Friends of Droxford Church www.friendsofdroxlordchurch.org.uk FI￿41$1￿.ed cha11t￿ IItsSAI4 anclal Statsment for to 30th ber 2024 Roc andP nt Ba8ls Income AlkKat Funds Unallocat•d Funds Total Openlng balances Main Alc Savings Alc 13.645.56 4,686.65 29.42 18,332.21 29.42 18,361.63 Inconie (Note 1) (Note 2) 20.016.70 11,951.55 4.347.28 31,968.25 Expen••s Closing b•l•nc• 12,936.37 Clo•lng ￿nk lonc Current AJC Savings Alc 29. Nots IAI: Projects in prr>3re&8- £11 K for impr0￿ment to ￿dI0 wsual. £2.6K for Jomth. project, £0.7K for improved securlty. £4.5K lor building mAinlenan¢e,£1.SK Bell ringers Friends of Droxford Church www.Friendsofdroxlordchurch.org.uk Pf.JiStvred chai.ty Ilb5874 Note 1: Income Current Last year 2024 2023 6.925.00 6348.56 Regular giving and 9ifts from village (AV fund £5750) Tax relief on gifts from village Fund raising *i¥ities IAV fund £1303.60) Amazon Smile donation Bank interest Building contribution from Wlfrid's café Repairs Utilities contribution from Wilfn'd's café Gifts to community from Wlfrid's cafe (Note 3) Grants and gifts (AV fund) Sumup use, FODC cards DCH payment Jomats. PCCG Repayment 1550.46 4826.77 914.07 3330.79 19.61 0.16 1,000.00 1.050.00 2,146.70 2.460.88 10,050.00 8.000.00 962.00 62.53 48.00 6.02 1.000.00 173.30 3.5ixi.00 40.00 1.750.00 Total.. 31.968.25 24,196.60 Expon•e• Current 2024 4186.04 2690.00 Last year 2023 2.564.59 Repairs Maintenance Improvements Insuran¢¢ Communication induding web&'te FuThJ raising expen8e8 Utilities Heritage Gifts to community Sumup Paym•nt error 937.62 168.64 384.00 869.59 2.460.88 168.83 524.84 1437.60 2146.70 316.35 4050.00 13.27 1.750.00 4,300.00 19.67 TOTAL 17,283.83 11,704.99 Gifts to community Irom Imllrid's cafe bixs É50, BookTrolley EILNI. Cwmvhty plinter £2fAI. ¥illiy Hi t￿￿E5 £150, FQDC printer & lafftlnii¢r£2XI. knrecrty* FestW41 É2 AllotmentsE2W. DI#d￿eT$￿Gr￿￿ £2W, FOM$U￿. F005 £Ea). 8ellrinier5 £1.Illl, PCC for chwthy4rl p•th5 £1,7￿. 8i(*JN*15lty(*o￿fv* wIIMowei area £l.CO). FODC¢onthbjiK￿ f0rau￿0 Syst￿ E2.Th￿. FC*X lorchurch wiWwremir¥£2.￿0 Benefidarles paid.. Beneficiaries to be p8id'. 5.800.00 4,250.00 el Friends of Droxford Church wwuJ.FriendsofdroxFordchurch.org.uk Reservès Policy: We submit our annual report in accordan* wilh the requirem8nts of the Chanty Commission guidance in CC19. The trustees have Ogtablishad their mis￿n aims laking irrto a￿Unt all of the re8OUY(xs available in term8 of peop￿. prowrty mon8y MissiC￿ inrtlat￿￿pfQ1￿￿8 ha￿ been c05ted or estimate8 made of projected future costs which take into acc<￿nI the needs of the buildings and the requirements of ongoirvJ running costs. 1111) We have ￿Teed a Reserves Policy whth 18 set out belcwi and is recorded in the finano sub-group minuta8 8fKI this Annual Report (IV) We recognise the need to be ac4>)unt*Ae 88 charity trustees for all the money which comes into our hands will probfjde further infom)ation as required by the Charity Commission General lund8 hèld at year end 30 Sept 2024: £ ILQIL25 of whlch £2L72Lglwere allo¢*ed lo projects In pwress, leamng £1132QXunalloc410d. Re8eprfes Wicy for General FurKIs: We aim to £5,000 re8eNe8 that are unallocated, to i)rovide a conting*)cy lurKI for current and luture projects. Zbzo L4 J& Friends of Droxford Church www.friendrofdroxfordchurch.org.uk Pry151prorl chariT￿ 14LTrSS*4 Independent Examiners Report Report to Annu81 Genera5 Meeling ￿ Friends of Droxford Church (FODC) on the a(rnunts for the year erKl&J 30th Septernber 2024 as set on page 1. Respective responsibilrties of Trustee5 arKI Examiner The FODC are responsible for Ihe preparation of Ihe K¢cvnts. They consider that an audrt is not required for this year under se¢#ion 144 of the Chanlies Ad 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent exanmnation is r￿ded. It Is my r08pon8ibility to exanine the a(*x)unts under 8e(aK)n 145 of the Chanties Act.. to fdlow the procedures laid down in the general Diredions gkven by the Chaiity Commission (under 86Ction 145(51(b) of the Chantie8 Acl). and to slate whether parts"cular mattefs have corr* to my attention. Basis ol Indep6nd8nt examinerfs statemerrt My exarrinalion wa5 carried out in ￿￿OrdanC￿ with general Directions gwen by the Charity Commission. An examination indudes a review of the a(￿Unknng r￿OrdS kept by the FODC and a comparison ol the &rcounts presented with Ihose record8. It al80 indudes consideration of any unusual it8ms or disck)sures in the 8(tounts. and Jeeking explanations from tha FODC ￿nCernIng such matters. The Pr￿lureS undertaken do not provTrde all the evidence that would be r•quired in an audit and conwuenlly no opinion is given 88 to whelher the aca)unts present a 'true and lalf view and the report is limrted to th086 matter8 set out in the statement belry*. Independent examinerfs stalemorrt In connection wrth my examlnation. matter has ￿m0 to my attention.. 1) Which gtv•s me reasonal)le cause to believe that in any material respect the requireménl8.' to k•op accounting records in accordan￿ with Section 130 of the Charits'es Act., to P￿Pare accounts wh￿h Ko)rd with the Xcounting records and comply with the accounting requirements ￿ the Charities Acl have not been met,. or 2) to which, in my opinlon. attèthon should be d￿n in order to enabl8 a proper understanding of the e￿nI? to be reached. .&f.oP&.IC.N......￿rC￿ Date Friends of Droxford Church www.fiiendsofdroxfordLIFuich.oig.uk airnidn'•• Report Overview Firstly, thankyou all for attendinR and welLOtne to the FODL, 2024 AGM Se.cnndl}', a %1 iiLt'iw tl)dnk vou tu in! fellow'lhistees, Dur partllLrb DCH (Willri(Ls Café) 41nd PCL.. for their supw>rt over tlie Id.4t 12 month% and to the otlier FODL iiieiiil)er% iiiid iiidccd iioniiieInl)er ivlunteer.s for their hard work iii keepiiig"i)ur.4how i)n the. rosjd" dL'SPite the usual oh.stacles. Tlie EleL*i()ii (if 'l'nistLY.s folloms later iii the <￿en{LI. I dm deli%htcd to aimouiice that Adaii) Siiiiivll diid Pdul C.()()wir hai.e.joiiied tlie b(Jard of ThJStl￿44, thcybriiig a weallli ol tecliI)ical exi)L'rt1￿, thilt will cnhance the I'l. aiid pmf￿￿1Ona1 appi'oacli in purbiiit i)f i)Iir ()hjectii'es. Illdni of i'oii i%jll know, .Tohn r)ryden Rn)wnloe, ll dear friend and collea￿le, passed awa), earli£ir thi4 }car. Juhri Li)ntribiited his i'asl aiiliiteLlurdl expLriL'llLL' dnd energi&s to many projcets but iione niore iinpr)rtlt nt than thc dcsign and pri)ject mana%cment nf wl)dl kn()W <15 thc. "Aniiv.xe" to pi'oiide iiiUL.h needed toilets and kj'lchen fdLilities. Tt will certdinli. be a fitting iiie.iiiiJi'i411 tv reiiienlber him bN. We w'ould also like. pa.ss on oiir billLere best mi.qhes tn Ai)d)" D¢Ji%, our Priest in Lli&llXe, tnr a speed), recoi'ern. from his iiijiit). And l()ok foTh*rd to seeiii¥ him .4()nTTr. s IASt l'ear, the past tweli'e motiths seen further encouragiii% improvemeiits in eoiiimunicatioii aiid LIDSer i*orking relatioiiships Mith the coininiinih, and especiall}. oiir partiiers, the PCC and the Droxford Con]inunity Elub (Wilfrid's Cufé). At this poiiit. special enngratiilati()ns aiid a huge thank you must go the board and 'olunteers of Wilfrids Cdfé for donating oi'er £io.000.00 to.supw)rt Church maintenance, enhancement and local community groups. The following is a summar), of M"hat has beeii achithted in the p&st !Thr in relation tn the Church biitlding: Building maInten￿ce / projects Repairs and re-surfacin8 of the n]ain church path. Repairs and resurfacing of the .soiith d￿r path. Ji, Friends ol Droxford Church www.friendsofdroxfordchurch.org.uk vj." Specialist clL'aiiiii(s and repairs of the stained glass / leaded light window glazing Guttering works to the north e1￿.8t10n Re-siting of heritage light fitting from the Community. room to the lady Chapel Installation of emergeno, lighting to the tokner acc￿ stairs o Funding toward8 the cost of the audio / visual upgrade has reached in excess of £iiK which, siibject to fin21 DAC approK?l. will see the Phase i audio upgrade commencing in the spring of .25. Heritage o Ongoing working hith English Heritage to promote the celebrations of the "Swing Ki()ts" ffi'er the next two years, culminating in a big perforn]anee for the bi- centenary, celebrations in 2030 CoMmuni￿tiOn¥ Art Show at the Country. Fair o Fund rai.sin% at the Christmas Fair C) Ongoing imprrn'ements to the 14ODL website v Installation of Pernianent FODC noticeboar o Dl) Ilnth Annivers(iry program of ￿ents, including miniature rdilway and Tell L)ance Recruitment and Finance Ongoing recruitment drii'e and regular donation reqijests. o Two new Trustees hal'e joined More inforn)ation - To repeat my words from the last AGM, there is still much to do, and we would welcome any assistance whether it be administrative, trade based or anvone with A tAlont fnr fiind niisinAJ evont plannins or jurt idcaj 11 It is essential that we iiiid our P