## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

## **Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

**Report to the trustees/ members of** 

Friends of St James Park 

**On accounts for the year ended** 

30[th] April 2023 

**Charity no (if any)** 

11779557 

## **Set out on pages** 

3-4 

(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets) 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30/04/2023 

As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation 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 examiner's statement** 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have 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: 

- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or 

- 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._ 

John Miller 19[th] September 2023 John Miller 

**Signed: Date:** 

**Name:** 

**Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** 

BA FCA 

**October 2018** 

1 

**IER** 



**Address:** 

123, Church St 

Southampton 

SO15 5LW 

**Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

**October 2018** 

2 

**IER** 



## Friends of St. James' Park - Charity No. 1177957 

Receipts and Payments Account for the year to 30 April 2023 (Provisional) 

|Receipts<br>Grants<br>Donations<br>Events<br>History<br>Misc<br>Payments<br>Room Hire<br>Expenses<br>Fees<br>Events<br>Equip<br>Ofce<br>Misc<br>Insurance<br>History<br>Surplus<br>Balance brought forward at 1 May 2022<br>Balance carried forward at 30 April 2023|General<br>Restricted<br>Total<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>299.15<br>53884.50<br>54183.65<br>154.37<br>0.00<br>154.37<br>5321.20<br>0.00<br>5321.20<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>202.80<br>0.00<br>202.80|
|---|---|
||5977.52<br>53884.50<br>59862.02|
||0.00<br>5127.00<br>5127.00<br>0.00<br>3814.34<br>3814.34<br>0.00<br>42388.18<br>42388.18<br>211.94<br>2668.61<br>2880.55<br>300.73<br>1710.75<br>2011.48<br>0.00<br>2897.30<br>2897.30<br>8.60<br>109.98<br>118.58<br>0.00<br>684.91<br>684.91<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00|
||521.27<br>59401.07<br>59922.34|
||5456.25<br>-5516.57<br>-60.32<br>10585.39<br>45334.48<br>55919.87<br>16041.64<br>39817.91<br>55859.55|



## Notes to the accounts 

1. These accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis, with all revenue and expenses shown on a cash basis. 

2. The charity has two funds: an Unrestricted General Fund and a Restricted Fund arising from the receipt of  grants for specific purposes. 



## **Friends of St. James' Park - Charity No. 1177957 Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 30 April 2023 (Provisional)** 

|**Monetary Assets**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>Current Account<br>Petty cash<br>Paypal<br>Total Monetary Assets<br>**Represented by Funds**<br>**Unrestricted Funds**<br>General Fund<br>**Restricted Funds**<br>Reaching Communities<br>37,326.26<br>History Funds<br>5,824.65<br>Gardening Fund<br>1,348.57<br>SCC VE 75<br>500.00<br>Banner Fund<br>335.00<br>**Total Funds**|Year Ending<br>30-Apr-22<br>**£**|Year Ending<br>30-Apr-22<br>**£**|Year Ending<br>30-Apr-23<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|---|
||55,773.07||55,833.19|
||89.19<br>57.61<br>55,919.87<br>10,585.39<br>45,334.48<br>34,136.97<br>3,718.80<br>1,180.19<br>500.00<br>335.00<br>55,919.87||26.36<br>0.00|
||||55,859.55|
||||15,988.59<br>39,870.96|
||||55,859.55|