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2023-03-31-accounts

Charity Number: 1172812 Company Number: CE010206

The Friends Of March Railway Station (FOMRS)

Annual Report and Accounts

1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023

Purposes, Aims and Objectives

The purposes, aims and objectives of the Friends Of March Railway Station (FOMRS) are:

Achievements

With the removal of restrictions as a result of the Covid 19 Pandemic, the group got back into running events.

Two events were held during the year, The Model Railway Exhibition 21[st] May 2022 and The Heritage Openday on 1[st] September 2022. Unfortulently where dates clashed with train stroke days the footfall was down on pre-covid numbers, but there was a good turnout and healthy levels of donations for the group.

Work continued on general maintenance of the station and sprucing up the rooms that need a repaint.

Financial Review

Total receipts on unrestricted funds for the period were £967.95. The restricted grant of £400 from March Town Council received in 2019-2020 for a gazebo for events which was to be purchased in March 2019, but due to Covid19 this expenditure did not happen as the event was cancelled, will be carried over a further year until events can be restarted in earnest and the gazebo can be purchased.

During the period £710.97 was spent on maintenance and repairs of the rooms and the outside works. Other costs were plants for the station area at £19.98, £30.00 for Cambridgeshire Council for Voluntary Services annual membership and £96.00 for the Groups Liability Insurance which is with Zurich Insurance.

The net result for the year was a surplus of receipts over payments of £216.03. Adding bank and deposit balances brought forward at the beginning of the year, the balance carried forward at 31st March on unrestricted funds is £1,784.80 plus £400.00 restricted funds, giving a total of £2,184.80.

Reserves Policy

FOMRS has an agreement to maintain a balance of circa £2,500 to cover any unforeseen costs. As a result of the Pandemic we have had to fall back on reserves to cover the deficit. The group plan to replenish the reserves is progressing well since being able to commence fundraising activities and events.

FOMRS works on a basis of applying for Grants for specific projects but in general the grant payments although awarded are not paid out until the work has been carried out. The reserves balance held is to fund any projects prior to grant pay out.

Volunteers

We would like to thank all our volunteers that work hard to make the station a vibrant and lively place.

Structure, Management and Governance

The FOMRS structure, management and governance is defined in our constitution. We have a Committee of four Trustees that fulfil the officer roles of Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.

All decisions are overseen by the Committee and all members have voting rights on all proposals, which are discussed and voted on at regular members meetings and the AGM.

Administrative Information

The Friends Of March Railway Station is based at and has the buildings on Platform 2 of March Railway Station, the address of which is 4 Station Approach, March PE15 8SJ.

The up to date contact details for The Friends Of March Railway Station can be found on the Charity Commission website.

The FOMRS Committee of Trustees for the period of this report were:

Adrian Sutterby – Chair

Gary Christy – Vice Chair

Max Mobius – Secretary

Nicola Christy – Treasurer

Friends Of March Railway Station (FOMRS) Friends Of March Railway Station (FOMRS) Friends Of March Railway Station (FOMRS) Friends Of March Railway Station (FOMRS) 1172812 1172812 1172812 CC16a
For the period
from		 01/04/2022
Period start date		 To 31/03/2022
Period end date
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
415
-
553
-
-
-
-
-
968
-
-
-
968
20
21
585
30
96
-
-
752
-
-
-
752
216
-
1,569
1,785		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Last year
to the nearest £
Donations 415 - - 415 -
Grants - - - - -
Funds from Events 553 - - 553 -
Interest - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 968 - - 968 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
-
Plants 20 -
Cost of Events 21 -
Maintenance and Repairs 585 -
CCVS Membership 30 -
Insurance 96 -
-
-
- -
- -
**Sub total ** 752 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
-
216 - 216 -
- - - -
1,569 400 1,969 -
1,785 400 2,185 -

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
Details
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Bank Accont
Cash
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
982
400
802
-
-
-
1,785
400
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		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of
approval

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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