Charity No: 1174779 The Halsall Foundation Accounts for the year ènded 31 August 2024 The Halsall Foundation Contents Charity Details Annual Report Independent Examinerfs Report Receipts and Payments Account Statement of Assets and Liabilities Notes to the Receipts and Payments Account The Halsall Foundation Charity Detsils Trustees: Philip Arthur John Carside John Robert Dean David Alan Halsall Dr Richard Wlliam Reed Independent Examiner. Anthony Cooney FCA Ashworth Treasure Limited 17-19 Park Street Lytham Lancashire FY8 SLU Bankers: Arbuthnot Latham & Co Limited London Thfr Hal8all Foundatlon Annual report For the year onded 31 August 2024 The trustees present thgir report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024, which have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's constitution and applicable law. Structure. governance and management The Governing Docurnent of The Ha15all Foundation is The Trusl Deed dated 17 March 2017. The charity obtained charitable status on 21 September 2017. Tralning and instruction are provided for new trustees by means of meetings with the current trustees and documentation in felation to the responsibilities and procedures. The Trustees are shown on page 1. Objectlves, actlvltles, achlovemgnt8. p?rforniance and publlc boneflt The objects are, for the publlc benefit, to support any exclusively charitable purpose according to the law of England and Wales as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion determine from time to time and without prejudice to the generality of the forgoing Part￿UlarlY in the areas of Merseyside. Manchester, Lancashire and Cumbria. The activities of the charlty have been to Issue £116,000 worth of grants to deserving registered charittes in Lancashire. In planning our activities for the year, we have taken into account the Charity Commission's guidance on public beneflt at our trustee meetings. Financlal revlow The net deficit for the year was £19,687 (2023 net receipts: £9,572) as shown in the receipts and payments account on page 4. In view of the level of income, the charity has prepared these accounts on the receipts and payrnents basis, summarising all money received 01 paid by the charty during the year. A statement giving details of the assets and liabilities at the end of the year is provided on page 5. Reserves policy The income reseNe is to b8 distributed in accordance with the oblects set out in the governing document. Any unspent income Is carried forward for distribution in future periods. At 31 August 2024 there was unsp8nt income ot £432 carried forward. Thi5 report w83 approved by the Committee on behalf by 2025 and signed on their D Ha18all - Trustee The Halsall Foundatlon Independent Examiner'g Report to the Trustees I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2024 which are set out on pages 4 to 6. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees you a￿ responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Yhe ACY). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried OLrt under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my exarnination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independènt Examinerfs Statement I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my 8ttention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act," or 2. The accounts did not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in orderto enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Ashworth Treasure Limited Lytham The Halsall Foundation Recelpts and Payments Account For the year ended 31 August 2024 Year ended 31 August 2024 Unrogtricted Total Year ended 31 August 2023 Unrestrlcted Total Note Recelpts Voluntary donations Bank interest 97,000 99,453 Total recelpts 97,002 99,456 Payments Direct Charitable Expenditure Grants IT and website costs Bank charges Sundry expenses 116,000 609 80 88,000 563 30 1,291 Total payments 116,689 89,884 Net (deficlt)Irecelpts for the year (19,687) 9,572 Fund balan￿S brought fornard 20,119 10,547 Cash and bank balances 31 August 2024 432 20,119 The Halsall Foundatlon Statement of A55ets and Llabilltles As at 31 August 2024 2024 Total 2023 Total Cash funds Cash at bank and in hand 432 20,119 Total funds per recelpts and Payments account 432 119 Curront a88ets Gift aid 57.863 33,613 Current Ilabllltle8 Professional fees payable 2.628 1,728 Declaratlon The receipts and payments account for th8 financial yeaT ended 31 August 2024 and the statement of assets and liabilities at that date are approved by the Trustees. For and on behal ustees: D Halsall - Trustee Date 161& J Qhuc•r aols The Halsall Foundatlon Notes to the recelpts and payments account For the year ended 31 August 2024 1. Accounting pollcles These accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis. Expenditure is inclusive of VAT. 2. Trustees No rernuneration or other benefits were paid to the charity's trustees or people connected with them. No expenses have been reimbursed to trustees. 3. Grants 2024 2023 Blackpool Symphony Orchestra Aawaz Just Good Friends Rainbow Hub Aiming Higher South Shore Community Partnership The Magic Club Fylde Rugby Club Boathouse Youth 2,000 15,000 10.000 15,000 30,000 14,000 14,000 30,000 15,000 15,000 14,000 30,000 116,000 88,000 4. Related party transactions D Halsall, a trustee, donated £97,000 to the charity during the year (2023.. £99,453).