DAME VERA LYNN MEMORIAL STATUE- CHARITY
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENOEO 31 MARCH 2025

DAME VERA LYNN MEMORIAL STATUE - CHARrrY
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DAME VERA LYNN MEMORIAL STATUE- CHARITY
TRUSTEE'S REPORT REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
trus￿￿5 present their annual and finan￿￿1 ststements for the year ended 31 Marth 2025.
The finanaal statements have been prepared in xr*Thdxnt£ wth the arminbry rx)licies sel out in note 1 to the
financd slatements and wmrAy wrth the tharitys g0￿MIng dDwm8nt, the Chanties Act 2011 'Ae(JxJnllng and
Reporting by Charfties.. Stateff*nt ol Rec￿Mmended Practhr* apr1￿￿8 to chanbes prepanng their aCCA)unts in
arn)rdance with the Financial RepDrtiThJ Standard arWlcatA8 In the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021.
leffectiv& 1 January 20191.
Oblectlvas and actlvlti•s
The Objec￿ ol the CIO 818 lo preseNe ihe hisiorical and pat￿tiC of Ihe lile and work of Ihe lale Oame Vera
Lynn throughout war two unll her de8th in 2020. In parlicdar lo raise lunds lo finance Ihè •reclion ol a statu&
lo Oame Ver8 Lynn.
W￿n D8me Ver8 Lynn Oied in 2020. it W83 de¢thd by th& 18mily and with Ihe huge $uF¥)ori of Ihe late Sir David
Amèss, 10 hmour Ihe memory ol Dan* Vera in lh¥ ltym ol 8 MemorK4. li soon btse8m& 8pparenl that thts mei wth
th* apprtsval ol many Ih(yJsaThJs of pèople Irc¥n across the wodd. 7fvtho ovef ￿r5 hAd been aftecièd by hér
unstinting work wilh chan￿tI• cynisatsins nol ￿lY vAlh ff*mbern ol the 8nMd forw, bul her with disabbed
chAdr6n.
To thls end It soon became appwent Ihat Oaff* Vera Tr)t dtsappaar Into the n￿h1. boeome lorgotten, bui
through her ¥%YJrk and her sorgs she INe on.
On the anni￿tsary ol h¢r passing on 20 June 2021. wè launched Ihe apwal at Oover. for the m•moriat.
To further c*￿brate the lrfe of Dame Vera. we had the Thankswlrvj g￿k* at Wèthin$tsr Abb&y whlth was a
t￿MendouS 8ucce$s. Thrcdjgh this *￿nderful eNrnl, we have rthv acquired varkns ambassadors for ts appeal.
The tnjstees have paKI due regard to guidarth issued by the Charty c￿Th￿sSk￿ in deciding wthal aC￿vItIeS thè
¢bartty Should undertake.
Aehi•v•rn•nts #nd p•rforrn•n
The memofial Is now 8t Ihe slage of b￿.ft9 tTh)zed th¢ amaz￿9 rAr intemationaly rentr4vned
sculptor Paul Day. updales are awailat4e on Ihe Merr*Nial websile.
Wè are gelb'ng ioward$ the fin818w Mi order Io c(Ner al ol the r*naining (X)5￿ invc4ved for
comrAeb'on. We arè $0 gfAiehA lo those indmduals and groLtrPS ￿ have made donati￿$ gNen suppc*l over
Ihe last year, Spéc￿1 thanks goe5 to Katie Ashby and the D Oay Darfir4Js f¢y all their cOnts"nu￿I fLrndra15ing efforts ai
their Ix)n(*rts and evenis.
The committee have cominued to review ¥￿ere besi io base the the resounding ￿Sponse frtsm the public
has been to pkice by Ihe White Clsffs of ￿tr and the apprW•ten￿. We are ￿rren11Y ￿der
di8oussion with Oover District Couwl to eslabltsh the besi location.
With continued support. Dame Vera Lynn. ol Ihis nation's ￿teSt iC4)ns. receive the acknowledgen￿nt she
so rfchly d8s8Nes.
Flnanclal r•vl•w
Fund raising dttrring the year raBed £15.872. ExpendIlU￿ amounted to £31,062 inrkning a loss on a fUr￿-raIsing
evenl As a of this Fund baarw have reduced from a ne9ati¥e £1.003 to a lurther negatrve FM>Sttion cl
£16,193.
It is pdicy of Ihe Charity to continue to raise fijnds suffiaent to cc*nplele Ihe mem￿la1 Ststue and the erection and
Maintenar￿e thereof withln the finanua yea¥ to 31st March 2026.
The trustees have 3ssesse(l the It￿lOr nsks to ¥&hith the charty is exposed, and are s￿E5r￿d that systerns are in
klace tD rnili9ale exposure to Ihe major risks.

DAME VERA LYNN MEMORIAL STATUE- CHARITY
INDEPENOENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF DAME VERA LYNN MEMORIAL STATUE - CHARITY
I report to the trustees ￿ my examinalion of thè fin￿lia1 ststèments of D#mÈ Ver8 Lynn Memorid Slalue -
Charity Ilhe charity) lor the year ended 31 IAarch 2025.
R•spon81bllltlM and b*sl$ ot report
As the trusiees ol the charily you are re$r￿￿Sible for the Preparai￿ of the finan(3al slatements in ￿rI￿danC
wilh the reqU1￿Men1$ of Ihe Chariii8s Act 2011 (the 2011 Act).
I report in respect of my examinath)n of Ihe tharity's financi* stste￿nIS carri•Y oul under sacknn 14S of Ihe
2011 Acl. In carrying oul my examina1￿ I have followed the aprAvble DirerAicffis gNen by Ihe Ch•rity
Commission undef section 145ISXbl of the 2011 h£t.
Ind•p•ndont •x•fflin•rfs 8i•tsm•nt
Your attention Is drakw) lo the fact Ihat the chanty has p￿pa￿d finanoal ststements in accordance wlh
Accounting and Repthng by Charities prep8nng uieir accounts In 8ct4ydan¢6 with Ihe Financia Reponin9
Standard apF4icat4e in the UK and Republi¢ of Irtr￿nd IFRS 1021 In prtleT¢nc* io the AcLt¥JntiNJ and
ReportirvJ by Charilies.. Si8iemnt of Recfjmmerthd Pr8¢ts"¢e issued M 1 Apnl 2005 is refer￿ to In the
exlanl regulatio￿ tr¥Jl h¥s n¢X been withdrawm.
l uThJersi8nd that this h8$ been done In trder for fin8n¢wl s*iemeni$ lo provhle 8 Iru8 8nd fair wew In
ècKordancÈ wilh Genèraly Actèpièd Act￿nI1n9 Prnclic4 effectwa lor rèpthlM)g p&n"ods begihrting on or after 1
JÈnuary 2015.
I have C(m￿818d my oxamination. I cA￿firM Ihat r￿) m8iters hm c4yne to my alIentsL￿ in conrtttion with the
8x8minalion givir¥J me cav3e lo believe that in any malerid respect..
accounting recNds were nol kepl In respecl ol charity as requ￿e￿ ty section 130 of th• 2011 Ad., or
the linanci81 statemenls do Tr)1 aLKord vAth those reccwds.. or
Iha financial st8t8m8nts do not coM￿Y vAth thè apph"cablè wuir•ments conc•min9 thè form and conlent
ol accounts s81 out in tho Chartb"8s (Accounls and Reports) R89LdalKJns 2008 othèr than •ny TgquireThnt
that the accounts giv8 8 Iruo and laii vl8w whth is rnl a mattor con&dor•d as part of an independent
•xaminatlon.
I have no concems and have come acros3 fK) Othor matter5 in connectk)n wth Ihe examination lo whi¢h
attenllon should be dravm in this rwrt in tyder to onable a prts￿r understsnding ol Ih? financd sta(arn•nts to
be reached.
Adam Hubbard 8A{Honsl FCA
Azels Audit Setvices
7- 8 Britannia 8usiness Park
Comel Way
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Esse
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United KlThJdom

DAME VERA LYNN MEMORIAL STATUE - CHARITY
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2025
Unwtrlct•d UnrMtrl¢t•d
fund•
fund•
2025
Oonations and Evont•
Int•resl
15.872
38.791
125
Totsl In¢om•
15.872
38,916
Chari18tde actiwbes
31.C62
271,734
N•t •xp•ndlbJr• for ¢h• y••rf
Il•t mty4•m•nt In fimdl
{15.190) 1232.8181
Fund ￿anceS at l 2024
{1.CQ3)
231.81S
Fund bd•ncM 1131 IAarch 2025
16,1931
(1.0031
The 8tJtem•nt ol fin•ndal •cknvlll88 indud88 •1 9•1￿ h)$8M r•c4)grMt•J in th• yw.
I IrK£*no •nd exw￿l*Urn dwi¥0 f¥r#n conl*iury •(11￿￿88.

DAME VERA LYNN MEMORIAL STATUE - CHARrrY
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 WIRCH 2025
2026
2024
Curr•nt
IQ
20,083
81.7SO
Cash at bank and in h4nd
9.W7
101.833
Cr•dltor•.' •mount• f411kn9 du• T
on• y••r
11
1102,8381
Net ¢urr•nt l•bMiti
116.193)
11.0031
Inc¢)m• fvnd•
Unro$trtGted fvnd¥
(16,1931
f1.thJ31
116.193)
(1.(rt)31
Tlw finondgl stst•m¢ntJwer• ippro￿d by Ihv TnM* an 19 ￿25
J K Cushi

DAME VERA LYNN MEMORIAL STATUE- CHARITY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2025
Accounting polides
Charity inf0m￿lIan
Dame Vera Lynn Memork4 Statue- Charity is a UK Regvsttrtd Chaftty w7th the Chaiily Commission.
1.1 ACcOunth￿ convenllon
The financial slatements have been prepare(l in acCordar￿e the than￿S govemirrfJ tjocurnent. the
ChanDes Acl 2011, FRS 102-Ttre Financial Rep￿IThJ Stsndard 3prAratrAe in Ihe UK and Reput4ic of Ifdand.
I"FRS 102.1 and Ihe Chanlies SORP "Accountsng and RerA)rting by Chan"b"es'. Slatement ol Recomrnended
Practice applicablè to chanliès prepan.ng their accthjnts in accordancè ￿th Ihe Financia Rèport¢'n9 Stsndard
BPF4icable in the UK and Repu141¢ ol I￿land IFRS 1021" leffe¢iive l January 20191. The chanty 1$ a PulAI¢
Beneftl Entity as defined by FRS 102_
The chanty h83 taken adVant￿e of Ihe provtsi(¥)s in ts SORP lor ch8riti¢$ nol to prepare a Stalement of
Cash Flows.
Tho financial stsiemenis h8v6 dtparted Irfyn Ihe Ch8ril*s (Acc(￿nts and RepNtsl Regulalions 2008 only lo
Ihe exient rÈouired to provide 8 Irue and f•ir wew. dttp8rture has invc4ved lo11c￿n9 th• Sialement ol
Recommended Pra¢ite for ch8nlW 8prlyin9 FRS 102 raiher than Ihe version ol th8 Statement ol
R8e4mmendod Pr8¢11￿ whi¢h ￿ ref4ffed 10 in lh¢ Re9￿￿tiOnS hgs since been wilhdr8wn.
The financial slalemenls afe prepafed in sierfing. whth k8 the lunaK)nal arn)¢y of the charity. m￿*t#ry
8mounts In Ihese finar￿￿ slaiements are rwndeo lo the nea￿st £.
The finanri81 slatem¢nts have wop¥red undw the historul c•)st ConVentst￿. Thè pnfi¢l￿ accounting
pc4iu¢s adopted are sei out bebw.
1.2 Golno eone•m
At the time of appmwr¥J th• hnanda stal8ments. the Irusl8•s ha¥e a r•awthle exp8clal*)n that thè chartty
has adgquale resources lo conljnue in ¢Jperalirmal 8xi51ence ts the fores6￿tI8 hjlure. Thus the trusteès
continue lo gd(wl the going concem bast5 of ac¢ountir4J In weparing lh& financ￿ siaiernants.
1.3 Charlt•l4• fund•
Unreslncied lunds 8ra 8v8i1814è us8 81 U)• thSt￿l￿ of Irustths in further8nc6 of I￿11 charilable
objoctives.
Rtsstri¢ted lunds aro subject lo Speryf￿ ccmdilK)ns ty doThys as lo they may bè u8thJ. The w1p0￿ and
us¢$ of th¢ rèsirirt￿ Ivnd5 are sel in noles ￿ the financial staterwits.
End0￿ent funds we lo spw'fic c￿￿1t￿S by doThys ihal the musl be maintain*Y by the
ch•rrty.
1A In¢orn•
Incomè 15 wis*d when Ihe charity i8 legaty errtiled to il after any perf￿rt￿ coNlitffts have t*en mèL
the amunls Can measured rdiatrty. it is probatAe Ihal ir￿e wnll be received.
Cash trmati￿S are rec(*Jnised r￿elp1. Other d(¥)alw)ns ￿ fwisgj ¢yKe th¢ charity I￿S been fiotified
of the donation, unless performance condrt¢c￿s requi￿ delerya ol the amount. Income tsx ￿¢0¥er8￿8 in
relation to donations T￿l¥ed under Gift AKI or deeds of covenant is reco￿lSed at Ihtr time of the donat￿￿.
L￿g8¢￿S ara r6cognis*l or) or ollwws8 rf the th8nty has be￿ notified of an impendtrg distribu11￿.
the am¢JJnt is kno*m, and rO￿pt ￿ exp8L1ed. If the arrwnt rs nol known. the legacy 15 treated as 8
conkn"ngeni assei.

DAME VERA LYNN MEMORIAL STATUE- CHARITY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Accountlng polid¢•
(contInu￿)
Expenditure k8 reccrfJni8ed there is a legal or conslru¢iwe obtytioti to tr8nsfer eCL*nomic benefit to 8
third party, il is probable that a Iransler ol econ(wn￿ benefits wil be reqvired in ￿tIleMent. the amount of
Ihe oblgation can be ￿Asured roliabty.
Expenditure is classilie(I by acb'vily. The cosis ol each ￿ll￿ty ère made of the tolal ol direct rthts and
shared costs, induding suprth costs inwjved in under￿king eath acil￿ty. rn5ts attributsblt to a sin￿8
aciivIIy 8re allorated directty to that activity Sh8fed costs wthich conintmjie ￿ more than one activity and
support C0515 which are Th)t altribLrtable to a single aciNIty are apporboned bèThvÈen Ihose actNitles on a basls
consislent with the use ol resources. Cenlral stsff costs are al¢￿ted on thè basis ol time spant. and
d0prèc1ali￿ ¢harg•s are alorafed the ol tho ass•t's u80.
1.5 C•sh •nd c•sh wuiv•l•nts
Cash and cash equivgents indude cash in hand, dèrA)sits held ai ¢al bank$. olher short-ièmi liquid
investments origin4 MatunI￿ ol three m(snth$ or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrolts are shown
within ￿rT￿ing$ in cwèntloblitw.
1.6 Fln•n¢l•l In¥trum•nts
Tha ehanty has g16cted tr) apply Ihè p￿￿8•0￿$ of secr￿ 11 'Bax Financial Instruments, S•ctth 12
'Olher Finanaal Instrumènts Issuès, ol FRS 102 to all ol its finanu4 ir¢struments.
Fin¥nu#l inslwuments are recognised in the chantys b&arKe sheel when tt* Ghanty becomes porty to the
¢ontr8clu4 provisions ol the Instrurnenl.
Financial asseis and Ikiblilies a￿ offset, with Ihe not amounts presenled in the financia Stsiemenls, when
there is a legaNy enlorc£at4e right to set oll th¢ ra¢4gAised #rwnls and ¢here is an interikn to seltle on a net
basis ￿ lo realise the assel and s611k the h"ability Siml￿laneOu￿y.
Crltlc•l acc￿ntIng Mtlmat•s •nd l￿d9•m•N￿
In the 8pplication ol tho charity's accountsng ￿￿KIeS. tha trust685 requirgd lo make iuthJ•m8nls. estimates
nd 8ssurnptl￿s abovl the carrying anN)unt of assets a￿1 14bilib"&s ihat ai? not rea(Idy appafgnt frcyn other
St)urces. The e$tim¥tes and a5SOCi8ted assumpbons a￿ based tttsl¢yical expenence olher factors that
a￿ con&dered lo te rdevaThl. Actual T¢￿ts m8y differ from Ihese ests"males.
The estimales 8nd uN1etlyiNJ assumpiion$ are ffjv**ed on an orM>)ing basis. Revish)ns to aeeounts'ng
estimates are recognised ir Ihe Fenod Trn which the eslimale is rewsed whe￿ Ihe revis￿ affects only Ihai
pertod. ry in the period of the and fulW6 porxyjs Ihe revision affecls bolh cuffenl and futurt
p8ncxYs.
Don•tlons •nd Ev•nts
Unrestricted Unrnstncted
fund•
lund5
2025
2024
Ck)nalions and gifts
15,872
38,791
15.872
38,791

DAME VERA LYNN MEMORIAL STATUE- CHARITY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Int•rnst
Totsl Unr•￿thd
lund*
2025
2024
Interest re￿¥*t￿e
125
Charltabl• •ctlvltl••
Exp•nd1￿r• Exwdltur•
2025
2024
Sc￿p¢Ure cosls
mod18 CL•mmun*akn &
In$uran¢e
Sundry costs
Lo88 on fund r8isiw e￿nI
2YJ.COO
18.756
735
923
9,516
773
19,407
29,982
270,414
Sharo of go￿rnan￿ ￿5￿(888 nc48 6)
1.320
37.c￿2
271,734
2024
Audrtofs, remunerati
r#Jn audht ¥
1.080
1.320
1.320
1.080
1,320
Charitable actimties
1.080
1,3
Audrtors, rnmun8r8bon lor •JJrt 7woth c(￿stitL￿oS 188s paY￿e in r85ped ol the Chariws IrKlgpgThJent
Ex8minalion.
Trust
None ol the Iwstees lor any persons ￿￿ne￿e￿I wilh them) recefveAI any r•murwabon or beneffts from the
charity during th6 year.

DAME VERA LYNN MEMORIAL STATUE . CHARITY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEIAENTS {CONTINUEO)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2025
Ernploy••s
2025
Mumb•r
Numb•r
Tolal
Th• ¢hethty Is ¢ximpl from lex on In¢c¥M and gal￿ falry wthln 8•cUon SOS of thè Trxas A¢t 1988 or soction
252 01 t￿ T•xalon of Chary•ab￿ Galn8A¢i 1992 10 •xtèni that thosè •ro aprllod to ts c*•rttable objects.
2025
Arnount• f•lllnq du• wlthln M• y••r.
Olh•r d•btors
20,083
11 Cmdltorn: wMunt• f•lllno du• ¥Athln on• y••r
2025
2024
Trade crgdllors
Ac¢rualg and d•l¢rY•d irco
101,536
1,300
102,836
12 R•l•t•d p•rty tr•n•acllo