EAST RUSTON POORS ALLOTMENT REPORT AND ACC UNTS YEAR ENDED 318T MARCH 2024
EAST RUSTON P ORS ALLOTMENT CONTENTS Pages Trustees. Report Independent Examinefs Report Receipts and Payments Account statement of Assets and Liabilities
EAST RU TON ORS ALLOTMENT TRUSTEES REPORT The trustees psent their rewrt for the year ended 31rt Marth 2024. Trustees The trustees who managed the charity dwing the year were: Oavid Love Heath Brooks Roland Gdmmer Victor Pestell Paul Kirby John McLeod Structure, governance and managemgnt The charity is ¢onstitLrted and govemed by a Scheme of the 8th Akyll 1971 and an Order dated 9th August 2¢XI6. Trust888 are nominated by the Parlsh Coundl and 0th8r organisatlMs Ilnked with the charfvs Interests and are appolnted by the aSting trustees. ObJ•cllv•s and actlvltles The charity's principal object is to provide a fuel alloware to pensioners, widows and poor persons resld8nt in the parish of East Ruston. If the charivs income is surplus for thls purpose it is available for special help for children In th8 villag8 and also for relleving, elth8r generally or individually. persons resldent in the parish of East Ruston vtho are in oondllions of need. hardship or distress. Achiovemont• The Trustees have be8n concem8d this year that because of the continual fli)oding of South Fen p8manent damage may have b88n caitsed to the grazing. Whilst the grazing has bean offered to last years grazier we will need lo see rf there will be any grass available. If we are unable to obtaln any rent It wll obviously affect n8xt y8ar3 IA)me considerably. The Conservation Vclunteers have c<)ntinued to malntah areas of the Common that have already been deared as well as cutting gorse on new areas. Pater Frizzell ha$ ¢tInUed to control any J4)an8se Knoiweed on th8 COMM¢ by the Council houses. As always the hedges around the Common have begn maintalned by our conlractor and although he will now be tiring he has assured us trot he has a colleague WIKJ will continue the cutting. The Trustees paid for children and parents to visit Bewilderwood and 32 cheques of £45 8ath were issued in December. For a second year a Christmas meal in thg Villag8 Hall, for parishiongrs and friends. was sponsored by the Trustees. Because of the success of last years event the Trustees donated £1200 as mor8 villagers wshed to attend. Page 1
EAST RUSTON POORS ALLOTMENT TRUSTEES REPORT Reserves Pollcy Surplus income is held in reserves as a ntingencY fcK unforeseen expenditure or a fall in future receipts. Flnanclal rovlew The charitrfs principal income arises from the rent of land for grazing. agriculture and sporting rights together with land related grants from the Rural Parnents Agency. 12/66 Tho trustees declare that they approved the above report on .. ..2024. H Brooks (Parish Council Appointed Trustee) Page 2
EAST RUSTON POORS ALLOTMENT INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024 CHARITY NO 208513 Report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("th8 Trusf) for the year ended 31 March 2024. Rosponslbllttlgs and basls of report As the charws trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the ac(X*unts in accordance with the reqUIrentS of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). report in r8SP8d of my examinatK)n of the Trust's accounts carried out under sedion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my exarnination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 145(5Mb) of tha Act. Independent examlnevs statsment l am qualifled to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Association of Chartergj Certified Accountants. I have completed my examination. l o)nfimi that no material matters have come to my attention in ry)nnection with the examination which gives me cause to belleve that in, any matsrial resp8Ct: the accounting rardS were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or the accounts dKY not o)mply yth the applicable requirements conGeming th8 form and o)ntent of accounts set out in the Charitles {Aco)unts arKS Reports) RegulatnS 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'tru8 and fairf View which B not a matter o)nsider8d as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come acxoss no other matters In o)nnection with the examination to lch attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. a/h/•frA Mr S Dickerson FCCA Fairhead Bradford Bradford House Yarmouth Road Stalham Norfolk NR12 9PD Page 3
EAST RUSTON POORS ALLOTMENT RECESPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 2023 Total Total RECEIPTS Dividends Wayleaves (net) Rents Bank account interest Shooting Rural payment agency Telephone mast 298 654 7.884 437 1.275 16.866 298 654 7,884 437 1.275 16,866 298 654 6,902 79 425 12,592 TOTAL RECEIPTS 27,414 27,414 20,949 PAYMENTS Coal payments Fencing. clearing. ditthing etc. Churchyard maintenance Accountancy Public liability insurance Village Hall hire Secretarial services Postage and stab'onery Outings treas FWAG membership FWAG scheme management Land agent 1.395 10,504 200 396 1,226 36 750 1,395 10,504 200 396 1,226 36 750 1,035 8,098 396 1,226 23 679 48 1,429 396 918 1,680 1.423 396 51 1.245 1,423 396 51 1,245 TOTAL PAYMENTS NET RECEIPTSI(PAYMENTS) 9.791 9,791 5,022 Cash funds at 31st March 2023 161.764 161,764 156,742 Cash funds at 31st March 2024 171,555 171,555 161,764 Page 4
USTON PO RS ALLOT STATEME T OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT 31ST MARCH 2024 Unrestricted Fund Fun Cash funds Barclays current account Barclay3 deposit account Petty cash 134,761 36.712 82 134,761 36.712 82 171,555 171,555 Other monetary assets (unrestricted funds) COIF charlty funds 11,158 Llabilities (unrastrlctad funds) Creditor - Independent Examiners fea 408 These accounts were approved by Trustses on............................... 2024 and signed on their behalf by: H Brooks (Trustee) R Grimmer (Treasurer> Page S
EAST RUSTON POORS ALLOTMENT CHARITY INFORMATION Trustees David Love (Chairnian) Heath Brooks Roland Grimmer (Treasurer) Wictor Pestell Paul Kirby John McLeod Company Secrotary S Kelly Charlty Number 208513 Independ•nt Examln•r Mr S Did(erson Fairhead Brndford Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors Bradford House Yannouth Road Stalham Norfolk NR12 9PD Bankors Bardays Bank 40- 42 Markat Place Great Yamouth Norfolk NR30 1LX Prln¢lpal Address cjo The Gables Chequers Street East Ruston Norwid) Norfolk NR12 9JT