**JOSEPH BAKER WORKMAN’S CHARITY** **REPORT AND ACCOUNTS** **31 JULY 2023** **REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 203745** ## **JOSEPH BAKER WORKMAN’S CHARITY** ## **Registered Charity No. 203745** ## **31 JULY 2023** |**CONTENTS**|**Page**| |---|---| |TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS|1| |REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES|2-3| |REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER|4| |STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES|5| |BALANCE SHEET|6| |NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS|7| **JOSEPH BAKER WORKMAN’S CHARITY** **Registered Charity No. 203745** **TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023** TRUSTEES Mr N Cates – Chairman Mr. J Hawley – Treasurer Mrs. M. Gisborne SECRETARY Mrs. D. Barlow PRINCIPAL ADDRESS Old School Room Charlton BANKERS HSBC 32 Bridge Street Evesham Worcester WR11 4RU Lloyds Victoria (3099501) Branch Page I ## **JOSEPH BAKER WORKMAN’S CHARITY** ## **Registered Charity No. 203745** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023** The trustees present their report and accounts which comply with the charity's governing document and Statement of Recommended Practice 2005. The objective of the charity is to manage the Old School Room for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Charlton without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. The following have been regular hirers of The Old School Room during the year:- Pre-school Cubs and Scouts Parish Council Charlton Chattery The remaining part of the Legacy Grant from Wychavon Council was drawn down, via the Charlton Parish Council, to enable the completion of the extension containing the new kitchen and the service area was fully reconstructed internally to include disabled facilities. A grant from the National Lottery Community Fund enabled the outside driveway and courtyard to be resurfaced. The Trustees have complied with their duty in section 4 of 2006 Charities Act to ensure the charity is for the public benefit. ## **Risk Management** The trustees continue to review the major business and operational risks to which the charity is exposed. Systems have been established to mitigate those risks and procedures implemented to minimise any potential impact on the charity. ## **Statement of Trustees Responsibilities** The trustees are required to prepare accounts for each financial year that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the trust as at the end of the financial year and of the net incoming and outgoing resources for that period. The trustees confirm that suitable accounting policies have been used and applied consistently and that reasonable and prudent judgements and estimates have been made in the preparation of the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2023. The trustees also confirm that applicable accounting standards have been followed and that the statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the trust and which enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Page 2 # **JOSEPH BAKER WORKMAN’S CHARITY Registered Charity No. 203745 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023** **(Continued)** ## **Governance of the Charity** The trust holds a General Meeting on an annual basis, at which the meeting elects its trustees, considers the accounts for the preceding year and considers the trustees report on the activities of the year. All villagers are entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting. The trustees and management committee representatives meet through the year as appropriate to consider and authorise operational and strategic matters. By order of the trustees Julian Hawley …………………2024 Page 3 ## **JOSEPH BAKER WORKMAN’S CHARITY Registered Charity No. 203745 STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023** ||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|**Total**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Total**|**Fund**||**2023**|| |**2022**||||| ||**£**||**£**|**£ INCOMING RESOURCES**| |Grants|105720.00||105720.00 36100.00|| |Donations|49.00||49.00|91.00| |Events and Fundraising|4763.10||4763.10|2926.08| |Activities in furtherance of the||||| |Charity's||||| |Objectives:||||| |Old School Room lettings|4282.11||4282.11|3898.47| |Electricity Meter|884.00||884.00|505.00| ||_______||_______ ______|| ||||5166.11|| |5166.11|4403.47|||| ||________||_______|_______| |**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**115698.21|||115698.21|43520.55
| |**RESOURCES EXPENDED**||||| |Support Costs||||| |Electricity|1115.87||1115.87|831.30| |Insurance|791.43||791.43|557.06| |Cleaning|515.46||515.46|40.83| |Repairs|437.00||437.00|142.50| |Sundry (inc 100 Club)|2507.45||2507.45|1789.48| |Capital|104562.69||104562.69|37911.00| ||________||_______|_______| ||109929.90||
109929.90|41272.17| |Net incoming resources|5768.31|5768.31||2248.38| |Total funds brought forward|17538.17||17538.17|15289.79| ||________||________|_______| |**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**23306.48
23306.48||||17538.17| Page 5 ## **JOSEPH BAKER WORKMAN’S CHARITY** ## **Registered Charity No. 203745** ## **BALANCE SHEET AT 31 JULY 2023** |
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank (note 4)

**RESERVES**(note 5)
Unrestricted
Restricted
|**2023 2022**
**£**
**£**
23306.48
17538.17
_______ ________
23306.48
17538.17
23306.48
17538.17
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-
________ ________
23306.48
17538.17| |---|---| Signed on behalf of the trustees Mr. N Cates ………………..2024 Page 6 ## **JOSEPH BAKER WORKMAN’S CHARITY Registered Charity No. 203745 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** The accounts are prepared in accordance with the historical cost convention, the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) and the Charities Act 2011. All income is credited to funds of the Trust in the year in which it is receivable. All expenditure is included on an accruals basis and is directly attributed to one of the functional categories of resources expended. The Trust is not registered for VAT so all VAT paid is charged to the statement of financial activities or capitalised as part of the cost of the related asset. Unrestricted funds comprise accumulated surpluses on the general funds and are available to use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general charitable objectives. There are no restricted funds. ## **2. TAXATION** The Joseph Baker Workman’s Charity is a registered charity and as such is entitled to certain tax exemptions on income and profits if applied solely for charitable purposes. ## **3. EMPLOYEES** There were no employees during the year. |**4. CASH AT BANK**
HSBC – Current Account
Lloyds Bank
Cash
|**2023**
**£**
1235.00
21693.58
377.90
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23306.48|**2022**
**£**
16789.41
748.76
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17538.17| |---|---|---| |**5.**|**RESERVES**||| |---|---|---|---| |||**Unrestricted**|| |||**Fund**|**Total**| |||**£**|**£**| ||Represented by:-||| ||Bank Balances|23306.48|17538.17| Page 7 ## **JOSEPH BAKER WORKMAN’S CHARITY Registered Charity No. 203745 REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2023** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Charity”) for the year ended 31 July 2023; these are set out on pages 2 to 7. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent Examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm 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: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a “true and fair” view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Carol E Swanson FCA 14 The Strand Charlton Pershore Worcs WR10 3JZ 22 February 2024 Page 4