**for the year ended** 

**31st December 2022** 



## **ESSEX PROVINCIAL ALMONERS FUND  - REGISTERED NO. 1177292** 

|**Statement of Financial Activities for the year**|**ended 31st D**|2022||
|---|---|---|---|
||**General**|**Restricted**|**Total for**|
||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2021**|
||£|£|£|
|**Income and expenditure**||||
|**Incoming resources**||||
|Donations:||||
|General|7,682||8,651|
|Essex Provincial Charity Fund|29131||810|
|Essex Provincial Grand Lodge|||400|
|**Total incoming resources**|**36,813**|**0**|**9,861**|
|**Resources expended**||||
|Direct charitable expenditure:||||
|Grants to brethren and dependants net of recov|13,416||38,007|
|Grants administered for:||||
|Masonic Charitable Foundation||||
|Other expenditure:||||
|Trustees liability insurance|350||350|
|Data Controller registration|35||35|
|PGA expenses|159||150|
|Stationery|0||0|
|EPAF pens|0||0|
|**Total resources expended**|**13,960**|**0**|**38,542**|
|**Net incoming/(outgoing) resources**|22853|0|(28,681)|
|**Fund balances brought forward at 01.01.21**|19869|0|48,550|
|**Fund balances carried forward @ 31.12.21**|42722|0|19,869|





## **ESSEX PROVINCIAL ALMONERS FUND  - REGISTERED NO. 1177292** 

|**Balance Sheet for the year ended 31st Dece**<br>2022<br>**12/31/2022**<br>£<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>0<br>Cash at bank<br>43,072<br>43,072<br>**Current liabilities**<br>Creditors<br>350<br>Net current assets<br>42,722<br>**Total assets**<br>**42,722**<br>Represented by:<br>**Charity funds:**<br>Unrestricted:<br>General Fund<br>42,722<br>Restricted:<br>Masonic Charitable Foundation<br>0<br>**42,722**|**12/31/2021**<br>£<br>0<br>19,869<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>**19,869**<br>19,869<br>0<br>**19,869**|**12/31/2021**<br>£<br>0<br>19,869<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>**19,869**<br>19,869<br>0<br>**19,869**|
|---|---|---|
|||**19,869**|



Approved by the trustees on and signed on their behalf by: 

**G J Hostler** 9th April 2023 

**J. Mansfield** 9th April 2023 



**ESSEX PROVINCIAL ALMONERS FUND  - REGISTERED NO. 117** 

**Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31st Dece** 

2022 

## **1. Accounting Policies** 

## 1.1 

The annexed accounts have been prepared under the historical cost co using the guidelines given in recognised Statements of Standard Accou the Charity Commission’s Statement of Recommended Practice 2005 a Act 2011. 

## 1.2 

There have been no changes to the accounting policies. 

## 1.3 

No changes have been made to previous years accounts. 

## **2. Assets** 

Debtors **### ### £ £** £0 £0 



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**ESSEX PROVINCIAL ALMONERS FUND  - REGISTERED NO. 1177292** 

## **Trustees report for the year ended 31st December 2022** 

The name of the charity is Essex Provincial Charity Fund (EPAF), registered no. 1177292 with the Charity Commission. 

The principal operating address of the charity is Provincial Office, 2 Station Court, Station Approach, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7AT. 

Attached are the accounts for the EPAF for last year for the registered charity 1177292. 

The names of the persons who were trustees of the charity at the date of this report or at any time during the year under review are as follows: G J Hostler(Chairman), , P.J. Harris (Secretary), J Mansfield (Treasurer ),R A JordaN , w e Heathfield , E L Chevin and M D Howse 

The day to day management of the charity's functions were delegated to the following - G J Hostler, Chairman & Provincial Grand Almoner and to R  Heathfield Deputy Provincial Grand Almoner and J Mansfield Treasurer of the EPAF. 

The charity’s bankers are Barclays Bank PLC. 

The independent examiners of the charity’s accounts are I.V. Jones 

The EPAF charity remains solely to look after distressed Essex Masons and their eligible dependants in times of medical and finacial difficulties 

The Trustees have been kept informed at all times throughout the year of the transactions and they have been very supportive of the decisions and actions taken 

The accounts show a reduction in financial activity . This is due to the end of the Covid 19 Pandemic and the fall off in the necessity to support members in distress. 

Signed on behalf of the Trustees by: 

G J Hostler ( Chairman of Truistees) 

**9th April 2023** 



## **ESSEX PROVINCIAL ALMONERS FUND  - REGISTERED NO. 1177292** 

## **Independent Examiners' Report to the Trustees of Essex Provincial Almoners Fund** 

We report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31st December 2022 

## **Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiners** 

independent examination is needed. 

It is our responsibility to: 

Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 

## **Basis of Independent Examiners' Report** 

view" and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. 

## **Independent Examiners' Statement** 

In the course of our examination, no matter has come to our attention: 

1. which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements a) to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act, and b) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met,or 

2. to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Name: 

**I.V. Jones**