Charity number: 1184870
Paradis Commemoration Group Memorial A eal pp
Unaudited
Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements For the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
Also known as
Le Paradis Memorial A eal pp
Le Paradis Memorial Appeal
Contents
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| Page | Page | |
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| Reference and administrative details of the Charity and its Trustees | 3 | |
| Trustees’ report | 4-6 | |
| Statement of fnancial activities | 7 | |
| Balance sheet | 8 | |
| Notes to the fnancial statements | 9 | |
| Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts | 10 |
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Le Paradis Memorial Appeal
Reference and administrative details of the charity and its trustees For the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
Trustees
Robert Edwards, Chair Nicholas Brayne Brig Max Marriner, CBE Dennis O’Callaghan Raymond Smith Peter Steward
Charity registered no 1184870
Principal office
12 Lowestoft Road Beccles Suffolk NR34 7DE
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Le Paradis Memorial Appeal
Trustees’ Report For the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
The trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements for the period
1[st] January 2022 to 31[st] December 2022.
Structure, governance and management
a. Name
The registered name is Paradis Commemoration Group Memorial Appeal. The working name Le Paradis Memorial Appeal is also registered.
b. Constitution
The charity is registered with the Charity Commission as a Foundation Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) under a constitution, dated 12 August 2019, approved by the Charity Commission.
c. Method of appointment of Trustees
The management of the charity is the responsibility of the existing Trustees who appoint new Trustees as designated under the terms of the constitution.
d. Policies
The charity has approved the following policies: Conflicts of interest Complaints procedure GDPR Risk management Volunteers
The charity also maintains a risk register.
The policies and register are reviewed every two years.
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Le Paradis Memorial Appeal
Trustees’ Report (continued) For the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
Objectives and activities
a. Objective
- The object of the charity as set out in its governing document is ‘The promotion of civic responsibility and good citizenship among people in the county of Norfolk in particular, and the UK in general, by commissioning a memorial in Norfolk to the 97 British soldiers massacred at Le Paradis on 27 May 1940, to maintain said memorial and to support other memorials to the Le Paradis Massacre as deemed appropriate by the Trustees.
In setting objectives and planning undertakings the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit, including the guidance ‘Public benefit: running a charity (PB2)’.
b. Strategies for achieving objectives
The principal objective, a permanent memorial to the memory of the victims of the massacre has been achieved. The second part of the object, ‘ to maintain said memorial’ is reviewed as dictated by circumstance and once a year as a minimum. The Trustees are now focussing on the final part of the objective, ‘ to support other memorials to the Le Paradis Massacre’ . In addition, the following two strands continue to inform the work of Trustees
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Ensuring that supporters and the general public are kept fully informed of developments
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Ensuring that all administrative requirements are met.
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Le Paradis Memorial Appeal
Trustees’ Report (continued) For the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
Achievements and performance
Working closely with Norwich Cathedral, the Trustees organised a service of thanksgiving in the Cathedral on Sunday 24[th] April. This was attended by more than four hundred invited guests including the Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, The Lady Dannatt OBE, and representatives of the French Embassy and the Chief of the General Staff.
For the second consecutive year the Trustees also organised a Service of Remembrance at the memorial on Friday 27[th] May, the 82[nd] anniversary of the massacre.
Financial Review
a. Going concern
The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For that reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
b. Reserves policy
The charity carries forward into 2023 sufficient reserves to cover all anticipated financial commitments. Working within the guidelines established by the constitution, the Trustees will determine what use to make of these funds.
This report was approved by order of the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
R Edwards
Date 22 February 2023
Robert Edwards BSc
Chair
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Statement of financial activities For the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
| Unrestricted | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | funds | ||
| 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | ||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income | ||||
| Fund raising events | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Donations | 0 | 0 | 838 | |
| Gift Aid | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Interest on deposit account | 27 | 27 | 4 | |
| ------------------------------------ | ||||
| Total income | 27 | 27 | 842 | |
| ------------------------------------ | ||||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Service of Thanksgiving for the Success of | the | |||
| Memorial Appeal | 1 | 3,998 | 3,998 | |
| Other | 2 | 198 | 198 | |
| ------------------------------------ | ||||
| Total expenditure | 4,196 | 4,196 | 27,378 | |
| ------------ | ------------ | ------------ | ||
| Net receipts | 4,169 | 4,169 | 26,536 | |
| Cash funds at start of period | 32,928 | 32,928 | 59,464 | |
| ------------------------------------ | ||||
| Cash funds at the end of this period | 28,759 | 28,759 | 32,928 | |
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Balance sheet For the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
2021 2020 Note £ £ Assets Cash at bank 28,759 32,928 Creditors 0 0 ------------ -----------Net current assets as unrestricted funds 28,759 32,928 ======= =======
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by
R Edwards
Date 22 February 2023
Robert Edwards BSc
Chair
The notes on page 9 form part of these financial statements
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Notes to the Financial Statements For the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
£
- Analysis of expenditure on Service of Thanksgiving for the Memorial Appeal
| Reception in Norwich Cathedral | 3,800 |
|---|---|
| Postage | 173 |
| Other | 25 |
| ------------ | |
| Total | 3,998 |
| ------------ |
| £ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Analysis of other expenditure | ||
| Insurance | 143 | ||
| Service of Remembrance 27 April 2022 | 30 | ||
| Accounts verifed | 25 | ||
| ------------ | |||
| Total | 198 |
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In Le Paradis Memorial Appeal d e Independent Examiner’s Report p For the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 e n d e
nt examiner’s report to the Trustees of the Paradis Commemoration Group Memorial Appeal
Charity no 1184870
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the financial year 1[st] January 2022 to 31[st] December 2022 set out on pages 7 to 9.
Responsibilities and basis of report
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 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.
Signed 11.03.2023
K. Walters
Dated
Name Ken Walters Address 10 High Street, Southrepps Norfolk NR11 8AH
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