Friends of
mchurch Recreation
Ground
Charity Number: 1185877
Financial Statements
For the year ended
31st March 2024

Trustces l£eport
"l-he -I'rusiees presenl iE]eir report and thL linancial accounts for the year ended _31 ' March
2024.
Annual Statcmcni 202.1_ 21)24
The Charity has made great progTe55 fundraising Ihis year with the L)penin8 of their i.ery own
charily shop in the Trillage, it ha8 been supported extremely wcll b). Ihe coinmunily bvih
with donations and salcs. W¥ have recruited around filleen volunteers, who arc hdppy to
donaLC. their time and cxpcrt15¢ 10 5uppoftL our cFiarity.
We ha￿￿ al%0 hcld Lommunily events which inLlude juinble sales, qui7. nights, indoor boot
and Lrali fairs, a garage safari, and a christma.s mi￿kC1.
ta¢cmLnt of Trustees Responsibilities
'I'he Irusiees are requircd by the Charilies Act 201 I to prepare financial statements for each
year, which give a Inie alld fair view ol. the state of affairs.
The trustccs arc rLspunsible t.nr ensuring that the charity kCLp￿ proper accounting rccoids
whiLh dI￿LI0$e ￿ryth rciiSDnable accuracy al any given lime the financial Posllion and for
cnsuring ihal the financial statements comply ￿ryth thc Charities Act 201 I, the applieablc
Charitics ( AL¢ounls and Reports) Ilcgulalions.
The AcLounls have been sllbmitted to a qualified accountani lor an Indcpendent Examination
of the accounts prcp(w¢d by the Treasurcr, when required by the Charitable Commission
requirements.

Friend5 of D
mehurch RccrcatiL)n Cjround
Recei
ts and Pa ments Account for the
ear ended 31 March 2024
2024
Ineome
Ch￿lty Shop
33,400
()thLr b undraising
3,756
1,944
Total RcL¢ipls
37,155
1,944
Fxpenditure in furlherance of the objectives of the charity:_
Total expenses
8,677
1,495
Exccss ol. rectipls ()ver expLnditur¢
28.478
449
Nct change in funds
28.478
449
Stattmtnt of Assets and Liabilitics at 31 ￿larCh 2024
2024
2023
Cash I'unds
Cash at ￿(￿k
38,588
9,784
Paypal
Nil
326
38,)88
10.1 I i)
Current Assets and Liabilities
Nil

Ind¢
CDd¢nt Examiners Re
ort to the I rustees
I rcporl lo ihe Irusiees on my exatninatioll of thc (ILcounls of The Friend8 c)r DymchurLh
Recreation QTround fior the Ye￿ ended J I" MaTch 20?4, whiLh sel oul un thL dttaLhL"d shLLts.
Responsibilitils anLI Ha.sis of Report
A% the eharitv's trustecs you are respon.%ible for the preparation of Ihe aLcounts in accordancc
wkth th¢ r¢quirements of thc Charitlcs Act 2011 {"The Act"}.
I r¢port in respect of mv cxamination of the Charity'% accounts carried oul undcr sccrion 145
of the 2011 dLt Éuid in canying out my CK(uninalion, I have followcd all applieable directions
given by the Charity Commission under scetion 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent Examincrs Statcmcnt
I have complcled my cxaminalion. I eonfirn] no matcrial matters have cnme to my attenlion in
connection with th¢ cxaznindtion which gives me causc lo bllieve thit in, any malcrial re5pccI'.
The accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the charities
-l-he acLounts did accord with th¢ <LV()unling records: or
'I'hc iiccounls did not comply with the applicable requiTemcnis conccrninLY thc fonn and
LOIitcnt of the accounts sct out in ihe Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations
2008 other than anv requircnlcnt thdl ihe aLcounts givc a "true and fair" vicw which is
not a n]attcr consid¢red as part of an independent examinatiun.
I haiic no concen18 and have come across no other matter5 in Li)Iin¢clion wilh thc cxaminali()n
lo which 4ittcntion should be drawTr in this rcport in Order ID cnablc a propcr undcr.standing of
th¢ accounis lo be reached.
Independent Examlner
Mr Tim N I,i8ter FCA
Stephen Hill Mid Kent Ltd
Jnit 11, Romney M2rsh Business Hub
Mountfield Road
New Romney
Keni
TN28 BHL
Datè.. 30, January 2025