## **Essex Provincial Charity Fund (EPCF) Trustees Report for the year ended 31[st] December 2023** This is the Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31st December 2023 for EPCF which is registered at the Provincial Office, 2 Station Court, Station Approach, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7AT. The charity’s bankers are Barclays Bank PLC and the independent examiners of the charity’s accounts are I.V. Jones and C.D. Sampson. The Essex Provincial Charity Fund CIO is registered with the Charity Commissioners as Charity No. 1185801 The names of the Trustees of the charity at December 2022 were: C. Hicks (Chairman), P.J. Harris (Secretary), G.J. Felton (Treasurer), N. Franklin, C L Felton, P.M. Lovelock and J Curtis The charity works to further such charitable purposes for the public benefit as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales as the Trustees in their absolute discretion determine. The aspects of relief of poverty and distress to Masons and their dependants is now undertaken by EPAF and as such the EPCF continues to support that charity. The Trustees also administer the Essex Freemasons’ Community Fund and make grants on behalf of EFCF. The accounts are set out on the annexed Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet and accompanying notes and to the best of the Trustees' knowledge comply with current statutory requirements and the charity’s governing document. The Trustees believe that the annexed accounts give a clear understanding of how the charity’s funds have been applied and of its financial position as at the year end. The Trustees consider that a satisfactory result has been achieved during the year under review, and that the charity’s funds are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations. Signed on behalf of the trustees by: C. Hicks (Chairman of Trustees) r4 FRO￿7NL1ALLjb￿RITy FUNDANDE&￿,x FREEIIA50NSCOMMUN]TY VUND fvrfhcStwrt￿d SI￿ Dt¢t1￿￿r2Ol￿ 2023 D&ithtl*wlo[FCr.". 65.2Q8 21,390 24JQi 230 75,000 hErpo￿t￿￿ 1330 Lkn&tionts)EPLF.. S.595 1303 K4LgC 120m7 751 l*Jrj*abkew￿Iiuf 7￿10 HPASthwb 9,5 ￿￿¢[￿&byE1cp 108h48 77A43 162 NtllttrDml@{outgDknEITQgOU]f45 5&238 undknbm¢o3bknWlbrwJvd@Tr1.014Z 209 iYJ96 Fwidh41P￿cc¥cllrAedf￿nY￿rd￿3￿.I222 FSSEX PROVINCIAL CHARITY FUND BalAnce Sheet as at 318t December 2022 31.12.23 31.12.22 Curreiil Assets Debtors Cash at bank EPCP Cash at bank EFCF 3,053 14.943 17,996 3.908 56.380 60.288 Cui'rent liabilities Creditors Net current ￿setS 17,996 60,288 Total assets 17,996 60,288 Represented by.. ChArity funds: Unrestricted.. General Fund 17.996 60,288 Restrieted.. Masonic Charitable Foundation 17996 60288 Approved by the trustees on and Eign¢d on their behalf by.. P Hari'is G J Fdton ESSEX PROVINCIAL CHARITY FUF4D Ii)dependent Ex4miiier5' Report to tlie Tnistees of E￿eX Provincial Chxrity Fund We report on the accounts of the Charity for th¢ year ended 3 1st Decembei" 2023. Respective responslbllltles of Trii$tees ortd Examiners The churity'3 trustee8 are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charitjls truqtees consider that an audit is Thot i¢quii¢d under section 144(2) of the Chwities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is needed. It is our responsibility to". Bxamine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 A¢t. Follow the procedures laid down in the gcncral directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) ofthe 2011 ACL and date whether particular matters have uome lo our attention. Ba5l5 of Independent ExaThiners Report Our examination was carried out in accordance with th¢ General Directions given by the Chatity Commission. An examination ￿nCludeS a review of the aecout)ting record$ kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. Ii a]so includes ¢onsideTation of any unusual itsms OT disclosure5 in the accounts, Sllid seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning t￿Y such matt¢rs. The procedures Undertak￿ do not provid¢ all the evidence that would be requiied in an audit, and consequently no opinion 1% given a8 to whether the accounts PTesent a true and fatr view" and the repoit is limited to those matters sel out in the statement below. IndeP￿delIt Exthminersl SÉAtement In th¢ ￿urSe of our examinalioll, no matter has come to our attention.. which gives us reasonable caiise to believe that in any fftaterial respect the re(iuiiements a) to ke¢p accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act, and b) to prepa￿ accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounlingF requirements of the 2011 A¢t have not been met,or 2. to which, in our opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandin8 of the accounts to be reaFhed. Name.. ¢////. 0/4 I CollÉ Jc r4 FRO￿7NL1ALLjb￿RITy FUNDANDE&￿,x FREEIIA50NSCOMMUN]TY VUND fvrfhcStwrt￿d SI￿ Dt¢t1￿￿r2Ol￿ 2023 D&ithtl*wlo[FCr.". 65.2Q8 21,390 24JQi 230 75,000 hErpo￿t￿￿ 1330 Lkn&tionts)EPLF.. S.595 1303 K4LgC 120m7 751 l*Jrj*abkew￿Iiuf 7￿10 HPASthwb 9,5 ￿￿¢[￿&byE1cp 108h48 77A43 162 NtllttrDml@{outgDknEITQgOU]f45 5&238 undknbm¢o3bknWlbrwJvd@Tr1.014Z 209 iYJ96 Fwidh41P￿cc¥cllrAedf￿nY￿rd￿3￿.I222 FSSEX PROVINCIAL CHARITY FUND BalAnce Sheet as at 318t December 2022 31.12.23 31.12.22 Curreiil Assets Debtors Cash at bank EPCP Cash at bank EFCF 3,053 14.943 17,996 3.908 56.380 60.288 Cui'rent liabilities Creditors Net current ￿setS 17,996 60,288 Total assets 17,996 60,288 Represented by.. ChArity funds: Unrestricted.. General Fund 17.996 60,288 Restrieted.. Masonic Charitable Foundation 17996 60288 Approved by the trustees on and Eign¢d on their behalf by.. P Hari'is G J Fdton ESSEX PROVINCIAL CHARITY FUF4D Ii)dependent Ex4miiier5' Report to tlie Tnistees of E￿eX Provincial Chxrity Fund We report on the accounts of the Charity for th¢ year ended 3 1st Decembei" 2023. Respective responslbllltles of Trii$tees ortd Examiners The churity'3 trustee8 are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charitjls truqtees consider that an audit is Thot i¢quii¢d under section 144(2) of the Chwities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is needed. It is our responsibility to". Bxamine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 A¢t. Follow the procedures laid down in the gcncral directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) ofthe 2011 ACL and date whether particular matters have uome lo our attention. Ba5l5 of Independent ExaThiners Report Our examination was carried out in accordance with th¢ General Directions given by the Chatity Commission. An examination ￿nCludeS a review of the aecout)ting record$ kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. Ii a]so includes ¢onsideTation of any unusual itsms OT disclosure5 in the accounts, Sllid seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning t￿Y such matt¢rs. The procedures Undertak￿ do not provid¢ all the evidence that would be requiied in an audit, and consequently no opinion 1% given a8 to whether the accounts PTesent a true and fatr view" and the repoit is limited to those matters sel out in the statement below. IndeP￿delIt Exthminersl SÉAtement In th¢ ￿urSe of our examinalioll, no matter has come to our attention.. which gives us reasonable caiise to believe that in any fftaterial respect the re(iuiiements a) to ke¢p accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act, and b) to prepa￿ accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounlingF requirements of the 2011 A¢t have not been met,or 2. to which, in our opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandin8 of the accounts to be reaFhed. 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