2024-03-31-accounts - Sherborne Literary Society

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Trustees' Annual Report for the period| |Period start date|Period end date| |Day|Month|Year|Day|Month|Year| |From|01|04|2023|To|31|03|2024|

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Sherborne Literary Society

Other names charity is known by

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Registered charity number (if any)|1168489| |Charity's principal address|Abbots Fee| |Greenhill| |Sherborne, Dorset| |Postcode|DT9 4EP| |——| |Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity| |Dates acted if not for whole|Name of person (or body) entitled| |Trustee name|Office (if any)| |year|to|appoint|trustee|(if any)| |Chairman &|Members| |1|[Mark Howard Pender ]| |Treasurer| |Membership|“| |2|[Robert John Bowmer ]| |Secretary| |Appointed 24th July|“| |3|[Rosanna Cunningham ]| |2023| |4 John Douglas Gaye|“| |Appointed 15th June|“| |5|[Andrew Holt ]| |2023| |“| |6|[Richard Henry ]| |Cadwallader Hopton| |7 Alastair Poulain|“| |8| |9| |10| |11| |12| |13| |14| |15| |===| |Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)| |Name|Dates|acted if not for whole|year|

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March 2012

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Elected at General Meeting. May be co-opted by Committee until Trustee selection methods appointed at GM.

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE SHERBORNE AREA BY PROMOTING AND Summary of the objects of the PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES (THROUGH EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES) charity set out in its FOR THE APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF governing document LITERATURE IN THE BROADEST SENSE.

The Trustees observed due regard to the public benefit, as Summary of the main required by the Constitution of the Society and the Charity activities undertaken for the Commission, by planning, organising and holding events and public benefit in relation to activities in the Sherborne, Dorset area for people interested in these objects (include within literature in the broadest sense. this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The Accounts for the year, which are prepared on a receipts and payments basis, show a surplus for the year of £1,486 (2023: £1,815). Membership fee income of £2,102 was received, a 1% increase over the prior year.

In April 2023, the Society held a 3-day Travel Writing Festival (TWF) as an addition to the programme of single speaker/author events held since its previous festival in 2019. This proved popular and it was decided to make the "Sherborne Travel Writing Festival" an annual event, with the 2nd such festival being held in April 2024.

The Accounts for the year to 31st March 2024 include income of £5,693 and expenditure of £5,659 relating to the April 2024 TWF. The April 2023 TWF, including receipts and payments accounted for in the Year to 31st March 2023 Accounts, generated a surplus of £1,479.

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Section E Financial review The Committee vIewS its funding levels at every meets'ng to ensure that the level and nature of its activities do not prejudice rts financial stability. At the Committee Meeting of 12 June 2024, it was decided to maintain a minimum reserve of £10,000. Brief ststement of the charity's pollcy on reseNes Dotails of any funds matsrially In deficit No funds are in deficii. Further flnanclal rovlaw dotalls (Optlonal Inforniatlon) You may choose to indude additional information, where relevant aboLrt: the chartty's prinapal sources of funds (induding any fundraising); how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity: investment policy and objectives induding any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trusta•s declare that they have approved the trustses, report abovo. Slgned on bohalf of the charity's trustees Slgnaturnls) Full namds Posltlon (eg Secratsry, Chalr. l. ee Dato TAR Marth 2012

	Period end date 1st April 2023 31st March 2024 Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Sherborne Literary Society 1168489 Receipts and payments accounts For the period from Period start date To ~~——~~	Period end date 1st April 2023 31st March 2024 Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Sherborne Literary Society 1168489 Receipts and payments accounts For the period from Period start date To ~~——~~	Period end date 1st April 2023 31st March 2024 Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Sherborne Literary Society 1168489 Receipts and payments accounts For the period from Period start date To ~~——~~	Period end date 1st April 2023 31st March 2024 Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Sherborne Literary Society 1168489 Receipts and payments accounts For the period from Period start date To ~~——~~	Period end date 1st April 2023 31st March 2024 Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Sherborne Literary Society 1168489 Receipts and payments accounts For the period from Period start date To ~~——~~	Period end date 1st April 2023 31st March 2024 Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Sherborne Literary Society 1168489 Receipts and payments accounts For the period from Period start date To ~~——~~	Period end date 1st April 2023 31st March 2024 Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Sherborne Literary Society 1168489 Receipts and payments accounts For the period from Period start date To ~~——~~	Period end date 1st April 2023 31st March 2024 Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Sherborne Literary Society 1168489 Receipts and payments accounts For the period from Period start date To ~~——~~	Period end date 1st April 2023 31st March 2024 Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Sherborne Literary Society 1168489 Receipts and payments accounts For the period from Period start date To ~~——~~	Period end date 1st April 2023 31st March 2024 Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Sherborne Literary Society 1168489 Receipts and payments accounts For the period from Period start date To ~~——~~	Period end date 1st April 2023 31st March 2024 Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Sherborne Literary Society 1168489 Receipts and payments accounts For the period from Period start date To ~~——~~	Period end date 1st April 2023 31st March 2024 Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Sherborne Literary Society 1168489 Receipts and payments accounts For the period from Period start date To ~~——~~
Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds			Restricted funds	Restricted		Endowment funds		Total funds			Last year
	to the nearest £	to the nearest		to the nearest £	to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £			to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Membership subscriptions 2,102 - - 2,102 2,075 Ticket Sales 17,467 - - 17,467 6,696 Donations, Grants and Sponsorship 3,276 - - 3,276 1,893 Bank interest and sundry 170 - - 170 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *Sub total(Gross income for AR)23,015* - - 23,015 10,664 ~~=—=====~~
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 23,015 - - 23,015 10,664 ~~—————~~
A3 Payments
Personnel costs	2,270		-	-	-	-	-	2,270	2,270	2,270	1,182	1,182
Administration, Stationery & General	1,622		-	-	-	-	-	1,622	1,622	1,622	1,228	1,228
Venues and event costs	4,213		-	-	-	-	-	4,213	4,213	4,213	856	856
Equipment and event IT	836		-	-	-	-	-	836	836	836	237	237
Speakers' fees	2,310		-	-	-	-	-	2,310	2,310	2,310	580	580
Speakers' costs	1,293		-	-	-	-	-	1,293	1,293	1,293	750	750
Advertising, printing and design	7,142		-	-	-	-	-	7,142	7,142	7,142	1,880	1,880
Hospitality & Catering	667		-	-	-	-	-	667	667	667	675	675
Website	838							838	838	838	1,461	1,461
Insurance	338		-	-	-	-	-	338	338	338	-	-
Sub total 21,529			-	-	-	-	-	21,529	21,529		8,849	8,849

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 21,529 - - 21,529 8,849 ~~SS~~
*Net of receipts/(payments)* 1,486 - - 1,486 1,815 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 10,861 - - 10,861 9,046 *Cash funds this year end* 12,347 - - 12,347 10,861 ~~SSS~~

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Sherborne Literary Society 31" March 2024 On accounts for the year •nded Charity no (if any) 1168489 Set out on pages I report to the truslees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 3110312024. Responslbllltlos and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are resp)nsible for the preparation basis of report of the ac£ounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities A( 2011 (°the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sedion 145 of the 2011 Ad and in carying out my examination, I have follow the applicable Diredions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have o)mpleted my examination. I confirm ihat no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Aci or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no ConMS and have come across no other matters in connection th the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed,. Date: Name: blwi Relevant professional qualificationls) or body (If any): Address: e4 i HfrkL I- Section Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matlers of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). IER October 2018