## **TRUSTEE REPORT 2023-24** 

## **1. Trustees** 

- a) The number of Trustees remained stable at 3, although growth and change is expected in 2024-25. 

- b) There was no change in the Remit/Purpose of the Fund. 

## **2. Income 2023** 

- a) The CBF Investment Fund Income was only slightly increased from £7907 last year to £8040 this year. 

- b) Bank interest increased from £80 last year to £119 this year. 

This low-income growth led to a cautious payment approach early in the year. 

## **3. Expenditure 2023** 

- a) The number of donation/grant requests increased from 3 last year to 5 this year. 

- b) Pleasingly the increase of 2 requests came later in the year from two new Loxwood based organisations. 

- c) Accordingly, the total donations/grants made increased from £3200 last year to £4318 this year. 

## **Ralph Martin Trustee** 



## **Receipts** 

## **Receipts and Payments Accounts for the Year 01/12/2023 to 30/11/2024 Payments** 

|BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD:|£|£||£|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Current Account|21172||LOXWOOD FRIENDSHIP CLUB||
|Old Deposit Account|135||Grant towards cost of food|1000|
|Instant Reserve Account|11172||NORTH SINGERS - LOXWOOD CHOIR||
|||32479|Grant towards running costs of Choir|600|
||||LOXWOOD PRESCHOOL||
|DIVIDENDS RECEIVED:|||Grant for new kitchen equipment|423|
||||ST JOHN'S LOXWOOD||
|CBF Investment Fund|8030||Grant for grounds maintenance|1545|
|||8030|Grant for tree stump removal|750|
|||||4318|



|BANK INTEREST (Gross):||
|---|---|
|Current Account|0|
|Old Deposit Account|1|
|Instant Reserve Account|117|
||40628|



|BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD:|£||
|---|---|---|
|Current Account|24884||
|Old Deposit Account|136||
|Instant Reserve Accoun|11290||
|||36310|
|||40628|



Approved by: 

Approved by: 

Trevor Goacher - Trustee 

Liz Simpson - Trustee 



## **Smallpiece Expenditure** 

|Date<br>Cheque No:<br>########<br>155<br>########<br>156<br>########<br>E-Transfer<br>########<br>E-Transfer<br>########<br>E-Transfer|Amount<br>Receipient<br>Purpose<br>£<br>1000<br>Loxwood Friendship Club<br>Support for cost of food<br>600<br>North Hall Choir<br>Support for running costs<br>423<br>Loxwood Pre-school<br>New kitchen equipment<br>1545<br>St John's Loxwood<br>Grounds maintenance<br>750<br>St John's Loxwood<br>Tree stump removal<br>4318|
|---|---|





## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT** 

I report on the accounts for the year ended 30 November 2024. 

## **a) Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and the Examiner** 

The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is appropriate. 

It is my responsibility to 

- (a) examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; 

- (b) follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and 

- (c) state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

## **b) Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. 

An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes the consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the management committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. 

## **c) Independent Examiner's Statement** 

In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention: 

1. Which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: 

   - (a) to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act: or 

   - (b) to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records have 

   - not been met: or 

2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

> **Iain Taylor** Ai EX **Hammond, 57 East Street, Billingshurst RH14 9DA** 

**Date:   15[th] December 2024**