FISH VOLUNTEER CENTRE (Reg. Charity No. 1189325) Treasurer’s Report 2024-25 Commentary
For the period April 2024 – March 2025
FISH Volunteer Centre, charity number 1189325, is an incorporated charity with a gross income of less that £250,000 per annum. The annual accounts are reported as Receipts and Payments with a year-end assets and liabilities statement.
FISH is in a healthy state financially, though we are likely to have to replace the minibus in the next few years. We are also looking to update and improve our computer booking system.
I would like to thank all the people who have donated or regularly donate to our Charity.
During 2024-2025 the INCOME was £43,970.36. This is approximately 12% higher than the previous year 2023-2024 when the income was £39,353.31.
Most of this increase was the result of an increase in donations. As in previous years a large part of our income came from donations.
The car driving income was steady at £8,388 for the year; compared with £8,816, £7,712, £8,804, £7,900 and £8,261 in previous years.
The investment account with the United Trust Bank and the two deposit accounts with NatWest have earned us a total of £5,552.62 in interest. This is significantly more than the previous financial year as the accounts were only opened in early 2024.
We have again applied for Gift Aid on donations, but this did not come through until April 2025.
PAYMENTS for the year were £20,616.34, £1,929.32 (10%) more than the previous year total of £18,687.02. This is mainly a result of increased Utilities and Council Tax costs, and vehicle maintenance costs.
Miscellaneous items costs include a new laptop computer for the office staff.
The resulting SURPLUS for the year April 2024 – March 2025 was £23,354.04.
The total of the bank balance and investments at the end of the year was £171,347.11 with petty cash of £552.81.
This allows RESERVES as follows:
New Minibus Reserve: £120,000 IT Reserve: £30,000 New Building Fund: £10,000.
This leaves £11,347.11 in the general fund.
NOTES
We will apply for Gift Aid again later this year including for donations made in the Collecting Boxes.
Thank you to David Whitehead who collects all the cash and cheques from the office, pays them into the bank and records every transaction on the spreadsheet, no small task!
Thanks also to Geoff Ward whose advice and assistance with the spreadsheet has been invaluable.
And to Brian Cresswell who is the Independent Examiner of our accounts,
Treasurer: Helen Fitchett 27th June 2025
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(HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Fish Volunteer Centre On accounts for the year ended 31A March 2025 Charity no lrfanyl 118325 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above chanty (Ih8 Trust.) for the year ended 3110312025 R•sponsibllltles and basls of report As the charrtls trustees. you are respKJnsible for the preparation of the accounts in aCcNd8n with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my 8xamination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Direth'ons given by the Chanty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Ad. Ind•p•ndont examinerfs stst•mont I have completed my examination. I confim 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.. ac(x)unts'ng records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Chanties Act,. or the accounts did not accord wtth the accounts'ng records., or th8 accounts did not comply wÉth the applirAble requirements concernirvJ the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities {A¢¢ounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an irty)endent examination. I have no conM$ and have come across no other matters in connedion with the examination to ¥thich attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper urKler5tanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgn•d: 1610712025 Nam•: Brian Cresswell Relevant professional qualifi&ionls) or body (if any): Address: WayarwJ Galkxystree Road. Peppard Common, Oxon RG95JA IER Oct 2018