VINTERS VALLEY PARK TRUST CIO
(No: 1169118)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE
CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
VINTERS VALLEY PARK TRUST CIO
CONTENTS
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Independent examiners report
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Receipts & payments
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Statement of assets & liabilities
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Trustees’ annual report
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Vinters Valley Park Trust CIO members of On accounts for the year 31/12/2024 Charity no 1169118 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 - 2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2024 .
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 02/06/2025 Name: Peter Acott ~~ae~~ Relevant professional FCCA qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: SHPD Accountants, 10 Littlebourne Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5QP
Vinters Valley Park Trust 1169118 Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1 January 2024 31 December 2024 ~~ee ee ee ee~~
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| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
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| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | ||||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||||
| Donations | 15,615 | 90 | - | 15,705 | 17,140 | |||||
| Grants | 7,500 | - | 7,500 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Gift Aid | 3,264 | - | 3,264 | 3,143 | ||||||
| Legacy | 45,243 | - | 45,243 | 1,014 | 014 | |||||
| Other income | 13,057 | 828 | - | 13,885 | 27,388 | |||||
| Bank interest | 3,577 | - | 3,577 | 1,164 | ||||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 88,255 | 918 | - | 89,173 | 56,849 | |||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 88,255 918 - 89,173 56,849 ~~——————~~ |
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| A3 Payments | ||||||||||
| Utilities | 554 | - | 554 | 143 | ||||||
| Travelling,mileage | 90 | - | 90 | 43 | ||||||
| Print,stationery,office,telecoms | 576 | - | 576 | 1,205 | ||||||
| Maintenance,fuel,uniform,tools | 6,123 | 72 | - | 6,195 | 5,284 | |||||
| Disposables,bird food & bat expenditure | 472 | - | 472 | 216 | ||||||
| Insurance | 2,259 | - | 2,259 | 2,222 | ||||||
| General & volunteer expenditure | 5,084 | 475 | - | 5,559 | 336 | |||||
| Gross wages incpension contributions | 26,004 | - | 26,004 | 25,271 | ||||||
| Bank charges | 360 | - | 360 | 360 | ||||||
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| **Sub total ** | 41,522 | 547 | - | 42,069 | 35,080 | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 41,522 547 - 42,069 35,080 ~~——————~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) 46,733 371 - 47,104 21,769 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 102,929 7,501 - 110,430 88,661 Cash funds this year end 149,662 7,872 - 157,534 110,430 ~~===>==>~~ |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds |
Signature Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Current account Deposit account Cash |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 11,106 - 138,149 7,872 406 - 149,662 7,872 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Martin Cox Christopher Sheppard |
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| Date of approval |
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| Martin Cox | 02/06/2025 | ||
| Christopher Sheppard | 02/06/2025 |
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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date
From 1[st] January 2024 To 31[st] December 2024
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Vinters Valley Park Trust
Other names charity is known by
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for **whole year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| M Cox | Chair | ||
| G Cooke | Kent CountyCouncil | ||
| A Brindle | |||
| P Walsh | |||
| PJ Lott | Vinters Residents Association | ||
| CB Sheppard | BoxleyParish Council | ||
| N Fissenden | |||
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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
Type of governing document Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustees may be appointed from Boxley Parish Council, Kent County Council, Trustee selection methods Maidstone Borough Council, Vinters Park Residents Association, Grove Green (eg. appointed by, elected by) Community Hall CIO. Additional Trustees may be appointed by resolution of a properly convened meeting of the Trustees.
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
i) To manage and improve the whole of Vinters Valley Park (“Park”) as an open space for quiet, informal recreation or other leisure time occupation of the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life of the public ii) To conserve the wildlife within the Park iii) To preserve, conserve, maintain, restore and enhance and promote understanding and appreciation for the benefit of the public such features of the Park that are of special landscape, historical or architectural interest
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We employ a warden to undertake such maintenance as required to keep the Reserve in a safe and desirable condition for the public to enjoy and who carries out his duties as outlined in the management plan drawn up by a management committee and approved by the Trustees.
The Warden is supported by many volunteers to carry out this maintenance and works to improve the Reserve and make it more accessible.
Relocation of reptiles into the reserve to preserve them from loss of the previous habitat due to development.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within 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:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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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 30[th] anniversary commemorative stone has been placed. The stone has been provided by a local company.
Maintenance work continues led by the Warden and carried out by a regular team of volunteers. Various storms throughout 2024 have caused damage to mature trees. Action has been taken to protect visitors from any harm.
Visitor numbers are beginning to increase. Notices of special events (dawn chorus, bat watch, tree identification etc) continue to be notified on social media and on our website – vintersvalley.co.uk
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
The CIO’s policy is to maintain a reserves level to ensure funds are readily available should there be major storm damage to the Park and also to enable payment of any legally required redundancy to the warden should the Charity have to be wound up. ~~oe~~
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
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Section F Other optional information
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~~_~~ Section G Declaration
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The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Martin Cox Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chairman Date 02/06/2025
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