The Friends of Farsley Rehoboth Burial Ground
Charity number 1182468
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2023
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The Friends of Farsley Rehoboth Burial Ground
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 3 |
| Receipts and payments account | 4 |
| Statement of assets and liabilities | 5 |
| Notes to the accounts | 6 to 7 |
Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
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The Friends of Farsley Rehoboth Burial Ground
Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2023
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Richard Hainsworth Chair/Treasurer John Barker Secretary Frances Barker Fundraising and Communications Officer Linda Allen Paul Hogarth Graham Moses Graham Turner
Charity number
Charity number 1182468 Registered in England and Wales Registered and principal address Bankers 16 Moorland View Lloyds TSB Bank plc Rodley Ariel House Leeds 2138 Coventry Road LS13 1PU Sheldon B26 3JW
Registered and principal address
Accountants
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Structure, governance and management
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) association formed on 14 March 2019 and is governed by a constitution.
Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
To promote, for the public benefit, the preservation, care and improvement of Farsley Rehoboth Burial Ground as a place of historic and ecological interest.
To advance the education of the public through the preservation and maintenance of Farsley Rehoboth Burial Ground.
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The Friends of Farsley Rehoboth Burial Ground
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2023
Objectives and activities continued
The charity's main activities
Following 11 years of neglect and locked gates we were established to purchase, reclaim and maintain the Farsley Rehoboth Burial Ground as a public open space and community asset.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the establishment of a community owned asset.
To promote, for the public benefit, the preservation, care and improvement of Farsley Rehoboth Burial Ground as a place of historic and ecological interest.
To advance the education of the public through the preservation and maintenance of Farsley Rehoboth Burial Ground
Achievements and performance
During the year under review the work on restoring the graveyard continued. Work on the main perimeter wall was completed and the landscaping and sale of Bereavement Services ashes plots commenced. Further paths were built and a number of historic graves were restored.
Volunteer work sessions took place through out the year on at least three days per week'
Research and family visits took place regularly with a well supported Heritage Open Day in September as well as our annual Armistice Day Service.
We maintained a strong social media and community presence and a regularly updated web site and database.
Financial review
The net receipts for the year were £1,174, including net receipts of £588 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £586 on restricted funds.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £18,999.
The trustees, based upon a review of the CIO's fixed cost commitments, have set a minimum reserves target of £5,000.
The trustees recognise that actual reserves exceed the minimum target level and expect to reduce the level of reserves as additional works to the Burial Ground are being planned in the coming year.
The trustees have reassessed the charity’s ability to continue for at least 12 months from the date that the accounts are approved and have concluded that no material uncertainties exist that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to meet its liabilities as they fall due
Approved by the board of trustees on 23/1/2024
Richard Hainsworth (Trustee)
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The Friends of Farsley Rehoboth Burial Ground Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2023
| Notes 2023 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 6,710 Fundraising 4,449 Gift Aid 915 Other income 4,238 Total receipts 16,312 Payments Maintenance costs 1,907 Graveyard improvements 6,156 Benches - Signage - Equipment 2,018 Insurance 362 Website costs 167 Admin, publicity and promotion 1,231 Volunteer costs 360 Subscriptions 746 Remembrance books - Armistice Day 245 Utilities 377 Refreshments 590 Independent examination 480 Toilet hire 1,085 Total payments 15,724 Net receipts / (payments) 588 Fund balances brought forward 18,411 Fund balances carried forward (3) 18,999 |
2023 Restricted funds £ 2,170 105 - 841 3,116 304 677 - - 673 - 216 379 50 76 - - - 155 - - 2,530 586 4,313 4,899 |
2023 Total funds £ 8,880 4,554 915 5,079 19,428 2,211 6,833 - - 2,691 362 383 1,610 410 822 - 245 377 745 480 1,085 18,254 1,174 22,724 23,898 |
2022 Total funds £ 17,275 4,063 721 - 22,059 2,634 10,472 978 100 1,148 360 143 1,266 38 181 505 123 291 131 480 - 18,850 3,209 19,515 22,724 |
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The Friends of Farsley Rehoboth Burial Ground Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 March 2023 2023 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 18,999 Total cash funds 18,999 Assets retained for the charity's own use, at cost Burial Grounds land Container Liabilities Independent examination |
2023 Restricted £ 4,899 4,899 |
2023 Total £ 23,898 23,898 30,000 1,200 31,200 2023 £ 780 780 |
2022 Total £ 22,724 22,724 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 23/1/2024
Richard Hainsworth (Trustee)
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The Friends of Farsley Rehoboth Burial Ground
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2023
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accounting
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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The Friends of Farsley Rehoboth Burial Ground
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2023
| **2 ** | Grants and donations | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |||
| funds | funds | funds | funds | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Aviva | 1,169 | - | 1,169 | 9,575 | ||
| Benefact Group plc | 1,000 | - | 1,000 | - | ||
| Borough of Pudsey Charity | 300 | - | 300 | 500 | ||
| Leeds Civic Trust | - | 170 | 170 | 250 | ||
| Wade's Charity | - | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||
| West Riding Masonic Charities | Limited | 3,000 | - | 3,000 | - | |
| Arnold Clark | - | - | - | 750 | ||
| Cooperative Community Funds | - | - | - | 2,266 | ||
| Leeds City Council (LCC) | - | - | - | 200 | ||
| National Heritage Lottery Fund | (NHLF) | - | - | - | 149 | |
| Other donations | 1,241 | - | 1,241 | 1,585 | ||
| 6,710 | 2,170 | 8,880 | 17,275 | |||
| **3 ** | Restricted funds | Balance b/f | Incoming | Outgoing | Transfers | Balance c/f |
| Wades Charity | £ 28 |
£ 2,000 |
£ 1,990 |
£ - |
£ 38 |
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| NHLF | 3,408 | - | - | - | 3,408 | |
| Grave Markers | 877 | 946 | 465 | - | 1,358 | |
| Heritage Open Day | - | 170 | 75 | - | 95 | |
| 4,313 | 3,116 | 2,530 | - | 4,899 | ||
| Fund name | Purpose of restriction | |||||
| Wades Charity | To contribute to improvements | to the burial grounds. | ||||
| NHLF | To support website development; a Book of Remembrance; | signage; | ||||
| heritage protection costs; and heritage events. | ||||||
| Grave Markers | To enable the purchase and installation of grave | markers. | ||||
| Heritage Open Day | To support costs associated with the running of a Heritage Open Day. |
4 Related party transactions
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
Trustee remuneration and benefits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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