion with the
examinatFon 8ivin8 rne cause to believe that in any material respect=
accounting records were not kept bn respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act- or
the accovnts do not accord with those records.. or
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements Concerning the fom) and content of aceounts set out In
the Charities (Accounts and Reportsl Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and
fair view which 15 not a matter considered a5 part of an tndependent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other rnatters in connection with the examination to which attention should
be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper under5tandin8 of the accounts to be reached.
Jacqueline A Mor8an
Meadow Court
Lane End
Wareham
BH20 7NP
Date-
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2024

The Friends ofwimborne Minstsr
Statement of Financial Activities
for the year Ended 31 December 2023
Unrestr¥Xed
Funds
RestrKle(I
Funds
Toial Funds
2022
Total Funds
Income & Endowments Frr*n Notès
Dwations and L8gacies
122.739.98
122,739.98
4.915
In¥gstm8nt Income
3.$59.23
4.216.03
7.775.26
6,n1
Total
126299.21
4216.03
130,515.24
11,688
Expendhture On
Ch8fTtable AciNities
5&6
6.059.71
43.￿￿).[￿)
49.559.71
1,891
Net Gains Ilc6Besl on
Investments
7A
13.16177
24,344
Net
Ineomè&pendtiure
126.733.37
32,616.07
94.117.30
14.548
R•conclliatlon Of Funds
Total Funds Brought Forward
89.273.gJ
289 804.C6
304.352
Total Funds Carried FoThYard
216.C(17.27
167,914.09
383.921.
289.804
Balance Sheet 31st December 2023
Restricled
Funds
Total
Fund8
Total
2022
Fund$
Flxed Assets
Notes
Investments
171,644.75
1S9.616.18
331,260.93
268.098
Current Ass
Cgsh at Bank
44.￿.52
8,297.91
52,e&).43
21,705
Credrtors
Amounts falling due within one year
Nel Currerf Assets
216.CQ7.27
167,914.09
383,¥21.
289,804
The Financial Statement
on its behalf by:
re approved by the Trustee5 and 8￿hOrISed to issue on... .
P F Cook-Trustee

The Frlends of WiThborne Millster
Notfs to the Financigl Stsiements for the
Year
Ended 31 Deeembtr 2023
LEGAL FORM
The Friends of Wimbome Mlnster 15 a charitsble incorporated organisation, incorporated In England and Wale5. The
registerèd office is noted on page 3.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basls of preparing the fTnanci&l ststemenis
The financial 5tarements of the charity. which is a public benefft entity under FR5102. have been prepared in
ccordance with the Charities SORP IFRS 1021 'Accounting and Reporting by Charrlies.. Statement of Recommended
Practice applicable to charities preparin8 their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffettive l January 20161.. Financial Reporting Standard 102
'The Finantial Reporting St3ndard appltcable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Charities Act 2011. The
ffinancial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
Financial reporting stsndard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions
The charity has taken advantège of the followin8 disc1054Jre exemptions in preparing these finant6al statements, a5
permttted by FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard ap￿1¢able irh the UK and Republic of I￿land,.
the rèqulrements of Sertion 7 Ststement of Cash Flows.
Income
All income is reco8nised in the Statement ot Financial ArtNttie5 once the charity has entitlement to the fvnds, it is
probable that the income will be received and the amount can be meaSU￿d reliably.
Debtors and P￿pav￿tnts
Debtor5 and prepayments are recognised at the transactional price where an entity has a p￿sent obligation
resulting from a past event that will probably resutt in the transfer of funds from a third party to the charity and the
amount due to settle the obli8ation can be measured or estimated reliably.
ExpenditYT¢
abilities are recognised a5 expenditure as soon as there is a legal or construrtive obligation comrnitting the £harity
to that expenditure. tt is probable that a transfer of economic benefft5 WLII be required in settlement and the
amount of the obligatton be rneasured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been
classified tsnder headin8S that a88regate all eost related to the cate80ry. Where tosts cannot be direttly attributed
to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Creditors #nd prowtsioDS
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present oblt8ation resulting from a past event that
will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be
measured or estimated relsably. Creditor5 and pr￿lS￿On$ are normally recogntsed at thelr transaction price after
allowlng for any trade discounts dueGrants offered subjert to condition5 which have not been met at the year end
date are noted as a commitment but not attrued as e¥penditure.
Taxlltion
The charlty is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Fund aecounting
Unrestricted fund5 can be vsed in accor(jan￿ with the charitable objertives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restritted fvnds can only be used for particular restrirted purposes within the objects of the ¢harity. Re5trittions
arise when specified by the donor or when funds are faÈsed for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and PLbrpose of eath fvnd is included in the note5 to the finanual 5tstement5.
ACCOUNTING POLICIES- foDtiDued
lov¢stllJeots
Investments included in the accounts are included at markei value. Gains arising from the sale of quoted
investments are disclosed in the SOFA 3$ realised 8ains. Gains arising from changes to the market value of quoted
investments are disclosed in the SOFA as unrealised gains
Donatlons & Legacles
2022
Membership &JbscriptvJTrs
FundralsinFJoon*lor
Events Income
2221.50
1.736.08
2.344.50
1.299.66
I.￿￿.58
804.24
Gfft￿d
731.85
466.60
Le8ary
116.649.87
122.739.98
4.915.00
Investment Income
2023
2022
Income frown I￿vestrnents
6.S¥)5.98
869.28
6.722.81
47.76
Bank Interest
7.775.26
6.770.57
Expenditure
2023
2022
Statioftery/P¢>sta8e
Ad¥ertlsirtr8
Accountancy
Insurance
205.49
877.02
869.18
Travel & Subsider
-50.00
Sundries
1.680.56
1,045.47
265.89
Events ExFenditure
582.49
4.249.42
1,890.50
GrdAt PayablE
2023
2022
Individual or lnstrttst￿n
WM Bell Ringer5
I.0￿.c￿)
Wlmbome Miftsrer PCC
t￿in￿e￿nIal Work
Choir Rob
Monkey World w￿11
Prayer Boot
Storyof Christmas Books
40.rnJ.
3,5(X).
3c￿.
45.29
405.CX)
44,250.29

2023
Diffewre
Blackmck
Bond AccurnulotK)n
55,055.26
28,812.37
72.204.56
61.144.69
217,216.88
51,931.42
3.123.84
Bond Income
28,344.28
66,118.20
57.951.02
204,344.92
Equity Accurnulat*Jn
Equity Inrome
6,086.36
3,193.67
12.871.96
Restritted
159.616.18
150,157.55
54,187.37
204,344.92
9.458.63
Unrestricted
57,6(X).70
3.413.33
217.216.88
12.871.96
M&G Shares
41.931.87
41,931.87
40,433.87
1.787.81
Unfe5tricted
62.256.24
51.787.81
21.822.37
5Q.LtyJ.C¥J
Unrestricted PuTcha5t
114.044.05
63.754.24
289.81
Investments
Restrirted
159.616.18
Vnrestrkted
171,644.75
Totsl
3312EQ.93
7A
Restritted Fund
Restricted Fund
Transferred o
39,141.14
M&G Revaluation
2.473.13
Valuation 31112122
Blackrock Revaluation
41.931.87
9.458.63
6.667.
81atkr(Kk Revaluat￿
15,124.50
17,596.63
un￿$tr￿e￿ Fund
UnrestrKted Fund
Purchased M & G Shares
2011V2023
M&G Rthfaluation
Blackr￿k Revaluatkjn
1.287.63
5.458.TrJ
. 50,(￿.
M&G Revaluation
51.787.81
6.745.63
Blackrock Revaluation
3.413.33
39.141.14
Translerred in
Valuation 31iu123
40,433.87
6,493.87
Cash
2022
TS8 Current WC
TSB Deposrt A/C
TSB No. 2 VC IEventsl
United Trust Bank
5,779.34
3,544.19
16.088.67
2,072.C
14.453.82
2.427.27
30.(1￿.
660.43
2L704.92
Restricted
8.297.91
8.440.49
13.264.43
Unrestricted
44.362.52
52.660.43
21.70492