The LauraKe Hummer Foundatlon Trustees Report and Flnandal Statemart For th• Ywr to 30 Jupe 2025 Trustees C Ottaway Chalr of Trustees R Plummer Mkniy J I4k S Plummer K Tydernan rln¢jpal dk. Flat Houwb¥the Church The Street Goodnestone cr3 IPL Chalrty Number 1194330 Bankers Natwest
The laurence Hummer Fourmlatlon Report of the Trustees For the Yw to 30 June 2025 Charity re8iStration number. 1194330 The trustees present thelr annual report and finanaal statemènts of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2025. The financlal statements have been prepared In accordance wh Charltles Act 2011 and the Statement of R•comrnended Practice 2(M)8. Structure• governan and manw*nt The foundation is a registered charity, number 1194330. and Is constltuted under a trust deed dated 4 May 2021. tryxees are appolnted by the existing trustees and serve for three years after which they mywt themselves forward for rtrappolntment. At the trstee meetlngs, the trustees agree the broad strategy and areas of acttvity for the foundation, including consideration of 8rantmakin& investment. reserves, risk management polices and performance. We have an applicatlon process where our application fomi Is to be completed and is revlewed at the trustee meetings to decide if the application Is successful and the grant can be awarded. All trustees give their time freety and no trustee remuneration was paid in the y••r. Objectlves and Actlvftles fty the publk benefit The charities objertives is to promote community partlclpation in healthy recreation In Medway• Kent and the surrounding areas, In partiujlar tyy the provision of grants to provlde and asslst in the prO$10n of facllTtles and opportunlties for the playln£ of varlous sports. Thls year we have been able to support a number of individuals and organlsatlons wlth grants to contlnulng thelr Interest In sportin8 activities. The trustees have re8ard to the guidance issued by the Charlty Commi55ion on public benefit. Grant-rnakin8 poIIcy The Foundatlon has a grant maklng policy to athieve its objects for the publlc benefit and Improve the young people of Medway and Kent and to encoura8e them Into sportlng
actlvitles. Benefidarles are genwally youn8 pPIe and dubs and or8anlsatlons that support young people In sportlnq activities. Application are encouraged frorn schools and dubs to alm ts support young people who would otherwlse be able to participate In their chosen sportlng actlvlty. Flnanclal Revlew The trustee Is rellant on fundralslng and donatlons. At the end of June 2025 the charlty had £13,988 in unrestricted funds. Trustees, respSIbIlItIeS In relatlon to the fftnaral s&itements The Trustees are responslble for preparin8 the Trustee's Report and the financial statements Sn acrdanCe wlth the appllcable law and Unlted Kingdom Aecountlng Standards. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prwire financlal statements for the financial year whlch give a true and fair view of the stjte of the affairs of the charity and of the inwming resources and applications of r•Fources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are requlred to: Select sultable accounting polldes and then apply them consistentlv: observe the methods and princlples of the Charities SORP make judgments and estimates that are r¢asonable and prudent state whether the appllcable accountlng standards have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and prepare the financlal statements on the going concem basls unless it is Inapproprlate to presume the charlty wlll contlnue In buslness. The trustees are re5pon5ible for keeping accountlng records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and enable them to ascertain to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charites Act 2011, the Charity {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2CM)8 and the provisipns of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the preventlon and detethon of fraud and other irregularlties. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the tharlty and financial information included on the charity's website. Approved by the trustees on ..ll.N...M... 2026 and signed on their behaFf by: C Ottaway Chairperson
The Laurence Foundation For the Yr to 30 June 2025 Unrestrkted Funds 2025 Unrestrlcted Funds 2024 Re¢elpts Income from Charltable l)onations Income from Fundralslnz 2450 7572 549 6972 Total Recelpts lThJ22 7521 Paynients Web hostlng Advertising and marketing Grants awarded 117 4375 5594 221 768 7938 Total Payments 8927 Net Recelpts (Payments) (1406) Statent of asset$ and Ilabilities a¢ the end of 30 June 2025 Unrestrlcted funds 2025 Unrestrlcted funds 2024 Cash Funds Cash at Bank 13988 14053 Reserves Unrestricted fvnds 13988 14053 Slgned by C Ottaway on behalf of all the trustees