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Friends of St Peter’s Walton on the Hill Surrey
Report and financial statements
For the year ended 31 December 2024
Charity registration number: 1170811
Friends of St Peter’s Walton on the Hill Surrey
Registered charity number 1170811
Report of the Trustees
The Trustees present their report and the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Structure and governance
Governing document
The Charitable Trust was created by a trust deed dated 2 November 2016.
Trustees
The Trustees during the year were:
Philip Truett Chairman Michele Spink Mo Atkins Bob Peeler Victoria Truett George Curry
Objectives of the Charitable Trust
The objects of the Charity are to promote the permanent preservation of the church buildings and grounds of St Peter’s Walton on the Hill Surrey.
Review of activities
Jam pleased to be able to report that, thanks to your continuing generosity, Friends of[St][ Peter’s] has had another successful year. This means three things. Firstly, we have paid approx. £7,000 for the maintenance of the church building which was largely in connection with the chancel roof. Secondly, we have continued to honour our commitment to maintain the churchyard at a cost of approx. £10,000 of which nearly £7,000 was for cutting the grass, the balance being for hedgeheaor meawhich work. now Thirdly, standsit at h a spprox.£80,000 which, allowed us to put a further surely, approx. one day soon £10,000 will into be our required vital a major repair job on the church building — Think the roof / the tower etc.
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Friends of St Peter’s Walton on the Hill Surrey
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Registered charity number 1170811
Report of the Trustees - continued
We have attracted a number of new Friends during the course of the year. We find that these are, very often, people who have loved ones in the churchyard. They realise that it is only through our cutting of the grass, which allows access to graves and, particularly, the very small remembrance tablets that these remain visible. They would soon be lost if we stopped the mowing. Ifyou know of anyone who hasa loved one in the churchyard and is not yet a Friend, do please try and encourage them to join us and contribute to such a worthwhile cause. Thank you.
We say goodbye to Bob Peeler who has been a Trustee since 2019 and thank him for his support and wise counsel over the years. This has been very much appreciated.
We need more Trustees. Would you consider becoming a Trustee? You would be joining a very successful little local charity which has made, and will continue to make, a real difference. It is not onerous with just three or four Trustees’ meetings a year. Please contact Mo Atkins on 07799 136 894 or moatkinsS@gmail.com ifyou want to consider this. It would be good to hear from you!
As I have stood down as Chairman after the nine years since Friends was created as a charity in 2016, can I please say a heartfelt farewell and thank you for your unwavering support. You have made a real difference to this vital village asset, and we have even hada bit off fun along the way, so that thank you for that too!
PHILIP TRUETT
Financial performance
The Trustees consider that the financial performance for the year was satisfactory. The assets of the Charity are held in a bank deposit account, pending the award of grants to St Peter’s.
Approved by the Trusteeson 2 Qdvvel 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
George Curry
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Friends of St Peter's Walton on the Hill Surrey
Receipts and payments account
for the year ended 31 December 2024
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|2024|2023|
|Receipts|£|£|£|£|
|OneStanding offordersdonationsi|18,872280|19,2033,603|
|GiftReceiptsAid receivedfrom|events organised by the Friends|45833,018|4.5306,040|
|Interest|1,134|653|
|Pageant income|_|7300|————0|
|Total|receipts|28,618|34,029|
|Payments|
|Costs of|events organised by the Friends|1,408|2,265|
|Other expenses|324|219|
|Total|payments|1,732|2,484|
|Surplus of receipts over payments|26,886|31,545|
|Payments|to|St Peter's|
|Grants to support expenditure on the|fabric of St|Peter's|
|church and the churchyard|17,262|16,604|
|Net receipts for the year|9,624|14,941|
|Cash funds at|1 January 2024|71,577|56,636|
|Cash funds at 31 December 2024|£81.201|$71.57,|
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
31 December 2024 2024 2023 £ £
Cash funds 5,616 2,127 Current account 75,585 69,450 Deposit account i £81,201 £71,577
Notes1 The funds of the Friends of St Peter's are all unrestricted 2 The Friends of St Peter's had no liabilities at 31 December 2024
The accounts were approved by the Trustees on QZ octrover 202 and signed on their behalf by:
, George Curry Mo Atkins Trustee Trustee
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f Independent examiner’s report ITo report the Trustees on the accounts of the Friends ofthe Charity of St Peter’s for the year Walton on ended 31 the December Hillill Surre2024,_ whicsot mosetin on pages three and four. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation: oftheSe‘sandity’sarttrustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under ame 144 of the (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination 1s needed. It is my responsibility to: . e examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, a e to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act), and
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e to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by h eee Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by © ¢c BEIy and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration ofany unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner’s statement
In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I 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.
Peter J Renshaw FCA Greenaway Warren Drive Kingswood (Laker SfRAS
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