THE FRIENDS OF POLING CHURCH TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT St Trustees Annual Report for year ended 21 March 2024 Charity no 1198861 Structure governance and management th The Friends is a Charity and was registered with the Charities Commission on 6 May 2022, and has registered with HMRC to claim gift aid from this date. During the year the following served as Trustees of the Friends Mr Nlgel autton Chalrman Mr Peter Laverlck Secretsry Mr Rlchard Rlchard$ Treasurer Mr Charles Loxley Mr Wllliam Maynard Mr Ted Chandler MrAsh Kert Mrs Athalla Atkins Alm and Purposes The primary objective of The Friends of Poling Church is to raise funds for the advancement of the Christian religion by maintaining and enhancing the Parish Church of St Nicholas Church Poling in the Diocese of Chichester, including its fabric, monuments, churchyard, curtilage, fences gates and its rights of way and as a resource in the development and assistance of the community, residents, and churchgoers of the Parish as delineated by the Diocesan map existin8 on the 1st of January 2021. Objectives and Artlvitles Our objettives are to raise funds to support the Charities aims by l. Encouraging people to make regular donations by direct debit. 2. Running various ' Vi1Sage ' events in conjunction with the P.C.C. This year we have had a Burns night Meal, an Autumn supper, a BBQ and several after church breakfasts. Review of the year On February 21 the Friends took over management of "Norfolk Trust and th undertook to use the funds as specified by the Deed of Trust dated 4 February 1949. The Trustees met twice in the year. The fund raising events raised £1316 for the Friends Members donations amounted to £2530 Gift aid received was £882 and interest on investments was £420. The Charity a150 made a donation to Keep Me Breathing. Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by the Chairman Nigel Clutton st Date...................
The Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of The Friends of Poling Church I report on the accounts of thè lrtend¥ for the year ended 21 March 2024 RespKtlve mponslbllltl•8 ol theTrvsl•es and the •xamln•r As Trustees of the Frlends you are responslble for the preparation of the accounts,. you conslder that the audlt requirement of the Church Accountlng Regulatlons and sectlon 14412} of the Charitles Act 20111.the 2011 Act) do not apply. It is my responsibility to: • To lollow the procgdures lald down In th• g•noral dlrectlons of the Ch•rlty Commlmlon und•r sgctlon 145IS)Ibl ot tho 2011 Act; and To stat• whèther p•rtlcul•r mattern h•v• como to my •tt•ntlon. B••l• of th1• r•port y oxamln•tlon w• c•rrl•d out In accord•nc• wlth the G•n•ral Dlr•¢tlon• glvon ty th• Charlty Comml••lon. That •xamln•tSon Includm • r•vl•w of the •ccountlng r•cords kept by th¢ Tru•teo8 and comparlson of thg account• wlth tho•• recofd•. ft also Includes ¢on¥ld•rfng anv unuiul It•m• or dl8elo•urgs In the accounts and Seeklng explanatlon8 from you •• trustee• conc•rnlng •ny such mattgys. Th• proc•dur•8 undortaken do not provld• •ll the ovldence that would be rgqulr•d In an audlt. and con••qu•ntly no oplnlon 18 glvon as to whether th• a¢¢ouDls presenl • ru$ and falr vlew. and the r•port S• Ilmlted to tho80 matt•r8 •et out In th• •tst•m•nt below. Independent examiner's statement In connection with my examination, DO matter has ¢ome ¢0 my atlention: 1. whlch glvo8 mt reasonable cau•a to boll•v• that In any matorlal r•8P•¢t the roqulrem•nts to keep ac¢ountlng rncords In accordan¢• wllh soctlon 130 of the 2011 Act. and • to propare accounts whl¢h accord wfth the aecountlng rn¢ord8 and comply wlth the rnquir•rnents of tho Act and the R•gul•tlons havfj not be•n m•t: or 2. to whlch, In my oplnlon, attentlon should be drawn in order to onable a proper under•tandlng of the aecounts to be re¥ch•d. Signed Date
FRIENDS OF POLING CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT YEAR TO 21ST IdARCH 2024 REGISTEREO CHARITY NO 1198861 INCOME Raffle Breakfast events DONATIONS Members donatsons Interest received Gift summer bbq Autumn Supper net cash profft Burns night Prior year only. Christmas Fayre (Total £848. £437 to P.C.Cl Art Event catering Filrn NWNS Total Roceiv8d 56192 £ 18210 £ fjocNJ £ 2.530 £ 420 28 881 80 288 96 93.70 £ 15YJ 30 £ 207.C() 675 89 3,426.&8 41100 17494 19400 5.449 39 5.209 C6 £ XPENDITUR Inveslmeni In Charitable Fund$ Purchase ol projector and screen ¢Jonation to Keep Me 8r¥athing donation $nowdfOP trust donation St Barnabu8 lo.C).CQ 275 89 100.LIJ S5.DJ 55OJ 385 89 10.100QX) £ NET I.QEFICI -£4 890 94 £ 5.C63 50 Repr&$•nled by Lloyds bank balance Balan¢• BFWD 22nd March2022 Balance a¢ 21 st Mar¢h 2023 15.619 10 £ 10.728 16 £ 10.555 60 15.619 10 BJl•ncè at bank cash in hand 10.726.98 120 Note• 1 On 21st Fobruary 2024 The Norf Trust tran$ferr•d 811 of rts irwestments to the Friends of Poling Church and community The Fnends undertook to use these funds and the Income denved frorn them for the purposes stated In the onginal Trusi deed dated4th February1949 The value ol this investment as at 21st Febru8ry2024 was Balance at b8nk for"Norfolk" funds 562.735.76 4.3()J.46 2 The Friends other 8S5•ts comprise the Balance at Ltoyds Bank Valuation of The Fnends Investrneni wth M & G CHARIFUND (cost £10.0001 The Scramble Bell vthich is in St Nichola$ Church The Proj¢¢tor and Screen 10.726 96 10,1CKJ.00 4,340. 275.