Charity registration number: 1182570
Perch Rock Lighthouse
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Perch Rock Lighthouse
Contents
| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 |
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| Trustees' Report | 2 |
| Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities | 3 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 4 |
| Balance Sheet | 5 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 6 to 7 |
Perch Rock Lighthouse
Reference and Administrative Details
Trustees Mr Paul Kingham Ms Catherine Roberts Mrs Anne Elizabeth Kingham Charity Registration Number 1182570 Principal Office The Coach House 19A Atherton Street Wallasey Wirral CH45 9LT
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Trustees' Report
The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Objectives and activities
Objects and aims
The objects of the charity are to promote, for the benefit of the public, the preservation and protection of the historic building known as Perch Rock Lighthouse in New Brighton on Merseyside. The building is listed by Historic England (Grade II*) number 1258288.
Public benefit
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Trustees and officers
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Trustees: Mr Paul Kingham Ms Catherine Roberts Mrs Anne Elizabeth Kingham
The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on 21 November 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
......................................... Mr Paul Kingham Trustee
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Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.
The law applicable to charities requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the constitution. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the trustees of the charity on 21 November 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
......................................... Mr Paul Kingham Trustee
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
| Note Income and Endowments from: Expenditure on: Net income/(expenditure) Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies Total income Expenditure on: Raising funds Total expenditure Net income/(expenditure) Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricted funds £ - - 868 868 Unrestricted funds £ 800 800 (800) (800) - - 868 868 |
Total 2024 £ - |
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| - 868 |
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| 868 | ||
| Total 2023 £ 800 |
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| 800 | ||
| (800) | ||
| (800) | ||
| - | ||
| - 868 |
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| 868 |
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for 2023 is shown in note .
The notes on pages 6 to 7 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 4
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(Registration number: 1182570) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024
| Note Fixed assets Heritage assets 4 Current assets Cash at bank and in hand 5 Net assets Funds of the charity: Unrestricted income funds Unrestricted funds Total funds |
2024 £ 100 768 868 868 868 |
2023 £ 100 768 |
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| 868 | ||
| 868 | ||
| 868 |
The financial statements on pages 4 to 7 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 21 November 2024 and signed on their behalf by:
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Mr Paul Kingham Trustee
The notes on pages 6 to 7 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 5
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
1 Accounting policies
Statement of compliance
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
Basis of preparation
Perch Rock Lighthouse meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.
Going concern
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Heritage assets
To meet the requirements of the SORP, disclose the policy for acquisition, preservation, management and disposal of heritage assets.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
Fund structure
Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees's discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.
2 Income from donations and legacies
| Total for 2024 Total for 2023 |
Unrestricted funds General £ - 800 |
Total funds £ - |
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| 800 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024
3 Taxation
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.
4 Heritage assets
| Cost At 1 April 2023 At 31 March 2024 Depreciation At 31 March 2024 Net book value At 31 March 2024 5 Cash and cash equivalents Cash at bank 6 Analysis of net funds Cash at bank and in hand Net debt Cash at bank and in hand Net debt |
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