EXETER SOCIETY FOR THE BLtND
Registered Charity Number 202846
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31st MARCH 2024

EXITIR S(￿1[Ty FOR TFIF.111,IND
C horily No.202846
STATF.MFNT OF THE TRIJSTEES AND F.xicu'fivF COMMII"I I.'F
FOR THI-- TrINANCIAI. YEAR 1ST AVRII. 2023 10 3 1ST MARCFI 2024
Thc Charily'5 princirAIl oddress is that ofmr Andrew Densham, 15 Fladrtyn Drive. Exeier. EX4 1 SR
Mcmi￿r$ ofihe Ixecuiive Commitlee Act os Trustees of the ￿]ety. The Govcrninu l)ocumeni or
the Charity of its Conslitulion. Therc are 5rKCI￿ trusts or other tntyts allied 10 the Charity.
The primary obj¢cis of th¢ Socicty a￿ 10 Lssisi the work ofslaluiory authorilic5 and voluntary
organi5ation5, and io provide recreational faciliti¢& Cornro￿ and xKiai Krvices for the blind and
paniJlly 5igh*d.
The Trustees and Executive Committee are required io prepare ac£ounts for each finoncioj year.
which give a irue ond fair view of the state of affairs of the Society and of1￿ financijl aciivilies for
thAI period. In preparing the accounts, the Committee is ttqUiT¢d 10:
select suitable accounting wlicies and apply them ¢onsiienily.
make judgernents and estimales thai are reLwnable and prndeni.
prepare the accounts on th¢ going concern basis unldss it is in8PWOPriAie to a55ume that the
Society will continue in busintss.
The Exe¢utiv¢ Committee are resFonsible for keepin8 prow aw)iitllin8 records which di%lose
with reasonBble accuracy at any lime the financial w)sition of the S¢Kieiy and to enable them io
ensuT¢ that the accounts comply with the CharitiesAd 1995. They ar¢ ￿s0 responsible for
safeguardin8 the assets ofthe Society and he￿¢ for thking re4s0nable step$ for the prevention and
detection of frnud and other irr¢guiarities.
DuTin8 this year the Society h&8 resuma its fi￿1 WOgrnmrt￿ of even￿ these have been
well attended. Ther¢ tten:_
Monthly me¢titt8s with ¢ntefiainmen¢ refttshmen
A Chri5tsnas party ai the tkvon Hotel with music and dancing.
Day trips Tavi5￿k and Brixham 8nd an afternoon ￿ ai the Cliffden Hotel. TeigTYllOUth
Three newsletters were P￿Ju¢¢d and distribu*d to members in eith¢r1orye prini or audio
fomw¢.
The Society h&$ continued to fund grdnts Jnd donation5 in rt$ix)Lse to requests for financial
aS5i5tynce from blind or partially sighted Tesid¢nts o(Exet¢r.
Signed
MRS E.A.CHENEY- CHAtRPE
ON

EXETER SIXIITY FOR I HF. BLIND
Chuily No. 202846
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S RF.IY)RTS ON TIIE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JIST MARCH 2024
ResFrtliV¢ ItS￿ibili￿ oftrK Tru5ttt5 d Examiw.
Asts Clwily'sTnJ*¢es you arc wible fly th weparnuon ofttrK acwts; you consider thal
the wdil rniuiTemeThtsols¢cii0ft43121 of the CheritiesAcl l(Yi3 Id*Acll does not apply. li is my
respjnsibility ￿ stsie. on th¢ t4515 of pr￿11￿¢5 specified ip the Gend Direciiolls given by the
Chvity Cotiuni5sion seaion 43171 of the ACL EArficulaT mattets have come w my
niion.
My examirt&ion w&8 ¢aTTied in XCOTdw with the Gertr81 ilrrtiioN given by the Charity
CommissionEts. An exami￿10￿ iKlthI teyiew of xcounting ttcord5 ke0 bv the charity and
i ¢ompariy)n of the x¢ounts thos¢ r¢¢ords. li also ¢onsidernuon olany
wiugjal jtrms or discloswes intk x¢ounts aNI seeking explonatson5 from you as Tn
corK¢Min8 any s￿h mallCTS.The ￿￿ur¢S (k) pmvide all the evidence that would
t¢ Ttquitvj for ￿ wjii dcooway l &) rd ¢XW¢SS •m I￿111 opinion on view given by
(l) ￿1th givesll*rus￿￿bk wk¢lithr ID ￿ Jtty mn*ri41 rewi the requirem¢nt
kttp xcouniin8fWOTds in with 5e¢liOD 41 oftheAcL attd kn pretwe awounts
ich ruoTd With￿ KcwiliDgTecoTds thJ ￿ wmply withthe accowiiin8 Tequjrements
oftheAd have Mt
{21 u) *hi¢K iti Opinjwthe￿M)lls￿th1t¢ in enable aproper ￿derS￿￿1108

EXETER SOCIEtY FOR THE BLIND
REPORT OF THE TREASURER
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3151 ￿RcI1 2024
l am ple&%ed to reFQrt on the finonce5 of the S(Ki¢ty for the year endcd 31sI March 2024
The s￿l¢lY hys had income of £102,223 this yew. £89,292 of this is from a Fwue5t to lh¢ wi¢ty.
The T¢maining income is from donations as well as interey dividend payments from th¢
Society's inveslmeni portfolio of £12,931
The S¢xiety h&% had total eX￿ndItUre of £16.604, the expenditure is made up of £8.927 nmninB
cosis and charitable S￿ttd of £7.677 which includes room hir¢. caierin8 and
eniertAinments.
The valu¢ of the Society's Inve5tsnent ￿rtfoliO at 31st March 2024 was £402.676. The fund has
increased in value by £2,159 during this finan¢ial year. Thi5 is FKJsiiive particularly in lighi of
challenges in the e¢oDomy and investment markets. An anDuai ffview of the investment is carried
oui with the finan¢iai advisor and the risk profil¢ of the investment portfolio is checked ¢ach year. li
is intrnded thai the recent be4￿1 ￿ the 9)ci¢ty will be used io increase the investment.
Hannah Martirt has very kindly offered to do the independent ex8mination and this 1$ the firsl year
that Hannah hos helFtd the Soci¢ry. and w¢ are grnteful for her sup￿.
Mrs Rachel Cobby
Treasurer

EXETER SOCIETY FCAI THE BLIND
INCOME AND EXPENDffURE AcC￿NT
F(%9 THE YEAR ENOED 31ST MARCH 2024
2023-24
2022.23
INCOME
Don8tJonB and Granls
Intoresl from ealance8
Miscellanoou8
89,292.36
12.930.SS
0.00
102222.91
47,571.57
10,666.22
58,237.79
EXPENDITURE
Honornrfa
Trnvel
Stalonary, Poslage, Telephono
Insurance
Professbonal lees
Inveslmgnt
4,750.00
178.60
0.00
226.02
3.771.88
0.00
3.587.50
439,45
0.00
206.09
3,796.67
55.000.00
8.926.50
63,029.71
Speakers, Entortalnrr*nL Oonauons
Glfis & Grants
Refreshments
Newsletter
Rent
Tr8n$port
￿j￿ng$
Sundrigs
734.50
487.82
3.137.45
531.00
623.38
1,254.92
884.00
23.96
7,677.03
314.90
353.90
2.832.75
442.00
555.50
900.60
0.00
0.00
5,399.65
Tol81 Expendilure
16.603.53
68,429.36
EXCESS InDJm•
85,819.38
-10.191.57

EXETER SOCIETY FOR THE 8LIND
Charlty Rog. No. 202846
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 ST M4RCH 2024
2023-24
2022-23
CURRENT ASSETS
Note
Debtors and Prepayments
CoFund Investrnents- al Valuation
Lloyds
Cash in hand
.04
400,517 07
12,544.82
000
413,061.85
402.675.78
99,011.76
501.687.54
CURRENT LIABILMES
Creditors
847.60
0.00
500.839.94
413,061.85
REPRESENTED BY
Accumulated Fund Brought Fo￿ard
Revaluation ofCo-Fund Investmenls
Income and Expendi￿re Accounl
413.061.85
2.158.71
85.619.38
390.719.46
32.533.96
-10,191.57
Accumulated Fund Carried Forward
500.839.94
413,061.85