STRU OR ALLOTMENT REPORT AND ACCOUNTS AR NDE 31ST MARCH 2025 RS ALLOTMENT CONTENTS Pages Trustees, Report Independent Examinerfs Report Recelpts and Payments Account Statement of Assets and Liabillties STR ON POORS ALLOTMENT TRUSTEES REPO The trustees present their report for Ihe year end•J 314 March 2025. Trustees The trustees who managed the charity dwing the year were: David Love H8ath Brooks Roland Grimmer Victor Pesldl Paul Kirby John McLeod Slruclure> governance and managemènt The chartty Is constituted and governed by a Schema of ttie 8° April 1971 and an Order dated 9th August 2006. Trustees are nomlnated by the Parish Coundl a￿1 other organisatlons linked with the d￿rity'S interests and are appointed by the existing tnjstees. Objectlvos and actlvltle$ The charity's prinapal obj'ect is to prowde a ￿1 allowancè to p8nsion8rs, widows and poor persons r8sident in the parish of East Ruston. If the charity's income is surplus for this purpos8 it Is avallable for spe(ial he￿ for chlbjren in the village and also for feliemng, elther generally or individually, persons resident in the paflsh of East Ruston are in conditions of ne￿1, hardship or di6tr88S. Achlev8mènts The Trustees report last year start&J wtth ow concem regarding the flooding on South Fen, what a differenc8 a year can mak8. Whilsigrdzing was not possibl8 during 2024, hop8fully 2025 wlll See grazing return. Drainage wcxk has been done In preparation for the grazlng. The Conservatlon Volunteers have conllnued to maintain areas of the common that have already been cjeared as well as cutting gorse on nthy areas. P8t8r Frfzzell has continued to control any Japane88 Kn(Awee on the (￿mMOn by th8 Council houses. East Ruston Parish Coundl re-elected Mr Heath Brooks and Mr John McL8od as their representattve Trustees. A new contractor was InStru￿ed to trtm dl the hedges surrounding the '(x¥nmon° and the trustees are very pleased with the work. The Trustees conunue to swjwt East Ruston Primary sthool by renting bhe area behlnd ihe schr)ol for woodland adivities. A panto trip was organis&J for thildren fron the vlllage but unfortunatety it was later discover8d that, unbeknown to the derk, people from wlside the village had rnanag￿ lo obtain tickets. Steps have been takento ensure thls d08s not happ￿ again. The T￿￿teeS a3ain Sponsor￿ a Christsnas meal in th8 Village Hall f￿ those eligibl8. 37 cheques of £45 were issued bef(*e Christmas. Page 1 EAST RUSTON POORS ALLOTMENT TRUSTEES REPORT Reserves Policy Surplus income is held in resetves as a contingenty for unforeseen expendlture or a fall in future re¢%ipts. Flnanclal revlew The charily's principal income arises from the rent of land for grazing, agriculture and sporting rights together wilh land related grants from the Rural Payments Agency. x) The t ustees declare that they approved the above report on .... ..... ............2025. H Brooks (Parish Council Appointed Trustee) Page 2 EAST RUSTON POOR ALLOTMENT HARITY INFORMATION Trustaos David Love (Chairman) Healh Brooks Roland Grimmer (Treasurer) Victor Pestell Paul Kirby John McLeod Company Socretary S Kelly Charlty Numbar 208513 Independent Examln•r Mr S Dickerson Fairhead Bradford Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors Bradford House Yamiouth Road Stalham Norfolk NR12 9PD Bankorn Barclays Bank 40- 42 Market Place Great Yarynouth Norfdk NR30 1LX Prlncipal Address clo The Gables Chequers Street East Ruston Nor%vich Norfolk NR12 9JT EAST RUSTON POORS ALLOTMENT INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 202 CHARITY NO 208513 Report I report to the trustees on my examination of the ac￿Unts of the above charity (llhe Trusf) for the year ended 31 March 2025. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the charitys trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the a¢￿Unt$ In ac￿rdanCe wlth the requlremants of the Charltles Act 2011 ('the Acr). I report in respect of my examina￿n of the Trust's aco)unts 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. Independenl examlnovs statement l am qualified to undertake the examination by belng a qualified member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. I have completed my examinatlon. I confirm that no materfal matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination whlch glves me cause to belleve that in, any material respect: the accountlng records were not kept In acAx)rdanc8 with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting recortls: or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conc*ming the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the a￿unt$ glve a 'true and fai View which is not a matter o)nsidered as part of an Independent examinatlon. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be dra In this report in orrjerto enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reach&J. Mr S Dld(erson FCCA Fairhead Bradford Bradford House Yamiouth Road Stalharn Norfolk NR12 9PD Page 3 EAST RUSTON POORS ALLOTMENT RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCO NT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 Unrestricted Restricted Funds Funds 2025 Total 2024 Total RECEIPTS DNidends Wayleaves (net) Rents Bank account intorest Shooting Rural payment agency Telephone mast 303 663 5,768 545 850 27,511 303 663 5,768 545 850 27,511 298 654 7,884 437 1,275 16,866 TOTAL RECEIPTS 35.640 35,640 PAYMENTS Coal payments Fencing. clearing, ditching etc. Churchyard maintenance Accountancy Public liability insurance Village Hall hlre Secretarial servi Postage and stationery Outings rreas FW AG membership FWAG stheme management Land agent 1.395 12,576 1,395 12,576 1,395 10,504 200 396 1,226 36 750 408 1,261 12 408 1,261 12 76 1,569 420 76 1,569 420 1,423 396 51 1.245 882 TOTAL PAYMENTS NET RECEIPTSI(PAYMENTS) 17,040 17,040 9.791 Cash funds at 31 st March 2024 171.555 171.555 161,764 Cash funds at 31st March 2025 188595 Pago 4 EAST RUSTON POORS ALLOTMENT STATEMENT OF AS ETS AND LIABILITIES AT 31ST MARCH 2025 nrestricted Restricted Funds Cash funds Barclays current account Bardays deposlt account Pety cash 151.132 37,257 206 151,132 37,257 206 188.595 188 595 Other monetary assets (unrestrlcted fvnds) COIF charlty funds 10.638 Liabilities (unrestricted fuThJs) Credltor - Independent Examiners fee 426 These accounts were approved bythe Trustees on ............................... 2025 and signed on their behalf by. H Brooks (Trustee) R Grirnmer (Treasurer) Page 5